The New York herald., 1874-09-26
Gathering Of the Disciples at the
Grave of a PrieStess.
SPREAD OF THE OBNOXIOUS DOCTRINES
The Young, the Penniless and the
Thoughtless Not Admitted.
MEETING OF THE SPIRITUALISTS.
MALLEr's BAY, Chittenden county, VT,

travels have encountered spot more lonely,
more beautilul and more 1tted ior the scene which
transpred within lew miles OF the llace IN which
l now write this letter 70 the HERALD.
Mallet,s Bay IS In tact neither more nor less than
a picturesque and secluded arm or elbow Of Lake
Champlaln; and so much Is /: hidden away rom
the main channels OF the lake hat the mariners
on lumber schooners and the long lines OF
canal boats that wearily follow IN the water
the noisy little Champlan tugs bound for
st. Adams, Isle La Motto, or the little, smart
Canadians muttering their habitdn patofS, never
knew OF its existence, although 1t bears, as does
nearly every rock, promonotory and isiet in fair
Champlain the name OF some hardy vovdgeur OF
their own race.
TO this beautiful spot, land locked and with It's
concave eXpanse OF blue waters, come the wits
and beanx ana beauties and well-tO-do Yankees
who desire in the coo summer afternoons and
evenings and in the bracing days oil Autumn to
make love and eat choice dinners such as one
might expect to get at Richmond or Ramsgate;
and nitner come the elders OF Vermont when they
desire TO make their petty political combinations
10 rule vermonL's green valleys. There is hotel
here and good iood, with the service clean as
a new button, and the mountain and lake air
around make it a delightful place Tor the inva-
lid or wearled citizen OF brick metropolis And
to this place came, not Tor any OF these very de-
siraOle advantages, but to be present at the
funeta services which were TO be held this stormy
and miserable Sunday over the cold clay OF the
chosen daughter OF Orrin Shpman, who aspres In
his heart to be the luture Pontliex MaXimus OF
Free Love in New England.
THROUGH THE RAIN TO A GRAVE.
had received ron the Yankee founder Of free
love cordial invitation to attend his daughters
funeral. 1t was given with sort OF unbending
and stern courtesy, bordering almost on guinness
that well behlted the rugged Old man. His daugh-
ter Isabella had been one OF the most eminent
Spirituaiists IN New England, having had VISIONS
and frances anu inspiration, OF all kinds. and t
Is SAID that it was only shortly before her death
tnat she imDlbed the Tree love doctrines. lcdnnot
tel the reason why, but there seems TO be bitter
prejullce against the shipman family III Wlnuoski,
Burlington, anu as lar north as the Lamoile
RIVER. Certainly he Is Wen treated; but II may
and OF his hermit-hke hie They say OF him,
although rich man and IN All ways, an eX-
cellent out stingy larner, that lie was COM
peeled late IN he 10 marry the mother OF ms chI-
dren by justice OF the peace; but, at all events,
said in regard to MS ways by the busyboules.
Once more was behind the old, steady going
and nard mouthed horse that had on previous
occasion-a horse that could not be compelled TO
travel rapidly at any o'Ocatlon, curses or blows,
and tnat had led me Vert dlsaereeaoe tramp
over the mOunrans, but that would go steadily
and slow. Up in the Vermont hills a rain storm is
no Joke; 1t pours so steadily, and | wonld have
felt the lnciemency of the storm a good deal
it not tnat the buggy old Inc horse,
ana had a good leather boot and a big
ynS sasss SaH for au5e the
well known artist, Juan Scott, who had deter
mined 10 pay VISIT to TIE iree lovers In order to
! which they occupy nnfh Va1cour Is made suffi-
GENTLY haoltabe lor them TO, to 1--we on: me me ram ram
! the whees OF the wagon sOsged deeply In the
mre, aud as crossroad alter cr2ssroad
was passed, and as went bv Farmer
jones' Fork and the Widow Robinson's iarm
house, the mountain wind signed mournluly
pailiuls OF water came down on the buggy top.
My companion was OF Jolly disposition. and did
not seem 10 care as to what fancy the storm took,
and, finding that we were getting wet pretty
badly, there was muchJ JOY when We came to cross
loads wneIe sign d. dec'area tnat mIo9acc1 anu
was found TO be something good and strong Tor
the stomach's sake; and while the OLD larmer
Vermont forbid IT'S sale-was talking about his
brother, who had been wounded in a battle IN
Virginia. we drove of, and, alter en- hour OF hard
work. the old horse going at the same pace. we
found ourselves approaching the pine bluff on
per@isson waia% eIe OF ' iner ponir % notced on on
my way out from Mallet's Bay number OF sorry
looking farmers teams driving IN our direction,
dresses, with mere ana there pet dog under the
body OF the wagon, looking quite lamished and 1or-
wagon, a gaunt-lOokng man, would be employed
In holding great. dirty and ragged-lookng UNI
tns tne women Q. Noh IN the wagon would hardly
a 10 sseSe on ter the Es sna on
best Vermont bonnets. These people were all
going to the funeral OF shipman's daughter ana
/ many OF them were free lovers and all were
/ Splritualists For find that Shipman and VIC:
torla Woodruff and the rest OF the Tree love crowd
! have lots OF sympathiZers III vermont, by lar q
greater number III proportion TO her inhabitants
than New York city or State can boast
of the most terrible dulness, and, having
nothing else TO do Dut BROOD re er TO the
women OF course-over their wasting lives are
f,nIv fnn U Ian n
where nothing ever occurs but the routine daily
toll OF the coarsest nature to have something ex-
cing to think OF, even If 1t be the peIilous topic
| OF tree love. And 1t was this class OF women whom
l saw gong to the funeral OF Isabella Shipman,
and lear that New England Is iull OF them.
AN INSPIRED sEERESS.
On going to the top OF the plateau on witch the
! Shipuan homestead Is situated, the same winch IS
soon TO he taken possession OF oy the Free Lovers
as their home, 1 found lot OF country car.
rlages bngges ana open %aeonsh s6,r1es 'ass az
| did not expect TO hnd IN wilderness
and in the storm that was raging and tearing
through the mountain gorges surrounding US On
all sides. The old manson, with us white pas
tered walls has caves running all around, or more
properly speaking wooden awning; ana ths,
sIoping down from the root, upheld by rude
projecting beams Of wnite washed wood.
And under every incb OF THIS awning and iook-
ing out OF the windows and Jammed in the doors
were men, women and children, young girls anu
gray-headed women, farmers and their male
SeIp. and a number OF young men whose peculiarly
store cut clothes betrayed the TACT that they
hailed from some mountain town or another
way station and place To buy cana.
da whiskey under the rose. aiterward
learned tnat many OF the younger people present
OF both sexes have made application TO JON the
Free Love Community, but IN some cases their
hope Of admission had been dampened owing to
the fact that people who desired TO Join without
money, or merely from curiosity or III spirit OF
iun and adven ture were not to be received by the
elders Of this Phalilc worship Through the cracks
and crannies OF The time-worn building conld
hear the shrlll and piercing tones ol woman
voice, and by the anxious and inturned 1aces
OF the spectators and the listening attitude be-
trayed by those outside, VINO could not get IN
owing to the crowd, ! gathered that the service
ior some dead person was then being performed.
, s,I.et me introduce you,n said my Jolly compan
ion ''to one OF the inhabitants IN TINS region. lie
, Is a big spritualist but don't know whether he
Is a Free Lover or not. This IL Colonel Grown, o
Burlington, who ran for State Senator on tht
democratic ticket and was beaten, but ives tC
nQnt again. Colonel Brown, Mr. -, ol tht
NEW YORK HERALD
, '.sir," said the gentleman addressec-a little
thick set person, wearing black irock coae3nd