The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-14
day's wages is made but discipline Of this kind
is seldom necessary.
THE WATCUMORD.

10 soiuoul utCtssdIN.
THE wATCuwoRD.
As may readily be supposed there Ia no enrly
closing upon saturday or any other dav holt
days, other All those aupuinted ~ law, are un-
known, and the word ttilte" has OF course no
meaning. WORK Is the w.tcu word 81 every nun,
woman, and boy In the community; everything
else YES place to thts one absorbing object,
and, extraordinary ns II may appear where 40
many young persons Of opro tie sexes are
thrown into constant communication, mar
riales are so exceedingly rare that they may
Almost he said to hive no ilnce IN the cOmmu-
ntv ~ ". There are indeed -four or i've couples
who we're married before thew joined the $50
citation, vat dlling The two years since tuc m
ausuration II the c Operative work. only two
n ri scs nave taken pl lce anon. the mcni-
bers. In ease Tho young couple dissolved
their connection VITA the ass ociatiOn; In the
other, both man and wife are still members of
the community.
he sssociation has no paid servants what
ever. The boarding house Is presided over by a
housekeep. r. and many OF the female members
urefer doing domestic work to being employed
in tue SHOPS. At o'clock every morning die
great engines are IN mott n, aud every one il
busy, At noon the members return TO the
boarding house for dinner, and soon after
O'Clock al re at work again.
visited the community IN the afternoon OF as
drcary day as could well te imagined. The
was TO be seen outside the sb lps. lnsiue. how
ever iittlo heed MAS PAID to the weather. The
noise was de iening, ana every one was work.
ing win visOr ana earnestness thlt would
nave amazed me had | not known that each
member was lauoriug with the knowledge that
h.s or her industry Was increasing the resources
OF the community, and thereby adding to the
wealth of each indivilual worker. Men and
women were employed together, Tie inca doing
the roughrr work at the engines, while the
women had ighie aud easter iiOor. There was
little or bo conversation Z ing on, the entire
faculties OF every one wtihiu the walls of the
shOus seeming to be engtOssed. to the exclusion
Of every Mug ,el-e, IN the manufacture
Of American flags OF various sizes,
tended To enable the lntuOtc youth
OF this Republic to becomingly celebrate the
Centcunial FOutth OF Juy. The wheels flew
rouud and round. as II they, too. shared the
general spitit Of INDUSTRY, anu were actuated Oy
sense Of personal responsibility. Su els q
musiih went IN at one end OF tue presses white
anu giazcd, and came out at tue other damp
win the freshly painted stars an stripes. As
rapid. "a nimuie hands could seize them they
were hung up TO dry. after which tho women
pasted or nailed thea Ia sticks, wnicd were
bt Ing manufactured IN another room. The SUI
pern,enCent told me that tao members have
been empio>ed IN tnis manner for the past two
months, during which period tney have made
and shippel not less than tIrec-quar,ers OF u
million nAgs. Tney use thous ind yards of
muslin a uaN, and often send tue prOuuct OF
Their lab r .ls i.r AS Calf rnia Last month they
used 81 uOj worth of printers INK III tue manu-
t,ctu'e oi nas-, and -hipped about Si.1uO WORTH
The mere lsed their 'pital b, 81 ~, lid their
joint wages AMOUNTED TO Sl,e-j.
AFTIR WORKING HOURS
Tho work went ON uninterrupedly until six
O'clock, when the rattle oi the eupinrs ceased.
anu tue Operators prepaitd to return to tue
To iihg house. The girls donned their water
proof ciu1ks. though the lain nae ceased, aud
CLIMBED up ,he ulii In coiui ancs Il tntee or
fuDf ur took the arms OF tuelr ulale assuci ties
Accepting tue Invitation OF tue utGiuteuucUt,
| accompanied him To the house. where the
workers quickly changed tuelr lac ory clothes,
aud pared 20 pass pleased evening. sup
ger hctur am unCtd all tue members SIT Il Uwn
1T the 4 les With as little reserve "a though
tuel belonged To one family, when, indeed, to
all inteuts aud purposes, they 90. Then they
amused ttem-elNes Tor m hour or so as test
pleased them. Sore read wrote letters,
others Juineu IN conversation, and a patty grew
around the VI no IN n adjoining room and ug
ana played vi. u no unskiied fingers or uucultt-
v-ttd voices. Outside game oI football was IN
progress among the men, some Of whom also
went out rowing on the river. was conducted
around The premises. ana having duly inspected
a SIX aud h,df acre kitchen garden, watched
iueuocr milking the community COW, aud adj
ullfed two lean Young pigs ano a LiIty old one,
/ returned to the house in time to witnt--
the Intellectual n interesting game OF candy
PAN In which tie members amused them
selves uN assisting cacn other, with jokes AID
Ia Ehter, IA ui4 wiuE out great masses of .uOlas-
sts c-nus liAe elastic ropes, until II became 100
sun To b. pulled ely longer. But thi- Nas uy
no means the only species Of recreation that
was in1 uiged In. Tue bi-s we're cleared away
FROM tne aiming room, chairs were placed around
the slIeS, ahu, gigantic rug having been
formed, various games Of forfeit were played.
10 redeem a forfeit the owner had TO do various
remarkable things, but they ali. some way or
Other, involved hi sing. Sometimes the SUPER
intendent had to kiss young lady beneath the
backs o, twp inverted chars at others the
pre- ident was ctliged to DO the same thing
WhAc U1iun lug MN -elt upon the back OF "A seat.
The Board Of Directors were not exempt. but
hsd 70 kiss Just the sane as the youngest men-
Der pres nj Al they Gesi.cd to redeem their Tor
leits. By tLe most popular mode Of 1. decu-
ins stoperty. howevef was 10 make the owner
select partner Of tue opposite sex aud wax
~i"und the ring, the gentleman kissing
every lady, and lady kissing every gentleman
present. And so the games went meriily on
untl past ~ clock, when everybody uieI their
mouths ana pockets VITA moldsses candy aud
rcur-d 10 tuv.r rooms, lest fUr,ner dissipation
should render thri unit for tue nag making Of
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