Connecticut western news., 1891-02-25

A solum female, ookin sumwhat lik last years beanpole stuck into a lon, meal bag. cum in and axed me was athurst and did I hunger2 to which urbanely anserd "a few" She went or and endevered to open conversashur 1 with the old man. 'Elder, spectY' sedI "Yay," he said.
 "Helth's good. I reckonY' ..-.
 "Yay." Whats the wages of a Elder. wher he understans his bizness-or do you de vote your sarvices gratooitus?''
 "Yay."
 Stormy night, sir." "Yay."
 If may be so bold, kind sir, what, theprice of that pecooler kind of wesket you wear, incloodin trimmins?'
 "Yay!"
 pawsd 8 mint, and then, thinkin I'd be faseshus with him and see how that would go, l slapt him on the shout. der. bust into harty larf, and told him that as yayer he had no Twin ekal.
 He jumped up as if Bilin water had bin squirted into his ears, groaned. rolled his eyes up lords the sealin and sed: You're man of sinl'' He then walkt out.
 Just then the female in the meal bag stuck her he'd into the room and statid that refreshments awaited the weary traveller. and followed her into the next room.
 sot down to the table and the female Tn the meal bag poured out sum tea. She sed nothin, and for five minutes the only live thing in that room was a old wooden clock, which tickt in a subdood and bashful manner in the corner. This dethly stiffness made me oneasv. and I determined to talk to the female or bnst 50 sez l, Marriage is agin your rules. l bleeve. marmT'
 "Yay."
 "The sexes liv strickly apart, spect?"
 "Yay.''
 Its kinder singler," sez 1, putin on my most sweetest look and speakin in A winnin voice, ''that so fair made as thou never got hitched to some likely feller.''
 II don't like men!' s'le sed, very short.
 wall, 1 dunno" sezs I, "thev're rayther important part of the popula shun.
 us poor wimin folks would git along d grate deal better if there was no menf, "YouH excoos me, marm, but don't think that air would work
 Inn afraid of men!' she sed.
 That's unnecessary, marm. You ainr Tn no danger. Don't fret yourself on that pint
 "Here we're shot out from the sinful world. Here all is peas. Here we air brothers and sisters. No wicked matri- mony here. Would thou like to be !. Shaker?''
 No sez |, it ain't my stile." mad now histed in as big load of pervlshuns as could carry comfortable and, leanin back in my cheer, com,ne,st plckln my teeth with a fork The female went out, leavin me all alone with the LOCK. hadn't sot thar long before the l Eloer poked his he'd in at the door. l You're man of sjnr' he sed. and ] 1roaned and went away. Directly thar cum in two young Shak. 1 crosses, as putty and slick lookin gals as ever met They comenst clearin away the dishes 1 'astin shy glances at me all the time. I got excited. I forgot Betsy Jane in my apter, and sez I, "my pretty dears. how Iir you?'
 We air well," they solumly sed. "Whar's the old man?" sed I, in Q soft 'oice.
 "Of whom dost thow speak-Brother Jriah?"
 "I mean the gay and festiv cuss who aiis me man of sin. Shouldn't vou- i er if his name was Uriah!' He has retired"
 wal my pretty dears,' sez I, tsiet,a ave sum fun. Let's play puss ia tl,e orner. What say?'
 "Air you Shaker, sirY' they axed. Wall my pretty dears, I haven't ar- syed my proud form in long weskit 1t, but if they was all like you perhans d Jine 'em. As it is, I'm Shaker pro-  They was full of fun. I seed that at 'st, only they was a leetle skeery. r 'wt 'em Puss in the corner and sich like ase, and we had a nice time keeping 1iet of course so the old man shouldn't 'ar. When we broke up, sez I, my 'etty dears, ear go you hay no objec- ons, nav you. to an innersent kiss at /, Irtin?' 'Yay,' they sed, and yayd, ( went up stairs to bed l spose I'd en snoozin half an hour when I was ;, oke up by noise at the door. sot :, In bed. leanin on my elbers and rub :. my eyes, and I saw the follerin : ;ter: The Elder stood in the doorway, tn taller candle in his hand. He U dn't no wearin appeerel on except his o sht close, which fluttered in the breeze. F sed, You're man of sinr' then S oaned and went away. d went to sleep agin, and drempt of I nnan or3 with the pretty little Shal.a,- ] 1,
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