The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-06-06

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They comenst clearin away the dishes.
castin shy glances ut Inc all the time. I
got excited. forgot Betsy jane in my
rapter, and SEE l, my pretty dears. how
sir your
I'VE air we'll" they solumly sed.
"Whar's tho old many' sel I, in u soft
voice.
"Of whom dost thow speak-Drother
Uriahy'
II mean the gay and festiv cuss who
calls me man of sin. Shouldn't wor
der il his name was UriahT'
He has retired"
"Wall my pretty dears." seq I, "let's
have sum fun. Let's play puss in tho
corner. What say?''
"Air you u Shaker, sir?' they axed.
wall my pretty dcars, haven't ar
rayed my proud form in long weskit
yit, but If they was all like you perhaps
I'd jine EN-. As it is, I'm Shaker pro-
temporary"
They was full of fun. l seed that at
fust, only they was leetle slseery. l
tawt EN- Puss in the corner and SIGH like
phase, and we had nice time. keeping
| ASAACV "a NOuACO o. WIG OAu l1ttu NllOuAuut
hear. When we broke up, SEE l, "my
pretty dears. ear 60 you hav no objec-
tions, hav you, to an innersent kiss at
partinY''
"Yay," they sed, and I yay'd.
went up stairs to bed. spose I'd
been snoozin half an hour when was
woke up by noise at the door. sot
up in bed, leanin on my ELDERS and rub
bin my eyes, and saw the follerin
picter: The Elder stood in the doorway,
with q taller candle in his hand. He
hadn't no wearin appeerel ON except his
night close, which duttered in the breeze.
He sed, you're y man of sin!" then
groaned and went away.
Invent to sleep agin, and drempt Of
runnin OFF with the pretty little Shaker
esses mounted ON my Californy Bar.
was woke up arly by the Elder. He sed
refreshments was reddy for me down
stairs. Then sayin I was man Of sin,
he went groanin away.
As was goin threw the entry to the
room where tho whites was. I cum across
the Elder and the old female I'd met the
night before, and what dye spose they
was up to? Huggin and kissin like
young lovers in their gushingist state.
SEE I, my Shaker trends. reckon you'd
better suspend the rules and git mar
RED"
"You must excoos Brother Uriah, sed
the female; ''he's subjeck to fits and
hain't got no command over hisself when
he's into EN-"
''sartinly." SEE I, 1--WE bin took that
way myself frequent"
you're man If sin!" said the Elder.
AFTER breakfast my little Shaker
trends cum in agin to clear away the
dishes.
my pretty dears," SEE l. "shall we
yay agin?"
MAY" they sed, and nay'd.
The Shakers axed me to go to their
mcetin. rs they was to hav sarvices that
mornin, so put on a clean billed rag and
went. The meetin house was rs neat Us
q pin. The floor was white US chalk and
smooth as glass. The Shakers was all
on hand, in clean weskits and meal bags,
ranged on the floor like milingtery COM
panies, tho mails on one side Of the room
and the females on tother. They COM
menst clappin their hands and singin
and dancin. They danced kinder slow
at fust, but as they got warmed up they
shaved 1t down very brisk, tell you.
Elder Uriah. in particler, exhiberted
right smart chance of spryness in his
legs, considerin his time It life, and ~
he cum o bubble shuttle near where
got, rewarded him with q approvin
smile and sed: ''Hunky boy! Go it, my
guy and festiv cuss!'
you're man Of sin!" he sed, contin.
nerin his shuttle.
The Sperret, a. they called It. then
moved u short fat Shaker to say = few
remarks. He sed they was Shakers and
Ill was elal. They was tho purest and
Seleckest peple on the yearth. Other
peple was sinful - they could be, but
Shakers was all right. Shakers was all
goin keFslap to the Promist Land, and
Nobody want going to stand ut the gate
to bar EN- out. II they did they'd git run
over.
The Shakers then danced and sung
agin, and AFTER they was threw. one Of
EN- axed me what I thwat OF it.
Sec I. ''What dus It dggesfyr"
"Whaty' ses he.
''Why this jumpin up and singins
This long weskit bixnin, and this anty.
matzimooy idee, Ny trends. you cir
neat and tidy. Your lands 10 flowing
With milk and honey. Your broosns i
ADe. and your apple saas y honest When
. man buys ksg Of apple sass q You hs
don't 6nd gTats many shavins under
few layers o. aass-e little Game Tn
sorry to ~ sum II NY New Englaa ~