The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-30

IOrC6u 10 Ile up Wltn tue DHaktIs was toilin threw the mud, when in the dim vister of the futur obsarved the gleams of taller candle. Tiein 8 hornets nest to my of hoss's tail to kinder encourage him, I soon reached the place knockt at the door. which it was opened unto me by tall. slick faced, solum lookin individooal. who turn'd out to be Elder. ''Mr. Shaker" sed I, "you see before you Babe in the woods, so to speak, and he axes shelter of you" "Yay," sed the Shaker. and he led the way into the house, another Shaker bein sent to put my hosses and waggin under kiver. A solum female, lookin sumwhat like last years beanpole stuck into long meal bag, chm in and axed me was athurst and did I hunger? to which urbanely anserd Ia few" She went orf and endevered to open conversashun with the old man. Elder, spectw sed I. "Yay,' he said. "Helth's good, reckonT "Yay.' What's the wages of a Elder, when he understans his bizness-or do you de- vote your sarvices gratooitusy'
 "Yay"
 Stormy night, sir.' "Yay."
 If may be so bold, kind sir, whats the price of that pecooler kind of wesket you wear, incloodin trimminsr'
 "Yayr
 I pawsd mint, and then, thinkin I'd be faseshus with him and see how that would go slapt him on the shoul- der, bust into harty larf, and told him that as yayer he had no Twin ekal.
 He jumped mp as if Bilin water had bin squirted into his ears, groaned, rolled his eyes up lords the sealin and sed: You're man of sinv' 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 I followed her into the next room.
 sot down to the table and the female in the meal bag poured out sum tea. She sed nothin, and for five minutes the only live thing in that room was old wooden clock, which tickt in a subdood and bashful manner in the corner. This dethly stiffness made me oneasy. and determined to talk to the female or bust. So sez I, Marriage is agin your rules, bleeve, marmy
 "Yay."
 "The sexes liv strickly apart, spect?"
 "Yay."
 Its kinder singler," sez I, putin on my most sweetest look and speakin in winnin voice, that so fair made as thou never got hitehed to some likely feller."
 ''I don't like menl" she sed, very short.
 "Wall, I dunno" sezs I, they're rayther important part of the popula- shun.
 us poor wimin folks would git along grate deal better if there was no Ineni''
 You'll excoos me, marm, but 1 don't think that air would work"
 "Fm afraid of meni' she sed
 That's unnecessary, marm. You aint in 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 I, it ain't my stile."
 had now histed in as big load of pervishuns as could carry comfortable, and, leanin back in my cheer, commenst piclsin my teeth with a fork. The female went out, leavin me all alone with the clock. hadn't sot thar long before the Elder poked his he'd in at the door You're a man of sinr he sed. and groaned and went away.
 Directly thar cum in two young Shak- crosses, as putty and slick lookin gals as ever met.
 They comenst clearin away the dishes, castin shy glances at me all the time. got excited. forgot Betsy Jane in my rapter, and sez I, my pretty dears, how air your
 I've air well,r they solumly sed.
 "Whar's the old man?' sed l, in soft voice.
 ''Of whom dost thow speak Brother UriahT'
 'I mean the gay and fest;v cuss who calls me man of sin. Shouldn't won- der if his name was Uriah?"
 He has retired,
 Wall my pretty dears. sez I, ''lets have sum fun. Let's play puss in the corner What sayY'
 ''Air you Shaker, sir?" they axed
 Wall my pretty dears, I haven't ar rayed my proud form in long weskit yit, but if they was all like you perhaps I'd jine 'em. As it is, I'm Shaker pro temporary"
 They was full of fun. seed that at fust. only they was leetle skeery. tawt 'em Fuss in the corner and sich like phase. and we had a nice time, keeping quiet of course so the old man shouldn't hear. When we broke up, sez I, '.my pretty dears, ear go you hay no objec- tions, hay you. to an innersent kiss at partiny'
 "Yay,v they sed, and ydyd-
 l went up stairs to bed. l spose I'd been snoozin half an hour when l was woke up by noise at the door I sot up in bed. leanin on my elbers and rub bin my eyes, and l saw the f0llerin picter: The Elder stood in ths doorway, with taller candle in his hand. He
 int no wearin appeerel on except his
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