The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-09-19

modern in the appearance Of its build
ings than | had supposed Its pupii1
buildings in good taste. Stages IN
great number at this season run to
SARATOGA Springs, one Of which | took
al II a. m. At SKIN the evening we
reached the Springs and found a large
assem- blage Of guests who eyed US with
much scrutiny on our arrival 1hefe
was at the Congress Hall when we
took up a large proportion of ladies'
who were not the curiosity
of the sex. Afterstea the amusement
was promenading the piazza, and a
ball at L. S. Hotel.
(JuIy) Thursday 21.
walked to the Congress Spring,
whittier a vast multitude assembled,
and drank two glasses of water. h
water is dipped from this and all the
other springs by little boys, to whom
it is expected the visitor will make
compensation. After breakfast l
strolled to the various hotels to search
for acQuaintanceS but ound none.
Found at the upper end of the village
a Rowlett table. nine-pin alley and
mimick circus flying horses. visited
the reading roOm. The at
the Springs was gathered from all
parts Of the world. There was no
general a~cquaintances and not so much
conversation as in similar parties in
~ ~ oIAAhSA \ oDhoN AlDCN ~
a hop %(dance), to which / went in the
evening, but finding no beauty and
nothing else to attract l made no eff
fort to extend my acquaintance. The
dancing was altogether cotillions,
which were executed with but mod
crate skill by the company.
(July) Friday %.
Drank our glasses Of water before
breakfast, strOlled to the reading
room and stayed till Il a. M, rather
a dull morning. Dined at , D. M;
large company; another hop subscrip-
ton. but [ refused. . 3
They are sadly in want Of a beau Nash
who could afford facility to enjoy
ments which are now only denied by
the distance which the laws Of fash
ion have imposed on the intercourse
OF entire strangers. There were Wis
ltors from Maine to Louisiana, and 1
peIieFe from each Of the Intervening
states. as we'll as from Russia, France,
scotland, England, Spain and South
America.
DULY Saturday 23.
| set out for Lebanon at 9 a. M,
crossed the North river on a bridge
at Waterford, passed Lansingburg. a
tourishing village, to Troy. which is
a considerable town, has a large
mandatory Of rolled iron and a,
foundry, mills, etc. Here / took an
other stage, passed several mills and
factories, the villages OF Ransselsers-
VIE once famous for it's glass fac
tory but has been ruined by it's burn
ing.
Nassau TO Lebanon. $ =
DULY Sunday "a.
Made an excursion in a chamberlain
TO the Shaker village of New Lebanon,
two and one-half miles from the
springs. to see the worship. Many
or the visitors went out from the
springs and a considerable
came from the neighboring towns. On
the village, which we
reached at 10 O'CLOCK a.. M. I was
struck with the. neatness and marks
or industry which distinguished the
houses, gardens, yards, etc, Of the
Shakers. h houses are considerable
scattered and this singular people are
divided into families Of one hundred
each, who sleep under the same roof.
eat together. etc.
In a neat yard handsomely paled
IN n covered with grass stood the
meeting house. A white building
which may be 80 feet by 20 with an
arched roof. covered with tin. At the
south end is a projection containing
a room which, opens into church by
two doors, on the east side are two
doors, at one OF which the males and
the other the females enter. I'M
mediately on entering o. the east side
are seats raised one above another
for the accommodation Of spectators
The gentlemen and ladies, not OF the
society. Waike6 in at these respective
doors and took seats IN the places
assigned them. In a short time a
o on the north was opened and the
female Shakers began to. enter. at
tired in white dresses of the .plainest
style, and white cap of like. SIM
p1icity. They took off their bonnets
(Which We're after the Quaker fashion}
and hung them on pegs, three rows
of which were xed around the room
at suitable distances to be reached.
This done, they seated themselves ON
plain benches without backs. which
were placed in that part of the. room
appropriated to worship. Each had a