The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
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@Sn8kSTS fous sex I ever met, I'd hearn tell of 'ezn and I'd seen 'em with their broad brdn'd hats and long waistid coats; but T. q never cum into irnmejiate con- tack with them and sot sem down as lackin' inteIIeck, as I'd never seen ! lem to my s11ow-Ieast ways. if they cum they was dfsgusted in white pepless close, so T didn't know lem. But Tn the spEIng of 1s, got svvanpt in the eaHsrior of New York sta-te. one dark Ahd stormey night, when the winds Blue piteyusly an was forced to tie up wit the shak-. CTS.
 I was stoilln' true the mud, when in the dim visteE of the futufeI observ- ed the gleanz of taller candle. Tieih $ hornets nest tosnny off hoss's tail to- kinder encourage i'm. I soon reached the place. T. knock't at the door, which it was opened unto me by tall sIick-faced. solunn looking 1ndI- s yidooal, who turnt out to be an Elder, Mr. Shaker sed I, you see be- fore you a Babe ir the Woods, so to apeaR. and he axes shelter of you.''
 ssYaay,' sed the Shaker. and he led the way. into the hause, another Shaker bein sent to put my hosses and waggins under kiver.
 so1um female, k1ool<in somewhat like a las years bean-pole stuck into long meal bag, cum in and axed me was athurst and did I hunger? to which urbanely answered "a few She Ss ent off and I endeavored to. open converse shun with the old man
 .sElder. T spect2. sez I.
 ayr sez he.
 ..fIealth's good. reckon 2'' sez
 What's the wages of an elderi when he understans his bizness; or do you devote you're sarvices gratuitus 3'' sez [ .YayYs. he hezs
 stormy night. sir
 If the storm continues there'l1 be 9 mess underfoot, hay 7''
 Its onpleasant when there's a mess underfoot ?,'
 TT may be bold. kind sir, whats theA price of that pecoo1er kind Of weslit you wear, incloodin trim xnins ?''
 I pawsed mint, and then. tlainlein' I'd be faseshus with him an see how that would go, slapt him on the shoulder, bust into a harty 1af, an told him that as 9 EAYER he hadtno Twin ekaI.
 He 5umpt up as if bilfn water had bin squirted into his eyes. groaned, rolled his eyes up toards the seaain, and sed: ssYour'e man Of sint'' He then walkt out of the room. Jest then the female ina the bag stuck her he'd into the room and statid that refreshments awaited the weary traveller, an sed if it wuz vtttles she rnent the wearyt Traveller was agreeable, an felIered her into the mex room
 sot down to the table and the female in the meal bag poured out some tea. She sed nothin, and for five minutes the only live thing in the room was old wooden clock, which licked in 8 subdned and bash sfnl manner in the corner
 This deth1y stiffness made me on- easy and determined to talk to the female or bust So sez I. Marriage is agin you're rule, T. bleeve marm ?''
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 e .-rhe sexes live .Atrickly1 apart, spect, sez I.
 ssyay,'s sez she.
 It's kinder sing1er," sez I, putin on my most sweetest look and speakn in a winnin voice, "that so fair maid as thou never got hitc11ed to some wards of 40 and homeIy as stump fence but I thawt IT tiki Iher.)
 don't like fnen!'' she sed very short.
 wall, e,1nno.' sez I, .sthere 2 ray- fher irnporfsnt part of the popu1a sisun. ion scarcely see how we could git along without 'en1."
 ITS poor s.imT1in folks would get alens a Grate deal better if tEare wuz no men," sez siss.
 sYou'I1 excuse me 7r1arr1l, Lot I don think that air would work. It wouldn't be 1esuiar,,' sez
 ssI.n1 afraid of men," sez she.
 That's so1rnt cessary 1narsn. You ssnt in no danger. Don't fret Your- @eif on that I,t,sntR' sez me.
 Here we're shut out from the sim | stsl world. sTlere all is peas. Her we f are brothers and sisters. We don't [ 4lanrry and cunseIzentIy we have nc domestic t@oubIee-g Husbands, don't abuse their sr yes--yvives don't worltt | their husbands There's no -K11lJren 10 worrif us lSathin ii worri s1s here Would thou like to be a Sftaller2 ," flf E that sez she.
 s.No,. sez I, it aint my stile..
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