Among
these heaven-inhabitants were the Shakers, and the foundress of this particular
heaven was Ann Lee. Mrs. Lee had received the intimation, straight from heaven,
that the outward manifestation of love between the sexes was at the root of
this world's downfall; and, according to some rebels against this theory,
matters had come to a pretty pass; since the choice lay between the downfall of
the world, and the complete discontinuation of life on that planet. They
preferred the downfall, they said - every time! Even Mr. Lee, who had at first
been frightened by Mrs. Lee into respecting the results of this message from
heaven, and who for some time followed her about hoping that she might receive
counter-orders of some sort, in the end plumped for the downfall, and
disappeared in the company of a female Shaker whom he had converted to his
heresy.
Been looking for this too!!
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