142 Visit a Moravian Establishment, 



streets, and is laid out with great taste. The 

 church, which is a handsome building, is placed in 

 the centre : every house has a garden attached to 

 it. The profusion of flowers before their houses, 

 and behind in their gardens, with the extreme 

 neatness of the fences, produces an effect won- 

 derfully impressive, and gives to the whole an 

 air of enchantment. The establishment has the 

 appearance of being very well regulated* as 

 complete order is conspicuous in every part and 

 department of it. What a delightful contrast 

 does this form, to the indifference, neglect, and 

 inattention of the higher to the lower orders, 

 so prevalent in this country ! Our guide was 

 one of the first settlers, about fifty years ago. 

 From him we learned that all the males of the 

 society were brought up to some handicraft 

 trade, while the females were enabled to sup- 

 port themselves by lace-making and needlework, 

 in which they excel, and for which they are 

 much celebrated. If they had no riches of 

 which to boast, they were happily exempted 

 from the miseries of poverty. They have two 

 seminaries in great repute for the education of 

 youth, where the children of respectable parents 

 are confided to their care and instruction. The 

 most interesting part of the association, is the 

 community of unmarried females, consisting at 

 present of about sixty. Their residence or con- 



