a most happy and laudable Institution. 143 



tinuance in the sisterhood is perfectly volun- 

 tary, and any one may retire from it at pleasure. 

 In what manner the establishment is governed, 

 I could not learn. Their apartments were ele- 

 gantly clean : the dress of the females extremely 

 simple, but, at the same time, neat. There was 

 an air of feminine modesty, and propriety in 

 their countenances, which, though not beauti- 

 ful, was highly prepossessing ; accompanied by 

 a delicacy of complexion (though most of them 

 had dark expressive eyes), that seemed to indi- 

 cate a want of health, not unlikely to arise from 

 the heat of the rooms in which they work ; yet 

 gaiety and good humor were very conspicuous 

 among them, and they appeared to be perfectly 

 content and happy. The different societies of 

 Moravians have similar institutions. Their 

 religious persuasions, and the tenets they hold, 

 have, I believe, much resemblance to those 

 of the Lutherans. 



We left this little republic much impressed in 

 its favour, and disposed to think the lot of its 

 members as enviable, if not more so, than that 

 of mankind in general. 



On our way to Grace-hill, we passed a num- 

 ber of afflicted individuals, who, as objects of 



