The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-16
HARRIS0NBURG, CATAH0ULA PA


the distinguished oriehtslist and scholar,
contributed to the New Beglander an an,
Gle with the above title, in whichS be fsh0S
that the beginning Of Genesis contains two
accounts of the Creation the crinextend
ing to the third verse Of chapter second, in
elusive, and the other to the end of chapter
third. The first section, according to this
division, has a visible unity, it being the
history Of seven successive days. The sec
ond section has also an unity of its own
The beginning and end Of it both refer to
the Garden Of Eden. Tie second section
has distinct superscription, Gen. Q: f.
Compare similar superscriptions; Gen. s: l
20: l. IL: 10, SO; L.; but see also Gen
10: 20, 81, 80, SO: 80, Ps 72: 20. Some
times We find double titles. See Gen. x.
xxxvI. In the first section the deity is call
ed Elohins (God) thirty-fve times, and by
no other name. In the second section, he
is called Jehoroh .Elohina Lord Cody nine
teen times, and by no other name, where
the writer speaks in his own person. There
are three instances in which the woman or
serpent speaks, and the deity is called Ezo-
him, Gen. 8: l. 3. 5. -.H.
The Professor judges that the writer OF
the first section had digested plan before
him, and he notes rythmus and uniformity
in the construction of his sentences, contrast
ing with the more simple and (-.less style
of the second section. The vi of the
second, often finds occasion to goksack, in
order to mention circumstances which he
had omitted in their proper place. After
noticing the formation of man, and being
about to place him in the garden of Eden,
he goes back to describe the planting and
location of that garden, chap. 2, s-15.-
Man is placed in Eden, and the temptation
is at hand the sacred penman goes back to
notice the origin of the woman, as she was
a partner with him in the transgression.
This again leads the writer to describe the
occasion Of her being created, chapter 2,
1926. .
Professor Gibbs notices some apparent
inconsistencies.
In the first section man appears to be cre-
ated at the same time with woman, Gen. /:
26, q. In the second, he is formed from
the dust, chap. /: Z, !: l9, and woman af-
terwards, 2 %. In the first sections, plants
are produced by the mere wilLof God, and
before the creation Of man, Gen. l {: II, 26.
In the second, plants appear to originate
from natural causes and from human culture,
chap. 2: s, 8. In the first section, the earth
has more Of Neptunian origin, Gen. l: 2.
In the second, more Of a Vulcanian, chap.
2: s, 6.
! These circumstances the Professor thinks
are capable of plausible solution. He also
notices some refutations. The separation Of
the 7th day from the 1st chapter, to which
it properly belongs, has had, in several re-
spects, he thinks, an injurious tendency.
He does not see how the truth of this theory
can well be denied, nor does he deem it in
consistent with the divine authority which
1--we wish to attach to the Bible.
! A GENUINE Hoop lrEM-An Incident of
Fourth Street Promenade.-A few days
since, one of our city bellies was passing
through Fourth street, escorted by gallant,
when to her great annoyance, her crinoine
began to exhibit as many crotches as she bad
ever had in her life. Her dress would not
move gracefully, or indeed at all. Some
thing must be decidedly wrong and was.
One of the gentle lady's hoops had broken,
and being of metal fettered her movements
completely. She could not walk Her gal
liant offered to do anything. She declared
he could nothing.
The treacherous hoop to her infinite hor-
ror, was coiing about one Of her delicate
limbs, just where an embroidered garter con-
fined one of her silken hose. Closer and
closer the wire wrapped itself, as if it were
enamored of what it touched. The lady
could not stir, but trembling between fear
and expectation, stretched out her dan,ily
kidded hands imploriugy, said, so dear,
what SHALL do! -
| Her gallant knew there was no time to be
lost-a crowd would soon gather-desperate
diseases require desperate remedies. He
lifted the lovely girl, therefore, in his arms,
and placing her on a stone step, proceeded
as deliberately as possible to remove the
hoop.
"What are you going to do?"
"Remove the hoop if possible"
| "Well."
| ,"Well."
! "Quick, then"
81 begin"
! And the lavender colored gaiter, quite like
Blanche Armory's was visible, and the de-
liciously turned ankle, and the beautiful
swell of her faultlcss-stocking and X
the hoop was removed.
Many roses bloomed and died. and bloom
ed again, as she went home upon the arm of
her escort through the gay streets and the
golden sunshine, and of what both must have
thought, there was profound and solemn
silence.
Miss -, it has been observed, has not
worn hoops since that half-fortunate and
half-unfortunate day.
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