Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-11-13
Serpeuits in Eden.
There are serpents in Eden.

sented the impressive scene of Ewes
temptations We remember thatl in
this picture, the good-natured grand
mamma of the human race gave us a
confused impression Of mermaid and
when in our childish ignorance we ap-
piled to an impious school-mate for more
light we were bewildered by his assur-
ance that our theory was correct, and
his following declaration that Eve was
the only mermaid who was ever known
to fancy hot water, and such was her
her partality for it. that she not only
got into it herself. but male arrange
ments thtt all hrr posteritv sAoala ell
JOY the same blessing! Fhts piNa.-l Us
exceedingly then;-Se have slncu 10 IN /
the meaning and the truth OF it,
Poor Adam wife We see her now
as she stood in the picture. with no pre-
mo1itlon of the sour looks and reproach.
full murmurs which her children have
ever since thrown back at her, poor soul
and with sufficient cause, heaven
knows, s,-with her hand extended toward
very unpromising looking apple, prof
fered to her by the mouth of serpent,
which, coiled around tree, certainly
wore no very tempting aspect to our
childish eyes, and we wondered how
Eve could have been 50 charm ID by his
glittcring sides and Mrlth ng coils. But
we have since understood more fully
how it came to pass-when we have
seen serpents walking upright, with
their scales and coils and forked tongues
covered spcciously out of sight. Very
many winnings had he elasped about the
tree Of life-alas, and we counted
them ever and over. thinking he must
| have been very long for his circumter-
ence,-and truly was he a lengthy SER
pent, for he has strctceed his balcful
length all the way from Adams fall to
the present summer,
Dear deluded Eve Is it any wonder
that all women have an instructive horror
and detestation Of serpents we rarely
hear ofa female serpent charmer, although
women have sometimes obtained a
wonderful control over savage and
| lfedticIous idtutts, anu "hcH VIC w, a1
an exception, read of female snake
catcher; We feel at once that it is
straight agin nater.' No woman has a
fright SO to do violence 20 her hereditary
! instincts; enmity to all reptiles is duty
which she owes to her own individual
dignity as a woman, and to Eve as a
respectful anl affect ionatc daughter,
never forgetting the wrong done her in
nocent and unsuspecting mother so
many years ago.
But we digress. Although we read
how Adam and Eve were exiled from
their Eden, we are not informed that
the serpent ever received notice to quit
and are left to infer that he still holds
ossession-indeed, we have frequently
seen him there,-not only one reptile,
but thousands true members Of the
same wicked family, owning for their
first parent, the old original Serpent OF
the Garden. Shall we name few in
stances which we have seen within a
week
A fair girl was sweeping gracefully
along the street, in all the majesty OF
beauty, wealth. and dignity. Nothing
that taste could invent, or money pur-
chase, had been spared in her personal
adornment. Her face was very fair
but 50 h,ushty 50 sup,rciiions -
The sidewalk trod don hyyu z-r feet 81 m.
el scarcely gool enough tor Ter tl s.,.a
on,-the air she br atiad wa b4riiy
pure enough for her pttr'elal np~trlls,
which took a defiant curve at the III
suit,
! A feeble old woman. worn and wretch
ed, met her at the Narrow crossing, and
was motioned aside into the mud, with
an air Of inehable disdain. A playful
child accidentally stumbled andfell across
her way - its little hands striking
hard on the rough bricks, and the blood
starting from its bitten lips. But the
Young beauty had no compassion there
was only lifting of the rich hounces,
an exclamation Of impatient disgust, and
she swept by. A tidy shop girl passed
her and was unceremoniously pushed into
a pool of muddy water, by the voiumin-
Gus drapery OF this specimen of our aris'
tocracy. A masteriess, half-starved dog
looked up in her face with piteou;
whine, beseeehing compassionate look
she spurned the sbjest animal with
her dainty foot, and sent sharp wore
after him as he crept away.
Could it be otherwise Should she
the belle and the beauty, the beloved o
proud men, the envy of fair women
should she step aside for sad.eyed beg
gar. Should she lift up the frightened
and suffering child at her feet, calming
i, with kind word, and wiping it
bloody lips with her pertumed handker
chiefs Should she pause an instant ou
of regard for the comfort of working
girl, Should she glance pityipgly at ;
iriendless dog: No. By the series o
fortunate accidents which have place,
her delicate feet on the necks and heart
of the poor and suffering, no? By al
that makes women mere thing of dres
and ornament, no! By all that teachc
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