The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-12-09
ADAM AND EVE ovRRAaAIN. I

ADAM AND EVE ovERAGAIN.
There was an old couple who earned q
paa living. working hard all day ID tho
fields. .ea0s.
|, See linw hard we work all day. said
the wife. and II al comes Of the foolish
curiosity of Adam aud Eve. Ifit had not
been for that, We should have been living
nov IN = beautiful garden, With nothing
TO do MI day long, 81 s. baas u Eft
/" Yes.' said the, hJaand; n you and
had LeeR there, instead Of Adam and Eve.
all w human family had been IN para
dise.r
The Count. Their masten, overheard
them talking in this way, and he came 10
them and saids s8 ~
How would you like Il ~ took you
into my paiaszp there. TO live. and gave
you servants 10 wait on you. aud plenty to
eat and drink?'
"0h. that would be delightful indeed
That would be ~ gooiss paradise itseifl'
answered husband and wife together 5s
/" Well, yon may come up there. ~ sou
think so. Only remember. in paradise
there was one tree that was not to 10
touched; so at my table there win be one
dish not 90 be touched. You mustn't mind
that said the Count. a .aaHt
"0ii. Of course not,' replied tho old
peasant; 4" that's just what 4 say when
Eve had all the fruits In the garden. whs,
did she want with Just that ons., that was
fnrbiddsn? And IL Nc who are used to the
scanliest victusls, are supplied withe-
nhsglf 81 live well, what does q mattsr
70 Us whether there b an extr. dish or not
on the tzble?' ...s..
/. Very well reasoned said the Count.
We quite unierslsnd each other. thsn?'
. Perfectly, replied both husband and
wife. fs3f n
:" yon come TO live n my pslarc. and
have everything you can want there. 80
long ~ you don't apsa one dish, which
,here will be In the centre of tls table. II
700 open mat, you go back TO your former
way of iife.' ~ .5' u.
We quite understand, answered the
peasant. -. 80 a,l
Tine count went IN and eslred his SER
van:, and isid bim 70 give lhe peasants
"a apArtmenl % thenasslvus. WIKI every
thing ihey could want, aud > sumptuous
dinner; la the middle u llsc table was IT,
lie an ezrlhern dish. into which be was 10
put . little bird alive, - that d ope-lifted
the ewer, tse ssrd woald ny out. be was
10 Stay In the Rpm and wall on them. aud
report to him SHAT happened.
Tne old people sal dowu 10 dihner. and
praised everything they saw. 80 delightful
h all seemed. i
/" Look, thal's ths dish we're not 10
touch, said the ~ilr.
"No; better nol iook At ill., said the
husband.
.' Psnawl There's no danger of wanting
10 open iI when We have such q lot o.
dishes ~ eat our hii cut Of returned ll'e
wise.
50 they sci 10 and made such repast n
they had neves dreamed of before. BY
degrr-s, however, ~ the novelty of Iise
thing wore oif. li,ey grew more and more
drsirvus foI something newer aud newer
still Though when they ~ first sat down
Il seemed that two dishes would be ample
10 satisfy them. they had now seven os
sight. aud tisey wes Wishing there might
be slliens coming. There Is an end To ~
things hanaii, aud %. sil,er canac. There
only rrnained the sarthsn dish in The
miLdls olthe table.
wswiii just lift the Did up O little wee
bit, said the wife,
No: ,ion't talk about Il, said the hus-
balla.
Tue wife sat still lar ave MINUTES, and
then she said:
None Just lifted upone corner % The
I'D, Il would scsreely bs ealled opening 10.
you know .F Id
Better leave u alone. altogether. and
not think about u aiail.J
The wife sat stiIl for ive minstes, and
then she said.
'Ifone Just lif,ed one corner 20 the lia.
" sould scarecly be called opeaius Il, yoa
know ,.. -
Better lesvs % siohs ss,ogstser. aud
not think about u ~ .ll'
The wife sat still another Eve minutes,
sud sl,s said: ~ ens peepsd IN just the
lss~t iD the world. " would not be any
harm surely, and should 50 liks 10 know
what can Tho Csunl have put In thst
df-h.
a am sure can't guess On the least.
msi the husband. aud must ssy can't
see what it can signify 10 him. % ~e did
hook af its w.
= No; tisat's what . think, and besides,
how would he know u we peep in7 I would
not hurt him, said The wife.
No, az yuv ssy. one could jast take q
leok, said the husband. Il l
The wile'did not want nero sncost-
SEGMENT than that. Bat whom ~. lifted
cue side of the Nd The least mite. she eoaid
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