The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-11-24
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POPULAR PREJUDICE AGAINST
! AN ANCESTOR, AND ELAB0R-
sATELY SHOWS THE SUPERIOR
WTGREDNESS OF THE DA BGHT-
Frs or THIS TZON TO
THAT OF MOTHER EYE ,aars
Cousin JoHN :-It seems to me it
is about time to stop this thing ! Ev.
erybody is pitching into Eve because
she happened to sin littl lie, aud that
at least a thousand years ago! Even
the preachers make capital out of 1t,
and the women harp on it from morn
ing till night. / can't see that it
does any good to be always talking
about 3 thing. Why. some folks
get mad and fly up iF you happen to
mention thing that happened just
seven or eight years ago. Not q
great while since somebody happen
ed to say that quite change had ta-
ken place in Knoxville within few
years with regard to Conference
meetings; and hail Columbia !! but
some OF 'em did get mad! Well.
who blames 'em? What's the use to
always be talking about a thing
Suppose Eve did sin lttle-where's
the woman that don't? Eve knew
she had sinned, and didn't even de
ny it, but rather acknowledged it;
and done all she could to hide it;
yet it is throwed up to her offspring
to this good day! If Eyes kinsfolk
were little radically inclined, they
wouldn't submit to it!
Taking everything into cousidera-
ton, think Eve committed fewer
sins than any woman since her day.
She had no Beecher to counsel and
admonish her against sin. Then who
can wonder at her SHINING! There
were fewer preachers just then then
there has been at any period since;
and yet everybody is harping about
that one sin! Who ever heard of
Eve refusing to pay her preacher?
She never did; but l know several
hIghfalutin women Of the present
day who do Did Eve use snuff?
Not much! Did she go dragging
eleven ' ards Of surplus cloth in the
mud, while poor Ad was hellOoing,
:" more mortT' Marry! Then why
say 50 much about a thing that
happened so long agO-and just one
time? Only approach a woman of
the present period with regard to her
sinful habits, and she will at once re =
fer you to Eve, and say if Eve had
never sinned neither would the Ia
dies of this age. Now this is all
stuff! Who ever heard of Eve hsv-
ing to reach back with one b and, in
crossing a street or other muddy
place. TO take up the slack of so
dress? A man might search the &C
count books of every store in the
town in which she and her husband
lived. and he would not find q bunch
of ribbon. a yard of lace or a sprig
OF artificial flowers charged to Mr..
Adam's account by Mrs. Adams ex.
travagance. And yet that one little
sin Of hers is dashed into the face
OF her grandchildren on every occa-
sion Did anybody ever see Eve GO
ing of to party. or going cut TO
skate on the ice with some other fell
low? / should say not Did any
body ever see or hear of Eve going
of-leaving the dishes all dirty-to
play croquet with Bugg's boy, and
leave Mr.. Adam at home to mind the
children and chickens and TO eat cold
bread for dinner: Not as far as heard
froml Then why bring to mind the
things that have passed so long ago?
A nice come of, indeed, to say
that if Eve had not sinned other wo-
men would notI It is my private
opinion. publicly expressed, that If
there had never been any Eve the
women of the present day would sin
Just the samei Who ever heard os
Eve raising a muss with Adam for
staying out later Who stayed with
Eve wnen Adam was gore to the
Lodge? Not her mother.in-law, of.
cou rse, because at that time she was
not there. Thisis one great aflvant-
age that Adam had over all the rest
OF the boys: his mother-in-law never
lived with him after he went to house
keepinglH l know of scores OF men
now who, If everything had to be
done over, would willingly take Ad-
ans place. with all che responsibili-
ties Of Ewes SHINING. just for the
novelty OF enjoying . changea
I'll venture the assertion that at
the day OF bis death Adam didn't
owe $50 In any dry gOods store in
the country. Does any body know
Of Eve ever making application for
q pension, and swearing that Cain.
during hts life. was her only means
of support, and this, too, while Ad- |
am aud the other boys were at home |
and in good health? l should saw |
not. Yet happen to know several 1
women who have. Did Eve ever |
tramp from State to- State. making
stump speeches in favor or female |
sufrages Did she ever study for the
or make application for adj
mittance TO the bar? Did she ever
practice medicine ainongst the store /
clerks. and cause Adam 10 20 totiIs-f
on whisky to drive away his I
sorrow NeUeTg Then stop ali thisd
talk about her SHINING, or it will \
drive me into politics.