The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-03-26
Ad Obliging Hotel Guest.

The other evening a kind-looking old
man was escorted to a room on the third
floor of hotel to pass the night. and it
wasn't five minutes before the bell in
dicated that he wanted to see a waiter.
A colored boy ran mp, stuck his head
into the room and asked what was wan
ted. The old man said he didn't want
anything, but the waiter was hardly
down stairs before the bell rang again.
"Did you want sulin?" he's inquired,
as he reached the room again.
Nothing" replied the old man, as he
opened the door.
In about two minutes his bell rang
again and this time the waiter exclaim-
ed
eff you don't want muffin what ar'ye
pullin' de bell fur?"
"I want to oblige the waiter" replied
the old man.
"De waitah! Oblige de waitah?"
eyes, it says here, please ring the bell
for the waiter and if he wants it rung
I'm willing to oblige him, though I'm
tired and sleepy and shant pull it more'n
four times more unless know that some
of his family are sickI'
Mr.. George Smith, who had charge of
the expedition sent to Assyria by the
London Telegraph, has been busily en-
civ,ao h1o -
inscriptions he found buried in Chaldean
and Assvrian mounds. With several
small pieces in the British Museum col
lection, he has succeeded in obtaining a
continuous series of legends, giving the
history of the world from the creation
down TO some period after the fall OF
man. Linked with these he5also found
other legends on primitive history, in
cluding the story of the building
of the tower of Babel and OF
the confusion of tongues. When his
investigations are completed, Mr.. Smith
will publish full account and transla-
tion of these Genesis legends. In a re-
cent letter TO the Telegraph he says
''The narrative on the Assyrian tablets
commences with a d description of the per
iod before the world was created wher
there existed chaos or confusion. The
chaos is presided over by female pow.
er: named Tisalet and Tiamat, cores
ponding to the Thalatth of Berosus; but
as it proceeds, the Assyrian account
agrees rather with the Bible than with
the short account from Berosus. We
are told, in the inscriptions, of the fall
of the celestial being who appears tc
correspond to Satan. In his ambition
he raised his hand against the sanctuary
of the God of Heaven, and the descrip
ton of him ia really magnificent. Thi;
rebellion leads to n war Gin heaven ant
the conquest of the powers of evil, The
gods in due course creating the universe
in stages, as in the Mosaic narrative
surveying each step of the work anc
pronouncing 1t good. The divine worl
eliminates in the creation of man, who
is made upright and free from evil, ant
endowed by the gods with the noble
faculty of speech. The Deity then de
livers long address TO the newly Great
ed being, instructing him in all hi
duties and privileges, and pointing on
the glory of his state. But this condi
ton of blessing does not last long before
man yielding to temptation, falls; ant
the Deity then pronounces upon him {
terrible curse, invoking on his head al
the evils which hnve since afflicted hu
manity."
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