The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29
Adam and Eve.
fPeck's Sun.


 We presume there is nobody who en-
 yies the situation ofAdam and Eve. in
 the Garden of Eden, so much as the bus mess man, who has to work sixteen hours
 a day for seven days in the week, and lay
 awake half the night thinking of how he
 can do two hours work in one on the mor-
 row. To think of those two people there
 alone, with nothing to do but stand of snakes and enjoy themselves seems pic
 nic to the brain worker of to-day. Adam did no, have to get up in the morning at
 six o'clock and swallow cup of ceffee on jump, in order to catch car and be al the office before the rest of the men. He could lay and sleep. and get up when he got ready. Adam did not have to break in new boots or worry because his pants were getting thin. and out of style. He could go bare footed. and sit around on the veranda and enjoy himself, and Eve would sit near him, piecing silk quilt, knowing he wouldn't 50 down town and stay all the evening to see customer from the country on business. ust think of the fishing and hunting that Adam must have had. The garden of Eden mus, have covered good deal of terri tory, and probably there were quail. and l2ek snipe. and wood cock. and canvass back ducks. and mud hens. and every thing just as We have them % this day. We can imagine Adam with a breeoh-loading shot gun. and his hg leai hunting coat pockets filled with cartridges loaded with four drams of powder and No. shot. on point in the lake where the ducks were in the habi, offyins over, lust more than moving them down. while Gain and Abel picked up the ducks and carried them for him. He didn't haze to worry about business. because everything he wanted grew in the garden and he could hunt all the fall If he wanted to. Ne often think of Adam. when we 90 off. for a day $ shoot. and wonder II !, wouldn't have made his head perspifc If he knew he had got 10 get back and write | dozen columns of funny matter for paper. The old sinner had Il pic nIc. and WAS blasted foel not te stay there tiA this time. l. Is probable that Adam had some days that were not pleasant for shooting ducks. but he could stay in the house if t was bad weather. If the weather go, too cold. along in November. though the ducks itht bt ID tiiS ti 'tit tiisik " eAS 'at. AAsi' wouldn', be likely to 90 out with that hunting coat ,ofhis and stand in the wind for few ducks. because Il would be apt 10 blow his coat otf. and then he would catch cold and have to go home with lame back and cold, and have Eve put po- reus plaster on him, and make him some ginger ten and soak his feet in mustard water One can imagine Exc doing her level bes, to cure Adam af his cold. and telling him that he ought ,o know better than 10 go out shooting without putting on some extra fig leaves. Ne wonder if Adam had flask with tin cup on the bottom, to carry in his pistol pocket. with to cure snake bites. From all accounts there was urgent need oi some such m arrangement. as nobody seemed lu he safe from snakes there in the garden at all. .Nnd yet. few business men. with all the headache and wofrv. would care to exchange places with Adam for a perma- nent investment. They migh, ike Il for a few weeks in the fall. but in the winter they would be mighty glad ,o get back to thcir offices. with the nice .rate fire and the easy chars, and the letters com ing by every mail with money n them.