The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-21
Monsu Held Responsible.


Recently tho Indianapolis Herald con-
tAined = short paragraph 70 the effect
THAI 81 the ssTerest critics on wQmen's
Lady reader Of thSa paper has taken ex-
cersfon IN the following sarcastic man
ser:
Eve was blamed in the beginning,
and her daughters VIII be blamed TIL the
end for every misstep, and criticised for
every fault By both her own and the oP-
posito sex. Woman critlcises woman
severely, aud for no other reaso1 but to
win farur In tbs eyes Of The wretch who
made her sister a subject az comment
and to show her strength of mind Had
Adam been n nlda, as the Lord intended,
and not a contemptible scoundrel,
uornen's position In this world would
have been different; she would not a.
WAYS be taking back seal IN the thea
TIRE 81 life, and dancing while somebody
else whistled; she would MOI be summed
az leper and Kissed at a . counterfeit
for the same sins man Is guilty Of, and
publicly forgiven by Yirtuous, but mar
row minded women, and lauded by men,
who are SO imbued with The faults
Of their ancestor that they forgot
what they owe 20 women-for their
mothers sake. If Adam had not been .
coward and D kDaye, when the Lord
called unto them 70 come Out Of their
ulrce Of cOncealmeDt, after having par
taken Of the fruit Of knowledge, be would
would have come boldly forth and said
so. and behold, Master, alone am TO
blame, being the stronger; let not thy
wrath fan upon the wife Thou hast
given NE Z" But, instead, he craEled
out like q dog with wool I'm his teeth,
aud pointing derisiTely az Eve, said:
"I,o- and behold the woman Thou
Cavest 20 Dc with ne she gave NE Of
the tree and did sat, and Eve not
wishing to make her husband out bar,
hung her head sad said nothing, until
the Lord said: "Nhat 20 tAts th3n hast
doney' Then she replied The SER
pant meaning Adam, OF counsel be-
guiled me, and did eat But mind
you, she did not lay the blame O. her
husband, Is he, unchrtsnan-like, had
done upon her which In my eyes prove
her innocence. 1 never did believe,
never can believe, never wiz believe
that Eve ever pulled that miserable
appla, AL Bible translatOrs % the con-
trary notwithstanding. OF course,
after the Lord cursed them, Eve, bro
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her husband, never felt ike holding mp
her head again, consequently be petted
and tyrannlzed over her as suited his
fancy, instilling In her mind the disgTsce
Of weakness in woman, the nobility and
generosity q mAn-the loyalty OF bis
own heart aud torbeArAnce IN not ep-
plying for q divorce as soon as cast out
OF Eden, until the poor woman was sc
muddled that she didn't know half TIE
time IL she stood On her head or heels,
scourging herself for imaginary sins,
While she loved and despised the man
Who accused her. No wonder that her
daughters have Inherited their traits.
Like mother, like daughter like father,
Ike son.
Adam aud Eve viii live throughout
time-the woman viii be cursed for the
sins Of the man, at least, for which he IA
equally or like guilty. But the better
day is coming, even IL il is after abe il
dead. for women Ths Lord Is finding
cot n thing or two, and knows he made
n mistake when Adam was created first.
Woman VIII inherit the Kingdom OF
Heaven. not for sinsor forgiveness Of sis
ter woman, but for the ability and for
bearance, love and honor she exhibit
in shielding man, in tagging around
after him, IN smoothing over hiS veal
points, and nursing the corrupt miami
g. II he were her own. The Lord Is
asha1ned Of his irTeparable error, and
woman viii receive har reward"