The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
for the Young Folks column.l
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We love poctry-love II 80 wen tha'
any discord in it, musical, rhythmic
flow hurts us like a sudden blow. The
Latins had Il proverb which %rcmainstrue
to this day; ''poetd n%dsciiur, non a.
L'Inconnue may be a Daniel Webster In
embryo he may even grace the pulpit
since he seems thoroughly vcrsed in the
new and original story Of Adam and Eve;
or the cunning OF his hand may yet
transfer TO canvas the brilliant visions
Of his artistic soul, thus enabling him to
"wcar the laurel wreath Of fame" but
IA Rogue Riierhood says, I'll take my
Alfred David everlasting y, world-wiih-
out-end" L'lnconnue is not, and never
will be 4 poet. lie says
But never would say anything
Against nsu-nobls.hssftsd man"
| Lady Claire, for the whole world would
not say anything against a noble-hearted
man. VIZ were talking Of the other sort.
Again he says
'is he no, almost disinsi
Made In the image Of Godf'
Strange now great minds will differ
Darwin Was o man Of vast erudition, .
profound thinker and q close rcasouor
He thought man was merely a sligh
Improvement on the monkey, and reall,
il puzzles one sometimes to zee wher'
the Improvement coines In. In regar'
TO that little unpleasantness In the gar
den Of Eden, LInconnue seems to b
somewhat hazy. The serpent says, ~
shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
The woman fell through a desire 10 be
come wiser and better. The text doe
not say that
\ "Adsm took q moathful.
Rather than quarrel and di.puiei''
II does not say that even any amount {
persuasion was necessary. The trut
seems TO be that Adam was hungry an
being too lazy 10 step out and get th
unforbidden fruit, took that which WI
I, most convenient. Eve wasn't very oil
but she had lived long enough TO kno'
II she didn't take the first bite 81
: wouldn't get any at all. The first mu
/; dcrer was a man, and there IL positiyel
nothing on record to indicate that
] woman was nj the bottom OF 1t. Agail
y LIncoKnne says-
sAnd ever since Eve In Paradise
81 wemsn has Influenced men"
0 Yea. that Il very true. Go 10 the gre
> and good mel Of the age, and they vi
saw athe influence Of my mother, u
3 wife, or my sister. made me what am
D Go TO the prisons of the earth and u
Q doomed criminals awaiting death or II
y prisonmcnt, will moan out In their US
z less despair, "Oh. II | had only listen
D TO the prayers Of my mother, or z
plcadings Of my sister, or the loyil
e~ntreaties Of my wiief" Again. he says
,o ~, /, samsr'. -ies~i influence
" ma l. slIsss he ussfals ~ msu."
= II LInconnue dos na bdids his.
should make the op,end, honorable
a~pologizIng 10 oil fair wefnanhogl
grossly insulted ; II he dos biisrs u, !
are forced 10 the conclusion that !
female associates are Of = very sispirio
character. Tie record Of the pol
II courts proves beyond all controversy u
4. therr are wicked women In the wur
Every community Is cursed With so'
Objectionable female element, but y
can steer clear Of such Influences II III
wish. Rev. n. NJ. Long, OF Mempl
said In q rcc~nt permof-"T n
requisite 10 talking scnsibly npon =
subjsct. Il that a man should know vi
~ he r talking about" n L'1neonnue !
IN horne this In mind, perhaps his arti
would never have been written.
asks
"whss ~suid n pratt ~
To as1-<. esrsass md adnt.
rfsy cards. rsrntis fpd ~.
canax BOT shsf he vesid ~ssiS sAInh
Al We never knew any women Of u
" execrble morals, w srr unable to
swcr. LInconnue must ask some
with whom be u better acquainl
There was nothing In The Mod
~ Young Man. 70 hint 81 such . courre
p~rufixscy and vice. The female Toll
~irivolifies and ~exiavse.ncies sr
commendable, but . man stccp<d to
lips In sin, has no right 10 expect,
III claim, the highest type Of womanhs
~ This vas the kiea which PAVE rise
Lfnconnue's wrxthiuI timde Of Oh
amina sII vomankind. We only ~
of the sos<htns modern yun1k men.
y. the shoe pinch BIncuunee Then I
Il a. liks : little man, and ~ o. On
which Q en- stand square and
fooesd. THIS yss en- take your =.
aoe oi rppnlsncs asd III q |
and with g1pseful tead stealing d
SD yous lovely cheeks, excisim -"0h,
sioss ledy CIaIru. owing 10 your be-
ant influence. I no hnurf believe
6updngsh<F. ard ny u.afhps. snd
niu6ru, ani sunis, and .cpusins
puerfkrur1n. au 'kiI|inx The ms
Il nsen.,r Then. with or e~'
f<c.n ~ e'r f1.fh ~ rf1H'f1
~, "Arisa. - Elnnoonue. p 1gti
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