The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-03
When aud How ii Originated that a
Woman Can't Keep a Secret

Written for the Balietin.
Perhaps the idea drsa dawned upon the
pure and guileless brain Of Adam when
Eve first shared with him tle deliciou.
sweetness Of the forbidden fruit, rendered
even more delightful to her by being forbid
den. Yet if any such thought occurred IL
him, We know it was prompted BY gratitude
lore and admiration.
Being very amiabie, docile and obelien
himsel, IL would have been perfectly happy
and eoHtented 10 have remained in tha
charming little garden forever. 1T wasver,
delightful to him, to lounge on beds Of roses
to watch the birds and beasts id their sport
i've Innocence and beauty, to be fed, waited
on, caressed and petted by beautiful grace.
full Eve. Ito weuld never have exerted
himself to hunt up forbidden fruit. No
not he. But Eve beihg the "last and most
perfect work Of God" was of course more
highly endowed, physically morally and
intellectually. and that smooth running state
Of things, after time, became monotonous
Wearried Of the insipid sweets Of Eden, and
doubtless considerably bored By the contin-
ual society OF her goody, goody spouse, she
wandered of alone, to explore the untrod-
den pathway Of the forbidden ground, At
tracted by the unrivaled beauty and exquis-
tie fragrance of the tempting fruit, it was
but NATURAL that she should desire to taste
and having tasted and "found it good sur
passing all other productions OF that won
derful garden, her first impulse was TO share
her delightful discovery with Adam and he
would have been an migrate indeed had he
failed to appreciate her generous kindness
We have no evidence to prove that Ire even
reproached or reminded her Of the $50
called violation But we have it III bible
al lore proven as fact that "he did eat
and enjoyed it too, but finally when sum
monsed up to account for his disobedience,
just hear him throw the weight
OF the whole oHensc on the frail
white shoulders of gentle, tender Eve. The
whole nature of man is so revealed in that
craven cringing plea: "The woman whom
thou didst give me" bah how like man.
Any sensitive, true-hearted woman knows
just what Eve thought Of him them, but in
the August presence of her accusers she was
silent, another noble characteristic of woman
70 bear unjust, uumerited reproach, UNI
complainingy, exemplifed here the very
first trial Of woman, and faithfully tipiGed
by every one of her fair daughters. We
have no historical record to prove that she
ever regretted the violation OF the law
nor do We think it probable nor even posi-
BILE that she could have done SO. For to all
reasoning thinking minds, j. is plain pal
pable fact, that she only obeyed the will
and desire of her Creator And that was
only the beginning of her grand mission to
man and to the world. II we doubt the
wisdom, and fcreknowledge Of God we are
worse than the inGdel, if we admit and be-
lieve in 1t then We most certainly believe
that he created her for that very purpose,
having planed and executed that most per-
feet piece Of workmanship, is it possible
for any rational being to suppose that lie
did not know just how to Use it for His
pleasure, honor ard glory? Who could for
one instant believe that this wonderful
OGdutAluA hOlIAs Will It's tFtAiflAR ilA4l4tsAts
of immortal souls, was only nafteribonehi
of the Omnipotent, or that ihelr existeaes
| Is due % accident, or To the willlnl aisobe-
dience Of an erring woman An eniighteii-
cd and civilized people could never give
| credence to such absurd doctrine. Old wo-
mans tales in the Chimney Corner and Nar-
sery Fables, were oracles OF wisdom compar-
ativeIy. In violating the law, she only full
filled the mission, for which she was created
and predestined-chosen by God us his most
useful, active, intelligent agent. She
was fitted and planned on a higher, more cx-
allied scale Of being; tender, sensitive and
true, her pride her energy, her ambition ard
aspirations are of a lofticI purer type, God
knowing and understanding her as no NOR
tai man could ere do, displayed his his d.
vine wisdom in the prohibition, had it been
q commandment instead, Eve would never
have ventured near. the tempting fruit
Our grand old world has been an empty
void, vast expense Of space Adam would
have lived on, his ignorant INDECENT life
not even knowing good from evil, unlples'i
by the compan;onship and affection Of chill.
dren failing in every sense to appreciate the
wisdom and goodness Of God. To the inilu-
ence and superior knowledge Of woman
man is indebted for all the pleasures Of this
beautiful world, and for his spiritual fitness
for the enjoyment of heaven. And tho he
may boast Of his power and his exalted po-
sition here, lie is only woman's slave, her
willing God given subject, to kneel and Of
fer up homage to her, every hour Of his life.
Tho the chain with which she binds him
does not chafe nor Cypress, tho lie feels not
the weight Of lis silktn letters, they are
firm s adamant, and strong as tate. Thu
he holds the reins Of governme #, a woman
white hand guides them. Tho his voice
alone is heard in halls Of state, a woman's
smile, a woman's kiss is the "power behind
the throne" His victories, his honors and
renown, all that he has ever accomplished
| that is grand, glorious and sublime, al tha
he has, his very existence he owes TO wofiea
IT'S a sad reality too, that in many in.
stances, men fail to appreciate the diyin,
influence, or to profit by her pure uprigh
example, and regardless of her mos
earnest efforts TO the contrary, his native
uleanness VII crop out, ard when she find
him so far beneath her moral and menta
scale, It's better to leave him TO his fate
than to stoop to his level, for while it IS he
her happiness and pleasure to
Raise q mortal to the skies"
its equally his delight to
TDrag an angel down"