The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1885-08-20
Woman Held Responsible.

Recently tho indianapolis Herald con.
tanned short paragraph to the effect
that "the severest critics ON women's
shortcomings arc women" to which .
lady reader Of that paper has taken OF.
cepton In the following sarcastic man.
ner:
1--we was blamed in the beginning,
and her daughters will bs blamed till IT,
end for every misstep, and criticised for
every fault by both her own and the OPP
posits sex. Woman criticises woman
severely, and for no other reason but 70
win favor in the eyes Of the wretch who
made her sister . subject Of comment
and to show her strength Of mind. Had
Adam been man, - the Lord intended,
and NOT contemplate scoundrel
women's position in this world would
have been different; she would not A.
ways be taking . back seat in the thea
TIRE Of life, and dancing while somebody
else whistled; shs would not be shunned
- leper and Kissed q q . counterfeit
for the same sins man Il guilty Of, and
publicly forgiven BY virtuous, but mar.
row minded women, and lauded by men,
Who ars 70 imbued with the faults
Of their ancestor that they forgot
what they owe to women-for their
mothers sake. II Adam had not been .
coward and . knave, when the Lord
called unto them to come out Of their
place Of conoealment, after having par.
taken Of The fruit Of knowledge, he would
would have come boldly forth and said
10, and behold, Master, I alone an to
blame, being the stronger ; let not thy
wrath fall upon the wife Thou mast
given m |" But, instead, he crawled
out, like . dog with wool in his teeth,
and pointing derisively ct Eve, said:
"Lo, and behold the woman Thou
gsveet to Be with mo she gave me II
the tree and I did eel" and Eve, not
wishing 10 make her husband out liar,
hung her head and said nothing, until
the Lord said: "What 10 hsis thou hast
dons?" Then she replied 1.-THE ser.
pent (meaning Adam, Of course) DO.
guiled me, and I did eat But, mind
you. she did not lay the blame on her
husband, q he, unohristian-like, had
done upon her which in my eyes prove
her innocence. I never did believe, I
never can believe, never will believe
that Eve ever pulled that miserable
apple, al Bible translators 70 the con.
tray notwithstanding. OF course,
aitci the Lord cursed them, Eve, bro.
ken.hearted ct the false accusation q
her husband, never felt like holding up
her bead again, consequently he petted
and tyrannized over her q suited his
fancy, instilling in her mind the Disgrace
Of weakness in woman, the nobility and
generosity Of mantle loyalty Of his
own heart and forbesrance in not ap-
plying for . divorce - soon % cast out
Of Eden, until the poor woman was %
muddled that she didn't know half the
time il she stood On her head or heels.
scourging herself for imaginary sine.
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.
like son.
"Adan and Eve will i've throughout
time-the woman will b cursed for the
sins Of the man, at least, for which be %
equally or like guilty. But the better
day d coming, even lit is after shs i
dead, for women. The Lord 10 findina
out thing or two, and knows he madA
. mistake when Adam was created first
Woman will inherit The Kingdom q
Heaven, not for sins OF forgiveness Of sis.
Ter woman, but for the ability and foe.
bearance, love and honor abe exhibit
IN shislding man, in tagging around
after him, In smoothing over bin weak
points, and nufsing the corrupt infant
- Il he were her own. The Lord %
ashamed q his iFreparable error. and
woman viii recoiye le reward"