Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-13
THE CREATION OF MAN.
From the niuaoo veda..

From the Hfndoo vedas.
CONTINUED.
Hevi followed her husband; they wan
dered for days ard fer month";, resting
beside clear fountains under gigantic
Banyans that protected them from the
suns rays. Bat as they advanced the
woman was seized with strange fears, In
applicable terrors: "Adims," said she,
"let US 20 no farther; It seems to me that
we are disobeylng the Lord. Have we
not already quilted the place which he
assigned us Is q dwelliDgp "Fear not, +"
said Adima, "this Is not that fearful Jun
habitabie country VI which he spoke to
u.s." And they journeyed on. Arriving
at last ct the extremity of the island they
behe'd smooth and narrow arm OF the
sea, and beyond II vast and apparently
boundless country. connected with their
island by . narrow aud rocky pathway
arising from the bosom OF the waters.
The two wanderers stood amazed: the
country before them was covered with
stately trees, birds of q thousand colors
fitting midst their foliage. "Behold
what beautiful things" cried Adima,
"and what good fruits such trees must
produced Let US go and taste them, and
II that country is better than this we will
dwell there"
Heva, trembling, besought Adima to
do nothing that might irritate the Lord
against them. Are we not we'll here?
Have w not pure water and delicious
fruits9 Wherefore seek other things?
True" replied Adlma, "but we will
come back. What harm can It be to
lave visited this unknown country that
presents itself 10 our view2" Aud, ap-
preaching the rocks, Heva, trembling,
followed. Then, placing his wife upon
his shoulders, he proceeded to cross the
space that separated him from the object
OF bis desires. But NO sooner did they
touch the shore than trees, flowers, fruit,
birds, all that they had seen from the OPP
posite side, vanished In an instant midst
terrific clamor; the rock by which they
Ind crossed sunk beneath the waters, q
fsH sharp peaks alone remaining above
the surface to indicate the place of the
bridge, which had been destroyed by
divine displeasure. Those rocks which
eastern point Of India and Ceylon are
still known in the country under the
name of "Palam Adlma" bridge OF
ADAM. From earliest times this noun
tain has borne the name OF Adam Peak,
and under this name does modern geog-
rapby still describe It.
The vegetation which they had seen
from far was but a deusive miral o
raised by the prince Of the RakchAsos
(Evil Spirits) to tempt them to dikobe-
dience. Adima threw himself weeping
upon tile naked sands, but Heva came to
bin and threw herself into his arms, say
ing: "Do not despair, but let US rather
pray to the Author of all things to par
don u.s." And as she thus spoke there
came voice from the clouds saying;
"Woman, thou hast only sinned from
love to thy husband, whom commanded
thee to love, and thou has hoped In me.
1 pardon thee, and him also for thy
sake. But you may no more return to
the abode of delight which had created
for your happiness. Through your disc.
bedience to my commands the evil spirit
has obtained possession of the earth.
Your children, reduced to labor and to
suff by your fault, will become corrupt
and forget me. But will send Visch-
nou, who shall incarnate himself in the
womb OF woman and shall bring to all
the hope and the means of recompente
in another life in praying to me TO soite n
their Ills.
They arose consoled, but ever after
subjected by painful labor to obtain their
subsistence from the earth. The Re-
deemer, Christ, will be born Of woms n
to reward Htva for having neither
despaired Of God, nor had the first idea
of offense, in which she was only an &C.
complete from love TO him whom tht
Creator had commanded her to love
Behold here the veritable Eve, and We
understand that one OF her daughter
l ffsw. ri p.
Redeemer. This is beautiful and con-
selling. How grand, how logical and
no W simple this beautiful Hindoo legend
| JAMES r. WEIGH