The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-27

Eve. we are told, was the first woman,
the mother OF the human family.
IL Wotid aaam that Adam wna cre tad

II would seem .hat Adam was created
frat according to the Mosaic account,
and that tho material Of which his bod )
was composed wns earth. This may bs
true also. as 1t regards our motner Eve
II not iuude directly OF earth, she was
inade Of that which was made Of earth
Wig: OF a rio taken from Adam while In q
deep sleep.
The reason given for the format tIon Of
woman was. IL 10 not good for man TO bt
alone. We have an Argument hero In IA
vor OF plnclDg woman on an equal basis
with nun, and We suppose that Adam un
derstood this. for he said, as soon as she
was brought. This 10 bone OF my bone.
nnd fiesh OF my ilesh" He accepted her
rs heipmeot ana assistant and We tbini
Us his equal khe was not to be his infer.
Tor nor his superior, and 1t is hor riajt TO
be tho equal of man Ia the nation. In the
church aud In all organizations for the
good OF the race.
Adam felt upon awakening from his
sleep aud looking upon the new formed
beauty before him the ties Of new.formed
nature and the endearments Of relation.
ship. lie claimed her as ills associate and
companion. md strengthened the ties
that bound them by the covenant OF mar.
rlage. They bore each others burdens
and shared each others woes. as In their
fallen state they walked by each others
eide.
But how came them to fallP Tho to mpter
approached Eve aud offered to her the
dellciuus fruit on the tree In the midst OF
the garden. Eve listened to tie tenn pter
and lirst felt the effects Of the transQres .
sion. but she was not so far in advance OF
Adam. for she gave unto her husband ana
lie did eat.
1t has been thought by come that all
the Ills anil woes that human flesh is heir
to may be traced to woman. that I've
was the cause OF them oil. But Adam
pnrtook OF the forbidden fruit, anu SO
made hImsolf n party without 80 much as
urging mn objection.
They were both found guilty and con-
demned nike. Our Mother Eve felt
keenly tie curse pronounced upon her,
but she cherished In her heart the Or omlse
OF Saviour for herself and for her chill.
dren. When she looked upon Cain. her
first born. ehe thought Of the promised
eeed. and probably said in her heart. ''tnis
ls the seod OF the woman that is to brulee
tue head OF The serpent" With interest
she watched over and minlstered to her
ilrst children In their childhood, then In
their youth and early manhood.
She felt The maternal pride that Mothers
have felt In all ages when looking at their
eons succeeding III life and promislng
good for tho ccming future. But one
day the sad news reached her that Gain
had murdered his brother Abel. Though
she had never before seen O human form
cold In death or viewed an emblem OF
to foei the piercing dagger OF dead son
bcfuie her. whose life was destroyed
cruelty by the hand OF his own brother.
After this she was the mother OF an
other son. that was to tuke the place OF
the murdered Abel and be In the line OF
the coming Redeemer. How long Eve
lived to exerclee her equal rights with the
sterner sex, we know not, but IL Is likely
ele passed away long before Adam closed
his mortal career.
James Green OF this placa is on two
veoks' trip 10 Piedmont. W. Va. He will
spend his time in cunning. MIR. Green is
ono OF tho crack shots OF our town, SO we
may expect 10 see Hoodly number of
wild turkeys and deer on his return
home. or course the smaller species OF
the anlmnl Kingdom will be without
number.
John Taylor. of Moutchanin. who met
with IN accident a short time ago which
confined him to the house. is able to at
tend 10 business again.
Miss Florence WEIGH OF the same place
has been considerably indisposed for n
ehort time. She lie under the treatment
OF DR.. White of Wilmington.
Mrs Mary Mousley Ia under tho care OF
DR., Chandler but no ser!ous results are
appIehended at this writing.
william Mckelvey expects In short
time to move TO the city.
Frank Hunter and wife of Wilmington
spent sunday with their son. Naaman
and family OF this place.
y Miss Corkran of Perryville. Md, has
been spending fow days with the ltev.
W. r. Taylor and family.
Harry Stern and wite entertained vii.
mington friends on Sunday.
We made mention some time ago Of
ono OF our friends who would but for the
assistance OF nelRhbor probably have
been lost among the rocks of the historic
Br0ndywlne. and now we are called upon
10 record the fact that one of our best
known ladies' became SO Interested In
this gentleman's adventure that sine
could not rest contenJed until she had
made all exploration. SO or Saturday sic
did so. with the Intention OF taking In
Wilmington by way OF Rising Sun. She
did 30 to her sorrow, as she greatly com.
plains now OF the bud effect 1t had on one
OF her limbs.
We have lass or two In our villuge
who can supply you with all the persim-
mons you wish icr about two oents per
dozen.
II there Ia q person In our town who
does not fully understand what is the
matter when lie or she Is indisposed We
would say to him or her that MIR. Webster
Is the standard authority on such matters.
lie can give you all the Information you
want. LAQUApE,