CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1897-08-26
Presbyterian .lnmi,ersary.


interspersed with music, was given.
]. X. Brewster, AN elder in the church
for twenty-five years, gave an account
Of its organization Miss Gertrude
read a history of the first
ten years of the church. written by her
mother Mr. Rudd submitted a lengthy
poem which was read by Mr.. Anson
Rudd- The poem is published in full
A history of the second ten years WIS
read by Judge Dale :. Ii. Atwater
gave history of the last five yegrs.
Vocal music was furnished by Mrs.
Lewis and Miss McKissick After the
program was finished refreshments
were served and social time was Ell
joyed.
Far eastward in beauteous vale
And famed by many a spicy gale,
A garden lay. embosomeo all
Among the palms and cedars tall.
Young Adam in creations morn;
Ere yet thought of sin was born.
Estate in the garden stood.
His ev'ry thought and wish was good.
No vain desire his bosom enter'd.
His hopes of bliss on God was center'd.
Ambrosial gales his cheeks caress'd,
With visions bright. his dreams were
blessed,
His bed was wove of fairest flowers
That fadeless bioomed in sylvan bowers
The air was iubJIant with song.
As twilight did the day prolong.
with warblers from each wooded vale.
Which. with their vespers came to hail
The last great ci ciowning work of God.
Who rested then. and said twas good.
His food was fruit of choicest kind.
Only for Paradise design'd.
The choice of VIII ich TO him given
BY the consenting voice of Heaven;
Save o. the tree of good and evil
As that woaid send him TO the devil:
Now Adam stood supremely blessed
By ali the hosts of Heaven caress'd.
Until one day he took to gaping
r When straightway ne was caught n nap
ping.
Waen fro "A his side rib was taken,
tHow strange 1t is ne did not waken.i
And frotnfhe crooked bone we find
A nondescript caii'd womsnkind.
o luckless hap for ev'ry sinner.
Was Adams sleeping alter dinner.
Twas then the misery began.
OF each and ever, mortal man.
Not that the woman WAS n blessing.
Well worth the while OF his earessinx.
But that her rights. notions should prove
4 curs. and blight TO Adams love.
For soon she tired OF Adams rule.
And soon csus'd him TO play the fool.
As you all know ~c lack the grace.
when there's woman In the ease.
To use the little wit we've got
So twill avail US on the spot.
As men are sfiii their humble slaves.
Who ind rest only in their graves.
They hold US still within their grsppie.
As ey'ry Eve has got apple
To tempt them when they've laid plan
To capture some deiuded msu.
But 10 proceed and reach the fall
That traii'd the serpent DER all.
The sfory.s this. In wand'ring round.
Eve tread upon forbidden ground.
whsre grew the tire. whose light and
knowledge
Could nc'er have been obtained at college.
And 'mong Its branches spied a snake.
Politely asking her TO take
Prom OF the tree, tempting apple.
That he might get her Ia his grappie-
And she not being posted In
The way the Devil managed sin.
His specious arguments soon won
The woman. and the deed was done.
AS we'll the serpent knew. the fate
OF Adam. when his trusted mate
should coax and wheedie him to take.
The version OF the witty snake.
Rather than the expressed condition
on which he gained his high position
or gardener in Paradise
A place that we'd consider nice.
but when the Lord came round TO see
who'd stolen apples from His tree.
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And told how Eve eajoled and coaxed
With more devices than Yankee.
untill his brain was blurred and cranky.
Then showed the fruit under his nose.
II smeii'd SO good. he said here goes.
III trust this woman thou has given
Though 1t should bar my way to Heaven
But. said the Lord. warn'd you once,
And II you're such silly Ounce
AZ to be wheedled by woman,
IN now. since you know good from evil
Just send you out to fight the devil.
But you will never have to roam.
Your battleaeids will be at home.
Then straightway DER the garden wall
The Lord pitched them-the snake and all.
And told them that their living now
They'd have to get by sweat OF brow.
Thus ended Adams biissfui state.
Which left him with an added pate
With Eve TO discipline, in turn
To try from them the snakc to spurn,
A he persistentiy kept trying
To keep her at cheap counters buying.
Which then I'm his financial stress.
And her extravaganoe In dress.
tAs she already had more leaves
Than preachers here have Eather'd
sheaves,
Beside he had home to make,
place where he could safely take
The future prospects and their mother.
And for the comfort of each other.
To make provisions for the larder.
For which he found the task much harder
Since he had lost ''posish' as warden
Within the Lords prolific garden.
But altho' Adams lot was hard.
From this great privilege debar'd.
Yet all his woe and toll and trouble
And mental pain. was but a bubble
Compared with what his progeny
In after years was doom'd to ace,
And all this woe and toll and strife
Came through perversencss OF his wife.
Poor Adam. twas q fatal fall
For him. for us n midnight pail