Show ft A HINDO LEGEND OF t CREATION OF WOMAN at the beginning of 0 time the vulcan or of the hindo hando mythology created the world but when he be wished to create a woman he found that he had employed all his materials in the creation of man there did not remain one sold element then awash tri perplexed fell into a profound meditation lie ile roused himself to do as follows ile ho took the roundness round of the moon the undulations of the serpent the of clinging plants the trembling of the grass the slenderness of the rose vine and the velvet of the lower flower the lightness of the leaf and the glance of the fawn the gayety gaiety of the suns suna rays and tears of the mist the inconsistency of the wind the vanity of the peacock and the softness of the down on the throat of the swallow the hardness of the diamond the sweet flavor of honey and the cruelty of the tiger the warmth of fire and the chill of snow the chatter of the jay and the cooing of the turtle dove ile he united till all this and formed a woman then he made a present ot of her to man eight days later the man came to and said illy lord the creathie creft crea tuie you gave me ma poisons my ex istance she chatters without rest she takes all my time she laments lor for nothing at all and la Is always ill and received the woman again but eight days ater tile the man mail came again to the god and said my lord my life is very r solitary since I 1 r returned e this creature I 1 remember she danced before me singing I 1 recall how she glanced at me from the corner of her eye and she played with me clung citing to me and returned the woman to him three days only passed and saw the man coming to him again my aly lord said he be 1 I do not understand exactly how but I 1 am sure that tho the woman causes me more annoyance tan tan pleasure I 1 beg you relieve me of or but cried go your way and do your best and the man cried 1 I cannot live with her neither can you live without her replied awash tri and the man was sorrowful mur mering wo to me I 1 can neither live with nor without her |