Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-21
THE AMERICAN PARADISE LOST.
A Legend of tho Indian ADAM and
Etc Of M0ckindo Island
Chicago Inter-Ocean.

Chicago Inter-Ocean. |
The great conelike rock that stands on
the island of Mackinac and is to the civil
lied whites only ''sugar-loaf," tid-bit
for baby men and women, as it were, wss
to the savage the home of Gitchie Manitou.
It is cave, and it was there that he
dwelt, and from that sacred chamber, IN
seen, he communicated his will to his for
est children.
The wonderful arch Of stone on the edge
Of the island wall. short distance away,
which hes never been to the whites any
thing more that ''arch-rock," was to the
Indian the gateway of the morning.
Through it the rising God of light shed his
firstbeams upon the sacred island, and IN
der it Msnitou scaled the PERCEPTIONS wall
when he came to repose and rest in his
chosen earthly home.
Here it was that, to have companions in
his idle hours. ne created Adam and Eve
| Il use our old names, which mean the same
| as the Indian names) in his own image, and
| immortal like himself. Having created
| them he loved them, and spent SO much
| time with them on the island that an angel
| in high place in the heavenly home of Man
| itou followed him once, to see what kept
him SO much away from heaven. When
the angel saw Eve he fell in love with her,
and straightway set to work to obtain her
| for himself. Once when Manitou had re-
| turned from long absence, the angel came
| to the island and told Adam that Manitou
| had sent him there to take care of the place
and that he (Adam) for the sin of loving
his com panion, was banished forever from
| the garden, and that if he ever returned to
| it he should be put to death aud his earthly
| Immortality should become an Immortality
| of woe in the land of spirits. Eve listen
] ing heard, and with the quick intuition
| that has ever marked her sex, looking into
the face of the angel, discerned his motive,
| and rushing into Adams arms, became ia
sensible. At the rough command Of the
| angel Adam laid Eve gently down, impart-
| ing as he did so q last kiss upon her uncon-
scious lips, and, turning, followed to the
shore, where at the foot of the slope at the
southern part of the island they came to
canoe. With breaking heart and dismal
moon Adam took his place, the angel push
ing the vessel from the beach, and hurried
| back to the fainting mortal on the upland.
EVE AND THE DEVIL.
He found her recovered from the shock.
She demanded to know what he had done
with her lover. HE is gone, and hence
yon are to be companion of mine, and
| together we will dwell forever here in an
Immortality of earthly Bliss" 81 hate your'
How natural that sounds even yet. II hate
| you, and sooner than spend an hour here
| with you, where 1 have been 80 happy with
my love; where together we have worship
| ed the infinite goodness of Great Manitou,
| who gave us life and hearts to love will
dash myself to pieces from yonder rockr'
She darted toward the bold pinnacle known
as ''Lover's Leap in those days, and be-
| fore he could reach her she flung herself
into the lake. Adam, slowly padding
| along the shore, through his streaming
tears, saw her sweep down, swift and
| bright like morning star, and, rousing
himself, with one mighty stroke of his arm,
was upon the spot where the shaken water
marked her disappearance, and as she rose
above the surface lifted her into his canoe
alive, but disturbed and fearful by the aw-
full peril she bad undergone. SO, Adam,
my soul, for love of thee I would have
leaped to other worlds! But now we are
free from the terrors of yonder devil, for
such he is, and must be known as such by
the Great Manitou when he discovers what
has been done, and care not what fate be-
falls us so emily that we shall be parted no
more. love you and without you life is
but torment. He who made us to love is
good. He cannot deem it wrong if we
feel the quick sense of JOY with which he
has endowed Us. But still if we have COM
mitted a crime am content, for the time
must come when this strong love which
throbs in our hearts, Strengthening through
the coming ages in the breasts of our OF
spring, as it will, shall conquer the evil
and il, and widen the beautiful island of
Paradise until it holds upon its nurturing
breast, in the sweet mild skies of eternal
summer, the whole wide world! Let us
trust the Gitchie Manitou, let Us love each
other, and all shall be we'll"
When Manitou discovered the conduct
of his trusted angel he dismissed him from
his presence. The sulIen Lucifer then !
threw away his mask and rebelled. Hence !
the war in Heaven and the ultimate defeat |
and eternal fall of the evil-minded angel |
who has ever since borne the name of |
"devir' as it was bestowed on him by the |
brave and peerless Eve.
Manitou found his children and re- |
stored them to their home upon the island |
where they lived many, many years and |
reared many good and beautiful children, |
who went abroad and peopled the whole |
world, aud the island is still paradise. |
Smuggling.
NHw YORK, Oct 20.-Unitsd States Dis