The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-10-05
THE AME loan PARADISE LOST
A Legend of the Indian Adam and Ev,
of Mackinac Island.

The great conelikc rock that stands
on the island of Mackinac and is to the
civilized whites only ''sugar-loaf," q
tid-bit for baby men and women, rs il
were, was to the savage the home OF
Gitchie Manitou.
In it is n cave, and it was there that
he dwelt, and from that sacred cham.
Der, unseen, he communicated his will
to his forest children.
The wonderful arch of stone on the
edge of the island wall, short distance
away, which has never been to the
whites anything more than "arch-rock,"
was to the Indian the gateway of the
morning. Through it the rising god of
light shed his first beams upon the
sacred island, and under it Manitou
scaled the precipitous wall when he
came to repose and rest in his chosen
earthly home.
Here II was that, to have companions
in his idle hours, he created Adam and
Eve 0 use our old names, which mean
the same as the Indian names) in his
own image, and immortal, like him
self. Having created them he loved
them, and passed so much time with
them on the island that an angel in
high place in the heavenly home of
Manitou followed him, once, to discover
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 returned 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 low
ing his companion, was banished for
ever from the garden, and that if he
ever returned to it he should be put to
death, and his earthly Immortality
would become an immortality of woe
in the land of spirits. Eve listening
heard, and with the quick intuition that
has ever marked her sex, looking into
the face of the angel, discerned his mo-
tive, and, rushing into Adams arms,
became insensible. At the rough COM
mand of the angel Adam laid Eve
gently down, imparting as he did so q
last kiss upon her unconscious lips, and,
turning, followed to the shore, where at
the foot of the slope at the southern
part of the island they found canoe.
With breaking heart and dismal moan
Adam took his place, the angel pushing
the vessel from the beach, and hurried
back to the fainting mortal on the up
land.
EVE AND THE DEVIL.
lie found her recovered from the
shock. She demanded to know what
he had done with her lover. "He is
gone, and hence you are to be compan-
ion of mine, and together we will dwell
forever here in an Immortality of earth
ly bliss" II hate your How natural
that sounds even yet. II hate you. and
sooner than spend one hour with you
here, where have been so happy with
my love; where together we have wor-
SHIPPED the infinite goodness of Great
Manitou, who gave us life and hearts
to love / will dash myself to pieces
from yonder rockr' She darted to-
ward the bold pinnacle known as
Lovers Leap" in those days, and be-
fore he could reach her she flung her.
self into the lake. Adam. slowly
padding along the shore, through his
streaming tears saw her sweep down
swift and bright like a morning star,
! and. rousing himself, with one mighty