Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-03-25
ETHER

the sea. a long, sloping hillside. covered
with a carpet OF flowers and grasses, anc
fringed with border Of gistening sand
4 creek Of smooth water ended in poo
overhung by weeping willows. The boat
took me there. \ long tree-trunk lay
along one bank Another little boat
rested beside it. A woman in flowing
white robe sat upon the trunk, with hel
sandaled feet upon the BOAT.
What place is this?" ! asked.
! Il do not know / have Just come"
Where did you come from p
Il do not know And you?'
II do not know either but think we
have just died"
Yes, she agreed. Z think so; and
| think this is our new life"
like Adam and Eve"
"We will call each other that
You are very beautiful, Eve"
Am II"
II shall like you very much
Il shall like you. too. OF course she
said, with soft look in her eyes. THAT
| is why we came here ! think | saw
your eyes call me-
II remember that / said Il did not
like to go alone; and You looked SO
sorry for me. and II do not remember
anything else | must try to remember. .
docs it natter" she asked.
! No. | answered. 1--WE will make this
new world happy for each other. Still,
| should like to remember
Il am happy" she said, and | do not
want to remember; and DO not want
you to remember. Adam.
Dear Adam" | corrected.
II meant that. of course You are
| very dear to me- That is why ! do not
want you to remember You might find
something dearer in your memory, per
member, Adam. When | saw That
She smiled at me Il always mean dear
| ADAM
Dearest Eve, l cannot h2lp if re
member. nr do not remember
| All! But you can. There is Tree.
| here We one in ahN,,rr garden: an
the other Eve was curious first Eve
and she tasted it, and she showed it
| to Adam. Afterward he knew more
| than she. or the knowledge made more
difference to him think it was that
and she was sorry Women were al
ways sorry aftcrward So | shall not
be curious dear Adam! And / shall not
show you the tree
you know it theu?" | asked.
! ''Yes--I-I think So
! How did YOU find Dut:"
| Something whispe red. 1t said that
| it would not hurt mt to know. | eX-
pect that is right, because because /
should always like you so much that it
wouldn't matter. Men are different.
| When they know" She shook her
head There is no one else here; but
you might wish there was-if you re-
membcred'
You seem to be very wise, Eve" |
said Il think, when you went and
looked at the tree didn't You taste it -
She rose hastily.
Let us go and look at the island. .
she said
Did YOU Eve?" | asked
Moo she said slowly SAT least
! DO come and look at the island. Adam
Look at me. Eve" said; and when
she turned her head away. | took her
face between my hands, and he'd it in
front of mine.
81 never will again" she said, and
please kiss me, Adam"
DO YOU remember if we knew each
other before, dearest Eve?" | asked I'm
the world where we lived?"
No" she said. Il do not remember
Il was a great world of many people |
think If we went back there we might
not know that we were meant fer each
other. might not find each other That
Is why don't want to 90 back think
we shall be happy together. because
DO YOU not like to kiss me, Adam 2"
! Il like to- | said
Then YOU always may"
We walked round the island till the
sun grew low. We came back to the
| pool where We had landed. Just a, the
| great yellow disc sank below the hori-
zon. Her ewes were deep and thought
ful And presently she put on, her hand
and tool, it.
What is it. dear Eve"
Il want you to think OF me as | think
Of YOU"
/ II like Won 80 very much"
Il should never like anyone else so
we'll as YOU" she said Besides like
isn't the word Adam"
| Isn't it," asked. She shock her
head. rs 1.-THE word that Won won't
! saw" She nodded
DO You want to know the worIg,
Yes" | said; and she sighed.
Come" she commanded. and we wan.
dered round the edge of the pool to-
| gether And suddenly the world seemed
10 change, and my heart felt bio with
my liking toward her.
"Thc word is love-" Z cried "Dear
/ Eve, love you."
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