The Washington times., 1922-06-07
ADAMANDEVE
|NbAT TLEO OVER
YOUNG RABBIT
Serpent Of Disoord creeps Into
Garden of Eden In Maine
.. Woods.
By c. J. OBERLY.
CosmopoIitan News Service.

Garden of Eden. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
A. sutter. the mouern Adam and
Eve. who are re-enacting in the
Maine woods the life story Of the
first man and woman, had their first
spat yesterday. rney quarreled as
completely and satisfactorily as
though tsey were living In an apart,
ment with a rubber plant and
mortgage TO keep them comfortable.
rather than fighting for their ,ex.
istence In the wilderness.
This modern Adam and Eve didn't
quarrel over any insignificant bit
OF fruit like an apple. IT., + e..
II all started over a poor little
baby rabbit. Eve caught the furry
little animal early in the morning
when IL had wandered away from
it's mother.
Would Keep Rabbit.
What are you going to do with
that thing?" asked Adam scornfully,
when she exhibited her prize. lie was
not in the least diplomatic.
I'm going to keep IL and train
it," she replied with fire in her eyes.
THE poor little thing is lost and we
can keep II in our cabin here until
he grows and gets big enough TO
take care of himself" ....F
You mean to think I'm going to
slep with that thing. do you?"
Adam . hernandez, emphatically.
"Ill be hanged II I'll sleep with any
rabbit" 49,.
Adam Right.
Now Adam was quite right. A
rabbit In all right In n stew but as
n MI af IN q la a. hNl
desired Adam knew the rabbit
would probably die and besides he
was aware that its manners were
not OF the best. He tried TO explain
this to Eve but he might as well
have tried TO argue with the rabbit.
Mrs. Sutter has been terribly lone
some and she wants something to
cuddle and pet. She wanted that
rabbit and she said 50. Adam told
her she couldn't keep II and she re.
sorted to the oldest feminine ex-
pedient in the world--tears. But
Adam was unmoved. He ended the
argument by seizing bunny by the
neck and hurting II into the under
brush. Eve went into a pretty fair
imitation OF Mysteries and, then Adam
began TO feel sorry. He fooled around
In the usual futile masculine man.
ner while Eve kicked spruce needles
into his eyes every time he learned
over TO consol her.
To the average reader this may
seem. a very silly thing for two peo-
pie who have been so near death
together TO quarrel about. but II Is
easily understood when the psychol-
ogy OF the situation Is examined
For more than two weeks the
Suffers have been absolutely alone
in virgin wilderness save for
the short visits OF. the Newspaper
representative. They have faced
situation which has taxed every
iota Of mental and physical re.
serve to keep on top and they
have barely won through up to
date.
Nerves Are Prayed.
The Suffers. are tired. they are al.
most tired OF each other. In fact
they have reached the point where
their nerves are like frayed violin
strings ready to snap. Hunger and
cold and privation have done tfsir
deadly work to such an extent thar
the modern Adam and Eve are revert.
ing very quickly to the primitive.
And so they quarrelsd over the
poor little rabbit and 1t looked for a
time as though their Garden OF Eden
experiment would come to an inglo-
rious end, but when the sun began TO
sink behind the spruce tops and the
cold air OF the forest night to creep
in upon them, Adam took his wife
in his arms and held her quietly.
though she was still sobbing.
They looked out into the myster.
ious biackness Of the forest and seem.
ed to gather some of its strength
and impassivity. Eve stopped SOL
bing. They kissed.
The problem OF food and clothing
is still far from being solved by
Adam and Eve. Although they have
captured a deer and have clothins
Of a sort, they are still far from he.
ing equipped TO fight out the next
three weeks and a half OF forest ex-
lstence.
The daily fight for food must still
be carried on. and there is no rest in
the woods for those who would Crap
pie with nature for their existence.
Warmer weather has done nothing
but TO increase by millions the black
flies and mosquitoes who are tortur'
Ing the Suffers.
Both Adam and Eve look like
tattooed exhibits at a circus side
show. Their naked bodies are Gov
cred with thousands Of fly bites and
at a short distance they look like in.
tricate patterns traced by a needle.
CCopyright, 1922. by Carl A. Sutter)