[NOTE.——Itranslatedaportionofthisdiarysomeyearsago,andafriendofmineprintedafewcopiesinanincompleteform,butthepublicnevergotthem.SincethenIhavedecipheredsomemoreofAdam\'shieroglyphics,andthinkhehasnowbecomesufficientlyimportantasapubliccharactertojustifythispublication.——M.T.]
MondayThisnewcreaturewiththelonghairisagooddealintheway.
Itisalwayshangingaroundandfollowingmeabout.Idon\'tlikethis;Iamnotusedtocompany.Iwishitwouldstaywiththeotheranimals.Cloudyto—day,windintheeast;thinkweshallhaverainWheredidIgetthatword?Iremembernow——
thenewcreatureusesit.
TuesdayBeenexaminingthegreatwaterfall.Itisthefinestthingontheestate,Ithink.ThenewcreaturecallsitNiagaraFalls——why,IamsureIdonotknow.SaysitlookslikeNiagaraFalls.Thatisnotareason;itismerewaywardnessandimbecility.Igetnochancetonameanythingmyself.Thenewcreaturenameseverythingthatcomesalong,beforeIcangetinaprotest.Andalwaysthatsamepretextisoffered——itlookslikethething.Thereisthedodo,forinstance.Saysthemomentonelooksatitoneseesataglancethatit\"lookslikeadodo.\"Itwillhavetokeepthatname,nodoubt.Itweariesmetofretaboutit,anditdoesnogood,anyway.Dodo!ItlooksnomorelikeadodothanIdo.
WednesdayBuiltmeashelteragainsttherain,butcouldnothaveittomyselfinpeace.Thenewcreatureintruded.WhenItriedtoputitoutitshedwateroutoftheholesitlookswith,andwipeditawaywiththebackofitspaws,andmadeanoisesuchassomeoftheotheranimalsmakewhentheyareindistress.Iwishitwouldnottalk;itisalwaystalking.Thatsoundslikeacheapflingatthepoorcreature,aslur;butIdonotmeanitso.Ihaveneverheardthehumanvoicebefore,andanynewandstrangesoundintrudingitselfhereuponthesolemnhushofthesedreamingsolitudesoffendsmyearandseemsafalsenote.Andthisnewsoundissoclosetome;itisrightatmyshoulder,rightatmyear,firstononesideandthenontheother,andIamusedonlytosoundsthataremoreorlessdistantfromme.
FridayThenaminggoesrecklesslyon,inspiteofanythingIcando.I
hadaverygoodnamefortheestate,anditwasmusicalandpretty——
GARDEN—OF—EDEN.Privately,Icontinuetocallitthat,butnotanylongerpublicly.Thenewcreaturesaysitisallwoodsandrocksandscenery,andthereforehasnoresemblancetoagarden.
Saysitlookslikeapark,anddoesnotlooklikeanythingbutapark.Consequently,withoutconsultingme,ithasbeennew—named——
NIAGARAFALLSPARK.Thisissufficientlyhigh—handed,itseemstome.Andalreadythereisasignup:
KEEPOFF
THEGRASS
Mylifeisnotashappyasitwas.
SaturdayThenewcreatureeatstoomuchfruit.Wearegoingtorunshort,mostlikely.\"We\"again——thatisitsword;minetoo,now,fromhearingitsomuch.Gooddealoffogthismorning.Idonotgooutinthefogmyself.Thenewcreaturedoes.Itgoesoutinallweathers,andstumpsrightinwithitsmuddyfeet.Andtalks.
Itusedtobesopleasantandquiethere.
SundayPulledthrough.Thisdayisgettingtobemoreandmoretrying.
ItwasselectedandsetapartlastNovemberasadayofrest.I
alreadyhadsixofthemperweek,before.Thismorningfoundthenewcreaturetryingtoclodapplesoutofthatforbiddentree.
MondayThenewcreaturesaysitsnameisEve.Thatisallright,Ihavenoobjections.SaysitistocallitbywhenIwantittocome.
Isaiditwassuperfluous,then.Thewordevidentlyraisedmeinitsrespect;andindeeditisalarge,goodword,andwillbearrepetition.ItsaysitisnotanIt,itisaShe.Thisisprobablydoubtful;yetitisallonetome;whatsheiswerenothingtomeifshewouldbutgobyherselfandnottalk.
TuesdayShehaslitteredthewholeestatewithexecrablenamesandoffensivesigns:
THISWAYTOTHEWHIRLPOOL.
THISWAYTOGOATISLAND.
CAVEOFTHEWINDSTHISWAY.
Shesaysthisparkwouldmakeatidysummerresort,iftherewasanycustomforit.Summerresort——anotherinventionofhers——justwords,withoutanymeaning.Whatisasummerresort?Butitisbestnottoaskher,shehassucharageforexplaining.
FridayShehastakentobeseechingmetostopgoingovertheFalls.Whatharmdoesitdo?Saysitmakeshershudder.Iwonderwhy.Ihavealwaysdoneit——alwayslikedtheplunge,andtheexcitement,andthecoolness.IsupposeditwaswhattheFallswerefor.TheyhavenootherusethatIcansee,andtheymusthavebeenmadeforsomething.Shesaystheywereonlymadeforscenery——liketherhinocerosandthemastodon.
IwentovertheFallsinabarrel——notsatisfactorytoher.Wentoverinatub——stillnotsatisfactory.SwamtheWhirlpoolandtheRapidsinafig—leafsuit.Itgotmuchdamaged.Hence,tediouscomplaintsaboutmyextravagance.Iamtoomuchhamperedhere.
WhatIneedischangeofscene.