Badger State in Portage, Wisconsin

Victorian era Dublin tragedy of Ned and Abel and a christening

A fragmented reminiscence describes a tragic domestic scene and a drunken wake at a Dublin house. It follows Ned, an ill fated figure, his mother Mary, and a court of relatives as a christening, sorrow, and ruin unfold. The narrative shifts through memories of Edward and the family, detailing a descent into vice and despair amid a stormy night.