Doors That Do Not Speak of Death and Sorrow
A somber meditation on doors as mute portals to violence and grief. The speaker contrasts calm wooden doors with the hidden horror behind them, imagining doors as barriers to death and sorrow while observing neighbors and the city. The poem culminates in the fear that any door could conceal a living nightmare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluebeard
Vaudoeux
Cesarine
Notre Dame de Bon Secours
Vaudoux
Monsieur
Madame
The Beckoning Hand and a Hidden Empress at the Ambiguities
The narrator recalls meeting Cesarine Vivian at the Ambiguities Theatre on Christmas night while escorting Mrs. Latham and Irene to see Faustine. He is drawn to the strikingly beautiful stranger, whose dark, regal features evoke both allure and repulsion, as Irene hints she is the real Faustine beside the actress Marie Leroux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cesarine Vivian
London Bridge
Irene
Faustine
Harry
Lady Macbeth
Beatrice Cenci
Clytemnestra
Halevy
Marie Leroux
le Girl
Papa
Monsieur
London
Erin
Seymour Crescent
Lathams
Miss Vivian
Hank
Cornwall
Hayti
England
Paris
Rouen
Vivian
Cesarine
Irene’s
Miss Latham
Bond Street
Crescent
Mrs. Latham
Scotch Islands
West Indies
Ayts
Mile
Cesarme
Mademoiselle
Haytian
Chateau Larose
Heyl
Mlle
Lrold
Gomanens
Fon
Nerene
Eanie Ee C
The Temple of Hayti and the Dark Marriage
Harry Tristram narrates his perilous awakening to Cesarine’s true identity, a Haitian occultist linked to Vaudoux rites. He discovers Cesarine’s grandmotherly Haitian lineage, her vow to convert him, and ultimately tortuous revelations as he confronts the sinister temple ritual and a bound girl on the altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Cesarine
Harry
Notre Dame de Bon Secours
Reeney
Notre Dame
Africa
Darling
Maisonette
Monsieur
Vaudoux Temple
Vaudoux
Vaudoux da
Madame
England
Thanning
Cesarine Tristam
Vic
Poisoned Passion and a Murdering Witch in Haiti
Harry Tristam recalls a doomed love with Cesarine in Haiti marked by murder, cannibalism, and deadly fever. After Cesarine dies, Irene Latham hints that African charms and West Indian poisons clouded his judgment, leaving him to confront the haunting truth of manipulation and guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Grove
Lathams
Waterloo
Latham
Irene
Harry
Lsten
Cesarine
Hayti
Reve
Trene
Seymour Cresent
Irene Sa
Harry Tieved
Oddities From Everywhere Spark Concerns and Laughs
A mixed column of curiosities and oddities from across the country dates to 19th century life. Items include a Missouri cremation society, eye catching window displays in New York, parlor and party customs in Louisville, ancient Salt Lake discovery in 1846, a whistling theatre device, a New York widow prize ruse, a Monroe Georgia circus seizure for debt, notes on Covington social guests, a Tecumseh Michigan necktie lifesaver, a large Danish codfish stomach find, a one legged San Bernardino resident, Italian bank deposits, a Santa Cruz schoolmaam’s triumph, and other curious tales from towns like Stillwater Minnesota and Elizabeth New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Cremation Society
New York
Louisville
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Fremont
Monroe
Carrie Whitlock
Marietta
Annie Pace
Covington
B. P. Anderson
Tecumseh, Mich
Hjverring
Denmark
Dick Dunyre
San Bernardino
Cal
Santa Cruix
Ma’am Fer
Stillwater
Minn
St. Paul
Europe
Serays
Devot
Ind
K—Kamm
Keil
Knough
Dea
Santa Claus
Elizabeth
N. J
North Lansing
Mich
Gal
Ereupon
Rico
Col
Falc
Tale Hicks
Akron
India
Prince of
Corentors
Denver
Gibbon
Othman
Damascus
Vor
Weimar
Good will and peace on earth in Christmas hymn
A Victorian style verse recalls the angels singing of peace on earth as shepherds and wise men visit the manger. Repeated refrain promises healing and balm for weary hearts amid war and division, urging the song to resound in every home this Christmas.
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Russell Lowell
Bacheller & 70.1
Grant Allen
John Creedy
Churnside
John Cann
Darwin
Thea
Seymour Crescen
Pany
Mr. Tristram
Algeria
Exeter
Tristam
Rane
Mamma
Devonshire
Faustina
Dartmoor
Cony
Atlantic
Falmouth
Lizard Point
Bay
Frandmother
Mme
Cesarine Ap Renty
Etmeone
Roy
Tim
Susan Coolidge
Bacheller
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