#crying tree

Peoria State Hospital, formerly the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane, is renowned not only for its compassionate treatment of patients but also for its haunting tales. Among the most famous is the legend of “Old Book,” a patient whose story has become an integral part of the hospital’s eerie history. Who Was Old Book? Old Book, whose real name was Manual A. Bookbinder, was one of the…

“NATURE’S PAIN”

… Not long ago, things so frail,

Leaves fell silently upon a dusty trail.

Toucan sang a tune that all could hear!

A snake sheltered quietly somewhere near,

Among the nature’s ground;

Oh, sweet friend, you are not found…

… In the depth of forest walls, is a sound-

From far distance in back ground.

The crackle of fire brings to me-

The eerie help of a crying tree!

The falling of nature in pain,

M…