The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Touchstone

Allingham, William. "The Touchstone." New York Saturday Press, July 16, 1859, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

A man comes to a village with a touchstone that seems to take away evil, while also turning valuables into wood and dust. The villagers burn the touchstone and fail to realize each particle of the ashes is a flawless gem.