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305 North
Located on Main Street with private parking, 305 North provides the best lodging downtown Galena has to offer. Newly-remodeled suites make your stay most enjoyable. Inquire about groups.
CITY: Galena
AKADEMIKA BED & BREAKFAST offers clean rooms in a safe and quiet neighborhood at walking distance from the University of Illinois and the downtown area. Akademika is located on Michigan Avenue, a prime location in Urbana with beautiful houses, cobblestone streets, and trees. Within a family neighborhood, Akademika offers amenities and a close location to campus, just one block from the southeast section of campus and a few minutes walking distance from the Main Quad and the Assembly Hall. This is a historic, quiet, safe and beautiful residential area with beautiful houses, cobblestone streets, and trees. Great for jogging!
CITY: Urbana
Along the Way Bed & Breakfast
During your stay in the area come and lose your everyday stresses at Along the Way guesthouse. It offers alternative accommodations for travelers. It is your home away from home where you will experience gracious mid-western hospitality. Three suites available.
CITY: Mitchell
Ancient Pines B&B
Enjoy home-cooked breakfast and baked goods in the secluded farmstead of Sonora Gardens. Located just 5 minutes from historic Nauvoo, this private room B&B is complete with whirlpool tub and a large relaxing front porch!
CITY: Nauvoo
Arcola Architectural Tours
Arcola is a pristine showcase of small-town America that still retains many examples of more than a century of architectural changes in the American home. Two tours daily from April through October.
CITY: Arcola
Aunt Daisy's B & B
Aunt Daisy's is a Bed Breakfast that serves both a good night's sleep and a memorable breakfast, all within an 1890 midwestern home. Each room contains an outside telephone line, cable TV with VCR, desk, and a small refrigerator.
CITY: Kewanee
Badollet House Bed & Breakfast
National Register historic home featuring period decor with contemporary conveniences. The Badollet House is not only a bed and breakfast, but also caters to small parties, weddings, business meetings and special occassions.
CITY: Salem
Badollet House Bed & Breakfast
This 4 room bed and breakfast is located in downtown Salem just minutes from the Mariona County Fairgrounds.
CITY: Salem
Baily House Suite Bed & Breakfast
The Bayley House Suite was built in 1874 but provides the accommodations of a 21st century. This beautiful 850 sq. ft. suite includes a bedroom with queen sized bed, living room with dinning area and peaceful 3-season room.
CITY: Tonica
Barton House B&B
A brand new in a "fancy farm setting", offering soothing decor & pampering So IL style. 3 special gardens – butterfly (featuring a stunning bronze butterfly seating area), heirloom plantings, & seasonal. Close to SIU, shopping, & many area attractions.
CITY: Carbondale
Bayley House Suite Bed and Breakfast
The Bayley House Suite was built in 1874, but provides the accommodations of a 21st century. This beautiful 850 sq. ft. suite includes a bedroom with queen sized bed, living room with dinning area and peaceful 3-season room.
CITY: Tonica
Beall Mansion - An Elegant Bed & Breakfast Inn
Welcome to the mansion built as a wedding gift. Designed by Lucas Pfeiffenberger and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this elegant mansion features 18 ionic columns, eleven and a half foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers and marble and bronze statuary throughout. Let us pamper you with sumptuous feather beds, whirlpools for two, 24 hour "all you can eat" chocolate buffet, and optional gourmet breakfast in bed. Free wi-fi. In room massage, spa, golf and corporate packages available.
CITY: Alton
Bear Grove Cabins
Reserve this beautifully decorated log home (1450 sq. ft.) with black bear decor all to yourself. Maximum occupancy is 8 people. Included when you check in is your evening crock pot meal on the kitchen counter with homemade bread, and a complimentary bottle of wine. The candlelit table will be set with place mats, cloth napkins, water glasses and your complimentary Bear Grove Cabin wine glasses.
CITY: Mulberry Grove
Bell Hill Bed & Breakfast
On a hill in Union County, Illinois, just outside of Cobden, stands a Historic Mansion with 5 guest rooms available. Every room provides all the conveniences of home to help make your stay as stress free as possible. Complimentary bottled water, cookies, chips, and chocolates also come with every room. Like traveling to a different time, each day spent in this home resonates the rich history of the land and the people who love it. Historic Bell Hill is the perfect place for large and small outdoor weddings or, if you prefer, a more intimate setting indoors is available for smaller weddings. Catering services are available.
CITY: Cobden
Benedictine Bed and Breakfast
Benedictine B & B offers a comfortable, spacious, private suite of rooms within the grounds of a real urban monastery. Monks have been welcoming travelers for centuries and you will be given the same warm welcome by the monks of the Monastery of the Holy Cross.
CITY: Chicago
Bilbrey Farms Inc. Bed & Breakfast and Exotic Animal Farm
A farm with more than 45 animals including exotics such as a llama and zebra. This B & B features state-of-the-art amenities in a tranquil farm setting. They also feature a party barn which holds 100 people.
CITY: Edwardsville
Bishop Hill Gallery Inn
Stay for a night, a weekend, or longer in the peaceful beauty of historic Bishop Hill. The Gallery Inn, located on the 2nd floor of the original 1856 Bishop Hill Colony Administration Building, offers three tranquil guest rooms, each with a queen bed and private bath, and a large shared sitting room overlooking the village park. It's the perfect spot to enjoy Bishop Hill's festivals and special events.
CITY: Bishop Hill
Blessings on State
Blessings on State is a beautiful two-story home located in the prestigious West State Street/Duncan Park district. This beautiful 100-year-old home has been magnificently restored. Architectural details include a wrap around porch, an impressive staircase, five distinctly different tiled fireplaces, pocket doors, and stunning chandeliers in each room. Each suite features a fireplace, a full private bath en suite, and an attached sitting room. Furnished with a mix of the past and present, "high tech" meets "high style" as you find your satellite television and DVD player behind closed doors. High-speed Internet is available throughout the home. Come experience warm southern hospitality in the heart of the Midwest as you are pampered with exceptional upscale amenities, memorable gourmet breakfasts and gracious personal service. Deaf-friendly. Create memories of a lifetime at Blessings on State!
CITY: Jacksonville
Blue Sky Suites
Suites over the tasting room at Blue Sky Winery, with beautiful views of the vineyards and pond.
CITY: Makanda
Blue Sky Vineyard
Along the majestic Shawnee Hills Wine Trail you'll find Blue Sky Vineyard—a stunning Tuscan-inspired winery and vineyard. Stroll through the vineyards, enjoy wine tastings, and relax on the outdoor terrace with the rolling countryside as your tapestry.
CITY: Makanda
Brazle Haus Bed and Breakfast
Modern Alpine home reflects heritage. View beautiful scenery. Fireplace, TV, VCR, books, and games in common areas. Full breakfast. Twenty minutes from Vandalia.
CITY: Brownstown
Brightwood Inn
Country inn, luxurious rooms with Jacuzzis/fireplaces. Near state parks. Stress free quiet, romantic. Packages. Complimentary hot breakfast with room.
CITY: Oglesby
Bronzeville's 1st Bed and Breakfast Club
this is also Chicago and Illinois 1st African American Bed & Breakfast of its kind and was recorded into the historical hall of fame archives year 2001 as such. Complete with a Butler, Gourmet Chef and elegantly appointed bedroom suites with individual computers, high speed Internet, video conference and laser printing.
CITY: Chicago
Bruce Goff Castle Bed & Breakfast
The Castle is a premiere architectural delight atop a forested bluff in the area of the Shawnee National Forest. Accommodations for up to three acquainted couples. The Castle has a sunken tub and is a great 'outdoors' experience.
CITY: Cobden
Bundling Board Inn
Queen Anne style B & B, 2 blocks from Historic Square and Woodstock Opera House. Intimate Victorian atmosphere, elegant amenities, full gourmet breakfast. All non-smoking rooms with private baths. Central air, heat, sprinkler system. Check website.
CITY: Woodstock
Burr House Bed & Breakfast
The Burr House Bed & Breakfast is located in Bloomington's historic district across from Franklin Park. Six rooms are available, including one suite with a private bath and sitting room, three rooms with private bath and two with a shared bath. The home has four marble fireplaces, ornate plaster ceilings, original black walnut floors and woodwork and a formal dining room where breakfast is served.
CITY: Bloomington
Cat's Cradle Bed and Breakfast
Chicago's newest and most lavish bed and breakfast, this large 1919 Bed & Breakfast has five guest rooms, all with their own private bathrooms. Conveniently located near public transportation will take you to most any location on Michigan Ave. (Downtown Chicago) or walk two blocks and hop the Red Line "L" which will take you to any number of destinations throughout Chicago (and Evanston) as well as both airports. Whole house is available to rent for small events.
CITY: Chicago
Chartreuse Bed & Breakfast
A B&B by two sisters! Air conditioning, Balcony, Cats in residence, Corporate rate available, Discounts/specials available, DVD, Fireplace in room, Full breakfast, Gift shop on site, Internet Access, Meeting rooms/facilities, No smoking, Other meals upon special request, Patio, Piano, Picnic baskets, Picnic grounds, Private porch, Suites available, Television in room, VCR
CITY: Greenville
Cherry's Guest House
Cherry's Guest House offers quiet and quaint accommodations, as a locally owned Bed & Breakfast with a small town charm, located in Pittsfield, in Western Illinois.
CITY: Pittsfield
Chestnut Street Inn
Award winning bed & breakfast and restaurant featuring Mediterranean cuisine, using locally available ingredients. Conveniently located off I-80. Four uniquely appointed guest suites, including private bathrooms.
CITY: Sheffield
Chestnut Street Inn
The ultimate bed and breakfast for foodies, the Chestnut Street Inn in Sheffield, IL is an award winning bed and breakfast featuring gourmet Mediterranean cuisine using locally grown foods. Built in 1854, this historic house offers comfortable accommodations in four uniquely appointed guest suites. All rooms include private bathrooms, Dish Network, DVD/VCR with over 1000 titles, robes, signature toiletries, snacks/beverages and a full gourmet breakfast.
CITY: Sheffield
Churchill Place
A wonderful location for an overnight or weekend stay. Well-suited for retreats, small weddings, bridal and baby showers, or family reunions. Hunters welcome. Also a wonderful place for families home for the holidays. Rates include use of entire home.
CITY: Hull
Cloud 9 Bed and Breakfast
A Mediterrean exterior bed and breakfast complex with library, sun room, sitting room and other amenities.
CITY: Lawrenceville
Cooper Adams House Bed & Breakfast
In Quincy's historic district, the Cooper Adams House is an impressive brick home with many elegant features of a Queen Anne. The large entry has a stately staircase with unusual turned balusters, cannonball newel caps and profiled closed string sides. Two brilliant stained glass windows light the path to an intimate experiance. The front parlor fireplace has a butternut mantel accentuated by the owners' collectibles. You will find beautiful butternut wood molding and doors throughout this gracious, 19th century home.
CITY: Quincy
Copperstone Inn
Copperstone Inn is one of the most luxurious bed and breakfasts you will ever visit. The original limestone home was built in 1858 in traditional Greek revival style. This grand majestic limestone home exudes an ambiance of total elegance, comfort, and chic sophistication. Owners Richard Spanton Jr and Chrissie Spanton. The Inn is available for rehearsal dinners, corporate retreats, weddings, bridal showers and upscale luncheons or cocktail parties.
CITY: Rockton
Corner George Inn
The Corner George Inn is a landmark in the 150-year-old Maeystown German settlement, which is listed on the National Historic Register of Historic Places. Also visit the town's 1867 church, one-lane stone arched bridge, general store, sweet shoppe, museum and visitor's center.
CITY: Maeystown
Corner George Inn Bed & Breakfast
The inn consists of five buildings: the original inn, the summer kitchen, a log cabin and two rock houses. There are a total of seven guestrooms each with a private bath.
CITY: Maeystown
Cornerstone Inn Bed & Breakfast
Cornerstone Inn is a historic inn with 7 themed rooms decorated with period antiques. Each has a queen-sized bed, tv, DVD player, internet access and a private bathroom - most with whirlpool tubs. Includes full breakfast in fireside dinning area with homemade pastries. Price from $90-$125 plus tax.
CITY: Washington
Country Charm Bed and Breakfast
The delightful, historic colonial was built in 1858 and sits on a 1/2 acre parcel that boast beautiful views of a mini orchard. There are 4 nostalgic rooms on the 2nd floor. There is boat and RV parking. Open all year and has Wi-Fi. No pets allowed.
CITY: Shelbyville
Country Palmer House
This 1911 home is nestled on a farm in Northwest Illinois. Take pleasure in our rolling hills, open spaces & country hospitality. Featuring a full country breakfast, seasonal fruits & vegetables from our garden. Hike, bike, bird watch, hunt or just relax.
CITY: Mount Carroll
Country Pleasures Lodge
Turn-of-the-century hunting lodge, decorated in antiques & breath taking view kitchen & outdoor grill.
CITY: Nauvoo
Country Schemes Bed and Breakfast
Relax in a peaceful country setting, take a nature hike, fish and enjoy friendly country hospitality.
CITY: Vienna
Country Settings Bed & Breakfast
This small town get away is perfect for your need to just get away and relax or to spend time with that special someone. Relax in the jetted tub or gaze at the stars on the spacious patio. Maybe enjoy a walk down the peaceful lane and let the sound of the country take you in.
CITY: Du Quoin
Country View Cabins
Self-serve continental plus breakfast stocked in kitchenette, hot tub, AC/TV/VCR/telephone and fishing pond. Hiking fishing, hunting, rappelling, rock climbing, golfing, horseback riding, canoeing and beautiful areas of the Shawnee National Forest.
CITY: Buncombe
Cozy Corner Bed & Breakfast
The Cozy Corner Bed and Breakfast wants to provide our guests with every comfort during their stay in Sparta, Illinois. We are located 55 miles of St. Louis with an array of activities and attractions to enjoy. All rooms include their own private bath, hot homemade breakfast, complimentary beverages and snacks, in-room satellite TV, use of the hot tub and pickup from the local Sparta airport. We look forward to your visit and hope to make many new friends.
CITY: Sparta
Crawford House Inn
This Italianate style mansion offers year 'round hospitality for that romantic getaway or an extended stay in Dixon. Elegance and relaxation await your arrival in the 12 spacious rooms furnished with Victorian furniture.
CITY: Dixon
Creekside Vineyards Winery and Inn
Enjoy this vineyard and B&B combo located just a few minutes from major attractions in the Quad Cities. Vineyard tours are available by appointment. Lovely Inn located in a beautiful country setting, yet minutes from entertainment, dining and shopping.
CITY: Coal Valley
Davie School Inn
This 1910 schoolhouse features spacious suites with nine-foot-tall windows overlooking Anna Park. Each guest room contains an original chalkboard and bookcase from the old school days. Located near Carbondale, the Davie School Inn makes a great base for exploring the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail and Giant City State Park.
CITY: Anna
Evergreen Farm Inn
The house has been completely redecorated to reflect the earlier days of the 1900's. Many of the original antiques furnish the rooms. This picturesque "bed and breakfast" is located in a farming community.
CITY: Forreston
Evergreen Farm Inn
This charming farmhouse has been in the owner's family for five generations and stands hidden in the pine trees just waiting to offer guests a chance to experience the 1900's decor. Chat in the living room, or relax on the front porch swing as you experience the country atmosphere. Open April — October.
CITY: Forreston
Fitz Randolph House Inn
This brick Italianate style home was built by Dr. James (Fitz) Randolph in 1873. Dr. Randolph was a medical doctor and then entered the mercantile business. He was a state legislator and on the board of Trustees of Carthage College. Unfortunately he died shortly after the home was completed and his wife was forced to take in washing and rent rooms in order to retain ownership of her home. The second owner, Mary Alice Curts-Black purchased the home in 1894 and did an extensive renovation including adding the porches. Ernest Coeur was the third owner (1943) followed by his son, Dr. James Coeur (1973) who did additional updates. Karol and Steve Carr purchased the home in 2007 and established Fitz Randolph House Inn as a Bed and Breakfast in 2008 after major renovations. The home now features 5 guest suites in addition to the two parlors, dining room, reception room and owners' suite.
CITY: Carthage
Flemish House of Chicago
Flemish House of Chicago Bed and Breakfast, an apartment B&B in downtown Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, steps from Michigan Avenue, the lake front, and Oak Street Beach.
CITY: Chicago
Fox River Bed And Breakfast
Fox River Bed and Breakfast is a historic Victorian farm house located 90 miles West of Chicago, and eight miles North of Ottawa, Illinois in the country on 17 lovely acres. We are surrounded by more things to do than you could ever imagine. The area is rich in history and the food is hot and delicious!
CITY: Ottawa
Fox Run Bed & Breakfast - Rockford
Fox Run Bed and Breakfast Inn was built in 1878 by J.P. Sauber. Karyn Sauber Brokhausen and her husband, Kurt, have fully restored the grand Eastlake home to its present high Victorian splendor. Fox Run offers prestigious and luxurious accommodations. Choose from five themed rooms, each with an adjoining or hall-access private bath. The inn, with its numerous antiques and heirlooms, sets the scene for your "Victorian Adventure". High Victorian decor with family heirlooms, antiques, fireplace, library. Five-course gourmet breakfast. Private parties, weddings, small meetings. Only blocks from Rockford Memorial Hospital. Currently listed in "Antiquing Weekends: 52 Excursions Across America" by Gladys Montgomery and featured in the March 2007 Rockford Life Magazine.
CITY: Rockford
Francie's Inn Bed& Breakfast
Francie's Inn, a Bed & Breakfast Inn where warmth and an inviting atmosphere await your arrival! DuQuoin's first "B&B", the Inn is the place for a perfect getaway vacation, a romantic adventure or business retreat. Over-night guests are served a full, hot breakfast in the beautiful, formal dining room.
CITY: Du Quoin
Franklin Street Inn
In a spacious, beautifully restored historic home, we offer four charming rooms and a suite, all decorated with comfort in mind. We also offer a full apartment upstairs overlooking Rushville's historic town square.
CITY: Rushville
Glass Door Inn
A newly constructed bed & breakfast nestled in a serene rural setting. Private bath, outdoor spa, and porches. Fishing in samll lake and outdoor enjoyment.
CITY: Fairfield
Gold's Bed & Breakfast
3 rooms, 1874 farmhouse furnished with country antique furniture, continental plus breakfast. 6 miles west of Champaign on I-74.
CITY: Champaign
Good's European Bed & Breakfast Suites
If you're traveling in Western Illinois, stop in at Good's, then stay overnight in one of four European Bed & Breakfast Suites! Enjoy complimentary continental breakfast at the Rathskeller, and free Wi-Fi Internet access. Each room is tastefully appointed with furniture collections featured in Good's American Furniture Showplace store.
CITY: Kewanee
Granny O'Neil's River Inn Bed & Breakfast
Our home to roam around in. Private showing of our Indian Maiden collection and other collectables
CITY: Savanna
Green Tree Inn Bed & Breakfast
Choose your room from five lovely spaces appointed to transport you to a place of serenity apart from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Each one provides a relaxing atmosphere that reflects the peacefulness of historic Elsah. Here you will find cozy comfort, gentle romance, serene elegance, sunny color and tranquil beauty.
CITY: Elsah
Hansen House Mansion
Located in historic Old Town, Hansen House is within walking distance of North Avenue Beach, Wells Street restaurants and bars, and The Second City. The historic mansion features its original stained glass windows and ornate fireplaces, and is decorated with nineteenth century furnishings.
CITY: Chicago
Harmony Hills Bed & Breakfast
Enjoy country hospitality and charm at this 5 acre retreat in Northern Illinois designed especially for couples seeking time away or small groups wanting to share time together. Our property is nestled among a forest of pine trees and 100 year old oak trees. In addition to offering 4 tastefully and comfortably decorated Suites (each with its own bathroom) we offer many extra amenities.
CITY: Oregon
Harrison House Bed & Breakfast
Five-room B&B 25 miles from Chicago. Walk to shops, restaurants and more. Antique-filled A/C rooms, private baths, Jacuzzis. Complimentary evening refreshments, flowers and scrumptious breakfast. Renovated 2002.
CITY: Naperville
Harvey House B&B
On Chicago Tribune's Year's Best Hotel List, and included in Chicago Magazines Best Neighborhood Hotels. A Select Registry Inn. Trip Advisor #1 Rated Place to Stay in Oak Park! Chicago's most luxurious romantic Inn featuring fireplaces and oversized luxury baths with Jacuzzi tubs, gourmet breakfast till noon, and late checkouts. Combines the best of luxury hotels and boutique Inns. Perfect location with superb access to downtown and airports. Walk to dozens of shops and restaurants. WIFI, garage parking, great for romantic getaways, mini breaks, and also ideal for the discriminating business traveler that prefers great furnishings, great mattresses and great food. This upscale 6,000 sq. foot brick and limestone Victorian B&B in historical Oak Park is acclaimed by the press as an architectural and design triumph and consistently exceeds expectations.
CITY: Oak Park
Heartland Lodge
The only Orvis endorsed lodge in the state provides excellent hunting or relaxing getaways in the hils of Pike County. Enjoy ATV rentals, hiking trails, horseback riding, and outstanding home cooked meals daily.
CITY: Nebo
Hickory Hill Lodging, Inc.
Hickory Hill Lodging is located down a wooded lane off of Payne Road, the gateway to Carroll County in Northwestern Illinois. Just minutes from the Lake Carroll Golf Course and the fine dining and relaxation in Lake Carroll.
CITY: Shannon
Hidden Lake Bed and Breakfast
Nestled amongst 12 acres of woods, gardens and water, finely appointed guest rooms and suites welcome you to first class treatment and quiet country elegance. Fireplaces, jacuzzis, private balconies and private baths are just a few of the amenities.
CITY: Jonesboro
His Rest Bed and Breakfast
Escape to our exclusive bed and breakfast inn lodging in Freeburg, Illinois. His Rest Bed & Breakfast invites you to visit our quiet country retreat where rusticity and romantic elegance meet. We are easily accessible to the highway, yet far enough away allowing you time to unwind in our bed and breakfast. Our luxuriously rustic log cabin was built in 1977 and provides you with the alluring graces of a cozy weekend hideaway. Embrace the simple pleasures of crackling logs in the fireplace, a country stroll in our culinary herb and flower gardens, relax in the redwood cedar hot tub, or visit our library and gift shop. Upon making a reservation with us, let us know if you would like a romantic candlelight dinner served in the privacy of your room. History comes to life at His Rest Bed & Breakfast. Make our area B&B your preferred inn lodging in Freeburg, Illinois.
CITY: Freeburg
House 5863
Looking for a great place to stay in Chicago? Consider House 5863 Chicago Bed & Breakfast. House 5863 is not your typical B&B inn. We are different. Here you will find no Victorian decor or rockers on a scenic porch. Rather, we are an urban, hip place to stay in the heart of Chicago's north side. Our style is contemporary comfort. Our rooms are clean, cool and most of all restive. Our approach is more hands off than hands on. We focus on providing for all of your needs behind the scenes without disrupting your stay. Common areas are designed for casual living. The fully-equipped kitchen offers continental style breakfast with all the basics to allow you to serve yourself on your own schedule and at your own pace. Our garden and deck areas offer a quiet respite for relaxed joy.
CITY: Chicago
House of Two Urns Bed & Breakfast
Enjoy Chicago in one of its hippest neighbourhoods, Wicker Park, where the Two Urns offers all the amenities of the 21st Century in a Victorian setting.
CITY: Chicago
Hubert House
Conveniently located near the University of Illinois east campus. Fully furnished 5 bedroom extended stay home; rents by day, week, month or year.
CITY: Urbana
Iliff House Bed & Breakfast
Iliff House bed & breakfast is located in East central Illinois in the city of Hoopeston. Choose between three spacious, comfortable bedrooms each with its own character, TV/DVD, high-speed wireless internet. Individually controlled air conditioning and ceiling fans in all bedrooms and many more amenities. A full breakfast to order is prepared for you at a time you choose. Sit down in our beautiful paneled dining room. Or, weather permitting, the porch or poolside can be nice. On cold blustery days this old house wraps itself around you and keeps you warm and safe. On warm sunny days Iliff House includes the outdoors. Check out the deck and pool, Phyllis' garden and Koi pond. Oh, and stretch out on that wicker swing.
CITY: Hoopeston
Indian Creek Vineyard Bed and Breakfast
A lovely setting for this cozy bed and breakfast. Grounds also provide beautiful location for weddings, reunions and gatherings of all kinds. Able to seat 200+.
CITY: Toulon
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Inglenook Farm Bed and Breakfast
A delightful retreat on the outskirts of Mt. Vernon, this historical home has been transformed into a bed and breakfast paradise tucked away from the road on five acres complete with a pond, and old barn, and beautiful gardens.
CITY: Mount Vernon
Innstead Bed and Breakfast
Early 20th century farm house located within walking distance to historic McCoy Library with one of the oldest genealogy collections in the midwest.
CITY: McLeansboro
Inselhaus Bed & Breakfast
Inselhaus, one of the finest local turn of the century homes, offers beautiful bed & breakfast accommodations, private dining, and special occasion facilities in the heart of Macomb.
CITY: Macomb
Jackson House - Alton
Jackson House offers a Victorian elegance in the main house, or secluded luxury in a guest house. Sink into a king-sized bed in the spacious master bedroom or snuggle under a quilt in the atmospheric Fireplace room. After slumbering in the loft of The Barn, enjoy the woodland landscape while lounging on the enclosed porch. In The Cave, a cozy earth house, you might bask in the glow of the fireplace, or in the summer, relax on the romantic patio.
CITY: Alton
Janet's Place Bed & Breakfast
A vintage bed and breakfast in Evanston's lakefront district, Janet's Place is located in a tranquil neighborhood close to shops, restaurants and public transportation. Northwestern University, beaches and Evanston's city center are just blocks away.
CITY: Evanston
Kite Hill Vineyards Bed and Breakfast
Kite Hill's B&B is located on a 30-acre estate with a five-acre vineyard, all surrounding Kite Hill Lake. Start your day with a full three-course breakfast followed by a stroll through the vineyards or around the lake. After a full day of Southern Illinois activities, enjoy a complimentary wine tasting at the winery.
CITY: Carbondale
La Colina Linda Farm and Bed & Breakfast
This one acres farm offers a two bedroom - two bath non-smoking cottage. The hospitality is open and inclusive and serves vegan plant-based meals for breakfast. Instruction and guidance for anyone interested in organic farming practices.
CITY: Cobden
La Maison du Rocher Country Inn and Guesthouse
This inn, built in 1885, is a two-story, rectangular limestone building containing four rooms. Originally used a hotel, the limestone building is the same rock used for the first stone walls of historic Fort de Chartres, just 3 1/2 miles away. Air conditioned. The cottage sleeps up to five.
CITY: Prairie du Rocher
La Marsh House of Beds & Blues
Stay at one of the oldest guest houses in Grafton! This guest house boasts a Blues theme, historic charm and modern amenities. Located in the center of downtown Grafton, it's within easy walking distance to restaurants, shops, wineries, and the riverfront.
CITY: Grafton
Lafayette Inn
Located in three historic structures covering 2/3rds of the city block, two blocks west of the public square on Route 13.
CITY: Harrisburg
Lake House Inn Bed and Breakfast
First bed and breakfast on Fox Lake (Chain O'Lakes).
CITY: Ingleside
Landmark on Madison Bed & Breakfast
Historic classic Greek Revival mansion built in 1906. Built on the site of old Veranda Hotel stagecoach stop on the Vincennes Trail. Full of southern charm. A step back in time.
CITY: Lebanon
Lebanon's Queen Anne Bed & Breakfast
Lebanon's Queen Anne, a true "Painted Lady," sits gracefully in her place on IL Highway 4 greeting the many travelers as they pass by. A true Victorian bed and breakfast.
CITY: Lebanon
Leisure Harbor Inn
Pre-Victorian, 1850's 4 guest room with private baths. Three and a half acres on Mississippi Riverfront. Marina on property - Boat in Summer - watch Eagles in Winter
CITY: Cordova
Lofty Acres Bed & Breakfast
Master bedroom/bath on main floor, queen bed, whirlpool tub. 2 rooms/baths upstairs. Fireplace.
CITY: Dongola
Lord Stocking's Bed & Breakfast
Thee-story, Victorian home decorated with original antique furnishings. Mendota has parks and three museums. Starved Rock State Park is close by. Please call for reservations.
CITY: Mendota
Lydia's Loft
Elegant lodging in downtown Pontiac. Full kitchen, living room, bedrooms. Lydia's Loft is a circa 1890's building that has been renovated from its original use as retail store to a beautiful 1600 square foot loft apartment. It features a second story view of the beautiful and historic downtown Pontiac IL. Entering Lydia's Loft from the street level entrance located just behind the Route 66 Museum you will climb two stories into complete privacy and solitude. Your stay includes 1600 square feet of space, complete with two bedrooms; one king size bedroom and one queen size bedroom. You also have two twin sofa sleepers also with which to accommodate your entire family.
CITY: Pontiac
Lynfred Winery Bed & Breakfast
Experience European-style luxury in our lavish four-suite bed and breakfast.
CITY: Roselle


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Literary Review - December 2005 / January 2006
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Let's Hear it For the Editors
so. Indeed, Dallas Manderson, group sales director at Orion, actually made a point at a recent sales conference of stressing that the sales department did not decide what was to be published. This is true in theory, but only up to a point in practice. As sales estimates are required for the compilation of the aforementioned P&Ls, sales departments are asked what they think a book
E DITORSARETHE rainmakers of publishing. Without the books they acquire and the authors they foster, there would be no business. If that sounds obvious, then consider the current state of editors as a new year approaches. Their position, their authority, is not what it was. When, twenty-five years ago, I entered publishing from journalism as a senior editor at Hodder & Stoughton, the business was so different from today as to be hardly recognisable. In 1980 publishing was mainly the preserve of modestly sized and often family-owned firms (Hodder among them). Bookselling, W H Smith apart, was similar. Tim Waterstone's revolution in that industry was a couple of years away. Prices were still fixed by publishers; discounting only took place each new year when a National Book Sale offered reduced prices for what were mainly overstocks. The editor in 1980 was a power. Every firm was slightly different from the next in the way it was run: but the process of appointing someone and giving them authority to purchase rights in books was not subject to layers of approval. At Hodder & Stoughton the acquisition process too was straightforward. Modest purchases of fiction and non-fiction were made via an editorial meeting. If the money needed was more substantial, the company's paperback arm was asked if it would like to join in. The final decision was made by one man – Michael Attenborough, the group's publishing director and a Hodder in all but name. He had a nose for the commercial and he recognised quality. Thus it was possible to receive a proposal, like it, share it with colleagues, react to spontaneous enthusiasm and make an offer in a matter of hours. That was how the firm acquired its first Booker prizewinner, the book by the Australian author Thomas Keneally that would become Schindler's Ark(or List in the United States). It was an acquisition based on an enthralling, if sometimes horrifying synopsis. Keneally, who had been published elsewhere, moved to Hodder for this book and is still being published by the firm a quarter of century later. Today, I suggest, it might not be so easy to make such an acquisition. It would certainly take more time. The major firms are mostly owned by international conglomerates, which have elaborate procedures for the spending of their money. Forms have to be filled in, P&L (profit and loss) forecasts produced. But the major difference in 2005 from 1980 is the involvement of sales departments. At Hodder, sales teams were not usually consulted on the purchase of books. No salesman (or woman) attended an editorial meeting. The view then was that editors and directors made the decisions as to what would be published; sales departments were told what they had to sell. If the pendulum then was too firmly fixed in the editorial direction, has it today swung too far in the other? Editors when gathered together will often say they think
might sell. And so, in their turn, they often ask the buyers at key bookselling chains what they think about a proposal. At this stage it is a matter of opinion. Where track records are available they are consulted; sales of books of a similar type are quoted. Therefore something original and different is truly frightening. On what can one base an estimate? Would Lynne Truss's Eats, Shoots & Leaves – a book about grammar, for goodness sake! – have got through this process if it hadn't been for the faith of her publisher, Andrew Franklin, at his own, then modestly sized, Profile Books? Editors often work on a professional gut instinct. That's how some of the surprise successes in publishing actually happen. From personal experience I remember reading in 1992 the first hundred pages of the Alan Clark Diaries, which were being offered by his agent, Michael Sissons. I had to sign a confidentiality letter, I had to read the pages in Sissons' office, and I wasn't allowed to take notes. All good agency hype, with a touch of theatricality to heighten the senses. At that stage, who had heard of Alan Clark? He hadn't been a Cabinet minister; his earlier books had mainly been military history. Indeed, at the Weidenfeld & Nicolson publishing meeting fewer than half those attending recognised who I was talking about. I do wonder in these P&L-dominated days whether we bid at the level we did? I like to think that my passionate presentation would always win everyone over, but how could anyone possibly have forecasted sales figures for those diaries? Yet they went on to spend twenty weeks in the bestseller lists, and made Clark's name known across the nation. To bid for the rights was an editorial decision based on enthusiasm, a recognition that they were superbly written and that they told us more about the Thatcher years than we had known previously, and a belief that here was a once-in-a-lifetime book. Editors need encouragement, freedom. They must be allowed to make mistakes. The ultimate sanction is always there – the sack. The business of books – like the theatre and films – is an unholy mix of art and commerce. Like oil and water they don't naturally go together. Books require all the skills of marketing, publicity and sales departments before they can be put before the public. But I suggest that first and foremost they need the foresight of editors who identify quality amidst dross, who can massage apparent sows' ears into silk purses. Sales departments have their vital place in the publishing food chain. But let's hear it for the editors – they come first!
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T HIS MONTH ' S PULPIT is written by Ion Trewin. He is the Editor-inChief of Weidenfeld & Nicolson and will be administering the Man Booker Prize. He is writing the authorised biography of Alan Clark.
J ANE R IDLEY is writing a biography of King Edward VII, to be published by Chatto & Windus.
A NDREW R OBERTS 's new book, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900, will be published in September by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
N ORMAN S TONE is Director of the Turkish Russian Institute, Bilkent Universiry, Ankara.
R ICHARD G RAY is a Fellow of the British Academy. His history of American literature was published by Blackwell last year.
E S T URNER 's first article was published in 1927. He worked for many years on newspapers in Glasgow and was a contributor to Punch for 53 years. His books include the bestselling Boys Will Be Boys.
A NNEDE C OURCY 's Debs at War: How Wartime Changed Their Lives, 1939–1945 is published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
R ICHARD B OSTON worked for the Guardianand the TLS, and founded the magazine Quarto. He wrote the biography of Osbert Lancaster, who once asked him, 'How are you getting on with the biography of … that chap?'
B ERNARD G REEN is a Fellow of St Benet's Hall and member of the Theology Faculty at Oxford, where he teaches Patristics. He has a book on Leo the Great coming out next year.
I RVING W ARDLE was the theatre critic of The Times and the Independent on Sunday. He has written a biography of George Devine.
A NDREW R OBERTS The Neville Chamberlain Diary Letters, Volume IV: The Downing Street Years, 1934–40 (Ed) Robert Self R ICHARD O VERY On Hitler's Mountain: Overcoming the Legacy of a Nazi Childhood Irmgard A Hunt S IMON H EFFERON C HURCHILLIANA E VAN M AWDSLEY The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin (Ed) Henrik Eberle and Matthias Uhl
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J ANE R IDLEY The Duff Cooper Diaries 1915–1951 (Ed) John Julius Norwich F RANCES W ILSON Strangeland Tracey Emin J ESSICA M ANN The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion When I Grow Up Bernice Rubens P HILIP W OMACK Someone Like Me Miles Kington
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R ICHARD B OSTON John Wilkes: The Scandalous Father of Civil Liberty Arthur H Cash R ICHARD G RAY Melville: His World and WorkAndrew Delbanco A LLAN M ASSIE Arthur Hugh Clough: A Poet's Life Anthony Kenny N IGEL J ONES Karl Kraus, Apocalyptic Satirist: The PostWar Crisis and the Rise of the Swastika Edward Timms B ERNARD G REEN John Marco Allegro: The Maverick of the Dead Sea Scrolls Judity Anne Brown I RVING W ARDLE Kenneth BranaghMark White
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Objective The association between selective serotonin receptor inhibitors (SSRIs) and risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding remains controversial. Previous studies have generally evaluated the issue for approximately 3 months, even though the SSRI-mediated inhibition of platelet serotonin concentrations occurs within 7–14 days. The authors explored the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding after short-term SSRI exposure by a case-crossover design.
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The Black Spot
Steven Hunley
Men who knew Old Jim said at one time he'd been everything, a jail-bird, sailor, seal-hunter, oyster pirate, novelist, ship's engineer, yachtsman, and coal shoveler.
Yes, he had been all these and more, but now was a wreck, a derelict wasted beyond hope of salvage, an old salt too near the end of his rope for any right-minded person to bother with.
He bunked in the back of Wolf's Lair, which Jack christened our meeting place, and cooked for us when we brought him vittles. Wolf's Lair was an abandoned Victorian mansion so ancient that people swore it survived the great quake and fire of 1906, but only by the proverbial inch.
The place was a ramshackle affair, a forgotten property only a block from the water, and was falling asunder for the most part, its plaster and wallpaper shriveling and peeling from the neglected walls like a discarded orange abandoned on a doorstep.
It was drafty in winter, leaky beneath showers of spring rain, and hot as the devil in summer. In autumn, rusted leaves twisted themselves into its windowpanes. It sat forlorn at the end of a cul-de-sac where long ago a proposed street car company had purchased the right of way, forgotten it when their investors' money ran out, and never maintained the property.
Splintered stair banisters cocked at unruly angles and the only thing that made it worth occupying was a magnificent view of the bay from the cupola. It reminded me of a vista from a turret of a medieval castle on a mythical lake of gigantic proportions, allowing imagination free reign to play, at least in the minds of neighborhood children, who being poor like myself, possessed absolutely nothing if not a heightened sense of fancy.
Old Jim arrived brand-spanking new to us, though a few old-timers around the docks knew him well. There was the three of us to contend with, that is to say, myself- Israel, and two friends, Tommy, and Jack. We'd been to school together for what seemed like forever, but were almost done, and tottering on the uncertain brink of adulthood.The old man literally ran into Jack on the street, in one of those auspicious run-ins that meant nothing much at the time, and the entire world to both parties later. Jack started a conversation with old Jim, and Jack, who struggled to write; immediately fell under his spell because Old Jim was Welsh and had a way with words, though he was solely articulate with his tongue and never any good at writing.
Jim's only possessions were a sea-bag and a few dog-eared books, which he neatly placed on a shelf in the kitchen. Within a fortnight he became our night-watchman and our supreme confidant since he never judged our actions, nor our characters, and doing so, displayed a set of morals unlike our parents. One night we were out late, and came by to check on his whereabouts.
"I'll bet he's asleep," I said. "That's what night-watchmen usually do. They sleep when the bosses aren't around. I ought to know, my father works for a bank."
Jack and I crept up the stairway, noiselessly like mice, and in through the door.
The old man balanced on the edge of a dirty maple chair and hunched over the kitchen table, by the fire he'd made in the grate, thumbing through one of his shabby books. He read and re-read particular passages, apparent by the repeated sweep of his eyes, while moving his mouth in a concealing manner, locked in personal reveries. I guess that's what good authors do, help you see with their eyes, enabling you to imagine you're there yourself, and in the process, keep you in a precarious position on the edge of your seat.
"Leave him be," whispered Jack, and we snuck out of the house and back into the street, eventually winding our way home to the comforting arms of caring mothers, warm mugs of milk, and soft downy feather beds.
Old Jim was shy and besides us, kept to himself. When he was younger, and as he put it, 'in the pocket' he wandered far and wide over the seven seas, gambling, chasing women, and once boasted, though he knew it was a cliché, 'I had a woman in every port.' But now, in the autumn of life, found himself more circumspect, although he accosted every woman he saw on the street with his eyes, he once coolly admitted,
"I'm only checking their lines to see if they're sea-worthy."
And at other times he'd chuckle, "That one's built like a racing yacht."
Then he'd give a clean stylish whistle, a professional sailor's whistle, that even with its undulations; cut the air with meaning like a primitive marlinspike.
He never whistled or said a word at a woman mind you, no matter how much she appealed to his senses or fancy.
Children, on the other hand, were more to his liking. He'd learned the virtue of patience by the time he reached old age, and extended it graciously to any child who wandered his way. Therefore he invested his meager allotment from the old sailor's fund on lollipops and crackerjacks rather than bunches of long-stemmed red roses.
Being young men we had no idea how this had come about, and chided him mercilessly, when we saw a pretty girl in the neighborhood, who with her beauty alone stopped us dead in our tracks, and he failed to take notice.
There was a girl hanging up laundry with ten white linen sheets slapping on the line, a brown woven basket as big as a pig, and a pile of pine clothes pins that were as pale as her white feet on the grass. We young Turks would see women toiling at domestic tasks and take great pleasure, especially if the girl was pretty, being the male chauvinist piglets that we were. We saw them as simple women who knew their place, as good-looking functioning decorations. But Old Jim saw women in a different light, from a different angle you see, and was having none of it.
"I'm a mature old geezer, that's what I am. I'd like a woman to darn my socks and mend my clothes, do the dishes, fluff my pillow, all those things you mention. But a woman's worth is beyond reach of a mind your age. Give yourself time and you'll see it grows with compounded interest."
He grew reflective and added, "Then again, what need have I of women at this stage of life?"
We were fortunate then that we were the right age, no longer children but not quite men. For some reason he didn't spurn us as he did most adults, and neither did he condescend to our whims or wishes as if we were children. We gave him a place to sleep and in return he cooked, and gave us a portion of his private stock of sage advice. It was a relationship based in equality he figured, and appealed to his sense of justice.
He was of the same mind when it came to gambling, and had no use for it. He explained his mature philosophy one time to Jack, who was sitting at the kitchen table at Wolf's Lair, practicing a magic trick with a greasy deck of cards.
Old Jim's trick, if you could call it that, was attempting to concoct a plum pudding. Jack would try out his card trick on the old man, and sometimes it would work, sometimes it wouldn't, so he'd go back to reading Houdini's book on magic. Cards only reminded Jim of gambling, a bad habit he held in contempt. He slid the pudding into the oven gingerly. Frustrated by the recipe and exhausted from being an audience, his temper was fraying.
"Life itself is a gamble, so why bother with gambling away your money? Against the high seas we gambled every day of our lives, sometimes we won, sometimes we lost. Artificial man-made gambling is only childish play-acting. Gamble once with your life, Sunny Jack, then see how much attention you pay to the game."
"I just need more practice!" Jack said, red-faced.
"Yes, I agree. But at what? Your school books over there in the corner look lonely. Why don't you give them some attention?"
"Only if you'll help with my geography."
They talked about the Panama Canal, and then about Suez, and from there about the narrowness of the Straits of Gibraltar, and how you could see Spain rising up like a mountain of rock in the distant haze all the way from the flat shores of Africa, and why it looked so near, even though the different continents with their distinctive cultures seemed so remote.
"The Greeks called it the Pillars of Hercules!" Jack read with glee.
"Ah, yes, geography… it's as simple as making plum pudding!"
Then Old Jim smelled something foul, an "Ill wind that blew no good." He attended the oven, swiftly opened the door and removed a smoldering black lump of anonymous stuff.
"This is going to take a bit more study," he reflected, and when it cooled, he scraped it out and into the trash while muttering about baking being akin to gambling, "Because you never know what you're going to get."
It was only later in the day I discovered the depths of Old Jims convictions, and how he stuck to his guns. We were all around the kitchen table playing spades or hearts, I can't remember which. You understand the state we were in. We were often broke, usually hungry, and to remedy those two situations, Tommy suggested oyster pirating, and wondered where we could lay our sticky fingers on a boat.
The card game was instantly over.
"Yeah," I agreed, "the transplanted Chesapeake oysters have gone sky-high! Nobody can afford them."
"They've got a monopoly, that's why," Tommy added.
"Nobody has any tears to spill for the gougers. And everyone wants the best oysters. We could sell them in Oakland in the morning,"
I counseled as level-headedly as possible.
Jack said nothing, and played with the deck of cards. The old man gave the conversation a nod of recognition. Hearing the name Chesapeake perked up his ears.
"All we need is a boat for a couple of hours," Tommy continued. "Even if he have to 'borrow' one."
Then Old Jim jumped in with both feet.
"Boys, you ought to think twice. Oyster pirating is a dangerous profession. It's like a game of chance. You never know how it will turn out, or what you'll eventually get."
Jack, who was unusually full of himself and confident at his skill with cards, boasted, "I can tell with these cards how anything will turn out, the future for any one of you."
We all smiled simultaneously except the old man.
"That fortune telling malarkey is hogwash. There's too many cards, and too many combinations to suit me. And the trouble is, the gypsy that reads your cards is more likely to tell you about yourself by keen observation and interpret the results as she sees fit, rather than what she sees in the cards. She guarantees a bright future so's she gets a good tip! I'd never let anyone tell me my fortune under such rank circumstances."
"So, Old Jim," Tommy said. "What circumstances would you prefer?"
"Yes, Jim," I chimed in. "How would you do it?"
Old Jim looked thoughtful, and simplified the problem so it could be dealt with. He laughed at himself for his audacity and apparent flight of whimsy.
"Why, I'd hang my fate on a single card, and to ensure there was no skullduggery, I'd blindfold the gypsy and roll up his sleeves!"
He reached in his back pocket and pulled out a dark blue bandana. Laughing, he tossed it on the table.
"With this!"
Like lightning Jack sprang from his chair and grabbed the neckerchief, folded it, wrapped it over his eyes and tied a knot at the back of his head. It compressed his wild hair in a shock, but bubbled it at the top, shaping it like a mild Cotopaxi explosion.
"Tommy," he said, "You mixed them up, and shuffle them. Israel, you cut the cards while I roll up my sleeves.
This happened so swiftly Old Jim had no time to react or reject the proposal. Then Jack, blinded like Justice, reached out for the cards and we handed him the deck. He slid off the top card with his index finger, and as he did, pinched it with his finger and thumb. Twisting his wrist made the face appear. From my angle, there was a shine on the face and I couldn't see for the sheen. I moved my head just a taste to the left and it came clear, I could see what it was now… an ominously-shaped darkness, a black valentine with a stem, upside down.
Old Jim's eyes widened and his pupils grew in size until his irises were so narrow they were devoid of color.
"It's the Black Spot!" he blurted out, and then quickly looked around.
There on the table, face-up, lay the ace of spades.
His face drained of color and grew hard and smooth like marble, but his veins stood out like cables under tension.
"The Black Spot…" he repeated, now in a hush, to not wake a lurking monster. His eyes darted nervously back and forth.
Three words were never more carefull packaged with meaning. Each boy sat there, silent, his mouth agape, and stared at the other two.
Old Jim rose from the chair in a daze and wrapped a dishcloth over a rod near the sink, paying great attention to how it hung, in a technical manner exercising no thought. He'd become a man in slow motion with glue on his feet, and walked past us without saying a word of good night.
He trudged up the stairs one step at a time in a mechanical fashion, his legs geared to his torso and spliced to his feet, and slowly, deliberately, like a climb up Everest, ascended to his room at the pinnacle of the house and thereon to bed.
The sleep he suffered was no real sleep and was filled with intolerable emotions. When a man can't sleep he finds himself on a journey of discovery where he learns things he just doesn't want to know. Old Jim tossed to his other side and straightened the blanket.
"How is it, that a man like myself, who's spent almost his whole life on the sea, is to be taken while on the land, where's he's only invested a fraction of his time?"
Outside he heard a clanging off in the distance. It was the last street car of the night, heading to the end of the line.
"Will it end," he considered, "with me falling under a street car? That could be one way."
He turned over again, and flipped the pillow over.
"I suppose that's too dramatic. Most likely it will come in a common every-day manner. It could be something as slight as a paper cut on a fingertip."
He touched his fingers with his hand.
"Or a ragged toenail that get's an infection."
He pushed his toe through a hole in the blanket.
"Either one can turn septic."
All night long it went on, dire thoughts turning ceaselessly.The man couldn't sleep and there were certainly one million and one ways to die, maybe more, all of them on the dirty earth and none on the wind-swept sea, at least for him.
He gave the pillow another turn and noticed the curtains translucent with light. It was dawn.
"Why, I'd rather be deep-sixed and rest my bones in Davy Jones's locker."
The rest of the day was no better than last night. A thousand possible mortalities crawled into his head from around every coroner, behind every door, hiding in each and every closet and drawer. The air he breathed he feared was polluted. He'd check the stove to see how the gas was or look outside at the weather for a lightning storm. Scenarios of death played ruthlessly with his brain, like a lion with a gazelle.
Just days later he was coming downstairs and heard what he thought were words like full moon, boat, tides, and last of all Shoalwater, floating up the stairs from the kitchen, along with the scent of bacon grease, pancakes, and eggs.
There was a full plate lying on the table and only one empty chair.
"That for me?"
"Who else?" answered Jack, and pulled the chair out with a bow. It looked too theatrical to the old man's way of thinking. Jim smelled a rat. What would be next? He sat down anyway and couldn't wait for the show to start. Tommy high-tailed it and ran out the back door.
"I have a proposition for you, Jim. We need a certificated sailor for an oyster sloop."
Jim shoveled eggs in his mug, quickly, like when he worked on the black gang of an Atlantic steamer running full speed, the first job he had at sea.
"And what sea would you need this sailor on, and for what time of day?"
His second mouthful was slower and more measured, like the engineer he'd finally become.
"Shoalwater Bay would be the water, and the time is this very night," said Jack. "The full moon will make it perfect."
Jim said nothing. The wait seemed endless. He knew all the boys but Jack knew nothing of sailing, hell no, none of them even knew how to swim. And continually sniffing out threats around every land-locked corner, it was all getting too much. Like Edmond Dantes in the Count of Monte Cristo, Jim needed to engineer an escape.
Old Jim stood up and solemnly poured two cups of coffee. He opened a low cupboard that was usually empty and extracted an almost-empty pint of whiskey. He poured a drop or three in each glass and plunked the pint down on the table-empty.
He took up a cup and sniffed it. Time stood still and his nose brought back memories of when he was a deck steward on the P. and O. Ranpura, in the Indian Ocean. It had been foggy, but was clear now, and he stood by the rail smoking a cigarette, brushing the cherry against the railing, watching it fall.
"I was always fond of moonlight, shimmering in bars across the black oily surface of the Indian Ocean. They moved like a collection of silver beads across a Dragon Lady's heaving bosom as she snoozed in the deck chair. Her large floppy hat shaded her eyes. I figured she was some rich Chinaman's wife. I didn't recognize her at first. When she opened her eyes and looked up, I saw it was Lilly. Reubenesque now, but Lilly. She was wearing the same beaded Poiret dress we bought in Biarritz after her run of luck playing baccarat. I distinctly remembered her shapely legs and how she dangled them over the edge of the four-poster during afterglow."
"But now the legs were two pale elephants and years of good living had transformed her. Now she was Krakatoa Lilly, getting so big she might explode any minute. She must have let that dress out once… no… twice. But what does a man know? Maybe thousands of times with hundreds of spools of thread."
Jack was sure he didn't know what fever had gotten into Old Jim. Something was wrong with him. These inexplicable pauses drove him crazy. Just lately he seemed lost in thought and wore too many faces to figure.
Old Jim moved his lips in a whisper, as if working a secret spell.
"What did you say?" Jack asked.
"I said I'll sign articles with you. I need to get in the clear, and plan what to do, and get off this accursed land, no matter what," answered Jim in a no-nonsense manner. "Let's drink on it."
We made our way to the docks pushing a borrowed cart down the end of a street, made a hard left, and out to the dock near the chink in the chain link fence. The moon began to rise over the hills in the south, a shining white disc illuminated by the sun. Shadows became distinct and hard-edged.
An oyster sloop lay tied up to a piling. She was narrow, neat and clean, made for speed and bad weather. We all crawled aboard and pushed off. At first there was a ripple, barely a ripple, but within minutes we'd hoisted the main sail and were off like a shot. Old Jim, at the wheel, I'd never seen him more alive, looking up at the sail and giving orders, a commanding old man in his element. When we reached the mud flats Old Jim announced,
"The dirty work is for you youngsters. You won't catch me mucking about in the mud."
It was hard, wet, and exhausting, working on the fattening grounds. We weren't used to the boots and after a while every step was an effort and your arms suffered too, after hauling net after net of oysters out of the muck but with each net we captured plenty of high-priced oysters, making it worth whatever effort expended. We were constantly pulling bits of shell out of the nets.
I started complaining loudly about the stingrays which were on the bottom in great numbers that time of year.
"Be quiet," warned Tommy, "That's an oyster-house over there, propped up on the pilings, and the Swede who's the night watchman is a light sleeper."
We didn't find out until later that Old Jim had sent him a bottle of peppermint schnapps, with the return address of his mother in Helsinki, and he was sleeping like a baby.
Working in Shoalwater Bay in the dead of night was tiring, but the setting was satisfactory in a wild sort of way.
Tidal flats ran away into the distance on both sides, shining slick on polished black sand. Reeds clustered all around, cattails with swollen heads, and beyond that, dark-shadowed rolling hills. Most stars were overcome with the full moon's brilliance. The biggest were still seen to twinkle but the mare's tails clouds closer to earth scattered the intense moon light, drawing delicate trails of fine silver, floating precariously against the blackness of heaven.
We saw none of it then; we were too busy toiling until we were done. We had a time limit, and had to return the sloop before someone noticed it was missing.
Jack sat in the cabin on the way back scribbling with a pencil in his composition book, spontaneous lines, that when it came down to it, would most likely be delegated to the rubbish during a typical writer's frenzy of re-writes and revisions.
"I wanted to be where the winds of adventure blew," he scribbled. "And the winds of adventure blew the oyster pirate sloops up and down San Francisco Bay, from raided oyster-beds and fights at night on shoal and flat, to markets in the morning against city wharves, where peddlers and saloon-keepers came down to buy. Every raid . . . was a felony."
Tommy was on the fore deck, coiling a line and making it secure. I was proud of him. He was smaller than us, but had done the same work if not more and earned every dollar he'd get.
I was sitting on a capstan near Old Jim, and Jim was having a good time. The wind was gusting from various compasses, forcing him to adjust his tack, and the boom swung back and forth like a giant knight's sword made of wood, sometimes sweeping right over our noggins. You had to stay alert if you wanted to keep your head. The only sound was the wind in the sails and the bow slicing the water.
"Ah, it's a shame, isn't it?" reflected Jim. "The owners are outfitting this fine ship with an engine."
"That will make it easier to guide it into the slip, won't it?"
"I suppose, but men can do that. They stink and make too much noise for me--engines that is."
We were only a half-hour away from where she was tied up. But Old Jim's hands had a touch of arthritis, and were getting stiffer by the minute. We'd all been up late, and woke up early.
"There's coffee below and a spirit stove. Will you brew me a cup?" he asked.
"Of course I will. And holding the warm cup won't hurt you hands either."
I dashed down the stairs and found what I needed. Jack was still writing and never looked up.
But he smelled coffee brewing.
"Make me a cup, will ya?"
"I will, but I've got to get this one to Old Jim first."
Out at the wheel Jim could barely keep his eyes open. He was smoking a pipe. How he managed to light it in such a stiff wind was beyond me. It's just one of those sailor tricks.
He took the cup with a smile, saying nothing, lost in thought or concerned with the ship, I never knew which. Only moments later, while I was back in the cabin measuring out coffee, the ship suddenly listed to port, and made me spill the grounds.
"I better go out and see if Jim needs any help," I said. "It's a wonder he's still awake."
"Tell him I'll spell him a while if he needs me," said Jack. "We're almost back anyway, and I do know something about sailing, no matter what the old man thinks."
On the foredeck Tommy was still struggling to coil a line and make it fast to a cleat. The wheel was spinning and Old Jim- where was Jim anyway? I turned my head in every direction. Nothing. No one. Three steps nearer and the boom swung over my head with a vengeance, missing it by inches.
"Tommy!" I shouted. "Where's Old Jim?"
"I thought he was in the cabin with you."
We shouted for Jack, and started searching in every conceivable spot. Nothing.
"Jack shouted, "Look here!"
On the starboard side, near the rail, was a broken coffee cup, a small pool of coffee, a smaller one of blood, a pipe stem, and ashes. I picked up the pipe stem.
"It's bit clean through."
Within seconds, water splashing over the rail ran out through the scuppers and carried every last bit of evidence away. We figured he went too close to the rail, for what reason we couldn't tell, and the boom swung and knocked him on the back of his head. He may have staggered, maybe not, but fell overboard.
"He must have been unconscious," said Tommy. "Because I heard nothing."
"It must have hit him hard and fast, to make his jaw clench like that," I cringed.
"It was a quick way to go," said Jack, and then added philosophically, "We should all have it so good."
Jack got us back just in time and safely too, and we were never found out. We sold our precious cargo to bartenders and housewives in Oakland later that morning when the sun was up. I began to wonder how Tommy and Jack took it, they were sullen and mute.
Young men often find bluster and flippancy more easily expressed than the more tender aspects of their souls, especially in front of their male friends, who might take their expressions of grief for weakness. Yet Old Jim's death proved a kind of shared shock which numbed all three of us.
As for me, I miss the man. Only the lonely will understand. It's a fine state of affairs. You meet someone, learn to love them, and when you're not looking they're whisked away in an instant, like trash, with no sounding trumpets, no battles, no monuments to their sacrifice. It was the same way with my mom and dad. None of us admits it, but we cry, on cold dark nights we wail like neglected babies crying out for comforting- but no one is there.
After it happened, Tommy started to pay attention in school.
"I don't want to end up a poor sailor," he said. "Are you done with the coffin yet?"
"Almost, do you have the brass fittings?"
"Yes," he said solemnly.
"And the lacquer?"
"That too."
"Then I'll finish it tonight and it will be dry by morning.
"Good, tell Jack we'll launch it in late afternoon."
The next afternoon we met up, and finished the job. The small pine box was oblong and not very well built. We didn't make to last. I took the pipe stem out of my pocket and placed it inside. Tommy threw in a spoon full of coffee from Java. Jack saved a brass button, one with crossed anchors, from a threadbare coat we found in Jim's closet at Wolf's Lair. They were going to tear it down for a streetcar line, one that would stick this time. It was too full of memories to go back to anyway.
Jack tossed it in. In an hour we tacked the top on, walked to the docks and dowsed it in kerosene. The tide was going out. The sun resembled a fiery ball sitting on the edge of the world.
Each one of us lit a match and set it afire, like you'd do a birthday cake. Then we cast it adrift and watched it float farther out on every sloping wave.
"This is only right," said Tommy, "It's something they did for Arthur."
As bright and moving as the flames proved to be, the sun proved brighter by far, and before you know it, the small ship with its precious cargo of pipe stem, exotic coffee, and single brass button was a mere silhouette against the pale embers of a dying sun.
Smaller and smaller it grew, if that makes any sense, until it was lost to the world.
I was in the old neighborhood in a used bookstore last week and decided to stroll by the old property. The word was that they had scheduled it for demolition, now that the street car line had reached where it was, about five blocks way.
The place was a shambles, which was nothing new. When I knocked, the door creaked open as if by an invisible hand.
There was the kitchen table where we plotted and planned, and the cupboard where Old Jim stashed his whiskey when he toasted and made the agreement with Jack.
"No, wait a minute. It wasn't that one. It was here."
When I opened the cupboard door it nearly fell off the hinges. Dust flew everywhere and my eyes looked away. I noticed the neglected shelf. Still there, covered in dust, were Jim's two dog-eared shabby books.
"He must have had these forever," I guessed, and took both of them down. I'd never seen them close up, none of us had.
The first one was Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. I recognized the old standard edition.
The second book was a first editon titled Youth by Joseph Conrad. It was covered in a light green cloth and the publisher was William Blackwood and Sons. It appeared to be a collection of short stories including Heart of Darkness, dated 1902.
The fly leaf was inscribed, with a neat hand, a hand of authority.
Your exemplary service on the Roi des Belges as chief engineer was without parallel. Without your extensive knowledge and dedication to duty it is my opinion we may not have returned from the Congo in one piece.
Captain Joseph Conrad
I miss Old Jim dearly, and Tommy and Jack as well. Who doesn't, upon occasion, miss childhood friends? My mother and father…it's difficult to express how much I miss them. I suppose you might say my life is a cornucopia of missing. Jim once told me something his captain said in confidence. It rings true now more than ever.
"We live as we dream – alone."
©Steven Hunley 2012
My apologies to the 76 people who saw this and there was no post. I'd thought about entering this year's short story competition. I was previewing it to help find typos. When I went back I saw it had been posted. I withdrew it, and found out it would never have worked anyway, the word count was double the specifications! Sorry!


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They spread the scoring around as the top eight all scored led by Kayla Woodward with 16 points, Brianna Smith had 12 with four threes and Steph Sessions had 11.
Today the Lady Broncs will play their fourth game against Cheyenne East in one 4-A semi final. East got by Evanston to advance yesterday.
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"What a nice hotel for the price. Upon checking in I learned they were having an empl... Read more"
"My trip to the DC area was a combination of business/pleasure and involved lots of dr... Read more"
"Beds were more than comfortable, room was exceptionally clean, staff was pleasant and... Read more"
"We stayed in a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom suite and it was so much better than getting two ... Read more"
"Front desk very helpful - directions, maps, restaurant reservations. Awesome breakfa... Read more"
"We just returned from a terrific 6-night stay at the Residence Inn. We were efficien... Read more"
"The entrance to the hotel was in an awkward place when driving into the driveway. The... Read more"
"My husband, two daughters and I stayed at this hotel for two nights over the 4th of J... Read more"
"Stayed at this hotel in July 2009. We had requested an accessible room for my parents... Read more"
Note: The nightly rates shown above do not yet include Tax Recovery Charge & Service Fees or (if applicable) Extra Person Fees, Child Fees, Additional Mandatory Hotel Charges or optional incidentals, such as parking, room service or movies.