"Père Antoine's Date-Palm" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich is a romance triangle set in the opulent and lively New Orleans. When two men fall in love with the same woman, one manages to woo her to run away with him, while the other joins the church to heal his heartbreak. Père Antoine's Date-Palm is, a 30-foot tall tree that symbolizes fortitude and the exotic nature that pervades the city of New Orleans.