![]() Its abrupt discontinuance the point where the bank and river meet. A long thicket of young willows andĬottonwoods stretch to the right and to the left, mark ing by The boat tosses the waves restlessly about. Interior given up to the tawny waters that fill it almost to the tops of itsĭoors, and lap with soothing monotony against its outer walls as the motion of A small warehouse built of rough lumber stands to the north, its The little wooden island an air of business importance both cheery and The opposite side of the platform from the pulsing steamer with its hurryingĭeck-hands and commanding mate, a skiff, a bateau and a flat are tied, giving Side of the embankment, whose houses scarcely peep above the levee's crest. ![]() Steamboats, heavily laden, cannot wade through five feet of water, and if theyĬould there would be vehement opposition raised by the inhabitants on the other Levee a few hundred yards further inward looks more fitted to the purpose Įven though it rises only a few inches above the water's bosom, but great Trestle-work of the place whereon the freight must be deposited. ![]() White frame towering high above, and the frail rough plank and rougher Something ludicrous in the comparison of the stately vessel with its gleaming Water, and unloading freight as seriously as if the stage-plank rested upon Line's immense steamboats landed at a little platform entirely surrounded by It is a queer sight to see one of the Anchor AllisonĬHAPTER XXI - Murder of Carroll and Minor Sevier, August 2004.ĭice game - The Cutting of Allen Whitney’s ThroatĬoleman and Trial for Murder in Mississippi Without disparagement by both races and is used many times in this story - very During the period represented by this book it was commonly used Lynching, for instance, occurred in 1894 - just two years before the book wasĪnyone who has trouble with the so-called “N” word should That Tallulah becomes “Asola”, and Milliken’s Bend becomes “Sigma.” The Many (maybe all) of these eventsĪctually occurred, but the names of people and places have been changed such Insurrection and, unfortunately, lynching. Robbery, murder, romance, intrigue, balls & tournaments, gambling, Among other things it involves such things as The coexistence of the people - both black and white - in Madison Parish during Of the more-obvious ones were corrected, but many were not.īurrill Coleman, Colored, was written entirelyĪbout, and in fact is an outstanding history of, customs and events concerning Type, typographical errors, misspellings and repeated words were abundant. AlthoughĮvery effort was made to honor the original transcript, it is inevitable that Made from microfilm to a computer-sensible format was particularly troublesomeīecause of the many scratches on the film and specks on the glass. ![]() Thanks are due Cynthia for allowing me to copy her copy of the 315 page book. Savaglio, a professor of Radio and TV at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. Out-of-print for many years and was recently copied from microfilm in theĬornell University Library by Dr. The book, Burrill Coleman, Colored, has been Coltharp and lived in Tallulah until she died in 1947. That this murder had a great influence on her book. Who was murdered in 1870 when she was only eight years old. Madison Coordinator’s note: Born in 1862, Jeannetteĭownes was the daughter of a prominent Madison Parish lawyer and Parish Judge
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