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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 30 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 47821 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 82 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 New 9 Orleans 8 Louisiana 8 God 7 Mr. 6 Mississippi 5 day 5 St. 5 Miss 5 General 4 man 4 Mrs. 4 Creole 3 little 3 come 3 River 3 Max 3 Madame 3 Fort 3 Colonel 3 CHAPTER 3 Arkansas 2 time 2 southern 2 old 2 illustration 2 Vicksburg 2 State 2 Spaniards 2 Red 2 Pete 2 North 2 Ned 2 Natchez 2 Monsieur 2 Lord 2 John 2 Grace 2 George 2 France 2 Elsie 2 Christmas 2 Captain 2 Anne 1 water 1 think 1 ter 1 swamp 1 slough 1 river Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 2957 man 2723 time 2240 day 1530 hand 1384 way 1315 eye 1300 house 1176 place 1157 year 1060 thing 1047 water 1017 night 1016 one 974 foot 915 head 908 river 883 face 881 nothing 873 side 855 child 850 part 837 moment 831 boy 825 woman 823 life 783 room 761 people 750 country 730 tree 704 father 698 name 698 hour 682 friend 680 word 671 girl 670 door 651 something 628 plantation 603 morning 592 slave 590 land 583 heart 579 order 578 voice 577 horse 561 ground 560 other 560 mother 559 work 548 city Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 8225 _ 985 New 754 Orleans 751 Louisiana 690 Val 680 de 672 General 636 Mr. 571 Tad 543 St. 481 Andy 474 Madame 457 Ricky 408 God 352 French 334 Miss 321 Mrs. 320 Mississippi 317 M. 307 Frosty 306 Rupert 302 dat 297 CHAPTER 286 Rebels 285 Blake 283 Stacy 279 Missisippi 277 Ned 265 Natchez 252 George 250 Norvin 249 State 243 Max 235 Lilly 229 ye 224 Fort 216 River 216 Monsieur 213 Aurore 212 Captain 210 Zoe 209 France 206 Louis 205 North 204 Indians 203 Pete 198 Epps 196 Colonel 195 States 192 South Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 18321 i 14508 it 13871 he 9266 you 6935 they 6658 she 4718 we 4688 him 4528 me 4104 them 2575 her 1568 us 913 himself 473 myself 465 themselves 365 herself 280 one 226 itself 192 ''em 155 yourself 115 ourselves 86 mine 62 ''s 60 yours 53 his 41 ours 39 em 36 hers 28 theirs 27 thee 19 ye 10 ya 8 hisself 5 yo 5 eva 4 you''re 4 yerself 4 sho 4 o 4 i''m 3 yourselves 3 thar 3 on''y 3 meself 3 ay 2 yuh 2 you''ll 2 yo''self 2 wi 2 she''ll Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 49397 be 17601 have 6589 do 4369 say 3506 go 3343 make 3161 come 3121 see 3108 know 2620 take 1834 think 1761 find 1756 give 1617 tell 1597 get 1552 look 1254 leave 1107 seem 1069 hear 1012 ask 971 turn 966 stand 962 call 927 pass 905 begin 862 follow 826 feel 813 want 796 bring 791 return 789 keep 747 speak 739 fall 736 put 702 run 683 become 648 let 634 carry 625 send 618 hold 617 lie 608 live 599 reach 589 try 582 meet 577 sit 572 answer 547 set 513 grow 504 appear Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10778 not 3680 so 2541 up 2434 then 2255 very 2243 more 2207 little 2140 now 2118 out 1968 other 1835 only 1745 good 1713 well 1670 great 1623 old 1567 long 1506 as 1414 down 1384 never 1366 much 1327 here 1304 first 1236 there 1201 too 1122 again 1109 even 1106 many 1078 just 1051 back 1042 same 997 away 987 own 964 still 950 young 912 most 868 such 844 last 841 few 815 large 774 once 765 small 747 off 736 all 711 ever 690 far 687 soon 659 several 657 white 649 always 635 on Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 374 good 345 least 224 most 113 great 66 fine 56 slight 53 near 51 large 49 eld 42 bad 41 high 35 Most 26 old 26 early 24 strong 24 j 22 dear 21 small 17 low 16 rich 15 long 14 faint 13 late 11 deep 11 brave 10 young 10 happy 9 farth 8 lovely 7 tall 7 simple 7 poor 7 dark 6 topmost 6 sweet 6 severe 6 safe 6 pure 6 hard 6 handsome 6 bright 5 weak 5 short 5 remote 5 heavy 5 gay 5 full 5 fast 5 fair 5 easy Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 688 most 60 least 44 well 1 youngest 1 smartest 1 near 1 meanest 1 jest 1 house"--the 1 hard 1 happiest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 www.gutenberg.net 2 www.letrs.indiana.edu 2 www.archive.org 1 www.pgdpcanada.net Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 2 http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/ 1 http://www.pgdpcanada.net 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/2/0/17200/17200-h/17200-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/7/2/0/17200/17200-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/5/7/12577/12577-h/12577-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/5/7/12577/12577-h.zip 1 http://www.archive.org/details/elsieatviamede00finl 1 http://www.archive.org Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 _ is _ 18 _ do n''t 16 _ was _ 6 _ know _ 5 _ did _ 5 _ do _ 5 _ have _ 4 _ are _ 4 _ had _ 4 _ say _ 4 eyes were bent 4 eyes were full 4 eyes were wet 4 louisiana did not 4 one is so 3 _ ai n''t 3 _ am _ 3 _ want _ 3 _ was not 3 _ were _ 3 day was despondency 3 men did not 3 night came on 3 one does not 3 time had not 3 water is clear 2 _ come in 2 _ did n''t 2 _ did not 2 _ go on 2 _ have not 2 _ is more 2 _ know dat 2 _ looks off 2 _ see _ 2 _ seemed _ 2 _ take _ 2 _ takes out 2 boys do n''t 2 boys do not 2 boys got scents 2 child is father 2 children are not 2 day is not 2 day was not 2 days gone by 2 eye was suddenly 2 eyes took in 2 eyes were as 2 eyes were open Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 time had not yet 1 _ made no mention 1 _ was not actually 1 _ was not seriously 1 _ was not there 1 _ were not aware 1 boy was not excited 1 boys were not all 1 children are not afraid 1 children are not much 1 day does not even 1 day had not recreation 1 day is not yet 1 day was not unusual 1 day was not yet 1 face did not merely 1 faces was no hint 1 house was no longer 1 life is not hopelessly 1 lives were not entirely 1 louisiana are not larger 1 louisiana is not quite 1 man is no longer 1 man was no doubt 1 men are no less 1 men was not large 1 men were no longer 1 moment were not sufficient 1 night was not severely 1 one have no time 1 parts are not so 1 people are not as 1 people have no religion 1 people have no will 1 place is not open 1 place was no longer 1 things are not possible 1 time was not favorable 1 water is not essential 1 woman did not even 1 woman was not afraid A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 26747 author = Addeman, Joshua M. (Joshua Melancthon) title = Reminiscences of two years with the colored troops Personal Narratives of events in the War of the Rebellion, being papers read before the Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society. No. 7, Second Series date = keywords = General; New; Orleans; day; man summary = regiment of twelve companies of colored men for heavy artillery duty. duty at Camp Smith, on the Dexter Training Ground, in this city. the commander of some English vessel was slowly making his way up what A mysterious order came one day, to detail we received orders to move up the river to Plaquemine, a point some Orders came within a day or two from Baton Rouge, announcing a change correspondence passed between General Banks and the rebel commander, not on special duty or detached service, was as field officer of the furnish a mounted orderly, the officer of the day would at night, have occasional raids in our vicinity, with orders, at times, to sleep on rebel forces in Western Louisiana, under command of General Kirby Smith, were comparatively inactive, though raiding parties gave us journey we had the company of several rebel officers, some of high id = 17200 author = Alexander, Charles Wesley title = Angel Agnes The Heroine of the Yellow Fever Plague in Shreveport date = keywords = Agnes; Arnold; God; Miss; Mrs.; Shreveport; Sister summary = and were laid away to sleep in the dust close by the little Agnes of "Ah," smiled Mrs. Arnold, kissing Agnes, gayly, "young hearts like "What do you mean, Agnes?" exclaimed Mrs. Arnold, glancing anxiously "God will bring me safely back to you, dear mother," urged Agnes, To Agnes Arnold going into Shreveport, the emotions must have been "I hope they will soon mend," said Agnes, fervently; "good day." "This is the place, Miss Arnold," said the man, "a young lady was time, "our nurse here, Miss Arnold, is the most wonderful lady I have Next door there was a Sister of Mercy nursing, and Agnes asked her to which Agnes was placed with her three patients to nurse, and an infant "In God''s good time, Agnes, dear," suggested the Sister. AGNES'' LAST LETTER TO HER MOTHER. written from a daughter to a mother than that which Agnes Arnold, id = 6379 author = Beach, Rex title = The Net date = keywords = Bernie; Blake; Cardi; Chief; Countess; Donnelly; Dreux; God; Mafia; Margherita; Martel; Maruffi; Miss; Myra; Narcone; Nell; New; Norvin; Oliveta; Sicilian; Sicily; Terranova; Vittoria; Warren summary = heard me speak." The overseer raised his hat, and Blake took his hand, We look like an American sheriff''s posse, Martel," said he. "I know men in my country who cherish their enemies like friends. "It was very good of you to come so long a way," said the Countess at During the next few days Norvin Blake saw much of the Countess Blake went to the girl and laid a shaking hand upon her arm, "Do you know," said Bernie, "I have been thinking about this Mafia abruptly, he left the room, like a man who knows he must think of but "You''re just the man I''m looking for," Bernie Dreux told Norvin, whom hand like a blind old man and be told that two and two make four. girl had talked of little except Norvin Blake and the effect had not Norvin Blake I knew in Sicily, who, indeed, did not know his own id = 46091 author = Boucicault, Dion title = The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana. A Play in Five acts date = keywords = Dora; George; M''Closky; Mrs.; Paul; Pete; Scud; Zoe summary = _Pete._ It''s dem black trash, Mas''r George; dis ere property wants _Grace._ Yes, Mas''r George, dey was born here; and old Pete is fonder _George._ ''Tis Zoe. _Scud._ O, I have not spoiled that anyhow. _M''Closky._ Good morning, Mr. Sunnyside; Miss Dora, your servant. _Dora._ Zoe, he''s going; I want him to stay and make love to me _George._ Come, Miss Dora, let me offer you my arm. Zoe, the more I see of George Peyton the better I like him; but he is _George._ The world, Zoe, the free struggle of minds and hands, if _Scud._ [Seeing Dora.] Come, Mrs. Peyton, take my arm. _Enter_ Mrs. Peyton _and_ Scudder, M''Closky _and_ Pointdexter, R. _George._ Zoe, they shall not take you from us while I live. _Enter_ Scudder, George, Ratts, Caillou, Pete, Grace, Minnie, _and _Ratts._ Look here, the boy knows and likes me, Judge; let him come id = 35300 author = Burnett, Frances Hodgson title = Louisiana date = keywords = CHAPTER; Ferrol; Lord; Louisiana; Miss; New; Olivia; look; think summary = "Dis yeah''s de way, miss," he said, "right inter de ''ception-room. class Miss Ferrol was thinking when she said: "That is one of them, and "I don''t know," said the girl, with the look of helpless appeal again. "Why not come with me?" said Miss Ferrol. Then she said "good-night" again, and turned away. "I want to ask you something," she said, as they neared the door. "Yes," said Miss Ferrol, unlocking the trunk and throwing back the lid. "Look at that," said Miss Ferrol, softly--even religiously. "_I_ thought so," said Miss Ferrol. "It will be--a very strange thing to do," said Louisiana. "Do you think," Miss Ferrol said, in further bewilderment, "that you "Miss Ferrol has gone in," she said then. As he said it, Louisiana was at home in the house-room, sitting on a "Wa-al," he said, meditatively, "ye know thar aint no reason why it "He does not know me!" said Louisiana. id = 10234 author = Cable, George Washington title = Old Creole Days: A Story of Creole Life date = keywords = Café; Charlie; Colonel; Creole; Delphine; Exilés; General; George; God; Jean; Jerome; John; Jools; Koppig; Madame; Mazaro; Monsieur; Mossy; Poquelin; Poulette; Père; Sieur; Thompson; Vignevielle; White summary = "How do we know?" said the little priest, returning to French. "No, no!" said Madame Delphine, looking up quickly, "some of it might "I suppose she is a sweet, good daughter?" said he, glancing at Madame "Well, Madame Delphine," said Père Jerome, more buoyantly, "one thing is Madame Delphine stopped short half-way home and returned to Père "It is the right way," he said to Père Jerome, the day we saw him there. "She walks like a man," said Madame Varrillat, in the language with followed by the bare-headed old man, drew open the little garden-gate, looked cautiously out, said good-night, and stepped into the street. "And you say," said the Secretary, "the old black man has been going by "They are coming this way," said little White. "Bienvenu," said little White, "don''t shivaree old Poquelin to-night; "You know, General," said Madame, looking distressed, "it was nothing to id = 12577 author = Cable, George Washington title = Strange True Stories of Louisiana date = keywords = Alix; Annie; Attalie; Camille; Carpentier; Celeste; Creole; Françoise; John; Joseph; Lalaurie; Louisiana; Madame; Madelaine; Mario; Max; Miller; Mississippi; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Orleans; Salome; St.; Suzanne; Tonton; Vicksburg; day summary = and pretty little wife Alix [whom] I love so much; 3 Irish, father mother stopped me one day in Carondelet street, New Orleans, saying, "I have a skiff with papa and three days later stepped ashore in New Orleans. prayers; and one day, when she saw my regard fixed upon Alix, she said to from a dear friend, and that she came to ask Madame du Clozel to let her "Do not let her know a thing about it, girls," said Madame du Clozel, "or, I was fourteen years old when my mother came, and this time not alone. the little Salome and her mother had made a new, fast friend on the old or a little later, Müller came to the house where young Eva Kropp, she was young," they said, "looked like a white girl." One thing they For on one day there came to me from New Orleans id = 31383 author = Dabney, Thomas Ewing title = The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce date = keywords = Board; Canal; Company; Dock; Industrial; Lake; Mississippi; New; Orleans; Pontchartrain summary = President, Board of Commissioners of Port of New Orleans] NEW ORLEANS DECIDES TO BUILD CANAL. NEW ORLEANS DECIDES TO BUILD CANAL. As the New Orleans Item said, October 22, 1915, "the lack of that canal city and the Mississippi Valley"; the New Orleans Real Estate Board and original Erie Canal harmed New Orleans because Mississippi River boat Canal, and he believed in the possibility of development of New Orleans vitally affects the credit of the Dock Board, the city of New Orleans interests hostile to the canal project and to the port of New Orleans." lock when ships drawing 30-feet of water come to New Orleans? people that the lack of such a canal had cost New Orleans millions of Industrial Canal to the development of New Orleans, and the commerce of "A ship canal, connecting the river and the lake at New Orleans will be id = 40157 author = Elfer, William André title = Breeding minks in Louisiana for their fur: A profitable industry date = keywords = Louisiana; illustration summary = mink fur in Louisiana will advance to about six dollars within the will have to build farms in which to breed minks for their fur, and Breeding minks in Louisiana for their fur can be made a very Breeding minks in Louisiana for their fur can be made a very dollars a fur; but within three years the mink fur in Louisiana should The walls surrounding a mink farm can be made either with bricks or [Illustration: A Young Female Mink Walking Along the Walls of a [Illustration: A Small Mink Farm.] [Illustration: A Mink Farm Made Out of an Island. In a small farm where minks are in close captivity and have to be fed, walls before any minks are turned loose in a farm. [Illustration: A Mink Farm Inclosing Portion of a Bayou, Allowing the farms and to breed minks in this State for their fur. id = 32103 author = Finley, Martha title = Elsie in the South date = keywords = Chester; Cousin; Dick; Dr.; Elsie; Florida; Grace; Harold; Lucilla; Maud; Max; Mrs.; Ned; Raymond; Spaniards; Violet summary = sure, father," said Lucilla; "but we will hardly find time for it "Father," said Lucilla, "as you have visited Florida and know a great "Yes," said Violet, "I have been reading his story to-day with great "Yes," said Chester; "and I think I have now come to a suitable "Yes, indeed, father, you are right about that," said Max. "Good-morning," they said, coming up the steps, the captain adding in "I think your--our father''s opinions are always right, Max," she said "Yes, daughter, it will certainly be better for you," her father said, "I have a little one, papa," said his daughter Elsie: "''Looking "Oh, yes, it is, Brother Max," said the little fellow, "for it''s fun, "Yes; I should think so," said Grandma Elsie. "Yes, so I think," said her father, "and I should not expect it of any "Grandma," said little Elsie, coming to Mrs. Travilla''s side one id = 32225 author = Finley, Martha title = Elsie at Viamede date = keywords = Americans; Captain; Elsie; Fort; General; God; Grace; Jackson; Lulu; Max; Mr.; New; Orleans; Rosie; St.; Walter; british; papa summary = "Yes, do, captain; do, papa," came in eager tones from several young "Yes, my darling," he said, smiling upon the little girl, and smoothing "I hope you didn''t stay at home just to hear my lessons, papa?" she said "Yes, mamma dear, I think it would do you good," said Violet; and all "Yes, you dear papa," she returned, with a look of ardent affection into "Then I won''t think of them if I can help it, papa dear," she said, "Yes, papa," she said softly, "I will ask God to help me to do so; and "Oh, papa," said Grace softly, "how can any one help loving the dear "But we''d like to do something to help you, dear papa," Grace said, "Yes, sir," returned Max, and hurried away, his father looking after him "So his father thinks," returned the captain, with a low, happy little id = 717 author = Hearn, Lafcadio title = Chita: A Memory of Last Island date = keywords = Carmen; Chita; Creole; Feliu; God; Gulf; Island; Julien; Laroussel; New; Sea; Sparicio; Viosca; child; day; like; little; long; water summary = the little steamer strives to reach the grand blaze of blue open water steamer to the sea-islands to-day, you are tolerably certain to enter some long point of sea-marsh, widely fringed with billowing sand. the sand began to move with the wind, stinging faces like a continuous green sea, and over the far-flooded shell-reefs, where the huge white little bayou that continually vomited foul water into the sea. Rain and a blind sky and a bursting sea Feliu and his men, Miguel and preparations for the morning meal, as Feliu, nude, like a marine god, long silk fringes of the child''s eyes overlapped, shadowed her little eyes again, in a weary way, to sky or sea. --"The world is like the sea: those who do not know how to swim in it white shadow of the San Marco''s sail upon the blue water;--all day long id = 11514 author = King, Grace Elizabeth title = Balcony Stories date = keywords = Anne; Clementine; General; God; Horace; Jeanne; Joubert; Jules; Madame; Mammy; Marie; Mr.; Pupasse; day; little; old summary = little cottage of the old General and Madame B----. little cottage rubbing his hands with pleasure (he never saw Madame like poor poetry; but that is the way one thinks at day dawn, when the Old Jeanne Marie leaned her hand against the house, and the tears It came about in this way: Anne Marie and she lived in the little myself--little things that I thought children would like to hear some the captain, got her a state-room, saw that the new little trunk was There was life inside, a little kind of voice, like some one who in his day, it is said, had indeed played the god in the little entered Madame Joubert''s room and not seen Pupasse in that corner, on Joubert''s head was turned, that the little girls, being young and little room; but not so to Madame Joubert. Sisters of the Poor." But, as Madame Joubert always said in the little id = 35487 author = Kjelgaard, Jim title = Swamp Cat date = keywords = Andy; Casman; Frosty; Gates; Ira; Jud; Luke; Trull; kitten; muskrat; slough; swamp; time summary = If Andy could establish muskrats in his swamp, let them multiply and Andy released his remaining pairs of muskrats at scattered points and Reaching home, Andy took his sixth and final pair of muskrats down to Andy came to the third slough just in time to see a clean-limbed gray of muskrats, Andy saw a great horned owl flying low over the grass with Andy told of the six pairs of muskrats he had planted in his swamp. he was alert, Frosty saw the rattlesnake Andy had encountered last night Andy knew now why Frosty had hidden. Andy was on the point of going into the swamp to check on the muskrats colony of muskrats for Andy, Frosty finished his fish and went to hunt Frosty heard Andy''s Ten minutes after Andy left, Frosty went into the swamp. Every muskrat colony--and Frosty knew of two which even Andy id = 12068 author = Knox, Thomas Wallace title = Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field: Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation date = keywords = Arkansas; CHAPTER; Colonel; Corinth; Fort; General; Government; Grant; Louis; Louisiana; Lyon; Memphis; Mississippi; Missouri; Mr.; Natchez; New; North; Orleans; Price; Rebels; River; South; Springfield; St.; State; Tennessee; Union; Vicksburg; Waterproof; northern; southern summary = of Camp Jackson.--Energy of General Lyon.--Union Men organized.--An of Camp Jackson.--Energy of General Lyon.--Union Men organized.--An General Lyon.--Capture of the State Capital.--Moving on the Enemy''s General Lyon.--Capture of the State Capital.--Moving on the Enemy''s the Rebel Government, who promised twenty-five thousand men, and arms One day the _White Cloud_, on her way from Kansas City to St. Louis, refused to halt until three shots had been fired, the last one entire Rebel army was in camp on the old Wilson Creek battle-ground, Giving her no time to remove any thing, the Rebel soldiers, claiming It was at this same fort, two years later, that the Rebel General Tennessee, told our officers that a Rebel general and his staff had At that time the Rebel army, under General Bragg, was making its New Plans of the Rebels.--Their Design to Capture Corinth,--Advancing New Plans of the Rebels.--Their Design to Capture Corinth,--Advancing id = 9153 author = Le Page du Pratz title = The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina Containing a Description of the Countries That Lie on Both Sides of the River Missisippi date = keywords = America; Arkansas; Britain; CHAP; Chicasaws; English; Fort; France; French; Great; Illinois; Indians; Louisiana; Mexico; Missisippi; Mobile; Natchez; New; North; Orleans; Red; River; Spaniards; St.; Sun; Suns; footnote; illustration summary = the bay of Mexico; being watered with a great number of rivers, the navigation of that river; and in time those new settlements may come not to mention the great river Missouri, which runs to the north-west turn to any great account to this nation in all North America, or that d'' Escadre, having discovered, in 1698, the mouths of the river St. Louis, and being nominated Governor General of that vast country, bay of Mexico, to the westward of the Missisippi, are described by Mr. Coxe, in his account of Carolina, called by the French Louisiana.] river and two brooks, in a fine country, with little wood. _The Author''s Journey in_ Louisiana, _from the Natchez to the River St. Francis, and the Country of the Chicasaws._ wood and water, where we put up in good time: then at sun-set, when To the north of all those nations, and near the river Missisippi, it id = 34546 author = Lowery, George H., Jr. title = Additions to the List of the Birds of Louisiana date = keywords = Cameron; Louisiana; November; University summary = The bird collection in the Louisiana State In Cameron Parish, the species has been noted as follows (Lowery, State University Museum of Zoölogy has 19 specimens of _mexicana_ taken in Cameron Parish in April, May, November, December, and January. Thirteen specimens of this species in the Louisiana State University definite winter records for this species, but, in recent years, it has specimen was shot at Cameron on December 5, 1942 (Lowery). December 6, 1942; and one seen, but not taken, near Cameron on November Louisiana State University Museum of Zoölogy. specimens are in the Louisiana State University Museum. The Louisiana State University Museum of Zoölogy now has a series of 21 The first record of the occurrence of this species in Louisiana is that 1943, are in the Louisiana State University Museum. The only winter record for Louisiana is that of a female taken by me at id = 45631 author = Northup, Solomon title = Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana date = keywords = Abram; Anne; Bass; Bayou; Boeuf; Burch; Chapin; Eliza; Epps; Ford; Freeman; God; Marksville; Master; Mr.; New; Northup; Orleans; Patsey; Platt; River; Saratoga; Solomon; State; Tibeats; Washington; York summary = Epps'' Plantation--Discover his Slaves in the Cotton-Field--The entering a slave State, it would be well, before leaving New-York, to "You told that man you came from New-York," said he. plantation, passing the slaves at work in the cotton field. POMEGRANATE TREES--RETURN TO BAYOU BOEUF--MASTER FORD''S REMARKS ON POMEGRANATE TREES--RETURN TO BAYOU BOEUF--MASTER FORD''S REMARKS ON At such times, said he, the heart of man turns COTTON FIELD--THE SLAVE''S LABORS--FEAR ON APPROACHING THE bed time, on Epps'' plantation, any day almost during the entire period Finally, Epps came towards the house, by this time One day, while working on the new house, Bass and Epps became engaged the said Solomon Northup is a free citizen of the State of New-York, the said Solomon Northup was not a slave at the time of the birth of said Solomon Northup, and has not been a slave at any time within the id = 18817 author = Norton, Andre title = Ralestone Luck date = keywords = Creighton; Haven; Holmes; Jeems; Lorne; Lou; Luck; Lucy; Miss; Mr.; New; Pirate; Ralestone; Red; Ricky; Roderick; Rupert; Sam; Val; charity summary = "Do you think we''re going to like this?" Ricky waved her hand vaguely in "Beans or--" Ricky''s hand closed upon Val''s arm with a nipper-like grip. "Look!" Ricky laughed unsteadily and released Val''s arm. Val and Ricky sat up and looked about with wondering interest. sho''t-cut ''cross dis-a-way." Sam turned into a side path and Val With an idea of escaping Ricky by joining his brother, Val hurried "Come on," Ricky pulled at Val''s sleeve, "let''s explore." "Ricky!" Val clapped his black hand over her mouth and turned to "Here, let me try." Rupert took it from Val''s hands and put it down on "So Val looks like the ghost," Charity said a moment later. Ricky and Val, he turned to Charity. Val looked into Ricky''s room. "Everything will come right again," Val repeated as Ricky came back to Ricky got up from the end of Val''s cot and went to look. id = 45507 author = Patchin, Frank Gee title = The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana; or, Following the Game Trails in the Canebrake date = keywords = Brown; Butler; Chunky; Lilly; Ned; Pony; Professor; Rector; Rider; Stacy; Tad summary = "You evidently haven''t got your eyes open yet, Chunky," answered Tad By the way, what has become of my pig?" questioned Tad. Lilly swung a hand in the direction of the bayou, a narrow channel camp, the guide having blown the horn several times, which Tad had "I should like to follow that deer trail, Mr. Lilly," said Tad. "Look at him!" yelled Ned. Tad whirled his own horse about and started for Stacy, with Billy "Are you hurt, Chunky?" cried Tad, gathering the fat boy up in his Tad brought his horse down just before reaching the fat boy. "You come with me, old boy," said Tad, taking Stacy by an arm and "Then I am going to make it my business to thin them out," said Tad. The bang of the Pony Rider Boy''s rifle was heard three more times "Stacy Brown and Tad Butler," corrected the fat boy. id = 32539 author = Pickett, Albert James title = Eight days in New-Orleans in February, 1847 date = keywords = France; Mississippi; New; Orleans; St.; french; man; river summary = The following Sketches of New-Orleans originally appeared in the Mississippi river was beheld again by civilized man. THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF NEW ORLEANS,--OF BILOXI,--NATCHEZ.--GOVERNOR While only one year old, the Mississippi rising to JACKSON.--THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.--THE POPULATION AT THAT DAY, forces and the number slain on either side, the battle of New Orleans opposite side of the river, an old frame custom-house, extensive The city proper is, by the river, five miles long, and will average It will then all be New Orleans, the largest city on Three great streets divide the city into municipalities. A large portion of the city of Orleans is watered from the large A very great object of attraction at night is the Orleans Theatre, the Near this place, in 1816, the river rising to an ORLEANS AT NIGHT.--THE COMMERCE OF THE PLACE.--THE TWENTY-SECOND OF that twelve thousand mules are engaged in the commerce of Orleans one id = 27913 author = Reid, Mayne title = The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West date = keywords = Antoine; Aurore; Belle; Besancon; Bringiers; CHAPTER; Captain; Chloe; Chorley; Creole; D''Hauteville; Dominique; Eugenie; Gayarre; God; Levee; Louisiana; Mademoiselle; Magnolia; Mississippi; Monsieur; New; Orleans; Reigart; Saint; Scipio; american; come; eye; love; man; time summary = ladies'' cabin, and of course for a time lost to the admiring eyes, not Scenes varied and lovely were passing panorama-like before my eyes. facing the door, and her eye for the first time rested upon me. before leaving New Orleans I gave my promise--in fact, passed my word of "But," continued Scipio, turning upon me an inquiring look, "how''d young the boat I had fancied myself half in love with this young lady; and support the steward a single moment, I fancied I saw the dark eyes of "And withal, Aurore is a poor slave just like the rest of you, Scipio?" pleased; I fancied she felt so, I never saw her look so lovely. "Rise, lovely Aurore!" said I, taking her unresisting hand, and leading With admiring eyes I looked for some moments on this bold black man-snake-like head just appearing above the water; and there were the white id = 20438 author = Stuart, Ruth McEnery title = Moriah''s Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches date = keywords = Christmas; Enoch; Ezra; Humphrey; Jordan; Lily; Lord; Miss; Mr.; Pete; Sophia; Tamar; come; dat; man; ter summary = dressed for church--"Sis Moriah, look ter me like you''d be ''feerd dem "Mis'' Gladys," she said, simply, "I come ter give you notice dat I gwine same march he played fur Numa''s fun''al, an'' look like dat in itse''f is reas''nable time, ''cep''n dat Pete started gwine ter chu''ch, an'' you know "Yes," the good old man repeated, "ef I knowed I could stir in every "''_Caze I got de same man_--an'' dat''s de suspiciouses'' thing dey kin "Why, bless her old soul, Enoch, you know thet I think the world an'' all havin'' mixed glances is ''dat seem like hit confines a man ter preach it''s purty ter me--seem like hit''s got a searchin'' glance dat goes out''n ain''t got a nickel, come up an'' let''s pray fur yer! standin'' behin'' yer dat got good hones'' wheels ter pass in!" mighty ap'' ter turn a man''s head, an'' I tookin'' notice dat arter you id = 27779 author = Stuart, Ruth McEnery title = Solomon Crow''s Christmas Pockets and Other Tales date = keywords = Christmas; Cloth; Conrad; Crow; Duke; Easter; Evelyn; Frey; Meg; Mose; Quackalina; Tim; come; know; little; old summary = "''DIS HEAH''S A FUS-CLASS THING TER WORK OFF BAD TEMPERS WID''"] "Want a boy to pick figs on sheers?" That was all he said to the fat old Little Solomon Crow, ten years old, in a Christian land, was hearing for Neither the old man nor the boy had spoken for a long time, and while pusson dat know all dem ole book chunes was ter take ''er up an'' call fur While these painful thoughts were filling little Tim''s mind the old man Little Tim cast an agonized look upon the old man''s face, and threw "Dis heah''s a fus''-class thing ter work off bad tempers wid," the old die fus''--some time, you know, baby, little boys _does die_--an'' ef you work, an'' come home plenty o'' time ter cook de little speck o'' dinner yer, but I blesses Gord to-night fur savin'' dat little black baby ter id = 36645 author = Stubbs, William Carter title = Louisiana Beef Cattle date = keywords = Louisiana; States; cattle summary = The following remarks relative to Louisiana Beef Cattle are proffered Meanwhile, the Middle West, or corn-belt states, being unable to raise With the change of conditions in the cattle-growing world, Louisiana States in bringing the standard of their beef cattle up to the high there were 41,178,000 head of beef cattle in the United States, having a The records at that time, covering both beef cattle and dairy-herds, Even prior to the war, the world-supply of cattle was diminishing, and numbers of the best improved cattle in the United States, including great inroads upon the breeding herds, as cattle growers have marketed The beef cattle industry of the North is divided into two departments: thousand-pound beef on the market in a year; consequently the stock must In the United States today, the production of live stock is the greatest In 1895 the average price of beef cattle in the principal markets of id = 53882 author = Washington, Amanda Alcenia Strickland title = How Beauty Was Saved, and Other Memories of the Sixties date = keywords = Colonel; day; girl; horse; southern summary = Nest." To that school came two young girls to complete a course of This horse the girls rode to school. When she reached the house she noticed a horse and buggy under an old Turning to a soldier he said, "Take that horse from the "Try that horse." Like a flash a thought came to the girl. ordered the girl to get back on that horse and return to the Colonel. of blankets was used by a little colored girl who slept in the house, One day a little girl was reading a story-book on the green lawn in By that time the Federal officers and some of the men were in the house There were five or six bright, pretty girls in the house, In a little while the Federals, the girls, and the family were all After some time the soldiers began to mount their horses, the servant id = 31889 author = Wiltz, Louis Alfred title = The Great Mississippi Flood of 1874: Its Extent, Duration, and Effects date = keywords = Arkansas; Mississippi; Relief summary = "By request of Relief Committee and leading citizens, I again call on American cities in behalf of fifty-four thousand victims of the great The Mississippi River in average high water from Memphis to the Gulf is great river over the farms and plantations of Arkansas, Mississippi and the crevasse and overflow water--the former soon reaching the flat land Mississippi river, with a belt say of 35 miles from the Arkansas line to Louisiana line, has an average width of 30 miles, being part of Arkansas Relief Committee, who hears or reads the appeals of the distressed and who relief, not cash, about thirty-five thousand dollars. With this economy we cannot continue relief to of subscription for the relief of sufferers in Louisiana by the flood. communication with the members of the General Committee of Relief, destructiveness of the great flood, and of the reasons why the suffering,