The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-07-20

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that he should tell the truth in regard to III,
matter, and he acceded TO the request, by max
ing a statement, which was now submittedfo
the consideration of the Council.
1t was in substance as follows:
The Confession.
On Tuesday, Goth Nov, l sent the note t.
Or. Parkman, which, it appears, was carried
by the boy Maxwell, / handed it to Liulefelc
unsealed. 1t was to ask DR.. Parkman to cal
at my rooms on Friday, the 23d, after my lee.
ture. He had become, Of late, very Emporium.
ate for his pay He had threatened me with O
suit, to put an officer in my house, and to drive
me from my professorship, if did not pay him.
The purport OF my note was simply TO ask the
conference. | did not tell him in il what |
could do, or what | had to say about the pays
ment. wished to gain, for those few days, a
release from his solicitations, to which | was
liablo every day, on occasions, and in a manner
very disagreeable and alarming, and also to
avert for SO long a time, at least, the fuIfIment
OF recent threats of severe measures. did
not expect to be able to pay him when Friday
should arrive. My purpose was, if he should
accede to the proposed interview, to state to
him my embarrassments and utter inability 10
Bpay him at Present--tO apologize for those
things in my conduct which had offended himI
Ito throw myself upon his mecy-to beg foil
further time and indulgence, for the sake of
my family, if not for myself, and to max as
good promises to him as | could have any hone
OF keeping. | did not hear from him on tha,
day. nor the next "wednesday, butt found on
Thursday he had been abroad in pursuit of me.
without finding me. l imagined he had for.
gotten the appointment or else did not meanl
to wait Tor it. | feared he would come in upon
me at my lecture hour or while | was preparing
my experiments for it; therefore, | called at bis
mouse on that morning (Friday), between 8 or
y o'clock, to remind him of my wish TO see
him at the college, at half past /, my lecture
closing at J.. l did not stop to talk with him.
for expected the conversation would be a
long one, and | had my lecture to prepare for.
Tor It was necessary for me to have my time.
and, also, to keep my mind free from exciting
matters. DR.. Parkman agreed to call on me az
| proposed. lie came accordingly between a
past and Q O'Clock, entering at the Lectures
room door. was engaged in removing some
glasses from my lecture room table into Me
room in the rear, called the upper laboratory,
he came rapidly down the step, and followed
me into the laboratory. He immediately nd.
dressed me with great energy" A re you
ready for me, sir? Have you got the money!
replied, no, DR.. Parkman,' and | was going
on to state my condition and my appeal to him,
out he would not listen to me, and interrupted
me with much vehe,uence. He called me a
and liar, and went on h~ealping on me
he most bitter taunts and opprobrious epithels
While he was speaking, he drew a handful of
from his pocket, and took from them NV
wo notes, and also an old letter from DR.. Hos
'acE, written many years ago, congratulatine
I'm on his success in getting me a%ppoint-
q professor of chemistry. "You see.,
le said, u got you into office, and now I will
'ei you out oiit.' He put back into his pocs ct
Ill the papers except the letter and the notes
cannot tell how long the torrent of threats
nd inveCtives continued, and | cannot recall
o memory but a small portion Of what he
at first I kept interposing, irving to
'aciiy him, so that | might obtain the object |
or which sought the interview, but / could
lot stop him and soon my own fmper was up
forgot everything, and felt nothing but he n
ting OF his words. was excited to the high |
81 degree OF passion, while he was speaking h
gestlculating in the most violent and me. '
.aclng manner, thrusting the letter and his |
Isl In my face, in my fury I seized whatever d
hing was h%andiest, it was a stick of wood.
nd dealt him an instantaneous blow with 5
the force that passion could give it. h
did not know or think or care where I
mould hit him, nor how hard nor what the eff II
oct would be. II was on the side of the head. Il
nd there was nothing to break the force of 81
10 Olow' lie fell instantly on the pavement. h
mere was no second blow; he did not move. e
stopped down over him, and he seemed toI P
g ilfe'ess. Blood flowed from his mouth. and Nj
got a sponge and wiped it away. l got some L,
ncnia and applied it to his nose, but without o.
tect. Perhaps 1 spent ten minutes in at le
'mp's to resussitate him, but found he was N
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