The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-01
We Olde AotebelIum Towne.

We Olde AutebelIum ToWne.
Collinsburg, though not now even a
postotfice. has been written across the
of Bossier Parish for so
many years that the memory OF the
oldest inhabitant runneth not to the
contrary Even in the Bossier Times.
which had its existence and passed the
way Of all good newspapers before the
Banner saw the light of day, we find
mention of Collinsbnrg. 1t is an sOld
town, If town 1t ever was, hut we ex-
pect the sure-enough, dyed-in-the-wool
old-timers called 1t post. Anyway.
it's still around here and has been 1--WE
think since the days of the Red Man.
AS for the Sentells. we don't know
how long they have lived ut the once
forward trade center of Collinsburg.
but we think one of the older members
of the family coming along through
the wilderness one day paused at a
park, brushed aside the deer, wild
cattle, cotton patch, rabbits. wanlpuses
and scattering showing of candidates
for the presidency, stuck deep his
trusty knife in fallen monarch of
the forest. and remarked: BE dad.
here will establish Collinsburg." This
is not written as fairy tale, but still
it may not all be true. Anyway. it's
what we believe. The Sentells have
been around a long time in that part
of the woods. And every time we hear
repeated once again the old story OF
Columbus landing on this side and the
mayer from some inland metropolis
rushing down to the landing at Shreve.
port to hand him handful of home
made cigars we think of Collinsbur.
and the Sentells. And we believe YET
it was one of them.
And all these past glories of the
once great metrouolis we, thought o1
Monday afternoon as we drove up tht
road. and we found ourselves wishing
that the Cotton Belt had followed out
one of it's first surveys and came alon.
down the long stretch of sandy vale,
in which Collinsburg is located. Thel
we would have had Collinsburg still
OH the map in big characters. But til,
| Cotton Belt missed it. and the folk.
! moved out to the new railroad towns
and its spreading shade tree1and III
viting sandbe(ls-fine for growing flow
| ers, feas and for the children to pla.
in-fell much into neglect. Such Is TIL
way of these unfeeling commercial
times. More's the pity.
] But to get back to staid truth again
| the old burg is one other spot in Bos
sier we long ago learned to have ,
1 preference for and hankering t
linger around. So. as we were saying
we drove alOng-and stopped, right II
front of the old store. And there sa
an old friend we hadn't seen for man,
day--Mr. ]. A. Mitchell. He's bee
on the job right there as score keepe
and millwright for months and "
didn't know 1t until Monday, or "
would have had his name III the Banne
long ago. We proceeded to separat
him from the price of subscription Q
mighty good weekly newspaper 70
read, and then turned to talk abou
crops etc
4 Cotton is a poor stand; that of cor
is something Notwithstanding to nee
rain--but it will be a good crop If til
rains come" said Mr.. Mitchell. w
looked around. There was cotton an
corn and other green stuff to the RICH
! to the left and out in front. 1t locke
like bale to the acre, 10 bushels
the acre. and so on tmore or less) an
!, we felt satisfied, ard resolved ono
! again that these home folks won't eve
brag on their own crops, anyway.
q So that's the story as told. Tile stor
: of driving through Collinshurg, ono
the home Of many good and hospitabl
Bossier people, and We truly wish
might have SO remained.