He is the slave of Edwin Epps, a planter on Bayou Boeuf, near Holmesville.

他是 Edwin Epps 的奴隶，Edwin Epps 是 Holmesville 附近 Bayou Boeuf 的一个种植园主。

These sports occurred weekly at the neighboring village of Holmesville.

这些运动会每周在邻近的霍姆斯维尔村举行。

He had been absent at Holmesville, in attendance at a shooting-match, and none of us were aware of his return.

他在霍姆斯维尔缺席了一场射击比赛，我们谁也不知道他回来了。

The young men and maidens of Holmesville always knew there was to be a jollification somewhere, whenever Platt Epps was seen passing through the town with his fiddle in his hand.

每当有人看到普拉特·埃普斯 (Platt Epps) 手里拿着小提琴穿过镇子时，福尔摩斯维尔的年轻人和姑娘们总是知道某个地方会很热闹。

The carriage proceeded in advance, the wagon following;behind this the slaves were arranged, while the two horsemen brought up the rear, and in this order the procession moved out of Holmesville.

马车在前，货车在后； 奴隶们排在后面，两个骑兵在后面， 队伍就这样离开了霍姆斯维尔。

While Epps was in New-Orleans, one winter, disposing of his cotton, the mistress sent me to Holmesville, with an order for several articles, and among the rest a quantity of foolscap.

埃普斯在新奥尔良的一个冬天， 处理他的棉花时，女主人派我去霍姆斯维尔， 订购了几件物品， 其中包括一些傻瓜纸。

He had been a driver and overseer in his younger years, but at this time was in possession of a plantation on Bayou Huff Power, two and a half miles from Holmesville, eighteen from Marksville, and twelve from Cheneyville.

他年轻时曾是一名司机和监工，但此时在 Bayou Huff Power 拥有一个种植园， 距离霍姆斯维尔两英里半， 距离马克斯维尔 18 英里， 距离切尼维尔 12 英里。