Mrs. Holston

Character Key Number: 
441
Display Name: 
Mrs. Holston
Sort Name: 
Holston, Mrs.
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

The name Holston is one of the oldest in Yoknapatawpha, but in both "Skirmish at Sartoris" and the reprinting of the story in The Unvanquished this character appears only as a name in the phrase "Mrs. Holston's porter" (71, 207). He is a hotel porter, and presumably works at the Holston House, one of the oldest buildings in Jefferson. As we know from other fictions, it was established by Alexander Holston; it seems to be owned now by this Mrs. Porter, who may be his daughter.