Oxford eagle., 1900-04-26
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to1aa ~ DAYS ot lhe
rrrun frHrann. S1ff1srn wo
mas tat ess bore ilvir shti,
~ enc at-.lsa -. et vatlaas. and
. ofea aaans aa. l. ancpmp ttng
~ anf hsitHl4tlt ~ thry tt.lri
in fg- IS SIS sgrrty ta da5a-
aiasa 5lu furlr -sfls. anil t1ers
ty spe ug tshers. tu~haai-
all heptaels tv taer Acrnts
ilsel a,hte-.
g. rr beirr the war na1uf
wonsa oi the South a~saaied
the direction os nrm~. ana
-Sillfa,ly bruusAt ag. uT,ier
ani prosperity ONT ~ the cha1~
consequent aIsa the shiit1 s..
mauags neut ot semc uaie rcis.
tton. IN sp"sA.ue 81 taese IN
hoaorrd 1nt rn~gnE hrrusies
a dear OLD laiy rceeratiy sud-
Women MAKE too muca .is~
about supporting themselves
saa tamilirs nov dsNs. Nhru
II wa growing a., some 80
years aro therv we've p'enty 81
wunsa whb were The real hsit's
u families. an tle.T fathers Ala !!
husbands living t1n bat thsS
didnt publish % abroad as taev
- now. dnnt srnru-' they
we're ashamed ot thetr work
1lt expect they were ashtm 2
TO le. people know tlat thr mru
falks of The ami-v were up t.
count. Any way they were not
gwen 10 Dragging and try .ls To-
be mlniSh.
I remember 4 woman Who
Z lived tn the neish berhooi tn
which vas boru. Who 80 my
opinion was a. great heroil. a.
Joan ot Are. Frances willard
and halt a dozen other wouau
lecturers and writers combined
vet the plain inscription ON her
tsu,b sfaus. wa~ Martin. beloved
wife of. her uo "a arcJgut hus
band. u - all there j. ta priut
ing or writing % tell ut her ra
rrer.
I doubt it Martha ever knew
she hal career az on. bat one
WIS LAID out for her by provi
dencc, all the same. AMI not'y
and graudly she shed u You
see Jtr', Na-thH's .e-bIri wIs
thr sou OF wea,tly p4rta.s wa2
So. him mp ~ house ke.pi1e,
l. married vita D : fils,.,- j.
y plantation ard twp or three
dozen ns groes, AMI r-ver sgs
picioned that they h1I .ahietst
a life loug injury appa p1er iau
bv not teaching htm the value
1s money or 81 Ea0vmg bow 20
aa-k.
Mrtha hrag - fe Beg bu =
nt asce uts.e fortune lu
usueg ant slaves. an ts-
cake all went VelL A eVvs-
seer managed the wo-k ca .he
plantation. a1t bees gee1 tae
droH ehts aaI 1vefa3ws tls aye
saerr-sive yri.ss. TIE rig1ly Sas
seen speat. ga.i seh.s 8 gta -
a,ea ualttt ter 10 matter d cut-
taa tul cora crops trtsi.y Hlt
rsl. tue slaves mH-t b. telt an
clothed. and ~ family expenses
pa;t.
Martins hssa4nt was faud ot
e.. lauti L. horse racing. aud
otser sa-eI'led geGt..Bta.y
spatts common ta the southern
arisfserat &C that ttae When
cash ran Iow. jim eegfu 20 sell
the usgrpes, ant wesl1 i've ike
a prince whi!e tae money llstci
To Martha. the situation wss
becoming appalluE t'r besides
re..ttding her trusted slaves
with the deep affection known
only to the gcntlewomln o. the
otd South. the yearly addition
to Ter sac& of boys mode Eer
wonder Row they vere II De
; raised aud educated aartht's
D nrst child AID been a g.rl, md
I'm had vowed that Sc hate
l girls. ard iidn't want any more
: Martini rneeklY bore LIS r.
. proaehes. hut there was ns
: more girls, but the number %
: sturdy boys who strenstheref
6I .hv family name, Ia1 gave prom
p lse that the tribe sh0G'I neye
grow less. became sO large tia
/. 1 fear bah stretch your ERE
r dulity when tell you that theFI
4 were nineteen OF them. Eo
maHy years 1t was II daily oecgr
4 enee TOR Martha to start tour
t. teen boys To school in n
.P morning, and welcome theI
> home ln the afternoon.
i When this woman Of the ol
south realized that somethia
must be deue to stay the shik
eouditIon oi the family france
she set about Il IN a quiet ma
u ter If tact way. She pr0mptl
y dismissed the worthless Owe
y seer, mounted gentle poal
rode over the plantation an
u took in the situation, With Oh
~ instinct and tact of u gener;
d she recognized with what sh
~ would have TO contend, esiim'
ted the strength OF her toree
~ and ut once assumed eommaH'
0 With trusted negro forem;s
III as an aid, she soon had the '-hel
hands working with systematl
y skill and enthusiasm Coutr0lle
: by their beloved mistress. the
cleared new lands, reclaim
ie ed others, dug bitches. an