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Chapter 3

           Ellensetdozensoflittleblackboystothistask,thefirstpositionofresponsibilityamaleslavehadatTara.Aftertheyhadpassedtheirtenthyear,theyweresenttooldDaddytheplantationcobblertolearnhistrade,ortoAmosthewheelwrightandcarpenter,orPhilipthecowman,orCuffeethemuleboy.Iftheyshowednoaptitudeforanyofthesetrades,theybecamefieldhandsand,intheopinionofthenegroes,theyhadlosttheirclaimtoanysocialstandingatall.

           Ellen’slifewasnoteasy,norwasithappy,butshedidnotexpectlifetobeeasy,and,ifitwasnothappy,thatwaswoman’slot.Itwasaman’sworld,andsheaccepteditassuch.Themanownedtheproperty,andthewomanmanagedit.Themantookthecreditforthemanagement,andthewomanpraisedhiscleverness.Themanroaredlikeabullwhenasplinterwasinhisfinger,andthewomanmuffledthemoansofchildbirth,lestshedisturbhim.Menwereroughofspeechandoftendrunk.Womenignoredthelapsesofspeechandputthedrunkardstobedwithoutbitterwords.Menwererudeandoutspoken,womenwerealwayskind,graciousandforgiving.

           Shehadbeenrearedinthetraditionofgreatladies,whichhadtaughtherhowtocarryherburdenandstillretainhercharm,andsheintendedthatherthreedaughtersshouldbegreatladiesalso.Withheryoungerdaughters,shehadsuccess,forSuellenwassoanxioustobeattractiveshelentanattentiveandobedienteartohermother’steachings,andCarreenwasshyandeasilyled.ButScarlett,childofGerald,foundtheroadtoladyhoodhard.

           ToMammy’sindignation,herpreferredplaymateswerenotherdemuresistersorthewell-brought-upWilkesgirlsbutthenegrochildrenontheplantationandtheboysoftheneighborhood,andshecouldclimbatreeorthrowarockaswellasanyofthem.

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