Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Joel Chandler Harris

Joel's grandparents were Georgians, the maiden name of his maternal grandmother was Turman, a modification of the original name Tubman, and she was of Scotch origin. She had two daughters, and she often referred to Joel's mother as Lady Sensible and to the sister as Lady Beautiful. The latter was fond of dress and good times, and Joel's mother, Mary Harris, in later life told Of ironing countless white petticoats for her pleas ure-loving sister, for in those days a young lady was not considered well dressed unless she tripped lightly under the weight of two or three starched petticoats, with elaborate ¿ounces.

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