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Mabel was sad. Everyone in the slave quarters knew it. The master
knew it, but nobody knew how to see her smile again. The children
spoke in whispers in the shadows of the run down huts. "Mama Mabel
doesn't bring us treats anymore," said nine-year-old Marlene. "She
doesn't sing, I liked it when she sang to us. She sings better than
our mama," chimed in her younger sister Minnie. "Well you all know
why, ever since master sold her children, Mama Mabel doesn't smile
any more," added twelve year old Bubby. Filled with sadness, Mabel
found the courage to go on with her life, and thus began her story.
Rag Doll Tales-Mama Mabel's Story/The Journey. A journey that would
take her on the road to a new life, filled with excitement, peace,
and happiness.
Mabel was sad. Everyone in the slave quarters knew it. The master
knew it, but nobody knew how to see her smile again. The children
spoke in whispers in the shadows of the run down huts. "Mama Mabel
doesn't bring us treats anymore," said nine-year-old Marlene. "She
doesn't sing, I liked it when she sang to us. She sings better than
our mama," chimed in her younger sister Minnie. "Well you all know
why, ever since master sold her children, Mama Mabel doesn't smile
any more," added twelve year old Bubby. Filled with sadness, Mabel
found the courage to go on with her life, and thus began her story.
Rag Doll Tales-Mama Mabel's Story/The Journey. A journey that would
take her on the road to a new life, filled with excitement, peace,
and happiness.
The night was cold, as cold as her feelings. A young slave mother
named Mabel sewed all night. Her candlelight creation yielded a
crude Rag Doll, a gift for her youngest daughter, Natty. She knew
when the sun rose, she would see her child for the last time. Her
heart was heavy. She named the doll Eugene, the name of Natty's
father. This way, she thought, the child would always remember her
roots. As the wagon drifted out of sight the young child said, "Her
name is Eugene Mamma Mabel" - a remembrance of both her parents.
Thus began the story of a Rag Doll named Eugene, and the legacy of
a family from slavery through civil rights.
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