lucille cook fever 1793 nathaniel benson fever 1793

When yellow fever hits, Lucille is stricken with the disease and disappears to an unknown location in the countryside the central mystery of the novel is whether Lucille has survived and will reunite with Mattie. She fails to appreciate her mother’s struggles to support her family and secure Mattie’s future. Mattie, 14, resents her mother, Lucille, as a scolding and meddlesome taskmaster. I cannot help but think of her and worry about her.Fever 1793 is a mother-daughter story. Now she is gone many families are getting sick, others are leaving town, I hope Mattie stays well. I remember Mattie pummeled me for stealing her doll.

Mattie told me Polly Logan died from the fever, we were all friends when we were younger. I hope Mattie and her family do not catch the fever. I actually asked her if she wanted to go fishing today what was I thinking, Mattie would not want to go fishing, she would probably rather do anything as go fishing. Besides, what would I say, I have a hard time talking to her.

I think Mattie likes me too I have seen her walk past Master Peale's house while I am working but I dare not stop to talk to her. Maybe one day her mother will see I am worthy of courting Mattie and will allow me to call on her. I have seen how she puts Mattie to work when I walk by their coffee shop. She doesn't think I am good enough for her daughter. Mattie is so pretty but her mother doesn't like me at all. I ran into Mattie Cook today at the market. It is awful, as far as I know there is not cure and nobody knows what causes it.

I am so scared this fever will break out in my family or affect my friends. There are over sixty dead the last count I heard. He does not like for me to work when he is not able to be there because,as he puts it, 'I ruin so much when he’s present, he’s afraid to let me work unsupervised.' It is just as well, I cannot concentrate on my work anyway with this fever going around. Today was a slow day, Master Peale gave me the day off.

Lucille cook fever 1793 nathaniel benson fever 1793