Mamma Aggie's Loss

Lizzie had no intention of buying her husband's freedom. He'd started their relationship with lies, and he'd been an albatross ever since. Lizzie was determined to owe nobody anything, not even favors. So george, the new freeman that he was, went off to wilbur force university in ohio. But mamma aggie wanted to stay with old miss burle. She didn't want to be a part of the new life. Maybe ias too scary. That's the only life she ever knew. Anything else would bes, you know, likyo just said, just too frightening.