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| Running young Man courtesy free clip art |
So! George thought that his
freedom was more important than his job on the west coast. He had run from that girl, to the deep South,
and was happy at his Dad’s place. Perhaps
a little background on his fiancée, (fiancée? that was her understanding but
not his.)
As I mentioned she was from a
Portuguese family with strong old world culture. There were four boys and three
girls. The father saw to it that everyone was employed at a young age, and
earning money which they gave every penny to the father.
With all the kids working on
paper routes, cleaning homes, whatever they or the father could find for them
to do, the family’s fortune increased. By
the time the boys were grown, the family had a very large house in the good
part of town.
As the boys grew up the dad
eventually started to give them some spending money so they could take a girl
out. When one got married they stayed in
the family home until they could save enough to buy and pay for a house of
their own.
While the father was the big
noise in the home, the kids paid attention to what the mother said and obeyed
her. The girl George had more or less promised to marry was about sixteen, and
her parents weren’t aware of their intimacy.
After George left her for his
home in the south she was pretty upset but not discouraged, because she knew
some of the rest of his family that had migrated to California
She did this by asking
indirect questions that led to what she wanted to know.
Her father never let her have
the money she earned, and she was paid in cash and would always take her pay
envelope home to her father.
One day she packed her bags and come payday which was every two weeks she went straight to the train depot and boarded a train to
When she arrived at George’s
Dad’s house, she marched in and informed all present, that she and George were
going to get married. Those in the house didn't know what to say so they sat
her down and waited for George to come home.
When George arrived home he
was speechless.
The girl acted as if
everything was just following the natural steps to getting married, and never mentioned
anything about him leaving her. It was
as if it had all been planned that way.
She moved into his room and
overnight George accepted the fact he was going to be married to her. After some time they still hadn't said their
vows, but they were however on their honeymoon.
George's dad suggested that
they move into their own place for he was feeling uneasy about their
arrangement and he wanted them out of there.
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| Shack but it is Home courtesy photobucket.com |
George decided he would
return to doing day labor for three dollars a day. They found a little shack
with no water, electricity or a bath or toilet but it was home.
This was quite a contrast to
her father's large house but she decided to make the best of it.
To be Continued
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