29. Mary’s Stepmother Called Her The “Limb Of Satan”
Mary’s father became more interested in finding a new mother for his seven children than making sure his children were well taken care of. Two years after Mary’s mother passed, her father married Elizabeth “Betsey” Humphreys. This new mother quickly proved that she didn’t care about her stepchildren.
Mary and Betsey never got along. As Mary tried to protect her younger siblings from Betsey’s embarrassing punishments, she called Mary the “limb of Satan.” To get away from the environment, Mary decided to board at her school, only coming home on the weekends.