Submitted by mdennis@ku.edu on Tue, 2019-04-02 16:01
Cecilia Farmer's mother, married to the Yoknapatawpha County "jailor," apparently performs domestic duties such as washing or drying dishes with her husband's assistance, because Cecilia's "frail hands" are not capable of the tasks (180).
Submitted by mdennis@ku.edu on Tue, 2019-04-02 15:57
Ironically, the "turnkey" or "jailor" in Jefferson during the Civil War is "a failed farmer," who secures the position through political influence (179).
