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Who is Eliza in Fever 1793<\/em>? What role does Eliza play in Matilda’s life? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Fever 1793, <\/em>Eliza is a free black woman who worked for the family and without her, Matilda and her mother would be homeless.\u00a0During the yellow fever outbreak<\/a>, Eliza worked with the Free African Society to help the sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn more about Eliza from Fever 1793<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Eliza in Fever 1793<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the book Fever 1793, <\/em>Eliza is a very important person in Matilda’s life. Matilda loved Eliza for more than her cooking abilities. Eliza was kind and often slipped a sugar cube in the bottom of her bowl of oatmeal. Eliza was born into slavery in Virginia. When she married, her husband used his savings to buy her freedom. Eliza had been saving up to buy his, but he was killed by a wild horse. Eliza stopped speaking and went into a deep mourning, something Lucille knew well. The two women became connected through their sorrow. After a few years, Eliza\u2019s light finally turned back on inside, but Lucille\u2019s never did.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eliza and the Epidemic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After being separated during the epidemic, seeing Eliza opened something up inside of Matilda. All the emotion she\u2019d been holding inside since leaving for the farm came spilling out.<\/strong> She cried in front of Eliza until she released all her pain. Eliza\u2019s first question was why Matilda wasn\u2019t at the farm with her mother. When she found out Matilda and Grandpa had never made it there, she took Matilda and Nell home with her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eliza lived in an apartment with her brother, Joseph, and his two twin boys. Joseph was recovering from the fever, but his wife had not been so lucky. She\u2019d died a few days before. The boys were close to Nell\u2019s age, and the three played while Eliza and Matilda talked about everything that had happened since they\u2019d last seen each other. Matilda tried to hide the bleak parts from her, but Eliza could always tell when she was lying. She forced Matilda to tell her the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Matilda told Eliza about the abandonment by the farmer, her stay at Bush Hill, and the intruders who\u2019d killed Grandpa, she cried again. She felt responsible for everything that had happened and like a failure. <\/strong>Eliza pushed the notion away and shared her own story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucille had recovered from the fever and headed to the farm to meet up with Matilda and Grandpa. After Lucille left, Eliza started helping the Free African Society to care for the sick. The doctors said black people couldn\u2019t get the fever. The society\u2019s leader, Reverend Allen, said it would be a good opportunity for black folks to prove their worth in society. Unfortunately, the doctors were wrong, and many of their members caught the fever and died. Those who hadn\u2019t still went out every day to deliver food and care for inflicted families. She told Matilda they just had to make it until the first frost, when the whole thing would be over.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eliza’s Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Matilda couldn\u2019t have imagined how hard it would be to work with Eliza, both physically and emotionally. She\u2019d witnessed the sick and dying at Bush Hill, but it was different being in people\u2019s homes. Helping to console those losing family members to the fever broke her heart.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She and Eliza left at dawn each day and didn\u2019t return until dark. Joseph cared for the children during the day and had supper waiting for them when they came home. The heat had subsided for a few days, but today it was blazing again. Outside, it felt more like July than October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rumors abounded in the city: the fever was over, the fever was back, ships full of the sick were coming to the docks, a cure was found, there was no cure, the water was contaminated, and the redcoats were returning. Round and round these stories ran, but Eliza ignored them. Whether they were true or not had no bearing on the work of the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From house to house, Eliza and Matilda cleaned and fed the sick. Matilda wore a vinegar-soaked rag around her face, but it couldn\u2019t keep out the stench of the dying. They went to the apothecary, where Grandpa used to take Matilda to buy supplies and candy. She used to love this store and dreamt of having one just like it one day. Now, it was covered in dust and dead insects. Eliza was livid with the owner, who she felt was monopolizing on the misfortune of others by raising his prices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the two returned home that night, Joseph was sitting in candlelight in tears. The children, especially the boys, had fallen ill.<\/strong> Eliza was beside herself. She prayed for God to spare the children. Matilda suggested they take them to Bush Hill, but the journey was far, and there would likely not be room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matilda wanted to help but didn\u2019t know how. Then it hit her. It was cooler near the city center. They could take them to the coffeehouse to recover. The plan was decided and preparations made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Fight for Life<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mother Smith secured a mule cart and brought it to Eliza\u2019s house to transport the children to the coffeehouse. They packed all the medicine and food they could procure and put a mattress in the back. Joseph carried the boys to the mattress and was overcome with grief when he said goodbye. He was staying behind so he wouldn\u2019t infect the children even more than he feared he had. Mother Smith promised the Society would look after him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trip to the coffeehouse was through a bleak city. Matilda had never seen the city so dark.<\/strong> There was no moonlight, no lanterns lit on the street, and hardly any candles flickered in the many windows.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the coffeehouse, they pulled the mattress with the children on top into the front room. Matilda was worried about opening the windows again because of intruders. But Eliza pulled out a knife from her waistband and said she\u2019d protect them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first floor looked the same as it had the night Grandpa died. The memories of that night and all the death and decay since weighed on Matilda. So much had happened in such a short amount of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The package from the linen cupboard was still on the floor. Matilda picked it up and found Nathaniel\u2019s painting. She hoped he was staying inside and safe and not throwing flowers to every girl he saw passing by. She also wondered about her mother. Where was she? Was she still alive? There was so much she wanted to talk to her mother about.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there was no time for sorrow. The boys\u2019 eyes were bloodshot and yellow, and Nell wasn\u2019t far behind. Eliza struggled with her emotions. She\u2019d promised her sister-in-law that she\u2019d keep the boys safe, but she knew they were losing the battle. Matilda told her not to worry. They were going to keep that promise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For days, the two cared for the children. Matilda never worked so hard before in her life. When one child slept, the others cried. Nell started to lose her mind. She didn\u2019t recognize Matilda and cried for her mother. Nights turned into days and back again. Matilda carried bucket after bucket of water from the well until her hands blistered and bled. Their supplies were low and the children weren\u2019t improving. They were wasting away from the fever ravishing their tiny bodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eliza wanted to call a doctor and have them bled, but Matilda warned her about what Bridget had said at Bush Hill. People died more frequently after being bled, and the French doctors with more experience said it was a dangerous practice. Eliza was adamant, but Matilda pleaded for Eliza to trust her. Bleeding would cause more harm than good.<\/strong> Finally, Eliza relented. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late that night, Matilda went to fetch more water. She could barely crank the bucket back to the top of the well. She didn\u2019t remember the last time she ate or slept. The candles from inside cast shadows across the dead garden. How long ago it felt that Matilda had planted the seeds or tossed the dead mouse out the window. How far away Grandpa\u2019s laughter at the cat chasing the squirrel seemed now. Overcome with fatigue and memories, Matilda laid among the dried rows and fell asleep. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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