Old Jabe's Marital Experiments 1908

"Old Jabe's Marital Experiments" by Thomas Nelson Page is a funny story about an ex-slave named Jabez, who is famous for getting married over and over again. Set after the Civil War, the book uses humor to look at topics like race, marriage, and how people connect with each other. Jabez, who relies on his former owner Mrs. Meriwether, is shown as a smart and comical man who gets by in life by being charming, especially to the women he marries. As he tells stories about his wives, sharing why they left and why he married them, the story mixes irony with comments about society, showing the tricky parts of love, loss, and trying to find happiness while dealing with what society expects.