Fetching Charlotte Rose

While away at college, Tim kept in close contact with Max and Charlotte, and also with the seamstress’s daughter, Clara. Tim and Clara married and settled in Tucson, a two-day journey by buggy from Max’s and Charlotte’s home in Weston, and much less than that when Tim bought Max and himself Ford automobiles in 1907.

Charlotte gave birth to five children over the years, three girls and two boys, the eldest of which joined Max in his trade, which by then had evolved from blacksmithing to all but entirely carpentry. His son possessed a unique talent for art and design, so they not only built quality furniture using Max’s talents, but also breakthroughs in style using his son’s. Their furniture became widely popular and replicated for years to come.

Charlotte’s mother came to live with Max and Charlotte a couple of years after they married, and the arrangement couldn’t have worked out better for everyone. Charlotte’s mother escaped her unkind husband, and Charlotte’s and Max’s children gained a doting grandmother who minded them when Charlotte taught classes in Weston.

The love Max and Charlotte felt for each other only grew, as did the amount of time Charlotte spent over Max’s lap. She never fully lost her stubborn pride, but it was kept in check, since neither did her husband lose the firmness in his right hand or the willingness to smack it across his wife’s bottom when warranted.

All turned out well for Max, Charlotte, Tim, and the friends and family who surrounded them. They loved, laughed, and flourished, and they owed it all to one simple errand that Max accepted, and that was the not entirely unpleasant task of fetching Charlotte Rose.



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