THE DISGRACE OF COLONEL CAINE IBD

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THE DISGRACE OF COLONEL CAINEáOKLAHOMA INDIAN TERRITORY SETTLER Colonel George Caine, after enduring two failures in business, went on the prowl for a jump up in life.áBonnie Tiger, a naûve but property-rich young Creek Indian woman, became easy prey for the crafty and intelligent Colonel, who ignored her after they married to resume his quest for success.áááááááWhen Bonnie died young, she left the Colonel to raise their six children alone. His inexcusable neglect of their family to focus on growing a business had disastrous effects on every one of them, as well as on himself.ááááWhile the Colonel devoted his attention to keeping his business afloat, the everyday lives of his children went by without him.áBy the time he realized the error of his ways, they had no affection for him at all.áHis favorite son, Luther, to whom he had devoted the most time and attention, was dutiful only for as long as there was something in it for him.áááááLutherâÇÖs own marriage became a tragic instance of family history repeating itself, he neglected his own children, the ColonelâÇÖs grandchildren, even worse than the Colonel neglected him.áFather and son were equally oblivious to the destructive impact their neglect would have on the emotional growth and sense of self-worth of their children.áUnless the cycle of neglect is broken, generations tend to repeat the same mistakes and cause the same traumas.áWere the ColonelâÇÖs grandchildren able to break the emotional bonds that held them captive during their formative years?áWere they able to beat the odds when they played with the deck stacked against them?á*****