# Old Mistis — John Brown’s Body character guide

> Old Mistis in John Brown’s Body by Stephen Vincent Benét.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** ole Mistis, Mistis

**First appearance:** 0006-book-ii

## Who they are

The elderly mistress of the Wingate plantation.

## Relationships

### [Cudjo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/john_brown_s_body_se/characters/cudjo)

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Cudjo is an enslaved servant to Old Mistis, their relationship defined by the power imbalance of slavery.

### [Cudjo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/john_brown_s_body_se/characters/cudjo)

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Cudjo is an enslaved servant to Old Mistis, their relationship defined by the power imbalance of slavery.

## In the story

### [Book VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/john_brown_s_body_se/chapters/book-viii)

Old Mistis is referenced in the context of faithful servants who stay with the plantation, stealing food for a hungry mistress and keeping the house alive.

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