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as gone察no doubt down at the creek bathing without her faithful lookout。
   Gran was at the garden gate察resting on the fence察watching my mother and Stacy go from plant to plant。 I stood beside her察and she tousled my hair。 ;Pappy said she's a damned Yankee察─I said softly。
   ;Don't swear。;
   ;I'm not swearin'。 I'm just repeatin'。;
   ;They're good people察they're just different。; Gran's mind was somewhere else。 At times that summer she would talk to me without seeing me。 Her tired eyes would drift away as her thoughts left our farm。
   ;Why does she talk like that拭─I asked。
   ;She thinks we talk funny。;
   ;She does拭
   ;Of course。;
   I couldn't understand this。
   A green snake less than a foot long poked its head from the cucumber patch察then raced down a dirt trail directly at my mother and Stacy。 They saw it at about the same instant。 My mother pointed and calmly said察 There's a little green snake。;
   Stacy reacted in a different manner。 Her mouth flew open察but she was so horrified that it took a second or two for any sound to e forth。 Then she let loose with a scream that the Latchers could've heard察a bloodcurdling shriek that was far more terrifying than even the deadliest of snakes。
   ;A snake ─she screamed again as she jumped behind my mother。 ;Jimmy Dale Jimmy Dale 
   The snake had stopped dead on the trail and appeared to be looking up at her。 It was just a harmless little green snake。 How could anybody be afraid of it拭I darted through the garden and picked him up察thinking I was helping matters。 But the sight of a little boy holding such a lethal creature was more than Stacy could stand。 She fainted and fell into the butter beans as the men came running from the front porch。
   Jimmy Dale scooped her up as we tried to explain what had happened。 The poor snake was limp察I thought he'd fainted察too。 Pappy could not suppress a grin as we followed Jimmy Dale and his wife to the back porch察where he laid her on a bench while Gran went to get remedies。
   Stacy came to eventually察her face pale察her skin clammy。 Gran hovered over her with wet cloths and smelling salts。
   ;Don't they have snakes up in Michigan拭─I whispered to my father。
   ;Reckon not。;
   ;It was just a little green one察─I said。
   ;Thank God she didn't see a rat snake。 She'd be dead察─my father said。
   My mother boiled water and poured it into a cup with a tea bag。 Stacy sat up and drank it察and for the first time in history hot tea was consumed on our farm。 She wanted to be alone察so we returned to the front porch while she rested。
   Before long察the men were into the Buick。 They had the hood up and were poking their heads around the engine。 When no one was paying attention to me察I moved away from the porch and headed for the rear of the house察looking for Tally。 I hid by the silo察in a favorite spot where I couldn't be seen。 I heard an engine start察a smooth powerful sound察and knew it wasn't our old truck。 They were going for a ride察and I heard my father call my name。 But when I didn't respond察they left。
   I gave up on Tally and walked back to the house。 Stacy was sitting on a stool under a tree察looking forlornly across our fields察arms crossed as if she were very unhappy。 The Buick was gone。
   ;You didn't go for a ride拭─she asked me。
   ;No ma'am。;
   ;Why not拭
   ;Just didn't。;
   ;Have you ever ridden in a car拭─Her tone was mocking察so I started to lie。
   ;No ma'am。;
   ;How old are you拭
   ;Seven。;
   ;You're seven years old察and you've never ridden in a car拭
   ;No ma'am。;
   ;Have you ever seen a television拭
   ;No ma'am。;
   ;Have you ever used a telephone拭
   ;No ma'am。;
   ;Unbelievable。; She shook her head in disgust察and I wished I'd stayed by the silo。 ;Do you go to school拭
   ;Yes ma'am。;
   ;Thank God for that。 Can you read拭
   ;Yes ma'am。 I can write察too。;
   ;Are you going to finish high school拭
   ;Sure am。;
   ;Did your father拭
   ;He did。;
   ;And your grandfather拭
   ;No ma'am。;
   ;I didn't think so。 Does anybody go to college around here拭
   ;Not yet。;
   ;What does that mean拭
   ;My mother says I'm goin' to college。;
   ;I doubt it。 How can you afford college拭
   ;My mother says I'm goin'。;
   ;You'll grow up to be just another poor cotton farmer察like your father and grandfather。;
   ;You don't know that察─I said。 She shook her head in total frustration。
   ;I've had two years of college察─she said very proudly。
   It didn't make you any smarter察I wanted to say。 There was a long pause。 I wanted to leave but wasn't sure how to properly remove myself from the conversation。 She sat perched on the stool察gazing into the distance察gathering more venom。
   ;I just can't believe how backward you people are察─she said。
   I studied my feet。 With the exception of Hank Spruill察I had never met a person whom I disliked as much as Stacy。 What would Ricky do拭He'd probably cuss her察and since I couldn't get by with that察I just decided to walk away。
   The Buick was returning察with my father at the wheel。 He parked it察and all the adults got out。 Jimmy Dale yelled for the Spruills to e over。 He loaded up Bo察Dale察and Trot in the backseat察Hank in the front察and away they went察flying down our dirt road察headed for the river。
   It was late in the afternoon before Jimmy Dale made any mention of leaving。 We were ready for them to go察and I was particularly worried that they might hang around long enough for supper。 I couldn't imagine sitting around the dinner table trying to eat while Stacy mented on our food and habits。 So far she had despised everything else about our lives察why should she relent over supper
   We moved slowly to the Buick察our languid good´byes taking forever察as usual。
   No one was ever in a hurry when it was time to go。 The announcement was made that the hour was late察then repeated察and then someone made the first move to the car or truck amid the first wave of farewells。 Hands were shaken察hugs given察promises exchanged。 Progress was made until the group got to the vehicle察at which time the entire procession came to a halt as someone remembered yet another quick story。 More hugs察more promises to e back soon。 After considerable effort察the departing ones were safely tucked away inside the vehicle察then those sending them off would stick their heads in for another round of good´byes。 Maybe another quick story。 A few protests would finally get the engine started察and the car or truck would slowly back up察everyone still waving。
   When the house was out of sight察someone other than the driver would say察 What was the hurry拭
   And someone standing in the front yard察still waving察would say察 Wonder why they had to rush off拭
   When we made it to the car察Stacy whispered something to Jimmy Dale。 He then turned to my mother and said softly察 She needs to go to the bathroom。;
   My mother looked worried。 We didn't have bathrooms。 You relieved yourself in the outhouse察a small wooden closet sitting on a deep hole察hidden out behind the toolshed察halfway between the back porch and the barn。
   ;e with me察─my mother said to her察and they left。 Jimmy Dale suddenly remembered another story察one about a local boy who went to Flint and got arrested for public drunkenness outside a bar。 I eased away and walked through the house。 Then I sneaked off the back porch and ran between two chicken coops to a point where I could see my mother leading Stacy to the outhouse。 She stopped and looked at it and seemed very reluctant to enter。 But she had no choice。
   My mother left her and retreated to the front yard。
   I struck quickly。 As soon as my mother was out of range察I knocked on the door of the outhouse。 I heard a faint shriek察then a desperate察 Who is it拭
   ;Miss Stacy察it's me察Luke。;
   ;I'm in here ─she said察her usually clear words now hurried and muffled in the stifling humidity of the outhouse。 It was dark in there察the only light ing from the tiny cracks between the planks。
   ;Don't e out right now ─I said with as much panic as I could fake。
   ;What拭
   ;There's a big black snake out here 
   ;Oh my God ─she gasped。 She would've fainted again察but she was already sitting down。
   ;Be quiet ─I sa

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