“I didn’t mean to scare Mama,” I sniffed. “I just wanted everyone to know I caught a coon.”
Up until this time Papa hadn’t said a word. He just stood looking on.
“Here now,” he said, “let’s have none of this crying. He didn’t mean to scare anyone.”
Taking his handkerchief from his pocket, he stepped over to Mama, put his arm around her, and started drying her eyes.
Mama poked her head around him and glared at me.
“Billy Colman,” she shouted, “if you ever scare me like that again, I’ll take a switch and wear you to a frazzle.”
This hurt my feelings and I really did get tuned up.
“Everyone’s mad at me,” I said, “and I haven’t done anything but catch the biggest coon on the river.”
Mama came over. “I’m sorry,” she said. “I didn’t mean to be cross, but you did scare me. I thought a rattlesnake had bitten you.”
“Now that that’s all settled,” Papa said, “we had better go get that coon.”
Looking at Mama, he said, “Why don’t you and the girls go with us. I don’t think it’ll take long.”
Mama looked at me, smiled, and turned to the girls.
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