I told Mama I had gotten my feet wet. She scolded me a little and started doctoring me.
For three days and nights I stayed home. All this time I kept checking the handle of the lantern.
My sisters shook the house from the roof to the floor with their playing and romping, but the handle never did fall.
I went to my mother and asked her if God answered prayers every time one was said.
She smiled and said, “No, Billy, not every time. He only answers the ones that are said from the heart.
You have to be sincere and believe in Him.” She wanted to know why I had asked.
I said, “Oh, I just wondered, and wanted to know.”
She came over and straightened my suspenders, saying, “That was a very nice question for my little Daniel Boone to ask.”
Bending over, she started kissing me. I finally squirmed away from her, feeling as wet as a dirt dauber’s nest.
My mother never could kiss me like a fellow should be kissed. Before she was done I was kissed all over. It always made me feel silly and baby-like.
I tried to tell her that a coon hunter wasn’t supposed to be kissed that way, but Mama never could understand things like that.
I stomped out of the house to see how my dogs were.
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