They see every move he makes.” Papa said, “Yes, I’ve noticed a lot of things they have done.
In fact, I could tell you of a few that you would never believe, but right now here’s something you had better believe. Supper is ready.”
While I was helping myself to hot dutch-oven corn bread, fried potatoes, and fresh side meat, Grandpa poured the coffee.
Instead of the two cups I expected to see, he set out three and filled them to the brim with the strong black liquid.
I had never been allowed to drink coffee at home and didn’t exactly know what to do.
I glanced at Papa. He seemed too busy with his eating to pay any attention to me.
Taking the bull by the horns, I reached over and ran my finger through the cup’s handle.
I held my breath as I walked over and sat down by a post oak stump. Nothing was said. Grandpa and Papa paid no attention to what I did.
My head swelled up as big as a number-four washtub.
I thought, “I’m not only big enough to help Papa with the farm. Now I’m big enough to drink coffee.”
With supper over and the dishes washed, Grandpa said, “Well, we had better turn in as I want to get an early start in the morning.”
Long after Grandpa and Papa had fallen asleep, I lay thinking of the big hunt.
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