Ya know,it makes my heart plum proud ta see so many people out ta celabrateour country's birthday,yes sireee! Even when ole mother naturetries ta dampen things up a might,folks still got out and wavedtheir flags.Even magot inta the spirit a thingsthis year - took it on her own self ta some celabratin' out on the farm.Yup she bought some flags and streamers ,rounded up some of the youngens from the neighberin farms and some how some how got her hands on some fire works.I gotta tell folks ,it aintever good when ma's got gun gunpowder!still, she did a right fine jobsertin eveything up. the whole day went off without a hitch,That is until the sun went down and it was time fer the entertainment..Reckon se'd been watchen'the tv and figured she she had to handle cause she set lilin' those ole crackers up real neat like-almost like she new what she was doing'. The rest of us were mighty impressed.We hunkered downon the edge of the driveway and could hardly wait.Ya know that ole womenhad bin doin some figurin cause she had each and every firecracker hooked togetherby a nice long fuse- lookin 'fer what they call a hain reaction. Once she bent down and set fire ta the end it were too late -npo runnin' timer! Spontaneous combustion!That the ole lady took out like she be dipped in turpintine!No runnin' time!She was so busy dancing around sdhe did'nt see the fuse line and fell head first.Course the fireworks kept going ' and she kept rollin'. I guess playin' possum works with crakerstoo.Short a some singed hair and surface sdcarrin' she's - still wavin ' her flag
