An Appalachian Mother's Love
by Tony Smith
2021-06-04 08:58:54
An Appalachian Mother's Love
by Tony Smith
2021-06-04 08:58:54
I will get him a squirrel gun A few days went by and one morning I got up out of bed before Mom and Dad did. I walked into the living room and quietly sat down. I could hear Mom and Dad talking in their bedroom. I heard Mom say to Dad, You could buy ...
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I will get him a squirrel gun A few days went by and one morning I got up out of bed before Mom and Dad did. I walked into the living room and quietly sat down. I could hear Mom and Dad talking in their bedroom. I heard Mom say to Dad, You could buy Tony a good shot gun if you would do it. I heard Dad say back to Mom, Now I just don't have the money. Mom told him, It's a sin to lie. Dad said to her, Well, you go buy him a gun if you can. Then Mom told him. 'I will get him a squirrel gun if it harelips old Billy Hell, you just wait and see if I don't.
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