Long Upon the Land
“Thank the Lord!” says the bald-headed man selling tickets at the door of the American Legion Hall. “I hear you and DeEtta really tore up the piano at her party last week. If you’ll play till our fiddler gets here, I’ll let y’all in for free.”
Ash Smith puts his wallet back in his pocket as if it is a done deal that his future sister-in-law will save him the cost of their tickets. “Don’t tell me Simon’s drunk again.”
“Not this time. Naw, he went and broke his arm. Fell off a chair while ...he was trying to stick a star on top of their tree. His wife says he’s got somebody good to come take his place, but folks are here and wanting to dance right now.”
Beyond the ticket table, the hall is crowded with merrymakers. All white, of course, except for the bartender and the dishwasher behind the bar.
Fun-loving middle-class couples mingle with junior members of the country-club set, the women in their brightest colors since before the war, the men in jackets and ties.MoreLess
Ash Smith puts his wallet back in his pocket as if it is a done deal that his future sister-in-law will save him the cost of their tickets. “Don’t tell me Simon’s drunk again.”
“Not this time. Naw, he went and broke his arm. Fell off a chair while ...he was trying to stick a star on top of their tree. His wife says he’s got somebody good to come take his place, but folks are here and wanting to dance right now.”
Beyond the ticket table, the hall is crowded with merrymakers. All white, of course, except for the bartender and the dishwasher behind the bar.
Fun-loving middle-class couples mingle with junior members of the country-club set, the women in their brightest colors since before the war, the men in jackets and ties.MoreLess
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