JULY
                            AT 5 OCLOCK
Independence Day , as the anniversary of the birth of our country 's liberty , is not celebrated with enthusiasm in the South . It meets with more cordial acceptance when regarded as another opportunity for knocking off work . Pete 's plan catered to all conditions of conscience , from the seared commodity that asked no excuse for playing to the scrupulous article that considered justification necessary , and found it in the infrequency of such amusement . He advertised far and wide , by placards in the scattered stores and post-offices that cling near the railway stations and dot the Haywood Road on the other side of the river , a -- GANDER PULIN FORTH OF JULY AT 5 OCLOCK . FRADYS FEILD . `` I always make a point of going to these outdoor gatherings of the country people , '' explained Mrs. Carroll to the Baron , as they drove towards the field . `` I think they like to have me . ''