Was Martha accident prone?
Although I can’t think of where Martha would have been close enough to the street to run in front of a taxi, Carla Jo’s memory of Martha running in front of a taxi brought back a a memory of Martha puncturing her buttocks when she was about four years old.
I think we were getting ready to go to some church play or special event. I vaguely remember, Martha Mae was already dressed in her church clothes when, somehow or other, she fell backwards into a closet or someplace. Somehow or other that little butt fell right on a piece of glass or something sharp. I think Mommy or I or someone packed that wound with a “dressing” – uh.. probably a rag and held to stop the bleeding and I think we pulled those tights or underwear right back over that dressing and took her right on to church. Uhmmm – wonder if she has a scar on her dierriere.