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Welcome to our Family, Betsy-rae

Welcome folks, the sun is shinnin' and the birds is singin', it looks peaceful , don't it? Nothing could go wrong here......If ya believe that....
well....then you've never been to Hazzard. Here comes the Duke boys, and from the looks of the way they're drivin' , it could only mean ooonne thing.........Yep! that's what I figered, Rosco's hot on their tales.

"Come on Bo, are ya gonna let him catch us? Or are you gonna move this thing?"

"I'll lose him cuz, ain't no way he can catch us in the General. You know that!"

"I can't tell by the way your drivin'. "

"Oh, and I suppose you think you could do better?"

"At the moment, Maudine the mule could do better!"

"Oh, real funny, Luke."

Turning sharply and driving fast toward the pond, Bo smiles with a familiar wild look in his eyes. Catching the look on Bo's face, Luke chuckles
knowing what's about to happen.

"Hang on Luke!"

Picking up speed, the orange stock car races up a mound of solidly packed dirt which made for a good ramp and sailed into the air, gliding
over the pond below.

"Yeeeehawww!"

Bo's famous yell along with the notes of Dixie could be heard as the car glided smoothly through the air. They landed expertly on the other
side, stopping to look behind them. Rosco had climbed out of his squad car and stood in the pond, where he had landed, in water that was
almost to his knees. Brushing himself off and pulling his composure together, he looked across the pond toward Bo and Luke. He shook his
fist at them and cursed.

"Oooooo, you Dukes. You've gone and done it now. You really done it now! Scuffin' my vehicle like that. I'll get ya. Gonna cuff ya and stuff ya, I am!"

Bo and Luke both laughed

"Looks like he's ok, let's get out of here Luke"

Yep, so far it looks like just another typical day in Hazzard County..... Oh lookie over there. Who's that? Why it's little Betsy-rae Beaudry
She's kin to the Beaudry family of Tennessee, grand niece of the 'ol polecat, himself, Pa Beaudry.....And folks, those Beaudry's are mean and
lower than a snake's belly....Last time any of them varmints were around, Milo tried to run off with Daisy. But Betsy looks harmless. In case you're wondering what Betsy-Rae is doing in Hazzard, she just moved here with her folks.....Urrr, let's see what she's up to.

Betsy-rae walked slowly down the side of the road. She was a small girl, who looked closer to 10 than her actual 13yrs. She wore a


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