Though this is short I thought it was a good place to end it for a bit. Keep reading and reviewing!

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The Honeymoon!

Unknown to Dixie, Luke had made reservations at the Hazzard Motel. However, not much is a secret in Hazzard so it didn't take long for the family to learn of Luke's plans. Luke was trying to keep it a secret where they were going for the night. Thanks to some help from Cooter, Bo and Daisy things were all ready for their arrival. While out running his errands, (picking up Jesse's finest from a secret location), Cooter had been sure to drop off some at the Motel. Bo also had been by to leave a tray of cheeses and crackers and candles. Daisy stopped by also, with roses and to check up on what the guys had done. She checked out the room approvingly, saying, "Maybe there's hope for them after all." She took one rose from the vase and placed it on the pillows.

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Back at the Boars Nest

After Luke and Dixie were out of sight, all the family and friends headed back to the party. Coy, Vance, Jeb and the band began to play another set. Cooter, Bo, BJ, Daisy, Diane, Kathy and Callie took their seats at a large table listening to the band.

During a break Jeb and the others approached the table. "Bo, do you remember any of the stories Jesse used to tell us?" asked Jeb.

Bo with a questioning look said, "Sure, I do. Jesse has us told stories all our lives. Why do you ask now?"

Jeb explain, "Well, there was the one he told about all him and his friends giving Luke's Dad and Mom a Shivaree on their wedding night."

Bo got a silly grin on his face.

Daisy replied with a squeal, "OH, yes, I remember that story….JEB! You are not thinking?"

He and the other guys (including Cooter who had also heard the story) got the same silly grin as old Bo had. While BJ, Callie, Diane, Kathy and the three waitresses waited for an explanation.

Daisy seeing their questioning looks said, "Wait right here." She returned a few minutes later with Uncle Jesse. "Uncle Jesse will you tell us about the Shivaree you gave Luke's parents on their wedding night?"

Jesse smiled at the memory. "Well, we were a large family and very close much as our family is now. One by one we were marrying and starting our own families. By the time Luke's Dad married his Mother, all of us were old enough to participate in the fun. It was an old custom among some people that after the new couple left on their wedding night that the party would continue. Then, in the late hours of the night the group would go to where the new couple was staying that night and give them kind of a mock serenade with pots, and pans, and all sorts of noise makers. The timing of this particular wedding couldn't have been more helpful. See, we were all making and running shine and times were good. We had our runners and blocker cars all running like the General Lee. Of course, pretty much everyone in the Shivaree party had par took of some of the shine and were feeling good. It had already been arranged that my wife and I would stay at another brother's house this particular night to let the new couple stay at our house alone for their wedding night so it wasn't any secret their where abouts. So about 2 am we all circled the house with engines roaring, horns blowing, shotguns firing into the air. We kept this up for quiet awhile until Luke's Dad, knowing about an extra shotgun that I had, came out and returned fire into to the air above our heads. Knowing my brother like I did though it didn't take us long to get out of there cause you all know Luke's temper and his father had one equal to it. We weren't sure just how long he'd fire into the air instead of us, but before we left, someone had managed to slip up to the house and leave a jug of shine on the front porch. It was getting daylight by the time we got home that morning. We all were in the dog houses with our wives, who had left the party earlier, when we dragged in at that time of night - well morning!" Jesse laughed!
They all joined Jesse in his laughter.
Jesse said, "You all AREN'T thinking what I think you are thinking are you?"

They all smiled. Daisy asked innocently, "Will you help us?"

Jesse smiled a playful smile, "The family that plays together…. "

Bo gives a Ye - ha!

Jesse says, "Now what we have to do is……")

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Shivaree (charivari) --For instance, one resident pointed out the old custom of holding a "charivari" for the newly wed couple. A 1911 Laird & Lees Webster's Dictionary defined this as "Wild tumult and uproar, produced by the beating of pans, blowing of horns etc., as a mock serenade to a newly married couple" or "French noun commonly called 'Shivaree' in this country. The actual practice of the custom ranged from this harmless custom of a noisy party to the 'kidnapping' of either or both bride and groom for as long as several days."

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Tell me what you think of this custom, Hazzard County and the Dukes together?