Newbrassky

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim comes back in with the eggs and milk, and makes breakfast.

[Texas Lawdog]

Slim remembers the leftover ham in the smokehouse and goes out and brings some in for  breakfast.

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Irish shows up with a wagonload of Christmas Cheer!

[Delmonico]

Delmonico got a new load of coal from Santa and heads out to fire up "The Steam Traction Engine."

[Texas Lawdog]

Del is planning on taking a tour of the "Ranch with No Name" on the Steam Traction Engine this morning. The whistle should be a nice wakeup call for the neighbors on a Sunday morning.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Eggs and bacon are ready. Come and git it 'fore Trinity smells it!" 

[Texas Lawdog]

Slim, You don't have to tell me twice!

[Trinity]

Trinity wakes up in the mud next to the long dead winter solstice bonfire and searches for his clothing.  Finally dressed, he heads over to the ranch to see that the all the gifts are gone from under the tree.

"What in tarnation happent har?  Someone call tha shurf, we been robbed!!!!"

Then he notices the days marked off the calendar.    "What on erf did Ah drank?"

[Texas Lawdog]

Trinity realizes that in his drunken stupor, he has missed the entire Christmas Holidays, more especially the Christmas meal. He is ravenous and goes in search of FOOD!

[Trinity]

In the icebox, Trinity finds one lone chicken leg.  He drops to the ground and sobs.  Then he reaches up for the leg, gnaws on it, and continues to sob.

[Texas Lawdog]

Trinity hopes that Del has some Christmas leftovers at the "Ranch With No Name". He heads off throught the snow drifts of Newbrasky in search of more FOOD!

[Sod Buster]

Sod Buster is planning his annual New Year's dinner of Black Eyed Peas.

Not seeing his buddy Trinity around, he cooks up some Little Smokies in hopes that the smoke will draw Trinity over for breakfast:

[Forty Rod]

My little bother, Trinity, wants more food, but he don't need it.  Pa told me once, "That boy can live off his hump 'til mid-April." 

Ain't changed much since.

    

Happy new year, kid...an' the rest of you, too.

[Trinity]

<<Thanks Bro.  Sadly, somewhere along the way, the hump slid around to the front.  I can still tie my own shoes, though, so there's no need to refrain from goodies yet.>>

Through the snow, Trinity picks up the scent of frying potatoes and lil' smokies.  In a flash, he's knocking at the door of the stranger's soddy.  *Sniff* *sniff* "Open up!  Sumpin' smails gooooood!"

[Texas Lawdog]

Trinity is blessed with an uncanny sense of smell to be smell food rom as far away as Virginia.  SMELL ON  TRINITY!

[Forty Rod]

When did you learn to tie shoes?   

[Trinity]

When did you learn to tie shoes?   

Since they began using the velcro.

[Forty Rod]

Velcro? 

Izzn't that the stuff you take to make your sticker peck out?

Kinda young for that, aintcha?

[Trinity]

Nature wasn't kind to me.

[Texas Lawdog]

Trinity eats all of Sod Busters Little Smokies and is still hungry. He starts walking to Arcey's house in search of more goodies.

[Leo Tanner]

I didn't know Arcey had a house around here.  If he does Trin better watch out cause that man has heap bad medicine an a love fer his food.  I wouldn't go messin around over there.

[Trinity]

On the way over to Arcey's place, Trinity begins thinking about how much Arcey likes hot dogs and mutters to himself, "Yep, they's gonna be some good eats yonder.  Now, if'n Ah kin jes sniff his place out..."

[Texas Lawdog]

Trinity remembers that Arcey cooks soups and stews, he can smell things cooking somewhere.

[MontanaSlick]

But what, and from where?

[Texas Lawdog]

Only the Shadow knows!