Newbrassky

[Delmonico]

With full daylight Delmonico gets his shovel out but keeps his Sharps handy till the "Over Nite Pony Express Rider" shows up with his new Rigby.

As the rider leaves he can see Delmonico dig two large long white objects out of the sand and load them in the wagon an cover it with the tarp.

After a quick breakfast, Delmonico breaks camp and loads the wagon.

[litl rooster]

With full daylight Delmonico gets his shovel out but keeps his Sharps handy till the "Over Nite Pony Express Rider" shows up with his new Rigby.

As the rider leaves he can see Delmonico dig two large long white objects out of the sand and load them in the wagon an cover it with the tarp.

After a quick breakfast, Delmonico breaks camp and loads the wagon.

Diny sore bones???

[Delmonico]

<Authors note: The only din-er-sour bones ever found in Nebrassky were in the extreme SE part.  The rest was ocean then so they find them sea monster things and sharks.

The Sandhills is made of the beach sand that got blowed around after the the durn Rocky Mts. tilted the land and made all the sea water run down the Platte. >

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[Delmonico]

Trying a different route home, Delmonico finds himself slightly lost out among the lakes and marshes.

[Trinity]

Trinity hops down from his perch and runs after litl rooster, peridically looking back to make sure the snakes weren't following him.  When they arrive at the ranch, the first thing the two see is the glowing pumpkin on the porch railing. 

Trinity passes out... next to his buddy, Frankenbird.

[Delmonico]

By dark Delmonico is still lost in the middle of the lakes and marshes, tryin' to find hard to find a way out with out gettin' the wagon stuck.  He decides to stop and sets up camp, picketing the four mules all around the camp a ways out.  He figgers if he is attacked they will bray and give warnin'.

He builds a fire next to the wagon and has supper, keepin' his new Rigby double rifle close by.  He looks under the tarp, shudders and leans against the rear wheel of the wagon, rifle across his knees.   In that position he dozes off to sleep.

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Irish crawls out of the back of his wagon where he has ben sleeping of another drunken stupor.  He wanders out of the barn and sees Trinity and Frankenbird lying on the ground.  He wanders over and inspects them, they're both out cold.  He turns to go into the house to make some coffee and beholds a ghastly orange apparition and promptly passes out next to the other two.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The next morning, the Frumpy Fairy Godmother steps out on the porch carrying a steaming cup of coffee. She sees the three prone bodies on the ground, tsks, and goes back inside. A moment later she reemerges, carrying a pail of water which she promptly empties onto the men and bird.

"Oh, get up! You're spoiling my view!"

[Delmonico]

Sleepin' lightly Delmonico makes it through the night with out being attacked.   At daylight he scans the horizon and see's nothing to worry about.  He then hitches his mules and heads out to find his way out of this morass of lakes and marshes..  ($5 word )

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Irish begins to cough and sputter as it feels like he is being drenched by a neverending flood

[Delmonico]

Delmonico finnally makes it out of the lakes and marshes but is to far west of the ranch.  He makes it to the Middle Loup River and decides to stop in Thedford for the night.

He gets a room at the Rodeway Inn for the night.

<Authors note: Delmonico would have watered the drunks from the porch, but not with a bucket.>

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Irish goes to the wagon gets a change of clothes and goes to the stove and make bacon, eggs, sausage an biscuits, then gets a cup of coffee and goes and sits in the rocker on the porch.  He looks at the Del Jack O Lantern, shivering about how horrid it had looked the night before!

<Author's Note: - Remind me not to pass out when Del is around. - >

[Stoney Pete]

Smelling breakfast cookin' Stoney get up from the porch.  "Been strange goings on." he said, while staring at the Del'o'lantern and then at Tom who's shakin' in his chair.

"Am I invisible?" he asked Tom.

"No.  Why?"

"I been sitting here all weekend and the FFG, you, trinity, little rooster, et all done walked passed me and not one even acknowledge my existance.    Now in the case of Del, that can be a good thing if'n he causing mischeif.

"Probably since I don't move much I've become like a piece of furniture and no one takes notice of me."

Stoney get some grub and sit on the porch trying not to look at the carving.

[Delmonico]

Delmonico sleeps late cause he didn't get much sleep up north for fear of attack.
He gets a late breakfast and goes the the General Store to pick up a few things, it's late afternoon afore he heads south to the ranch.  He figgers he may have to camp again tonight.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Coming back from the garden with a bucket full of new potatoes and a head of cabbage, the Frumpy Fairy Godmother pauses to give Stoney Pete's shoulder a squeeze and a wink to him and Irish Tom before she enters the kitchen.

Once inside she can be heard merrily humming to herself as she bustles around with a clatter of pots. Soon, the heavenly aroma of corned beef and cabbage wafts out of the kitchen.

[Delmonico]

Duke comes out of the kitchen, whinin',  holdin' his nose with one paw.  H lays down on the porch and covers it with both paws.      Finally he gets up and heads north to look for Delmonico.

<Authors note: If you really want to stink up a kitchen, fry the cabbage in a bit of bacon grease with some onion.  Mighty fine, but it sometimes has a bit of an adverse effect on some. >

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Tom watches Duke trot off down the road whining.  He looks at Stoney, "Dog doesn't know good Irish cooking when he smells it!"  Tom inhales deeply and sighs thinking about the magical repast that the FFg is preparing.

[Delmonico]

<Author's Note: Corned Beef and Cabbage is to Irish coo-seeene as the for-tu-ne Cookie is to Chinese Cookin'.   Mutton and Cabbage more likely. >

[litl rooster]

Tom watches Duke trot off down the road whining.  He looks at Stoney, "Dog doesn't know good Irish cooking when he smells it!"  Tom inhales deeply and sighs thinking about the magical repast that the FFg is preparing.

Duke is not an Irish Setter what did you expect?

[Trinity]

Several hours after being doused with the water, Trinity finally awakens.  "Wha?  Who? What's goin' on hair!  What happent to that evil glowin' thang?"

*Sniff* *Sniff*   "Mmmmm, Ah smail corned beef!"  With that, Trinity rushes into the kitchen, pausing to greet the Stoneypete statue on the porch.