Newbrassky

[Sod Buster]

A wagon pulls up to Sod Buster's with some genuine Johnny Appleseed seedlings to plant.

<<Author's note:  John Chapman died in 1845 but seedlings from his trees crossed the plains>>

[Delmonico]

After plantin' his seedlin's, Sod buster poses with his trees for a travelin' photographer.

[Delmonico]

Slim comes wanderin' in from Sod Buster township and falls into the Dismal River,

[Sod Buster]

Sod Buster waters his new Apple Trees and dreames lazily of Apple Brown Betty. 

[Ozark Tracker]

then both of em remember there's a cold snap going on, Sod Buster puts some straw around his apple trees ,  Del looks out the window toward the Dismal and sees a frozen Slim walking toward the house, just able to move his feet.

[Delmonico]

Delmonico locks the door so Slim don't drip on the floor.

[Ozark Tracker]

just before Slim freezes solid on the front porch, Del goes out and bends Slims elbow to straight out and adjusts his fingers so they can hold ceegars

[Sod Buster]

Sod Buster brings Slim a jug of Apple Jack to help warm him up.

Somewhere in the distance, Trinity hears the uncorking of the jug and comes running.

[Ozark Tracker]

Trinity gets to the porch and gets a ceegar out of Slim's frozen hand and then takes a match out and strikes it across Slim's ear

[Delmonico]

Since there is no humidity right now, Slim not only freezes byt he dries.   Delmonico says, "since Slim is freeze-dried we can just toss him in the bathtub and pour hot water over him when we need him for the spring round-up."

[Ozark Tracker]

Trinity pours hisself another drink and spills some on freeze dried Slim, then leans over close enough for his seegar to set off the alcohol, it burns off Trinty's eye brows.

[Trinity]

Relieved to be back in the company of friends and no longer encumbered with the pot on his head, Trinity doesn't mind having eyebrows singed off.  After taking a long gulp of Sod Buster's Apple Jack, Trinity thanks Slim for the cigar.

[Ozark Tracker]

with Slim still lin flames from the reciepe spilt on him, Ozark grabs the dish water in the kitchen and tosses it on him to put out the fire, the dish water rehydrates Slim.

[Trinity]

A little water splashes on Trinity causing him to run around the yard screaming as if in agony.

[Ozark Tracker]

when Trinity comes back to the porch, he announces he has had his yearly bath now, won't need none no more till next year.

[Trinity]

"It were a mite early fer mah baf but leastways Ah got it overwith.  Hey Sleeeum, yer Ah-brows look lahk mahn."

[Sod Buster]

Sod Buster bends over and picks up a couple of wolly catepillers.  He places them on Slim where his eyebrows used to be.

All the others laugh and pass the jug around.

[Trinity]

One of the caterpillars stays put while the other wanders.  After a short while it begins to spelunk Slims nose.

[Ozark Tracker]

now Slim looks like he's got one fuzzy  eyebrow and a half a moustache 

[Trinity]

"Looky!  Tha moustache is gettin' smawller!"