Coffee and grub

Joyce (AnnieLee) · January 26, 2005, 03:09:23 PM

<Whispers to Slim and Del>

I reckon it's good that Mr. Ketchum didn't see your branding irons, eh?

AnnieLee

Delmonico · January 27, 2005, 01:11:45 PM

Delmonico rides inta Sleep's camp to find no one there and the fire dead and cold.

Mumblin' about the durned mornin' shift not showin' up fer two mornin's in a row, Delmonico reaches inta his saddle back and gets out a wooden box. In it is a bunch of Excelsior, packed in it is a DeWar flask. Delmonico pours a cup of steamin' hot coffe out of the flask and repacks it and puts the box away in his saddle bags.

As he drinks his coffee he looks around and finds a rattly old saddle blanket and some twine.

After he finishes his coffee he digs his pencil stub out of his watch pocket and fishes a card given him by some drummer. On the back side he writes, "Sleep I needed to borry yer old saddle blanket, will return it as soon as possible."

Delmonico then uses the twine to fasten the blanket under his horses tail.

As he rides off he is gigglin' to himself, knowin' the Cas-City folks are wonderin' what he is up to now.

Forty Rod · January 27, 2005, 03:55:31 PM

Guess I won't find out 'til i get back. Gotta ride up to Las Vegas (The one in Nevada) to see some folks an' pick up some more tradin' material.

Hold it together until I get back.

Joyce (AnnieLee) · January 27, 2005, 04:01:47 PM

We'll look forward to your return, Forty Rod. If you find some nice flannel up there, keep me in mind, please?

AnnieLee

Tensleep · January 28, 2005, 05:33:13 AM

Gather 'round tha fire....

We got hot cawfee an' biscuits!
Forty Rod left us ah gift...

We got fresh 'lasses fer that biscuits!!!

Come an' git it!

Missouri Marshal · January 28, 2005, 05:55:15 AM

Thanks fer the coffie Tensleep. Can't even thin in the mornin before I git ma coffie. I'll make some sausage gravy fer them biscuits too. I love sausage gravy and biscuits, jus like maw use ta make.

Four-Eyed Buck · January 28, 2005, 09:48:15 AM

MM, Sounds gooood!Been awhile since I had good sausage gravy......Buck

Joyce (AnnieLee) · January 28, 2005, 10:30:02 AM

Sausage gravy does sound good! Thanks MM!

AnnieLee

Delmonico · January 28, 2005, 10:46:57 AM

Delmonico rides in fer breakfast. "Here's that extra saddle blanket I borrryed yesterday, it ain't as windy today so I don't need it anymore, Thanks."

"I got a long ride back to the ranch, mind if I fill up my DeWar flask."

Tensleep · January 28, 2005, 03:01:18 PM

Fill 'er up Del an' good health to ya!

Tensleep · January 30, 2005, 03:29:41 AM

Sundee mornin' an' tha werld is good.

Rabbit stew in tha dutchoven an' Arbuckles in tha pot,
y'all help yerselves.

Joyce (AnnieLee) · January 30, 2005, 03:44:42 AM

Howdo, 'Sleep. Ever figure out what Delmonico was doing with your blanket?

AnnieLee

Tensleep · January 30, 2005, 03:54:02 AM

From the smell of it Annie he used it tomake a smoke lodge for makin' jerky...
It's gonna hafta be warshed an' aired before it can be used again.

Joyce (AnnieLee) · January 30, 2005, 04:02:44 AM

Eewwie! He used it for jerky after tying it under his horse's tail?

That's just nasty.

AnnieLee

Tensleep · January 30, 2005, 04:13:35 AM

Nobody ever said that Del was "conventional" AnnieLee!

Missouri Marshal · January 30, 2005, 06:35:32 AM

Thanks fer the coffie and stew Tensleep. How's the weather out your way. Wez just gitin rain so far.

Tensleep · January 30, 2005, 08:03:56 AM

We got just a little freezing rain, it's slick out so I won't be going anywhere.
Cancelled my trip into town after surveying two cars in the ditch down the road, I don't need anything that bad.

Four-Eyed Buck · January 30, 2005, 11:47:59 AM

Afternoon all. Still any coffee? Was up late again beatin' the bushes in Virginia. Beginning to think "Caroline" may be a township in Lancaster Co.....'bout beat myself to death tryin' to get a couple maps I found make sense. Annie found me a good'un, but it wasn't there either. I'll have another cup ,please, if there's any yet........Buck

Delmonico · January 30, 2005, 12:12:42 PM

Delmonico rides in: "Dern it's icy and windy here. At least I grabbed the extra saddle blanket to tie under my horse's tail this mornin."

Joyce (AnnieLee) · January 30, 2005, 12:47:44 PM

Cummon, Del, you do it to keep the horse's rear from freezing shut, right?

Buck, I was looking at those maps and links far too late last night. One thing I found was that counties were orginally called "shires". One of those links went to the 1890 census of towns and cities in Virginia. Some of those towns had 10 or fewer people. There wasn't a Caroline listed in the bunch. I also found that Giles was in southwestern Virginia, so if your family was in Giles, they may have already been on the move west.
AnnieLee