Newbrassky

[Delmonico]

Good job Slim, but ya fergot ta mention that Terry is also the offical Newbrasskey State "Buffalo Bill."

[Delmonico]

After tearin' up the cook camp, Delmonico realizes the left his potato ricer in the 24 mule team chuckwagon back in the Nuther Story thread.  He writes a note dat says: Went to get potato ricer, be back by supper time, if ya get back heat up some beans in the can, poke a hole it the can first and use a glove ta remove it.

Delmonico then saddles his mule and rides it ta Maxwell, buys a ticket on the Westbound UP and passes inta the "Nuther Story" thread.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Sensing the commotion, the yellow dog perks his ears and follows after Delmonico.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim and the Bohunks arrive in camp with the wagons. Slim reads Delmonicos note. "What is so blasted special 'bout dat tater ricer dat he has to go back to Tejas fer it.?" *Shakes head* "Well, boys, we might as well start make fence since we ain't gonna et nothin' but beans." So, Slim and the boys start making fence.

[Delmonico]

Peekin' inta the Newbrasskey thread, Delmonico realizes that Slim is loosin' his bearings and needs ta google a map, cause Hangin' Woman Creek is in Whyomin".  

He also wonders why the fellow of German decent from Wissyconsion don't know nothin' bout tater dumplin's, cause thats German food also.

And the yallar dog sits patiently by the train depot in Maxwell waitin' for Delmonico's return.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The yellow dog is starting to look a tad forlorn because AnnieLee, the frumpy fairy godmother, is packing to head out to the Northeast Regional to shoot. He shivers a little, thinking that while she's away, he be left sitting there like a lump of pixels.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Delmonico said the Bohunks were "some of the best farm workers ever". Slim was amazed at how fast they worked at digging and setting the posts. They were done with the 20 miles of posts by sundown. "Pards, lets call yer a day, go get some grub, and hit the hay early so we can start stringing wire at sunrise."

[Delmonico]

The train pulled inta Maxwell a little after dark.  Delmonico gets his mule from the "Horse and Mule" livary stable and him and the Yaller dog head back ta the ranch in the dark.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim gets up before light and has Delmonico rustle up some grub for the hands. He wakes the Bohunks for breakfast. After they eat, they go to string the wire on the posts. "Delmonico, we will be back fer lunch at noon. See ya then."

[Delmonico]

Delmonico has told the hands that the good meal will be supper, cause good food takes time.

As he prepares a surprise fer supper, he makes sourdough biscuits, beans with bacon and fried beef steaks thats been pounded and floured.  The 4 Basic B's of cowboy food.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim and the hands come into camp for lunch. "Delmonico, what's fer lunch? We worked up a big hunger. By the by, we'z 'bout haf dun stringin' the wire."

[Delmonico]

Cowboy food, but we gonna have Czech food ta night, to bad yer headin' home ta see the Misses Slim and the 18 kids, ya'll miss a good feed.

[Delmonico]

By the way, Cowboys eat Dinner and Supper, not Loooonch and Diiiinnner.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Okay, Dinner and Supper. I will be eating Supper here 'fore my trip else the wolves might hear my stomach growling and come after me. Well, thanks for dinner. We need to get back to the fence so'z we can finish it 'fore sundown." Slim and the hands go back to working on the fence.

[Delmonico]

Before ya go, there's sumone I want's ya ta meet, I hired him ta wrangle da horses.  He's from Texas and his name is Joe.  He's kinda little, but I likes him.  We'll call him "Little Joe the Wrangler."

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You'll have ta bring him up Slim, my pooter only has enough power ta do this.

[Delmonico]

By da way, Joe is his travelin' name, his real name is Charley Meeks, but he don't want no one but us ta know it.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Welcome to the ranch, Little Joe."

"Delmonico, have we named this ranch yet?"

[Delmonico]

Ya did notice I found us a "Litlle Joe the Wrangler" that has got broogans on his feet?

Don't guess we have, ya got a good one.

Supper at 5, we gonna have pork and kraut with tater dumplin's, that da kind with onions browned, caraway seed and brown sugar ta take 'way the bite.  We havin' sourdough rye bread and kolatch fer dessert, both prune and poppy seed.

Now don't make yerself a fool in front of our crew, if ya want more than one kolatch, ask fer kolatchi, never kolatchi's or they gonna cut yer tongue out fer usein' a double plural.

Also before ya head home if ya have lolatchi and they be prune, take some pages from the Sears and Roebuck catalog with ya, don't want ya ta have no accident on the way home.

Oh if I'm not here at 5, ya all help yerselves ta supper, I might be busy.

[Delmonico]

Litle Joe the Wrangler (not Cartwright) rides in from tendin' the horse's and whispers somethin' ta Delmonico.  Delmonico then sets some coals on an oven, the pork dish will be warm for a couple of hours.  The bread and the kolatchi are on platers covered with dish towels.  Delmonico writes a note fer Slim. 

"Let me know when ya leave fer the weekend Slim.  Think of a name fer the ranch if'n ya can.  There somethin' goin' on I got ta check out.  Joe spotted somethin' from a hill, I'll check it out, nuthin' ta worry about."

With that Joe and Delmonico ride south at a gallop, right after Delmonico puts his Sharps in the scabbard and hands Joe a Winchester.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim looks off to the west. "There looks like a thunder storm is gonna be rollin' in soon. We had better pick up the pace."