Newbrassky

[Scattered Thumbs]

Author's note:  What year is it in our little story here

Author's note: 1885. You got a Democrat for President (must be Delmonico's twisted sense of humour  ).

[Silver Creek Slim]

Coming back from the smoke house, the Frumpy Fairy Godmother spies Slim on the porch. Squealing like a gerl, she picks up the hems of her skirts and runs full tilt to the porch, scampering up the steps, then leaning over the chair to hug him.

" I am so glad you are back. Is all well? Let me get you some sweet tea."

"Thank ya, ma'am. It's good to be back. I saw the flying plates take Del away. No one, even Del, should be subjected to the probing of those critters. So, I whipped my horse into a frenzy to try to catch up with the plates. I got to the Dakota Territory 'fore I lost 'em. But, I had a runnin' battle with 'em 'til then. They'd shoot their red light at me and I'd shoot my 'Mighty Ten' at them. They just burnt some of my hair, but I filled a plate with buck shot." 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

As they speak, another silvery flying plate appears, then hovers over Doc Twofingers, who had been running around the fields for a few days.

There is a bright beam of light and the doc disappears into the flying plate.

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother looks back to Slim.

"I think Delmonico is in trouble, now."

[Silver Creek Slim]

"I ain't chasin' after dem plates agin. Purt near kilt my horse last time." 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

"I didn't mean the aliens, I meant that derned doctor and his rubber gloves! It's bad enough Delmonico is getting probed without having that doc and his two fingers around."

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother looks to the disappearing flying plate and frowns.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Oh!" 

[Trinity]

 

*THOCK*

"It ain't the same ta drank without worryin' whether Del done rernt mah recipe with his earl!  Anyone want a slug?"  Trinity takes a gulp and holds the jug up for whomever may wish to take it.

[litl rooster]

Sure is quiet around here....Is there any potatoe salad left?

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

"There's some in the icebox. I'm going to put boiled eggs in the next batch."

[Silver Creek Slim]

"I likes boiled eggs in tater salad. I'z gonna go check fer eggs and milch the cow." Slim walks out to do the aforementioned.

[litl rooster]

Thank you and I like boiled eggs in my potatoe salad also

[Trinity]

"Ah don' lahk no tater salad.  Anyone seen the sausages.  We gonna have sausages?"

[litl rooster]

"Ah don' lahk no tater salad.  Anyone seen the sausages.  We gonna have sausages?"

Between the chops and the bacon in the butcher section, at your favorite Piggley Wiggley???

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother gives Litl Rooster an odd look. "What's a Piggley Wiggely? Are you telling Trinity to go kill a pig?"

She makes another face then turns to Trinity. "They should be in the smoke house, didn't you see any when you were there?"

And with that, she picks up Slim's bucket and basket and heads off to milche the cow and gather eggs.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim rides in with his saddle bags filled with all different kinds of cheese. He puts the cheese in the icebox and pours himself a cup of coffee.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Duke, who had been previously thought to have been taken with Delmonico, comes trotting up with Slim. He's clean, and happy, and obviously well fed.

Daisy and Claire bound off the porch to greet him as the Frumpy Fairy Godmother hugs Slim.

"We thought he was gone, Slim, where'd you find him?"

[Silver Creek Slim]

"He was in Dunning. The whole town adopted him. I tolt 'em he was our dawg and they let him go with me."

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

"I'm so glad. I hope he didn't get used to the easy life there and runs off on us."  But Duke's face as he starts romping with the "ladies" eases her concerns and she lowers her voice. "You didn't see that mutant turkey vulture anywhere, did you? He's been gone, too."

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Nope, I didn't see the Frankenbird." 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

She draws a long breath.

"it'd be mighty gruesome if the flying plate people swapped Frankenbird's and Delmonico's heads."