Newbrassky

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim gathers milch and eggs. He puts them in the icebox and puts on a fresh pot of coffee.

[Trinity]

Trinity walks up onto the porch and into the house.  He is encapsulated in a thick layer of ice.  The only things not frozen are his feet.

He stands before the fireplace in the kitchen and waits to be freed from his ice sarcophagus.

[litl rooster]

Trinity walks up onto the porch and into the house.  He is encapsulated in a thick layer of ice.  The only things not frozen are his feet.

He stands before the fireplace in the kitchen and waits to be freed from his ice sarcophagus.

That werd is worth more than 2 bits

[Delmonico]

(Authors Note: Where did he learn such a big word and did he spell it right.)

[litl rooster]

He proablly hear That Leprachaun using it. Deserves him right getting iced over after rummaging thru the Christmas gifts with him

[Trinity]

<<That was the author speaking, not Trinity.  Trinity wouldn't have known what to call it.>>

[Delmonico]

<My Mistake.>

[Trinity]

"Wouldn' know what ta call what?!?" Said Trinity as the ice finally melts from his head.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim hands Trinity the mop. 

[Delmonico]

Delmonico and Duke get back to the ranch and take care of the mules.  They then head to the house carring a Pondarosa Pine tree about 6 ffet tall.  They leave it on the porch.  They got into the kitchen and see Slim with the Mighy ten standing guard over Trinity workin' with a mop. 

"Slim can you take care of the tree please?  And don't let Tom or Trinity help decorate it.  I'm beat from the trip. " 

Delmonico goes in takes a hot bath and heads to his room.  Duke climbs in the tub, turns on the water and does the same, he then rolls around on the towels Delmonico left for him and puts them in the laundry hamper.  He thens goes to Delmonico's room and lays down on his rug.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"I sure will, Del, after Trinity is done mopping." Trinity finishes mopping. Slim goes to the porch and drags the tree into the parlor. He gets a saw and 2 buckets, one filled with sand and the other empty, from the barn. He cuts a 1/2" off the trunk, puts the trunk in the empty bucket, and filled the bucket with sand. He goes to the kitchen with the now empty bucket. (Previously it had the sand in it.)  He fills the bucket with water and pours it in the bucket with the sand and tree in it until the sand is saturated. Slim goes to the kitchen and starts popping corn.

[litl rooster]

<<That was the author speaking, not Trinity.  Trinity wouldn't have known what to call it.>>

Good thing you was starting to skeer me.

[litl rooster]

litl' rooster smells the popkorn popping and comes into the house seeing Trinty passed out next to the mop. I see Trinity's date made it...Slim are you going to string that popped korn fer the tree? Author's note> Is there something wrong with Del? Has his heart swelled 10 times, showing acts of the true Holiday Spirit. Must I go exchange his>whisper mode on< load of buffalo chips fer a real gift<?<Nah!>>whisper mode off< So Slim can I help you string that Korn up?

[Trinity]

Trinity finally wakes up from his nap after the strenuous workout of mopping.   "Whew.  Tahm fer a drank"

He goes into the kitchen and starts a fire in the stove.  On the sideboard he grinds chocolate into a powder and pours it and sugar and a little water into a pot and takes it over to the stove.  Once the mixture has melted he opens a can of evaporated milk and pours the contents into the pot.  When the chocolate beverage is hot enough, he pours himself half a cup and fills the rest with recipe.

To himself: "After a long day's work, a little ree-ward is called fer."

Suddenly, Trinity notices the tree and a smile appears on his face.

[Delmonico]

Delmonico is lookin' at the tree as Duke walks in and starts to lift his leg,  "Duke, don't you dare!!!!!!" The yellow dog looks sheepish and slinks away.   Delmonico says to himself, "I 'spected Trinity to try that, but I thought the Duke was better trained."

<Author's Note: I saw a poor pitiful lookin' black Lab on the way to work yesterday, some lady was out walkin' hin and instead of lookin' proud like a Lab should he was walkin' with his tail tucked down, this lady had put a sweater on the poor thing.  I thought about stoppin' the car and openin' and hollorin' "Come on Fella."  Such a sad thing to do to such a noble dog, I hope none of his friends saw him.>

[Trinity]

Suddenly, Delmonico notices the puddle under the tree.

[Delmonico]

Showing Trinity the puddle, Delmonico whaps him on the nose with a rolled up newspaper.

[Trinity]

"Ow!  Ah hadta go an the wedgywood room stunk ta blue blazes!  Ah thank you were the last one out!"

[Trinity]

For Del:

[litl rooster]

<Author's Note: I saw a poor pitiful lookin' black Lab on the way to work yesterday, some lady was out walkin' hin and instead of lookin' proud like a Lab should he was walkin' with his tail tucked down, this lady had put a sweater on the poor thing.  I thought about stoppin' the car and openin' and hollorin' "Come on Fella."  Such a sad thing to do to such a noble dog, I hope none of his friends saw him.>

You should have reported the owner. Even a lab that can't Hunt is a noble dog