LAZY DAYS
Whatcha doin Jessie, queried Buster. Aw, jes a lazin thru tha day Jessie said. Jes didn't wanna be doin nuthin but relaxin. Buster met up with Jessie down by tha crick runnin inta Indian Bayou on Buster's Grandpa Gus's farm. Jessie asked Buster ifn Howard an Walter was a cummin an Buster tole him thay was in a bit. Jessie asked Buster that ifn ya ever had one of them days whar ya jes didn't wanna do anythin but jes enjoy tha sunshine with no worries or chores ta do. Buster allowed he did an this was a rite purty day ta do it. Well, Jessie an Buster napped a bit in tha sunshine of tha Sunday afternoon an talked of days an adventures thay dun had in tha past an what thay might do in tha future. Walter an Howard cum on by bout then an brung sum vittles thar mas put up fer tha boys in several sack lunches. Thay knowed Buster would eat purt near everthin ifn thay didn't send plenty so thay weighted down Walter an Howard with cold fried chicken, homemade rolls, cole slaw, baked beans, fresh plum jam, corn on tha cob, fried peach pies, apple pie, roast pork sandwiches, fried tater cakes, black eyed peas, an sum goulash ta boot.
Buster started a fire when thay got thar an tha coals was jes rite fer tha homemade polish sausages he brung from tha house. He also had half a dozen smoked ham sandwiches hisn grandma put tagather. But fer tha most part, him an tha boys jes layed out like pigs in tha sunshine an rested an visited. After a bit Howard dun asked Jessie ifn he heared from Bibi. He said he had in a letter jes this past Saturday an she was a doin sum kind a special project down South an would stop by ta see him when she was dun. She wrote an tole him she was a goin ta go back ta school fer sum special training an would fill him in when she cum. Jessie said thay was close but not 100% committed but who knowed what would happen in tha future but she would always be rite special ta him no matter what. Said he was rite partial ta her but thay all knowed he had ta do sum thangs in his life that didn't include no wife at this time. Walter tole em all sum news he dun found out bout his great, great , great grandpa, Sheriff Bob Ollinger. Said Lil Lynette's great, great, great grandpa was Billy the Kid on tha Hutcherson side, an he dun shot an kilt his grandpa thar in New Mexico. Billy was up on tha balcony when Sheriff Bob cum outa a saloon thar an shot him daid. Walter allowed that's tha reason nun of tha family was in tha law cause of Bob bein kilt. Ain't that a hoot, said Howard. Now ya ain't mad at lil Lynette now are ya Walter? Walter said, heck no. She didn't shoot him. All tha boys jes laughed at that un, I tell ya. Now Walter had a away with tha wimmin too an it wadn't his pheromones like Jessie, it was his grinnin an a talkin that dun it. It was jes hisn way. Buster was tha one that could talk! Ifn ya had a knowed him when he was little ya woulda never guessed that cause Buster was so shy as a youngun. He ain't no more that's fer shor. Fact is, he riles up Howard's natural devilment in him an he is worser than Walter sumtimes when it cums ta bein a trickster.
Whilst thay was a lollygaggin round thar, Buster throwed out an idee fer em ta build both a tree house an a cave in tha bank of tha crick so's thay'd have a place ta relax on tha crick. Tha swimmin hole was thar an fishin was good too, so why not.
Frog giggin an huntin was dun on tha bayou an on one of Grandpa Gus's rice fields on tha east side. Heck, thay larned how ta do so much in tha Explorers an from thar folks, it would be fun an a snap ta git er dun quick like. Buster said he was gonna build him a outhouse too. Walter said he better build tha stool plenty stout as big as he was or he might fall in. Well, Buster had tha notion ta use tha bark thay could strip offa trees as bindin material an tween thar hatchets an knives thay had all tha tools thay needed. Rough it like them fellers dun in tha movie reels. Whilst thay was a talkin, Howard tole tha boys him an tha Snow gal was gittin purty cozy but his pa said thay was gonna have ta move off ta Colorado fer a few months next year an he wadn't gonna go ta college till he cum back. His ma an pa said he could stay behind with one of tha boys ifn he wanted ta but it was up ta him. Seems how hisn ma dun spoke ta tha boys' mas at thar quiltin bee last week bout it an all of em said it weren't no trouble ifn Howard wanted ta stay with any of em. Reckon thay all would chew on that a while fore a decision was made. Howard said maybe he could stay up thar a while an back down here a while too. He said tha boys could cum backards an fomards with him an thay could have sum fun up in them mountains an do sum visitin with folks thay needed ta catch up with. All tha boys agreed life was a changin fast but thay still had a lil time fore it all went in a different directions. Growin up jes wadn't an easy thang ta do sumtime. As close as all of em was, tha time was a cummin whar thay'd be separated an that would be hard. Kinda scary an sad at tha same time but findin out what was in store fer em all was excitin too. Buster, Jessie, Walter an Howard made a pact an a solemn oath ta always be thar fer each other, no matter what. Thay all knowed when thay married up an had families of thar own that life would be different but hopefully thay could keep them bonds of brotherhood strong an intact no matter tha distance. Life has a dynamic of its own an all thar folks knowed that an it was bound ta cum an sooner than ya thought. Howard allowed that thar was more adventures ta cum thar way but would probably jes involve more folks like wives, younguns, in laws an new frens. But, never would a time cum that it would take tha place of thar union, thay all vowed.
Jes talkin an thinkin an relaxin with best frens was a blessin fer shor from tha Lord, especially this Sunday. It all was a cummin full circle. That was all well an good, but Buster tole em, Let's eat! Buster loved ta make fires, so he stoked tha fire an vittles was layed out. Whilst thay was enjoyin tha afternoon, tha wonder of nature showed her bounty. A mama mallard swim by with her ducklins, an owl hooted way up in a white oak tree, rabbits were a scurrin bout, tha crick was a playin its melody tricklin over tha rocks an spillin over tha beaver dam, an a covey of bob whites was feedin out near tha loadin area fer tha grain last fall, thar call was always special ta Buster, an a breeze rustlin thru tha leaves. It was a good day thay all allowed an a blessin ta be alive. Good raisein by good folks fer tha boys set em up fer life's journey. Bein teenagers an almost growed men was tha most excitin times of thar lives an thay knowed thar was more ta cum, but today, it was jes them, tagather awaitin fer a new day ta dawn.
Ya know, Buster was tha onlyest one that didn't really have no certain gal he was a sparkin. Oh, he went out with lots of em but he jes ain't got round ta one that buttered hisn bread yet. Reckon that day would cum soon enuf.
It was gonna be a sight ta see what all of them boys dun when thay got out on thar own. Thay all cum inta money an that dang computer bizness Jessie put money in was doin rite well; IBM it was called. All tha other bizness dealins was makin money too an tha feller thay hired ta oversee it fer them an thar families was doin a bang up job. Old McBrayer whiskey was aces in tha whiskey world an Aunt Judith was still holdin her own. Elizabeth Jane was another matter though. That feller she wants ta marry up with ain't a gonna be good fer her, thay don't think. Tha weddin was ta be in June but Mr Hiram Holmes an Dalton flew over ta England an took Aunt Judith with em ta talk ta her. Elizabeth Jane postponed tha weddin fer tha next June till thay had time ta figure out which side that Freeman boy was on. Elizabeth dearly loved that boy but she knowed that Aunt Judith an Mr. Holmes wadn't gonna lie ta her bout him nun. Mr. Holmes an Dalton said ta let them git tha skinny on him an jes watch what he dun fer a spell an then thay would all have a confab face ta face. The next thang tha boys wanted ta do was ta go see tha folks thay promised ta visit on thar trip travelin tha cuntry. Thay was a makin plans ta do that but ain't set a time ta go yet.
Buster had ta devil Jessie a mite an said ta him ifn he remembered when thay was in South America an when he first met Bibi in Cayenne at Harry's Bar. Jessie said shor nuf, why? Buster said a grinnin at Walter an Jessie, when them pheromones of yourn took a holt of Bibi, what was ya a thinkin? Jessie said he didn't ritely know ceptin he knowed he reckoned he needed ta find a corn crib or a corn field sumwhar. He said he jes didn't need no problems rite then. Well, how was it when ya first had ta pucker up an smooch er, said Walter. Walter dun got inta tha swang of thangs now an Howard was ready ta join in too. Jessie dun turned redder than a beet an said it jes kinda cum natural like but she dun most of tha leadin in that department. Walter said, now Jessie ya gonna have ta step up ta tha plate cause them gals want a man ta be tha one ta crank up tha romance ta high gear. Jessie said he jes didn't have a chance cause of hisn pheromones an all an tha gals he ben with dun everthin. Thay jes didn't give him a chance. Howard said ya jes mite be a bit slow Jessie cumin outa tha startin blocks. Ya gotta step up tha pace sum thar feller. Jessie allowed that mite be tha case an he was a gonna go ta a doctor an see jes what could be dun bout hisn pheromones. It was plum awful ta have ta be worried bout sum gal huggin an kissin on him all tha time. Ya jes never knowed when it was a gonna happen. All tha boys jes howled, I'm a tellin ya. This is one trick thay pulled on Jessie that has lasted fer so long it was took ta be truth. One of these days thay'd have ta fess up ta Jessie ta keep him from a frettin. But, till then, them pheromones was gonna jes keep on bringin tha gals ta him like flies ta honey.
Tha boys stayed out late an watched tha stars in tha nite sky. It was clear as a bell an thay even seed a shootin star or two. It was a grand time ta be alive an tha boys took hands as brothers.
Life was good.....
Buster started a fire when thay got thar an tha coals was jes rite fer tha homemade polish sausages he brung from tha house. He also had half a dozen smoked ham sandwiches hisn grandma put tagather. But fer tha most part, him an tha boys jes layed out like pigs in tha sunshine an rested an visited. After a bit Howard dun asked Jessie ifn he heared from Bibi. He said he had in a letter jes this past Saturday an she was a doin sum kind a special project down South an would stop by ta see him when she was dun. She wrote an tole him she was a goin ta go back ta school fer sum special training an would fill him in when she cum. Jessie said thay was close but not 100% committed but who knowed what would happen in tha future but she would always be rite special ta him no matter what. Said he was rite partial ta her but thay all knowed he had ta do sum thangs in his life that didn't include no wife at this time. Walter tole em all sum news he dun found out bout his great, great , great grandpa, Sheriff Bob Ollinger. Said Lil Lynette's great, great, great grandpa was Billy the Kid on tha Hutcherson side, an he dun shot an kilt his grandpa thar in New Mexico. Billy was up on tha balcony when Sheriff Bob cum outa a saloon thar an shot him daid. Walter allowed that's tha reason nun of tha family was in tha law cause of Bob bein kilt. Ain't that a hoot, said Howard. Now ya ain't mad at lil Lynette now are ya Walter? Walter said, heck no. She didn't shoot him. All tha boys jes laughed at that un, I tell ya. Now Walter had a away with tha wimmin too an it wadn't his pheromones like Jessie, it was his grinnin an a talkin that dun it. It was jes hisn way. Buster was tha one that could talk! Ifn ya had a knowed him when he was little ya woulda never guessed that cause Buster was so shy as a youngun. He ain't no more that's fer shor. Fact is, he riles up Howard's natural devilment in him an he is worser than Walter sumtimes when it cums ta bein a trickster.
Whilst thay was a lollygaggin round thar, Buster throwed out an idee fer em ta build both a tree house an a cave in tha bank of tha crick so's thay'd have a place ta relax on tha crick. Tha swimmin hole was thar an fishin was good too, so why not.
Frog giggin an huntin was dun on tha bayou an on one of Grandpa Gus's rice fields on tha east side. Heck, thay larned how ta do so much in tha Explorers an from thar folks, it would be fun an a snap ta git er dun quick like. Buster said he was gonna build him a outhouse too. Walter said he better build tha stool plenty stout as big as he was or he might fall in. Well, Buster had tha notion ta use tha bark thay could strip offa trees as bindin material an tween thar hatchets an knives thay had all tha tools thay needed. Rough it like them fellers dun in tha movie reels. Whilst thay was a talkin, Howard tole tha boys him an tha Snow gal was gittin purty cozy but his pa said thay was gonna have ta move off ta Colorado fer a few months next year an he wadn't gonna go ta college till he cum back. His ma an pa said he could stay behind with one of tha boys ifn he wanted ta but it was up ta him. Seems how hisn ma dun spoke ta tha boys' mas at thar quiltin bee last week bout it an all of em said it weren't no trouble ifn Howard wanted ta stay with any of em. Reckon thay all would chew on that a while fore a decision was made. Howard said maybe he could stay up thar a while an back down here a while too. He said tha boys could cum backards an fomards with him an thay could have sum fun up in them mountains an do sum visitin with folks thay needed ta catch up with. All tha boys agreed life was a changin fast but thay still had a lil time fore it all went in a different directions. Growin up jes wadn't an easy thang ta do sumtime. As close as all of em was, tha time was a cummin whar thay'd be separated an that would be hard. Kinda scary an sad at tha same time but findin out what was in store fer em all was excitin too. Buster, Jessie, Walter an Howard made a pact an a solemn oath ta always be thar fer each other, no matter what. Thay all knowed when thay married up an had families of thar own that life would be different but hopefully thay could keep them bonds of brotherhood strong an intact no matter tha distance. Life has a dynamic of its own an all thar folks knowed that an it was bound ta cum an sooner than ya thought. Howard allowed that thar was more adventures ta cum thar way but would probably jes involve more folks like wives, younguns, in laws an new frens. But, never would a time cum that it would take tha place of thar union, thay all vowed.
Jes talkin an thinkin an relaxin with best frens was a blessin fer shor from tha Lord, especially this Sunday. It all was a cummin full circle. That was all well an good, but Buster tole em, Let's eat! Buster loved ta make fires, so he stoked tha fire an vittles was layed out. Whilst thay was enjoyin tha afternoon, tha wonder of nature showed her bounty. A mama mallard swim by with her ducklins, an owl hooted way up in a white oak tree, rabbits were a scurrin bout, tha crick was a playin its melody tricklin over tha rocks an spillin over tha beaver dam, an a covey of bob whites was feedin out near tha loadin area fer tha grain last fall, thar call was always special ta Buster, an a breeze rustlin thru tha leaves. It was a good day thay all allowed an a blessin ta be alive. Good raisein by good folks fer tha boys set em up fer life's journey. Bein teenagers an almost growed men was tha most excitin times of thar lives an thay knowed thar was more ta cum, but today, it was jes them, tagather awaitin fer a new day ta dawn.
Ya know, Buster was tha onlyest one that didn't really have no certain gal he was a sparkin. Oh, he went out with lots of em but he jes ain't got round ta one that buttered hisn bread yet. Reckon that day would cum soon enuf.
It was gonna be a sight ta see what all of them boys dun when thay got out on thar own. Thay all cum inta money an that dang computer bizness Jessie put money in was doin rite well; IBM it was called. All tha other bizness dealins was makin money too an tha feller thay hired ta oversee it fer them an thar families was doin a bang up job. Old McBrayer whiskey was aces in tha whiskey world an Aunt Judith was still holdin her own. Elizabeth Jane was another matter though. That feller she wants ta marry up with ain't a gonna be good fer her, thay don't think. Tha weddin was ta be in June but Mr Hiram Holmes an Dalton flew over ta England an took Aunt Judith with em ta talk ta her. Elizabeth Jane postponed tha weddin fer tha next June till thay had time ta figure out which side that Freeman boy was on. Elizabeth dearly loved that boy but she knowed that Aunt Judith an Mr. Holmes wadn't gonna lie ta her bout him nun. Mr. Holmes an Dalton said ta let them git tha skinny on him an jes watch what he dun fer a spell an then thay would all have a confab face ta face. The next thang tha boys wanted ta do was ta go see tha folks thay promised ta visit on thar trip travelin tha cuntry. Thay was a makin plans ta do that but ain't set a time ta go yet.
Buster had ta devil Jessie a mite an said ta him ifn he remembered when thay was in South America an when he first met Bibi in Cayenne at Harry's Bar. Jessie said shor nuf, why? Buster said a grinnin at Walter an Jessie, when them pheromones of yourn took a holt of Bibi, what was ya a thinkin? Jessie said he didn't ritely know ceptin he knowed he reckoned he needed ta find a corn crib or a corn field sumwhar. He said he jes didn't need no problems rite then. Well, how was it when ya first had ta pucker up an smooch er, said Walter. Walter dun got inta tha swang of thangs now an Howard was ready ta join in too. Jessie dun turned redder than a beet an said it jes kinda cum natural like but she dun most of tha leadin in that department. Walter said, now Jessie ya gonna have ta step up ta tha plate cause them gals want a man ta be tha one ta crank up tha romance ta high gear. Jessie said he jes didn't have a chance cause of hisn pheromones an all an tha gals he ben with dun everthin. Thay jes didn't give him a chance. Howard said ya jes mite be a bit slow Jessie cumin outa tha startin blocks. Ya gotta step up tha pace sum thar feller. Jessie allowed that mite be tha case an he was a gonna go ta a doctor an see jes what could be dun bout hisn pheromones. It was plum awful ta have ta be worried bout sum gal huggin an kissin on him all tha time. Ya jes never knowed when it was a gonna happen. All tha boys jes howled, I'm a tellin ya. This is one trick thay pulled on Jessie that has lasted fer so long it was took ta be truth. One of these days thay'd have ta fess up ta Jessie ta keep him from a frettin. But, till then, them pheromones was gonna jes keep on bringin tha gals ta him like flies ta honey.
Tha boys stayed out late an watched tha stars in tha nite sky. It was clear as a bell an thay even seed a shootin star or two. It was a grand time ta be alive an tha boys took hands as brothers.
Life was good.....
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