{"id":2929,"date":"2013-04-24T16:36:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T20:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2929"},"modified":"2025-02-18T19:17:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:17:25","slug":"no-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2929","title":{"rendered":"No Coffee (by frasrgrl)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"label\">Summary:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>December&#8217;s Chaps and Spurs.\u00a0\u00a0The Cartwrights are out on the trail.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"label\">Rated:<\/span> K\u00a0 (700 words)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 No Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>December&#8217;s Chaps and Spurs challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The phrases this month are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A thimble full will do<\/li>\n<li>Our gay apparel<\/li>\n<li>A star shone down<\/li>\n<li>Drank until the pot was dry<\/li>\n<li>Never get lost again<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m using my coupon to subsitute two phrases. Staying with Cheaux&#8217;s Bonanza Christmas lyrics, I used a phrase from Santa Got Lost in Texas and Oh, Fur Tree Dear.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our gay apparel is now All tuckered out and bone tired weary<\/li>\n<li>A star shone down is now The twinkling lights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No Coffee<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The coffee pot was thrown with disgust to the rocks that surrounded the camp fire, the remaining liquid, as minute at it was, splattered into the fire making it hiss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoggone it, Pa! Hoss did it again! <strong>He drank till the pot was dry,<\/strong>\u201d Joe moaned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh, Joe, there was still some left,\u201d replied Hoss with a twinkle in his eye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat? You think that a <strong>thimble full will do?<\/strong> Hel\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0er, heck no.\u201d Joe gave his father a sheepish look before continuing, \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you make another pot?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI figured that\u2019s what you\u2019re for, Little Brother,\u201d Hoss chuckled and took a sip from his full cup.<\/p>\n<p>Joe snatched the battered pot from the ground and stomped away; he could still be heard grumbling after he disappeared from sight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoss, you know you should have made the next pot,\u201d Ben chastised, trying to keep his lips from curving into a smile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know, Pa, but it sure was worth it to see the look on his face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Joe had set the pot of water on the fire Adam rode into camp. After taking care of his horse; he walked towards his family, brushing the trail dust from his pants with his hat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you, I\u2019m <strong>all tuckered out and bone tired weary.<\/strong>\u201d The oldest Cartwright son sat down and reached for the coffee pot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t even bother, Adam. Brother Hoss there, finished off the last pot and didn\u2019t see the need to make another,\u201d grumble Joe from where he laid against his saddle.<\/p>\n<p>Adam glared at Hoss, but all he got for his efforts was a shrug and a grin.<\/p>\n<p>Joe put his hands behind his head and gazed up at <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>twinkling lights<\/strong> that shone above the magnificent ponderosa pines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure is peaceful,\u201d he sighed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes it is,\u201d agreed Ben also looking up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith those always shining above a body\u2019ll <strong>never get lost again<\/strong>,\u201d Adam added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNope, you sure won\u2019t.\u201d Joe reached for the coffee pot, but before his hand could even touch it, Hoss snatched it from the fire and refilled his cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdam?\u201d Hoss held the pot towards his older brother and filled the cup that was held out towards him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPa?\u201d Hoss offered, all the while watching, from the corner of his eye, his little brother glaring at him.<\/p>\n<p>Once he had filled Ben\u2019s cup, Hoss took a drink from his then topped it off before returning the pot to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>All eyes were on Joe as he grabbed the pot from the fire. In his anger he poured it a little too fast and ended up splashing the hot liquid on his hand. He immediately dropped the tin mug, splashing the hot contents on his thigh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDamn it!\u201d he shouted jumping to his feet and dropping the coffee pot on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoseph, watch your language,\u201d Ben scolded, all the while trying to hide not only his smile, but the laughter that was bubbling up inside.<\/p>\n<p>Joe clenched his teeth tightly together and without another word turned on his heels and stormed out of sight.<\/p>\n<p>No longer able to contain themselves, the three men left around the fire roared with laughter. 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