{"id":48237,"date":"2019-05-31T05:40:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T09:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=48237"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:07:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:07:52","slug":"btr-sourdough-starters-13-may-2019-by-bztrailriders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=48237","title":{"rendered":"BTR Sourdough Starters #13 &#8211; May 2019 (by BZTrailriders)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: Springtime Escapades &#8211; &#8220;Sylvia\u2019s Mother&#8221;, &#8220;Jeremiah was a Bullfrog&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rating: G, Word Count: 2300<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=54\">BettyHT<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Wed May 01, 2019 1:32 am<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><strong class=\"text-strong\">&#8211;I used both titles and you get a bit of a limerick at the end too. Great choices, AC!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sylvia\u2019s mother was a relatively recent arrival in Virginia City. She found the city to be far less than what she had hoped. The streets weren\u2019t paved and the dust and things far worse and not talked about by respectable ladies could daily stain your petticoats and mar your boots. It was a gargantuan task simply to try to look clean walking about the frontier town. Then there were the horses and other animals in the streets and the backyards of homes. Not her home of course because she didn\u2019t want those odors assaulting her in her sanctum. Worst of all perhaps were the people. They were loud and many smelled of those very animals even as they attended church services. One couldn\u2019t shop in a store without smelling the other patrons or having dust from the mines being slapped from an arm or a hat and fouling the air and fine clothing.<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia\u2019s mother did find a few like-minded souls with whom to commiserate. Spending their time sharing their tales of this god-forsaken town allowed them to vent the worst of their frustrations that their husbands had dragged them from perfectly normal, proper homes to this place. Of course, one of the top subjects of conversation was the one family here that passed for the upper crust of Virginia City society. It was Monday, so it was her weekly meeting day. However, Silvia\u2019s mother heard a simply awful conversation between that youngest one and Silvia that very afternoon right at her front gate, and had to relate it to her social circle, small though it was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI simply do not know what to do. I am well aware the sheriff is a friend of the family so I don\u2019t know that reporting such a crime to him would be a reasonable effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever did you hear?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, please, tell us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHas Adam compromised a young woman?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHas Ben cheated a neighbor out of land?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHas Hoss hurt someone terribly?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they killed a child.\u201d There were gasps all around. \u201cLittle Joseph Cartwright, only twelve-years-old, was telling my Sylvia that he slept in a cradle when he was a baby, but Jeremiah had to sleep in a box in the storeroom. His father Benjamin didn\u2019t want him in the house. He said he got to feed him scraps from the table if he would eat anything. He said his brother Adam said that Jeremiah didn\u2019t belong with them and should be with his own kind. Joseph said he was worried because their cook wanted to eat Jeremiah\u2019s legs!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, my. They are wicked savages, aren\u2019t they?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how it happened, but Little Joseph said that Jeremiah died and they buried him out under the rose bushes. He said his father said at least he could do some good there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, how barbaric. Murder and not even a proper burial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within a week of that little social confab, Sylvia\u2019s mother pressured her husband into taking another job so they could move to California. She couldn\u2019t bear to walk in the streets of Virginia City and hear the children with their new song. Ever since Sheriff Coffee had told her that Jeremiah wasn\u2019t a child, apparently, he had been unable to keep that story to himself. It spread like wildfire throughout the town. The children made up a rhyme and sang it to peals of laughter whenever they saw her near.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOld ladies and creepy dialog.<br \/>\nGory gossip had them all agog.<br \/>\nVoices were shrill.<br \/>\nA terrible kill!<br \/>\nBut, no, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\">\u00a0<span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=58\">AH83<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Wed May 01, 2019 9:52 am<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Eight-year-old, Hoss rode to Sylvia\u2019s house. She was his best friend. They had met at school and bonded over Three O\u2019 Cat. Hoss had been one of the best players. Sylvia Henson moved with her family to Virginia City. Her first day of school, she had watched the boys play Three O\u2019 Cat and she asked to play. The boys scoffed at her saying she couldn\u2019t play because she was a girl. Her older brother, Michael told them to let her play and they\u2019d be surprised how good she was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAw, come on, fellas, let her play. She can be on my team,\u201d Hoss said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFine,\u201d Doug relented.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss handed Sylvia the bat. She got in position and waited for the pitch. Doug, who was pitcher, pitched the ball and she swung hitting the ball. It flew out of the schoolyard. Everyone stood in surprised silence then Hoss cheered as she ran the bases to home base. Hoss hugged her without thinking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat job, Sylvia!\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia blushed and went inside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told you she was great,\u201d Michael said smugly and followed his sister inside.<\/p>\n<p>That had been a month ago, and the two friends were inseparable. They were always on the same team at school and after school, they\u2019d go fishing or going for a horseback ride while Hoss showed her around the area. He had gone to Sylvia\u2019s house and met her family. He was a frequent visitor because Sylvia\u2019s mother, Lucy, made good food. He kept that a secret from Hop Sing. He didn\u2019t dare hurt the Chinaman\u2019s feelings. Lucy also treated Hoss like a son. When they had a picnic with the Hensons, Ben told Lucy that she could discipline Hoss as she saw fit. She laughed and agreed. She never did though until the day they brought a bullfrog by the name of Jeremiah in the house.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss and Sylvia went to the pond and found a big bullfrog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow are we going to get him?\u201d Sylvia asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Hoss replied.<\/p>\n<p>The bullfrog sat on the lily pad making noises along with the rest of the frogs. Hoss waded in the water and jumped to catch it but slipped and fell. Sylvia laughed. The frog jumped off the lily pad. Hoss sat up sputtering then laughed. After a few attempts, Sylvia caught the bullfrog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood job, Sylvia.\u201d Hoss congratulated.<\/p>\n<p>They walked home happy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do we name him?\u201d Hoss asked.<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia thought about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow about Jeremiah?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They went to Sylvia\u2019s house to show her mother their new pet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMa, look what we caught!\u201d Sylvia said as they walked in the house.<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia\u2019s mother turned and saw her daughter and her friend muddy and wet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSylvia Henson, what in blue blazes have you been doing to get so dirty and what is that you have in your hand?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our bullfrog Jeremiah. We caught him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, dear. You need to take him back to the pond.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t keep him here. Hoss, I doubt your father would want you to keep him there too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAw, Ma, I want to keep him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, take him back now,\u201d Lucy said sternly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFine.\u201d Sylvia groaned.<\/p>\n<p>The friends turned back and took the bullfrog back to the pond.<\/p>\n<p>Later that night at dinner, Hoss told his family about his and Sylvia\u2019s day at the pond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeremiah was a bullfrog, but we had to take him back to the pond because Sylvia\u2019s mother told us to,\u201d Hoss said sadly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRightly so. He belongs there,\u201d Ben replied.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss nodded sadly and finished his dinner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username-coloured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=48\">AC1830<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Sun May 05, 2019 10:06 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Lesson Learned?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPa, do I hafta go in? She keeps makin\u2019 fun of me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdam, we\u2019ve already discussed this. Education is important, and learning to get along with others is part of that education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYessir. But I sure wish somebody would teach Sylvia that lesson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As soon as Adam entered the tent Ben couldn\u2019t help but smile. He felt for his son but he also couldn\u2019t pass up the chance for the five year old to go to school. It had been a hard two weeks on both of them as young Sylvia and her mother apparently never learned that particular lesson.<\/p>\n<p>Ben sighed and headed off to his job. This was the last day. Tomorrow they would return to their journey west.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, hel-loo Adam. I see you wore your fancy shirt today with the frayed collar. My mama just finished this dress for me last night. Do you like it? It\u2019s a shame you don\u2019t have a mama to sew nice clothes for you.\u201d Stone-faced, Adam waited until Sylvia\u2019s giggling stopped then moved to his place to sit. A couple of other boys joined him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou really should sock her for that insult about your mama, Adam. She\u2019s got it comin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Pa says it ain\u2019t nice to hit a lady, even a mean one. He says if I\u2019m nice to her she\u2019ll learn to be nice too.\u201d The boys, twins John and Jordan Wade, snickered but said they truly sympathized with Adam. Sylvia teased them for looking alike.<\/p>\n<p>Just before lunch, John went to use the necessary. When he returned, Adam watched him do something to Sylvia\u2019s lunch pail before sitting back down. At lunch, the twins found a few juicy worms near the creek. They joined Adam who was once again being lectured by Sylvia about his small lunch. Adam watched with wide eyes as they dropped the worms into Sylvia\u2019s pretty brown curls.<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia frowned. \u201cAdam Cartwright, what are you gawking at!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The twins started giggling when one of the worms dropped down her nose, then her lunch pail started hopping and out popped a fat bullfrog.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan ran to catch him and came back rubbing the frog\u2019s back. \u201cJeremiah what were you doin\u2019 in Miss Sylvia\u2019s lunch? Your lunch is right over here.\u201d He then placed the bullfrog on top of Sylvia\u2019s head making her jump and scream even more.<\/p>\n<p>During the melee, Adam had the good sense to move far away but still close enough to enjoy Sylvia\u2019s demise. Well, until Sylvia\u2019s mother stormed from the tent and pointed her very long finger at the three boys as she gathered her weeping and slimy daughter into her arms.<\/p>\n<p>When Ben arrived to get Adam he got an earful. \u201cMister Cartwright, your miscreant son is no longer welcome here after terrorizing my daughter today. Take him and leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flabbergasted, Ben took Adam by the arm and headed to a tree well away from the tent.<\/p>\n<p>His look told Adam to talk and talk fast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI promise Pa. I had nothing to do with it. It was all John and Jordan, and Jeremiah. Of everyone at school, I\u2019d have to say Sylvia hated Jeremiah the most. She squealed and jumped everywhere when he touch her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben gave Adam a lecture then let the matter drop, seeing as they were leaving town the next day anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Later as they settled down to sleep by their wagon, Ben had one nagging question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdam, who\u2019s Jeremiah? Is he new to the school?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUh, kinda Pa.\u201d Silence. \u201cJeremiah was a bullfrog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deep-throated laughter and giggles lasted well into the night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=56\">Hart4Ben<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Wed May 15, 2019 2:36 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\"><strong class=\"text-strong\">A Lonesome Frog<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWhat\u2019s that you\u2019ve got in the bucket, son?\u201dBen stood by the water trough peering down over twelve year-old Hoss\u2019 shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh &#8212; uh &#8212; it\u2019s Jeremiah.\u201d A forced, nervous chuckle escaped the big boy\u2019s tense mouth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeremiah? Like the prophet?\u201d Ben laughed softly. \u201cLet me have a look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUh sure, Pa\u201d Hoss turned and lifted the small pail toward his father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy it\u2019s a bullfrog. Jeremiah, you say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, ya know the preacher did say that Jeremiah did a lot o\u2019 weepin\u2019 and this old bullfrog seemed lonesome like and sounded kinda sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben folded his arms across his chest. \u201cDon\u2019t you think he would be better off down at the creek?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoss swallowed uncomfortably. \u201cMebbe, but I was thinkin\u2019 \u2018bout givin\u2019 him ta Little Joe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo Joe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoss nodded tentatively.<\/p>\n<p>Ben twisted his mouth in question and waited for further explanation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, Pa, ya know Joe\u2019s been missin\u2019 Adam real bad since he left for school in Boston. I jest thought he might like a pet to keep him comp\u2019ny.\u201d The boy looked up at his father with a mix of sympathy and pleading.<\/p>\n<p>Ben relaxed his posture and placed his large hands on his son\u2019s shoulders. His mind wondered briefly at the frightening realization that it would not be long until Hoss was looking him squarely in the eye. The contradiction of this child in a man-sized body often made Hoss appear comical. And yet, Ben knew that his middle son\u2019s heart was in the right place despite how Adam might feel about being replaced by a bullfrog.<\/p>\n<p>His father\u2019s thoughtful silence made Hoss even more uncomfortable. \u201cPa?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, son. Sorry. Guess I was thinking about Adam, too.\u201d Ben gave Hoss a warm smile and squeezed his shoulders. \u201cI think Joe will like Jeremiah just fine. But &#8211;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know, Pa. I know Jeremiah hasta stay outside or Hop Sing will have a fit. Thanks, Pa!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoss took off with determine steps toward the front door and stopped abruptly at the \u2018uh hem\u2019 coming from behind him. He turned and gave his father a sheepish grin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh yeah. Sorry, Pa. Guess I got a little excited.\u201d Hoss set the bucket by the front door and charged inside. \u201cLittle Joe! I got somethin\u2019 for ya!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, Joe came running through the door and grabbed the frog from the bucket and began to stroke its back and call it by name. Hoss gave his little brother quiet words of instruction and encouragement before looking up and giving his father a nod.<\/p>\n<p>Ben shook his head and murmured to himself. \u201cWould that more of the hurts of this world could be eased by a caring brother and \u2018lonesome\u2019 bullfrog.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\">A Note from the Brandsters.\u00a0 This was originally written and published on the Bonanza Trail Riders site.\u00a0 Brand is happy to offer this story a new home.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_48237\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"48237\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Springtime Escapades &#8211; 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