Summary: Insightful observations from the Journal of Hop Sing<\/p>\n
Rating: G\u00a0 \u00a0WC: 445<\/p>\n
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Venerable Hop Sing has been a mostly silent witness to pivotal Ponderosa events through the years, Cartwright triumphs, tragedies, and misadventures. But he has been taking notes. Here are a few excerpts from his journal, his observations written in Haiku form demonstrating not only his keen insight but also his artistic bent. (And in case you\u2019re wondering, yes, Haiku originated in Japan but has been adopted worldwide by many cultures.)<\/p>\n
Can you guess the episodes to which he is referring? Answers are listed below.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Actress playing coy
\nLater regretting role in
\nNefarious plan<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A worldly woman
\nA youth like a moth to flame
\nOh, wicked desire!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Mining camp woman
\nMaking fortune in silver
\nAnd Mulligan stew<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Pa\u2019s leading lady
\nGets critical review from
\nSons who disapprove<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Two young lovers meet
\nIn defiance of fathers
\nTragedy ensues<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Moonlight mystery
\nUnusual girl captures
\nA young man\u2019s fancy<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To help a brother
\nAs a friend, sometimes a man
\nAt first must wound him<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Drunk man with a gun
\nLies dead after a struggle
\nTwilight is coming<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Mild manners and songs
\nConcealing true intentions
\nA man seeks revenge<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Tempers flare, mud flies
\nThree brothers caught in mischief
\nMake woes for father<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Revenge and regret
\nInevitably meeting
\nThere is no winner<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Designing women
\nMother and daughter scheming
\nTo win a Cartwright<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Unfortunate son
\nHostage to a madman with
\nNo means of escape<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Ambitious young man
\nOvershadowed by brothers
\nStrives to prove his worth<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Lending to others
\nWithout security is
\nA fool’s transaction<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A shot gone astray
\nStrikes a brother by mistake
\nMore trouble follows<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Woman with a past
\nA kiss betraying brother
\nWho watches unseen<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Counting and hoping
\nLittle girl looks for father
\nWho will not come home<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Their father missing
\nHis horse with blood stained saddle
\nThree sons fear the worst<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He knows what he saw
\nHe needs only to prove it
\nBrother mocks \u201cYoo-hoo!\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Unexpected gift
\nMisunderstood intentions
\nBreak hearts young and old<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To fall from a roof
\nIs better than to marry
\nFor less than true love<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Also, a few general thoughts\u2026<\/p>\n A budding romance Don\u2019t trust a brother Too many house guests <\/p>\n END<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summary: Insightful observations from the Journal of Hop Sing Rating: G\u00a0 \u00a0WC: 445<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10253,"featured_media":15256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1010,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hop-sing","category-poetry","wpcat-1010-id","wpcat-9-id"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":32,"today_views":0},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/vlcsnap-error737.png?fit=768%2C576&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13606,"url":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13606","url_meta":{"origin":61919,"position":0},"title":"Square Deal Sam… A Missing Scene (by Grimesgirl)","author":"Grimesgirl","date":"January 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Summary:\u00a0 Drawing the 'short straw' without the benefit of the match, Adam finds it left to him to explain Hoss' 'strays' to Hop Sing. 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\n<\/em>Answers: A Rose for Lotta, The Julia Bulette Story, The Saga of Annie O’Toole, The Magnificent Adah, The Truckee Strip, Dark Star, The Courtship, Vengeance, The Smiler, Springtime, Broken Ballad, The Lady from Baltimore, The Crucible, The Quest, The Hayburner, My Brother’s Keeper, She Walks in Beauty, The Waiting Game, The Legacy, Hoss and the Leprechauns, Love Me Not, Triangle.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWilts on the vine and then dies
\nBecause she wore blue?<\/p>\n
\nWhen he says \u201cWhat can go wrong?\u201d
\nJust know that it will.<\/p>\n
\nMean too many chamber pots
\nFor one Chinese cook!<\/p>\n