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Posted June 10, 2018
"All right then." Addy nodded, then glanced at the other men. "I gotta go hitch th' team, so unless one'a ya wants ta hold th' little one," she nodded to the baby that Matilda was holding, "provided she's willin', would make things go faster if you gentlemen'd bring out th' rest of th' biscuits from last night, find th' preserves an' get breakfast served up. Don't need ta be fancy or nothin'. "
Shrugging, Jonah glanced at Ralph. "I got first call on holding the baby," he offered with a grin, "after all, I'm a doctor so I know about these things...if the lady is willing?" His attention went to Matilda, although he didn't really expect her to give up the easier chore of holding the child!
"The law is the law."
"Mining's not everyone's choice of hobbies, it just happens to be mine."
Posted June 11, 2018
"You folks keep an eye on that coffee, I'll be givin' Addy a hand with the horses." Speed declared. The idea of moving on appealed to him more than this domestic situation. Oh, he understood what was happening and why, and he was glad there was a woman that could help, but he wanted to get moving again. With that, he strode out of the station behind the teamster. "Addy, how long you figure to Kalispell?"
Posted June 11, 2018
"Ahhhh, so now, Doctor, you want to hold babies? Interesting how when you had the chance to take the Indian baby you instead delegated that to me," Matilda gave the man a hard look.
"I promised Mrs. Jones I would hold her until she had finished her Good Samaritan deed and I mean to abide by my promise," she added, making no move to give up the infant.
"Don't waste yer breath, Doc, she won't change her mind. I know her," Ralph pointed out.
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Posted June 15, 2018
"Reckon as it'll be about three hours or so, so long as nothin's amiss." Addy nodded to the man, acknowledging his help, although there was only so much she would let him do -- she didn't know how much he knew about teams and hitches, and even so, it was ultimately her responsibility. "You can get th' horses out an' start groomin' down for me. Mike there tries ta lay on ya when ya clean his hooves, so don't let 'im get away with that. An' Bob tries ta nip."
She handed Speed a halter then grabbed one for herself that she put onto Duke, another of the four big Belgium horses. "Pay extra mind to th' area 'round th' neck an' chest where th' collar goes. Ya got a lot'a experience with horses?"
Posted June 15, 2018
"Rather figured." Jonah gave Ralph a quick smile as he headed for the kitchen. "So, I'll hunt the preserves, I'm sure our 'guests' won't mind which sort we have. I suppose we can set it all out on the table and let them have at it...well, make sure we leave out some for our own use." He wasn't sure if they should serve the Indians first, he didn't want them to be affronted, but he was also afraid that they might just grab everything and leave nothing for the passengers.
"The law is the law."
"Mining's not everyone's choice of hobbies, it just happens to be mine."
Posted June 15, 2018
"You can get th' horses out an' start groomin' down for me. Mike there tries ta lay on ya when ya clean his hooves, so don't let 'im get away with that. An' Bob tries ta nip."
“I’ll keep that in mind.” Speed said with a smile. He was no hand with draft horses, but he figured they were just bigger versions of saddle horses. He went to cleaning Mike’s hooves, and sure enough, the animal tried to lay into him, so he popped him on the rump which straightened him up.
And Bob, he tried to nip, but Speed was able to dodge him and get his hooves cleaned.
She handed Speed a halter then grabbed one for herself that she put onto Duke, another of the four big Belgium horses. "Pay extra mind to th' area 'round th' neck an' chest where th' collar goes. Ya got a lot'a experience with horses?"
“Nope. Can’t say as I have. Although I’ve harnessed horses to buggies when I was back in New York. None so big as these though. I’m good with saddle horses, rode all the way here from New York, and I’m certainly game to harness these brutes.” Speed admittedly had never worked with horses of this size, he’d seen them pulling cannon and wagons during the war, and on the streets of New York pulling trolleys. The harnessing went smoothly, it seemed the animals knew it was time to go to work.
Posted June 15, 2018
The doctor didn't press the issue about the baby which brought a smirk from Matilda, she liked putting men in their place sometimes....alright almost every chance she got. But the doctor did seem like a good sort, the community could use him she was confident. Meanwhile Danforth moved on to plan what they might offer their Indian guests to eat while they waited out the feeding process for the babe. Ralph moved over to the man.
"I don't know....not like it's my food but you think you should be so................generous with the stage line's supplies? I mean other stages have to stop by here on a regular basis, wouldn't do to clean the cupboards of the vittles if you catch my drift?" he pointed out calmly and in a low tone of voice, even though apparently the Indians didn't know English.
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Posted June 20, 2018
Addy was grateful for the help, considering the delay caused by the Indians, but things went quickly and smoothly with Speed's help. "Seem like a good hand," she commented as she checked everything over again. "Ya ain't lookin' fer work, are ya?" It was a joke of sorts, but then, help never hurt, and someone who was easy to get along with made it even better!
"Let's go grab some grub an' get on th' road." Hopefully, the passengers were about done and she could shoo off the Indians without a problem.
Posted June 20, 2018
Jonah glanced at Ralph and frowned. "Well, might cause trouble if we don't offer something, don't you think? We don't need to lay out everything, and the driver did say 'we' had 'guests'." That seemed to him to indicate that she had intended to offer some food to the 'visitors'. "Biscuits will spoil anyway." Grinning, he shrugged. "Let's just put out two for everyone and a jar of...whatever is in there."
It shouldn't be much longer before the Native infant was finished nursing, and hopefully the Indians would leave.
"The law is the law."
"Mining's not everyone's choice of hobbies, it just happens to be mine."
Posted June 20, 2018
"Let's go grab some grub an' get on th' road." Hopefully, the passengers were about done and she could shoo off the Indians without a problem.
Speed finished saddling his own horse, smiled and replied. “Grub sounds good, and some of that coffee I made if there’s any left.” He chuckled. One thing he’d learned out here, if you wait, it will be eaten or drunk, unless of course, he had made it himself. “Seems like I’ve been on the road forever, but I’ve seen some beautiful country, as well as dangerous.” He started for the station with her. “So what kind of town is this Kalispell?”