Marauders Go Caroling

Posted on 12/15/2008 at 6:16:45 PM

In the spirit of the season the law and the outlaws declared a shaky truce for bit of Christmas Caroling.  A wagon was hauled over from the wagon yard and parked in Town Center where we set up a singin’ camp.  We were right next to big, fancy tree with lights and ribbons and all sorts of decorations. Mamie Fossett had staked out a spot next to the tree where she was havin’ youngins make more doodads to for prettying up that tree even more.

Odie brought in the sound gear and got it set up. Then Calamity Lee and Odie climbed into the wagon and got their gee-tars and singin’ voices warmed up.  Marshal Payne and Little Britches came a wanderin’ in looking more like pards then law-oultlaw adversaries. I guess this time of the year tends to slow down the gun play as not Colt spoke  up the whole weekend.  Miss Floozy rode up with some new fangled electric music making machine that looked like piano keys stuck on a little black box. But it sure made for a pretty sound and went right well with Calamity’s gee-tar.

We all gathered around the wagon where Calamity rode lead on the singing and made some pretty music.  I reckin’ Marshal Payne was riding drag as he did tend to get behind in some songs, but kept up with jinglin’ the sleigh bells.  Odie had to head out to take care of some marshilin’ business, but Rattle Snake wandered in and help fill out chorus.   Mamie Fossett took a break from making tree decorations and joined in singing. Thanks to Calamity we had the words to the Carols so we could all keep fairly close to the songs. There were a few times when we had stop round up stray song sheets when the wind stampeded them.

There was the usual visitors havin’ us pose for pictures, and Marshal Payane had rein in a young outlaw.  The Marshal turned him over to his Ma after she took a picture of his arrest.

Photos by Rita Lee Worthington & Big Rock Works.