HOSS THE BARBER
Hoss Cartwright happened to be in
Betsy had her eye at the strong Cartwright boy but had never let it
show
really. They bumped into each other.
“Hello Hoss. How nice to run into you”, said Betsy.
“I can say the same thing to you. Do you feel like going out to eat
with me
somewhere?”, asked Hoss.
“I will cook for you if you pay the barber for me. I still have a
delicous
chicken at home”, replied Betsy.
Hoss agreed at once, especailly when he heard the word chicken. The
couple
walked through whole
“Who must do my hair now? All barbers are closed”, the young woman
said
disappointed.
“I will do it then. at the ranch I always take care of the manes of
the
horses”, said Hoss.
“Alright”, said Betsy.
In her house Hoss gave his girlfriend a brandnew hairdo whereby
ashe felt
completely reborn.
“Hoss Cartwright, you have hidden talents. I never had such a
beautiful
hairdo”, said Betsy said admiring after the treatment.
“You are welcome”, Hoss said clearly shy.
The news about Hoss spreaded like wildfire through town. All ladies
went to
the ranch to get treated. Hoss had given Hop Sing a role too. He
was of the
catering.
“Hop Sing, can you provide the ladies coffee and/or tea as long it
is not
their turn yet?”, Hoss asked the Chinese cook.
The visit of the ladies at the Ponderosa started to notice
everyone. Even
the youngest inhabitant, Mitch of six, got involved with it. The
boy was
with his Uncle Hoss when the hairdo of Sharon Miller got treated.
“You must be very lucky with such a handy Uncle as Uncle Hoss. He
probably
will do your hair too when I am finished”, said
“No way. I better watch out”, reacted Mitch.
“Are you doubting my barbersarts?”, asked Hoss.
“No, but then daddy must pay you. And I know for sure that he won’t
do
that”
said Mitch.
“I just happen to like this work and it earns well too”, said his
Uncle.
Mitch went outside and went to keep his father Adam Cartwright
company.
“Daddy, grandpa must pay you quite bad”, said Mitch.
“Why?”, Adam asked amazed.
He looked at his son.
“Well, you work as a teacher at school and now Uncle Hoss has
started his
own business as a ladies barber”, the boy explained.
Adam sighted but said nothing back. Fortuantly his father Ben
Cartwright
came home. Ben saw the carriages coming and looked at his eldest
son.
“Since Hoss has done the hairdo of Betsy he has become the local
barber.
All
her friends come here. Even Little Joe has never had so much
womenfolk
around him in 1 time”, Adam explained.
“Great”, sighted the de rancher.
He dismounted and gave the reins to his grandson.
“Has all those ladies come for Are Uncle Hoss or Uncle Joe?”, asked
Mitch.
“I am afraid for bot. First Uncle Hoss makes their hairdo ready
whereafter
Uncle Joe goes out with them”, replied Adam.
“Hop Sing must give them coffee and/or tea as long as they must
wait”, said
the boy.
Ben went inside and saw all ladies waiting in his living room.
“Hello Mr Cartwright. We all wait for a treat ment of your son”,
said
Dotty.
“That shall be. Havea pleasant afternoon ladies”, said Ben said
whereafter
he quickly went outside again.
“Adam, Mitch, we must stop this and well right away now!”, said Ben
said
determined.
“How?”, asked Adam.
“Your son switches the cutting shears of Hoss with that hedge
shears. They
are ver handy to cut with”, said Ben.
Adam got the hedge shears and gave it to his son. Via the
backstairs
Mitch
went to the bathroom. Hoss was just letting
easily switch the shears. Of course Ben and Adam made sure that
they were
away.
Dotty was the next to get a new hairdo. Excited she went upstairs
followed
by Hoss.
“I am so curious how you will treat my hairdo. You havedone it so
beautifully with Betsy. Just cut it round nicely”, the young woman
said.
“Just sit down”, Hoss said inviting.
Dotty did that. Hoss got the shears and started to cut. While Dotty
looked
into the mirror she saw her long blonde locks disappear in a
jiffy.
Because
Hoss was cutting with the hedge shears Dotty got an irregular
hairdo.
“Hoss Cartwright! Stop at once”, she screamed hystercally.
Hoss stopped at once and looked at the ruined hairdo of Dotty.
“I don’t understand a bit of it. I cut the hair of
well”, Hoss said amazed.
Dotty ran downstairs angry where her girlfriends looked at her
hairdo.
“Gals, we will never come here again”, she screamed.
All ladies got up and made sure that they got away. In the meantime
Hoss
discovered the switched shears.
“Dadburnit”, he scolded out loud.
Hoss came indignant outside and found there his father, eldest
brother and
nephew.
“Who has switched my cutting-shears?”, he asked.
“I had to do that of grandpa to chase all those ladies away”, Mitch
confessed right away.
“Hoss, we did it to protect you against all those women. If you
give them a
finger they take your whole arm right away”, said Ben.
“Well, it was fun for a while but all those women can never keep
their lid
shut”, Hoss said laughing.
Adam nodded agreeing.
Hoss now let it out of his head to give the hairdo of a girlfriend a
treatment to big relief of his family members.
Heidi