Re: [DL] Monster Survey (long [as in long message, not you Steve])

["Nick Zachariasen" <zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu>]

> Here's the scene..... Posse's camped for the night along that ever-so-much
> fun Chisolm Trail (hey.....I even WARNED them!).       At this time, they
are
> all very new characters, and the one on watch (I STILL try ta get 'em ta
call
> it 'nighthawk'!) just HAPPENS to have the hinderance Yeller.     He hears
a
> noise in the darkness, take up a lantern and goes to investigate.     Of
> course, the durn lantern blows out and our poor hero(?) has to light one
of
> his precious matches.     As it flares, he sees he is face to "face" with
a
> Hangin' Judge who promptly raps, "You ain't th' one.....yet!" and blows
out
> the match.       Next morning, the Posse awakens to find him gone.
After
> a search that turns up nothing but the fact that he is gone w/out any of
his
> possessions or horse, they ride on the rest of the way to their
destination,
> where they find the poor sap, drunk and still drinkin' in the saloon with
a
> big pee stain on his trousers.       Yeah...... I know.....not the proper
use
> of a Judge.      But DANG, was it funny!     Seems like that one incident
has
> the whole posse, to this very day, worried about what I have waitin' fer
'em
> in th' dark.     heh heh heh

I don't care if this was an improper use.  This was cool.

Nick "How's it Hangin', Judge?" Zachariasen