Charles is heading to the Mill, to cut up some wood for that new old-person processing plant outside of Mankato. “They’ll just send the old people there when they get to be too much trouble”, Charles would say, with a smile.
Caroline is taking care of the home, and she sees Laura, down by the creek, looking sad … oh. So Caroline goes on down there, to the creek, to bother her young’in … shit.
Caroline: “What’s wrong honey?”
Laura: “I’m in love with Almanzo, but he’s going to the circus with Christie … the stripper …”
Caroline: “Well, I know the guy who knows the dude who runs that infernal Satanic show …”
Laura: “You DO?”
Caroline: “Yeah … and I can get you in there, dressed as some kind of ginger freak raggedy Anne style mother-fuckin clown person …”
Laura: “You will?”
Caroline: “Yeah …”
Laura: “I’ll do some bit, and chase one of those fat ladies or bearded clam ladies around … with a ‘bucked of water’, amirite? – but the bucket will contain kerosene, and I will set that stripper whore on fire …”
Caroline: “Oh my, yeah …”
[curated: 4/6/2023]