One day Wilson was walking home from the saloon. He was planning to see Lily tonight, they have been seeing each other for a year now. When Wilson was walking, something caught his eye. It was like something with shining. He looked down finding a gold ring with a pink gem on it. He pinked it up. Then the craziest idea hit him. He continued walking home. When he arrived, Slim was at home.
Wilson walked in the living room, finding Slim sitting on the couch depressed. "It happened again." said Slim in a depressed tone. "I'm sure you can get back on your feet like before." said Wilson with optimism. "It ain't easy ya know." said Slim. "It'll be alright. I'm going dancing with Lily tonight." said Wilson. "Love brids." Slim teased. It was 7:46 pm. Wilson dressed himself nicely and put the ring in his pocket. He left the house to see his sweetheart. Later, he met Lily at a barn. Music played loudly. "It's so nice to see you again." said Lily. "Same here, my beautiful bloomer." said Wilson. Lily blushed. The walked in the barn and danced all night. Wilson was nervous. Fortunately Lily didn't notice, she was too distracted having a good time. "Lily." said Wilson. "Yes?" said Lily. "We have been around each other for so long now." said Wilson nervously. "I've just had the thought today," Wilson put his hand in his pocket. It was now or never, "To maybe make me the happiest cowboy alive?" he asked as he showed her the ring. Lily then kissed Wilson, "Yes!" she said trying not to cry, overwhelmed with happiness. Everyone stopped along with the music to cheer and clap for the lovely couple.
Now.
The boys were cheering in joy. "Alright that's enough!" said Slim. The boys stopped. "Then what happened?" asked Bill. "They married and your father moved out. They found a house to live in, while I found another job. Unfortunately that, of course. Like the rest, didn't last long. I would visit him and your mother a few times. They had their own farm with a few animals. Then about 4 years later, you 3 came along. After that things changed..." Slim paused. "What changed?" the boys asked. "You're not gonna like it." Slim continued.
In the story.
After Phil, Bill and Gil were born. Wilson had to find a new job with better pay. Lily stayed with her 3 sons to be a mother. It was very hard to tell which was which. Lily dressed the boys in different color clothes. Phil wore red, Bill wore blue and Gil wore yellow. For 2 years the little family was a happy family. On the boys birthday, they each received 1 foal. Which looked a lot like them. "Aren't they a little young for that?" Lily asked. "Nonsense." said Wilson. Bill hugged his horse, his foal then licked his cheek. "Say Bill, what are ya gonna name that there horse of yours?" Wilson asked. Not knowing how to speak yet, Bill looked at his father oddly and continue showing affection for his new friend. "See, loves it to death." said Wilson. "Just like you and Rooster." said Lily.
With 3 growing boys, space in the house was getting smaller and smaller. Wilson couldn't find another job to support his new family. So, he convinced Lily to move to another town. "Are ya sure? What about the animals?" Lily asked. "We'll go house hunting first, while we do that, Slim can watch on the boys. I'm sure we will find a bigger house and we can have our farm." Wilson explained. Lily agreed.
When the time came Lily and Wilson told Alameda to look after the boys. Slim was never good at taking care of children, "Are ya sure? I don't think I'm cut out to be babysitting." he said. "Don't doubt yourself, you taught me how to take care of animals. I'm sure I can teach you how to take care of three boys." said Wilson. "The only thing that I'm good at is yodeling." said Slim. "If you can yodel, you can be a great Unlce." Wilson reassured. Slim was convinced, then he agreed. Wilson and Lily left. They paid a stagecoach driver to take them to other town. Meanwhile Slim had his hands busy. Phil, Bill and Gil being children who don't know any better, got into trouble. Phil would climb on things, like curtains, when Slim would try to feed them, Bill would be stubborn and not eat whatever was given to him, Gil would misbehave for no reason. It was a nightmare.
Night came by fast. Slim put the boys in the guest's room bed. "Alright y'all, settle down please." he said calmly. The boys were starting to fall asleep after the long day. Once they were asleep, Slim left the room without making a sound.
3 days had passed, Wilson and Lily were still gone. Slim wasn't growing too fond of his nephews. "If only they would come back, I wouldn't be in this mess." said Slim. The boys were playing with each other, it stopped when a knock was at the door, startling them. "Calm down. Ever heard of someone knocking before?" said Slim in annoyance. Slim opened the door, a gentleman was holding a sheet of paper in his hand. "Are you the brother of Wilson Willie?" the gentleman asked. "Yes, why do you ask?" replied Slim confused. "Your brother and his wife was killed by bandits, they tried to rob the stagecoach they were in. It's a shame." the gentleman explained. Slim couldn't believe it. "Anything else I should know about?" Slim asked. "Oh yes, he leaves his positions to you and his three sons. The animals, furniture, money and much more." said the gentleman. Slim looked at the boys, they were still playing with each other. The gentleman left.
Later that day Slim put the boys down for a nap. The fell asleep without misbehaving. Slim looked down at them in grief. "What do I do now? I cain't put my lasting family in a orphanage." Slim said to himself. "I have to find other job, but how can I support them and work at the same time?" he said. Slim knew he had to keep the incident about the boys real parents a secret. The real trouble was to support his family.
After a week, Slim found another ranch to work at. While working, he hired someone to babysit his nephews. It never lasted long because his yodeling talent of rustling cattle was unappreciated. Fired again, he didn't let it stop him. Slim kept looking for new jobs that was right for him.
Now.
Phil, Bill and Gil were silent. "I guess the secret is out now, huh?" said Phil. "Oh shut up!" Slim yelled. "Uncle Slim, will ya finish the story?" asked Gil. "Tomorrow, right now it's time for bed. Good night boys." said Slim. "Good night Uncle Slim." said the boys. They went to sleep.
It was morning, the boys woke up feeling better. Their cold was forever gone. "Good morning boys!" said Slim. "I'm glad your cold is gone, now we can get back to business!" Slim said happily. "Are we gonna rob any ranches tonight?" Bill asked. "Of course we are! This one will be the Hanson Ridge and the Dry Gulch ranch. Mr. Weasley expects us to have about 3,000 cows. Understand?" said Slim. "Yes, uncle Slim." said the boys. "While to pass the time, I'll tell y'all more about our lives before." said Slim. The boys were happy, they got quiet to listen. "Years passed, you boys were growing right before my eyes. I didn't make much money from my ranch jobs, so we couldn't afford much food or much of anything. We did have a few animals like cows, your horses and your father's rooster." Slim began.
In story.
The boys were 6 years old. They never went to school, their uncle raised them to be cattle rustlers like him. When Slim went to work, the boys were left alone. This was because Slim would be greedy, so he fired the babysitter they used to have. The boys grew used to this. They could do anything they wanted without getting in trouble, being children and all. One day, Slim came home from work with a new animal to join the family. It was a buffalo calf. Slim had given him the name Junior. Junior was introduced to the boys. Phil, Bill and Gil welcomed him with open arms. Slim grew very fond of Junior, he knew he couldn't take care of him forever.