Tomboy Tillie (A Bonanza, Billy Burgess Fanfic)

All Figured Out

I was cleaning out my stove after supper when I heard a horse galloping towards the farm. I got up and looked, it was Hoss! A big man with a sweet heart. I ran out.

"Evenin' Hoss!"

Hey Tillie!"

He got off his horse.

"Come ere and give me a hug!"

I gave him a big hug.

"How's it goin?"

"It's fine."

"Showed up late again didn't ya?"

"Yep."

He chuckled.

"Seems like we need to teach ya 'bout time management, ya got school and farm work to do all day long. Ya need to set up a new schedule. I know ya think yer old 'nuff to live on yer own since yer ma and pa were killed by Pawnee."

Most of us consider all Indians savages but they're not all bad, the Pawnee are evil but the Sioux and the Cheyenne are good. I have a teenage Sioux girl who comes to see me often, she runs all the way from her tribe to me, with permission from her family of course. Her name is Little Leopard, meaning she's fast.

"My teacher said somethin' about getting up earlier and goin to sleep earlier."

"That could work. Or, ya could hire ya a farmhand to help out, quicker work."

"I don't know Hoss, I work alone...but I know it interferes with school."

"Ya do need a hand around here, I could get Adam or Little Joe to help."

"No, thanks, I have an idea, I could go talk em into printin' a help wanted ad."

"Sounds alright ta me."

The Cartwrights went to the city and they got the paper to post the ad. I got it all figured out.