Snippet #1763387

He heard his sister stomp off after fussing about her hat and he could only grin as he greeted Ms. Potter and began to inventory supplies. Picking on Jenny was something that could always improve his mood. Now to most people it would seem as though he and Jenny never got along but their arguing was always a norm to them and there were always sweet sibling acts towards one another that most didn't know about. Like how Jenny would always water down the whiskey she served Gene in the bar. It helped him fit in with the other rough and tumble guys without him needing to guzzle down cups of the burning liquid. Then there was how Gene would beat the ever living tar out of any man that spouted a cross word about his sister. The last scrap ended in a broken cane, three broken bottles, a doctor and finally the sheriff.

His reminiscing was interrupted when Jenny popped back in and tossed him an object. Lucky for him his balance had become near impeccable when standing and he easily caught the object without fumbling with his cane. "Yea, yea I won't lose it! Get on to yer job ya fussy woman!" He turned the small wooden horse around in his hands, it had rope fiber hair and corks as wheels on the bottom so it could be pushed around. "Kinda cute." The kid would love this.

After getting through with his minor chores, Ms. Potter let him get some fresh air since the store wasn't busy and he took the opportunity to hobble about until he found Anne waiting in the street. He didn't want to interrupt as it seemed she was waiting for a moment to chat with Lily and an apparent newcomer but this would only take a small bit of her time. Slowly making his way over with a grin on his face, he made sure to take his hat off as he addressed her. "Howdy Ms. Anne. How ya been fairin today? I, uh, saw you talkin to some new fella here and just wanted to make sure everything was alright. Oh! and this is from Jenny, she been workin on it for awhile now and thought your lil guy might like it." He handed the little horse over to her then leaned against his cane to get comfortable while they chatted. "Whenever the lil sprout gets back in town just lemme know and I'll whip up some molasses candy fer him."