Hoss Cartwright happened to be in Virginia City when he ran into Betsy Kent. Betsy had her eye at the strong Cartwright boy but had never let it show really. They bumped into each other.
“Hello Hoss. How nice to run into you”, said Betsy.
“I can say the same thing to you. Do you feel like going out to eat with me somewhere?”, asked Hoss.
“I will cook for you if you pay the barber for me. I still have a delicious chicken at home”, replied Betsy.
Hoss agreed at once, especially when he heard the word chicken. The couple walked through whole Virginia City but each barber was closed.
“Who must do my hair now? All barbers are closed”, the young woman said disappointed.
“I will do it then. at the ranch I always take care of the manes of the horses”, said Hoss.
“Alright”, said Betsy.
In her house Hoss gave his girlfriend a brand new hairdo whereby she felt completely reborn.
“Hoss Cartwright, you have hidden talents. I never had such a beautiful hairdo”, said Betsy said admiring after the treatment.
“You are welcome”, Hoss said clearly shy.
The news about Hoss spreaded like wildfire through town. All ladies went to the ranch to get treated. Hoss had given Hop Sing a role too. He was of the catering.
“Hop Sing, can you provide the ladies coffee and/or tea as long it is not their turn yet?”, Hoss asked the Chinese cook.
The visit of the ladies at the Ponderosa started to notice everyone. Even the youngest inhabitant, Mitch of six, got involved with it. The boy was with his Uncle Hoss when the hairdo of Sharon Miller got treated.
“You must be very lucky with such a handy Uncle as Uncle Hoss. He probably will do your hair too when I am finished”, said Sharon.
“No way. I better watch out”, reacted Mitch.
“Are you doubting my barbers arts?”, asked Hoss.
“No, but then daddy must pay you. And I know for sure that he won’t do that”, said Mitch.
“I just happen to like this work and it earns well too”, said his Uncle.
Mitch went outside and went to keep his father Adam Cartwright company.
“Daddy, grandpa must pay you quite bad”, said Mitch.
“Why?”, Adam asked amazed.
He looked at his son.
“Well, you work as a teacher at school and now Uncle Hoss has started his own business as a ladies barber”, the boy explained.
Adam sighed but said nothing back. Fortunately his father Ben Cartwright came home. Ben saw the carriages coming and looked at his eldest son.
“Since Hoss has done the hairdo of Betsy he has become the local barber. All her friends come here. Even Little Joe has never had so much womenfolk around him in 1 time”, Adam explained.
“Great”, sighted the de rancher.
He dismounted and gave the reins to his grandson.
“Has all those ladies come for Are Uncle Hoss or Uncle Joe?”, asked Mitch.
“I am afraid for both. First Uncle Hoss makes their hairdo ready where after Uncle Joe goes out with them”, replied Adam.
“Hop Sing must give them coffee and/or tea as long as they must wait”, said the boy.
Ben went inside and saw all ladies waiting in his living room.
“Hello Mr Cartwright. We all wait for a treatment of your son”, said Dotty.
“That shall be. Have a pleasant afternoon ladies”, said Ben said where after he quickly went outside again.
“Adam, Mitch, we must stop this and well right away now!”, said Ben said determined.
“How?”, asked Adam.
“Your son switches the cutting shears of Hoss with that hedge shears. They are very handy to cut with”, said Ben.
Adam got the hedge shears and gave it to his son. Via the backstairs Mitch went to the bathroom. Hoss was just letting Sharon out so that Mitch could easily switch the shears. Of course Ben and Adam made sure that they were away.
Dotty was the next to get a new hairdo. Excited she went upstairs followed by Hoss.
“I am so curious how you will treat my hairdo. You have done it so beautifully with Betsy. Just cut it round nicely”, the young woman said.
“Just sit down”, Hoss said inviting.
Dotty did that. Hoss got the shears and started to cut. While Dotty looked into the mirror she saw her long blonde locks disappear in a jiffy. Because Hoss was cutting with the hedge shears Dotty got an irregular hairdo.
“Hoss Cartwright! Stop at once”, she screamed hysterically.
Hoss stopped at once and looked at the ruined hairdo of Dotty.
“I don’t understand a bit of it. I cut the hair of Sharon and that went well”, Hoss said amazed.
Dotty ran downstairs angry where her girlfriends looked at her hairdo.
“Gals, we will never come here again”, she screamed.
All ladies got up and made sure that they got away. In the meantime Hoss discovered the switched shears.
“Dadburnit”, he scolded out loud.
Hoss came indignant outside and found there his father, eldest brother and nephew.
“Who has switched my cutting-shears?”, he asked.
“I had to do that of grandpa to chase all those ladies away”, Mitch confessed right away.
“Hoss, we did it to protect you against all those women. If you give them a finger they take your whole arm right away”, said Ben.
“Well, it was fun for a while but all those women can never keep their lid shut”, Hoss said laughing.
Adam nodded agreeing.
Hoss now let it out of his head to give the hairdo of a girlfriend a treatment to big relief of his family members.