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Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.

We of this Congress and this administration will be remembered in

ourselves.

We say we are for the Union.

The world will not forget that we say this.

We know how to save the Union.

The world knows we do know how to save it during the war.

There were 2 ,778 ,304 men mustered into the service on the

Union side.

This is the story of one of those men.

Honey, I brung something from town for you.

Thank you, Sam.

Oh, I got a letter for you, Martha.

For me?

Beautiful.

Just like you.

Thank you, Sam.

You're more than welcome.

You know, I never had time to learn how to read.

It's from your son, Josh.

The war is over and I just got my discharge papers from the 10th Cavalry.

Thank God the killing is over.

I'm looking forward to seeing you and eating that good old home cook in the

earth. I got me some good farming land, and we can come back here and make a

home for ourselves.

By the time this letter reaches you, I should be about a half day's ride from

you. Your son, Josh.

Josh is coming!

Now come on in.

I'm going to get you the best meal you ever ate. I'll be right there.

We need food and water.

We've come a long way.

Why, sure.

Help yourself to the well.

We're just sitting down to supper.

Come on in.

At least I'll brush the deep pretty good.

Concentrate on the food, weasel.

I'd better concentrate on her.

Here's some nice hot biscuits for you.

Those are my specials.

Thank you, Dan.

Good table.

Good. Thank you.

Thank you.

Hey, pass me a little of that Ralph's. Thank you.

Coming over, Weasel.

Mighty fine meal.

Mighty fine.

Man rides a long way.

He needs something solid to stick to his ribs. The man needs more food, though.

I'd still like to have a big help of you.

Who wouldn't?

Someone care for some more soup?

No, I'm not.

That sure is a pretty wife you got there.

He's my new bride from back east.

I'm a mighty lucky man.

I sent me a picture to one of those mail -order bride places back east.

Paid for her to come out here and be my wife.

You mean you done bought her?

I sure am a mighty proud man.

Just like all.

I hope I never give you any cause to be sorry or disappointed.

Oh, Sam.

Let me borrow a fist from you, too.

I'd like that, sir!

Howdy. Your name's Sam?

What do you want, boy?

Looking for a black woman named Martha.

You Josh?

Yes, sir, I'm Josh.

I'm sorry, boy.

Some men rode by yesterday, took my wife, killed Martha.

Where's the beer?

Looks like we lost him in the rocks, Sam.

We trailed him as far as we could.

Who's that?

Martha's boy, Josh.

That rifle you got, it belonged to my pa.

It was all Martha owned.

Where about did you lose them, Sheriff?

About ten miles east in the hills.

But there's five of them.

I just finished fighting me a war, Sheriff, and I killed nearly twice that

minute.

Don't lose it.

I'm going to straighten this wild cat up.

Just knock her in the head and she'll be fine.

You have to behave yourself now.

We've got water about two miles to the east of us.

Good, let's get to it.

What?

laughter laughter

Don't wear it out!

Don't wear it out!

Well, Jett sure been back there a long time.

Sure has.

She sure must be something.

What old Jett's doing back there anyway?

Yeah, she sure must be something.

She sure is some hellcat.

He's all set to go.

How about your weavers don't die of a heart attack?

Let's just see what he's got. You're great.

Let's see what you've got.

I've got to take both your hands off. All right, that's enough. Leave him

be. Get those pants down.

I said that's enough!

Jed, we just had some fun!

Don't try me, Rex! My crotch! My crotch! Come on, Rex! No, no!

No,

Rex! No, no, you filthy, dirty, slinky guy! Come on, go!

What's the matter with you?

Go, go, come on!

Slink off like a filthy coyote in the dark. Know where it got to the rabbit.

Yeah, run off. Put your tail between your tail and run away like a goddamn

coyote.

All right. All right. Get some sleep. Get some sleep.

We've got a hard day's ride tomorrow.

Don't do this anymore.

All right.

Shut up. Shut up. Come on. Be quiet.

Mother.

Dad? There's somebody tracking us.

Maybe it's a lawman.

It's a black man.

There ain't no black lawmen.

Pete?

You boys go ahead. I'll finish him off and catch up later.

Don't be long, Pete.

Let's go.

Play it here.

Don't drop it.

I ain't got so much fun since I raped my nine -year -old sister.

Suppose that black rider got old feet?

It don't matter none.

We'll be starting into the high country soon.

That sure is some

woman.

You old dog, Weasel.

Too much for that old man we bought her from.

Yeah, we done that sweet thing a little favor by taking her away from that old

man.

Let's get some shut -eye.

Dad! Dad!

Come here!

What the hell?

It's that black devil!

It's that black devil! I knew it! He made you get me! All right, shut up!

up!

Jed, what's that black fighter want?

Well, what are we going to do now, Jed?

Let's just keep moving.

I know a town he'd be from local to try to follow us into.

Let's go.

Howdy Howdy Looking for three men and a woman who might have rode this way Don't

recall seeing them You're welcome to stop and rest a while You look tired

you

Rod, this stranger here is looking for three men and a woman who rode this way.

I asked him to stop and rest his back.

Good.

Howdy, I'm Rod.

Josh. These folks are friends of yours, Josh?

Nope. Been on the trail long?

Only a couple of days.

Must get lonely riding out there all alone.

Got my horse.

I can tell by the way you get to your leg. You're a gunslinger, right?

Maybe you're a bounty hunter.

Maybe you're an outlaw.

Thank you for the coffee, ma 'am. I better be moving on.

Thank you, ma 'am.

But I better be moving on.

Right, so you can catch up to those folks and gun them down.

Maybe there's a sheriff behind tracking you.

Why don't you stay a spell longer, friend?

Toss it over here.

You ever kill a man before?

You know what it feels like to kill?

I killed in the war.

People I didn't even know.

Only the battleground is different now.

You wanna kill me?

Go ahead.

Thank you.

You know something, Jed?

You was right about that black rider.

He ain't going to come to this town looking for us.

That black rider is making me more crazy than ever was.

Go on, quick.

I don't like guns pointed at me, ma 'am.

And I'll use it, too, if you make a move.

My friendly, ain't you?

Who are you, mister?

I was just waiting to tell your friends.

We've got company.

You ain't my friend.

They're part of a bunch of renegades around the town.

You lost, hombre?

What you looking for around these parts?

Looking for three men and a woman who rode this way a short time ago.

You a bounty hunter?

You a lawman?

Either one.

Stranger ain't welcome around these parts.

I'm beginning to get that feeling.

If you don't mind, I'll move on.

Yeah, well, the woman stays with us.

That's fine with me.

You can ride out the same way you came in.

Now, that ain't the way I'm headed.

Now, I can either ride around you or through you. Either way.

Well, you better look around before you start anything.

All I have to do is raise my hand and you're a dead man.

You do.

You're the last time you raise it.

Let me have my horse!

Please! Go away!

Please! Please! Go away!

Please get moved!

We're back then.

I guess so. My place is just a few miles away.

I'll round up the horses for you.

What about you? Where do you go?

My fighting ain't over yet, lady.

Bartender, got a place we can bed down for the night?

Yeah, I, uh... Got a couple sheds in the back you can use.

And you can sleep tonight with me.

No, she can't.

She's my woman now.

Well, how come I can't sleep with her?

Here's what I gotta tell you.

You go out there and stay in that shed by yourself.

going out there as that dark captain all by myself.

Jed, I'm staying here with you.

A double.

Rye or whiskey?

Whiskey will do just fine.

The bar is closed.

I'm looking for three men and a woman.

You seen them ride through here?

Who wants to know?

No, we didn't see any.

I followed the tracks here.

You sure you ain't seen them?

You calling my friend a liar?

You waking?

It's trouble, sonny.

But I ain't aiming to stop now.

You got a big mouth, stranger.

And I'm aiming to shut it.

You'll never make it.

I asked you a question.

They headed north.

Weasel.

Weasel.

There's a man looking for you. Bloody Black?

Yep, he sure was.

What do you want?

We figure it's worth something to you to see that he don't bother you no more.

Dad, Dad, pay!

Pay for crazy! Pay!

So what do you want?

What's your price?

We figure maybe a hundred apiece.

Well, you bring him to me.

Dad, you get your money.

Let's take him to the abandoned shack.

You find that in me?

Well, glad to see you awake, mister.

My name's Joshua.

Mine is Maria.

Well, Joshua, looks like the worst of your troubles ain't over yet.

You got a very high fever.

And I reckon pretty soon you're gonna be a sick fella.

Looks like every time we meet...

Somebody's always getting shot.

Yeah.

Except in this time with you, you must want these fellas pretty bad to follow

them into this territory.

They have no choice.

You're a bounty hunter?

No, ma 'am.

I'm gonna kill them.

That's all men think of.

Killing.

That's all.

May God bless you.

I think the worst of your fever is over.

You talked a lot during your fever last night.

You talked about three men and a woman riding into town.

So I sent one of my men to check on it.

And they're still there.

Hold it, hold it easy now.

You're going to need more time than that.

Maybe after a good meal you'll be stronger.

So I stayed on after my husband was killed.

That lady with these fellas, she a woman?

Nope.

You really have to do it, don't you?

Josh, after your fight is over.

Maybe you can...

I don't like it. That black rider's still on our trail.

Weasel, bring up some fresh water.

mother's son.