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It was the game that brought us out of Pennsylvania and into the Ohio land.

Only a week before we crossed the Ohio River on a pole ferry.

Me and the high and my sister Jenny and my sister Axel.

And my little sister Sue Lynn.

And ma'am, who never wanted to leave Pennsylvania, caught herself the fever.

Never was the same after that.

Paul soon found us a spot for a cabin.

River nearby and plenty of gain.

When I'm gone.

I want you to promise me that no matter what you'll carry on the family.

I promise man, and I will.

Your daughters ain't bleeding age.

Get out! You bit off my ear!

Sue Lynn! Be your still alive!

Time to come to help if I can.

You don't even have a rifle.

I don't own one.

If I was given to understand I'd be hunting a lost child, not game.

Do you say what?

Take this pausus, Wheeler, as your lawful, buried husband.

I do.

On this sleeping land, we're up all we spend.

And the trees, like our hosts, touch the sky.

It is there I will lay in my true love's arms.

It is there we will lay in my true love's arms.

Do the breeze was falling cold like cross our faces,

and the leaves was turning and trembling with the chill of it.

I said to pausus, next week's log-rolling day.

All the trees, me and pausus chopped down, fell side long

and slope-wise top each other, and all these friends and neighbors

had a day to give me an pausus.

Jake Tinchfetch, De Kegabrande on his back,

all the way from Robux saying it moved more logs than ten beasts,

and the sister Jenny, she even got her bad,

Louie Skurr to help.

That pum is a surprise.

You gonna be there?

I'll be there.

If you ain't, I'll leave you alone, too.

Portia's worth the solitary no more.

Well, he was still some shy, but coming out of it,

and people liked him, I could tell.

Best, I wish them base-date relatives of his good-seenin.

Face and chest-streaked black.

Eyes red from smoke like some old cinnamon bears.

Knowing when to see, I expect this next most important step.

Oh, it is.

A man named Virgil gave a rule in his book for testing spring ground.

All you need to do is dig a hole.

If the dirt you take out goes back in with room to spare,

your ground is ready to plant most anything.

My rule is when a man can go out in his field,

put down his breeches, and the air don't feel cold on his bare parts.

Then it's time to see.

Virgil fell her anyway.

Oh, he was a farmer, and he years ago.

He was also a latin poet.

Virner, I thought so.

As soon as this all dried off a little, about a week, maybe,

I'll fetch a team over again and plow and drive this patch for you and say it.

That's the most kind of you, must I ask.

Have you told that to say it?

If you were say it, press me to do it about hour ago.

We'll beagle-brung this from Robux, give to me to give to you.

It's from the base state, ain't it?

According to this, my father's dying.

I'm sorry to hear that, gracious.

Don't be.

Always said if you had a reason to leave, I wouldn't hold you back.

Sit beside me.

This letter is more than a year old, my father's most likely dead and buried by now.

And you ain't grieving?

No. In my opinion, he was a hypocrite and a liar.

I was a little bit older than I was.

He was a hypocrite and a liar.

Hubert Emery Wheeler, lawyer, elder in the church, pillar of Boston society.

But all those years secretly, he was a slave trader.

The wheelers all became wealthy, say, because my father transported and sold, captured human beings,

Africans, men, women, and children.

That's a pay for my education.

It didn't know he was a slave.

Nobody knew.

My mother, sisters, answered with a well-kept secret.

But I got drunk one night with a captain of one of the slave ships it called with my father.

He told me the entire story.

That's when you left the base state?

Not until I confronted my father. He laughed at my drunken concern.

My father had that well-developed Yankee instinct that money is its own justification.

When I called him a hypocrite and a liar, he struck me with a stick.

I knocked him down, and I left that night.

I started west, made many stops along the way, and eventually settled in these woods.

Why did you read the letter this time?

Because you gave it to me.

And more importantly, because it's a child coming to both of us soon now.

It's only fair that you know who that one-time solitary was.

Why he came here.

Thank you, Porsches.

I'm glad you told me.

Well, how, Pa?

Every time I come home, see how it gets harder and harder to recognize the place.

That means you won't be staying long then?

I've been going this time.

Some months now?

Well, people keep moving in, the more the game keeps moving out.

Further and further.

And I'm belong here no more, I said.

Now I'm always said you never belong anywhere except on the move.

There's a river some ways west, they call it the Mississippi.

Some say it's so wide in places you can hardly see across.

Pa, Jenny's got Louis Skura now.

I got Porsches and Axis soon gonna find somebody.

And I got me this one coming.

It's a growing and close family, Pa.

That's what Jari always wanted.

You go wherever you have to.

Don't you worry not about us.

We'll keep a fire.

Pa?

We'll be saying bye now.

Got us a track and a bush by Jenny.

Bye Louis.

Thank you both again.

All the help.

Louis, why don't we move closer in?

Closer in where?

For what?

Closer to sayard.

If we can't see the wind.

We'll be in.

Louis, why don't we move closer in?

Closer in where?

For what?

Closer to sayard.

If we did, I could be handy when her birth in town comes.

You could, I reckon.

Then Pater's Louis.

I know there's only track in him.

But I never see done him so close before.

And big cats is finding it hard to get game in these woods too.

Just like me and your Pa.

If we did move in closer, there'd be other good things about it.

Like what?

Wouldn't mean you'd start having youngins.

Sayard, another folk be there to help.

Well, have to find me some land up there.

Start building another cabin.

Oh, sayard, be happy to give us a piece of land.

It's all sayards now.

You hear it, Pa? He's off to Mississippi, Mar.

Another thing if, when we moved in closer.

Oh, Louis, we need more firewood.

I ain't a stick left.

Would you bring some in?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Yeah, dear Louis.

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

I know it ain't right, but I don't care no more.

We have to be furred downriver or for son of...

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

Louis?

It was a long piece out to Jenny's.

Four days and we hadn't heard from her.

Axel was missing four days too.

But I knew where she was and why.

Then a sudden I heard that crazy sound coming from Louis' scour is cabin.

Made the short hairs on the back of my head want to stand on hand.

How do I smell your sweet little birdie?

Jenny?

I smell your sweet little birdie.

Jenny, it's sad.

I'm a lady, how do I smell your sweet little birdie?

Jenny?

Jenny?

She doesn't know us.

Oh, oh, I know us.

I know her too.

I only can't mind your names.

It was on my roof trying to come down my chimney.

It was trees.

Oh, it wasn't day trees.

It was night trees.

We were going home, Jenny, and you're coming with us.

Oh, I can't be my house.

My man would like that when he comes back.

He ain't coming back.

He run off with our axa.

George Roadbuck was down to Tapeville.

He saw Louis and Axel stopping for supplies.

It's best you know right off.

Take what you can.

I'll wrap up the rest with getting her out of this.

Come.

The soldier took his sword and he made it for the rattle.

Jenny!

Jenny!

Jenny!

Jenny!

Jenny!

Jenny!

Jenny!

I got me a baby six days old and his papi ain't even seen him yet.

I can't figure Portia's staying and staying down to the territory seat when he knew he was going to be

a papi to his first youngin.

I feel hardy.

Is there anyone here for me?

Yes, there was.

Who was that?

Did you notice something in the cabin since you was away?

Oh, I have important news for you.

I can't imagine.

I'll stop by Taitville on the way back until a carthy.

I spent two days of major tait.

The building, Seywood.

They have plans, immense plans.

They're determined to make Taitville a new county seat.

A town, a real town, not a settlement.

Thank you.

Got nothing to say?

What you think of him?

Male or female?

Man child, like you.

I should say that legally he could be arrested, constrained, brought to trial, and fined for

appropriating a bed which does not belong to him, and also for disturbing the peace in such an unwarranted manner.

You scared him.

Congratulations, Mrs. Wheeler.

Congratulations to you both.

Now, who could this young and lustrous mortal be?

Is it Caesar?

Animals?

Is it Virginia's?

Oh, our master will shakes.

I named him resolve.

Resolve? Why?

Because you should give a child a name that demands something of him in life.

Resolve is how he'll be christen.

christen, Seywood?

You really believe it's necessary to splatter water on a child, get him started in life?

God does.

In that way, the

Our

Using

Christ

the same for them.

Make the pledge of praise clear and make the best is plain.

Rise, receive the sinful man.

Sing it all again, with our again, again.

Rise, receive the sinful man.

Rise, receive the sinful man.

Make the pledge of praise clear and make the best is plain.

Rise, receive the sinful man.

The name?

Resolve.

The name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

I baptize thee with all we've seen.

My friends, I need you.

Let you, I leave you in the sky.

And if I never more see you,

the one I'll meet you there.

When we've been there ten thousand years,

bright shining as the sun,

we've no less days to see God's praise.

And when we first begun.

Lord be praised and in the world,

and in the sweet world,

to the double-term support.

I hope it be a good, strong boy.

My name is Porsus Wheeler. What's your name?

Porsus.

I'd like to be your friend, Moses.

Take my hand.

Who put those leg irons on you?

Bassa. Bassa Brown.

Wait, my bid on this stuff.

You Mr. Brown?

I be Zephan Brown.

What's your name? Porsus Wheeler.

Wheeler?

I heard you like that here a few months back.

You, as the only man around, could read or write.

No, no, George Robot, who runs the trading post.

Reads and writes quite well.

Makes three of us then.

This, uh, black man, is my property.

You're slave, you mean?

That's right, Wheeler. I own him.

Hey, good money for him in New Hampshire.

Brought him here.

Man, it has to be full to come into country like this

without a good, strong nigga.

Why? Brown.

You're calling all these good people.

You just went to Sunday meeting with fools.

I did no such thing.

Nevertheless, they all came to these woods long before you did.

And not one of them found need for a slave.

Yeah, I'm a delicious.

I'm a lawyer, Mr. Brown.

I'm offering Moses my services free of charge.

Should he ever wish to escape from you?

Stay clear, me Wheeler.

Stay clear, me and my property.

Yeah.

What was that about?

Oh, just a...

A little conversation with one of your churchgoers.

I've never known you to pay a social call in the middle of the working day, Isaac.

Well, there's work and in this work.

You know what I mean.

Cared, you and Paul have to tell you how much land you have around here.

It's actually 144 acres.

It's prime, too prime.

I've got 196, but it's further back, higher up and rockier.

You know what I mean.

You mean it's further back, higher up, rockier?

It ain't nowhere as handy to vote sure as is.

What does that mean, Isaac?

Cared, I'm about to tell you.

Cared, I'd like to ask you and Porsches if you could part with a lick of your land for the Lord.

Have you been bitten by something or other?

I know you're a free thinker and you don't cut much to it.

A lick of the land to the Lord for what, Isaac?

The Lord have to tell you his will.

No, but he told you I reckon he can tell me. It's my land.

Well, I'll give you.

Well, we folks are living around here.

Well, we're living outside the Lord's mercy.

We'd like to raise him up a house in a tabernacle so he could dwell amongst us.

But his past winter was so cold that we wouldn't have one Sunday meeting out of doors.

And the rain washed us out twice in the spring.

You know that, Cared, as well as I do.

What ails your land, you got more than me.

There's plenty around here. We just love to have it by their place.

But your land is handiest to all.

And science, it's got a burying ground.

My man's lonely grave and the cross Paul made for when we buried her.

I got to thinking maybe Isaac was right.

Man wouldn't mind the company.

What do you think, Porsches?

You know how I feel about churches, meeting houses and such?

I know how you say you feel. I ask how you think.

Well, it would be kind of close to home, wouldn't it?

Is that all you're going to say?

It's your land, say what, it's your will.

It's our land.

Same as it's our bed. Same as resolve.

It's our child.

None of our lands for sale.

Because it's important that a family hold on what it's got.

But the meeting house can have one acre up against Ma'am's burying place.

Why's Cared, that's just why we wanted to be?

I just want to be.

I just know the folks are going to be proud to hear this.

We're going to start work on it.

Before you can say hallelujah.

You ain't saying much.

There are many other more likely places, say what?

I know.

I'd be proud to have a meeting house on our land.

It was only a week after I give up the acre for the meeting house that Isaac come to the men to start building it.

Every evening they'd come after their own work for the day was done.

It was the only time they could spare away from their friends and stop.

Sometimes they'd work long into the dark.

Porsches started calling it moonshine church and he was being funny.

But then everybody else started calling it moonshine church and they were serious.

And that's the name it got before it was ever finished.

The moonshine church.

Everybody from the woods and on the river set Porsches came to meet and on the first Sunday the church was finished.

I guess they felt kind of like they was coming home again.

At least I felt that way.

Poor the Lord's blessed me with you.

And there ain't no happier sound than the littlings making hijack around the cabin.

Resolve's past ten now. His paw taught him to read.

Oh, he's a scholar resolve is.

About a year after resolve come Kinsey.

And he's got all his own tricks Kinsey has.

He's a true lucky.

Holda was our first girl child.

She's her man's best friend.

Bikes to bake bread with me on the hearth.

Glass come little sully.

Named after my long ago lost little sister.

That baby grew fast as a stock Anna's weed.

Suley's six now.

And she may be the littlest but she's always one step ahead of the rest with her yangy tricks.

Bend down.

It keep her under with five.

Thank you little suley.

Can I pat him up?

Be careful.

Someday I'm gonna make my own soap with only white hair spray for the ashes.

And only coom fat for the kennel.

My soap mams can be soft as fuck.

My name huh?

Oh no man, oh no yours is good yours real good.

My turn to paddle next.

Bend mine.

Wait, I just tried.

Don't really go over the place.

Have nice.

It'll go off.

Go out. You can come visit Virginia.

We can't have a nice time.

What you doing?

I got the room with you.

My turn.

What's that?

I'm looking at the world upside down.

The kettles are falling on your stand and on your head on the sky.

You stole it.

You stole it from me.

Liar, liar, hanging on the fire.

Bridge is on fire.

All right, that's enough.

It's up's finished.

Resolve, we help me take it off the fire.

Oh, it's clean and yellow is jelly.

Thank you, Zal.

Yes.

None of you playing near the fire till it's burned down now.

You hear?

Zal.

Sully, man, I'm told to stay away from the fire.

There's the fire.

I'm here.

I hear the fear.

My Jim's just like your pap, Sarah.

He just can't stand to see the game being chased.

What about me?

No, it's just pink Blbang.

It's not that you're a

child.

And this is the single Phil

andtunosnake is going out some time.

If the attack is up, G would have to be clear.

The doesn't just touch your...

G'dON Per into the fire.

With this defeat story.

We will hear the sounds of dayanco.

We're supposed to.

Take Bill Mornaweet now.

This morning.

This morning.

This morning she was so happy.

She put sweet fur in my hair.

You said don't.

I told them all to stay away from that fire.

You can't stay at the young ones all the time.

Now watch them knees.

She's right, Sarah.

Isaac, me both knows it.

I'm gonna get some grease on them,

Burnsy.

You said it for quite a sense.

I'll get you.

That's to dust.

The Lord giveth the Lord.

Take it away.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Stay, man.

I felt for Porsches when I see him coming.

He looked like he slept with a hex.

He was his favorite, and he had to get the news down in Tateville.

Two little Suley's lost.

A tiny sister swallowed up in these dark woods long years back,

and now my own baby.

The sight of her bed up in the loft empty in Lonesome

sent me many a time to the house.

I was a little too old to go.

I was a little too old to go.

I was a little too old to go.

I was a little too old to go.

Sent me many a time to the river to think and pray.

Lost forever, both of them.

I knew that then in my heart.

Lost to us they was, but not lost to the Almighty.

Keep a call in little Suley's.

Both of you.

Keep a calling so I don't never forget you.

It's all...

Hellenism...

and explain it.

Hellenism...

capital...

H-E-L-L-E-N-I-S-M.

Hellenism, sir, is being devoted to and imitating the customs, the thinking, and the styles of the ancient...

For long I won't understand nothing, spoke under my own roots.

You was one-one at it this way.

I test you.

I love schoolmaster.

I've been patient and intolerant. I've tried.

Isaac Barker and Cora are coming for supper tonight.

Will you please tell me what bearing that statement has on my complaint?

I've been thinking. It was Isaac got the church built.

Maybe it's time we had us a real school house here in Moonshine.

For the young and zuppin' down the river.

But it'd have to be on an acre, Isaac's land this time.

If and we had us a school house with payin' scholars, maybe we could send a chilacothe in high-res a genuine teacher.

One who'd be happy it is callin'.

You want me to mention it to Isaac?

You cracked that rascals' walls and I'll charge in with the heavy battalions.

How do you feel about learnin', Isaac?

Learnin'? What learnin'?

Young and zuppin' down the river are grown up ignorant cause they ain't got no learnin' place.

Like a school.

Yes, it's a shame. I've thought about it plenty.

You and the other man built Moonshine Church in no time at all.

Think maybe you could do the same for school?

Cora, did not tell ya. Did not tell ya she'd do it.

He did for certain, Sarah. He said he figured it was about time you'd get around to it.

Get round to what?

We've given up some of your land for a school. Just what you're talkin' about.

Sarah, I come here prepared. I made me a map of your land.

And I can't tell ya how many nights I tossed and turned tryin' to think of the perfect spot for a school.

And then it come to me. The perfect place for school is right alongside the church.

And I reckon an ego would do it.

I don't quite follow your reasoning, Isaac. Why should the perfect place for a school be alongside a church?

Why, Porsches.

With all that's in your head, I thought you'd be the very first to know that.

Don't flatter me, Isaac. Just tell me.

Because Jesus was a teacher, Porsches. Don't you remember?

When he was a little boy, he used to sneak away to the temple and teach them rabbis.

You see, Porsches you do remember. There he was.

Just a little feller surrounded by a whole herd of rabbis.

And Jesus was teachin' each and every one of them what was what.

Sared, you're the biggest-hearted woman in the core and me heaven knowin'

First an acre for the church, and now an acre for the school.

Porsches.

Yes.

Where are your...

Italians?

Yes.

Outmaneuvered. Outflanked. Again.

A whole month now we've had our new schoolhouse.

And I have to reckon with Isaac. Nobody could have picked a prettier place for it either.

Sun just up and shinin' on the fall weeds and bushes.

And them two sugar trees we left standin' for shade with the woods deep and wild behind.

Do you know the meaning of the Latin word, outio?

I think it means... I hear.

I hope that all my scholars both hear and listen.

Outio is the first person singular, present tense, active voice of...

How deary.

Translate.

A long game here, quiddimcentia.

I think it means...

I make a lot of mistakes in your estimation.

In English you do. Your pronunciation is abominable.

Recede it.

Master Kinsey Wheeler, translate a gricola est in agra.

The farmer is in the house.

In the field.

In the field.

Resolve, translate prosante, Jupiter.

Holy Jupiter!

That is correct. And that will be all resolved.

Mr. Spartrum, Porsius Wheeler.

Porsius, introduce Mr. Spartrum from Chilikati.

Mr. Wheeler?

Mr. Spartrum.

Mr. Spartrum is going to be our new schoolteacher.

Yes, Mr. Wheeler.

The gentleman that you've sent for, Mr. Clay, has been taken ill.

I ask that I might take his place, and... well, as you can see, I'm here.

School is suspended until tomorrow morning.

As you are.

I ask that you have arranged where Mr. Spartrum will stay.

I always recommend Gerdy Whitick's place.

Gerdy's been looking at taking a border since she lost her man.

And have you explained Mr. Spartrum why I wish it to be replaced?

I sure have.

I'm a lawyer, you see, Mr. Spartrum.

And much of the time I have to spend teaching should rightfully be spent in Chilikati.

Oh, I understand perfectly well, Mr. Wheeler.

When would you prefer that I assume my duties?

You might want to raise the hem five or six inches.

That's it!

Last night I come riding home, his drunkest drunkard would be.

I seen a head on the bolster, where my head ought to be.

Come here, my dear sweet Ellen, I'm married lawfully.

I'll come head on the bolster, where my head ought to be.

Oh, you blind fool, drunken fool, can't you never see why that's nothing but...

Cabbage head, your granny sent to me.

I traveled this world over a thousand miles or more, but a mustache on a cabbage head,

I never did see before.

Oh, hold, hold, hold, hold.

You're off the floor bed, ma'am.

You're off the floor bed.

Through this door, gentlemen. Through this door.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

It's a few, ain't it?

Worshoo's not a mark on it. Get down!

I can make it there like that.

And I will someday.

To the right girl.

I can't see why you fuss it.

Just look at all you got.

The new loon will be able made for you that cost.

And this wheel for wool, and that they're small and for flats.

All them things needed for raising a family.

But off the floor bed.

All my life I slept on leaves was sheet no for you.

I was a little bit too old.

I was a little too old.

I was a little too old.

All my life I slept on leaves was sheet no for him.

And on the floor.

Maybe porsches minds how he slept long ago in the back bay country.

Sheet and quilts you need now.

Make it look perfect.

Let me in.

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Say what we'll see to that.

I can't thank you enough, Will.

And you too, Jake. You too, both of you fellows.

Now, will, uh, will, will raise an elbow down at slopus.

Say what?

Come and see.

Takes up most of the room, don't it?

Try it.

Too soft.

Sit on it. Sit.

Say what? Please try it.

How is that?

Don't know yet.

Still say it's all for solved.

Stretch out.

Lie down.

Say what please.

Stretch out.

Relax.

Yeah, charm asleep.

Son of the sable knight.

Believe I languish.

And rest for the h-

Yeah.

Come on, Will.

I'm married, Will.

Even I married you, it'd be sinful against God's law.

But Louis Skura's never coming back, and you know he ain't.

But I still married him.

I have loved you, Jen, for more than ten years now.

I ain't no bound boy no more.

You know, I'm my own man.

And a man like me wants a woman to cleave to him.

I want to cleave Will.

Oh.

Come on!

Uh...

Uh...

I'm having trouble.

Yeah! Yeah!

Come on!

Say you had never took this long before.

It wasn't a home most of the other times, that that's true.

Now stop pacing and fretting man.

Something's wrong, Isaac.

I feel it, my bones.

Something's...

How's that sound here?

Excellent.

Excellent.

How, what, how long does he say with him?

No, he's either.

I don't know.

No, he's either.

Oh, no, he's...

Oh, no, he's...

He always was so good at words.

Can't you talk now?

You took so long I was worried.

Now I see why.

Gender?

Boy?

Girl?

One inch?

Are you all right?

For certain?

May I bring the children in?

There's anxious as I was.

Porsches?

Something's wrong.

Please. Bring in the youngens.

I need children.

Will?

Can't none of you say anything?

Ma'am, I think you're admirable.

What? That means outstanding.

All right. All right.

That's enough now. Your mother needs rest.

Is it?

Say what?

I know you too well.

Something's bothering you.

What?

Cora wanted to tell you,

because she was here at the birthing.

But I said no.

I had to.

It's my job to tell.

Porsches?

I can't sleep in this off the floor bed with you no more.

No more, why not?

Birthing twins this time took too much out of me.

A woman can tell when certain things happen.

The others, they-they was nothing to carry then birth.

Even Cora said,

no more for you, Sared, and she's birth nine.

I've given you six youngens, Porsches.

Counting the one that's laying out there in her very whole.

I just know inside me,

I can't give you more and live.

Don't-don't do this to yourself.

Let me take you to Chilip Pothi.

There are several fine doctors there.

Porsches, I can't be if the youngens are long.

And-and these two barely minutes old.

Oh, well, wait a month, wait two.

When you're better, when you're strong.

Sayward, there's an old England doctor in Chilip Pothi.

He can tell you precisely what the trouble is.

Possibly.

Might say this none.

Jenny!

Jenny!

Jenny!

Jenny!

Where's Jenny?

Jenny! What do you mean she's here? She's got a big ear.

That's how I saw her. She was even toward the run, looking for berries.

Looking for berries. At a time like this.

Jenny!

Something's been here.

Jenny! Jenny, where do you get?

I've been looking all over for you. I ran all the way over.

You can slow. We have you a lot of friends.

My cane. He's dead.

Louis Gura's dead.

We're just coming up river this morning.

Damn.

He got himself killed in a fight.

A trapper coming up river this morning is there. He seated.

He told me and Jake all about it.

Access.

Access already got herself another man.

Him and her's gone up to the English lakes.

Jenny! You ain't married nor...

I cannot.

You're free.

Free.

We can get married together now. You and me.

Jenny!

We married you.

Yes, Will.

Oh, Mary.

You receive soundless words from place to all.

We'll sing for men. Make the blessed place.

We'll sing for men.

We'll sing for men.

We'll sing for men.

We'll sing for men.

We'll sing for men.

We'll sing for men.

Come.

I have a garden of my own. And so with roses overgrown.

Lily's that you would it guess to be a little wilderness?

Where in these woods could you find some under a sight-and-a-morrow?

In these woods in this whole territory come?

I'm sorry.

Get back and get back and show things.

No!

George!

Come on, little

George.

Come on, little

George.

George!

George!

George!

George!

You're a slobber.

Me, rabies?

Do what we can now.

First then, tomorrow, best thing. We've got to hold him down a chillock coffee to the doctor.

Isaac,

George, George Robung is going fast. He wants you to write his will.

I thought he was better.

He was for a while after the chillock coffee doc gave him his pills.

But last night, three weeks to the minute after the night-door bit him, he's a wild man again.

Screaming crazy and thrashing the better pain.

You're a little a man? An ash?

There's some things in this world that youngens off not to see.

It's all who come with Isaac and me.

Well, you just heard. You said you got to be as quiet as your kid.

You don't want to drop anything? Go in front of the candle.

If you do, it sets him off. He never saw such a thing in this world or the next.

We had to tie him hand and foot.

Ties you to prepare myself before going in.

I'm prepared.

Going in, boy? I reckon not.

What are you?

Here, George.

And they were going to beg your mercy.

Forgive me. Leave me.

I open two things, George. And no blood come.

Take an ash to me, and you can find blood with that.

We couldn't do that, George.

Couldn't take my rifle, George.

He got one.

He'll call you merciful.

He'll testify for you in front of the throne.

George, George. Look at you with the light and take pull into your bullet trigger.

George, you sent for me to write your will.

You will.

Yes. You're all part of my...

Will Beagle, who was my bond boy.

What did Will get?

He didn't trade in post. And all my trade goods.

That's right, most.

What about me, George, huh?

I've been with you as long as will you. You're forgetting me?

Oh, Dad. It's me. It's Jake Hins.

He didn't take us to Paul Raffler.

It's all?

He's in a piece of land around it.

I think nothing of what he'd give him the will.

Jake, do you mind?

That's me.

He came to me.

Yeah.

That's me.

Oh, God, shoot me.

Poor Jesus before it comes again.

Shoot me.

You man, you man here and bear witness to this last will and test him from my...

He killed me!

I'll be right here at George's desk.

I put the will to pay for it.

When I finished, you can eat your...

Put your mouth to it.

I think...

Will you please send resolve in?

George Robuck.

Never did he give you overweight on the post games.

But neither did he give you any under.

A good man, and he's gone.

Only thing, he made a vengeful man out of Jake Tinch.

Will, legal!

I'm gonna call you for you, Will.

Will!

Will, legal!

Come on out here, the lion's taking care of you!

Dad?

Dad?

Dad?

Come on out here,

he's a different man for sure in this place.

We'll find you, Will!

I'm going to find you.

I'll make you pay off.

I'm going to scare you.

Just quit.

I'm going to scare you.

No.

Die!

I'm going to scare you.

How are you doing?

He's been drunk for two whole weeks.

Still could have been accident.

Not the way he's been coming at me day and night.

You know, Jake Tence got to get his right to share.

He's got it now.

Ashes.

You're going to rebuild again, ain't you?

And quick.

Makes no sense.

I don't know why a robot built down here in the first place.

Too low to the river. It gets flooded every spring.

Will?

Why don't you rebuild down our way?

Near the old moonshine church in the school.

You lot hand here for some folks and up here at Crazy Creek.

How am I going to do that, Sarah?

Your land's way too expensive.

I suppose not give you and Jenny an acre alongside the river.

For nothing?

For a wedding gift?

What are you going to marry, Jenny, ain't you?

That makes you one of the family.

Oh, the sand!

You could build two good-sized cabins.

One for you and Jenny and one for the store.

Will?

Will?

Say it to me.

Hey, you're nothing.

Jenny!

No!

Say it to me.

Say it.

You know what you've done.

What?

You've started the town.

Yes, you have, Sarah.

A real town with all the makings.

And in my opinion, now is the best time to be living in.

Ancient times was the best to be Elo.

To be Elo.

Elo.

To be eloquent in.

There is Rome, Carthage, Athens, all the great cities of the east.

What were they in ancient times?

They was old, because that's what ancient means.

It means old.

So since it's better not to be old,

now is the best time to be living in.

Thank you.

Mr. Spartre, Mr. Wheeler,

friends and fellow scholars,

the subject of moderation is the shame of slavery in a free state of the union.

According to the most recent census, the state of Kentucky

concedes some 40,000 black slaves within its borders.

South Carolina, 140,000, and Virginia, 300,000.

Even northern states who claim themselves superior to slavery,

New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and others contain some 50,000 human beings

own body and soul by their masters.

Can a man take pride while owning another man?

The answer is no.

Certainly not if he understands the meaning of honest and true pride.

Can a man live in dignity while owning another man?

The answer again is no.

Slavery negates the dignity of both men, the owned and the owner.

Now it has been said that one of the few states of the union,

not to black and a white page of the slave census,

is our own beloved Ohio.

But now I confess to you, even here.

And then hold your tongue boy and keep your nose clean.

We're going home, Alpha.

We didn't come here to be insulted by the wheelers, Father and Son.

Is that the end of your oration, Master Wheeler?

No, sir.

I was going to suggest that every measure be taken to truly outlaw slavery

in the great state of Ohio and prove to all, hopefully,

that this ugly and vicious servitude flourishes amid us,

and by whatever name you call it, it is slavery still.

And furthermore, I...

I see. You may be seated, young man.

I should like to say that my eldest son will not be returning to moonshine,

Chathamy.

He will instead read and study law with me at home

and in my tasteful office.

Thank you, too, Father, right to date.

Thank you all for coming.

You learned and young.

You're welcome.

It was divine love.

I don't understand.

I didn't understand.

I didn't understand.

I didn't understand.

I didn't understand.

I wasn't at a time in places.

I come to thank you, ma'am, for what you've done for resolve.

You must be truly proud of him, Mrs. Wheeler.

Of him and for him.

And you've greatly helped Kinsey and Holder, too.

Oh, thank you, Mrs. Wheeler.

I do enjoy teaching.

I could see that.

That's one reason I come back.

Porcius, I'd like to talk alone to Mr. Spartrum.

Good day, Mr. Spartrum.

Mr. Wheeler.

Mr. Wheeler.

You mind I sit down, Mr. Spartrum?

I know why.

I'm so sorry, Mr. Wheeler, won't you take a seat?

I ain't a grand.

I beg your pardon?

The school.

The school's such a grand thing.

Oh, yes.

Well, it's a bit primitive, but...

I come to ask you a favor.

Yes.

I want you to teach me to write my name.

Will you?

Of course.

But, haven't you ever asked your husband to teach you?

No.

Porcius done enough for me. He married me.

I take a deal of pride in that.

Ain't every woodsy can get a Porcius Wheeler come into her life.

Let's go home, Ken. I'm tired.

This is an old engine trail. It leads up to the hails.

It works for Dell.

You never seen it, Tolia.

It's a hauler in the middle of the trees,

with water coming down over red-rocked ledges.

Come on.

Absolutely love.

It's worse than death.

It's Pa.

Talking to himself, let me see.

And frustrate hope, severer, and despair.

Yes, Ms. Spartrum.

There's only old man's.

You best get back.

If he finds us, you'll bridge us.

Shh.

You're the one to tell man your favorite.

I don't know.

That's it for home. Stay low.

Shh.

Oh, poor Jesus.

What? What problem?

I am with child.

Are you certain?

Positive.

And you're frightened.

Shouldn't I be?

Remember that I love you.

And problems exist to be solved.

How?

Listen to me, please. You will leave Moonshine Academy.

You will take the keelboat down to Chillicothea.

I will pay for the finest doctor there.

And meanwhile, I will...

No.

No.

You're gonna run off like some guilty pantry maid?

I've lived and worked in Chillicothea and I hate it.

I could hear a Moonshine with you.

Tateful then.

No.

Pushes.

I'm married to a woman who doesn't deserve you.

I never said that.

She's a woodsy.

Yes.

She left your bed.

True.

Well, then leave her.

Marry me.

You've given her 14 years of your life.

Give me some.

No, child.

I cannot.

And I will not leave, say it.

And I have five children.

I would find it impossible to abandon.

And you never loved me.

You've gotten me with child and you never loved me.

Pushes goodie with her's nose of my condition.

She is a gossip.

So no Moonshine will know.

And then what will you do?

What will you do there?

More importantly, what will you do?

I will stay in Moonshine and I will have our child.

All right.

I will find some man.

I will find any man.

And I will tell him whose child I'm carrying and ask him if he's willing to marry me.

That's madness.

There is no man in Moonshine equal to you.

You degrade yourself and me.

My guilt and your coward is may well deserved just that.

It's like we're going to go home with that.

You're so dumb.

My father says folks tell me you slumber when you're asleep.

And my father says well, that's false.

It's false as a gypsy.

I never once did.

Anyway, nuts and saws little.

A whole there, man.

This place ain't rad for no school, Marm.

Why, it ain't even fitting rad for no lady.

Especially pretty.

I was out walking and I got cold.

I thought if I had some spirits.

We all know that makes all the difference in the world, don't it, huh?

Here, let me get you now some more.

You just have to go home.

You just sit.

Sam, you're needed.

I'll have whatever it is you're drinking.

Well, you heard the lady say them two more of these.

I'm not only going to get you nice and warm pretty, lady.

I'm going to see two of you get home safe.

How's that?

Thank you, Mr. Tanche.

You're a gentleman.

Thank you for the book, man.

Will you be coming to the festival?

What festival?

It's day, her day, man. Ohio is near to the union.

I know what day it is, Risole.

Yes.

Risole?

You think it's good?

I think it's better than good, ma'am.

I think Mr. Spartan will think it's good.

Well, I think it's good.

I think it's better than good, ma'am.

Where are you going?

To the academy.

I worked hard on it.

I want Mr. Spartan to see it.

Hoda?

Kenzie?

Here!

Line up!

I'm going to the academy.

I'm going to the academy.

I'm going to the academy.

I'm going to the academy.

Oh, you look fine.

I'm proud of you.

All of you.

Now, you go to the festival and have fun.

I'll be there as soon as William, Jenny, get here.

And don't forget to clap while he pauses speech.

Ma'am?

What?

Nothing.

Of all people.

This idiot!

This fart!

This buffoon!

This is not only delibours on your part, it is both vicious and banjo.

I don't see it as such.

Open your heart.

Open your heart in your eyes, woman!

You're destroying us both.

Oh, I begged you to marry me.

I didn't have to beg Jake Tinch.

He begged me to marry him.

And I told him whose child it is?

Yes, I told him.

I didn't really have to tell him.

He already guessed.

Oh, God.

What a return to each other.

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How could Isaac Barker say that?

He's never had one year of school.

How could Isaac Barker say that?

He's never had one year of school.

How could Isaac Barker say that?

He's never had one year of school.

Our population is growing.

Our population is growing.

And we are gathered here today not only to celebrate this glorious admission day.

The anniversary of our great state's entrance into the union.

Move! Move! Move!

Move! Move, Buck!

Ha!

Move!

Oh, we are gathered here.

Not only to look back upon the road we have traveled.

But to look forward along the trail that will lead our nation to greatness.

In my own mind there is no doubt at all that greatness is our destiny.

Yes!

Because you are great.

And that really is why we are here today.

We are here to celebrate you!

When I first came into this Ohio country, there were not twenty other white people within a hundred miles of where we now stand.

I watched you come.

I watched you fell the trees, burned the stumps, and plowed the fields.

I watched you live and die.

I've heard you laugh, and I've heard you cry.

And what it all adds up to, I've heard and felt the heartbeat of a new people molding a new nation.

The world is watching you because you're free.

Free.

What a wondrous thing they are thinking for a people to be free.

Freedom.

That is the key for all mankind, and you have it.

I celebrate you.

I congratulate you for being you.

I rejoice that I am one of you.

Where is your mother?

I am no sir.

She didn't come to the festival.

I don't think so, sir.

Why not?

Sir.

Mr. Wheeler?

Yes.

Marcus Herron is my name, and this is Mr. Joseph Dyer.

Might we have a few words with you, sir?

About what?

About yourself, Mr. Wheeler, and about a certain position that might be of interest to you.

We mightily enjoyed your speech.

Help! Help!

I can think of other ways to celebrate admission day.

Say what?

Why are you doing this?

You know.

Yes, I know.

It looks a stun like Porsche.

She ain't the first man to slip as hobbles. You won't be the last.

Can you stop the damn dawksen, please?

Oh!

Say what?

You had your say by what you're done and what you're doing.

Now, I'm having my say by what I speak.

You ain't been honest with me.

I reckon that's what grabs my heart the most.

There ain't no pride in it, Porsches.

There ain't no dignity, neither.

Get up!

Say what there's more I must tell you. It's best to come from me.

Mrs. Baudrill is with child mind.

She's marrying Jake Tinch.

Tried to talk her out.

To marry you?

No, I...

I've done enough. I could never do that to you.

Why not?

I always said you could pick up and go whenever you wanted.

First year we was married. I wondered, why didn't you leave?

You're telling me you want me to go?

First time you kissed Mrs. Bartram and helped her with her buttons.

You left me, Porsches.

Get up!

Two gentlemen from the Chillicothea festival today.

They'd like to put my name in nomination for a federal judgeship.

Make a fine judge. I mean it.

I have to be away from home. I travel a lot.

Go on, Porsches. Do it.

I don't want to now.

And be it's best for all. Go on.

You stop plowing and let me walk with you back to the cabin?

No. You go on. I need time.

Time for something precious to grow in you again.

If in it will.

Keep moving, Buck. Bright! Move!

What spilt is spilt? I keep trying to tell myself.

Crying over it can't make it clean and put it back in the kettle.

And maybe, dear God, I helped do some of the spilling myself.

When I left him alone, he's off the floor bed.

Move! Move, Buck!

The hell gates are open now for Porsches and he's got to go through them.

But maybe, maybe, dear God in heaven, there's my sin to add.

I shirt my man's bed when he needed me.

That's our Wheeler's Secret Sin Lord.

It is there I will lay in my true love's arms.

It is there we will lay in the end.

So let the good times come into our life.

The back taps will soon in a trap.

Yes, and with these hands we'll all wake in this land.

And it's there we will lay in the end.