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I got a gal to Sirwood Mountains, hold him, did him days.

Oh, many pretty girls I can count them.

Oh, dear, did him days.

Now I got a gal that lives in the hall,

or hold him, did him days.

She won't come and I won't call her,

oh, dear, did him days.

Told him, slimpy sure isn't, and he hold him, did him days.

That blips her sweet as sugar candy, oh, dear, did him days.

You keep improving all that guitar, Josh,

and I just might hire you to do a little singing

for the trappers on the rendezvous.

No, you don't.

I busted to get to our last year,

had a chair broke over my head,

and spent three weeks with him,

and he used to keep him getting killed.

Well, that's what you got for jumping up

and you only could whip any man in Kentucky.

I didn't say I'll whip any man in,

God said any woman and somebody didn't hear me right.

Well, cheers.

The women aren't gonna wait and see if you got any mail.

Where I'm from, I don't know anybody that can write.

Well, no, that's strange, because here's one for you, Josh.

Now, who do you suppose to be writing me?

Well, you could always open up and find out.

I'm surprised I didn't think of that.

Yeah.

What do you know about that?

What do you know about what?

How do you expect us to know anything

when we haven't had a chance to read it yet?

Then look at that.

Mr. Josh Klemitz, dear sir,

is the executive for the estate of the late Langston Klemitz.

It's my pleasure to inform you that you have been named

as the sole beneficiary in his will.

I would appreciate if you would call it my office

at your earliest convenience in order that the transfer

of certain properties to your name may be accomplished.

Sincerely, yours Marcus Whitmore.

Is this the rich uncle you've been talking about?

Yeah, but I don't understand that.

Why he mentioned me in his will, I don't know.

The nicest thing he ever said to me was near-do well or...

Just how rich did you say your uncle Langston was?

I don't know.

For sure.

The last time I visited him, I'll tell you this.

He owned a goodly portion of Virginia.

Well, now, seeing as how you're coming to all this money,

don't you think maybe you could pay me that $50 you owe me?

Since that is $50 is about all I got in the world right now.

I got a good $50.

I got a girl right now. I got to go to Salem, check out that will.

I got to live somewhere while I'm there.

Now, would you want a wealthy man like me sleeping in a livery stable?

Putting on his. He ain't even been rich five minutes yet.

You know, Dan, all the time he gets back from Salem,

he won't even be speaking to us common folk.

Now, you know me better than that.

I'm not the kind of fella that forgets my friends.

Well, I ain't the kind of a man that forgets $50.

That's for sure.

You know what? When I get back, I might buy Kentucky.

And give you half of it.

Just to show my appreciation, since then, that is.

From the coon skin cap on the top of old van to the heel of his raw high chew.

The ripenest, rawr and the spindest man the rat he ever knew.

The annual book was a man, guess a big man.

And he bought for America to make all America's free.

What a fool to do, what a dream come true to us.

As opposed to you know, Mr. Clemens,

that in the legal profession, the retainer is customarily provided in advance.

As a matter of fact, I don't even know what you're talking about.

My fee, Mr. Clemens.

In this case, a trifling matter of service, say, $50.

Oh, it's fine.

Let's go ahead and take it out of whatever I got covered there.

Now, look here, Mr. Clemens.

I have spent a great deal of time settling this estate.

I intend to be paid for it, or your case will be thrown into probate.

I will take the $50 now.

Well, that paying advance, that's kind of like buying a pig in a poke, ain't it?

You've heard my conditions, Mr. Clemens.

Well...

There it is. I don't mind telling you.

It comes close to cleaning me out.

Excellent.

And now...

We can get on with our business.

Anytime you're ready.

The last will and testament of Langston Clemens.

Eh, eh.

I Langston Clemens, being of sound mind, do hereby will and be queued to my nephew Joshua Clemens,

clear title to one section of land which I recently acquired with this bequest in mind.

Said property is located on the Kentucky River near the present settlement of Boonsboro.

Hey, that's right. Close to where are they?

Oh, there's a lot of people out there.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

There's a lot of people who were confined to the harvest site.

Of course.

You're sure?

I'm sure.

That would be wonderful.

Total combinations ofration?

A gracely brain.

And is realistic to me, when I have time.

Very Santa P router.

But a contribution is certainly not an problems or a Puppets Partner.

And obviously my nephew will have!

And he's a person who drove away him as born in afrison!

Ok?

who will instruct and counsel in all matters pertaining to the land,

the construction of the manor house, and the conduct of same,

toward the end that my nephew shall belatedly achieve and maintain

a position of importance and respect in the community.

Well, if my uncle plans on me starting farming,

it seems to me that he ain't quite a sound to mine

as it said he was up the top there.

Go ahead.

That's all.

That's all.

Now, look, I'm supposed to be the sole heir,

and I happen to know that he had a big plantation over near Richmond.

Well, your uncle was a very philanthropic man.

He disposed of the bulk of his estate before his death

and distributed the money among several charities.

He apparently believed that you were capable of fending for yourself.

Well, I appreciate all the confidence my uncle had in me,

but right now I'm settled for just a little cash.

Perhaps you'd like to read it.

No, I'll take your word for it.

I'll make you an even deal.

You give me my $50 back and you can have that property.

No, no, no, no.

I couldn't do anything like that, Mr. Clemens.

Now, here is the deed and location of your land,

and here is a letter proving ownership of one Jonah Will's

a slave.

What do I want with a slave?

And in my opinion, your uncle has detailed that most explicitly.

He might have detailed it, but that don't mean I got to carry it out.

Well, I failed to see how you avoided it.

Oh, it's very simple.

This, uh, Jonah, well, what's his name?

He don't know who I am, and he don't know what I own him.

And I sure ain't going to be the one to tell him.

He has already read the will.

You mean he reads?

I think you'll find him a most intelligent and educated man.

I ain't going to find him nothing.

That's all I got.

It's out there.

Now, that order take care of the postage, the ink, and the stamps.

And you write this, Mr. Jonah, whatever his name is,

and tell him that I set him free.

Now, that order settle everything.

There's no need for me to write.

He's here in town awaiting your arrival.

Would you mind tell me where?

At the blue bar, Taven.

He's been working there at night for his boy and lodging.

Wow.

There's anybody in there alive.

It's a nice, quiet little place you run here.

Yeah, I know you.

There's in a real slow night.

Sometimes there's a lot of action going on.

Who I'll bet you do.

Yeah.

What are they fighting about?

Old boss was just throwing out a couple of deadbeats

and couldn't pay their bills.

You don't mean to tell me one man's

going to throw them free out.

Three?

There were five to begin with.

He's already thrown two out.

Yeah, they pass me as I startin' in.

Hi, sir.

Well, what's your pleasure, Stinger?

What can I do for you?

I'm looking for a man named Jonah Will.

Somebody said he worked around here.

He's working now.

What do you mind tell me where?

No, right behind you.

You mean that's him?

That's him.

The way I understand it is the man that used to own it,

like to match him in beer and knuckle fighting.

One spot him all the way to England to fight for prize.

What time did you want to see him about?

Well, I just want to talk to him for a little bit.

Oh, you want me to call him on him?

No, no, no.

Don't believe men erupt in a man when he's working.

Just pull me up, mugger on, and I'll wiggly through.

I've hired a lot of sponsors in my day.

But I want to tell you that this black here is the roughest,

toughest, best man to keep blowing order in a place

that I've ever seen.

And he works cheap too.

Well, now, if he's that valuable,

you might be interested in buying him, huh?

Buying him?

That's what I said.

What should I buy him?

I already have him.

But that'll be the only.

Now, listen, you know, the man that owned him

up and died, you've heard of the phrase

that position is 9-10th of the law.

But that's where you figured wrong.

You see, it so happens I own it.

No, look, Mr. Wake.

I don't have any particular use for him.

Now, I figure I can offer you a real good price on it.

Say $50.

$50, huh?

Tell me something.

How come, if you own him, you didn't recognize each other?

Because I haven't owned him that long,

and I never had the chance to meet him before.

Oh, you expect me to believe that?

I don't really care whether you believe it or not.

I figured I'd just offer you a bargain.

Oh, no, no, no.

You figured and cheaked me out of $50.

That's what you figured.

Now, you pay up for this drink and get out of here.

Can I?

I can't stand liars.

And I don't like being called one either.

Now, I got a paper right here.

I'm not interested in papers.

Now, come on.

I want to get paid by this room.

If that's all you're worried about, it so happens that.

Oh.

Oh.

Ha, ha, ha.

I left my money over on the lawyer's desk,

and I can go over the desk.

John, have you?

Sir.

Now, now listen, sir.

Do you want me for something Mr. Wood?

Yes, Jonah.

We got another dead beat here.

Throw him out.

Now, you wait a minute because I'm.

Throw him out.

I got a paper.

Hey, sir.

No, no.

You just run me there.

Well, at least you might give a fella a chance

to do it in the explain.

All right.

All right, now, I've done it.

Now, I'm mad.

Jonah, he's back.

Now, wait a minute.

I'm going to speak my piece this time because if I don't,

if you don't, what's going to happen?

If I don't, you're going to throw me out again,

and I'm going to come back in, and you're

going to throw me out again, and I'm going to.

And let's go get tiresome after a while.

Now, I've got a piece of paper that's signed and made.

Let me see that paper.

Yeah?

It looks like the real thing, Mr. Glemmons.

You believe it's a real thing.

Oh, you're Mr. Josh.

I recognize the resemblance now.

Well, it'd have been a whole lot better for me

if you'd have noticed that a little earlier.

I've been waiting for you for a whole month.

Well, it took a month to get this letter,

and right now I wish I'd never gotten it.

I'll get my belongings.

But wait a minute.

That might not be necessary.

Now, if you give me that mug of rum.

What?

Mug of rum.

The one I got throwed out for, I didn't

get the chance to finish it.

Oh, listen.

Here, Sonny.

You ain't paid for it, yet.

Well, the way I got it figured,

if I went to all the trouble to get thowed out,

because I didn't have the money to pay for it,

I got to write the drink.

Well, I figured that you still owe me for the mug of rum.

Huh?

All right.

Well, you're just going to have to throw me out of here again,

and don't look to Jonah.

Because he don't work here no more.

This time, it's going to be my time.

Now, wait.

Oh.

Listen, I told you that Jonah was up for sale.

Now, I'm a fair man.

And I'm willing to take the price of the drink

of the purchase price.

Oh, that's very big of you.

$50, did you say?

That's what I said.

It's a deal.

It's a pleasure doing business with you.

I hate to spoil your pleasure, Mr. Josh.

But did you read that paper saying I belong to you?

Of course, I read it.

Then read it again.

Mr. Langston figured you'd try to resale me on the market,

so he put a clause in there saying that you can't resale me.

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Ah.

Looks like a good spot right there.

Yeah.

You get some wood for a fire, and I'll go out

and see if I can get us a little game.

I don't think I ought to do that, Mr. Josh.

Every time I got to tell you, don't call me Mr.

just call me Josh.

I can't do that either.

Why not?

Because it's just not done.

If I were to call you by your first name,

I wouldn't show the proper amount of respect.

I didn't ask you to respect me, just ask you to build a fire.

And like I said, I don't think I ought to.

I'm waiting.

Waiting for what?

I'm waiting for you to tell me why you can't build a fire.

It's one of those things you simply have to understand.

Here I am, your body servant.

As your body servant, I have certain duties to perform.

Building fires is not one of them.

Well, it is of now.

It's a duty you just took over.

You certainly have a lot to learn.

You build a fire, and I'll get the meat.

After supper, I'll start teaching you.

Teaching me what?

How to act when you own a slave.

Excuse me.

I'm getting a wonderful old hammer.

It's the other way around.

Now, the first thing you'll have to learn

that there are different kinds of slaves.

There's the field hands, the household help,

and the coachmen, and the groomers, and the stable boys.

Then there's the body servants and the supervisors.

Supervisors.

Now, as a slave owner, you can't make one slave

do another kinds work.

Well, which one of these classes did you fall into?

Most of my work was a supervisor.

I made sure the slaves did their work.

I bet you're good at that, too.

But since you don't have anything to supervise,

I'm willing to be your body servant

until you get a better start.

Well, just what does a body servant do?

Oh, he takes care of his master's welfare,

his personal things, or sees to it

that his clothes are hung up and that it's blue to shine.

Oh, you can be worked to death.

Seems how this is all the clothes I got,

and I ain't never had a pair of shiny boots.

Well, then I'll save up my strength until you get richer.

You might have pretty good weight.

I've got a lot of patience.

Well, my patience is wearing a little bit thin.

So why don't you just go your way and I'll go mine.

I'll just cut you loose and go.

No, I can't let you do that.

That's plain ridiculous.

You're used to living in a big fancy house servants looking

out after you, and all I got is that little cabin down on the creek,

and I don't even stay there very much.

I'll admit, it doesn't sound like the things I'm used to.

Oh, there's one other thing you've got to know.

Good slave is loyal, sort of cold amongst a slave.

And then there's Mr. Langston before he died.

I promised him that I'd take care of you.

So you see, I just can't leave you.

Oh, do you mind if I ask one more question?

Who's going to support the two of us?

That's your responsibility.

I'd give you my loyalty.

You'll see that in fed and housed.

Boy, you got a real good deal going for you.

You know what?

You know, I hate to bring this up,

but somebody's got to do these dishes,

and I don't suppose that that comes under the duty of a body

servant.

No, that's for the household help.

But to show you how loyal I am, I'm

going to break all the rules, and we can each do our own.

That's very decent of you.

Pa, Pa!

Josh is back!

Hey, Josh!

Come here.

How you doing, big man?

Good to see you.

Have you been doing any efficiency since I've been away?

Nope.

And wait until you got back.

It's not much fun to go fishing all alone.

I wouldn't think so.

Who's he?

Hold that.

That's Jonah.

I mean, the one that got swallowed by the whale?

No.

I do believe that was a different branch of the family.

Hey, Dan!

Hi, Jonah.

I'm Israel Boone.

It's my pleasure, Master Boone.

I know it's Master.

I'm just playing Israel.

Your friend, Adjosh, is not exactly.

You see, I belonged to him.

Long to him?

That's right.

You mean, you're his slave?

That's right.

Is that why you walk him behind him?

That's why his slave is supposed to walk.

That's where that silly rule.

Did Josh tell you to do that?

Not exactly.

You see, I told him.

Your friend Josh is not used to being owner of his slave,

but he's learning.

Jack's around here, folks.

Won't know the difference.

Hey, send your me living in him, his belt.

Come on down, meet my mom, Pa.

Look, it'd be good, friend.

We thought we might see you driving up in a coaching

form.

It's nice to see being wealthy hasn't changed you.

Well, you know how it is with us millionaires.

We've got to remember when we were poor.

It shouldn't be too hard.

It's only been about a week.

Ma, is here at Jonah.

Josh's slave.

Israel, that's no way to introduce a person.

Hello, Jonah.

It's my pleasure, man.

Welcome to Boone's bird, Jonah.

You're very kind, sir.

Dan, Josh and his friend must be tired and hungry.

I think the least we can do is offer them a meal.

Back here, I thank you, but I'm not too hungry,

and I've got to get on over to the fort.

How about you, Jonah?

Ma'am, I'd appreciate a good meal.

Mr. Josh's cooking is not very good.

Good come along.

Could I hear him say that you've been doing all the cooking?

Yeah.

But he does his own dishes.

Well, maybe I'm wrong, but I've always

understood that one of the arguments for owning slaves

in the first place was that they take care of you.

Do you ever own one?

No, I don't believe it.

Well, it's not as simple as you think.

He's a very high type slave, and household chores

ain't one of his duties.

Well, what does he do?

Hains up and close and chime to the boots.

But I've got to get on over to the store.

I've got to pick up some supply.

That's another thing about slaves.

You've got to house them and feed them.

I guess that's it.

Mm?

That's nice.

Get that together, put it on my bill,

and I'll go over for it a little bit later.

Your boy?

Oh, you don't know about Jonah, do you?

No.

Jonah, who's Jonah?

That's a slave I brought back with me.

We need a slave for it.

Well, take care of my interest when I'm not around, I guess.

Just exactly what interest you have outside of that old shack

you live in?

Yeah.

Ha ha ha.

You are now looking at one of the land and gentry.

There is a deed to a full section of Kentucky

land right down there on that river.

What?

A full section.

Yeah.

Well, do you aim to take up farming, Josh?

No.

I figure I'll go ahead and trap like I always do

and leave the farm into my help.

Would you pour my friends a drink and get yourself one, too?

Since then.

Well, I suppose we'll just put that on your bill, huh?

Now, you wouldn't want to lose my trade

because you refused to extend me a little credit, would you?

I don't know.

I wouldn't want to lose it, but then to get

sure I can afford to keep it.

Come on, how can I do for you?

You can set us up a juggie and find us wrong.

Oh, you want to drink it here?

Take a whitty.

Or sample it now.

Right, sir?

You stranger in these parts?

Just passing through me and my partner

spent the winter trapping on the Yazoo down in Tennessee.

We heard there was a rendezvous up here this spring.

Being bare looking forward to it, six months in those hills

makes a man crave some action.

There.

Bear baronet, my partner.

Maybe heard of him.

I can't say that I have.

Well, that's kind of surprising with his reputation.

Reputation for what?

Well, fighting.

Ain't a man in this territory can stand up to him.

Seems to me like a statement like that

might be open to question.

Well, now, I always like to meet a sporting man.

That's $1,000.

Gold says, bear can whip any man in Kentucky,

just in case you want to make a little wager.

Well, now, the way you've been talking about him

and seeing the size of him, it don't

seem like it ought to be an even bear.

Well, I'll show you I'm a gambling man.

Give odds.

Say three to one.

You say five to one, you got yourself a bet.

For how much?

I'll love it.

My 200 against that thousand.

Mr. You got to deal.

Now, if I could just see the color of your money,

well, I ain't got that kind of money on me.

But if you let me know where you are,

I'll get it to you by night.

Well, we're camping on the river just outside the town.

It's a pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Clemens.

Clemens.

Josh Clemens.

Yeah.

Well, see you tonight.

Oh, when's this fight going to take place?

How about the first day of the rendezvous?

Now, that way everybody can get in on the fun.

Like I said, it's a pleasure.

Josh, Mr. Clemens, let me ask you a question.

Now, if you got enough cash to take this man's bet,

then how about the money you owe me?

I can explain that.

I didn't really make that bet for me.

Well, who are you betting for?

How far are you?

Look, I'm your good friend.

I couldn't stand to see you miss out on all that easy money.

You mean you want us to put up our money?

You mean you want us to put up our money?

At five to one odds, you can't afford not to.

It seems to me he's pretty quick and picking up their mods.

Look to me like he was leading you into that betting.

It looked like he was leading, but I was the one doing the leading.

Well, who's going to do the fighting?

Jonah?

Yeah, but can he fight?

Can he fight?

You take my word for it.

That's a roughest map.

He cleaned out a bar one night quicker than you could.

By hollering fire.

Now that don't prove nothing.

Besides that.

My uncle used to match him, took him all the way to England to fight for prize.

Look, it's only $50 a piece.

Well, I reckon I can afford that.

I still got some dropping money left.

Let me ask you, just how do you cut in on this Josh?

I was coming to that.

$50 a piece.

$40 for you, $10 for me.

Oh, now wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Oh, no.

Now that's my deal.

Now you can take it or leave.

Look, I'm entitled to something after all I own the fighter.

Well, that sounds fair enough to me.

You know, as long as you guarantee that he'll win.

I'll show you how much faith I got in.

Look, that's the deed to the property.

I'll sign it over to you.

If Jonah loses, then at least, I'll get it.

Then at least, you got a piece of land.

Fair enough.

I don't know.

$200 seems like pretty small pickens.

It's nowhere near as much as we figured we could take these farmers for.

There'll be plenty more.

When the trap is start coming in and taking on the liquor,

there'll be plenty of challenges and it's better odds.

Just don't make it look too easy.

Take a few falls.

They'll all think they can whip you.

Here's to all honest men.

May they stay corruptible, gullible, and greedy.

Hello there.

Well, come on in.

Well, Mr. Clemens, I just about give up on you.

I'm sorry, I'm a little bit late.

Say hello to my friend, Daniel Boone.

Daniel Boone.

Say, I heard a lot about you.

I might have proud to know you.

This is my friend, Bear Barnett.

I'd like to join us on a drink.

Oh, I think we better not.

I just came over here to bring you the money.

Didn't want you to think I backed out.

You can count it if you want to.

Oh, no need for that.

I never give a thought to you not showing up.

Well, guess this seals the deal.

Well, almost.

It's not that I don't trust you, but I've picked up the deal.

I trust you, but I figured we both might sleep better if we had somebody to hold the bed.

So I figured Daniel here.

Why, sure.

I'll just go get my money.

You the one I'm fighting?

No, not me.

I only fight when I'm mad, and right now I'm feeling mighty friendly.

Well, I'm just as glad, considering the size of you.

You're Mr. Boone.

I'm glad to have you keep that safe for me.

Well, I guess that just about does it.

We'll be seeing you.

Sorry I can't stay and have a drink with us, but then me and Bear buy a one before we leave town.

It's been a pleasure.

Homer.

You think it was smart hand over all that money?

To Boone?

He runs his territory, letting him hold stakes just goes to prove we're honest.

Josh, I don't know what you're getting into, without 31 things.

Those two are not practice.

Not figured that.

And that big one, he spent a lot of time in the fighting race.

Figured that too, so was Jonah.

Speaking of Jonah, how does he feel about this part?

He don't know about it yet.

Well, what are you gonna tell him?

Tonight, he's having waiting on me now.

Josh, I don't want a primer.

Do you mind telling me why you got mixed up in something like this?

Down in here, the only one I'd tell his better uncle to mind didn't leave me money like I expected.

And what they gave it all the way before he died.

Only thing I wound up with was that land in Jonah.

And I had to figure out some way to pay since and that is what I want and keep on eating for a little while.

Since now, the whole carriage, if you knew what the story was, I know it.

I just don't want to be indebted.

Besides, I figure I'll be all clear within a week.

For your sake, Josh, I hope you're right.

But if you're wrong, you could wind up in an awful lot of trouble.

Wrong?

I could go wrong.

The way I got it figured, I'm gonna be kind of ashamed to take the money.

I'm sorry you didn't ask me, Mr. Josh, because then I could have told you I won't fight it.

I didn't have time. I had to get that back cut.

What did you say?

I won't fight it.

Now, I'm just gonna pretend that I didn't hear you right.

Well, you can pretend all you want to because the next time you ask me that Andrew's going to be the same.

I don't suppose you'd mind telling me why.

Because it doesn't come out of the headings of the duties where I'm supposed to do.

Wait a minute.

Now, you told me as a body slave, you're supposed to look out for my welfare.

That's what I said.

Well, you don't know how much wealth you want.

I got ridin' on this match.

There's no point in arguing Mr. Josh. The answer is the same. I won't fight him.

Tony, you can do this to me.

You didn't see if it's a consult me. I don't see where I'm at the blame.

If you're in trouble, it's not my fault. It's yours.

Now, if you're through asking me questions, I'll pick up the supplies and go back to the cabin.

You walked out of here like he was real upset. I wonder what made him do that.

I don't think you want to know.

Of course I want to know, seeing as how I have a certain sum invested in him.

That's the thing I don't think you want to know. He ain't gonna fight.

Did I hear you real plain?

You ain't never gonna hear me any plainer. I said he ain't gonna fight.

Well, now, if you want him like you say you do, then he's got to do what you tell him.

Not unless he wants to, he don't. And if he says it's against the rules, it's against the rules.

Dannel, you mind the store? I'm gonna call myself a business conference.

Dannel, Josh, understand that the climate in Canada is very agreeable this time of the year.

We talked it over on the way. And the question we kept asking was, if Joan ain't gonna fight, who is?

You know, if our man don't show up, we lose all that money.

Well, that's a good question. I hope you found an answer.

Well, now we did. Knowing how bad you felt, we decided that seeing as how Joan wasn't gonna represent her,

was only fair to give you the first chance to take his place.

Me? Yeah, we knew you'd be pleased.

Now, now, wait a minute. Dannel?

Well, I'm just here to make sure that they don't hang you out right.

Listen, now, let's talk about this calm and sensible.

Now, it's not like you're losing your money, you know. I mean, you still got the title to my land.

Oh, the way we figure we got that either way.

And we don't want to disappoint all those townspeople that are looking forward to this year contest.

And since we only got a few days left, we better get you into training right away.

What kind of training?

Now, as I recall, these here professionals soaked their hands in brine, you know, to toughen up their skin,

and their face is too so they won't get cut so bad.

Oh, and then you gotta get up every morning and run, you know, to strengthen their legs, you know.

And just so you won't forget the rules, I'm gonna let you stay in my storehouse for a few days rent free.

Now you're gone too far.

Paddy, boy, get back.

Don't you set that, do something.

Oh, I'm gonna do something, all right.

If you don't win, I'm gonna hand all this money. I'm holding over to the men you introduced me to last night.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Hey.

Who's real pert for a fellow his age?

Don't look like he's even windrope, neither. He's been at it for 15 minutes now.

You know I hear some of them French fillers fight with their feet.

Now maybe he ought to do something like that, take him by surprise, so to speak.

We ain't got time to teach him, so he'll just gonna have to go with what he's got.

Playin' old Heddon and kickin' and scratchin' and gouge, you know.

Scratchin' and gougin' you gotta be out of your mind.

Then last two is out.

They ain't sportsman-like.

Sorry about that, Josh.

I'm being a hard-

I put pork down for the winter and Brian had less salt in that in it.

I believe it.

Go on.

Heddon, toughin' him up nothin' well.

All right, we're all set. Bring him on over, boys.

All set for what?

Yes, get over here.

Come on, Josh.

Come on, let's go.

Oh, no, no, you don't.

Now you're not gonna put me in there like a slab of pork.

Now it's for your own good.

Stop you from bleedin' old with it.

I ain't gonna do it.

You're the most uncooperative man I ever did see.

All right boys, let's go. Right? Come on.

Come on.

Down you go.

How long do you reckon we should keep them under there?

Oh, long enough for that there, Brian.

You start picklin' them, but not long enough to drown them.

Oh, now, ho.

There he goes. He's heading for the water, ain't he?

Get him out of here, poor founder.

Come on, Josh. Get out of here.

Come on, come on, get him out of here.

Get him out of here.

Come on.

Come on, I think that's long.

Oh, there's no doubt about it.

He's round in the shape, all right?

Three, four days ago. I'd of got him out of here all by myself.

Get his leg.

Oh, everybody.

You.

Damn.

Just how much trouble is Josh in?

Oh, about all the trouble a man can get in,

considering the time he had to work on it.

Such as?

Well, first of all, he's in debt to sense, Natus.

And he talks sense Natus and the others

into putting up money on a bed he can't make good on.

And tomorrow he's got a fighter man who makes his living as a fighter.

And finally, he's signed over his land as a forfeit in case he loses.

What will happen to him if he fights this bear barn ad?

Oh, I reckon he's bound to survive, but it's bound to be a mighty unpleasant afternoon.

Maybe you could talk to him.

Talk to who?

To Jonah.

Well, you could find out why he's acting the way he is and why he won't fight this man for Josh.

Oh, I couldn't do that, Becky.

I hardly know him.

And besides, I can't say that I really disagree with him.

Josh didn't take an awful lot for granted.

Maybe so.

But I still think somebody should talk to him.

Hi, Jonah.

Hello, Israel.

I came to ask if you'd like to go fishing with me.

No, I... I had an addition in a long time.

I expect I was forgotten how to by now.

I could teach you.

You see, my mother's the one I think I'll tune you to the river by myself.

Josh used to take me, but he's been too busy lately.

Has he?

I hadn't heard.

I hadn't heard.

No.

The Josh doesn't come home lately.

And I don't get much company here.

I guess folks don't think about associating with the slave.

Because it's what you did to Josh.

What I did to him.

Well, sure.

You wouldn't fight when he was dependent on you.

Why won't you fight, Jonah?

Are you scared of Bear Barnett?

No, I am not scared of Bear Barnett.

Didn't... why?

Well, you see, it's hard to explain.

Mr. Josh's uncle left me in his responsibility to take care of him.

To show him how to till the land.

Plant the crop.

And if I had it going on and accepted that fight so he wouldn't have money,

he would have gone on being shiftless and fiddle-footed.

All the man thinks about it is making easy money.

If that's true, why is he going to fight Bear Barnett himself?

What?

The boss says he might live through it.

The man can be too pleasant.

But why does he want to do that?

He spent all his money getting that will settled.

Did he have anything left to pay since the NAS?

What do you owe to him?

Well, he didn't tell me that.

That ain't all of it.

When he was making that match with Bear,

some other people betting on you too.

What Josh told him to?

So, he signed over his land.

So no one would lose anything and count it him.

Well, he can't do that.

His claim to the land is like his claim on me.

He can't transfer it out into it.

Well, then, Bear Barnett don't kill him since the NAS and the others will.

See you later, Jonah.

Oh, yeah.

He wasn't worth it for safe.

What McIldisciplinary like?

Brad Ramsey which could be?

Aw, son of a bell.

Don't do that now.

I think he's going to Wah teleport him.

Oh wait wait, okay.

Don't do it with him.

Good to go!

Well, Josh, how do you feel?

Like a Christian just for somebody fed him to a lion.

Well, you can always play smart, let him hit you once,

but then just stay down.

You know I can do that.

I've had a lot of time to think since I've been locked up in there.

Anything I get, I brought it over myself.

Only way I'd whip that bear is if you had a heart attack.

But ain't nobody gonna say I didn't try.

Well, I didn't figure you'd be sensible about,

and I don't reckon I would be in a fire in your place.

Well, good luck.

Dannell, what times does this thing start?

I'm getting tired of getting ready for this massacre.

Well, it doesn't look like you're gonna have long to wait.

Sure I could do something for you.

There he is.

You can tell that fiddle player to stop playing for a dance

and see if he knows anything for a funeral.

Oh, my God.

Since then, ask.

They're here.

The fight's gonna start even a minute now.

All right.

I've read up, kids.

This establishment's closed until the war is over.

Let's get in there.

Oh.

Hi.

Is it real? Where have you been?

Oh, you spin around.

Well, I said we joined the crowd.

I don't think I want to see it.

And I don't think I want Israel to see it either.

Oh, my.

I think your mother's right.

I'm not looking forward to this myself.

Who get him, Josh?

Yay!

I'm not looking forward to this.

I'm not looking forward to this myself.

Go get him, Josh.

Yay!

Josh, get down!

You can do it. No way.

Don't get it, Josh.

No, come on. Just don't let him lay his hands on you.

If you can't out fight him, you can always outrun him.

Come on, I can get him to those ropes.

Sit down. Let's do it.

That was very, some mean-looking.

He ain't in spite of what he's doing.

He's not in spite of what he's doing.

He's not in spite of what he's doing.

He's not in spite of what he's doing.

He's not in spite of what he's doing.

He's not in spite of what he's doing.

I still feel sorry for Josh.

I think, uh, listen to you.

Do you think we should put a stop to this?

We tried that to crowd and kill us.

Let's get with it.

Let's get out of here.

All right, now let's just find out.

Ladies and gents, let me get your attention now.

This here's going to be a fight to the finish.

Catch us, catch can.

However and now, there's going to be no gouging, no, no biting.

Now you understand?

What's going on?

Joe.

Get out of here.

We're trying to commit suicide.

Jonah!

Do like I said and get out of here.

We can't fight a man like that.

What's he doing here?

Well, that's a man I had planned to do the fight,

and I just hold his seat for him.

Why do you suppose Jonah changed his mind?

I don't know, but I'm sure glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I don't think I could have stood here and watched him.

Oh, Josh, get killed.

Yeah.

All right, ladies and gents, now we'll get on here.

Now, like I said, this is going to be a fight to the finish.

So remember, no gouging, no biting.

So if you do gents already, why, just come right ahead and let's have at it.

But we'll I get out of here.

Get him, go there.

Yeah.

All right.

Let's go.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

I'm glad he did.

Get him, come right here!

No, you're not big ones.

You know what you're going to get him?

Get him!

That's a little handsy.

Yeah, that's a good one.

Yeah, that's a good one.

Yeah, go get him.

That's a good one.

Come on.

All right, let's go.

All right.

Come on.

Hey, come on now.

Come on.

Come on.

No wait.

Come on.

Take that.

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

I'm going to get you!

Oh, everybody!

Come on, ease up.

Come on, gosexual.

Commander!

Get up, Cor alarm!

ANGUESTRAL Timber!

Come on, cousin!

See you!

Get up!

Come on, relax!

Come on!

Come on!

Whoa!

Come on, today.

Jump!

Come on!

Deferate!

Now I can go on.

Death!

Land.

backstage!

All right.

Jonah, wait there.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Don't know what I'm fighting. You were wonderful.

Jonah, it was...

Jonah.

Jonah?

Listen, Jonah.

Jonah.

Let it go, Josh.

What are you supposed to matter with him?

I don't know, but he didn't want to talk to you.

Let me go after him, Pa.

Maybe he'll talk to me.

All right, sir.

And bring him home to dinner. I've got a turkey on.

Why are you looking so downhearted?

Just thinking what a fool I've been.

No wonder Jonah won't speak to me.

Well, here, try a little of this.

This doesn't cheer you up. You're in a real bad way.

Jenna's all ready to put on the table.

As soon as Israel and Jonah get here.

Where's Jonah?

He's not coming.

We hasn't heard of anything, is he?

Nope. He's going away.

Going where?

He didn't say. He's just leaving.

Well, why would you do a thing like that?

Because he thinks he's a failure.

Because he can't keep his promise to your uncle

about helping you with the land.

You've been as irresponsible as you are.

Becky, you gotta excuse me. I gotta get over there before he leaves.

Dinner will keep and I think we should all go along.

You, uh, don't leave for even head of chance.

Say thank you, huh?

Thank me for what?

It's quite possibly saving my life.

I know that may not be too important to you,

but it's kind of valuable to me.

No.

Well, you would have made out all right without me.

Oh, sure.

I'd have been massacred, and I got a witness along to back me up.

Why are you leaving, Jonah?

Mr. Boone, I gave my road on something I couldn't make good in.

It was a mistake for me to interfere, Mr. Johnson's life.

A man has to live with his mistakes,

but I never heard where he had to live in the same house with him.

It's not your mistake, Jonah. It's Uncle Langston's.

He's a good man. He meant well,

but he's got no right to dictate to anybody how they're going to live.

Me, a planner?

If I was going to be a planner,

I'd have been a planner a long time ago.

Yes, I found that out.

I'm not finished yet.

I'm not the only mistake he made.

You're the other one. Served him all your life.

He had no right to ask you to serve him after he'd done cash in his chips.

And of all things being a slave to somebody like me.

Now, does that make sense or not?

It really makes sense.

So, as of right now, you're not serving anybody but yourself,

because you're free. I'm setting you free,

and I'm going to find a paper that'll make it legal, Mr. Johnson.

Furthermore, you now own one section of Kentucky land.

You can't transfer that title, Mr. Johnson.

I can will it, do you?

Now, don't you think you ought to kind of hang around

to see that the weeds don't grow up in it until somebody hangs me

or shoots me or something happens?

Mr. Josh.

Last thing.

Don't call me Mr. Anymore.

That's all I gotta say, Johnson.

You're still playing on leaving, Jonah?

He can't leave yet. I haven't had a chance to take on fishing yet.

Yes, you, uh, you did promise that you'd teach me that, uh, Israel?

I don't like to interrupt all this, but I've got supper cooking at home,

and if none of you are going to eat it, I'm going to feed it to the hogs.

I'm looking for you, let her go.

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