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- Hey, what's all the shoutin' and drum beatin' about?

- Ain't you heard?

The territory's fightin' Spain, and it looks

like we're gonna have a real shootin' war too.

- Hi, Jeb.

- Good morning, doctor.

Hello, Prentice. That's quite some

excitement you've got around here.

Sure is. Gotta beat them spaniards.

Sure wish I could fight,

but dad won't let me.

Meanin' I won't lie about

his age so he can join.

I fought in one war. He don't

know what he's stayin' out of.

Here's your mail, Jeb. Thanks, bam.

That dress and petticoat

Thor sent for came in.

Hope it's what she wanted.

I've been keeping it for her.

She'll be obliged to you.

I'll tell her I saw you.

How's my credit, Bam?

I need some tobacco.

Never heard anything wrong with

the credit on the Callum ranch.

Thanks.

- Mr. Rand?

- Yes.

I heard him mention the Callum ranch.

I'm, uh, State Provost, down

here to supervise recruiting.

Every outfit around about

here is sending in a quota.

One man apiece to fight the spaniards.

I was sort of interested to see if

anyone was coming in from your ranch.

Oh, I guess this is what you

mean, sir. It came a little late.

Some of the outfits are sending

in every danged rider they've got.

Except the aged and unfit.

We'll let you know tomorrow which one it's gonna be

- me or my brother Adam.

- Is that soon enough?

- I guess so,

Unless you'd like the pleasure

of riding home tonight...

And telling the folks

you've just joined up.

Fill this out and sign it and

hand it in when you report.

If I'm the one that reports.

If not, Adam will have to do it.

Give me two. The provost

seems bound and determined...

To get you into this war.

It sort of appeared

that way to me too.

Who is that fella

anyway? What's his name?

Heck, I figured you knew him.

Ain't he some kind of kin

of yours? No kin of mine.

I have no kin. His name's

Callum, just the same.

There's a whole slew of 'em up north.

Halt! Order arms!

The recruits are ready to be

sworn in. Is that right, boys?

All right. Raise your right hands.

Repeat after me. I, a citizen of

the United States, do solemnly swear-

"I, a citizen of the United

States, do solemnly swear...

That I will bear true faith and

allegiance to the United States of america.

That I will bear true faith and allegiance

to the United States of america. "

- Is that package for me?

- Yes.

- The dry goods you ordered.

- Oh, good.

- Maybe it's my dress.

- Hey, Adam?

Hello? When you finish up

there, come on in the house.

I got some business to talk

over with you. All right.

What is it?

"... As a soldier in

the volunteer army...

"of the United States of america for a

period of two years, unless sooner discharged

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