Free State of Jones Page #3

To get a doctor.

You can't go in town.

They'll arrest you.

I'm gonna go to Sally's place,

have her fetch one.

You're goin' to

that roadhouse?

We ain't got

a doctor no more.

Doc hacket

moved to Alabama

and prentiss

is off at the war.

Well, he's burning up, Sally,

and I can't go into town.

Well, there's this creole

slave over at eakins.

Kind of healer.

I'll get George to

fetch her with a pass.

Eakins? Plantation?

She's not a field hand,

she's a house negro.

Now, you better

get outta here, too.

Rebs come in here all

the time to get whiskey.

They sent me with a pass.

Yeah, yeah. Right this way.

He's burning up.

Can you help?

L'll try.

I need to boil some water,

to make a tea.

I'll fetch you a bucket.

I can fetch it.

No, you stay here.

I'll fetch it for you.

All right.

Rachel; Uh...

He's all cool now.

Probably gonna sleep a while.

He better?

He's fine.

Oh.

That's my boy.

That's my boy.

There you are.

Hey.

Thank you.

Oh.

Don't have to thank me.

I got loaned to you.

No,l do.L do.

Look here, I ain't

got no money,

but I want you to

have this, all right?

That's gold.

I can't take that.

Yes, you can.

Saving a life

ain't easy, yeah?

And when you do,

it's something special.

Thank you.

Thank you,

that's kind.

Here, here's your pass.

All rise.

Court is now in session.

"Case number 0646.

"The state of Mississippi

versus Davis knight.

"That Davis knight

did knowingly

"and willfully

and feloniously

"violate Mississippi law

"by engaging in a marital union

with one junie Lee spradley,

"a white woman.

"That as the great-grandson

of Newton knight

"and a negro slave

known commonly as Rachel,

"he is of at least

1/8th negro blood,

"and as such, meets

the minimum standard

"to be considered

a colored person

"in the state of Mississippi."

What happened?

They told me to gather up

all the clothes and blankets.

They'd be back for

them in an hour.

They told me to round up

all the hogs I got

and put 'em in a pen.

Who did?

The cavalry officer and the...

Tax agent?

Yeah.

They gonna take my hogs?

No. No, they ain't.

'Cause we got nothing

for the winter.

They ain't gonna

take your hogs.

Girls, you know how to

shoot one of these?

Hmm?

It ain't real hard, all right?

It's just loud the first time.

Come here to me, damn'.

Here we go.

Put this right here

on your right hand,

hold it right there

with your right hand.

There you go, you feel that?

Feel that?

Okay, how many guns

you got in the house, ma'am?

Two. Three with a pistol.

Good, good.

See, now here's the trigger.

You wanna fire it,

you just pull this back.

Two clicks, pull

that trigger. Boom.

All right,

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