Mandingo Page #2

They say it drains

the rheumatism

Right out of the man

And into the dog.

Yes?

A n*gger

just as good.

One of them

drain off the rheumatism

good as any naked dog.

'course, you'd have

to have that n*gger

Sort of curled up

around your feet,

And then you got

to press hard

And kindly

force the rheumatism

right out the soles.

That's right

interesting.

Hmm.

Papa, I'm going.

Lucrezia borgia,

You tell lucy

to get big pearl ready.

Right glad

to hear that, son.

Good boy.

He look like he be

a right vigorous stud.

He's...

Shy about his leg.

When he was 6 years old,

a year after his ma died,

A pony threw him off,

Stepped on his knee.

Now, just do

everything he say.

Everything.

And don't

let no farts,

No difference

how you feel.

And don't forget

to say thank you,

Whether he gives you

nothing or not.

You supposed to reckon

it's a prideful hour-

White master

taking your first.

This stuff smells awful,

mama.

Smells good

to white noses.

You know, I...

Heard doc redfield

talking...

Say a magnated wench

stay sweet smelling

for two days.

I be smelling like this

for two days?

Hush up, now.

I told you

not to let on

you're sick.

Go on, meg, go on!

All right. Lucy...

Lucrezia borgia,

you can go.

You act like I told you,

now.

Yes, mama.

You gonna have to help me

with my boots.

You glad about this,

big pearl?

Big pearl?

Sure, master hammond.

Why mama say...

I...

What'd she say?

She say...

She say it'd be

right joyful.

She right?

Toby, you get out

of here.

How you all feel-

Laying here chained

While the white man

walk about,

Doing his pleasure

with a black girl?

May actually don't have

no feelings at all-

Like that

peckerwood say.

Feelings like

some old dumb animal

That don't count no how.

Y'all hear me?

In africa,

Our people born free.

That's right.

Free men...

Not slaves.

Masters of our

own selves.

And of the forest

And the rivers

and the mountains.

Y'all think

that deep down,

That peckerwood

don't know

We's as human

as he is?

What for,

you reckon,

He keep us

from learning

And religion

And reading?

'cause they know.

They's a-feared

that deep down

we is human.

Mem...

You brung

that copy-out page?

Yeah, I got it.

Show these brethren

how to read.

"oh, lord...

"our god...

"others, lord...

"beside thee...

"have...

Had..."

Dumerdo?

Doe.

Dominion.

"dominion...

"over us...

"but by thee...

"only...

Will we make..."

March-men-

Men.

Men-shun.

Mention.

Men-chun.

Be meaning

"to speak of."

"mention...

"of...

Thy name."

What are you

doing here, mem?

Let me see

what you got there.

Give it to me, mem.

Give it to me!

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