Napoleon and Samantha Page #4

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We are going to talk about us.

We've been a good crew, haven't we?

The two of us. Shipmates.

We've had some good times together.

We sure have, Captain.

The trouble is,

your grandpa's getting older.

We both are.

I'm going to be 11 in August.

Trouble is, this old body of mine

is just getting older.

Wrinkled old hands,

tired old muscles,

tickerjust keeps missing a tick

now and then.

Then I take a deep breath,

and I just keep coughing all the time.

But everybody coughs, Grandpa.

What are you going to do

with an old machine

thatjust keeps breaking down?

You fix it.

What about when you

can't fix it no more?

Well, you gotta trade it in

for a new one.

Thas just what I'm going to do.

I'm going to trade this

old machine of mine in for a new one.

What do you mean, Grandpa?

Is nothing to be concerned about,

or scared or frightened about.

Is just that my old body's dying.

I'm not surprised.

Is a wonder it didn't do it

years before, the way I treated it.

I never knew anyone who died before.

Nobody ever really dies, Napoleon.

The thing thas real in you

just keeps going on and on forever.

You know, in a way...

we're like the seasons. Life is.

You're born in the spring,

then you grow up

during the hot, warm summer,

then autumn's the time

when you reach maturity.

You hit your peak.

Then... then, there's the winter.

It gives us all a chance

to go quickly back to spring

and start all over again.

But you still have to go away

and leave me, don't you, Grandpa?

No, that doesn't follow at all.

You see, I always wanted to

take my rest up there on the hill

where we used to like to sit

and watch the sunset.

'Course, I've made my peace

with the Almighty.

I know he's not going to be

too concerned

about my not having

an expensive funeral and all that.

Besides, your uncle.

He'll see to all those things.

You never said I had an uncle

or anything like that before.

Well, you have.

He's your last living relative.

He's the one I wrote,

and told him all about you.

Is he gonna come and stay with us?

I haven't heard from him yet,

but he'll be here,

and when I go away, he is the one

thas going to take care of you.

Whas his name?

Charley Hammond.

I know a horse named Charley.

Do you now?

Gee, I hope your grandpa's

feeling better.

I'm going in

and see him right now.

We'll feed Major a little later.

Wait here, will you?

All right.

Grandpa, I'm home!

I'm sorry, Grandpa.

I didn't know you were asleep.

Grandpa?

Grandpa?

[Seth] Remember, son,

is nothing to be frightened about.

Just means that old grandpa's set free

to get around again.

Whas the matter, Napoleon?

Something wrong?

Did you ever know anyone

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