Rooster Cogburn Page #5

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and was whipped by Yankees.

If they ever give 'em the vote,

God help us.

Easy!

Keep her over here. Slow.

Speed it up.

We're sure takin'

a chance with this nitro.

With broke backs.

I'd rather go down shootin'.

The nitro. Support that nitro.

- Get it under there.

Leroy, get back here.

Get to prying here. We'll hold it.

Get under it. Easy, easy.

Wheel just popped. Put it back on.

We'll be out of here in 10 minutes.

The axle's broke, Hawk.

- Then fix it. Don't waste time.

The axle's broke, Hawk.

It'll take till morning to fix it.

Nothin' is keeping that gold from me.

Nothin', you hear? Nothin'!

I'll ride with Breed to Goldstrike,

he'll size up the bank, I'll plan.

If this nitro ain't in town by Friday,

the game's over. - Hawk,

I'm gonna ride along with you.

Gotta get to a Doc, before it's quits.

Ride along, but don't hold me back.

I ain't got time for no cripple.

We won't let you down, boss.

- Don't. I ain't a good loser.

Wolf, I got a hunch

we're just a little way from trouble.

Get up there

and take a care look-see around.

I'll try and keep

her ladyship occupied. - Yes, sir.

Marshal Cogburn,

we are here together and it is

our obligation to be on good terms.

If we avoid remarks on the Civil War,

there'll be no open hostility.

Sister, why don't you step down.

We'll give the horses' backs a rest.

Get a little stretch.

Why are you called Rooster?

I never heard a man called that.

I guess in the old days,

I was cocky,

kind of a struttin' bird.

- And have not changed much, as I see.

My tail feathers

may droop a bit, and my wattles show,

but I can still out-crow anything

in the barnyard. - No doubt.

But can you outdo them?

If I couldn't, I wouldn't have

much to crow about, would l?

It all depends on the barnyard.

Is Rooster your Christian name?

I was baptized Reuben.

But I ask you not to repeat that.

Why not? It's a name to be proud of.

Reuben led a great tribe in Israel.

Well, it hit rock bottom with me.

I'm bound to ask you this. Is your

name in the Lamb's Book of Life?

Sister, are you licensed to preach?

What church do you belong to?

They let women preach in it?

I'm not an exhorter, Mr. Cogburn.

Service to others is my witness.

I'm a teacher,

and a journeyman nurse.

Ayah, I can pull teeth.

I'm sorry that you don't like me.

I just don't like the way you talk.

How should I talk?

Talking of such things is my business.

It isn't that, it's the way you talk.

"Ayah, ayah." What is that business?

Oh, it's my Yankee speech

that you find offensive? - I do.

I must try to remedy that.

Paul tells us

that we must be all things to all men.

I'll have to learn

some vulgar southern expressions.

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