The Outsider Page #4

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I broke a wagon wheel back on the road.

Oh.

Mr. Gault,

This is my good neighbor

And my particular friend

Noah weaver.

How do you do,

Mr. Weaver?

How do you do?

I came to ask Rebecca if your

ewes will be dropping soon,

Will you need my help?

Oh, thank you..

not just yet, I should think

And if they come

while Mr. Gault is still here,

We'll see if we can't make

a lamb licker out of him.

I sure hope that ain't

what it sounds like.

Have no fear, Mr. Gault.

You appear to be fit enough to

be moving on soon.

Oh, he's hardly ready

to ride a horse.

I have a spare wheel

in the barn,

If you like.

You want some help?

No thank you.

[ children playing ]

Look at that bird.

Benjo.

Come on.

Man:
baah! Baah!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Truly the light is sweet,

And a pleasant thing it is

for the eyes to behold the sun

Ecclesiastes.

What made you folks

settle way out here?

Back in Ohio, life was hard.

Someone always trying

to push us out.

My Da saw this very valley

in a dream.

He led us here.

We thought it would be

our promised land.

Sometimes, the will of the lord

is hard to understand.

Yeah, there's always trouble

When sheep come to cattle country.

Mr. Hunter kills our animals

and poisons our watering holes.

And he had his men

murder my Ben.

They hung him

for a cattle thief

Is what they did.

I'll kill 'em for

you if you want me to.

What?

Hunter and those men

that hung your husband

No.

It's just an offer

Figure I owe you

Benjo:
ma'am!

Benjo.

Benjo, what is it?

They were going to hang me!

What, who?

What are you talking about?

Those men.

Let's shoot 'em!

C-can't we shoot 'em?

Benjo Yoder, what a terrible

thing to say.

Don't you say such a thing.

What would become

of our souls, Mr. Gault?

It's not your souls Im worried about.

Benjo!

Benjo!

Benjo.

Come out, Benjo.

Teach me.

Do it for real.

Don't know if my arm can take

The kick of a gun yet.

But what if they come?

[ gunshots ]

Practice.

It's time to get sleep

in your own bed again.

I can move on.

I'll bunk in that wagon out

There in the yard.

That way,

if any trouble comes..

Whosoever shall smite thee

On thy right cheek,

Turn to him the other also.

God will protect us

Without the help

Of your guns.

[ dog barks ]

Rebecca:
Mr. Gault,

I need your help.

[ Rebecca laughs ]

What are you intending to do

with those guns, Mr. Gault,

Aim them at some poor ewe's head

And demand that she push harder?

No, I was fixing

To point them at you

The first time you told

me to go lick something.

Just start by separating out

some of the ones

Who look like

they're going to drop.

All right.

Yep.

All right...

Who wants to go first?

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