Culpepper Cattle Company, The Page #4

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Nice and polite, ain't ya?

$200, my friend.

All right, pick up

your feet and get moving.

Get out!

Now get your horses

and walk 'em out of town! Scat, boy!

And you, too, Texas.

I don't stay generous for long.

Ain't no egg-suckin'

son of a b*tch...

ever take my gun before.

Ain't you gonna do nothin'?

We're going back

to move the cattle out.

Frank.

Frank.

Ain't nobody

gonna take my gun.

What the hell's the matter

with you, Frank?

You heard me!

We're taking the cows

to Fort Lewis.

Mr. Culpepper, what about the supplies?

Forget it!

- Ain't nobody ever done that to me.

- Shut up.

You want a chaw?

Um, no, thanks.

Hey, boy.

Hey, Little Mary.

- Yeah?

- Is it true what they're saying?

About what?

About them three pretty girls

you seen in town.

Was there really

three of em there?

Yeah, that's right.

Three of em.

- A dark'un, a redhead, and a blonde?

- That's right.

Is it really true that that blonde's

from Paris? Paris, France?

That's right.

Sure wish I'd been there.

Which one did you have, boy?

I had 'em all.

Had 'em all?

I sure wish I'd been there.

Water and grass.

- How far?

- Three miles.

- Anyone there?

- Settlers.

They said

we're welcome to it.

There's water up ahead!

Keep 'em moving!

Hyah! Hyah!

Easy! Easy! Hyah!

Let 'em drink

and then bed 'em down.

I'm Frank Culpepper.

I want to thank you people

for your kindness.

You're welcome here, my friend.

I'm brother Nathaniel Greene.

This here's brother Ephraim.

Brother, huh?

We're all brothers

and sisters here.

All children of God.

We've been following the path

that God set for us.

It's been a long

and difficult journey.

We passed through

the wilderness at last.

And he's led us here.

This valley's our Canaan.

Here we shall build,

and all will be welcome.

Amen.

Well, I never would've figured

anything like that.

Would you?

Sh*t.

I feel naked as hell

without my goddamn gun.

Boy, I'll tell ya...

some things more

important to a man than cattle.

Here in this valley,

we shall live in peace and love.

We shall live without fear

and without greed.

Here we shall build a refuge

for the weary and the sick...

and the outcast...

and we shall ask no help...

but we shall offer it to all.

Each shall give what he can...

and each shall receive

what he needs.

This land will be

the land of innocence...

and here a man can live

without violence, without bloodshed.

I promise you as God

has promised me that this shall be.

Easy, boys!

Well, now, Texas,

you're still on my land.

That means you're still trespassing.

It could cost you plenty.

Seems to me like you

got an awful lot of land.

You got a deed to it?

These are all the deeds I need.

You got one hour to get off.

Start movin' and don't stop.

You'll reach the salt flats by nightfall,

and you're welcome to 'em.

If you've got any other ideas,

just remember...

that last time

I took your money...

and I took your guns

and that was pretty easy.

This time I may have to take all of your

cattle, and that could even be easier.

- It won't be.

- Then I'm giving you one hour...

to get your cattle off my land...

or I'm tellin' ya, Texas,

I'm gonna take 'em all!

I'm gonna take

everything you got!

One hour.

That's all the time I'm givin' you.

And you, too, brother!

I warned you before, and I'm warnin' you

again! Get off my land!

God's land.

- My land!

- God's land.

He brought us here,

and here we shall stay.

This is his bounty.

There is land enough for all.

You're a squatter, and around here,

we shoot squatters!

We come back,

ain't nobody better be here...

'cause we're comin' in to blast

whatever trespassers is left!

Give 'em a taste.

God sent you here to help us.

Mister, the only place

that God is sendin' me...

is to Fort Lewis, Colorado.

He's givin' me one hell of

a hard time getting there.

- He'll kill us.

- All you have to do is leave.

We cannot.

- You ain't gonna let him do it again, are ya?

- We're movin' out now!

Damn it, Frank!

I ain't gonna take this anymore!

You want to eat that old man's dirt,

you go ahead...

but don't ask me to

swallow it for ya!

Ain't nobody askin' you to.

I got maybe 12 or 15 days to Fort Lewis...

and right now I don't care what I have to do,

as long as I get there!

Damn!

So?

Whoa.

Come on, kid.

Hurry it up. You ready to roll?

- Right.

- I'm not goin', Mr. Culpepper.

I'm sorry.

- I'm- I'm stayin'.

- What the hell for? Get on that wagon, boy.

Quit wastin' time.

These people, they need

some kind of help.

You can't help 'em.

Some things are more important to a man

than cattle, Mr. Culpepper.

Not to me.

Roll 'em.

- Move 'em out!

- Hyah!

Give me your rifle

and some ammunition.

I said, give it to me!

Damn stupid kid!

Come on, cowboy.

Do this right.

- Well, sh*t, come on.

- Come here, boy.

How long are they gonna keep that up?

I don't know, but these people sure

are gonna be disappointed.

Why?

They're expectin' God to come down

and help 'em, but all they're gonna get is us.

Here they come.

Damn!

Sh*t.

We're leavin'.

We can't stay in

this field of death.

This entire valley's

been soiled with blood.

But you said you

wanted this land.

God never meant for us to stay.

He was only testin' us.

You're welcome to come

with us, if you want to.

What about them?

You're not just gonna leave 'em there.

You've got bury them first.

God's will is that we go.

I said you've got to bury them!

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