Emperor of the North Page #5

[Cigaret Giggling]

More sand.

Give her more.

Goddamn tramps.

[Chugging Continues]

Look, do exactly what I do.

Nothing more.

Don't like it. Just do it.

[Grunts]

- Over here. Here.

Come on. Grab on.

Oh, sh*t.

Don't listen to the wheels, kid...

...unless you're tied down,

and you wanna sleep.

Then when your blood starts to get thick...

...you edge over and take a look at 'em.

It'll start to flow again.

Sure is nice to be eatin' standin' still.

Yeah, you're right. The

way things are these days,

it's good to be eatin', period.

[Whistle Blowing]

Nice sight, huh, kid?

[Cigaret] We'll ride that bastard yet.

Oughta keep you alive till we get to Salem.

[Chuckles]...

...[Bell Ringing]

- [Man] Here she comes.

[Horn Honks]...

...[Woman]

Stay back from the train till it stops.

Hurry up, dear.

It only stops for a few minutes.

[Man]

I'm coming. Just wanna get a newspaper.

[Conductor] All aboard. All aboard.

[Woman] Hurry up, dear.

[Passengers Laughing]...

Well?

- [Nervous Chuckling]

What's the matter?

Ain't you ever seen nobody shave before?

[Conductor] All aboard.

- [Man] What do you know?

All aboard.

- [Woman] Good-bye.

[Turkeys Gobbling]

- [Man] Have a good trip.

[Woman] Good-bye.

- [Train Whistle Blowing]...

...[Woman] Good-bye. Bye-bye.

[Woman] Bye-bye.

- Bye.

[Turkeys Gobbling]

I'm trustin' you, kid.

Cover for me.

[Grunts]

- Hey, you, come back here.

Let go. Let go of me.

[Grunting]...

...[Officer Shouting]

Hey. Stop.

Stop. Stop.

[Turkey Gobbling]

Hey, hey. Come on.

Hey, look who it is.

Goddamn. It's A-#1.

What's he doin' here?

- What's goin' on?

Shh. Quiet.

Stop. It'll be the rock pile for you.

Come back here.

Come on.

In the caboose, kid.

In the caboose.

He must be crazy.

He's gotta be crazy.

I guess he ain't here, all right.

You tell him it's 90 days on the rocks

if I get my hands to him. He's sent up.

[Screaming]...

...[All Laughing]...

...[Turkey Gobbling]

- He's sent up.

Now, you just give me that.

- Uh-uh. The sale was final.

Well, you can keep the turkey,

but I'm takin' the kid in.

Turkey? What turkey?

Who sees a turkey?

Well, this here's a dog.

[All Barking]

I'm only doin' what I'm told to do.

You gentlemen ought to understand that.

[Turkey Gobbles]

- Look what you've done.

What have I done?

- Now he thinks he's a turkey.

[Men Laughing]...

Better bark for him.

- What?

Bark for him.

[Barks Softly]

- What?

[Barks]

I must have wax in my ears.

[Barks Loudly]...

...[Howling]...

...[Howls, Barks]...

...[Howling Continues]

- [Laughing]...

...[A-#1 Cheers] Hey, okay.

- [Men Laughing]

Hey, a drink for this great lover of dogs.

That's all right.

I'm- I'm a man of temperance.

Well, so am I.

You could nurse a baby

with this stuff, right?

Okay.

[Man] Go on. You only live once.

[Laughs]...

...[Screams]

- [Men Laughing]...

...[Laughing Continues]

Must be a sign of the times. The governor...

...in this state can steal,

and an honest man can't.

And we get a cop who don't drink.

[Man] How'd you come in?

Private compartment

of the Great Northern mail.

They was crazy

to think they could knock him off.

Ain't no shack alive can take A-#1.

No, sir.

Show 'em their best ain't good enough.

- All right, boys.

How about a little doggie for supper?

- [Cheering, Chattering]...

I'll get a pot.

- [Chattering Continues]...

I'll get a pot.

- [Chattering Continues]...

...[Man] Get that fire goin' good.

[Chattering Continues]

You look like the president

of the railroad, kid.

Why don't you take your hat off?

You come in here like you was a millionaire.

Well, you're not.

You're a casual.

You ain't even seen a first-class hobo yet.

Where you been sleepin'?

Straw stacks and barns.

You've slept out.

Why don't you say so?

You got any money?

- Couple of pennies.

Willing to be searched?

You're a punk, a deadbeat.

No bum worth a damn is gonna

let himself be picked over.

How long you been out?

Thirty days?

Where do you think you're at?

You let some two-bit cop cut you down,

and now you're gonna come in here...

...and figure on cuttin' me

and Shack down at the same time?

Damn, boy.

You ain't even ready for a half-grown girl.

One of those New Orleans women

get a hold of you, you'd cry for your mama.

But it's plain you've already

cried for your mama.

Get your head up.

What have you learned?

Spit it out. How much?

I'm gonna tell you once, never again,

so listen tight.

You've got a chance to be a good bum.

You can be a meat eater, kid-

I mean people,

not their garbage.

I wanna see you rough as a jungle cat.

Keep on goin' the way you are.

Keep gettin' knocked around...

...in the same places

till the knocks don't hurt anymore.

Then you run with the train.

Remember it.

But don't ever grab

unless you're sure you can hold on.

If you ever let go,

she'll throw you under.

Want some new togs for the kid?

No.

How good a thief are you?

- Huh?

Are you any good at stealin'?

- ##[Hymn:
Trumpet, Drum]...

Are you any good at stealin'?

- ##[Hymn:
Trumpet, Drum]

For God so loved the world

that he gave his only begotten son...

...that whosoever believeth in him

shall not perish but have everlasting life.

## [Continues]

And so I say unto you,

do not displease God.

Would he say unto you,

'Well done, thou good and faithful servant,:

Thou hast been faithful over a few things,

and I will make thee

ruler over many things'?

No, brothers and sisters.

The master said...

'By thy words thou shall be justified.'

## [Singing Hymn]

- For God so loved the world...

...that he gave his only begotten son.

And if it's good enough for Jesus,

it's good enough for Paul.

It's good enough for you and me,

brothers and sisters.

For here I find the door

of hope and salvation.

Do you rejoice in God, sister?

- I rejoice.

Hallelujah, brothers and sisters.

Hallelujah, brothers and sisters.

Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

- Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

Oh, hear my prayer, Blessed Virgin Mother.

##[Singing Continues]

- Reveal thy wisdom.

How beautiful is thy revelation.

- Amen.

Lord, I have sinned.

- Strive for perfection, sister.

Confess your adulterations.

Confess your wanton waywardness.

I confess my sins, O Lord.

Hallelujah, brothers and sisters.

Hallelujah.

[All] Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

##[Singing Continues]

- You're in God's name...

...pure of soul indeed.

Praise the Lord and give me another sinner.

You're next, brother. You're next, brother.

- ##[Singing Continues]

And Jesus said, 'Come unto me,

all who are weak and heavy laden.'

O Lord, is there truth among us?

Sanctify thy truth.

Have you sinned, brother?

I have sinned.

How, then, can the Lord sanction

such neglect?

I will immerse you...

...rather than have you

go to the Presbyterians.

Save me from the Presbyterians.

O Lord, give the world to this poor sinner.

Jesus Christ.

- That's right. Trust in the Lord, brother.

I feel his workings within me.

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