Mandingo Page #7

Mede,

you come with me.

Ha ha ha.

I seen them others,

Ain't no more than

black worms at first.

But this mandingo...

Purity mandingo.

Papa, he's

a ringtail snorter.

He's sound, too.

Look at his arms.

You see, hammond,

It weren't no harm-

Big pearl and mede.

Yeah, I...

I reckon, papa.

Husband hammond...

Welcome home.

You see mede's

sucker here?

Ohh.

Ohh, it right purty.

Two silver dollars

for you, mede.

You deserve 'em.

Take 'em.

I reckon mede's just

too proud to take

that money, pa,

Ain't you?

Here, mede.

Take him back

to big pearl.

You tell big pearl,

give him lots of milk.

The way she tittied out,

She got enough milk for

a dozen suckers.

We can sell that sucker

For $2, 3,000,

I reckon, hammond.

Yeah.

Papa warren.

Hammond...

You crave a toddy?

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Behavin' most ladylike,

blanche.

Well...

I'm with child.

hee hee hee!

That the reason you...

You actin' so nice?

Ellen.

Hold these, mede.

Ellen.

Why you turn

and walk away

from me like that?

What for?

You afeard

'cause blanche

gonna have a sucker?

Now, that's no reason,

ellen.

It won't change us none.

We'll still be the same.

If'n that's what's

worrying you, it's wrong.

You always gonna be mine.

Ain't nobody never,

white or black,

gonna take your place.

I'm just scared,

hammond.

Just scared.

I'll see you tonight.

now, push. Push as hard

as you can.

Now...Now again.

Push. That's it.

There.

That's it.

Now push.

Yeah, yeah.

It's coming!

It's coming, it's coming!

Yes! There.

Now...Now push hard.

Don't you fret now,

hammond.

My wife'll bring her

through safe and sound.

She's gifted that way.

Redfield!

In here,

help me a second.

Well, excuse me.

It seems

I'll be needed.

Did it come yet?

It come. It come.

And it ain't white.

What are we gonna do?

Well, what we'll do

is we'll just...

Untie the cord and

let it bleed to death.

Put it

in the crib.

Stand off.

That be it.

It's done.

Uh...No...

No...No...

Don't upset

yourself.

Oh, no,

It's

all right.

Please!

Lucrezia,

Please say

it's not black.

Please say...

Please say

it's not black!

Please, please,

lucrezia.

Well, it come.

Dead.

It a boy?

Damn.

Not yet, ham.

It all messed up.

You don't want to

see it now.

No...

Ohh...

That poison

father used, doc,

To kill old n*ggers

can't work no more...

You got some?

In my carriage.

Get it.

Lucrezia borgia?

Lucrezia borgia?

yes, massa.

Get down here.

Lucrezia borgia,

you've known about this

And not telling?

I don't mindin'

no white folks

doin' it,

But that white lady

know what she crave.

Miss blanche

never craved

that black ape.

Then what for

she sent for him

The second

and third time?

You're lyin',

damn it,

you liar!

Four times in all,

while you was away.

You get.

You stay

in the house.

Keep that

jabberin' mouth

Of yours shut.

Do you suppose

she could be lyin'?

Most likely

were rape.

She is scared

to tell...

Here, you sit up,

all right?

There you are.

Mrs. Redfield.

She done taken

the baby away.

Here, drink this.

Hammond,

I only done it

'cause of you

and ellen.

Good.

Hammond...

Here,

you rest now.

You just lie there

and rest.

Hammond.

Hammond!

Hammond, don't do it.

Ain't no other way.

Hammond!

If you kill him, are

you gonna be satisfied?

I don't know.

He didn't mean

nothin' bad.

Please, hammond,

don't do it!

Don't you tell me

what to do.

Don't you think

you get in my bed,

You anything

but a n*gger.

Now get out of my way.

You fill a big kettle

with water

And strike a fire

under it.

That's enough.

Get in.

Get in!

No, massa.

God damn!

Get in there!

Massa hammond...

You can't know...

Don't know

what happened.

You-you know

I never do nothin'

against you, massa.

I always respect you.

I done think

You was somehow better

than a white man.

Uhh...

But you is...

Just white.

Gaa!

Ahh...

Ahh!

Ahh!

No!

No, master, no!

You're

a goddamned fool, mem.

Hammond!

Put it down, mem.

No, massa, no.

No, massa...

No, don't come

any further,

massa, don't...

Put it down!

Don't come

any closer, massa,

Please!

You crazy n*gger!

Drop that gun,

You loony

black bastard!

Papa!

Papa!

Papa!

lord,

have mercy on me

I don't understand

and I don't know the plan

well,

I don't understand

I don't know the plan

well, I just keep

on livin'

I just keep on livin'

in the shade

I was born in this time

to never be free

well, I was born

in this time

to never be free

well, all my time

for freedom now

is way up in heaven

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