Northwest Passage Page #8

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stay alive,

but you want to stay alive

and paint pictures.

It's pretty hard

to destroy a man

who's got

a real incentive to live.

Yes, sir.

Give one of those maps

to each

of the detachment commanders

and tell them, above all,

to watch out

for ambush.

I'll tell them, sir.

We'll make a ranger

out of you yet.

Major.

Well?

I'd like to go

and look after

langdon towne.

You can

help towne more

by fighting off

the french

than by trying

to look after him

when he can look

after himself.

You're right.

But i'd hate

to be a man

and always be

as right as you are.

I'm not a man now.

I'm a soldier

in command of men.

If you ever meet me

when i'm just a man,

you may have to use

a little charity.

I'm sorry, major.

We'll meet towne

and everybody

at eagle mountain.

Thank you.

Let's get

those lizards.

Water's hot, major.

Good.

What have you got

to put in it?

Four hawks,

five squirrels,

eight frogs,

three

partridges,

a wood sparrow,

a blue gingky,

27 lizards,

and a hat full

of minnows.

Well, it won't taste

like roast goose,

but it will take

the hunger cramps away.

Ogden, we're ready

for that rock tripe.

It will kill the taste

of the lizards.

Yes, sir.

Come on,

dump them in, men.

There's more

hungry rangers

on the way.

Jesse, you can

have my share

of the stew.

Ain't you

feeling well, son?

I don't want it.

I'm going home.

Home? What are you

talking about?

I'm going home

for supper...

in concord.

Where do you

think concord is?

Right over there.

Look, avery.

Right over there!

Avery!

Let him go.

You can't catch him,

and i

won't shoot him.

Where do you

think he'll land?

Right in the middle

of those hills.

Maybe next summer,

somebody will find

a leather hair ribbon

and be christian

enough

to bury whatever

they find with it.

Don't swallow

those bones, men.

If you're stomach's

empty,

they'll cut

right through you.

Be at fort wentworth

before long.

We'll get some real food.

Be careful, now, men.

Just a little bit.

I know it's

not chicken broth,

but get it down

and keep it down.

Whatever it tastes like,

boys, it's food.

Hold your nose, son.

Your stomach will never

know the difference.

It will get you

to wentworth.

Yo, rangers!

Yo, rangers!

Grant's detachment, sir.

Where are the rest?

Captured.

We shot a moose.

We were hungry enough

to eat it raw,

but mcneal started

yelling about stopping

to cook it.

I guess the french

heard our shot.

They made us carry it

back to camp.

Then they tied us up

until they

started killing...

[major rogers]

Go on.

Well, they gave us

a bone apiece to gnaw on,

but mcneal here

sawed his thongs

in two in the night,

and he let me loose, too.

Good work,

mcneal.

Yes, sir.

Skunk!

Aah!

If you'd eaten

that moose raw,

we'd have something

inside us!

Come on!

Stop that!

Rangers don't

act like that!

Get up!

Get up!

Beats all how

many people there are

that don't know enough

to thank god

they're still alive!

See anything

of dunbar's men

or farrington

or towne?

No, sir,

not a thing.

Eat some of that stew.

You'll feel better.

Yes, sir.

Come on.

I wonder what

kind of food

amherst

has sent to

fort wentworth.

I don't know, but i wished

he sent old cap huff

from studely's tavern

back in portsmouth.

He's a friend of mine

and langdon towne's.

He'd bring

them big sausages

and hams

cured almost black,

chocolate cakes

and ripe cheeses

and cigars

from the sugar islands.

Yeah.

That pale brown rum

that makes a man feel

like he was half moose,

half panther

in a touch

of an earthquake.

You know what we used

to call them minnows

like we threw

in the stew last night?

Little stinkpins.

Aw...

you always spoil

everything.

Rogers' rangers!

Farrington's

detachment, sir.

Glad to see you,

captain.

Carry on,

men.

Carry on.

Where's

towne?

He went back

to see that dunbar

didn't get lost.

Didn't you wait

for him?

We waited 12 hours.

Had these men

to think of.

Yeah, but...

that's quite right.

Give him some food.

Yes, sir.

Come along, captain.

Marriner.

You want to look

for towne,

your duty's

done here.

Thank you, sir.

I'll get my musket.

Major rogers!

Ranger towne!

Langdon!

How are you, son?

I was worried

about you.

Glad to see you,

my boy.

Where's dunbar?

Ambushed.

I saw what happened,

but i couldn't help him.

When they cut up dunbar,

he was still alive

and screaming.

Any of them

get away?

No.

They killed them all.

They were playing ball...

with their heads.

Playing ball

with their heads?

You men better dry

your blankets.

If the weather

changes,

we might have

a little trouble.

We might have

a little trouble.

We might have

a little trouble.

I don't know

but what is right.

Come on, son.

Towne, you can take over

the orderly book again.

When did you

make these pictures?

On the way

to st. Francis...

about 100 years ago.

Mcnott.

Kankaba.

Mmm. I can smell him.

Major robert rogers.

No flattery either.

My boy,

you're quite an artist.

Oh, here's the lady again.

Who is she anyway?

She lives

in portsmouth.

By jove,

she is beautiful.

Make a man

swallow his tobacco

just to look at her.

She's proud, though.

Ambitious.

She knows

what she wants,

and she's

going to get it.

Well, men,

we've come all this way,

and there's still 50

of us left.

That's 50 more than

general amherst expects.

Now on we go

to fort wentworth.

Only three days away,

then all the things

we've dreamed about...

roasted beef,

ham, bacon,

chocolate, coffee,

and plenty

of hot buttered rum.

Does that sound good?

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Then form ranks.

Number one company,

on your feet.

Number two company,

fall in.

Fall in.

Hurry it along.

Forward!

Right, left.

Right, left.

Right, left.

Right, left.

Right, left.

Right, left.

Right, left.

Right, left.

Right...

left.

Right.

We'll get...

army rations...

coffee, sugar...

come on, men, keep moving.

Stay on your feet, men.

Come on, men, come on.

Keep moving, men.

Stay on your feet, men.

Come on, keep moving.

Keep moving.

Keep moving.

We're almost there.

Right, left.

Right, right.

Left, right, left.

Shut up!

Left, right.

Left, right.

1, 2.

1, 2.

1, 2.

We're almost there.

1, 2.

1, 2.

Wentworth!

Fort wentworth!

There she is, men,

just as i told you.

Only two miles more,

then food.

Come on, now.

Quick on your feet.

No falling behind,

men.

[Bang]

[Bang]

Fort, it's rogers!

Put it on the table.

We're all ready.

Come on, redcoats,

bring out the roast beef!

[Cough]

[Bang]

It's rogers!

Fort wentworth,

it's rogers!

Rogers' rangers!

Fort wentworth...

fort, it's rogers.

Rogers' rangers,

back from st. Francis!

Where is everyone?

Fort... fort,

it's rogers!

Rogers' rangers from...

hey, we're back.

Almost there.

I never thought

we would eat again.

Hope there will be

some steak.

I'll take gravy.

Rangers...

attention.

Come on, men, fall in.

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