Pharaoh's Army Page #2

Corporal.

Them chickens

are starting to smell.

Well, pluck 'em.

Uh, pluck 'em, sir?

How do you do this?

I ain't.

I might.

They say you cannot know

who does and who don't.

It will surprise you.

You ain't running

From the elephant,

are you?

Me?

Yeah, you.

No.

You get shot a lot easier

showing them your backside.

And you know something

about this?

I joined up to fight.

No...

No, I ain't running.

Yeah, I know

something about it.

Rodie, we ain't soldiers.

We are chicken thieves.

You kiss my brown spot.

I joined up to fight.

My brother saw action.

Wildcat, mule springs,

Shiloh.

He said

you become a new man

With your first shot.

Dead and dying hardly

get a passing thought.

Become

cool and deliberate.

Captain!

Corporal?

You hear it?

Hear what?

Gunfire.

Whoa, whoa. What?

There was shooting

from over there.

Squirrel hunters

most likely.

Go ride over

and find out.

Ride over?

Might run straight up

to an ambush.

I'm in charge.

Neely, only reason

you got that stripe

Is you

too bold-ass dumb

To think for yourself.

Are you a general?

General, huh?

No, just a captain.

How many men you killed?

You really want to know?

None.

Rodie?

What?

You feel

cool and deliberate?

Nothing's moving.

Damn.

We should...

We should bury them.

We'd have to hang

around to do that.

You want

to hang around?

Hyah!

Want a chew?

Thank you.

Captain.

There was

a farm burnt down.

Some old man and his wife

were killed.

Where?

There.

No more than

5 Miles up the creek.

You know

whose place it is?

Yankees.

Ma'am,

they weren't Yankees.

Just some old farmer

and his wife.

They sent two boys

into the union army.

They were just farmers.

Like I said, the war

was rough through here.

How'd you sleep?

You're going to be fine,

soldier.

Uh, how's Newt?

We're out of turpentine.

Captain,

what do we do?

Oh... I don't know.

We need to feed the boys

back at the Cumberland gap.

And that old farmer

and his wife,

We should report back

That there's

some guerrilla outfit

Running around

killing unionists.

I think we got

to wait Newt out.

He's too sick to ride.

We could hitch up the wagon

to the mule,

Haul Newt out.

Giddyup, giddyup.

I won't let

that woman and boy

Root hog or starve.

No. No, sir.

Whoa.

Will you

let me do that?

I don't need your help.

Well, I like

working with mules.

How's your hands?

Blisters

on top of blisters.

Let me see.

Let me see.

All right.

That's fine. Thank you.

Come on!

I told you I got you.

I told you.

Captain,

Newt took a poop.

I guess

that's a good sign.

Rodie, make sure

you clean up this porch.

My stomach hurts.

Worse than yesterday?

Mm-mmm.

Oh, you'll be fine.

You're not as hot.

How's he doing?

He's fine.

I'll make you

some sassafras tea.

She's pretty.

You are feeling better.

Ohh...

Hey, Johnny,

I'm sorry.

You crossed

my artillery line there.

Here,

I'll let you spit back.

Go ahead.

You're scaring the boy.

No, he ain't scared.

Are you, Johnny?

Go ahead... Spit.

Rodie,

you got a mean streak.

Cool and deliberate.

Captain?

Neely.

Uh, chicken's cooked.

Yes, yes.

I told you it was going

to get burnt.

Pow...

Pow.

You are looking

rather well this evening.

Leave him alone!

Go to hell.

Rodie!

Hey, hey, hey!

Is she crazy,

captain?

Bastard!

Rodie hit her dog.

That damn Johnny dog

ate my food, captain.

Soldier, I want you

to apologize.

I'm telling you, captain,

that woman is crazy.

If you want another plate,

you'll apologize.

She hit me

with a damn bucket!

Common decency tells you

you don't pick up a woman

And throw her

against a wall!

Private, you're dismissed!

Sir!

Hope you get a piece.

What'd you say, soldier?

Rodie, shut up.

Spent your

whole damn day, what?

Plowing her corn.

You cut her wood.

I'm sure she thinks you're

a damn good samaritan.

You know what I think?

I think you just want

a little poke.

Rodie!

Rodie, stop it!

Come on, Rodie!

Rodie!

I hope you kills

each other.

You rot in hell.

You rot in hell!

Come here.

Come here.

We can't just sit by.

I want you

to go tonight

To preacher's house

And tell him that

there's Yankees here,

And he should get word

to our people.

Don't talk to anyone

but preacher.

And you have to be back

before sunup.

You understand me?

Yes, ma'am.

These are yours.

Go on.

And I'm sorry.

There was some ugly things

said tonight about...

They weren't true.

No?

Don't think

they were true.

Your little girl died,

and...

Well, my wife died

3 years ago.

I miss her.

Miss my farm, my boy.

I come here

to your place,

And it looks

a lot like my place...

We ain't

gonna be friends.

Let's just keep

to being enemies.

Yes, ma'am.

I forgot.

You have

a better memory.

Ahem...

Is Newt asleep?

Yeah.

You know,

I don't think Rodie

Mean to be disrespecting.

His brother was killed

by a rebel sniper.

He get crazy thinking

about it. He's...

Where are you from?

Chicago.

No, I mean before that.

This small village

in Poland.

It's just very small.

You damn foreigner.

Why get mixed up

in this?

I think I get

to see new places,

I get tired

of chopping sausage.

Pretty thin reason

to get shot at.

You got a better one?

I've heard

your big reasons.

To save the union.

This is what

the generals say.

To free the slaves?

Nobody that I know

want to get killed

To free a bunch of nigs.

It's a mess, ain't it?

Why did you... Sign up?

Minister.

Brought a runaway slave

into our church

And ripped off

his shirt.

Showed off the ugliest

damn strap scars.

Right there

from the pulpit,

The minister asked

for volunteers,

And I stood up,

and here I am...

Stealing chickens.

Hold on!

Who's there, Israel?

It's Miss Anders' boy.

They came up the creek

on horses.

How many Yankees

is there?

4... 5.

Which?

One's hurt real bad.

Pharaoh sent his army

to smite Israel.

And they drowned

in the red sea.

It was wrong what

they done to your sister.

God's will

is a powerful thing.

Mama, mama.

Where's your shoes?

What did preacher say?

What?

That's it's going

to be all right.

Is he going to get word

to our people?

To your pap?

I think so.

Don't be so thick.

What did he say?

I can't understand him.

Rodie, you can get shot

for desertion.

You ain't gonna

do it.

What makes you so sure?

Because...

You ain't sure.

You ain't no killer.

They wouldn't send

no fighting man

To rob widows

and orphans.

You can't even do that.

Rodie?

If you desert,

I'll kill you.

Got to go, captain.

Rodie.

Rodie!

Stop!

Sh*t! A sniper!

God dang it, get down!

Get inside, get inside!

Come on!

Go, go!

What is it?

Newt,

keep your head down!

It's a damn sniper.

Is it pap?

I don't know.

Just keep still.

What the hell

are you all shooting at?

We can't see

the sons of b*tches!

It's the elephant.

It is.

It's just a damn sniper.

I believe he's up

on that hill.

Anybody here hurt?

You know

who's up there?

You know

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