The Trip to Bountiful Page #8

There any water around here, Mama?

The old cistern's gone.

Look at my shoes!

They have scratches on them.

They're my good pair.

I ought to have my head examined...

for wearing my only good pair of shoes

out here in this old swamp!

When I was a boy, Jessie Mae,

I used to drink in the creek over there.

You wouldn't catch me

drinking out of any creek.

I knew a man once

who went on a hunting trip...

and drank out of a creek

and caught something and died.

Cistern water, there's nothing like it

for washing your hair with.

Come on. Let's get going.

Do we go back by way of Harrison?

Good.

We can stop at the drugstore.

I'm so thirsty I could drink 10 Coca-Colas.

Are you ready?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Where's your purse?

Are you talking to me, Jessie Mae?

Who else would I be talking to?

Since when did Ludie start going around

with a pocketbook under his arm?

I guess I left it inside.

- Where?

- I'll go get it.

No. I want to go. You'll take all day.

You wait here.

It's all right, Ludie. Son.

Here! Here's your purse.

Where is that money for that

government check?

I didn't cash it. It's right there in the purse.

- No, it isn't.

- Oh, here, let me look.

- What is the matter with you?

- That's a good joke on me.

What is so funny?

You know, I just remembered

I left this purse on the bus last night.

It caused a man a lot of trouble

because I thought the check was in it.

And do you know,

that check wasn't in that purse all that time.

Where was it?

It was in here. It's been in here

since yesterday afternoon.

Well, give it to me

before you go and lose it again.

I'm not gonna lose it.

Now don't start that business again.

Just give it to me.

Look, I'm not going to do anything...

We are going to stop this wrangling

once and for all!

You have given me your word

and I expect you to keep your word.

We have to live together.

We're going to live together in peace.

Go ahead, you keep the check.

But don't lose it before you get home.

Come on, let's go.

Mama, if I get that raise, you won't have to...

It's all right, son. I've had my trip.

You go on. I'll be there in a minute.

The house used to look so big.

Goodbye, Bountiful.

Goodbye.

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