The Undefeated Page #7

I'm not askin' any Yankee|for anything!

Very well!

- [ Officer Shouts Commands ]|- [ Drumrolls ]

[ Shouting Continues ]

[ Rifles Cock ]

General!

[ Officer Shouts Command ]

[ Gasping ]

- I'll go!|- [ Shouts In Spanish ]

You will have the horses|in this place by noon tomorrow!!!

or you will all be shot!

[ Snoring ]

-[ Child Coughs ]|- [ Snoring Continues ]

[ Mexican Soldiers Laughing,|Whooping, Shouting ]

[ Soldiers Talking In Spanish ]

[ Talking Ceases ]

[ All Grunting ]

[ Soldiers Laughing ]

[ Gasping, Crying ]

Don't leave me!|Please! Don't ever leave me!

All right! Get up! Get up!|Two Toes has dug up something!

- [ All Grumbling ]|- Come on! Get up!

- Mr!John Henry?|- Yeah?

Uh, we got company!

-[ Hoofbeats Approaching ]|- Thank you, Mr! McCartney!

[ All Groaning ]

- [ Thomas ] What's all this?|- We found this man!

Found me?|You trapped me, you--

Here, untie him!

- [ Chuckling ] I told you|that uniform'd get you in trouble!|- Yeah!

- Mr! McCartney,|you got the coffee ready?|-All ready.

Good morning!

- Bonjour.|- Buenos das.

- Wake ya up?|- Ah!

Get a little coffee in ya|and settle down,

you can tell us what|it's all about!

I was given no choice!|That's why I'm here!

My family, they're all|gonna be murdered!

All of my people|are in his hands!

When we reached Durango,|they--

they gave us a party|and then they tricked us!

My people are prisoners|of a Juarista general!

I didn't want to come here.|I didn't want to cause you people any--

Aw, damn it! Here!|Read this!

General Rojas|is more eloquent than I am!

What does it say,|John Henry?

- That's good coffee! Thank you!|- You really think so?

Well!!! it's your game!

How do you wanna play it?

John Henry, we been dealt lots of tough|hands since the summer of'61 !

Here's one I wish we could pass!

- This don't leave us nothin'!|- We ain't never had nothin' nohow!

Wait a minute, BobbyJoe!|You mean you're willin' to give up|them horses to them Johnny Rebs?

[ BobbyJoe ] Well, I ain't|no Christian, but my mama was.

John Henry, remember|when I lost my horse!!!

- up there at Pittsburgh Landing?|- Yeah!

There I was without a horse, behind|that log and them Rebs was all over me,

but there was one|didn't have no gun!

Remember me telling you about that one|come crawlin'up to me behind that log?

Yeah, but what's that|got to do with this?

Well, this Reb, he said he was|all tuckered out and he wanted|to give himself up!

- So I told him to get the hell on|outta there! I didn't want him!|- [ Chuckles ]

- You know what he said to me?|- No!

- ''You got me whether you|want me or not!'' [ Laughs ]|- [ Laughs ]

All right!

Looks like you're|stuck with us!

John Henry, I--

- If we have to get there by noon,|we better-- Where's that--|-[ Departing Hoofbeats ]

Short Grub, you better throw|a couple of outriders in front|of the point when we get started!

- Yo!|- Break camp!

[ French ]|!!!Durango!

- YBenitoJuarez.|-S.

[ French ]

- Muy bien.|-Allez.

Crimeny sakes! Those Frenchies|have really found some help!

I thought we'd run away|from all that!

What about it,John Henry?

Looks like we got ourselves|mixed up in somebody else's war!

[ Man ]|Yeah, it sure does.

- What are we gonna do now?|- Well, that's already been decided!

[ Thomas ]|Bring the two chuck wagons up here|and fill 'em full of men and rifles.

I'll get 'em!

We'll give 'em a taste|of General Sherman's war!

I remember!

[ Shouting Orders In French ]

They're gettin' a little close,|ain't they,John Henry?

Yep!

- You ready, Colonel?|- Ready!

Break to the sides!|Turn 'em loose, McCartney!

Hang on, High Bred! Get out of my way!|Get up there now! Get up there now!

Short Grub, take care|of High Bred for me!

I said a lot of mean words|to the boys, ain't I?

- You sure have, McCartney!|- Mr. McCartney!

Well, you tell 'em|I meant every damn word!

Aah!

You! Two steps forward! Aqu.

You!

You! You!

And you!

You! Grandote!Aqu!!

Mudlow! My turn!

[ Spanish ] Hands back.

[ Distant Drum:
March ]

[ Spanish ]

[ Spanish ]

[ Officer Shouts In Spanish ]

[ Horse Whinnies ]

[ Shouting In Spanish ]

[ Spanish ]

[ Welcoming Shouts ]

[ Laughing ]

Oh, ho!

You have completed your mission,|Colonel Langdon!

Thank you.

- Well,John Henry--|- [ Margaret ]James!

[ Stifled Sobs ]

You must be Rojas!

General Rojas!

And you must be|John Henry Thomas!

You drive a hard bargain,|General!

War is war, Colonel!|You should know that!

Yeah, ya!!!

win one!!!

ya lose one!

It is cognac, the only good thing|the French have brought to my country!

May I propose that we drink|to the health and success!!!

of my President Don BenitoJuarez,

the Revolution|and the future of Mexico!

Hear, hear!

And, General, may I propose a toast|to the United States of America!

Not even for 3,000 horses?

To the United States of America!!!

and the Confederacy!

John Henry,

what are that|Indian boy's intentions?

Probably disgraceful, Colonel!

But it's not what he'll do to her,|it's what she's done to him!

[ Both Laugh ]

[ Both Laugh ]

It ain't much like|old times, Colonel!

No, it ain't much like|old times, Mr! Newby!

What do you plan on doin'|once we get back home?

Well, the only place a man can raise|more hell than he can in a war!!!

is on the floor of|the House of Representatives!

An old friend of mine once told me|people like to vote for heroes!

So, I guess that's what I'll do!

That team workin' out all right?

Sure!

You goin' back to the|Oklahoma Territory, Mr! Thomas?

Yes, ma'am,just as fast|as I can get there!

- There many women out there?|- Some!

Good country, I suppose!

From the Missouri|to the Pacific Ocean!

Mostly good land|for farming and!!!

- raising cattle and!!!|raising a family!|- [ Harmonica: ''Dixie'' ]

Are you gonna raise a family?

Well, I, uh--

- Solomon, can't you play|any other tune?|- Sure, boss!

- [ ''Battle Hymn OfThe Republic'' ]|- That neither, Yank!

[ ''Yankee Doodle'' ]

[ Spits ]|Sure do miss Mr! McCartney!

- Yeah, but not his cookin'!|- No, me neither!

Put a feather in his hat|and called it macaroni

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