All language subtitles for 1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue (Sam Peckinpah).en

Sorry, old timer,

but you're only
part poison,

and I'm hungry for meat.

I'm a little thirsty, too.

Taggart!

Bowen!

Go easy.

You peckerwoods
just raised hell

with our supper.

Find any water?

I appreciate humor,
boys.

But I'm beginning
to think

you're cutting it
a mite thin.

What else
we got to do?

What'd you find?

10,000 gallons of sand.

That's, uh...
That's what we found.

We had you shaking,
didn't we, Cable?

Pull him off, boy!

It's just like
you said, Hogue.

There's water enough
for 2...

but not for 3.

You damn fool.
You had us.

You just wouldn't
pull the trigger.

'Cause you're yella.

He's yella,

just plain yella.

Hell, you're yella.

Cable is yella.

Yella.

♪♪ Ol' Cable's yella ♪♪

♪♪ Ol' Cable is white ♪♪

Ol' Cable's dyin'.

But that's all right.

♪♪ Taggart an' Bowen is
slick as you please ♪♪

♪♪ Took all the water ♪♪

Git up there!

♪♪ And left
for the trees ♪♪

Hey, fellas,
leave me a little.

Please.

It's all yours, Cable.

50,000 gallons of sand!

We've got
your water, Cable!

Call me yella.

♪♪ Cable is yella ♪♪

Leave me to dry
and blow away.

Sing a song about it!

Laugh at old
Cable Hogue, huh?

I'll get out!

I'll get out!

Don't you worry
none about that.

You just...

Worry about
when I get out.

I'll find you, Taggart!

And you, Bowen,

you mealy-mouth
little pimp.

You never could tell
gold sand from lizard shit,

and there's
a big difference.

A big difference!

I'll live to spit
on your graves!

We got your water, Cable!

Ain't had no water
since yesterday, Lord.

Gettin' a little thirsty.

Just thought
I'd mention it.

Amen.

Yesterday, I told you
I was thirsty...

And I thought you might
turn up some water.

Now, if I sinned,

you just send me
a drop or 2,

and I won't
do it no more...

whatever in the hell
it was I did.

I mean that, Lord.

Ah! 4 days without water.

You don't think I put in
my sufferin' time...

You oughta try
goin' dry for a spell.

Listen to me!

Listen to me.

If I don't
get some soon,

I ain't gonna have
no chance to repent.

Careful now!

You're about to get
my dander up.

Lord... You call it.

I'm just plain done in.

Amen.

Whoa.

Ahh!

Hogue.

You found it.

Hogue.

Told you I was gonna live.

This is Cable Hogue talkin'.

Hogue! Me!

Cable Hogue!

Hogue... me.

Me. I did it.

Cable Hogue.

I found it.

Me.

Wagons.

Stagecoaches.

Buckboards.

With kids and mamas.

People.

Goin' somewhere
on a road.

And I'm on it.

Me and my water hole.

I whipped them bastards.

Now all I gotta do
is wait.

Blackie!

Get outta there, boy!

Get with it!

Hyah, boy!

Hey, wait a minute,
fellers!

Whoa! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Please!

Ho! Ho!

Is something
the matter?

Why are we stopping?

Are we in trouble?

He is. We ain't.

Nice evenin', fellas.

You're a long way
from home.

I'm halfway to hell
and lookin' for help.

You got it, pilgrim.

You've fallen among
good hands, my friend.

The gospel says,
"do unto others as..."

Do you
want a ride in?

He can ride
inside with us.

Matthew 2:3.

Uh, Daniel,
are you sure?

Shh!

I told you never
to question my judgment.

"As I hear, I judge,

and my judgment
is just."

Job 5:30.

I have never questioned
your judgment.

In the 26 years
of our marriage...

blessed by a devotion
to the cause of the Lord...

I have never questioned
your judgment,

but I am now.

It seems ridiculous to sit
in the middle of the desert

watching men drink.

We're near halfway in.

How about $3.00?

No. If sugar were
2 cents a barrel,

I couldn't afford
a pinch of salt

and an egg
to put it on.

I was robbed
about 5 days back.

Robbed? Robbed?!

- Robbery, did you say?
- Where?

They nailed me out there
on the flats, ma'am.

They took everything I had.

Mister, you're damn lucky
to be alive.

Your language is disgusting.

Both of you.

Hell, we know that.

Well!
More profanity.

Shoot, partner,
crawl on up.

You can ride for nothin'.

They're
despicable, of course,

but what do you
expect me to do?

I expect you
to take action.

I think we should leave.

No, thanks.

Driver.
It's getting late.

Don't fret, your honor.

We're just fixin'
to leave

soon as I count
my money.

Count your what?

Soon as I water my mule!

Watering his mule?

What on earth
does he mean?

I'll explain it
to you later, dear.

How far is it to town?

- Dead Dog's about...
- 20 Miles.

And Gila City's about...

Same ol' 20 Miles.

I don't see any mules.

Looks like you could
use another stop.

Wouldn't be no good
without water.

The stage appears to me
to be driven by horses.

Please! Shh!

No water between Gila
and Dead Dog?

Nope.

Sure don't seem
to bother me none.

Daniel, are you going
to do something...

Be worth a lot

if a fella
was to find it?

Worth a damn sight
more than gold.

Driver!
It's getting dark.

Generally does
about this time.

Damndest thing
I ever saw.

Got enough water
to hold you?

He'll never
drive a stage again...

never, anywhere.

Yup.

I demand

that you start
this vehicle at once!

Fellas.

Sure do, uh...

Well, many thanks.

Many thanks till
you're better paid.

Start this vehicle!

I am going to report you
to your superiors.

You shall never
drive again.

Do you hear?

"The wrath of God

cometh on the children
of disobedience."

Ephesians 5:6.

Amen!

Haah!

Hallelujah, brother!

The Lord giveth,

and the Lord
taketh away!

Matthew, chapter 2...

When you comin' back?

Next week.

You sure you don't
wanna ride with us?

No!

No.

I'll be right here, Hogue.

Right here.

Hey, feller.

Hey, hold up there
a minute, feller.

That's 10 cents.

That's my water.

My land, my water.

Found it where it wasn't.

10 cents.

Here's your pay.

You shouldn't
a-done that.

Is that so?

Give me that rifle.

I'll give you
what's in it.

Now get out.

Drop by again.

Always open
for business.

You're my first customer.

Appears to me

you've been 17 kinds
of a damn fool.

Not that it seems
to bother you none.

Peace and good will,
brother.

I come as a friend.

Careful, son.
I'm a man of God.

Well, you damn near
joined him.

Anybody with you?

I'm alone.

I am the reverend
Joshua Duncan Sloane,

preacher to all of
eastern Nevada

and selected parts
of northern Arizona.

Well, you're
a sorry preacher...

And a helluva sneak.

In my case, sir,

those thus attributed
often go hand-in-hand.

And speaking of such,

here is mine
in all good fellowship.

I'm Cable Hogue.

Cable.

That's rather an unusual
name, isn't it?

You have builded an oasis
out of this wilderness.

No, no. I just stumbled
on that mud hole over there,

and I dug it out
a little.

You might call this place
Cable Springs.

Sound good?

Yeah.

That excavation...
a wine cellar perhaps?

No. That's a 3-holer.

Expecting a lot
of business.

I see tragedy has already
struck this cactus Eden.

No. That's no tragedy.

Shot the son of a bitch
with his own rifle.

He tried to kill me.

He was my first
customer.

You're my second.

Well said and well done.

Defend thyself with
the jawbone of an ass,

if need be.

You are a good Samaritan
to offer help and water

to a needy traveler..

Hallelujah, brother.

At 10 cents a head.

Water to men, sheep,
and hogs... 10 cents.

Horses, mules,
and cows... 2 bits.

Of course.

In advance.

In advance.

In advance.

Which means,
before you drink,

you pay 10 cents.

In advance.

Cast thy bread
upon the waters

and let this man of God
have his just needs.

You talk like a man
of God, all right,

but I worked like hell
for that there water.

My poor, misguided friend,

you are but a poor sinner
in need of redemption.

I will redeem you.

10 cents,
you pious bastard,

or I'll bury you.

What church did you say
you was with, Preacher?

The Church of
the Wayfaring Stranger...

a church
of my own revelation.

Just like that?

Just like that.

Where's it located?

Wherever I go,
it goes with me.

Would you like to see
some of my parishioners?

Sisters of the spirit.

Why, that one's naked
as a jaybird's ass.

Naked we come
into this earth,

naked we shall return.

Well, well, well,
brother Hogue.

I foresee a great community
springing out of the sand...

busy thoroughfares,

alabaster buildings,

a thriving community filled
with the faithful.

Amen!

How much of this land
is yours?

To sell, of course.
I wish to buy.

Well, uh...
Considerable.

I don't see any boundary
stakes anywhere around.

Of course, I suppose
you've been too busy

to go into the Land Office
and file your claim.

You know, if anyone were
to drop a word of this

in Dead Dog or Lizard,

why, maybe there'd be

47 men riding out here
by sundown

with a claim in one hand

and a gun in the other
to back it up.

Yes, this information
could mean

quite a lot of mon...

Hmm.

What a blessing religion
must be, Preacher.

It touches my heart.

The loan of your horse.

It's nothing, my friend.

Ride in good health,
with my blessing.

I hate to go in
among 'em,

but you've shown me
the way to salvation

and a secured claim.

My only aim in life

is to help the misbegotten,
the downtrodden,

and the members
of my parish.

God bless you, Preacher.

Make yourself to home.

Only don't forget...

every time
you take a drink,

leave 10 cents
in the cup,

or I'll blow your ass
into next Wednesday.

Come on, get up there!

Get up there!

Well, get in,

get it over with,

and then get out.

Whoa-oh.

Oh.

Please, miss.

Yes?

Please, uh...

Mm, ahem.

Well, hell, could you tell me
where the land office is?

Well, you're lookin'
right at it.

Can't you see
the sign?

Well, you see, miss,
I, uh...

Uh...

Well, hell, I don't read
too goddamn good.

My name's Cable Hogue.

Which one is it?

It's right there
with the white sign.

Thank you kindly, miss.

Oh, uh...

The Stage Office.

It's right down there,
kitty-corner from here.

Across from the bank.

Thank you, miss.

My pleasure.

Thank you truly.

How much it cost
to file?

Will this be under
the desert land act

or homesteaded?

Well, I wanna do
what's right.

Under the desert land act,

an individual can file
for up to 320 acres

at $1.25 an acre.

Plus proof of reclamation.

Now, whoa.

Hold up there, fella.

What the hell
does all that mean?

Land without water
is not allowable.

If you can't substantiate
either agricultural or hort...

Hold on there, fella.

I got water.

Water?

Where?

West. 8 mile through
that Red Rock Pass.

Off by the wagon
road there.

It seems to be open
at present, but...

But, my ass!

There's no water there.

Yeah? Well, come on out.

If you can't drink it,

I'll fry
that claim paper.

Speaking of which,
where is it?

All right.

What's your name?

Cable Hogue.

C-A-B...

L-E or E-L?

How do you spell "Cable"?

Well, if you're
boggin' down on "Cable,"

wait till you
get to "Hogue."

How much it gonna cost?

$1.25 an acre.

All right.

Here.

What'll that buy me?

That will buy you 2 acres.

Sign it in, then.

Let's see
what it'll do,

as the lady said
to the sailor.

2 acres, Mr. Hogue.

It's legal, ain't it?

Well... Yes.

Mark it.

Ha ha!

2 acres at Cable Springs,

signed, sealed,
and delivered!

Hmm.

Hmm.

You put it down
right there.

Yes, sir.

I want a copy
on my desk.

Right away, sir.

You the boss here?

I'm Quittner.

Quittner!

Well, I bet you ain't
no quitter, are ya?

So, you bought yourself
a claim for $2.50.

So what?

So it was every
last cent I had.

I can believe it.

Where is this claim,
mister... Mister...

Hogue. C-A-B-L-E.

It's at Jackass Flats,
about a mile...

What in the hell
you got out there

so important you gotta
bother me with it?

Ha ha ha ha.

You trying to tell me
you found water

between here and Gila?

If you was
to give me $35...

Cut you in for half.

Ha ha ha ha.

This stage line's been
operating for 35 years.

We've looked under
every rock,

behind every sand pile
between here and Gila.

If there was water
in that 40 Miles,

we'd have found it.

I'm telling you straight.

No, I'm telling you
straight.

I've had my belly full
of broken-down prospectors,

hoboes, and get-rich-quick-
on-my-money promoters.

Every one of ya
come by here

is trying to gouge
money out of me.

Aw, you never even...

But you're the only
son of a bitch

that ever had the gall to
pour water on my britches.

Now, I let you talk
and I listened to you,

and I'm not interested.

♪♪ Ashes, ashes ♪♪

Get out and stay out,
plumber.

By God, this
is worth something.

Yeah, worth 2 acres
over at Jackass Flats.

1,100.

Something I can
do for you?

See that chunk of paper there?
That's me, mine. Mine.

Across the street there,
they think I'm lying.

They say there's no water.
Heh. No water.

Listen, I was robbed
and left to die without a drop.

Well, do I look dead?

No, sir. Climbed up
on my hind feet

and walked straight
to water. W-A-T-L-E.

That sort of grabs ya
by the short hairs, don't it?

You've got the floor.

Well, those silly jackasses
over there

can laugh at me all they want,

but they're
in a spot of trouble.

Now, wouldn't you think
a stage line could see that?

In all the long, drawed-out,
back-breaking,

kidney-shaking, bladder-busting
miles from here to Lizard,

there's not one spot
of wet relief for man nor beast.

Now, if I could bring comfort
to the passengers,

rest to the teams,
food and drink to the drivers,

and water to all, what would
be wrong with that?

Now listen, there's a preacher
out at my diggings.

He'll tell ya.

And you wouldn't doubt
a man of the gospel, would ya?

Of course. That's
the first man I'd doubt.

By golly... I'll be damned.

Looks like I came to
the right place after all.

What do you want?

Grubstake.

35 of them green ones.

Have you any collateral?

Do you own anything?

Why, sure.
I told you, there.

That is $2.50.

I'm worth something, ain't I?

I want to hear more.

Why?

Why not?

Say, I always thought
you bankers stole for the rich.

I didn't know you'd talk
to a shirttail trash like me.

We don't steal.

Well, lend, borrow, invest
and mortgage and repossess.

What the hell else
do you call it?

What's your name?

Cable Hogue.
Cable, with an L-E.

So, Mr. Cable Hogue,

is $35 all you want?

Will a hundred
get you started?

Hey, Hildy,
you got a new customer.

Go on, go on.

Go on in,
mister.

She's up waiting for ya.
Go on in.

Don't stand there
like a jackass eating cactus.

Yes?

Hello.

Do you wanna see me?

Well, come on in.

Hey.

Ohh.

Honey, you was
smelling bad enough

to gag a dog
off a gut wagon.

Oh, I smell a lot better
right now, though.

Hmm.

Hey, look at that. Oop.
Inside plumbing.

As good as anything
you'd find in Kansas City.

Sweet glory, love. Ohh.

Well, I had to get you
rinsed off, didn't I?

Yeah. Oh.

I swear, I never
seen a man so dirty.

You know, you must've had
a pound of dirt on you?

Hmm. Well, feel
a lot lighter now, Millie.

My name is Hildy.

Oh, well...

Now don't you be mixin' me
up with them other ones.

Don't worry.

I won't.

You know, honey, if you're ever
thinking of quittin' this job,

I'm building myself a place.

Gonna be... Something.

No. I've had enough
of this damn desert.

Not me. Not yet.

I'm on my way up.

Undo me.

Ahh...

San Francisco
is my next stop.

San Francisco? Heh.

And when I hit 'Frisco...

Noisy, god-awful,
claptrap town.

I'm gonna hit it in style.

2 days, and you're
tired of it.

Tired of it?

Heh. I ain't even
got there yet.

Heh heh.

Oh, you'll get there,
all right.

You bet your sweet life
I will.

One way or another, love.

And when I do hit 'Frisco,

I'm gonna be
the ladiest damn lady

you ever seen.

Aw, yeah.

Hmm.

Yeah.

I'm gonna marry me

the richest man
in San Francisco.

Maybe the 2 richest men.

It's just a question of time.

Well, if you ever
need any help, uh...

Remember my name?

You remember mine?

Come here.

God's pure and natural elements

are being threatened by
the devil, yes. Sinners!

What's wrong?

The devil seeks to
destroy you with machines!

Ask me how I know.

There are those of us
who talk to God.

God talked to me
the other day.

He said, "inventions
are the work of Satan.

Tell them how it is, James."

I gotta go.

That pious son of a bitch
coulda sold me out.

What?

Taken the stage to Gila,
sold me out.

Hogue.

Hogue...

Come here.

...and gather by the river
with me, James!"

That's what
the almighty said.

Aw, lost it. No good.

Trouble is, I... I got
to mark my boundaries.

Build me a claim monument.

What in the hell
are you talking about?

Aw, just know it.
Bother me.

Bother you?

All the way through it.

Thinking of that
damn preacher out there.

Heh. Maybe come in
to cheat me.

Hogue...

Hell of a time to hold
a goddamn prayer meeting.

What is the matter with you?

Hey!

What?

Ain't you forgetting
something?

What?

Well, what about me?

Huh?

Me. Me and my money.

Money?

For what?

Ohh...

♪♪ Shall we gather
at the river? ♪♪

Well, if you don't
want me here...

Easy. Easy.

Whoa. Hold up there, now.
Careful. Ooh...

Didn't take
ya long, mister.

Just a damn minute.

Hildy, listen. I told ya.

Gonna take
the stage to Gila.

Sold me out.

I'll be back.

Back, hell.
You'll pay me now.

Look at him go.
Where's he going?

That a girl, Hildy.

There you are,
you son of a bitch.

Heh. I told ya
I'd be back.

You call yourself a man?

Of course I do. I got
business at the Springs.

You got business with me.

Now get up here
and settle up.

Later, Hildy.
Later, hell.

Whoa-ho!
Look out!

Heh heh heh. Well, you know
how it is, folks. Women.

♪♪ Yes, we'll gather
at the river ♪♪

♪♪ The beautiful,
beautiful river ♪♪

Just a damn minute, Cable.

♪♪ Gather with the saints
at the river ♪♪

Merciful God.

Ladies, peace.
Everything'll be all right.

Take your hands off of me.

I'm looking for my glasses.

Not you, you.

Will you get
off my face?

Oh, oh, is that you, Robert?

What are you doing?

Get ahold of him, Frank.
He's getting away.

Get him, get him.

Go get him, Frank.

You think
you can mock the Lord?

Hey, stranger!

Nasty man.
We'll never see you again.

Hope he
breaks his neck.

Get the hell out of here,
you damn bum.

Come on, let's ride him
out of here.

Why, you son of a bitch.

It's all right, folks.

Yeah, it's all right.

Ohh... Hey, come back here.

Cable Hogue,
you're no damn good!

I'll be back!

You hussy!

♪♪ Wait for me, sunrise ♪♪

♪♪ Bring me some new skies ♪♪

♪♪ Gonna stop all my wandering ♪♪

♪♪ When I see what
tomorrow will bring ♪♪

Welcome back to the fold,
brother.

Drink up, Preacher.

Gonna get
spruced up.

Going back in
amongst 'em.

I got unfinished
business in Dead Dog.

Amen.

♪♪ And that's how
the farmer's daughter ♪♪

♪♪ Went and lost
her yellow garter ♪♪

♪♪ I can't go back
to Memphis anymore ♪♪

♪♪ Anymore, anymore ♪♪

♪♪ I can't go back
to Memphis anymore ♪♪

♪♪ I can't go back
to Memphis anymore ♪♪

Uhh! Ohh!

Heh heh heh.

Heh heh heh heh
heh heh heh heh.

Heh heh heh heh heh.

Heh heh heh heh heh.

Oh, ahh, oh. Howdy.

Thank you.

Hey, that collar comes off
as easy as it goes on.

Of course. If I cannot
rouse heaven,

I intend to raise hell.

Shh!

♪♪ Rosy the queen
of the boys in the back ♪♪

♪♪ Would sing while
the liquor poured brown ♪♪

♪♪ Brown whiskey, white whiskey,
dance to Rosy's tune ♪♪

♪♪ Sing out, sing out,
and pour it down ♪♪

♪♪ Drink 'em up,
fill 'em up ♪♪

♪♪ Fill 'em up,
drink 'em up ♪♪

♪♪ Sing out, Rosy,
while I dream ♪♪

♪♪ Rosy, when you dance,
Rosy, when you sing ♪♪

♪♪ Things ain't quite
what they seem... ♪♪

You see?

I told you.

It went clean through.

Wham.

She took her.

♪♪ She whirls and
the liquor pours fast ♪♪

♪♪ Drink 'em up,
fill 'em up ♪♪

♪♪ Fill 'em up,
drink 'em up ♪♪

♪♪ Sing out, Rosy,
while I dream... ♪♪

Children,
we are gathered here

under the sight
of the Lord almighty...

not now, Josh.

Hildy, uh...

♪♪ Your hair
starts to raise ♪♪

♪♪ And your toes
start to curl ♪♪

♪♪ The smoke starts to form
in your eyes ♪♪

♪♪ Drink 'em up,
fill 'em up ♪♪

♪♪ Fill 'em up,
drink 'em up ♪♪

♪♪ Sing out, Rosy,
while I dream ♪♪

♪♪ Rosy, when you dance,
Rosy, when you sing ♪♪

♪♪ Things ain't quite
what they seem... ♪♪

Ha ha ha!
Eh heh heh.

Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha!

Aww, mmm.

Now, Josh.

Children,
we are gathered here

under the sight
of the Lord almighty...

Who...

♪♪...and pour it down ♪♪

Ohh!

Ohh.

♪♪ While I dream ♪♪

♪♪ Rosy, when you dance... ♪♪

Uhh-ah!
Oh...

Ow!

Oh.

Cable Hogue,
take off your damn boots!

Mmm. Now, that's better.

Ahh...

Oh!

Ahh...

Ahh... Hmm...

Oh!
Mmm...

Ooh...

Well, the Lord giveth,
and the Lord taketh away.

♪♪ Sing out, Rosy,
while I dream ♪♪

♪♪ Rosy, when you dance ♪♪

♪♪ Rosy, when you sing ♪♪

Good evening.

Just passing through.

♪♪ Rosy, the queen
of the boys in the back ♪♪

♪♪ Would sing while
the liquor poured brown ♪♪

Ah ha ha ha!

Ah... Ha ha!

♪♪ Dance to Rosy's tune ♪♪

♪♪ Sing out, sing out,
and pour it down ♪♪

♪♪ Drink 'em up,
fill 'em up ♪♪

♪♪ Fill 'em up,
drink 'em up ♪♪

♪♪ Sing out, Rosy,
while I dream ♪♪

♪♪ Rosy, when you dance,
Rosy, when you sing... ♪♪

♪♪ Wait for me ♪♪

♪♪ Sunrise ♪♪

♪♪ Bring me some new skies ♪♪

♪♪ Gonna stop all my wanderin' ♪♪

♪♪ When I see ♪♪

♪♪ What tomorrow will bring ♪♪

♪♪ It might bring down ♪♪

♪♪ Taste ♪♪

♪♪ Of a bright, Berry wine ♪♪

♪♪ Or a white wingin' bird ♪♪

♪♪ Singin' out,
feelin' fine ♪♪

♪♪ It might ♪♪

♪♪ Bring by a breeze over ♪♪

♪♪ New mown hay ♪♪

♪♪ Or the touch of a lover ♪♪

♪♪ At the end of a day ♪♪

♪♪ So you wait for me ♪♪

♪♪ Sunrise ♪♪

♪♪ Bring me some new skies ♪♪

♪♪ Gonna stop
all my wanderin' ♪♪

♪♪ When I see ♪♪

♪♪ What tomorrow will bring ♪♪

Yes?

My apologies
for intruding

in your time
of obvious grief,

but, being a man
of the cloth,

I could not
possibly bear

to pass your door
without at least

offering you the solace
of my services.

I am the reverend
Joshua Duncan Sloane.

Reverend,
thank you for coming.

Come, child,
take my hand.

The Lord works
in many ways.

Sometimes when he has dealt
too much for one to bear,

he sends a messenger
to comfort and love.

He does?

Yes.

Such a messenger am I.

Come, child...

And lay your head
on my shoulder.

This is a shoulder
for the grieving...

A hand to be gripped
in despair...

A vial to pour
one's heart into.

My only mission in life

is that of comfort
and love,

which I humbly
offer you now.

Oh...

Thank you, reverend.

Now...

What great weight
can I lift

from your tortured soul?

Oh, it's Frank.

Frank?

Frank? Where?!

He's dead.

I just got
the telegram today.

It happened in Gila.

How terrible.

He's only been gone
2 days and 2 weeks.

Pitiful.

Oh, weep your heart
into mine, child,

for it is weeping
with you.

I will be the reservoir
for your sorrow

and your guide
for a brighter tomorrow.

Oh, reverend Sloane,

it's so good to know
that somebody cares.

Thank not me, sister.
I am but an emissary

of the kingdom
of heavenly love.

Out of the depth
of your sorrow,

we shall find the beauty
of his love.

Even now, as we stand
here in his shadow,

feel your grief
subside...

As I absorb it...

Through my palm...

And into my hand.

Ahh... I do, reverend.

Feel your pain...

Flowing freely...

Out of your heart...

And into my hand.

I feel it.

Come, child...

Together,

we shall purge this grief
from your soul

and release
your true spirit

as we search the path
to righteousness.

Claudia,
it's me!

It's my husband.

But he's the telegram.

No, that's Frank my brother.

Clete doesn't know yet.

Clete?

Claudia, open
the goddamned door!

Reverend, would you
help Console Clete

like you did me?
Claudia!

They were very close.

What the hell
is goin' on here?!

Silence!

There's been a death
in the family.

It's Frank.

He's dead.

Kneel.

Bow your heads.

In this,
your moment of need,

I will comfort you.

Yea, I will comfort you...

And bring you
to a better understanding

of the mysteries of life...

And death.

And love.

Thank you, reverend.

I loved that kid,
reverend,

crazy loon
that he was.

I know.

I know.

She was a treasure,
waiting to be found,

a dew-kissed flower,

sparkling
in the sunrise.

Her breath was that

of a wanton angel
upon my lips.

She's a married woman.

I shall walk
in her breezes,

bask in the rays
of her beauty,

lie in the golden arches
of her passions.

Oh, brother Hogue,
it grieves me bad

to think of her
with that Goliath.

Your cup run dry, Preacher.

A man's a poor sport

when it comes to another
pleasurin' his woman.

I don't pleasure them,
brother Hogue.

I baptize them!

With loving care.

That's all she needs.

There's been a death
in the family,

and she needs help.
My help.

Her husband will
give her all the help

she needs or wants.

Hildy?

Who gives her
all the help

she needs and wants?
You, brother?

Hildy ain't mine.

Nobody owns Hildy.

She's got her life,
and I got mine...

Right here.

Right where I wanna be.

That's not exactly true,
Cable.

You love that girl.

Hey, up and at 'em!

You're no help to me,
sittin' there on your ass!

Giddyap, now!

Brother, sometimes
I question your sanity.

You don't know nothin'
about swappin'.

I gave a week's waterin'
rights for all this.

Now, that's
a swappin' man's swap.

Why, you can't sleep
unless you're bedded down

on lizards and rocks.

'Tain't true.

Only thing I like
about cities is city beds.

My little Claudia
springs to mind.

I'll just bet she does.

I really ought to
venture into Dead Dog

and pay her my respects.

Burnin' with passion,
eh, Preacher?

What about yours,
brother Hogue?

Hell, I ain't never
had a passion.

Then what do you
call that vengeance

that gnaws at the very walls
of your soul?

That's a passion that'll
nurture the dandelions

above your grave.

Taggart and Bowen
left me out there to die.

If my feet don't get cold,
my back don't turn yellow,

my legs'll stay under me,
I aim to kill 'em for it!

I don't call that a passion.

"Vengeance is mine,"
sayeth the Lord.

Well, that's fair enough
with me, just as long

as he don't take too long,
and I can watch.

Hyah!

Giddyap now!

Hyah!

Whoop!

Oh!

Did it ever occur to you,

Cable, how wise
and bountiful God was...

To put breasts
on a woman?

Just the right number
in just the right place.

Did you ever notice that,
Cable?

Well, where in the hell else
would he put 'em?

On their backside?

It's a thought.

Have you ever noticed
a female person's legs?

Of course I have.
Some of 'em

go all the way up
to the lady's ass,

others stop
somewhat below.

The thigh...

The soft abundance
of the female thigh.

Have you ever noticed?

Cable?

There appears to be...

A small hole in the sack.

Ah...

Howdy, Mr. Cushing!

Afternoon,
gentlemen.

Thought I might
pay you a visit.

Well, this is it:
Cable Springs.

Mr. Hogue,
you've done

remarkable things
with $100.

Thank you, Mr. Cushing.

I see you've
got neighbors.

Fred,
keep that thing workin'.

Yeah.
They'd like to be.

Tell me, have they
found anything?

Not a drop.

And they've been diggin'
for 13 days!

Ha ha ha!

Any sign of
water down there, fellas?

Looks like I bought
the right 2 acres,

eh, fellas?

All right, Hogue! All right,
I give up! Damn it!

Whoo-ha!
All right, fellas,

don't fill up the holes.
Just pick up those siders.

Let's get
the hell outta here!

Let's go get a drink!

I'm all for that!

Never did like water
anyway.

Good afternoon,
Mr. Cushing.

Well, you've got us,
Hogue. We're beat.

Here's your contract.

Whoa,
boy! Whoa!

I've already
signed it.

Everything comes
to he who waits.

Just sign your name
right there.

That makes it official.

You're in business,
Cable.

By the way, Hogue.
I reckon this

is about the most
important thing of all.

Yeah? What's it
gonna cost me?

Nothin'.

Well, now...

If that don't beat all.

Gonna have to
buy you a flagpole.

I'll make my own.

Hey, there!

Hey, there!
More, please! More!

Would you mind

if I had a tiny
bit more, also?

It's really
very tasty.

Why, good heavens.

Nailed 'em down.

Makes 'em easy to wash.

Keep track.

It's delicious.

Desert stew...

good, fresh meat.

What's in it?

That's jackrabbit...

Coq au vin.

Coq au vin?

What's coq au vin?

Coq au vin:

Breast of quail,
dove thighs,

that sort of thing.

Ah!
Yeah.

And, uh, rattlesnake,
ground squirrel...

Black gophers...

Horny toads,

grasshoppers for seasonin',

and pack rats
and prairie dogs to fill in.

'Course if you
get ahold of a wild onion,

that'll help.

See, out here,
what you gotta do is,

you gotta work
and make do.

Hey, wait a minute!
There's dessert!

Matthew,
stop eatin' that!

Ha ha ha!

Matthew,

I'll spank the livin'
daylights outta you.

All aboard!

Matthew!

Matthew!
Now, I said hurry, Matthew.

All right,
let's go, folks!

All aboard
for Dead Dog!

Cable, I'm off
into Dead Dog.

The call is upon me

and cannot be ignored
without endangering my soul.

Your soul?

Well, just be careful your ass
don't get full of buckshot.

I'm doing the Lord's work.

That's a hell of a name
to call it.

I reckon you're right.

Hyah!

Josh, tell Hildy I...

I will, Cable.
I will.

I'll give her
your love!

That's all you can do,
Preacher!

You can't convince Hildy
with anything but hard cash!

We'll see about that,
Cable.

We'll see.

Hildy, I don't know
why you're here,

but I'm mighty glad
you are.

I was asked to leave

by the good people
of the town.

Good people? Dead Dog?

I never met any.

'Cept you.

Ah...

Ain't got around
to doin' my dishes yet.

Oh!

Sun makes 'em real pure,
you see.

You see Joshua?

Surely did.

Oh, he talks a lot,
Cable...

And well, too.

But, you know...

I just ain't ready
to be saved yet.

I, uh...

You make yourself to home,
right at home.

I'll be right back.

Now?

Now.

Been awful nice
to me, Hogue.

Never bothered ya none
what I am?

Hell, no, it
never bothered me.

I enjoyed it.

Well, what the hell
are ya?

A human being.

We try the best we can.

We all got our own ways
of livin'.

And lovin'?

Gets mighty lonesome
without it.

You know, miss Hildy?

Sometimes out here alone
at night,

well, sometimes I wonder

what the hell
I'm doin' out here.

Why don't you
live in town?

I don't know about that.

In town, I'd be nothin'.

I don't like
bein' nothin'.

I've been that before.

Out here, I...

Well...

Got a good start.

If you'd like to
stay on a while...

Hogue, it's
not my kinda life.

I can't stay.

We just don't
think the same.

San Francisco for me.

But not tonight.

Now that is a picture.

You've seen it before.

Lady...

Nobody's ever
seen you before.

Giddyap now!

Blackie!

Get on, boy!

Giddyap, boy!

3 hours early.

What?

Stagecoach.

Well, go get me a robe.

That's too little!

Go get my robe!

Whoa. Whoa!

Ooh!

Welcome to Cable Springs.

Hyah!

Giddyap now!

Hyah!

Won't be here
much longer.

If I don't go now,

won't be much use
in goin' later.

Soon as they come.

What if they
never come?

Whoa! Whoa, whoa, boy!

Whoa! Whoa!

It ain't worth it, Hogue.

Revenge always
turns sour.

You oughta
just forget 'em.

Ah, some things
a man can't forget.

I got me 2 of 'em...

Taggart and Bowen.

I been waitin'
a long time, Hildy.

Well, you couldn't
handle 'em last time.

Next time, you'll probably
just get yourself killed.

Even if ya did get 'em

and you got to
San Francisco,

how'd you find me?

Don't you worry none
about that.

I'll find ya.

But it's a big town, Hogue.

A real city.

I don't care
where you are, Hildy.

I said I'd find ya,
and I aim to do just that.

And quit
changin' the subject.

I think he's
after me, Cable.

He's gonna kill me.

Then keep moving.

I'm serious.

So am I.

She was not
a sister in purity.

I found her weeping
by the livery stable.

Clete had taken to drink
and left the poor child.

And?

Well,
I consoled her for days.

Lovely days and nights.

And then he returned
and the foolish woman

went to him, confessed,

and begged
for forgiveness.

So?

Well, he forgave her,
but he never forgave me,

and now he swears

I won't leave
this desert alive.

Good luck, Preacher.

Oh, brother Hogue,

every moment
we argue,

death may be
riding closer.

We're in trouble.

We? I never diddled
nobody's wife.

To err is human,
brother.

To forgive is divine.

Somebody's coming.

You better
hide yourself.

Don't go in the bedroom.
Hildy's in there.

Hildy? From Dead Dog?

That's the one, and you
better behave yourself

or I'll come
gunnin' for ya.

Morning,
Preacher Sloane.

Morning, Hildy.

Uhh!

Can I help you,
mister?

Yeah. Whose horse
is that?

Which one?

The one that's all
lathered up.

Oh, that.
That's mine.

What's its name?

Eh, that?

That's, uh...

It's old Alexander.

Come, child.
I will protect you.

The violence
might spread inside.

Joshua, what the hell
do you think you're doing?

Funny name for a mare.

Uh, well, uh, like the
lady said to the sailor,

it all depends on how
you look at it.

Yea, little
desert flower,

I will protect you

as a Shepherd
protects his flock.

Yeah? Well, I heard
about them sheepherders,

reverend Sloane,

and you ain't sticking
my feet in your boots.

You listen to me!

I want that
son of a bitch!

I'll pay a hundred
dollars in gold,

wet or dry,
dead or alive.

A hundred dollars?

Uh...

Well, if I see him,
you'll get him.

I better.
So long, feller.

Don't forget.

I won't.

You better not!

Preacher!

I told you to stay
the hell out of there!

Thank you,
Cable, for sanctuary.

My dear, this
smells delicious.

Thank you,
Joshua.

It is good.

Hold up there,
Preacher.

That'll be 50 cents.

Oh, it's hardly fair.

Not fair? He should
pay me double.

Why? You haven't
charged me nothin'.

That's because you
haven't charged me nothin'.

Oh, brother, you really
are a true Samaritan.

Don't push
your luck, Josh.

Wouldn't you like to
say grace, reverend?

Not over my food.

Very well, then.
I'll say grace.

Dear Lord, we thank thee
for all this good food

and that we can
share it as one.

We thank thee for thy
goodness and thy mercy.

Bless this food,
oh Lord...

And bless this house.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Thank you, Hildy.

Hogue...

I'll be leaving
tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

You know I was only
gonna stay one day,

maybe 2.

It's been over
3 weeks already.

It can't be.

Has, though.

Guess I, uh, got used
to your cooking and all.

And it has been nice
hearing you sing.

I...I admit I, uh...

Thought a lot
about stayin'.

You treated me like
a real lady, Hogue.

You were good to me.

Not good enough?

Maybe too good.
I don't know.

I just can't handle...

Thank you very much
for everything,

but I'm leavin'.

Uh, excuse me.

Sorta lost my appetite.

Uh, I better find you
a place to sleep, Preacher.

No need.

That bed in there
will suit me just fine

and dandy.

It's fine and dandy,
but it ain't yours.

Well, isn't a guest
entitled to bed and board?

A paying guest!

Oh, stop it!

Both of you are gonna
sleep outside tonight.

Outside, both of you.

Good night, Cable.

Good night, Josh.

Morning,
brother Hogue.

Sleep well
last night?

Nope.

Oh.

Is Hildy up yet?

Left early.

How do you know?

Well, you know
how it is, Josh.

Funny thing.

It doesn't
matter how much

or how little
you've wandered around,

how many women
you've been with.

Every once in a while,

one of them
cuts right through...

Right straight into you.

What do you do
about it?

I suppose maybe
when you die,

you get over it.

So long, Cable.

So long, Josh.

♪♪ Let tomorrow be
the song you sing ♪♪

♪♪ And yesterday
won't mean a thing ♪♪

♪♪ Make today
your next day's dawn ♪♪

♪♪ And you'll still
be here grinnin' ♪♪

♪♪ When today's all gone ♪♪

♪♪ Let tomorrow steal
the song I sing ♪♪

♪♪ Good or bad,
whatever it brings ♪♪

♪♪ Got no choice,
greet the day ♪♪

♪♪ And whatever debt
I owe to fate ♪♪

♪♪ I'll make fate pay ♪♪

It's me!

Cable Hogue!

Right here!

Waitin'.

Right here,

waiting!

Come on, Blackie!

Get in!

Get in there, horse!

Whoa, boy!
Whoa! Whoa!

Don't feed 'em.

We're just staying long
enough to water the horses,

and we're runnin' late.

All right, Ben.

Welcome to Cable Springs.

It's out
in the back, ma'am.

I was wondering
and worrying

if you got out
of there all right.

Glad you made it.

Huh... Howdy, Cable.

Hogue?

Come on and have a drink
of the best damn water

for 50 mile around.

I found it
where it wasn't.

How long you had
this place?

3 years
and a half.

Pretty big layout.

Well, I owe it all
to you boys.

When I come
out of there,

I found this water hole

and just went
into business.

Looks like you
done real well.

Big fat bank book,
huh, Cable?

Hogue in a bank? Ha!

You don't know him
better than that,

you don't know him
at all.

Here ya go, Cable.

Another month
paid in full.

No, no banks for me.

I'll just put this
in the old sock,

and I got it well hid.

We're sure glad to hear
you're doing so well.

Shoot, if I was just
doing half as good,

I'd be a rich
son of a bitch

instead of
just a poor one.

All right,
folks, let's go!

All aboard
for Dead Dog!

Well, I owe it all
to you, boys!

Now, you come back
and see me now, you hear?

We will.

One of these days.

Now, you can
count on it.

Blackie,
get out of there!

Come on, boy.
Hyah!

Get out of there!

See ya, Hogue!

So long, Ben!

♪♪ Taggart and Bowen
as quick as you please ♪♪

♪♪ Took all the money
and left for the trees ♪♪

Hey, Cable!

We come
for that visit.

Cable?

I don't think
he's here.

No, I don't
think he is.

You check inside.

Come on,
get up here.

We'll drink all
your water, Cable.

♪♪ We'll drink
your well dry ♪♪

♪♪ Water goes good
with a bottle of rye ♪♪

Oh!

Bowen.

Bowen!

Just looky what
we got here.

Uhh!

Uhh.

Oh.

Uhh.

Uhh.

Uhh.

Here's another one.

What do you think?

Well, we found
the copper.

Gold and silver
gotta be next.

Hmm. Why in hell
don't we just wait

till he comes back?

Let him
do the digging?

Suits me, boys.

You heard that.

Shut up!

Come on out!

With your
hands up, fellas.

Think it over.

I got lots of time.

What's he doin'?

Well, I ain't
gonna poke my head

over the edge
to find out.

Hogue, you know you
ain't got no guts.

Why, last time you
had a gun on us,

you... You didn't
use it.

Yeah. Now, of course,
that's a fact.

You said I was yella.

Want to try
your luck again?

He's bluffin'.

Is it, is it...

Sun's kind of hot,
ain't it, fellas?

Course, you
could enjoy it

if you had
plenty of water,

and that's
what I got...

Plenty of water.

Get over.

Right up there.

Right there.

I ain't runnin'
this time, fellas.

Stayin' right here.

The gun!

Sooner or later,
you gotta come out.

3 count,
ready?

Ready?

One...

2...

Now!

Oof!

We got him!

He might still
be alive.

Take a look.

You're sure?

Damn it,
take a look!

Hmm.

Give me a boost.

Easy, and up we go.

Little higher, Taggart.

Get up there.

No. Just easy.

Easy.

Put me down.
Put me down, damn it!

Down!

We never touched him.

Where is he?

Well, why in the hell
don't you take a look?

Now, what's he up to?

Oh! Oh!

Hey, Taggart!

Aah! Oh!
Oh, my God!

Taggart, help me!

Hey!

Hey, Taggart!

- My God!
- Hey, Taggart!

Ooh!

Oh!

Hey, Taggart!

Please help me,
Taggart!

Please, Taggart!

Uhh!

Aah!

Uhh!
Uhh!

Uhh!
Uhh!

Taggart, I'm
leaving this place.

Not without me.

Hold up there, boys!

Now you can start
takin' off your duds.

Get 'em off.

Keep your underwear.
That's all.

And your boots.

Get 'em off!

Boots.

Socks, too.

Socks.

Now.

You're gonna head back out
through them hills.

'Cause if I catch
you on a road,

I'm gonna kill you.

But there's
no water.

And don't
that sound familiar?

I ain't goin'.

You ain't got
the guts, Hogue.

No. No... no.

No, Cable.
No.

No.

Hey, what's that?

- Huh? What?
- That.

Oh, I seen one
once before.

Out here?
On them roads?

It can go anywhere.

Help! Help!

Help! He's gonna
kill me!

Kill me!

Stop! Stop! Oh.

You damn, dumb,
dumb bastards!

Horseless carriage.

Don't look
that good to me.

Oh...

Ooh!

Went right on by.

Well...

That's gonna be the next
fella's worry.

Ohh!

I can't go it
out there, Cable.

That right?

It wasn't my fault.

All I did was...

I'm sorry, Cable.

You know how
it was with Taggart?

Yeah, I know.

Bury him.

Bury him.

♪♪ Butterfly mornin's ♪♪

♪♪ Butterfly mornin's ♪♪

♪♪ Butterfly mornin's
and wild flower ♪♪

♪♪ Afternoons ♪♪

♪♪ Catch me there ♪♪

♪♪ Gonna get me there ♪♪

♪♪ If I have to climb all
the mountains on the moon ♪♪

♪♪ I'll be
in butterfly mornin's ♪♪

♪♪ Butterfly mornin's ♪♪

♪♪ Butterfly mornin's
and wild flower ♪♪

♪♪ Afternoons ♪♪

He's under.

Good.

What else would
you like me to do?

Whoa. Whoa,
whoa, boy. Whoa, whoa.

What kind of a cockeyed
schedule is this?

Ain't got
no passengers,

just 2 or 3
sacks of mail.

Well, it don't matter,
really. I'm leavin.'

leavin'?

You leavin'
the desert?

It's a big world,
fellas.

I wanna see
some of it.

Next stop,
San Francisco.

Are you serious?

So, you're really

going in amongst
'em, huh, Hogue?

Shoot, that ain't
like you.

Ain't it?
You just watch me.

He means it.

You bet I mean it.

Now hold on.
You just can't up

and leave the
station like this.

Well, what are
we gonna do

'tween Dead Dog
and Lizard?

Gentlemen,
I'd like you to meet

my former partner,
Samuel D. Bowen.

Hey, get some
clothes on.

Yes, sir.

Now, wait a minute.

You can't just
leave some damn...

Samuel D. Bowen!

Runnin' around
in his longjohns

in charge here!

My God,
what's that?

Ugly-lookin'
damn thing, ain't it?

Kinda strange...

A-movin'
all by itself.

I seen 2 before.

That there lady
is Hildy.

Hi, Hogue.

The ladiest damn lady
I ever saw.

I beg
your pardon, sir.

Might I borrow
a tank of water?

No. No, no, no.
Mr. Cable Hogue

don't let nobody
borrow nothin.'

Hey, Cable?

Cable?

How much water

you think this thing
will take?

Uh, 3, maybe
4 horses' worth?

Well, how the hell
would I know?

You're in charge
here, Bowen.

That'll be
5 horses' worth,

and not a cent less.

Pull it up on the rise,

help me fetch the water.

Get that damn thing
outta here

'fore my team
takes a notion

to tromp
the hell outta it.

Mmm, Hildy,
you do look fine.

I, uh, guess
you found

one of those,
uh, rich husbands

you was always
looking for.

Well, let's just put it
this way, Hogue...

I ain't hurtin' no more.

I was just...

Headed for New Orleans.

I stopped by to check
and see if maybe...

You was ready.

I'm ready.

You'd leave
your desert, Hogue?

Hell, I've already
gone, honey.

I'll go get ready.

I'll be back
in a minute.

We got nothin'
but time, Hogue.

Nothin' but time.

Hey, fellas, I'm headed
for New Orleans in style!

By God,

I wish I was
going with you.

Hey.

I seen 2 before.

I guess you need
the water, huh?

For the steam, huh?

No, it burns gasoline.

Oh, yeah.
Burns it, yeah.

Uh, did you
hear that, Cable?

It... it burns gasoline.

Huh. Well,
of course it does.

You know, maybe a fella
could pick up

some extra money
selling that, too.

That gasoline.

Mister, uh, that will
cost you 10 cents more.

Hey, Bowen!

Oof!

Hogue, watch out!

Hold it.

Hold it.

Ooh!

Ooh!

Oh, my God,
Hogue.

Son of a bitch kicks
worse than a mule.

You hurt, Cable?

Yeah, I'm all right.

No, I'm not.

Oh, hell, Hogue,

it's a long ways
from your heart

and on the wrong side.

Well, thanks, fellas.
Much better out here.

Josh.

Well, well, well,
brother Hogue.

What's all this?

What in the hell
is that?

Just a means
of transportation.

Well, it sure
is an ugly thing.

You don't look
so good, Cable.

Are you in trouble?

No trouble, just dying.
Last reckoning.

Well, it comes to us all.
Prepare yourself, Cable.

Oh, shut up, Joshua.

It ain't so.

You'll be up and around
in no time.

Cable?

Yep.

I wanna thank you
for what you done.

And here I waited 3 years
to get even with you.

I was gonna
piss on your grave.

Well, boys,

uh, when I go,
just, uh, bury me

where the sand's soft
and the digging's easy.

Oh, hush, Cable. You're
gonna be just fine.

Hildy, that man
you was married to...

He died about
a month back

of a stroke
in bed.

But he died happy.

I'll just bet he did.

As a matter of fact,

uh, if you gents
would be kind enough

to move me inside,

I'd, uh, kind of like
to throw a little...

Oh, Cable Hogue!

Hang in there, Cable.

Brother Hogue,
this is a time

for deep
and serious reflection,

not of base
and vile lust.

Josh, it's about time
you earned your keep.

Preach me
a funeral sermon.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

A good one.

Don't make me out
no saint,

but don't put me down
too deep.

- You mean now?
- Yeah.

It's not so much
the dyin' that you hate,

it's not knowin'

what they're gonna
say about you, that's all.

Now all my life, I've been
scared of this livin'.

Now...

I gotta do the other.

Well, come on, now.
I can't wait all day.

I ain't got any time.

- Brethren!
- Bull's-eye!

See?

We are gathered here...

in the sight of God
and all his glory,

to lay to rest...

Cable Hogue.

Amen to that.

Now most funeral
orations, Lord,

lie about a man...

Compare him
to the angels...

whitewash him with
a really wide brush,

but you know, Lord,
and I know

that it just
is not true.

Hang in there, Preacher.

Now, a man is made
out of bad

as well as good,
all of us.

Cable Hogue was born
into this world.

Nobody knows
when or where.

He came stumbling
out of the wilderness

like a prophet of old.

Sounds right.
Is right.

Out of the barren wastes,

he carved himself
a one-man kingdom.

Well,
I don't know about that.

Some said
he was ruthless.

Who said that?

More than one,
Hogue,

but you could
do worse, Lord.

Than to take
to your bosom Cable Hogue.

He wasn't really
a good man,

he wasn't a bad man,

but Lord, he was a man.

Amen to that.

He charged too much.

He was as stingy
as they come.

Yes, he might
have cheated,

but he was square
about it.

Rich or poor, he gouged
them all the same.

When Cable Hogue died,

there wasn't an animal
in the desert he didn't know.

There wasn't a star
in the firmament

he hadn't named.

There wasn't a man
he was afraid of.

Now the sand he fought
and loved so long

has covered him at last.

Now he is gone

into the whole torrent
of the years

of the souls that passed,
and never stop.

In some ways, he was
your dim reflection, Lord,

and right or wrong, I feel
he is worth consideration.

But if you feel he is not,
you should know

that Hogue lived and died
here in the desert,

and I'm sure hell will never
be too hot for him.

He never went to church...

He didn't need to.

The whole desert
was his cathedral.

Hold up. I'm comin'
in tonight.

Hogue loved the desert.

Loved it deeper
than he'd ever say.

He built his empire,

but was man enough
to give it up for love

when the time came.

Lord, as the day
draws toward evening,

this life grows
to an end for us all.

We say adieu to our friend.

Take him, Lord...

But knowing Cable,

I suggest you do not
take him lightly.

Amen.

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