Jem—“Why don’t you shoulder a gun?” Ben—“Ah ain’t got nothin’ against nobody in dis here world, and if I have I forgive ’em!” Jem—“But your country is at war and you’ve got to carry a gun.” Ben—“Man, the only time Ah carry a gun is when I’m after one lone man and not after an army!” Jem—“But why don’t you fight for your country?” Ben—“Ah live in the city!” |