SCHULZE
Naw, an' then that there pistol. That boy's got all the good sense he
needs. I'm a old an' experienced woman.
RAUCHHAUPT
What's that you is? What? A ole witch with a low, lousy tongue in her
head! You go an' sweep in front o' your own door before you go an' accuse
other people. If somebody was to go an' watch your trade--takin' care o'
babies an' such like an' seein' to it that there ain't no shortage o'
angels in heaven--all kinds o' things might come out an' you wouldn't
know how to see or hear no more.--What's this? What's the matter with
Gustav? I gotta know that--what all this here is!
WEHRHAHN
Hold your tongue! [_To the constable._] Right about--march!
RAUCHHAUPT
Hold on, I says! Hold on, now! That's no way! Things like that ain't
mentioned in Scripter! I'm the father o' this here child! What's he done?
What do people think he's done? Gustav! What is they accusin' you of? I
went through the Schleswig-Holstein campaign; I was under fire in
'sixty-six; I was wounded in 'seventy. Here's my leg an' here is my
scars. I served the King of Prussia ...
WEHRHAHN
Those are old stories that you're telling us.
RAUCHHAUPT
... With God for King and Fatherland! But this thing here, no, sir; I
can't allow that.
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