1 00:01:31,926 --> 00:01:33,344 Grace: John! 2 00:01:36,765 --> 00:01:37,891 Yeah? 3 00:01:38,850 --> 00:01:40,435 Breakfast. 4 00:01:41,352 --> 00:01:44,063 Oh, yeah. Coming. 5 00:01:47,567 --> 00:01:50,403 I swear, that boy just forgets the time when he's reading. 6 00:01:50,570 --> 00:01:52,030 Yeah, he sure does. 7 00:01:52,197 --> 00:01:54,908 You know, a boy that age ought to get out more and do things. 8 00:01:55,074 --> 00:01:57,619 Oh, his pa loved books, and so does the boy. 9 00:01:57,786 --> 00:01:59,496 There's a lot of pleasure in reading. 10 00:01:59,662 --> 00:02:01,289 Yeah, well, I wouldn't know. 11 00:02:01,456 --> 00:02:03,583 Here, I'll do this for you. 12 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:04,959 Ok. 13 00:02:22,435 --> 00:02:23,269 Need a hand? 14 00:02:23,436 --> 00:02:25,104 No. I got it. 15 00:02:27,273 --> 00:02:29,108 This is a fine book. 16 00:02:29,275 --> 00:02:31,694 Have you ever read lord Byron? 17 00:02:31,861 --> 00:02:35,198 Lord Byron? What do they call him lord for? 18 00:02:35,365 --> 00:02:36,616 That was his title. 19 00:02:36,783 --> 00:02:37,617 Oh. 20 00:02:37,784 --> 00:02:40,078 He was my father's favorite. 21 00:02:40,245 --> 00:02:42,622 Well, you best get in the house, get some breakfast. 22 00:02:42,789 --> 00:02:45,834 Imagine even lord Byron took time out to eat. 23 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,212 All right. But you really ought to read it sometime. 24 00:02:49,379 --> 00:02:51,673 Well, I will. I will. 25 00:03:04,310 --> 00:03:05,436 Whew! 26 00:03:06,604 --> 00:03:07,564 That's fine shooting, sir. 27 00:03:07,730 --> 00:03:09,065 Mighty fine shooting. 28 00:03:09,232 --> 00:03:10,316 Why, a man could shoot through the eye of a needle 29 00:03:10,483 --> 00:03:11,442 with a rifle like this. 30 00:03:11,609 --> 00:03:13,862 That's a genuine Winchester 73, 31 00:03:14,028 --> 00:03:16,239 fires a .44-40 cartridge. 32 00:03:16,406 --> 00:03:18,575 Oh, you can't do better than this rifle, 33 00:03:18,741 --> 00:03:19,492 I'll tell you. 34 00:03:19,659 --> 00:03:22,120 What do you think, Charles? 35 00:03:22,287 --> 00:03:24,998 It's a dandy. How much is it? 36 00:03:25,164 --> 00:03:28,126 Well, a rifle like this doesn't come cheap. 37 00:03:28,293 --> 00:03:29,377 Isaiah: Well, how much? 38 00:03:29,544 --> 00:03:33,006 $7.50, but look what you're getting... 39 00:03:33,172 --> 00:03:36,509 A walnut stock, sporting front and rear sights. 40 00:03:36,676 --> 00:03:38,636 Well, I can see all that. 41 00:03:38,803 --> 00:03:40,597 It's a lot of money to spend on a boy's birthday. 42 00:03:40,763 --> 00:03:42,891 Yeah, I know. 43 00:03:43,057 --> 00:03:45,685 Well, I got plenty of other rifles. 44 00:03:45,852 --> 00:03:47,103 Now, let me see. 45 00:03:47,270 --> 00:03:50,189 I could give you a government Springfield for 2.90, 46 00:03:50,356 --> 00:03:54,193 with 20 rounds of ammunition thrown in. How about that? 47 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:55,486 Well... 48 00:03:55,653 --> 00:03:58,406 Oh, that rifle will weigh more than the boy does. 49 00:03:58,573 --> 00:04:00,491 Come on, let's go see where I hit that thing. 50 00:04:05,496 --> 00:04:07,040 Yeah, I know it's a lot of money to spend, 51 00:04:07,206 --> 00:04:09,500 but I want John Jr. to get the right kind of start, 52 00:04:09,667 --> 00:04:10,543 you know what I mean? 53 00:04:10,710 --> 00:04:11,628 I know. 54 00:04:11,794 --> 00:04:13,546 Can't get that boy out of doors. 55 00:04:13,713 --> 00:04:15,798 Finishes his chores, he's off up to that tree house 56 00:04:15,965 --> 00:04:17,216 just reading and writing. 57 00:04:17,383 --> 00:04:18,468 There's a lot of good in that, too, you know. 58 00:04:18,635 --> 00:04:20,053 Yeah, I know. I know. 59 00:04:20,219 --> 00:04:21,888 It's just if I'm going to be a father to that boy, 60 00:04:22,055 --> 00:04:23,723 well, I'm going to have to spend more time with him, 61 00:04:23,890 --> 00:04:25,725 and I don't mean work time, you know what I mean? 62 00:04:25,892 --> 00:04:27,977 I want him to like some of the things I like. 63 00:04:28,144 --> 00:04:31,272 Hey, will you look at that? 64 00:04:31,439 --> 00:04:35,026 That ain't but a half inch off where I laid them sights. Heh heh! 65 00:04:35,193 --> 00:04:36,444 Well, that settles it. 66 00:04:36,611 --> 00:04:39,906 My son's got himself a genuine Winchester 73. 67 00:04:40,073 --> 00:04:43,534 Mr. Thoms, you made yourself a sale! 68 00:04:46,871 --> 00:04:47,997 Hoo! 69 00:04:57,423 --> 00:04:58,257 Hello there! 70 00:04:58,424 --> 00:05:00,218 Grace: I'm in the kitchen. 71 00:05:03,721 --> 00:05:06,391 Hey, uh, ha ha! How was your day? 72 00:05:06,557 --> 00:05:09,560 Just fine. You must have had a wonderful day. 73 00:05:09,727 --> 00:05:11,062 Oh, I did. It was a pip. 74 00:05:11,229 --> 00:05:12,647 Say, where's... uh, where's John? 75 00:05:12,814 --> 00:05:13,815 Now, where do you think he is? 76 00:05:13,982 --> 00:05:15,024 He's not home from school yet. 77 00:05:15,191 --> 00:05:16,651 Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. 78 00:05:16,818 --> 00:05:18,611 Looky there. Wrapped that up my own self. 79 00:05:18,778 --> 00:05:20,446 Oh, you didn't have to tell me that. What is it? 80 00:05:20,613 --> 00:05:22,615 Well, I ain't gonna tell you. It's a surprise. 81 00:05:22,782 --> 00:05:24,158 Today's not my birthday, it's John's. 82 00:05:24,325 --> 00:05:25,827 Still and all, I ain't gonna say nothin'. 83 00:05:25,994 --> 00:05:28,621 Suit yourself. I won't tell you what I got him either. 84 00:05:28,788 --> 00:05:30,123 Now, hurry up and get out of this kitchen 85 00:05:30,289 --> 00:05:32,000 so I can get the decorating done on this cake! 86 00:05:32,166 --> 00:05:34,168 Out of here! Get going! 87 00:05:34,335 --> 00:05:36,671 I'll bet he likes my present better than he likes yours. 88 00:05:36,838 --> 00:05:39,340 Oh, Isaiah! You're terrible. 89 00:05:39,507 --> 00:05:42,010 I know! Ha ha. I'm going to unhitch the team. 90 00:05:43,803 --> 00:05:47,015 "Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll. 91 00:05:47,181 --> 00:05:49,642 "10,000 fleets sweep over thee in vain. 92 00:05:49,809 --> 00:05:51,602 "Man marks the earth with ruin. 93 00:05:51,769 --> 00:05:53,896 His control stops with the shore." 94 00:05:54,063 --> 00:05:55,481 Doesn't that make you want to see the ocean? 95 00:05:55,648 --> 00:05:57,650 Makes me want to stick my toes in plum creek. 96 00:05:57,817 --> 00:05:59,652 My feet are sweating. So are mine. 97 00:05:59,819 --> 00:06:01,029 Come on, I'll race you! 98 00:06:01,195 --> 00:06:02,530 Wait for me! 99 00:06:02,697 --> 00:06:05,033 They just don't appreciate poetry, I guess. 100 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:07,118 Neither did I when I was little. 101 00:06:07,285 --> 00:06:08,870 You know, I wish I could write something someday 102 00:06:09,037 --> 00:06:11,998 that would make people feel something inside, like lord Byron. 103 00:06:12,165 --> 00:06:14,375 You will. I know you will. 104 00:06:14,542 --> 00:06:16,836 I sure hope so. Oh, don't forget to ask your pa 105 00:06:17,003 --> 00:06:18,463 if I could borrow his copy of Emerson. 106 00:06:18,629 --> 00:06:20,173 I won't forget. 107 00:06:20,339 --> 00:06:21,215 You know what? 108 00:06:21,382 --> 00:06:22,175 What? 109 00:06:22,341 --> 00:06:23,551 My feet are kind of hot, too. 110 00:06:23,718 --> 00:06:24,594 I'll race you! 111 00:06:24,761 --> 00:06:26,179 Ok. 112 00:06:47,825 --> 00:06:49,368 Grace: Happy birthday. 113 00:06:49,535 --> 00:06:50,953 John: Oh, it's beautiful. 114 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,456 Carl: Blow out the candles so as we can eat it, John. 115 00:06:53,623 --> 00:06:56,626 Wait a minute. I got to make a wish. 116 00:06:59,128 --> 00:07:00,713 Ha ha! 117 00:07:02,715 --> 00:07:06,094 Isaiah: John, um, first the presents, then the cake. 118 00:07:07,428 --> 00:07:09,138 Whoop! Not that one now. You got others to open. 119 00:07:09,305 --> 00:07:12,391 You open this one last. Here, try that one there. 120 00:07:13,518 --> 00:07:14,644 Better move the cake. 121 00:07:17,063 --> 00:07:18,648 "From Carl and Alicia." 122 00:07:18,815 --> 00:07:19,774 I didn't get him anything. 123 00:07:19,941 --> 00:07:21,526 Oh, I picked out something for you. 124 00:07:21,692 --> 00:07:22,568 Then hurry up and open it. 125 00:07:22,735 --> 00:07:24,487 I want to see what I got you. 126 00:07:27,365 --> 00:07:30,743 Oh! A quill pen and ink 127 00:07:30,910 --> 00:07:33,246 and special good paper, too. Thank you. 128 00:07:33,412 --> 00:07:34,580 Carl: I knew you'd like it. 129 00:07:34,747 --> 00:07:35,998 Wasn't talking to you. 130 00:07:36,165 --> 00:07:38,251 Here, try that one. 131 00:07:42,505 --> 00:07:46,425 "To someone very special on their birthday. 132 00:07:46,592 --> 00:07:48,803 Love, grace." 133 00:07:53,599 --> 00:07:55,143 Keats. 134 00:07:55,309 --> 00:07:56,769 John keats. 135 00:07:56,936 --> 00:07:58,229 Grace: Do you like it? 136 00:07:58,396 --> 00:08:01,315 Like it? Oh, thank you! 137 00:08:01,482 --> 00:08:04,318 Uh... hey, hey, you got another one here. 138 00:08:07,738 --> 00:08:09,198 There's no card on this one. 139 00:08:09,365 --> 00:08:12,326 Oh, yeah, well, I forgot about that. Happy birthday. Open it. 140 00:08:17,290 --> 00:08:18,124 Huh? 141 00:08:18,291 --> 00:08:19,375 Ha ha. 142 00:08:29,510 --> 00:08:31,179 Well, come on, now, hey. 143 00:08:31,345 --> 00:08:35,141 Stand up there. Feel the weight of that thing. 144 00:08:35,308 --> 00:08:39,061 That there is a genuine Winchester 73. 145 00:08:39,228 --> 00:08:41,981 Well, look at that. It's got a walnut stock, 146 00:08:42,148 --> 00:08:44,483 sporting front, and rear sights. 147 00:08:44,650 --> 00:08:47,403 Why, you can't get a better rifle than that. 148 00:08:47,570 --> 00:08:48,905 Well, what do you think? 149 00:08:49,071 --> 00:08:52,158 It's beautiful. 150 00:08:52,325 --> 00:08:54,202 Well, what's the matter? 151 00:08:54,368 --> 00:08:55,828 Well... I mean, 152 00:08:55,995 --> 00:08:59,248 isn't it too expensive? It must have cost you dear. 153 00:08:59,415 --> 00:09:02,627 Oh, don't you worry none about what the cost was. 154 00:09:02,793 --> 00:09:05,838 You see that? He had me fooled there. Thought he didn't like it. 155 00:09:06,005 --> 00:09:06,923 Hey, I'll tell you what. 156 00:09:07,089 --> 00:09:08,674 Come Saturday morning, you and me, 157 00:09:08,841 --> 00:09:10,009 we're gonna go out and have ourselves a little hunting trip. 158 00:09:10,176 --> 00:09:12,220 How's that sound? 159 00:09:12,386 --> 00:09:14,263 Sounds fine. 160 00:09:14,430 --> 00:09:15,431 Can I come, too? 161 00:09:15,598 --> 00:09:16,974 Well, we'll have to see about that. 162 00:09:17,141 --> 00:09:18,643 You know, there's times when the older menfolks 163 00:09:18,809 --> 00:09:21,812 like to get off by themselves. Ain't that right, John? 164 00:09:21,979 --> 00:09:23,522 Yes, sir. 165 00:09:23,689 --> 00:09:25,566 Well, you menfolk can just talk about that later. 166 00:09:25,733 --> 00:09:29,654 Right now I want to get this cake cut and served before it gets old. 167 00:09:29,820 --> 00:09:31,072 Here you are, John. 168 00:10:20,371 --> 00:10:22,456 Land sakes, do you know what time it is? 169 00:10:22,623 --> 00:10:25,293 It's gonna be morning in a few hours. 170 00:10:25,459 --> 00:10:28,421 I couldn't help it. I can't put it down. 171 00:10:28,587 --> 00:10:30,631 Well, I'm glad you like it, 172 00:10:30,798 --> 00:10:33,509 but I'm turning out the light anyway. 173 00:10:35,886 --> 00:10:37,763 Now you get to sleep, young man. 174 00:10:38,681 --> 00:10:40,266 Grace... 175 00:10:41,767 --> 00:10:43,144 Yes? 176 00:10:43,311 --> 00:10:45,813 I wish he hadn't spent all that money on the gun. 177 00:10:45,980 --> 00:10:47,940 Oh, I know. 178 00:10:49,859 --> 00:10:52,445 I just didn't know what to say to him tonight. 179 00:10:52,611 --> 00:10:55,031 I didn't want to hurt him. 180 00:10:55,197 --> 00:10:57,658 I'm not saying other folks shouldn't, 181 00:10:57,825 --> 00:11:00,536 but I couldn't... I couldn't kill anything. 182 00:11:01,537 --> 00:11:03,622 We've talked about hunting before. 183 00:11:03,789 --> 00:11:06,375 He must know how I feel. 184 00:11:06,542 --> 00:11:09,920 But he just pretends he doesn't hear me. 185 00:11:10,087 --> 00:11:13,966 Well... you know, Isaiah was raised in the woods. 186 00:11:14,133 --> 00:11:18,054 He's been hunting all his life, for food and clothing. 187 00:11:18,220 --> 00:11:19,430 I know that, but... 188 00:11:19,597 --> 00:11:23,392 He just wants you to be like him. 189 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,812 He wants to share the thing that he does the best. 190 00:11:26,979 --> 00:11:28,147 He loves you. 191 00:11:28,314 --> 00:11:30,691 I know that. 192 00:11:30,858 --> 00:11:32,443 But I can't be like him, 193 00:11:32,610 --> 00:11:34,612 not about everything. 194 00:11:35,946 --> 00:11:38,157 Not about hunting. 195 00:11:38,324 --> 00:11:41,577 I just don't know what to tell him come Saturday. 196 00:11:41,744 --> 00:11:43,788 Well... 197 00:11:44,997 --> 00:11:46,499 I'll talk to him. 198 00:11:46,665 --> 00:11:47,416 Would you? 199 00:11:47,583 --> 00:11:50,086 It'll be all right. 200 00:11:50,252 --> 00:11:52,046 Thank you. 201 00:11:52,213 --> 00:11:53,923 Now you go to sleep. 202 00:11:57,218 --> 00:11:59,220 I'll see you in the morning. 203 00:12:21,075 --> 00:12:21,909 Pa! 204 00:12:22,076 --> 00:12:23,536 Yeah. 205 00:12:23,702 --> 00:12:25,830 I promised John I'd ask if he could borrow your copy of Emerson. 206 00:12:25,996 --> 00:12:27,081 As long as he's careful with it. 207 00:12:27,248 --> 00:12:28,249 Oh, he will be. 208 00:12:28,416 --> 00:12:29,625 All right, then. 209 00:12:29,792 --> 00:12:32,211 Thank you. He's going to be a poet someday. 210 00:12:32,378 --> 00:12:33,462 That's very good. 211 00:12:33,629 --> 00:12:35,339 I think so, too. See ya! 212 00:12:35,506 --> 00:12:37,258 See ya! 213 00:12:39,385 --> 00:12:41,262 How old do you have to be to be a poet? 214 00:12:41,429 --> 00:12:42,513 It doesn't matter. Any age. 215 00:12:42,680 --> 00:12:43,931 Do you have to go to college to be one? 216 00:12:44,098 --> 00:12:45,141 No, no. Emerson wrote about it 217 00:12:45,307 --> 00:12:46,600 in that book you're bringing to John. 218 00:12:46,767 --> 00:12:49,353 He said there are two classes of poets: 219 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,439 Poets by education and practice... 220 00:12:51,605 --> 00:12:52,898 Those we respect... 221 00:12:53,065 --> 00:12:55,818 And poets by nature... Those we love. 222 00:12:56,986 --> 00:13:00,114 The last one... That's John. 223 00:13:02,241 --> 00:13:03,993 Those we love, huh? 224 00:13:05,744 --> 00:13:07,496 I got to go. I'll be late! 225 00:13:14,462 --> 00:13:17,590 Alicia: You stay home. You can't go to school. 226 00:13:17,756 --> 00:13:19,133 Grace: Who forgot his lunch? 227 00:13:19,300 --> 00:13:21,010 Carl: Oh, I did. 228 00:13:21,177 --> 00:13:22,052 Grace: Have a good day. 229 00:13:22,219 --> 00:13:23,971 Carl: Yes'm. 230 00:13:24,138 --> 00:13:25,639 John, don't you worry none about your chores. 231 00:13:25,806 --> 00:13:28,350 I'll have 'em done by the time you get home. 232 00:13:28,517 --> 00:13:29,602 There's no need for that. 233 00:13:29,768 --> 00:13:31,061 I want you to get right to your homework 234 00:13:31,228 --> 00:13:33,230 so we can leave bright and early in the morning. 235 00:13:36,317 --> 00:13:39,111 Can I come, too? I'll get all my homework done. 236 00:13:39,278 --> 00:13:40,070 Please, pa? 237 00:13:40,237 --> 00:13:41,280 Well, maybe next time. 238 00:13:41,447 --> 00:13:43,240 That's not fair. 239 00:13:43,407 --> 00:13:45,576 Isaiah: Oh, hold on, now. We've had our trips off by ourself, haven't we? 240 00:13:45,743 --> 00:13:46,911 Yeah, but.. 241 00:13:47,077 --> 00:13:48,370 All right. Now it's your brother's turn. 242 00:13:48,537 --> 00:13:51,123 Now you get on to school before I pull your ears off. 243 00:13:51,290 --> 00:13:52,458 Next time for sure? 244 00:13:52,625 --> 00:13:53,501 For sure. 245 00:13:53,667 --> 00:13:54,919 Ok. 246 00:14:00,841 --> 00:14:04,512 Heh heh. That little Carl sure does like it off in the woods, doesn't he? 247 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:06,138 He certainly does. 248 00:14:06,305 --> 00:14:08,724 Well, maybe I'll take him next time. 249 00:14:08,891 --> 00:14:10,100 Why don't you take him with you this time? 250 00:14:10,267 --> 00:14:13,020 Oh, no. Can't do that. Promised John Jr. 251 00:14:13,187 --> 00:14:14,980 Said it would just be the two of us. 252 00:14:15,147 --> 00:14:17,775 You sure you didn't make that promise for yourself? 253 00:14:17,942 --> 00:14:19,485 Now, what's that mean? 254 00:14:19,652 --> 00:14:22,655 Well, I just mean that I'm not so sure that John wants to go. 255 00:14:22,821 --> 00:14:25,449 Well, of course he wants to go. He loves it out in the woods. 256 00:14:25,616 --> 00:14:28,577 He loves the woods, Isaiah, 257 00:14:28,744 --> 00:14:31,497 but he doesn't love to hunt. 258 00:14:31,664 --> 00:14:33,582 He doesn't want to shoot anything. 259 00:14:33,749 --> 00:14:37,002 Well, how do you know that? 260 00:14:37,169 --> 00:14:39,255 He told me last night. 261 00:14:40,339 --> 00:14:41,549 Well, that don't make any sense at all. 262 00:14:41,715 --> 00:14:43,467 I mean, look how happy he was with the rifle. 263 00:14:43,634 --> 00:14:46,720 You were happy, and he didn't want to hurt you. 264 00:14:49,723 --> 00:14:51,350 Well, I'll be. 265 00:14:51,517 --> 00:14:53,727 He's a boy. I just, uh... 266 00:14:53,894 --> 00:14:55,729 Figured he'd love to hunt. 267 00:14:55,896 --> 00:14:57,398 Oh, don't feel bad. 268 00:14:57,565 --> 00:15:00,025 No, I don't. It's just... 269 00:15:00,192 --> 00:15:04,655 Just don't know that boy as well as I thought I did. 270 00:15:04,822 --> 00:15:06,532 Well, never no mind. 271 00:15:06,699 --> 00:15:08,075 I guess Carl's big enough to carry that Winchester. 272 00:15:08,242 --> 00:15:09,577 Besides that, he wants to go with me. 273 00:15:09,743 --> 00:15:11,954 Well, Isaiah, John Jr. Does want to be with you. 274 00:15:12,121 --> 00:15:14,915 Oh, what for? All he does is read and write that poetry of his all the time. 275 00:15:15,082 --> 00:15:16,292 Now, don't be upset with him. 276 00:15:16,458 --> 00:15:18,002 No, I'm not, I'm not. It's just... 277 00:15:18,168 --> 00:15:19,378 He doesn't understand the things I like. 278 00:15:19,545 --> 00:15:20,879 I don't understand the things he likes. 279 00:15:21,046 --> 00:15:22,548 There ain't much I can do about that. 280 00:15:22,715 --> 00:15:24,883 I got work to do. Hyah! 281 00:15:36,270 --> 00:15:37,813 Ho! 282 00:15:37,980 --> 00:15:39,064 Morning, len! 283 00:15:39,231 --> 00:15:41,275 Morning, Edwards. 284 00:15:44,069 --> 00:15:45,154 Isaiah: How are you? 285 00:15:45,321 --> 00:15:46,905 Fine. Fine. Yourself? 286 00:15:47,072 --> 00:15:48,282 Couldn't be better. Tad? 287 00:15:48,449 --> 00:15:49,575 Hello, sir. 288 00:15:49,742 --> 00:15:52,077 You better get to unloading that wagon, tad. 289 00:15:52,244 --> 00:15:53,579 Glad you got here, Edwards. 290 00:15:53,746 --> 00:15:55,623 We're about to work ourselves out of materials. 291 00:15:55,789 --> 00:15:57,625 Well, I didn't figure you'd get to it this quick. 292 00:15:57,791 --> 00:15:59,918 Well, there was a pretty good chill in the air last night. 293 00:16:00,085 --> 00:16:01,086 Boy and I decided it's a good time 294 00:16:01,253 --> 00:16:03,756 to get started getting some venison. 295 00:16:03,922 --> 00:16:05,341 Oh, that sounds good. 296 00:16:05,507 --> 00:16:06,467 Yeah, I kept him out of school 297 00:16:06,634 --> 00:16:08,385 so as we can get this job finished. 298 00:16:08,552 --> 00:16:12,014 He'll learn more in the woods than he would in that schoolroom anyway. 299 00:16:12,181 --> 00:16:13,432 Yeah, I suppose he will. 300 00:16:13,599 --> 00:16:17,311 Say, I heard you got you a fine rifle the other day. 301 00:16:17,478 --> 00:16:20,105 Yeah, I did. It's a genuine Winchester. 302 00:16:20,272 --> 00:16:21,273 Got it for John Jr. 303 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,859 Ooh. Bet he's excited about that. 304 00:16:24,026 --> 00:16:25,944 Yeah. Yeah, he is. 305 00:16:26,111 --> 00:16:27,780 Had a chance to use it yet? 306 00:16:27,946 --> 00:16:29,782 No, no, uh... 307 00:16:29,948 --> 00:16:32,242 We're figuring on going out first thing tomorrow morning, 308 00:16:32,409 --> 00:16:33,952 early. 309 00:16:34,119 --> 00:16:35,120 Well, I'll give the boy a hand. 310 00:16:35,287 --> 00:16:37,122 That'd be good. 311 00:16:46,465 --> 00:16:47,925 Giddy-up! 312 00:16:48,967 --> 00:16:50,052 Whoa! 313 00:16:50,219 --> 00:16:53,305 Hey, you're home nice and early, Isaiah. 314 00:16:53,472 --> 00:16:54,848 Finish your homework? 315 00:16:55,015 --> 00:16:56,558 No, sir. 316 00:16:56,725 --> 00:16:59,144 Get to it. Told you I wanted to get started first thing in the morning. 317 00:16:59,311 --> 00:17:01,605 But I thought that you were... 318 00:17:01,772 --> 00:17:04,024 Never mind what you thought. Just get started. 319 00:17:05,651 --> 00:17:07,945 Go on. 320 00:17:16,662 --> 00:17:17,996 Isaiah. 321 00:17:18,163 --> 00:17:20,332 Heard all I want to hear about it. The matter's closed. 322 00:17:20,499 --> 00:17:21,625 But this morning... 323 00:17:21,792 --> 00:17:22,918 If I'm going to be a father to that boy, 324 00:17:23,085 --> 00:17:24,336 he's gonna have to be a son to me. 325 00:17:24,503 --> 00:17:25,713 Now, he's going hunting with me tomorrow. 326 00:17:25,879 --> 00:17:26,964 Let me finish the work. 327 00:17:27,131 --> 00:17:28,716 Giddy-up. 328 00:17:49,236 --> 00:17:51,071 Come on, Jack. 329 00:17:59,288 --> 00:18:01,373 That old cow was mighty generous this morning. 330 00:18:01,540 --> 00:18:03,959 More milk here than we could drink in a week. 331 00:18:04,126 --> 00:18:06,712 Hate to see all that good milk go to waste. 332 00:18:06,879 --> 00:18:09,715 Just wish there was something else we could do with it. 333 00:18:09,882 --> 00:18:12,384 Gee, pa, I don't know. 334 00:18:12,551 --> 00:18:15,554 What could we do with a lot of extra milk, Mary? 335 00:18:15,721 --> 00:18:17,723 Let me think. 336 00:18:17,890 --> 00:18:20,976 Why don't you all just say you'd like some ice cream? 337 00:18:21,143 --> 00:18:22,603 We'd like some ice cream. 338 00:18:22,770 --> 00:18:24,229 Caroline: Well, we'll need some ice. 339 00:18:24,396 --> 00:18:26,315 No sooner said than done. I'll hitch up the team. 340 00:18:26,482 --> 00:18:28,567 Mary: Pa, can you give me a ride by the sandersons'? 341 00:18:28,734 --> 00:18:30,235 John's going to help me with my essay. 342 00:18:30,402 --> 00:18:31,403 Well, John's not home this weekend, darling. 343 00:18:31,570 --> 00:18:32,780 He went hunting with Mr. Edwards. 344 00:18:32,946 --> 00:18:34,865 He said he'd be home the whole weekend. 345 00:18:35,032 --> 00:18:37,951 Either way, it's a nice day for a ride. Come on. 346 00:18:39,286 --> 00:18:40,871 Be home early so you can help with supper. 347 00:18:41,038 --> 00:18:42,414 I will, ma. 348 00:18:42,581 --> 00:18:44,041 Where's your glasses, Mary? 349 00:18:44,208 --> 00:18:45,250 I don't have to wear them all the time. 350 00:18:45,417 --> 00:18:47,002 Dr. Burke said so. Bye, ma. 351 00:18:47,169 --> 00:18:47,920 Bye-bye. 352 00:18:48,086 --> 00:18:49,546 Be back as soon as I can. 353 00:18:55,302 --> 00:18:56,970 I know why Mary doesn't want to wear her glasses. 354 00:18:57,137 --> 00:18:58,430 Caroline: Oh, you do, do you? 355 00:18:58,597 --> 00:19:02,768 Yup. She wants John to see her beautiful blue eyes. 356 00:19:02,935 --> 00:19:04,895 Well, what's wrong with that? 357 00:19:05,062 --> 00:19:06,939 Nothing... 358 00:19:07,105 --> 00:19:10,025 If you have beautiful blue eyes. 359 00:19:11,610 --> 00:19:12,986 Hyah! 360 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,658 Hyah! Hyah! 361 00:19:17,825 --> 00:19:18,742 Grace: Morning, Charles. 362 00:19:18,909 --> 00:19:20,118 Morning. 363 00:19:20,285 --> 00:19:22,538 Good morning, Mrs. Edwards. Is John in the house? 364 00:19:22,704 --> 00:19:25,582 No, Mary. He's off for the weekend with Mr. Edwards. 365 00:19:25,749 --> 00:19:26,959 Now, see? What'd I tell you? 366 00:19:27,125 --> 00:19:28,794 Mary: But he said he didn't have to go. 367 00:19:28,961 --> 00:19:31,088 Uh, Mary, 368 00:19:31,255 --> 00:19:33,090 I've got a pitcher of lemonade in the house. 369 00:19:33,257 --> 00:19:34,341 Why don't you go in and have some? 370 00:19:34,508 --> 00:19:35,384 Yeah. Can I, pa? 371 00:19:35,551 --> 00:19:36,301 Sure, you can. 372 00:19:36,468 --> 00:19:37,719 Can Alicia have some with me? 373 00:19:37,886 --> 00:19:38,762 Oh, certainly. 374 00:19:38,929 --> 00:19:39,805 Come on. 375 00:19:39,972 --> 00:19:41,473 Don't let her get into the sugar. 376 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:45,394 Mary: I won't. Come on. 377 00:19:45,561 --> 00:19:49,815 I tried to tell her John wouldn't be here. 378 00:19:49,982 --> 00:19:52,568 Charles, I wanted to have a chance to talk to you alone. 379 00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:54,611 Something wrong? 380 00:19:54,778 --> 00:19:57,322 I wish I knew. It's Isaiah. 381 00:19:57,489 --> 00:19:58,991 He's not feeling poorly? 382 00:19:59,157 --> 00:20:03,620 Oh, no. If it was anything like that, I'd know what to do. 383 00:20:03,787 --> 00:20:04,663 It's the rifle. 384 00:20:04,830 --> 00:20:07,499 The new one he bought for John? 385 00:20:07,666 --> 00:20:08,500 Yes. 386 00:20:08,667 --> 00:20:11,295 John's not like most boys, 387 00:20:11,461 --> 00:20:13,964 at least not when it comes to hunting. 388 00:20:14,131 --> 00:20:15,799 He just couldn't kill anything, 389 00:20:15,966 --> 00:20:18,552 not even for food. He just couldn't do it. 390 00:20:18,719 --> 00:20:21,096 And now I saiah's made him go off on this trip. 391 00:20:21,263 --> 00:20:23,724 Why didn't John just explain it to him? 392 00:20:23,891 --> 00:20:26,310 He tried. I tried yesterday. 393 00:20:26,476 --> 00:20:28,687 I thought he understood, but... 394 00:20:28,854 --> 00:20:32,649 I guess he's just so hurt about the boy not wanting the rifle. 395 00:20:33,942 --> 00:20:36,653 That doesn't sound like Isaiah. 396 00:20:36,820 --> 00:20:38,238 Even so, he'll get over it. 397 00:20:38,405 --> 00:20:39,281 I hope so. 398 00:20:39,448 --> 00:20:40,616 Sure, he will. You'd be surprised 399 00:20:40,782 --> 00:20:41,950 what a father and son can get accomplished 400 00:20:42,117 --> 00:20:43,619 on a weekend together. 401 00:20:45,287 --> 00:20:46,204 You're right. 402 00:20:46,371 --> 00:20:48,373 I'm probably making too much of it. 403 00:20:48,540 --> 00:20:49,750 It's silly, I guess. 404 00:20:49,917 --> 00:20:53,211 You love 'em both. Nothing silly about that. 405 00:20:54,296 --> 00:20:56,506 It'll be all right. 406 00:20:56,673 --> 00:20:58,300 How about some lemonade before you go? 407 00:20:58,467 --> 00:20:59,760 Sounds good to me. 408 00:21:55,273 --> 00:21:57,317 Isaiah: Come and get it! 409 00:22:14,459 --> 00:22:16,378 There you go. Put some of them on your inside, 410 00:22:16,545 --> 00:22:18,463 then we'll get started. 411 00:22:30,225 --> 00:22:32,352 Here. 412 00:22:32,519 --> 00:22:33,645 What's that? 413 00:22:34,896 --> 00:22:36,773 I had some things to tell you, 414 00:22:36,940 --> 00:22:38,233 but I didn't know how to say them. 415 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,986 It's easier for me to write the way I feel. 416 00:22:42,946 --> 00:22:45,282 Well, um, I'll read it later on when, uh... 417 00:22:45,449 --> 00:22:46,700 Please read it now. 418 00:22:46,867 --> 00:22:50,662 It's about the hunting. Part of it is, anyway. 419 00:22:55,125 --> 00:22:56,918 All right. 420 00:23:14,436 --> 00:23:18,148 All right, I read it. Now let's finish up so we can get started hunting. 421 00:24:47,195 --> 00:24:48,530 Hold it. 422 00:24:57,414 --> 00:24:59,708 Now be careful. 423 00:25:46,630 --> 00:25:48,340 Aah! 424 00:25:48,506 --> 00:25:50,675 Aah! Aah! 425 00:25:51,593 --> 00:25:52,427 Shoot him! 426 00:25:52,594 --> 00:25:54,387 Aah aah! 427 00:25:54,554 --> 00:25:56,848 Aah! Shoot him! 428 00:25:57,015 --> 00:25:58,600 Aah! 429 00:25:58,767 --> 00:26:00,518 Aah! 430 00:26:01,937 --> 00:26:03,021 Aah! 431 00:26:37,806 --> 00:26:40,517 Get help. 432 00:26:40,684 --> 00:26:42,269 I need help. 433 00:27:43,663 --> 00:27:45,707 It'll be a while before we know. 434 00:27:45,874 --> 00:27:48,209 He's lost a lot of blood. 435 00:27:49,711 --> 00:27:51,671 If it were anyone else, 436 00:27:51,838 --> 00:27:54,215 I'd say there was no chance. 437 00:27:55,383 --> 00:27:58,636 But that man's as strong as they come. 438 00:28:00,638 --> 00:28:02,724 We'll just have to wait. 439 00:28:18,490 --> 00:28:20,825 Some coffee, doctor? 440 00:28:21,743 --> 00:28:23,328 Thank you. 441 00:28:47,519 --> 00:28:49,854 He's strong. He's gonna be all right. 442 00:28:51,856 --> 00:28:53,691 It's my fault. 443 00:28:54,818 --> 00:28:57,070 Come on. What kind of thing is that to say? 444 00:28:57,237 --> 00:28:59,531 It's the truth. 445 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,577 I just stood there and watched. 446 00:29:09,499 --> 00:29:12,669 Mr. Ingalls, what's wrong with me? 447 00:29:12,836 --> 00:29:14,546 There's nothing wrong with you, boy. 448 00:29:14,712 --> 00:29:17,382 Then why didn't I shoot? 449 00:29:19,384 --> 00:29:21,344 He begged me to shoot. 450 00:29:21,511 --> 00:29:23,888 He kept screaming it over and over. 451 00:29:25,432 --> 00:29:27,475 And I just stood there. 452 00:29:28,768 --> 00:29:30,603 John, all kinds of things go through a man's mind 453 00:29:30,770 --> 00:29:32,397 in a case like that, all kinds of things. 454 00:29:32,564 --> 00:29:33,940 But I'm not a man. 455 00:29:34,107 --> 00:29:35,400 That's the whole thing, Mr. Ingalls. 456 00:29:35,567 --> 00:29:36,776 Course you are. 457 00:29:36,943 --> 00:29:40,405 I'm not. Don't you understand I'm not? 458 00:29:40,572 --> 00:29:42,157 If I were, he wouldn't be in there dying right now. 459 00:29:42,323 --> 00:29:43,825 Now, I don't want you to talk about dying. 460 00:29:43,992 --> 00:29:46,494 I just told you he'd be all right. 461 00:30:06,764 --> 00:30:07,724 It's going to be all right. 462 00:30:07,891 --> 00:30:09,934 He's going to be all right. 463 00:30:11,394 --> 00:30:13,980 I... I wanted to be like him, 464 00:30:14,147 --> 00:30:16,441 but I couldn't. 465 00:30:17,358 --> 00:30:19,736 I wanted him to be proud of me. 466 00:30:21,446 --> 00:30:23,114 I wanted him to love me. 467 00:30:23,281 --> 00:30:24,532 He does love you. 468 00:30:24,699 --> 00:30:27,911 No, he doesn't. I know he doesn't. 469 00:30:28,077 --> 00:30:30,288 Why do you say that? 470 00:30:30,455 --> 00:30:31,581 Because it's the truth. 471 00:30:31,748 --> 00:30:34,375 I know it's the truth, and so does he. 472 00:30:34,542 --> 00:30:35,460 John-. 473 00:30:35,627 --> 00:30:38,671 Leave me alone, Mr. Ingalls, please! 474 00:31:27,929 --> 00:31:29,973 Isaiah: Shoot him! 475 00:31:30,890 --> 00:31:32,600 Shoot him! 476 00:31:38,481 --> 00:31:42,860 Shoot him! Shoot him! Shoot him! 477 00:32:30,408 --> 00:32:32,910 I told you he was strong. 478 00:32:33,077 --> 00:32:34,912 Come on. 479 00:32:50,178 --> 00:32:51,971 How am I? 480 00:32:52,138 --> 00:32:57,769 You're going to be just fine. 481 00:32:57,935 --> 00:33:02,106 Remember never to say I'm as tough as a grizzly bear. 482 00:33:02,273 --> 00:33:04,567 Well, I heard the bear looks worse than you do. 483 00:33:06,027 --> 00:33:10,239 Well... by the time I retell it, he will be. 484 00:33:15,286 --> 00:33:17,038 How's John? 485 00:33:17,205 --> 00:33:18,539 He's fine. 486 00:33:18,706 --> 00:33:20,291 Good. 487 00:33:21,459 --> 00:33:23,252 Must have scared the daylights out of him. 488 00:33:23,419 --> 00:33:27,757 I'm sure it did, but he's just fine. 489 00:33:31,719 --> 00:33:35,223 I had to show him what a good hunter I was. 490 00:33:36,432 --> 00:33:38,309 Didn't do a very good job, did I? 491 00:33:38,476 --> 00:33:41,979 You can talk about all that later. 492 00:33:42,146 --> 00:33:44,565 I want you to rest now. 493 00:33:46,901 --> 00:33:49,570 Can I see the children? 494 00:33:49,737 --> 00:33:52,865 Carl and Alicia are at the Ingalls'. 495 00:33:53,032 --> 00:33:55,451 Now, you do just what the doctor says. 496 00:33:55,618 --> 00:33:58,329 You close your eyes and you rest. 497 00:33:59,997 --> 00:34:02,667 Yeah, I'm, uh... 498 00:34:05,378 --> 00:34:07,714 Kind of tired. 499 00:34:13,678 --> 00:34:15,888 He'll sleep now. 500 00:34:48,421 --> 00:34:49,255 Charles: Shh! 501 00:34:49,422 --> 00:34:53,009 That's it. 502 00:34:53,176 --> 00:34:56,262 That's it. Let it all out. 503 00:34:56,429 --> 00:34:58,097 Oh, I was so afraid. 504 00:34:58,264 --> 00:35:01,142 I know. I know. 505 00:35:01,309 --> 00:35:03,019 I know. 506 00:35:10,318 --> 00:35:14,530 Oh, I'm all right now. 507 00:35:14,697 --> 00:35:16,532 I'm all right. 508 00:35:18,659 --> 00:35:21,037 Oh, my! 509 00:35:21,913 --> 00:35:23,372 To look at these clothes, 510 00:35:23,539 --> 00:35:25,917 it's hard to believe that he's gonna be all right. 511 00:35:27,585 --> 00:35:30,421 A lucky man. 512 00:35:31,923 --> 00:35:34,342 I'll go tell John. 513 00:36:22,515 --> 00:36:26,143 He's not out there. He must have gone for a walk. 514 00:36:27,687 --> 00:36:29,814 Charles, look. 515 00:36:35,278 --> 00:36:37,488 I found it in I saiah's pocket. 516 00:36:47,582 --> 00:36:49,917 That's what John meant last night, 517 00:36:50,084 --> 00:36:52,587 the reason he thought Isaiah didn't love him. 518 00:36:52,753 --> 00:36:56,591 The boy didn't know that Isaiah couldn't read. 519 00:36:56,757 --> 00:36:59,260 Surely Isaiah would have told the boy when he gave him the letter. 520 00:36:59,427 --> 00:37:02,597 Oh, no, never. He made me promise never to tell. 521 00:37:02,763 --> 00:37:08,019 He was so afraid it would make him look less to John. 522 00:37:08,185 --> 00:37:11,063 We've got to find him and tell him. 523 00:37:11,230 --> 00:37:14,066 I will. Is there any special place that he goes? 524 00:37:14,233 --> 00:37:17,737 Yes. The tree house. He spends hours up there. 525 00:37:17,904 --> 00:37:19,864 I'll check. 526 00:37:33,753 --> 00:37:35,963 John? 527 00:37:37,173 --> 00:37:39,383 John? 528 00:37:46,974 --> 00:37:48,726 John? 529 00:38:08,913 --> 00:38:10,748 The rifle. 530 00:41:05,589 --> 00:41:07,758 You all right? 531 00:41:07,925 --> 00:41:10,052 Just fine. 532 00:41:13,556 --> 00:41:14,890 Grace was pretty worried, 533 00:41:15,057 --> 00:41:17,226 you running off like that. 534 00:41:19,895 --> 00:41:22,773 Isaiah's gonna be fine. 535 00:41:24,608 --> 00:41:25,734 What? 536 00:41:25,901 --> 00:41:28,112 He's gonna be fine. He's resting easy. 537 00:41:32,032 --> 00:41:34,160 He asked about you before he fell asleep, 538 00:41:34,326 --> 00:41:37,246 wanted to make sure you were all right. 539 00:41:41,959 --> 00:41:43,460 I came out here... 540 00:41:43,627 --> 00:41:47,298 I wanted to prove something to myself. 541 00:41:47,464 --> 00:41:50,718 I had a deer in my sights standing right over there... 542 00:41:53,971 --> 00:41:56,307 But I couldn't. 543 00:41:57,516 --> 00:41:59,476 I don't blame him for how he feels about me. 544 00:41:59,643 --> 00:42:02,813 We're just two different people, that's all. 545 00:42:02,980 --> 00:42:04,982 He loves you. 546 00:42:05,149 --> 00:42:07,818 No, he doesn't. I know. 547 00:42:09,904 --> 00:42:12,698 It's that letter you wrote him, isn't it? 548 00:42:14,366 --> 00:42:15,201 How did you know? 549 00:42:15,367 --> 00:42:18,495 Grace found it in his pocket. 550 00:42:19,330 --> 00:42:21,498 Then you know I'm right. 551 00:42:23,375 --> 00:42:25,461 He read it... 552 00:42:25,628 --> 00:42:28,005 And it didn't mean anything to him. 553 00:42:28,172 --> 00:42:31,717 He just stuffed it in his pocket. 554 00:42:31,884 --> 00:42:33,594 It's not easy to write something like that. 555 00:42:33,761 --> 00:42:36,555 He can't read. 556 00:42:38,349 --> 00:42:41,018 Isaiah can't read, and he can't write. 557 00:42:42,603 --> 00:42:43,687 You want him to be proud of you. 558 00:42:43,854 --> 00:42:45,564 Well, he feels the same way. 559 00:42:45,731 --> 00:42:48,943 That's why he didn't want you to know he couldn't read, 560 00:42:49,109 --> 00:42:51,195 because he wants you to respect him. 561 00:42:56,283 --> 00:43:00,120 You want to be like he is, and he wants to be like your pa was. 562 00:43:02,665 --> 00:43:04,959 He loves you, boy. 563 00:43:06,210 --> 00:43:08,504 He loves you. 564 00:43:11,632 --> 00:43:13,926 I want to see him. 565 00:43:16,178 --> 00:43:18,639 I want to go home. 566 00:43:48,502 --> 00:43:50,587 Oh! 567 00:43:52,673 --> 00:43:53,799 How is he? 568 00:43:53,966 --> 00:43:56,593 He just woke up. I'm fixing him some broth. 569 00:43:56,760 --> 00:43:58,387 Can I see him? 570 00:43:58,554 --> 00:44:00,764 Do you have my letter? 571 00:44:18,782 --> 00:44:21,493 Can we be alone for just a minute? 572 00:44:23,620 --> 00:44:25,622 Certainly. 573 00:44:45,434 --> 00:44:48,937 Tried to show you what a good hunter I was. 574 00:44:52,608 --> 00:44:54,068 I'm sorry. 575 00:44:57,488 --> 00:44:58,989 I'm sorry. 576 00:45:01,116 --> 00:45:03,160 I gave you a letter the other day. 577 00:45:03,327 --> 00:45:05,996 Remember? 578 00:45:06,163 --> 00:45:08,374 Yeah, I remember. 579 00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:12,503 Well... 580 00:45:12,669 --> 00:45:15,506 I'd like to read it to you now. 581 00:45:15,672 --> 00:45:18,967 Well, there... there ain't no need for that. 582 00:45:21,053 --> 00:45:24,306 Yes, there is, isn't there? 583 00:45:33,273 --> 00:45:34,608 Yeah. 584 00:45:44,910 --> 00:45:47,621 "Dear Mr. Edwards..." 585 00:45:47,788 --> 00:45:52,459 "It seems so funny writing that... Mr. Edwards. 586 00:45:52,626 --> 00:45:56,422 "I want so much to just say pa or dad or something, 587 00:45:56,588 --> 00:45:59,216 "but I can't, 588 00:45:59,383 --> 00:46:02,428 "not unless I know that you want me to, 589 00:46:02,594 --> 00:46:05,556 "and I just don't feel like you do. 590 00:46:05,722 --> 00:46:10,060 "I guess it's because I can't be the kind of son you'd want. 591 00:46:10,227 --> 00:46:12,938 "Maybe I could be someday. 592 00:46:13,105 --> 00:46:14,940 "I'll try. 593 00:46:15,107 --> 00:46:19,111 "I'll try as hard as I can to make you proud of me, 594 00:46:19,278 --> 00:46:21,405 "but I'm afraid now 595 00:46:21,572 --> 00:46:22,865 "because I know in my heart 596 00:46:23,031 --> 00:46:26,285 that I can't do what you want me to do." 597 00:46:27,202 --> 00:46:30,706 "Please try and understand. 598 00:46:30,873 --> 00:46:34,001 Please love me anyway." 599 00:46:54,813 --> 00:46:56,982 Son. 600 00:46:58,734 --> 00:47:01,195 My son. 601 00:47:26,178 --> 00:47:28,639 Pa? Pa? 602 00:47:28,805 --> 00:47:30,557 Huh? What? What is it? 603 00:47:30,724 --> 00:47:31,642 Breakfast. 604 00:47:31,808 --> 00:47:33,227 Oh, yeah, I'm on my way. 605 00:47:33,393 --> 00:47:34,811 What you doing up there? 606 00:47:34,978 --> 00:47:37,606 Oh, I'm, uh... Resting. 607 00:47:37,773 --> 00:47:40,234 Father's got a right to get some rest, ain't he? 608 00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:41,818 Ha ha!