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UP. UP, UP, UP.

TAKE IT UP A LITTLE BIT, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

NO, NO, NO, NO! IT'S TOO MUCH.

NOW DOWN JUST A TEENSY, TEENSY-WEENSY--

THERE. HOLD IT!

HOLD IT.

PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. HAMMER IT HOME.

OH! HERE HE COMES!

OH!

STERLING! STERLING!

WHOO-HOO!

WHOO-HOO! OH, HO! WHOO-HOO!

OH, HO! STERLING, IT'S ME--HARRIET!

OH, HO! STERLING, IT'S ME!

IT'S ME--HARRIET!

OH! OH! HA HA HA!

HARRIET, YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT.

I'M NOT HARRIET!

I'M HARRIET!

HA HA! AH, OF COURSE YOU ARE.

OH, YOU HAVE CHANGED--

FOR THE BETTER, OF COURSE.

Harriet: HA HA! OH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

MEET MY SECOND COUSIN ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE ONCE REMOVED,

STERLING MURDOCK, THE NEW EDITOR IN CHIEF OF "THE PEN & THE PLOW."

COME ON, EVERYBODY.

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YOUR WELCOME WARMS THE COCKLES OF MY HEART.

I, UH...

I CAN ONLY SAY THAT IN THE 20 YEARS SINCE I SET FORTH

TO FOLLOW THE COUNSEL OF THAT GREAT EDITOR HORACE GREELEY,

WHO SAID, "GO WEST, YOUNG MAN, GO WEST,"

I HAVE FAITHFULLY KEPT MOVING FURTHER WEST,

NEVER LOSING THE HOPE THAT ONE DAY

I WOULD FIND THE EXTREMITIES OF MY WESTERN HORIZON--

THE END OF THE RAINBOW, AS IT WERE.

TODAY, I HAVE A PROFOUND FEELING--

CALL IT INTUITION, IF YOU WILL--

THAT WALNUT GROVE IS THAT RAINBOW'S END

WHERE WE WILL ALL FIND THE PROVERBIAL POT OF GOLD--

NOT ONLY THE GOLD THAT GLITTERS, I ASSURE YOU,

BUT ALSO THE GOLD OF THE GOOD WE CAN DO

FOR THE FINE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN OF THIS COMMUNITY.

STERLING, STERLING, I HAVE GOOSE FLESH!

OH!

WE'RE WORKING ON A CURE FOR THAT.

Laura: ERICH, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MEET OUR PAS AT THE NEWSPAPER.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE PRINTING PRESSES. YOU WANT TO COME WITH US?

OH, I'D LIKE TO, BUT I PROMISED MY FATHER

I'D GET HOME AND HELP HIM.

OH, OK. WELL, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

LAST ONE THERE'S A ROTTEN EGG!

HI, PA.

HOW'S IT GOING, SON?

HOW YOU DOING, KIDS?

CAN WE COME IN AND SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE?

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. COME ON. WE'LL ASK MR. MURDOCK.

MR. MURDOCK, MY CHILDREN WONDERED

IF THEY COULD HAVE A LITTLE LOOK AROUND.

OH, THEY'RE WELCOME TO.

THAT'S MY DAUGHTER LAURA AND MY SON ALBERT.

AND THAT'S MY SON ANDY.

HOW DO YOU DO? HI.

Charles: THAT'S THE LAST OF IT, SIR.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU MEN DID A GOOD JOB FIXING THIS PLACE UP.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I COULD USE YOU

AND YOUR WAGONS FOR ANOTHER JOB--

MAKING PAPER DELIVERIES IN BUNDLES,

DROPPING THEM OFF AT GENERAL STORES

AND POST OFFICES AROUND THE TOWNSHIP.

ONCE A WEEK, FRIDAYS. $3.00 APIECE?

$3.00 A WEEK. I THINK I'D BE INTERESTED.

YOU JUST HIRED YOURSELF A COUPLE OF WAGONS.

GOOD.

WE'LL UNHITCH YOUR TEAM FOR YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

WE'LL SEE YOU LATER, KIDS.

SEE YOU LATER.

Children: BYE.

WOULD THERE BE ANY WORK FOR ME AROUND HERE, MR. MURDOCK?

WELL, MATTER OF FACT, THERE IS.

MY EYES AREN'T TOO GOOD ANYMORE,

AND A PRINTER WITH BAD EYES

IS LIKE A FARMER WITH A BROKEN PLOW AND NO HORSES.

SO I NEED TWO BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE TO HELP ME SET TYPE--

PRINTER'S DEVILS, THEY'RE CALLED.

I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE.

IT'D BE ABOUT AN HOUR A DAY AFTER SCHOOL.

PAYS 50 CENTS A WEEK.

50 CENTS! I'M YOUR DEVIL, MR. MURDOCK.

THAT'S NEAT. CAN I BE A DEVIL, TOO?

SHE'S SMART.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE BOTH HIRED.

HOW ABOUT ME?

WELL, I NEED SOME ENTERPRISING YOUNG PEOPLE

TO DISTRIBUTE FLIERS.

I'M VERY ENTERPRISING!

GOOD. PAY IS THE SAME AS THE OTHERS GET.

WE GOT TO TELL OUR FOLKS. COME ON.

Albert: YEAH! THANK YOU. BYE.

THANK YOU. BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

AS THE GREAT JOURNALIST ALBERT RICHARDSON

WROTE IN THE "NEW YORK TRIBUNE,"

A NEWSPAPER IS THE MOTHER'S MILK OF AN INFANT TOWN.

OH!

OH, STERLING,

YOU DO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL WAY WITH WORDS!

AND JUST THINK-- WITH "THE PEN & THE PLOW,"

IT WILL SUCKLE WALNUT GROVE

INTO A ROBUST AND MATURE METROPOLIS.

HMM! AND BEYOND IT...

AND BEYOND IT...

OLESON'S MERCANTILE WILL...

WILL BRANCH OUT ALL OVER HERO TOWNSHIP.

AND BEYOND THAT...

"HARRIET OLESON, PROPRIETOR."

THE POT AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.

GOLD. REMEMBER?

MM...

TELL ME, STERLING,

HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT MAKING UP A NEWSPAPER?

I MEAN, WHERE DO YOU GET ALL THE NEWS AND THE ARTICLES?

WELL, THE INSIDES, ALL THE GENERAL NEWS,

ARE PRINTED IN ST. PAUL, SHIPPED HERE WEEKLY.

I SEE...AND THEN THE REST OF IT, YOU MAKE UP HERE.

EXACTLY. THE OUTSIDES, 4 PAGES,

CONSISTS OF ALL OUR LOCAL NEWS AND ADS.

YOU WRITE ALL THAT YOURSELF, UNCLE STERLING?

OH, COULDN'T POSSIBLY.

WHAT WITH ORGANIZING THE BUSINESS

AND WRITING EDITORIALS,

PRINTING THE PAPER, ET CETERA, ET CETERA,

I'LL NEED A HEAD REPORTER BASED HERE.

HAPPEN TO KNOW ANYONE QUALIFIED

TO WRITE A NEWS COLUMN ON WALNUT GROVE ACTIVITIES?

DO I EVER!

I HAVE THE PERFECT PERSON!

WHO?

ME! HA HA HA!

WELL, I MEAN, ALL THE NEWS

DOES FILTER IN TO THE MERCANTILE.

AND OUT HER MOUTH.

UM, HOW MUCH DOES A HEAD REPORTER GET?

WELL, WITH ALL MY STARTING-UP COSTS, HARRIET,

I'M AFRAID I CAN'T AFFORD MUCH.

OH.

BUT, OF COURSE, IF THE PAPER THRIVES,

THE PAY GETS BETTER.

HUH! I HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL IDEA,

AND IT WON'T COST EITHER OF US A CENT.

I LIKE THE IDEA ALREADY, WHATEVER IT IS.

BARTER--MY SALARY FOR FREE ADS IN THE PAPER.

YOU'VE GOT A DEAL, HARRIET.

AH, GOOD. HA HA HA!

INCLUDE A LOT OF NAMES, PERSONAL ITEMS.

PEOPLE LIKE TO SEE THEIR NAMES IN THE NEWSPAPER.

IT BOOSTS CIRCULATION.

OH, YES, YES.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT.

I'LL NAME NAMES AND TIMES AND PLACES, TOO.

AND, NELLIE, DARLING, YOU CAN HELP ME.

CAN'T SHE, NELS?

WHY NOT? SHE'S GOT HER MOTHER'S NOSE.

Harriet: OH, I HAVE THE MOST PERFECT NAME FOR MY COLUMN!

HA!

"HARRIET'S HAPPENINGS."

THAT'S GOING TO BE $1.79, PLEASE.

PUT IT ON OUR BILL, PLEASE.

AH! YOU KNOW OUR POLICY.

ALL CHARGES MUST BE PAID BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

YES, I KNOW, BUT I'M AFRAID

I JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TODAY.

AH...

YOU KNOW, MY NELLIE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE

TO REPRESENT WALNUT GROVE IN THE SPELLING BEE.

YES. SHE IS A VERY GOOD SPELLER.

YES.

AND WHAT WITH HER NATURAL POISE AND BEAUTY,

WALNUT GROVE WOULD HAVE A MODEL REPRESENTATIVE.

AND, OF COURSE, I WOULD DONATE A $2.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE

TO BE HONORED HERE AT THE MERCANTILE.

THAT'S VERY NICE. THANK YOU.

OH! THAT MAKES ME THE CHAIRWOMAN

OF THE AWARDS COMMITTEE, DOESN'T IT?

HA HA HA!

OH, ABOUT THESE PURCHASES,

I'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT TILL I HAVE THE CASH.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

WHY, I WOULDN'T DREAM OF DEPRIVING YOU.

TAKE THEM.

AFTER ALL, WE MUST HELP ONE ANOTHER

IN TIME OF NEED, MUSTN'T WE?

THANK YOU, MRS. OLESON.

YES, OF COURSE.

HA HA! BYE.

WHAT DOES THIS SAY, ERICH?

WE CARRY A FINE LINE OF SPECTACLES, MR. SCHILLER,

IF IT'S READING GLASSES YOU NEED.

WHAT I NEED, FRAU OLESON, IS ENGLISH.

AHA.

READ IT.

YES, PAPA.

"THE NAME BLANKIE'S IS SYNONYMOUS WITH GOOD DRINKING COFFEE."

THIS IS TRUE, FRAU OLESON? IT IS GOOD COFFEE?

OH, THE BEST, MR. SCHILLER.

I DRINK IT MYSELF.

WELL, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST, FRAU OLESON?

25 CENTS.

[SPEAKING GERMAN]

THANK YOU ANYWAY, FRAU OLESON.

MM-HMM, YES.

HARRIET.

HUH?

IS THIS THE AD THAT YOU PLAN TO RUN IN THE PAPER?

YES.

IT SAYS HERE THAT YOU PLAN TO TAKE

20% OFF EVERY ITEM IN THE STORE.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE OFF 20%.

OH, DON'T BE SILLY.

WE RAISE THE PRICES 30% , THEN WE TAKE OFF THE 20% ,

AND THAT GIVES US 10% MORE PROFIT

THAN AS IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A SALE AT ALL.

THAT'S DISHONEST!

OF COURSE IT IS.

DUMB. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE SO DUMB.

HEY, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT PA

IN "HARRIET'S HAPPENINGS."

WHAT'S IT SAY?

"THE REVEREND ALDEN WILL BE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE NEXT 3 WEEKS

"CARRYING THE GOOD WORD TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.

"IN HIS ABSENCE, NELS OLESON,

DR. HIRAM BAKER, AND CHARLES INGALLS WILL CONDUCT SERVICES."

OH, AND THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPELLING BEE.

"A RELIABLE SOURCE-- THE MOST RELIABLE, INITIALS A.G.--

"TELLS US NELLIE OLESON,

"THE LOVELY, BRILLIANT DAUGHTER

"OF MRS. OLESON,

"CO-PROPRIETOR OF OLESON'S MERCANTILE

"AND CHAIRWOMAN OF THE AWARDS COMMITTEE,

WILL BE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT WALNUT GROVE."

HOW DOES SHE KNOW THAT?

YEAH. WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE ELIMINATIONS YET.

Sterling: WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT SO FAR?

THE BLANK SPACE IS FOR "HARRIET'S HAPPENINGS"

WHEN YOU FINISH SETTING IT.

WAR DECLARED! GET YOUR PAPER!

READ ALL ABOUT IT. THE "PEN & PLOW."

WAR DECLARED!

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

WAR DECLARED?

"OLESON'S MERCANTILE DECLARE WAR

ON HIGH COSTS AND SHODDY GOODS."

"BIG 20% OFF SALE."

WAR DECLARED! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

THE "PEN & PLOW." WAR DECLARED!

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

JONATHAN.

DID YOU SEE YOU'RE MENTIONED IN "HARRIET'S HAPPENINGS," DOC?

WELL. SHE SPELL MY NAME RIGHT?

OH, YEAH. PERFECTLY.

SAYS RIGHT HERE "DR. HIRAM BAKER LOST ANOTHER PATIENT

WHEN EZRA JENKINS DIED LAST WEDNESDAY."

EZRA JENKINS WAS 96 YEARS OLD!

HE JUST PLUMB WORE OUT.

WELL, I JUST READ IT IN THE PAPER, DOC,

AND, LOOK, IT MUST BE RIGHT.

IT SAYS RIGHT DOWN HERE

IT WAS WRITTEN BY "WALNUT GROVE'S LEADING CITIZEN."

HMM.

MISLEADING CITIZEN IS MORE LIKE IT.

HMM.

"TALK OF THE TOWNSHIP.

"CLAUDE BEACONS HAS BEEN SPENDING AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME

"AT WIDOW FOSTER'S HOUSE LATELY.

ONE WONDERS IF CLAUDE'S WIFE KNOWS ABOUT IT."

HE'S SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AT HER PLACE

ON HER ROOF FIXING IT,

AND HIS WIFE KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT.

HERE'S ANOTHER CHOICE TIDBIT.

"MRS. SALLY LARSON HAS LEFT HER HUSBAND

"TO RETURN TO CHICAGO.

"COULD THERE BE SOMEONE SPECIAL IN CHICAGO?

COULD THE SEPARATION BE PERMANENT?"

I COULD ANSWER HER QUESTIONS.

THE SOMEONE SPECIAL IS HER FATHER,

AND THEIR SEPARATION COULD BE PERMANENT.

HE MAY DIE.

WELL, IF THAT'S CULTURE, THEN I'M ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

YOU OUGHT TO USE THAT PAPER TO START THE FIRE.

[DOOR OPENS]

OH, BOY.

OHH...

OH, MY!

OH.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES.

GET YOUR FEET OFF THE SOFA!

OH, MY, MY, MY, MY, MY.

WHAT A DAY.

IT'S THE BIGGEST MONDAY WE EVER HAD.

HA! IT'S THE BIGGEST ANY DAY WE'VE EVER HAD.

OH, NELS.

THAT PAPER IS A GODSEND! HA HA HA!

OH, NOW, LISTEN.

WE'LL SIMPLY HAVE TO DOUBLE OUR ORDER FOR NEXT WEEK'S SALE,

AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL HAVE A 25% OFF ON EVERYTHING,

AND WE WILL RAISE THE PRICES 40% ,

AND THAT WILL GIVE US A 15% PROFIT.

HARRIET, WE CAN'T DO THAT!

CAN'T? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, CAN'T?

THERE'S NO SUCH WORD AS CAN'T!

NELS! NOW, STERLING TOLD ME

THAT THE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE PAPER ARE JUST POURING IN,

THANKS TO MY WRITING. HA HA HA!

FESS UP, NELS OLESON.

I AM A SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY.

INCLUDING THE WORST WAY.

AND NOW WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

WELL, NOW LOOK AT THIS.

NOW, HERE YOU SAY, "7-MONTH-MARRIED HELGA SVENSON

"GAVE BIRTH TO HER FIRST CHILD, A BABY BOY.

SHE CLAIMS IT WAS PREMATURE."

WELL? USE YOUR ARITHMETIC.

SEEMS TO ME, IT'S AS PLAIN

AS THE NOSE ON YOUR FACE WHAT HAPPENED.

AS PLAIN AS THE NOSE ON YOUR FACE, NOT MINE.

IT HAPPENS THAT I TALKED TO DR. BAKER RIGHT AFTER THE DELIVERY,

AND HE SAYS THE BIRTH WAS PREMATURE.

WELL...THERE WERE RUMORS.

YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO PRINT THE FACTS, HARRIET,

NOT RUMORS!

WELL, IT WAS A FACT... THAT THERE WERE RUMORS.

Willie: YEAH. NELLIE WAS SWEET ON LARS

AND JEALOUS OF HELGA, SO SHE SPREAD RUMORS.

WHAT?!

WELL, OF COURSE. THEY HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

WHERE IS NELLIE?

UPSTAIRS, CRYING.

CRYING? OH, WHAT HAPPENED?

Willie: WE HAD THE ELIMINATIONS TODAY FOR THE SPELLING BEE.

AHA! AND?

ERICH SCHILLER WON.

ERICH SCHILLER? THAT ALICE GARVEY BETRAYED ME!

IT WAS A PERFECTLY FAIR TEST.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ERICH IS THE SMARTEST BOY IN SCHOOL.

WELL, IT'S NOT FAIR!

SCHILLER AND G-A-R-V-E-Y,

AND THEY'RE RIGHT HERE ON MY LITTLE LIST.

[DOOR BELL JINGLES]

Harriet: HERE YOU ARE.

I'LL HAVE THAT CORSET IN FOR YOU NEXT WEEK, ALL RIGHT?

Nels: HELLO, JONATHAN.

NELS.

NOW, CAROLINE, HAVE YOU READ THE "PEN & PLOW" THIS WEEK?

YES, I HAVE.

"HARRIET'S HAPPENINGS"?

YES, I DID.

UH-HUH. WELL? WHAT DID YOU THINK?

I THOUGHT IT WAS INACCURATE, MRS. OLESON.

INACCURATE.

FOR EXAMPLE?

FOR EXAMPLE, I PERSONALLY KNOW

THE BEACONS AND LARSONS STORIES ARE UNTRUE.

WELL, IF THEY ARE UNTRUE,

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THEY ARE, MIND YOU,

BUT IF THEY ARE UNTRUE,

WE SHALL CERTAINLY PRINT A RETRACTION.

STERLING SAYS THAT THERE'S A LITTLE SPACE IN THE BACK PAGE

IN THE AD SECTION FOR JUST SUCH INNOCENT MISTAKES.

I'M AFRAID THAT'S TOO LITTLE AND TOO LATE, MRS. OLESON.

THE HARM'S ALREADY BEEN DONE.

MRS. INGALLS, WE WILL NOT BE NEEDING

ANY MORE EGGS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

MRS. OLESON, I'M SURE THE HENS

WILL BE RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT.

[WHISPERING] That's telling her.

THANK YOU, MRS. LINSTROM.

I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD FIT YOU TOO WELL, JONATHAN.

TOO SMALL AROUND THE CHEST. HA HA HA!

I WAS JUST THINKING HOW NICE THAT WOULD LOOK ON ALICE.

YEAH.

IT'S OUR 15th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

THE ONLY QUESTION IS, WILL IT FIT MY POCKETBOOK?

WELL, LET'S SEE. UH...$9.50.

$9.50. I'M AFRAID I'M A LITTLE SHORT, NELS.

OH, I'M SURE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.

Harriet: AS I TOLD YOUR WIFE, MR. GARVEY,

I'M AFRAID WE CANNOT EXTEND FURTHER CREDIT

UNTIL PAST ACCOUNTS IS SETTLED.

WELL, NOW, HARRIET, THIS IS THEIR 15th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

NELS! YOU KNOW OUR POLICY AS WELL AS I DO.

NOW, IF WE MAKE AN EXCEPTION,

EVERY TOM, DICK, AND HARRY IS GOING TO BE IN HERE

TRYING TO FREELOAD ON US.

NO. WE SIMPLY CANNOT MAKE AN EXCEPTION.

WE CAN'T AFFORD IT ON FRIVOLOUS ITEMS SUCH AS CLOTHING.

OF COURSE, IF IT WERE SOMETHING LIKE FOODSTUFFS,

SOMETHING OF NECESSITY, SAY,

WHY, I'D BE MORE THAN WILLING

TO EXTEND YOU FURTHER CREDIT, MR. GARVEY.

HOW ABOUT A NICE HAM?

HA HA!

YOU WANT ME TO GIVE ALICE A HAM

FOR OUR 15th ANNIVERSARY?

OH, UH...A NICE RASHER OF BACON?

NO, THANK YOU.

SUIT YOURSELF...

OVERGROWN INGRATE!

I'M SORRY, JONATHAN.

CAN YOU HOLD THAT DRESS FOR ME, NELS?

THAT I CAN DO.

I'M SURE I CAN GET A SMALL LOAN OVER AT THE BANK IN SLEEPY EYE.

I'LL BE BACK.

Willie: GET YOUR PAPER! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

THE "PEN & PLOW." IT'S THE LATEST ISSUE, FOLKS.

COME ON, GET YOUR "PEN & PLOW." READ ALL ABOUT IT!

THE "PEN & PLOW."

GET YOUR PAPER. READ ALL ABOUT IT!

JONATHAN, LISTEN TO THIS.

"YOUR DEVOTED REPORTER HEARS DISTURBING REPORTS

"OF SHORT WEIGHT, LOW QUALITY, AND HIGH PRICES

"IN THE GENERAL STORES OVER AT TRACY AND LAMBERTON.

"AT OLESON'S MERCANTILE, IT IS ALWAYS THE REVERSE.

"THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND THE LOWEST PRICES

IN HERO TOWNSHIP."

I SWEAR, THAT WOMAN DOESN'T MISS A TRICK.

SHE MUST WRITE THAT STUFF WITH A HATCHET.

DIPPED IN VENOM.

JONATHAN.

WHAT?

WHAT SHE'S WRITTEN HERE ABOUT US.

"VIA AN EXTREMELY RELIABLE SOURCE,

"WE HAVE LEARNED WITH SADNESS THAT THE JONATHAN GARVEYS

"ARE DEEPLY IN DEBT,

"UNABLE TO PAY LONG OVERDUE BILLS.

BANKRUPTCY LOOMS, AND THEY MAY LOSE THEIR FARM."

IS THAT RIGHT, PA?

OF COURSE NOT, SON. I...

I MAY HAVE A BILL OVER AT THE MERCANTILE,

BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.

PURE SPITE!

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU,

THAT'S THE ONLY THING PURE ABOUT HARRIET OLESON.

WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING THAT'S CAUSING ALL THAT PAIN?

SPELLING.

OH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WALNUT GROVE'S CHANCES ARE

IN THAT SPELLING BEE NEXT WEEK?

I JUST HOPE ERICH SCHILLER WINS.

ME, TOO. DID YOU READ

WHAT MRS. OLESON WROTE ABOUT HIM IN THE PAPER?

NO. I DON'T READ THAT PAPER ANYMORE,

LEASTWISE NOT MRS. OLESON'S PART OF IT.

WE SET THE TYPE,

SO WE HAVE TO READ IT.

[MOCKING] "ERIC SCHILLER WAS VOTED TO REPRESENT

"WALNUT GROVE IN THE ANNUAL SPELLING BEE.

OF COURSE, WE WOULD ALL LIKE HIM TO WIN."

OH, I'M SURPRISED. THAT'S VERY NICE...

FOR HARRIET.

WAIT, MA. THAT'S NOT ALL.

"HOWEVER, IT IS MOST UNLIKELY

"BECAUSE ERICH COMES FROM AN ILLITERATE FAMILY,

"THOUGH ERICH TRIES HARD TO CONCEAL

THIS SAD AND EMBARRASSING FACT."

WELL, THAT SOUNDS MORE LIKE HARRIET.

WHAT AN AWFUL THING TO SAY.

OH, SHE'S JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE HER NELLIE WASN'T PICKED.

ONE THING FOR SURE-- I'LL BE THERE

AT THE SPELLING BEE ROOTING FOR ERICH.

BY THE WAY, HOW YOU DOING ON YOUR SPELLING?

DON'T ASK.

MM. GOOD CHERRY PIE, MAMA.

[SPEAKING GERMAN]

DANKE, PAPA.

WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE MORE?

NO, MAMA.

YOU KNOW HOW I ENJOY TO SEE YOU EATING MY FOOD.

HMM. NOW YOU READ THE PAPER FOR US, ERICH. HUH?

OH, SURE, PAPA.

"A FLOOD HITS WALNUT GROVE."

WHAT FLOOD?

Mr. Schiller: DON'T EVEN RAIN SINCE 3 WEEKS.

HA HA! FALSE ALARM.

IT SAYS, "A FLOOD OF THE NEW EASTERN STYLES

POURS INTO OLESON'S MERCANTILE."

HA HA HA!

THAT IS ONE CRAZY LADY.

OH, WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING BY HARRIET?

WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING IN HERE ABOUT ME!

READ IT! WHAT DOES IT SAY?

[SPEAKING GERMAN]

OH, IT SAYS, "ERICH SCHILLER HAS BEEN ELECTED

"TO REPRESENT WALNUT GROVE IN THE ANNUAL SPELLING BEE.

OF COURSE, WE WOULD ALL LIKE HIM TO WIN."

OH! OUR BOY, PAPA!

WELL, MAYBE SHE'S ONLY HALF-CRAZY.

DOES IT SAY ANYTHING ELSE

ABOUT YOU, ERICH?

UH...NO, MOM. THAT'S IT.

I THINK I'D BETTER GET SOME MORE FIREWOOD.

[SIGHS]

...S-H-U-I-S. "REPETISHUIS."

NO, JENNY. I'M SORRY.

ERICH, "REPETITIOUS."

REPETITIOUS.

R-E-P...

I...T...

I...

T-I-O-U-S: REPETITIOUS.

CORRECT.

[APPLAUSE]

MEIN BIBLE. DIDN'T THINK IT COULD HURT.

Alice: SARAH, WILL YOU SPELL "MIMOSACEOUS"?

MIMOSACEOUS. M-I--MI...

M-O--

MIMOSA--S-A...

C-E-O-U-S.

[APPLAUSE]

ERICH.

"XANTHOPHYLL."

XANTHOPHYLL.

X...A...N...

T...H-O...

P...H...

[PENCIL TAPPING]

[SIGHS]

I...L-L?

I'M SORRY, ERICH.

AW.

ERICH!

Alice: SARAH, "XANTHOPHYLL."

Sarah: X-A-N...

T-H-O...

P-H-Y-L-L: XANTHOPHYLL.

Alice: CORRECT.

ERICH. MR. SCHILLER.

AH, GOOD MORNING, MR. INGALLS.

YOU LEFT YOUR BIBLE AT THE SPELLING BEE.

I WAS GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU WHEN YOU CAME OUT AT CHURCH SUNDAY,

BUT I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

ERICH WAS SICK. DANKE.

ERICH?

MRS. GARVEY TOLD ME YOU QUIT SCHOOL.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.

SHE SAID YOU HAD A VERY GOOD CHANCE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP.

I DON'T NEED SCHOOL ANYMORE.

PAPA'S DONE FINE WITHOUT IT.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

EVER SINCE THAT SPELLING MATCH,

ERICH DOES NOT LIKE SCHOOL,

AND HE LIKED IT BEFORE...SO MUCH.

YOU KNOW, NOBODY EXPECTED YOU TO WIN THAT SPELLING BEE.

WE ALL KNOW YOU WERE TRYING TOO HARD

BECAUSE OF WHAT MRS. OLESON WROTE IN THE PAPER.

SHE ONLY SAY SHE HOPES ERICH WILL WIN.

NO, SIR. SHE SAID A LOT MORE THAN THAT.

WHAT?

I THINK YOU SHOULD LET ERICH TELL YOU THAT.

JUST REMEMBER, SON, IF YOU QUIT SCHOOL,

MRS. OLESON GETS HER PETTY REVENGE.

THE ONLY ONE THAT'S GOING TO SUFFER IS YOU.

YOU BEST HAVE A TALK WITH YOUR PA.

MR. SCHILLER.

WELL, WHAT ELSE DID SHE SAY?

WELL, SHE SAID THAT...

SHE SAID I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN BECAUSE...

WELL, BECAUSE YOU AND MAMA WERE ILLITERATE.

WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME THIS BEFORE?

WELL, I DIDN'T WANT YOU AND MAMA TO BE HURT.

THAT WOMAN CANNOT HURT US, ERICH.

WE ONLY GET HURT IF YOU DO NOT GO BACK TO SCHOOL

SO YOU CAN BECOME BETTER THAN WE ARE.

WELL, THAT'S JUST IT, PAPA.

I DON'T WANT TO BECOME BETTER THAN YOU ARE. I COULDN'T.

AH, CABBAGEHEAD, BETTER EDUCATED!

THAT'S THE WAY IT IS IN THIS COUNTRY.

YOU COULD BECOME PRESIDENT!

OH, PAPA.

OH, PAPA, I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, YOU...

YOU CABBAGEHEAD.

GO TO SCHOOL. NOW!

WHOA.

TELL BY THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE HOW IT WENT.

ALL THE WAY OVER THERE

TO SLEEPY EYE AND BACK FOR NOTHING.

HOW COME? YOU WEREN'T ASKING FOR THAT BIG A LOAN.

YOU MIGHT SAY IT WAS ONE OF HARRIET'S HAPPENINGS.

YOU KNOW THAT ARTICLE SHE WROTE ABOUT ME GOING BANKRUPT?

YEAH.

WELL, HE READ IT.

YOU TOLD HIM IT WASN'T THE TRUTH, DIDN'T YOU?

OF COURSE I DID. HE SAT THERE WITH A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE,

LIKE A CAT THAT ATE A CANARY, AND SAID,

"ALL I KNOW IS WHAT I READ IN THE PAPERS."

THEN HE TURNED ME DOWN.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

THIS WHOLE THING IS GETTING OUT OF HAND.

IT'S NOT JUST THIS. IT'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS.

I THINK IT'S TIME ONE OF US HAD A TALK WITH MURDOCK.

YOU WANT TO COME ALONG?

NO. THE WAY I FEEL RIGHT NOW,

I'M LIABLE TO DO MY TALKING WITH MY FISTS.

Charles: YOU HAD A CHANCE TO DO SOME GOOD

FOR THIS COMMUNITY, MR. MURDOCK.

INSTEAD, YOU'VE BEEN USING YOUR NEWSPAPER,

AND US, FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL PROFIT.

THIS IS AMERICA, MR. INGALLS.

EVERY BUSINESS IS ENTITLED TO MAKE A LEGITIMATE PROFIT,

EVEN NEWSPAPERS.

COME ON. THIS ISN'T A LEGITIMATE NEWSPAPER.

IT'S A SCANDAL SHEET.

I RESENT THAT.

WELL, SO DO I!

I RESENT THE FACT THAT YOUR COUSIN ONCE REMOVED

USES HER PEN TO WRITE LIES, LIES THAT HURT PEOPLE,

TO SQUARE GRUDGES AND TO PROMOTE HERSELF AND HER BUSINESS.

HARRIET IS ONLY DOING HER JOB--

REPORTING THE NEWS OF WALNUT GROVE.

THAT'S NOT NEWS. IT'S VINDICTIVE GOSSIP, AND YOU KNOW IT.

CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL.

I GIVE THE PUBLIC WHAT IT WANTS,

AND THE PROOF IS THAT SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE STILL POURING IN,

AND SO ARE THE ADS.

THEY GO HAND IN HAND.

WELL, NOT IN MY HAND. I DON'T BUY GARBAGE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU OWE MY CHILDREN A WEEK'S PAY.

THEY'LL BE IN THIS AFTERNOON TO COLLECT IT.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[DOG BARKS]

OH! GO ON, SCAT!

[BARKS]

AAH! IS THAT YOUR DOG? TAKE HIM AWAY!

GET OUT OF HERE!

OH! AAH! AAH! GET AWAY!

OOH! WHY DO PEOPLE BRING THEIR DOGS INTO TOWN?

THEY SHOULD BE ON THE FARM.

OOH-HOO! YOUR STAR REPORTER'S HERE.

OH! WHERE'S COUSIN STERLING?

HE WENT DOWN TO TELEGRAPH FOR SOME MORE NEWSPRINT

FOR NEXT WEEK'S PAPER.

OH! WELL--

WE'RE JUST WAITING TO GET PAID.

UH-HUH. ISN'T IT MARVELOUS?

THE DEMAND HAS EXCEEDED MY WILDEST EXPECTATIONS.

NOW, I WANT TO CHECK MY COPY BEFORE IT GOES TO PRESS.

HA HA HA HA!

"GIGANTIC SURPLUS SALE.

40% OFF EVERYTHING." YES.

"THERE IS A RUMOR BEING WIDELY CIRCULATED

"THAT NELLIE OLESON PROBABLY HAS

"THE HIGHEST MORAL CHARACTER IN THE COMMUNITY.

SHE WON'T BE SEEN OUT WITH A BOY AT NIGHT."

[HUMMING]

AHA!

"MRS. OLESON HAS BEEN RECEIVING MANY, MANY COMPLIMENTS

"ON HER LIKENESS IN THE PEN & THE PLOW.

"SOME SAY THAT IT BRINGS OUT HER NATURAL BEAUTY,

AND OTHERS SAY IT DOESN'T QUITE DO HER JUSTICE."

ALL RIGHT. EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE IN ORDER.

YOU MAY TELL COUSIN STERLING

THAT HE MAY GO TO PRESS WHENEVER HE LIKES. TA-TA!

[MOCKING] TA-TA!

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE OUGHT TO CHECK THIS TYPE AGAIN.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

BESIDES, PA SAID WE CAN'T.

I KNOW WHAT HE SAID,

BUT I THOUGHT WE MIGHT CHANGE IT A LITTLE BIT...

IF YOU GET MY MEANING.

I GET IT.

OH, BOY, DO I GET IT!

Woman: OH, IT'S SO EXCITING!

OH! NELS. HA HA HA!

IT'S GOING TO BE A BANNER DAY!

THEY'RE COMING IN DROVES.

LIKE SHEEP TO THE SHEARING.

AH! OH, MY! OH, GOOD MORNING!

GOOD MORNING! GOOD MORNING!

COME IN, COME IN, COME IN!

MORNING. WELCOME.

UH, DID...UH...

I-I'LL PUT IT ON, UH...YOUR...

GOOD MORNING, MRS. FOSTER.

WELCOME TO THE SALE TO END ALL SALES.

IT CERTAINLY SHOULD.

IS THERE SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR YOU HAD IN MIND?

WELL, I'VE BEEN WANTING A MANTEL CLOCK.

OH.

COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

UH-HUH.

BUT WITH A SALE LIKE THIS, ANYONE CAN AFFORD ANYTHING!

OH, YES. WELL, NOW, THIS IS OUR VERY BEST MODEL.

OH, IT'S SO NICE. I'LL TAKE IT!

WELL, WAIT, MRS. FOSTER.

YOU HAVEN'T PAID ME FOR IT YET.

OF COURSE NOT. IT SAYS RIGHT HERE IN THIS PAPER...

YES.

PUBLIC SERVICE SALE. 100% OFF OF EVERYTHING.

100%! WHAT?!

THANK YOU, HARRIET, FOR THE CLOCK.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

NO, NO, THAT'S A MISTAKE!

WONDERFUL SALE!

Nels: HARRIET! WHAT'S HAPPENING?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! WELL, YOU CAN'T GO OUT WITH THAT!

WHAT IN THE NAME OF HEAVEN DID YOU DO?

YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! OH, IT'S A GROSS ERROR!

GET IN HERE. GET IN HERE!

NO, NELS! NELS! THE STORE IS CLOSED!

NELS! NELS, ALL OUR MERCHANDISE!

NELS! OHH!

NOW, THAT'S WHAT I CALL A REAL HAPPENING.

NICE THING IS, IT'S HAPPENING TO HARRIET.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'VE GOT ALL THE DOORS LOCKED.

I HATE YOU!

NELLIE! WHAT?

I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR DAUGHTER ANYMORE!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT IT SAYS HERE.

"WITH NELLIE OLESON'S LOOKS,

NO BOY WILL BE SEEN OUT WITH HER AT NIGHT!"

OH! OH! I DIDN'T WRITE THAT!

OH! THEY CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!

THERE'S NO SUCH WORD AS CAN'T, HARRIET.

WAIT TILL YOU READ WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT YOU,

RIGHT AT THE TOP.

"WE HAVE IT FROM A MOST RELIABLE SOURCE

THAT MRS. OLESON'S HAIR IS..."

HUH! "IS NOT ALL HER OWN,

AND NEITHER ARE HER TEETH."

[SOBBING] NELS!

[CRYING]

[COW MOOING]

Harriet: I TELL YOU, CAROLINE INGALLS,

I AM SO MAD, I COULD SPIT!

Caroline: MY DEAR HARRIET,

THE CHILDREN ARE BEING PUNISHED FOR WHAT THEY DID.

Harriet: HOW? I WANT TO KNOW, HOW ARE THEY BEING PUNISHED?

THEY CAN'T WORK FOR THE PAPER ANYMORE.

THEY CAN'T WORK--

OF COURSE THEY CAN'T WORK FOR THE PAPER ANYMORE!

GOOD GRIEF, WOMAN!

THEY SHOULD BE HORSEWHIPPED FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE,

TELLING THOSE MONSTROUS LIES ABOUT ME AND NELLIE!

[SOBBING]

WELL, IF THE ITEMS WERE WRONG,

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE--

WRONG? WELL, OF COURSE THEY WERE WRONG!

THEN YOU CAN ALWAYS PRINT A RETRACTION.

PUT IT RIGHT ON THE FRONT PAGE.

DON'T STICK IT WAY IN THE BACK.

SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF, UM...

"CONTRARY TO PUBLISHED REPORTS,

"HARRIET OLESON DOES NOT HAVE FALSE TEETH

AND DOES NOT WEAR A WIG."

Willie: GET YOUR SPECIAL EDITION. "PEN & PLOW."

GET YOUR PAPER. "HARRIET'S HAPPENINGS."

FISH WEREN'T BITING, HUH?

WE WERE CATCHING SOME.

HOW COME YOU CAME HOME SO EARLY?

BECAUSE OF THIS.

LOOK, I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T WANT ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY

BUYING THAT NEWSPAPER AGAIN.

WE DIDN'T BUY IT.

NELLIE OLESON BROUGHT IT TO US AT THE POND.

SHE TOLD US HER MOTHER SAID

SHE WANTED ALBERT TO HAVE ONE FOR FREE.

WELL, WHAT DID SHE SAY?

YOU WANT TO READ IT?

YEAH.

IT'S RIGHT HERE AT THE TOP.

"THE JOKE OF WALNUT GROVE.

"THE WHOLE TOWN IS LAUGHING OVER THE FACT

"THAT CHARLES INGALLS' YOUNG HOUSEGUEST, ALBERT NO-NAME,

"CALLS CHARLES PA.

"HE EVEN HAD THE AUDACITY TO REGISTER THE BOY

"IN WALNUT GROVE'S SCHOOL AS ALBERT INGALLS.

"BUT WHO ARE WE TO LAUGH?

"PERHAPS THE BOY REALLY IS CHARLES',

IN WHICH CASE THE JOKE IS ON CAROLINE INGALLS."

I'M SORRY. IT'S ALL MY FAULT.

IT WAS MY IDEA TO CHANGE THE TYPE.

WE JUST WANTED TO TEACH HER A LESSON,

GIVE HER A TASTE OF HER OWN MEDICINE.

I KNOW. IT'S NOBODY'S FAULT.

UM, I'LL TELL MRS. GARVEY TO CHANGE MY NAME

BACK TO JUST PLAIN ALBERT.

YOU'LL DO NO SUCH THING,

NOT BECAUSE OF THE LIKES OF MRS. OLESON.

DO YOU LIKE BEING MY SON?

WELL, SURE.

WELL, I LIKE BEING YOUR PA, SO THAT'S THE END OF THAT.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE SCHILLERS IN THERE, TOO.

LET ME SEE.

"AS REPORTED EARLIER IN THIS COLUMN,

"IT WAS A SAD MISTAKE TO PICK

"THE SON OF ILLITERATE PARENTS

"TO REPRESENT WALNUT GROVE IN THE SPELLING CONTEST.

"PERHAPS MRS. GARVEY HAS LEARNED HER LESSON THIS TIME.

"BY THE WAY, MR. GARVEY IS CONSIDERING

"BUYING HIS WIFE A HAM FOR THEIR 15th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

I CALL THAT TRUE LOVE."

I JUST WISH PEOPLE WOULD STOP BUYING THIS TRASH.

BUT THEY DON'T.

NELLIE SAID THIS WAS THE LAST ONE.

THEY'RE ALL SOLD OUT.

WELL, IT'S NOT GOING TO DO ANY GOOD,

BUT COME CHURCH SERVICES THIS SUNDAY,

THE FOLKS IN THIS TOWN

ARE GOING TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT

ABOUT THE "PEN & THE PLOW."

[CHURCH BELL RINGING]

[BABY CRYING]

PEACE BE WITH YOU.

Woman: AND WITH YOU.

IN REVEREND ALDEN'S ABSENCE,

I GUESS I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS THIS MORNING.

I FORGOT MY BIBLE.

MR. SCHILLER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO LEND ME HIS.

THE TEXT I'VE CHOSEN FOR THIS MORNING

IS "EXODUS" CHAPTER 20, VERSE 16.

I THINK IT ONLY FITTING THAT THE OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF WALNUT GROVE

READ THAT TEXT FOR US THIS MORNING.

MRS. OLESON.

WOULD YOU MIND?

"EXODUS" 20:16.

YES.

I CAN'T READ THIS!

WHY? ARE YOU ILLITERATE?

WELL, OF COURSE NOT!

IT'S WRITTEN IN SOME KIND OF FOREIGN GIBBERISH.

IT'S NOT GIBBERISH. IT'S GERMAN.

WELL! BECAUSE I CAN'T READ GERMAN

DOESN'T MAKE ME ILLITERATE.

I AGREE WITH YOU,

AND, BY THE SAME TOKEN, I THINK YOU'LL AGREE WITH ME

THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO READ ENGLISH

DOESN'T MAKE MR. AND MRS. SCHILLER ILLITERATE, EITHER.

Charles: AS A MATTER OF FACT, FAR FROM BEING ILLITERATE,

MR. AND MRS. SCHILLER SPEAK TWO LANGUAGES,

WHICH, I THINK, IS MORE THAN MOST OF US

IN THIS CHURCH CAN CLAIM.

THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE IN THIS CHURCH

THAT SPEAKS TWO LANGUAGES...

MR. STERLING MURDOCK.

MR. MURDOCK'S SECOND LANGUAGE IS THAT OF HIS NEWSPAPER,

THE "PEN & THE PLOW."

IT'S A LANGUAGE MADE UP OF HALF-TRUTHS,

INNUENDOS, AND OUTRIGHT LIES.

IT'S THE LANGUAGE OF YELLOW JOURNALISM.

I DO NOT THINK CHURCH IS THE PROPER PLACE

TO DISCUSS THIS SORT OF THING.

AND I MOST CERTAINLY AGREE WITH STERLING!

WELL, I DON'T. I THINK IT'S A PERFECT PLACE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S A BETTER PLACE IN THE WORLD.

WOULD YOU SIT DOWN, MRS. OLESON?

WHEN I TALKED TO MR. MURDOCK ABOUT THE HARM

THAT HIS NEWSPAPER WAS DOING,

HE SHUT ME OFF.

HE CLAIMED HIS RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

WELL, AS I SEE IT,

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS DOESN'T GIVE ANYONE THE RIGHT

TO PRINT LIES THAT BLACKEN A PERSON'S NAME...

AND CAUSE PAIN,

AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE "PEN & THE PLOW" IS DOING,

IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE TEXT

THAT I CHOSE THIS MORNING,

THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT:

"THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR."

BUT MR. MURDOCK TOLD ME THAT IS THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU ALL WANT TO READ.

AND APPARENTLY HE'S RIGHT.

AND I'VE ASKED MYSELF OVER AND OVER AGAIN,

WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT PAPER?

DO YOU DERIVE THAT MUCH PLEASURE

FROM THE PAIN AND SUFFERING OF OTHERS?

OR IS IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT YOU THAT'S BEING HURT?

WHEN YOU GO OUT AND BUY THAT NEWSPAPER

ON SATURDAY MORNING...

YOU ARE SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING

THE VERY SINS THAT YOU DECRY IN THIS CHURCH ON SUNDAY.

WELL, I THINK IT'S TIME

THAT WE BEGIN TO PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH

INSIDE THIS CHURCH, OUTSIDE THIS CHURCH...

ON THE STREETS OF WALNUT GROVE...

ON OUR FARMS, IN OUR HOMES...

WITH OUR FRIENDS, OUR NEIGHBORS...

AND OUR LOVED ONES...

WITH EVERY HUMAN BEING EVERYWHERE.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, THINK ABOUT IT.

SHALL WE RISE AND SING "WHAT A FRIEND"?

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

ALL OUR SINS AND GRIEFS TO BEAR

WHAT A PRIVILEGE TO CARRY

EVERYTHING TO GOD IN PRAYER!

OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT OPEN USUALLY ON SUNDAY,

BUT IF YOU STOP BY AFTER THE SERVICE,

I'VE GOT THAT ITEM THAT YOU ORDERED.

O WHAT NEEDLESS PAIN WE BEAR

ALL BECAUSE WE DO NOT CARRY

EVERYTHING TO GOD IN PRAYER

Laura: THE "PEN & THE PLOW" WENT OUT OF BUSINESS

A MONTH LATER,

AND WALNUT GROVE GOT BACK TO NORMAL.

PA HOPES SOMEDAY WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER NEWSPAPER,

A REAL NEWSPAPER THAT PRINTS THE TRUTH.

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, PA SAYS,

IS AS IMPORTANT AS ALL OUR OTHER FREEDOMS

AND SHOULD NEVER BE ABUSED.