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HERE, SUEY, SUEY, SUEY.

HERE, COME AND GET IT.
COME ON.

HEY, GERTRUDE,
WHERE ARE YOUR
MANNERS?

STOP EATING IT
ALL UP FROM HENRY.

YOU'RE JUST
A NATURAL-BORN PIG.

[LAUGHS]

[WAGON APPROACHING]

- MORNING, JOE.
- CHARLES.

HOW'S
EVERYTHING
GOING?

UH, CAN'T
COMPLAIN.

GROWING ENOUGH
CROP TO KEEP BODY
AND SOUL TOGETHER.

YEAH, WELL, SPEAKING
OF SOUL, THAT'S
WHY I STOPPED BY.

JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW
THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH
ARE MEETING TONIGHT

ON YOUR APPLICATION
FOR MEMBERSHIP.

[LAUGHS]
AGAIN?

THAT'S RIGHT, AGAIN.
I'LL DO MY BEST.

I KNOW THAT, BUT
I STILL AIN'T GOING
TO HOLD MY BREATH.

ONE THING, THOUGH...

THE GOOD LORD LISTENS
WHENEVER AND WHEREVER
A BODY PRAYS TO HIM.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW
HOW IT TURNS OUT.

OKAY.

- HAVE A GOOD DAY. HYAH!
- BYE.

[PIGS GRUNTING]

OH, SHUT UP.

HERE YOU GO,
HERE YOU GO.

SOME FOLKS THINK THE
ONLY PLACE FOR A NIGGER
TO SAY HIS PRAYERS

IS RIGHT HERE.
OINK.

I HATE
"DIBISION."

WHAT'S
"DIBISION"?

ARITHMETIC.

[CHUCKLES]
CARRIE, YOU
MEAN DIVISION.

I STILL
HATE IT.

I LIKE IT.

THAT'S BECAUSE
YOU'RE ALWAYS
GETTING As.

I'M GOING TO
THE OUTHOUSE.

[LAUGHS]

PA, I HAVE TO GO.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GO AHEAD.
THEN GET RIGHT BACK TO
YOUR HOMEWORK, ALL RIGHT?

YES, SIR.

CHARLES, YOU'VE TRIED
TWICE BEFORE TO GET JOE
KAGAN INTO THE CHURCH.

BOTH TIMES IT ENDED
EXACTLY THE SAME WAY,

A TIE VOTE BETWEEN
YOU AND JONATHAN
AND DR. BAKER,

AND THE OLESONS
AND MR. LARABEE.

NOW, WHY DO YOU
SUPPOSE IT WILL BE ANY
DIFFERENT THIS TIME?

I DON'T KNOW.
HOPE SPRINGS
ETERNAL, I GUESS.

[CHUCKLES]
SO DOES MRS. OLESON.

IF I COULD JUST
GET NELS OUT FROM
UNDER HER THUMB...

BUT I SUPPOSE
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

AND JOE PRETENDS
HE DOESN'T CARE,
BUT HE DOES.

HE CARES A LOT.

HERE'S A MAN WHO'S
A HARD WORKER,

A FINE MEMBER
OF THE COMMUNITY,

GOD-LOVING,
GOD-FEARING MAN.

IF ANYBODY DESERVES
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE
WALNUT GROVE CHURCH,

IT'S JOE KAGAN.

IT'S A SHAME THE
BOARD OF ELDERS
ISN'T THE SAME

AS WHEN
MR. HANSON
WAS ALIVE.

THIS WHOLE THING
WOULD HAVE BEEN
SETTLED BY NOW.

YEAH. WELL, I'D
BETTER GET GOING.

I DON'T MAKE THE
MEETING, WE WON'T
EVEN HAVE A TIE.

PRAY FOR
A MIRACLE.

I SIMPLY DO
NOT UNDERSTAND

WHY WE HAVE
TO BOTHER
VOTING AGAIN.

IT SEEMS TO ME
IT'S A WASTE
OF TIME.

WHAT DO YOU GOT
AGAINST JOE KAGAN?

NOTHING.
NOTHING PERSONAL.

HE'S A GOOD-ENOUGH
DARKY, I SUPPOSE,
AS DARKIES GO.

IT'S A MATTER
OF PRINCIPLE.

WHAT PRINCIPLE
IS THAT, HARRIET?

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S
SAKE, DON'T YOU
KNOW YOUR BIBLE?

IT EXPLICITLY SAYS,
"LOOK NOT UPON ME,
BECAUSE I AM BLACK."

THAT'S FROM
THE SONG OF
SOLOMON, HARRIET.

IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE A LOVE SONG,
NOT HATE PROPAGANDA.

AND THE QUOTATION
GOES ON TO SAY,

"I AM BLACK
BECAUSE THE SUN
HATH DARKENED ME."

AND IT ALSO
SAYS, "I AM BLACK
BUT BEAUTIFUL."

AND THAT ONLY
GOES TO PROVE

THAT EVEN THE
DEVIL CAN QUOTE
THE SCRIPTURES.

I KNOW.

MOTHER SAYS THAT
COLORED PEOPLE
ARE THAT WAY

BECAUSE THEY BEAR
THE MARK OF CAIN.

YES.

AND SO THEY'RE NEVER
GOING TO GET INTO HEAVEN.
IS THAT RIGHT, FATHER?

OF COURSE
NOT!

HOW DARE YOU
CONTRADICT ME?

WELL, SHE ALSO SAYS
THAT COLORED PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE SOULS,

BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT MADE IN
THE IMAGE OF GOD.

OH.

OH, HAVE YOU
ACTUALLY SEEN
GOD, HARRIET?

WELL...
[LAUGHS]
NOT YET,

BUT EVERYONE
KNOWS THAT GOD
IS A WHITE MAN.

I DON'T KNOW IT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT
HE'S ANY COLOR AT ALL!

ONE THING
I'M ABSOLUTELY
SURE OF

IS THAT HE DOESN'T
CARE WHAT COLOR
A PERSON'S SKIN IS

AS LONG AS
HIS SPIRIT
IS PURE.

DON'T LISTEN
TO YOUR FATHER,
NELLIE.

HE'LL POISON
YOUR MIND
WITH HERESY.

NOW, COME ALONG!
I NEED YOUR VOTE.

WE'LL CONTINUE THIS
DISCUSSION LATER ON,
AND YOU WILL LISTEN.

Harriet:
NELS, COME ON!

I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU SAY.

PERSONS LIKE JOE
KAGAN HAVE THEIR
OWN RELIGION.

THEY HAVE
THEIR AFRICAN
WITCH DOCTORS

AND THEIR
VOODOO DRUMS
AND DANCING,

AND THEY HAVE
THEIR SPELLS AND
THEIR MASKS,

AND EATING
PEOPLE!

HARRIET, THIS
IS AMERICA,
NOT AFRICA!

OH, YES,
AND IT'S PROBABLY
A GOOD THING IT IS,

OTHERWISE WE MAY
NOT ALL BE HERE.

MRS. OLESON, JOE
KAGAN'S FAMILY HAS
BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY

LONGER THAN
YOURS, 180 YEARS.

HE'S 100% AMERICAN,
A FULL-FLEDGED CITIZEN
OF THE UNITED STATES.

HE'S A GOOD CHRISTIAN.
HE'D LIKE TO PRACTICE
HIS RELIGION

WITH THE MEMBERS
OF HIS COMMUNITY.

HE'S TRYING TO WORM
HIS WAY INTO OUR CHURCH,

AND WHO KNOWS
FOR WHAT DARK REASONS?

YOU WOULDN'T
WANT YOUR WIVES
AND CHILDREN

PRAYING IN THE SAME
PEW WITH JOE KAGAN,
WOULD YOU?

- YES, I WOULD.
- SO WOULD I.

PRAYING TO
THE SAME GOD.

WE HAVE BEEN
ALL THROUGH
THIS BEFORE.

NOW, THE POINT IS
THAT JOE KAGAN HAS LED
A VERY UNSAVORY LIFE.

Harriet: HE SPENT THE BETTER
PART OF HIS LIFE BEATING UP
ON GOOD CHRISTIANS.

MRS. OLESON, WE GET
SO SICK AND TIRED OF
HEARING YOU PRETEND

YOU'RE BLACKBALLING
JOE KAGAN BECAUSE
HE WAS A FIGHTER.

THE WAY I HEARD IT,
A LOT OF THOSE
CHRISTIANS

WERE BEATING UP
ON HIM, ANYWAY.

IF I MAY REMIND YOU
OF THE GOSPEL, "GOD
SO LOVED THE WORLD

"THAT HE GAVE HIS
ONLY BEGOTTEN SON

"THAT WHOSOEVER
BELIEVETH IN HIM

SHOULD NOT
PERISH BUT HAVE
EVERLASTING LIFE."

NOW, JOE KAGAN
BELIEVES, AND HE
BELONGS IN THIS CHURCH.

AND MAY I
REMIND YOU,
REVEREND ALDEN,

THAT YOU HAVE
NO VOTE HERE.

Harriet: YOU HAVE NO
VOICE WHATSOEVER IN
THESE PROCEEDINGS.

THIS BOARD OF ELDERS
HAS THE ABILITY
TO VOTE YOU OUT

- AS MINISTER OF THIS PARISH
- ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, I
SUGGEST WE STICK
TO THE SUBJECT

WE WERE
DISCUSSING.

NOW, WE ARE DISCUSSING
THE APPLICATION
OF JOE KAGAN

FOR MEMBERSHIP
ON OUR CHURCH.

WHAT IT ALL
BOILS DOWN TO,

IS THIS THE CHURCH
OF GOD OR THE CHURCH
OF MRS. OLESON?

HOW DARE YOU,
CHARLES INGALLS!

THERE'S BEEN
ENOUGH TALK.
LET'S VOTE.

PROBLEM IS THAT
SOME OF YOU HAVE
SUCH THICK HEADS,

NOTHING CAN PENETRATE.
NO REASON WHATSOEVER.

MRS. OLESON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
MR. KAGAN'S APPLICATION
FOR MEMBERSHIP,

PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.

IT'S A STANDOFF.

Harriet: WELL, I GUESS
THAT SETTLES THAT
ONCE AND FOR ALL.

WAIT A MINUTE,
HARRIET.

ALL THE VOTES
AREN'T IN YET.

THE AYES HAVE IT!

Jonathan:
OH, NELS, THANK YOU!

Charles: NELS,
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS,
NELS, YOU'LL GET
YOUR REWARD IN HEAVEN.

WELL, I HOPE
YOU'RE RIGHT,
REVEREND,

BECAUSE IT'S GOING
TO BE HELL ON EARTH
WHEN I GET HOME.

[LAUGHTER]

[DOOR KNOCKS]

CAN WE COME IN
FOR A SECOND?

COME RIGHT IN.

WELL,
YOU'RE HERE.

YEAH, WE
JUST WANTED
YOU TO KNOW

WE CAME FROM THE
MEETING OF THE
CHURCH ELDERS.

YEAH, I GUESS I
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO TELL ME,

BUT I'VE BEEN
DOING MY PRAYING
RIGHT HERE,

AND OUT IN
THE FIELDS,

UNDER THE STARS,
AND UNDER THE SUN.

I RECKON I CAN
GO ON DOING
THE SAME.

JOE...

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO START DOING YOUR
PRAYING AT CHURCH?

YOU MEAN...

WE MEAN. NELS
OLESON FINALLY GOT
HIS BACKBONE BACK.

CONGRATULATIONS,
YOU'RE A BONA
FIDE MEMBER

OF THE
COMMUNITY CHURCH
OF WALNUT GROVE.

JOE, YOU'RE
ONE OF US NOW.

MAYBE ONE OF YOU,

BUT I'M STILL A HORSE
OF A DIFFERENT COLOR

TO A LOT OF PEOPLE
IN THIS TOWN.

BUT IT'S A START,
A MIGHTY FINE
START, GENTLEMEN.

I GUESS
WE'D BETTER
BE GETTING HOME.

SEE YOU IN CHURCH
ON SUNDAY.

GOOD NIGHT,
JOE.

SEE YOU IN CHURCH,
CHARLIE BOY.

Charles: SEE YOU.

[CHUCKLES]

Boy: THE LAD
HAS A FAT DOG.

THAT'S VERY
GOOD, SUSAN.
YOU GOT 100.

THANK YOU,
MRS. KENDALL.

Boy:
...NAT'S CAP.

Adam: RIGHT.

Boy:
NAT AND RAB RUN.

MARY, ADAM, I HATE
TO INTERRUPT
YOUR CLASS,

BUT I HAVE SOME
NEWS FOR YOU THAT
CONCERNS YOU ALL.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST
DIFFICULT THING I EVER
HAD TO DO IN MY LIFE,

BUT, AS SOME OF YOU
KNOW, OUR SCHOOL BUILDING
IS OWNED BY THE CHURCH,

AND THE DEACONS HAVE
GENEROUSLY PERMITTED US
TO OCCUPY IT RENT-FREE,

BUT NOW THE CHURCH IS
IN DESPERATE NEED OF
MONEY TO SUSTAIN ITSELF.

THE REVEREND CORLISS
INFORMED ME 3 WEEKS AGO

THAT THEY'VE
RECEIVED A SIZABLE
OFFER FOR THE PROPERTY.

Mr. Ames: HE JUST
TOLD ME THAT THE DEACONS,
AFTER LONG SOUL-SEARCHING,

HAVE BEEN FORCED
TO ACCEPT THE OFFER.

THEY'VE SOLD
THE PROPERTY.

OUR SCHOOL...

WHAT'LL
HAPPEN TO IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL MOVE.
WE'LL FIND
SOMEWHERE ELSE.

FOR THE LAST 3
WEEKS, I'VE BEEN
ALL OVER WINOKA

TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER
SITE FOR OUR SCHOOL.

THERE'S NOTHING.

I...HATE TO SAY THIS,

BUT I'M AFRAID IT MEANS
THE END OF THE WINOKA
ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.

I'M SORRY.

I DID MY BEST.

WE KNOW THAT, SIR.

SIR...

YOU DIDN'T SAY
HOW LONG WE HAVE.

30 DAYS.
THE NEW OWNER WANTED
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION,

BUT REVEREND CORLISS
AND THE DEACONS

INSISTED THAT THE
SCHOOL BE GIVEN TIME...

TO MAKE OTHER
ARRANGEMENTS.

[DOOR KNOCKS]

COME IN.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

OH, COME IN, ADAM.

MARY AND I
HAVE BEEN GOING
AROUND AND AROUND,

WRESTLING WITH
OUR PROBLEM,

AND WE HAD
A THOUGHT.

I'D GRAB AT ANY STRAW
TO KEEP THIS SCHOOL
AFLOAT, ADAM.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, WE THOUGHT
IF YOU PRESENTED
OUR CASE

TO WHOEVER BOUGHT
THE BUILDING,
LET THEM KNOW

THAT WE DON'T
HAVE ANYWHERE
ELSE TO GO--

ADAM, OUR CASE
HAS ALREADY
BEEN DISMISSED.

THE NEW OWNER
IS MR. STANDISH.

MR. STANDISH.

Mr. Ames: HE'S
TURNING THE BUILDING
INTO ANOTHER HOTEL.

WE DON'T NEED
ANOTHER HOTEL.

MR. STANDISH THINKS WE
DON'T NEED AN ASYLUM FOR
THE BLIND, AS HE CALLS IT.

AND HE'S NOT ALONE.

I TRIED EVERYONE
THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY
BE ABLE TO HELP.

NO RESPONSE.

IF WE DON'T FIND
SOMEWHERE TO GO,

IT'S GOING TO
MEAN THE CLOSING
OF TWO SCHOOLS:

OURS AND
MRS. TERHUNE'S.

WELL, WE CAN'T TAKE IN
HER CHILDREN UNLESS WE
HAVE A PLACE OF OUR OWN.

AND JUST WHEN I THOUGHT
THINGS WERE LOOKING UP.

WITH MRS. TERHUNE,
WE WOULD HAVE HAD
A SIGHTED PERSON

WHO COULD BEAR
THE BURDENS OF
ADMINISTRATION,

BUT NOW EVERYTHING
HAS COLLAPSED.

I'LL HAVE TO
TELL HER TO FIND
ANOTHER LOCATION...

IF SHE CAN.

Mr. Ames:
IT'S BAD NEWS
FOR EVERYONE.

MOSTLY THE KIDS.

YES. THE CHILDREN,
ABOVE ALL.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS IS HAPPENING.

I DON'T WANT TO
BELIEVE IT, ADAM,

BUT I HAVE TO.

OH, WELL...

GOOD NIGHT, SIR.

GOOD NIGHT,
MY BOY.

"MR. STANDISH
IS THE NEW OWNER
OF THE BUILDING

"AND WANTS US TO
MOVE RIGHT AWAY.

"WE WERE HOPING
THAT YOU AND MA

"MIGHT BE ABLE TO
HELP US FIGURE OUT
SOMETHING TO DO.

LOVE ALWAYS,
MARY AND ADAM."

THAT'S ABOUT IT
IN A NUTSHELL.

THEY LOSE THEIR BUILDING.
IF THEY DON'T FIND
ANOTHER ONE,

THEY'RE JUST GOING
TO HAVE TO QUIT.

THAT'S TERRIBLE.

Caroline:
IT'S MR. STANDISH
WHO'S TERRIBLE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE
THAT LOWDOWN
ORNERY SKUNK.

SORRY, REVEREND.

I GUESS MAYBE
THAT SOUNDS LIKE
NAME-CALLING,

BUT YOU AIN'T
NEVER MET
MR. STANDISH.

NO, I HAVEN'T.

WHAT I'VE HEARD
ABOUT MR. STANDISH,

YOU MAY BE DOING
AN INJUSTICE...
TO THE SKUNK.

[LAUGHTER]

IF ONLY WE COULD FIND
A PLACE FOR THEM...
SOMEWHERE.

PERHAPS THERE
IS A PLACE.

WHERE?

HERE.

Jonathan: HERE?

I WAS THINKING
ABOUT THAT BIG HOUSE
MR. HANSON LEFT.

NOW, IT NEEDS WORK--

OH, NOW, HOLD
ON, REVEREND.

MARY SAID IN HER
LETTER THAT THEY
DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

THERE'S JUST NO WAY
THEY COULD AFFORD TO
BUY A PLACE LIKE THAT.

I DIDN'T SAY BUY IT.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO SELL IT,

IT'S TOO BIG FOR A FAMILY,
BUT IT'S NOT TOO BIG
FOR A BLIND SCHOOL.

AND IT'S NOT TOO
RUN DOWN IT COULDN'T
BE FIXED UP.

OF COURSE NOT.
WE ALMOST HAD
TO REBUILD

THIS WHOLE TOWN
WHEN WE CAME BACK.

BUT IT BELONGS
TO THE CHURCH.

WE'RE PART OF
THE CHURCH, AREN'T WE?

OH, REVEREND,
CHARLES,

IT'D BE LIKE
A DREAM COME TRUE.

I SUGGEST
WE STOP DREAMING
AND START DOING.

WE'LL BRING IT UP TO
THE CONGREGATION TOMORROW.

THE TEXT I HAVE CHOSEN
FOR TODAY'S SERVICE SEEMS
PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE,

AS I TRUST WILL
SOON BECOME CLEAR
TO ALL OF YOU.

IT'S FROM JOHN 10:14.
"I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD

AND KNOW MY SHEEP,
AND AM KNOWN OF MINE."

FIRST, IT'S MY HAPPY DUTY
TO WELCOME A NEW MEMBER
TO OUR FLOCK,

MR. JOSEPH KAGAN.
JOSEPH.

AND NOW CHARLES INGALLS
HAS SOMETHING TO SAY OF
GREAT IMPORTANCE TO US.

CHARLES.

THANK YOU, REVEREND.

THE WINOKA SCHOOL
FOR THE BLIND,

WHERE MY DAUGHTER
AND HER HUSBAND TEACH,
IS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.

THEY'VE BEEN NOTIFIED
THAT THEY HAVE TO VACATE

THE BUILDING
WITHIN THE MONTH,

AND THEY HAVE NO PLACE
TO GO AND NO MONEY.

THEY REALLY HAVE
NO RESOURCES AT
ALL TO SPEAK OF.

THE REVEREND WILL TELL
YOU THE REST. THANK YOU.

Reverend:
THANK YOU, CHARLES.

NOW, I WANTED CHARLES
TO MAKE CLEAR PRECISELY
WHAT THE PROBLEM IS

BECAUSE I THINK WE
HERE IN WALNUT GROVE

MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
AN ANSWER, A WAY TO
HELP THOSE CHILDREN.

NOW, FOR ONE THING,
I REFER TO THE HOUSE

THAT THE LATE AND
MUCH LOVED LARS HANSON
WILLED TO MY CHARGE

TO BE SOLD, AND THE
RECEIPTS TO BE USED FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE CHURCH,

AND AS YOU KNOW,
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO SELL THE HOUSE,

AND THERE'S NO
FORESEEABLE SALE
IN THE NEAR FUTURE,

BUT I THINK
MR. HANSON'S HOUSE

MIGHT PROVE OF
VALUE TO THE CHURCH
IN ANOTHER WAY.

DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE
WORDS IN MATTHEW?

"I WAS HUNGRY,
AND YOU GAVE ME MEAT.

"I WAS THIRSTY,
AND YOU GAVE ME DRINK.

I WAS A STRANGER,
AND YOU TOOK ME IN."

AND THEN LATER ON,

"FOR AS MUCH
AS YOU HAVE DONE IT

"UNTO ONE OF THE LEAST
OF THESE, MY BRETHREN,

"YOU HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME."

I PROPOSE TO DONATE
MR. HANSON'S HOUSE
TO THE BLIND SCHOOL.

Alden: NOW, YOU KNOW,
UNDER THE TERM OF
MR. HANSON'S WILL,

IT WAS LEFT ENTIRELY TO
MY DISCRETION ABOUT HOW
TO DISPOSE OF THE HOUSE,

BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO
BE A PERSONAL CHOICE.

I WANT IT TO BE ONE
IN WHICH THE WHOLE
FLOCK JOINS,

AND THAT'S WHY I ASK YOU
FOR A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
IN MY SUGGESTION.

NOW, ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED, NAY.

- REVEREND.
- YES, MR. KAGAN.

AS I RECOLLECT,
THE LORD ALSO SAID,

"FEED MY SHEEP
AND FEED MY LAMBS."

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, THESE LAMBS
COMING IN ARE GOING
TO NEED FOOD STUFFS,

AND A WAY
TO KEEP ON EATING,

SO I'M STARTING
THE BALL ROLLING

BY DONATING
GERTRUDE, ONE OF
MY PRIME BROOD SOWS.

THANK YOU,
MR. KAGAN.

AND I'M GIVING
A MILKING COW.

Man: I'LL GIVE
7 BAGS OF WHEAT.

I'LL DONATE
5 BUSHELS
OF CORN.

REVEREND ALDEN,
IT SEEMS TO ME

THAT EVERYBODY HAS IGNORED
THE REAL PROBLEM HERE.

NOW, THAT HOUSE
IS IN A STATE
OF DISREPAIR.

Harriet:
WHY, NOBODY COULD
POSSIBLY LIVE IN IT.

THAT'S
VERY TRUE--

NOW, I AM
PERSONALLY WILLING

TO DONATE ALL THE MATERIALS
REQUIRED: THE SHINGLES,
THE PAINT, THE LUMBER,

EVERYTHING RIGHT DOWN
TO THE LAST NAIL.

THAT'S VERY GENEROUS,
MRS. OLESON.

Harriet: I KNOW,
BUT IT'S THE LEAST
THAT I COULD DO

FOR THE LITTLE SHEEP
OF HIS FLOCK.

OH, YES,
AND I WILL ALSO DONATE
THE PLAQUE, OF COURSE.

THE PLAQUE?

YES. WELL, IT'LL BE JUST
A LITTLE ONE TO MARK

THE HARRIET OLESON INSTITUTE
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
OF BLIND CHILDREN.

MRS. OLESON,
THAT'S REALLY
TOO MUCH.

I KNOW IT IS.

MARY, ADAM,
TELEGRAPH FOR YOU
FROM WALNUT GROVE.

READ IT,
PLEASE.

"WALNUT GROVE HAS
ADOPTED YOUR CHILDREN
AND YOUR SCHOOL,

"DONATING BUILDING
AND SUPPLIES.

"WILL COME
TO TRANSPORT.

LETTER FOLLOWING.
LOVE, PA."

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]

THANK GOD. EVERYTHING'S
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

WELL, ISN'T THAT
WONDERFUL NEWS?

THE BEST. I'M VERY
HAPPY FOR YOU.

FOR US.
IT'S YOUR SCHOOL.

NOT ANYMORE, ADAM.
THAT'S WHAT I
WANTED TO TELL YOU.

IT'S YOURS NOW.

MINE?

WELL, IT CAN'T BE.

YOU'RE THE HEART
AND SOUL OF
THIS SCHOOL.

THANK YOU FOR
SAYING SO, ADAM,

BUT YOU AND MARY
ARE NOW.

OH, HOWEVER, YOU
CAN REST ASSURED

MY HEART AND SOUL
WILL ALWAYS BE
WITH YOU

AND THE SCHOOL,
WHEREVER YOU ARE,

BUT AS YOU KNOW, MY
HEALTH HASN'T BEEN
THE BEST OF LATE.

THE TRUTH
OF THE MATTER IS,

I'M MUCH SICKER
THAN I'VE LET ON.

I DIDN'T WANT
TO WORRY ANYONE.

NO, YOU'VE JUST
BEEN DOING TOO
MUCH, THAT'S ALL.

A LITTLE REST,
YOU'LL GET--

NO, ADAM.
I'VE EVEN SEEN
A SPECIALIST.

I'M NOT GOING
TO GET BETTER,
ONLY WORSE.

Mr. Ames: SO, YOU SEE,
I CAN'T COME TO WALNUT
GROVE WITH YOU.

THE BURDEN
OF CONTINUITY
MUST FALL ON YOU

IF THE SCHOOL
IS TO CONTINUE.

I'M NOT SURE
I'M THE MAN, MR. AMES.

I'M NOT SURE I CAN
FILL YOU SHOES,

AND DO THE JOB
THAT YOU DID.

WELL, I AM,
VERY SURE,

I KNOW THAT I'M GOING TO
BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.

AND NOW, SPEAKING OF REST,

I THINK I WILL
LIE DOWN FOR A WHILE.

- MR. AMES.
- YES, ADAM?

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

HOW MUCH I RESPECT,

HOW DEEPLY I VALUE,

WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE.

FOR ME AND FOR ALL OF US.

I VALUE YOU,
TOO, ADAM.

I VALUE YOU ALL.

MORE THAN I CAN
POSSIBLY PUT
INTO WORDS.

I FEEL LIKE I'M
LOSING MY MENTOR...

A VERY DEAR FRIEND.

ALMOST A FATHER.

AND YOU...

YOU, ADAM...

YOU'RE THE SON
I NEVER HAD.

Caroline: CHARLES,
ANOTHER LETTER FROM MARY.

IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT?

OH, YES. THEY'RE
JOINING UP WITH ANOTHER
SCHOOL FROM ST. LOUIS,

MEETING THEM
AT BUTLER.

ANOTHER SCHOOL?

ONLY A FEW
MORE STUDENTS,
MRS. OLESON.

OH, RUN BY MRS.
TERHUNE, HUH?

- MM-HMM.
- MRS. TERHUNE?

AH, YES,
A HESTER-SUE TERHUNE.

OH, GOOD GRACIOUS!

A ST. LOUIS TERHUNE!

IS THAT
SUPPOSED TO BE
SOMETHING SPECIAL?

Harriet:
SOMETHING SPECIAL?
WELL, I SHOULD SAY.

IT'S ONLY THE VERY
TOP OF THE SOCIAL
LADDER IN ST. LOUIS.

OF COURSE, MY FAMILY
WAS ON AN UPPER RUNG,

BUT THE TERHUNES WERE
THE CREME DE LA CREME,
AND EVER SO RICH.

I HAVE A
FEELING YOU'VE GOT
THE WRONG TERHUNE,

OTHERWISE, WHY WOULD
SHE COME ALL THE WAY OUT
HERE TO GET FREE RENT?

WELL, WE
ARISTOCRATS ARE OFTEN
A LITTLE ECCENTRIC.

OH, YOU MEAN CHEAP.

I MEAN ECCENTRIC.

[CHUCKLES]
I CAN'T WAIT
TO TELL NELS.

HE'LL BE SO THRILLED
ABOUT THE TERHUNES.

I SEE ADAM'S
GOT ANOTHER
WAGON AND TEAM.

I GUESS WE'RE
GOING TO NEED
ANOTHER DRIVER.

I'LL CHECK WITH JOE
KAGAN, MAYBE HE'LL
GIVE ME A HAND.

Caroline: OKAY,
SEE YOU LATER.

Dr. Baker: CAROLINE,
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME
WITH THAT PAINT.

COME ON.
I WANT YOU TO SEE
WHAT WE'VE DONE.

JOE, I WONDER
IF I COULD ASK
A FAVOR OF YOU.

WELL,
ASK AWAY.

I JUST GOT A LETTER
FROM ADAM, HE'S GOT
ANOTHER WAGON AND TEAM.

THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING
TO NEED ANOTHER DRIVER.

I KNOW IT'S A LONG TRIP
TO WINOKA AND BACK,

BUT I WAS JUST
WONDERING IF--

WHEN DO WE LEAVE?

TOMORROW MORNING
FIRST LIGHT.
I APPRECIATE IT!

I'LL PICK YOU UP
AT YOUR PLACE.

RIGHT.

MR. KAGAN, WHY
ARE YOU SITTING
AROUND RELAXING

WHILE THE REST OF
US ARE PULLING
OUR WEIGHT,

TRYING TO HELP THE
POOR LITTLE SHEEP
OF HIS FLOCK?

NOW, IF YOU WANT
TO BE A MEMBER
OF OUR CHURCH--

[MUFFLED TALK]

A ST. LOUIS TERHUNE.

NELS.

YEAH?

I'VE COME TO TWO
IMPORTANT DECISIONS.

I AM GOING TO TAKE
THE STAGE TO WINOKA,

AND I'M GOING TO
TRAVEL BACK WITH
THE BLIND SCHOOL.

WHY?

FOR HEAVEN'S
SAKES, IT'S MY
SCHOOL, ISN'T IT?

[CHUCKLES]
BESIDES, I CAN
HARDLY WAIT

TO MEET MY FELLOW
PHILANTHROPIST,
MRS. TERHUNE.

[LAUGHS]

SO, I'M GOING TO TAKE
THE SATURDAY STAGE

AND STOP OFF
IN BROOKINGS
FOR A FEW DAYS.

WHY?

WELL, BECAUSE I
WANT TO BUY A FEW
NEW STYLISH THINGS.

AFTER ALL, I CAN'T MEET
MRS. TERHUNE LOOKING LIKE
A FRUMP, NOW, CAN I?

MOVE OVER TO
YOUR OWN SIDE.

ALSO, I'VE DECIDED THAT
I'M GOING TO REDECORATE

MRS. TERHUNE'S
BEDROOM.

AFTER ALL, A WOMAN
OF HER BREEDING NEEDS
A CHARMING BEDROOM...

SO I'M GIVING
HER OURS.

WHAT?

WELL, I WANTED TO
REDECORATE, ANYWAY.

WE JUST
BOUGHT IT!

WELL, I KNOW,
BUT I NEVER
LIKED IT.

SO THEY'RE PICKING
UP THE FURNITURE
ON SUNDAY,

THE DAY AFTER
I LEAVE.

WHERE AM I
GOING TO SLEEP?

ON THE COUCH,
IN THE PARLOR.

NOW, IT'S JUST UNTIL
THE NEW FURNITURE
I ORDERED ARRIVES.

WHEN IS THAT?

WELL...IT SHOULD
BE HERE BY THE
TIME I GET BACK.

THAT FIGURES.

OH...
[CHUCKLES]

YOU'RE GOING
TO MISS ME?

LIKE A CRUTCH.

WHAT DID YOU
SAY, DARLING?

VERY MUCH.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, I
THINK THIS IS
THE LAST OF IT.

GOOD.

EXCUSE ME, ARE MR.
AND MRS. KENDALL
RECEIVING TODAY?

PA!

- ADAM. MARY.
- HELLO.

Charles: OH, HOW
ARE YOU, DARLING?

YOU LOOK GREAT.
HEY, THE BOTH
OF YOU.

OH, I'M SO HAPPY
YOU'RE HERE.

HAPPY AND IN
YOUR DEBT, SIR.

OH, NEVER MIND
THAT DEBT BUSINESS.

IT WAS ALL OF
WALNUT GROVE THAT
PITCHED IN TO HELP.

WE'RE IN
THEIR DEBT, TOO.

HEY, I BROUGHT
A FRIEND ALONG. YOU
REMEMBER JOE KAGAN?

OH, JOE!
I CERTAINLY DO.

MARY. PLEASED TO MEET
YOU, ADAM, I HEARD
A LOT ABOUT YOU.

IT'S NICE TO
MEET YOU, JOE.

JOE'S GOING TO DRIVE
THE SECOND WAGON
FOR YOU.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

SO DO I.

THIS DIRT FARMER'S BEEN
PROMOTED FROM SCRATCHING
A NOTHING CROP

TO CHAUFFEURING FOR
AN ACADEMY. YOU'VE
GOT A GOOD STOUT TEAM?

YEAH, THE BEST.
THAT'S IT,
PARKED OUTSIDE.

I'LL TAKE A LOOK
AT THE TEAM, I'LL
BE RIDING BEHIND.

I'LL VISIT
FOR A WHILE.

OH, I CAN'T WAIT
TILL YOU'RE HOME.

IF YOU'RE ALL SET,
WE CAN LEAVE FIRST
THING IN THE MORNING.

ALL RIGHT.

Joe: CHARLES, YOU
GOT A SECOND TO
LOOK AT SOMETHING?

SURE, WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
HORSES, I THINK.

THAT'S IT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

ADAM, THERE'S TWO
THINGS THE BLIND SHOULD
APPROACH WITH CAUTION:

BUZZ SAWS AND
BUYING HORSES.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH
THE HORSES, JOE?

DON'T KNOW WHERE
TO BEGIN, MARY.

THEY WOULDN'T
MAKE GLUE.

IF THEY DID, IT
WOULDN'T STICK.

WE WOULDN'T GET
TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF
TOWN WITH THAT TEAM.

YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL
ME ONLY A BLIND MAN
WOULD BUY THOSE HORSES?

THAT'S WHAT
I'M TRYING TO
TELL YOU.

HOW'D YOU EVER COME
ACROSS THIS PAIR OF
SPAVIN BEAUTIES?

I TRADED
THE SCHOOL'S
FURNISHINGS FOR THEM

WITH MR. STANDISH.

Adam: THEM, THE WAGON,
AND FOOD SUPPLIES
FOR THE TRIP,

AND HE SAID
THEY WERE THE FINEST
TEAM IN HIS LIVERY,

AND I GOT THAT
IN WRITING.

WE STILL
GOT TAKEN.

WHAT ARE
WE GOING
TO DO NOW?

MARY, YOU
AND ADAM
STAY HERE.

THE FOUR OF US
ARE GOING TO GO
SEE MR. STANDISH.

GOT YOU.

[PLAYING LIVELY
TUNE ON PIANO]

[LAUGHTER]

WE DON'T SERVE
HORSES IN HERE,
INGALLS.

THEN YOU MUST HAVE
CHANGED YOUR MENU.
WHERE'S STANDISH?

Standish: WHAT
ARE THOSE HORSES
DOING DOWN THERE?

Fred: INGALLS
BROUGHT THEM IN,
MR. STANDISH.

Standish:
YOU? AGAIN?

THAT'S RIGHT.
ME AGAIN.

GET THOSE NAGS
OUT OF HERE.

Joe: WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THEY'RE YOUR
NAGS, MR. STANDISH.

AND WHO ARE YOU?

JOE KAGAN.

HE'S A FRIEND
OF MINE.

I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN.
THOSE ARE NOT MY HORSES
ANYMORE, INGALLS.

ACCORDING TO
ADAM KENDALL, HE
CONTRACTED WITH YOU

FOR THE FINEST TEAM
AND THE BEST WAGON
IN YOUR LIVERY.

SAID HE HAS IT
IN WRITING.

YEAH, AND THE ONLY
WAY YOU'D GET THIS
CROW BAIT TO MINNESOTA

IS IN THE WAGON,
NOT PULLING IT.

[LAUGHTER]

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
THE WAGON YET.

YEAH, MOSES MUST HAVE
USED IT ON HIS WAY
OUT OF EGYPT.

[LAUGHTER]

OUT, OUT! OR I'LL
HAVE YOU BOTH IN JAIL.

FOR WHAT?

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO
SHOW YOUR CUSTOMERS
HOW HONEST YOU ARE.

HE'S A MAN WHO
RUNS A GAMBLING
ESTABLISHMENT,

YOU OUGHT TO
TRUST HIS WORD,
RIGHT, FOLKS?

YEAH.

KIND OF HARD TO
TRUST A MAN WHO'D
ROB A BLIND SCHOOL.

[MURMURING IN AGREEMENT]

YEAH, ALL THOSE
POOR LITTLE
BLIND CHILDREN.

CHEATING THEM WOULD
BE JUST DOWNRIGHT
ROTTEN, DISHONORABLE.

[CHATTERING IN AGREEMENT]

NOW, JUST A MINUTE.
JUST A MINUTE.

THERE'S A SIMPLE
EXPLANATION FOR ALL THIS.

SURE, THERE
HAD TO BE.

GIVE THE MAN
A CHANCE, FOLKS.

IT WAS A MISTAKE, JUST
AN UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE!

THE FOOL WHO RUNS MY LIVERY,
HE JUST MISUNDERSTOOD!

Mr. Standish: NOW,
REALLY, YOU CAN'T BELIEVE

THAT A MAN OF MY POSITION
AND MY REPUTATION

WOULD WANT ANYTHING
BUT THE BEST

FOR THOSE PRECIOUS
LITTLE TOTS AT
THE BLIND SCHOOL.

[LAUGHTER]

GENTLEMEN, WHY DON'T YOU
GO DOWN TO THE LIVERY,

SELECT ANY HORSES
YOU WANT.

AND WAGON?

AND WAGON.

BUY MY TWO
FRIENDS A DRINK.

[LAUGHTER]

FRED, GET THESE FILTHY
BEASTS OUT OF HERE...

AND BRING A SHOVEL.

[LAUGHTER]

HERE ARE THE REST
OF THE CHILDREN.

NOW, CAREFUL.
HOLD ON TO THE ROPE.

KIM, YOU COME
WITH ME.

YOU CAN RIDE UP
ON THE SEAT.

Harriet:
YOO-HOO! CHARLES!

SURPRISE!

[LAUGHS]

WHAT IN THE NAME
OF HEAVEN IS SHE
DOING HERE?

WHO KNOWS?

GET EVERYBODY ON
THE WAGON AND
READY TO MOVE OUT.

- ALL RIGHT.
- HI.

MRS. OLESON,
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

OH, I CAME BY
STAGE LAST NIGHT
FROM BROOKINGS.

IT WAS LATE, SO
I DECIDED NOT
TO DISTURB YOU.

ANYWAY,
I CAN SEE THAT
YOU'RE SURPRISED.

I STAYED AT
THE HOTEL, AND
MR. STANDISH TOLD ME

THAT YOU WERE LEAVING
BRIGHT AND EARLY
THIS MORNING,

AND I SEE I'M HERE JUST
IN THE NICK OF TIME.
[LAUGHS]

IN THE NICK OF
TIME FOR WHAT?

WHY, I'M GOING
WITH YOU.

Harriet: I THINK IT'S ONLY
FITTING THAT I SHOULD MEET
MRS. TERHUNE PERSONALLY.

OH, HERE YOU
ARE, MY GOOD MAN.
THANK YOU!

UM, MRS. OLESON, I
THINK YOU OUGHT TO
THINK ABOUT THIS.

I MEAN, THIS IS
GOING TO BE A
VERY HARD TRIP.

I DON'T THINK
YOU SHOULD GO.

WELL, WHY NOT?

WHY, IT'S GOING
TO BE A ROUGH
TRIP, REALLY.

WELL, NONSENSE!
IF THE CHILDREN
CAN DO IT, SO CAN I.

NOW, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO TALK ME OUT OF IT,
CHARLES INGALLS.

YOU'RE SURE?

MR. INGALLS,
I'M GOING WITH YOU.

[CLEARS THROAT]
SUIT YOURSELF.

YOU RIDE UP ON THE
WAGON SEAT THERE
WITH MR. KAGAN.

MR. INGALLS,
I PREFER NOT TO
RIDE IN THAT WAGON.

WELL, WHY NOT?

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY
DON'T EXPECT ME

TO RIDE ALL THE WAY
TO WALNUT GROVE

WITH A COLORED
PERSON, DO YOU?

MRS. OLESON, I
DON'T EXPECT YOU
TO DO ANYTHING.

NOW, YOU CAN EITHER
RIDE ON THE WAGON
SEAT WITH MR. KAGAN,

OR YOU CAN WALK.
YOU SUIT YOURSELF.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL WALK.

FINE.

Charles: JOE, YOU'VE
GOT ROOM FOR KIM UP IN
THE SEAT OF YOUR WAGON.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD-BYE, MARY.

GOOD-BYE, SIR.

GOOD-BYE, MY SON.

GOOD-BYE, SIR.

GOD BLESS
YOU ALL.

AAH!

OH!

OH, GOOD GRIEF.

Joe: [LAUGHING]

IMPUDENT.

Charles: MRS. OLESON,
WOULD YOU LIKE A SANDWICH?
CHEESE AND MEAT.

Harriet:
NO, THANK YOU.
I'M NOT HUNGRY.

- THEY'RE GOOD.
- OH!

MR. KAGAN,
WOULD YOU MIND

HANDING ME
MY SMALL BROWN
BAG, PLEASE?

YES, MA'AM.

HERE YOU ARE,
MRS. OLESON.

Harriet: AH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO
HAVE ONE OF THOSE
SANDWICHES OVER THERE?

NO.
NO, THANK YOU.

SUIT YOURSELF.

I'M NOT THE LEAST
BIT HUNGRY.

OH. YES.

GOOD HEAVENS.

OH! WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?

IT'S GOING TO
BE A LONG WALK,
MRS. OLESON.

YOU'D BETTER KEEP
BOTH FEET FLAT
ON THE GROUND.

IDIOT.

Charles:
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY
WALKING BACK THERE,

TAKE OFF YOUR
SHOES AND SOCKS.
HERE'S WHERE WE GO WADING.

Adam:
IS IT VERY DEEP?

NO. IT'S JUST RIGHT.
YOU'LL LOVE IT.

EVERYBODY SET
BACK THERE?

All: YEAH!

ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO WADING.

AAH!

UNLESS YOU CAN WALK ON
IT, MRS. OLESON, YOU GOT
TO GET IN THAT WATER.

OH! FOR HEAVEN'S
SAKE! OH!

[LAUGHING]

[WHINING]

IT'S COLD.

- COME ON.
- STOP IT!

[LAUGHING]

Harriet:
AAH! GET YOUR
HANDS OFF ME!

[YELLING]

[LAUGHING]

I GET A FEELING MRS.
OLESON ISN'T ENJOYING
THIS TOO MUCH.

OH!

- [LAUGHING]
- [YELLING]

OH, THIS IS AWFUL.
OH! OH!

AAH! LET GO OF ME!

OH! LOOK AT ME!

I'M ALL
SOAKING WET.

WELL, YOU'VE GOT
PLENTY OF TIME
TO DRY OFF.

WE'LL MAKE CAMP
HERE TONIGHT.

WE'LL GET TO
BUTLER TOMORROW.

Joe: IF MRS. TERHUNE'S
TRAIN'S ON SCHEDULE,

WE'LL BE WAITING
WHEN IT PULLS IN.

WHAT? WE'RE
MEETING MRS.
TERHUNE TOMORROW?

RIGHT.

OH, GOOD HEAVENS.
LOOK AT ME,
I'M A MESS.

I NEVER HAD
ANYTHING LIKE
THIS HAPPEN TO ME.

ARE THERE ANY
MORE RIVERS
UP AHEAD?

YEAH, THERE'S
ONE, BUT IT'S
RUNNING SLOW.

Charles:
IT'S THIS DRY SPELL.
WATER'S DOWN EVERYWHERE.

GOOD. IT'LL BE EASIER
ON THE CHILDREN.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON, KIDS.
GET YOUR SHOES ON.
WE'LL MAKE CAMP.