1 00:01:32,493 --> 00:01:33,861 The members of the school board 2 00:01:33,894 --> 00:01:36,497 have unanimously chosen the winner 3 00:01:36,530 --> 00:01:39,767 of this year's poetry contest. 4 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,802 And that winner is... 5 00:01:41,835 --> 00:01:43,704 Cassandra Cooper. 6 00:01:43,737 --> 00:01:46,474 Oh! 7 00:01:46,507 --> 00:01:48,409 I never won anything before. 8 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:50,144 Well, you sure do deserve it. 9 00:01:50,178 --> 00:01:51,612 Laura: She certainly does. 10 00:01:51,645 --> 00:01:53,181 You might want to have that framed. 11 00:01:53,214 --> 00:01:55,249 Oh, yes. Thank you. 12 00:01:55,283 --> 00:01:57,518 Class dismissed. 13 00:01:57,551 --> 00:01:59,587 Cassandra: Let's go tell ma and pa. 14 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:01,422 Willie: Oh, hey, Albert. You want to play some ball? 15 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:03,657 Albert: No, I got to get caught up in chores. 16 00:02:21,775 --> 00:02:23,444 Excuse me, sir. 17 00:02:23,477 --> 00:02:26,247 I'm looking for the Ingalls' place. 18 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,883 Nels: That's about 3 miles straight down the road. 19 00:02:29,917 --> 00:02:31,885 If you're looking for Charles Ingalls, 20 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,622 he's over digging an irrigation ditch at the thompsons' place. 21 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:37,425 That's about a mile and a half straight down. 22 00:02:37,458 --> 00:02:38,926 I'm much obliged. 23 00:02:38,959 --> 00:02:40,594 This is some rig, mister. 24 00:02:40,628 --> 00:02:41,895 Well, thank you, son. 25 00:02:41,929 --> 00:02:44,198 Where would the hotel be? 26 00:02:44,232 --> 00:02:45,833 Right across the street, over the restaurant. 27 00:02:45,866 --> 00:02:48,469 Oh. I've got a reservation over there. 28 00:02:48,502 --> 00:02:50,704 The name's Cooper, jed Cooper. 29 00:02:50,738 --> 00:02:53,574 Now, uh, why don't you take this bag 30 00:02:53,607 --> 00:02:56,210 and put it over in my room? 31 00:02:56,244 --> 00:02:57,878 Yes, sir! 32 00:03:00,681 --> 00:03:02,550 Driver. 33 00:03:06,487 --> 00:03:08,789 A dollar! 34 00:03:08,822 --> 00:03:10,691 A whole dollar! 35 00:03:23,837 --> 00:03:26,474 Jed: Mr. Ingalls! Mr. Ingalls! 36 00:03:26,507 --> 00:03:27,675 Yes, sir. 37 00:03:27,708 --> 00:03:30,811 Could I speak to you for a moment? 38 00:03:30,844 --> 00:03:31,979 You bet. 39 00:03:45,426 --> 00:03:48,629 What can I do for you, old-timer? 40 00:03:48,662 --> 00:03:52,032 I guess you don't recognize me. 41 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:54,435 Well, no, sir. I'm sorry. I don't. 42 00:03:54,468 --> 00:03:55,869 Well, it was near a year ago 43 00:03:55,903 --> 00:03:58,706 that I was panning for gold up in hiramsville 44 00:03:58,739 --> 00:04:00,308 when you came up with James and... 45 00:04:00,341 --> 00:04:01,275 Wait a minute! Jed Cooper? 46 00:04:01,309 --> 00:04:02,710 Yes. 47 00:04:02,743 --> 00:04:06,714 Ha ha! I'm sorry. I didn't recognize you. 48 00:04:06,747 --> 00:04:09,517 Well, I guess I did look different then... 49 00:04:09,550 --> 00:04:10,784 Ragged and kind of poor 50 00:04:10,818 --> 00:04:13,721 and not so well-fed. 51 00:04:13,754 --> 00:04:15,956 Ha ha ha! 52 00:04:15,989 --> 00:04:18,826 Tell me, how are my grandniece and nephew? 53 00:04:18,859 --> 00:04:20,461 Oh, they're just fine, just fine, 54 00:04:20,494 --> 00:04:23,297 and they're going to be so happy to see you. 55 00:04:23,331 --> 00:04:27,535 Well, I want to tell you... 56 00:04:27,568 --> 00:04:29,437 They've weighed heavy on my mind 57 00:04:29,470 --> 00:04:34,041 ever since I had to turn you down about caring for them. 58 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:38,746 How I kept fretting all the time they was in some orphanage. 59 00:04:38,779 --> 00:04:41,382 So, it came as a great relief to me 60 00:04:41,415 --> 00:04:45,719 that the records showed that you took in the young'uns after all. 61 00:04:45,753 --> 00:04:47,388 Oh, we tried to write to you a couple of times, 62 00:04:47,421 --> 00:04:48,856 but the letters just kept coming back. 63 00:04:48,889 --> 00:04:50,891 I guess we just didn't have the right address. 64 00:04:50,924 --> 00:04:53,093 Listen, can you come over to the house for supper tonight? 65 00:04:53,126 --> 00:04:54,428 Well, if it won't inconvenience you. 66 00:04:54,462 --> 00:04:55,929 Not at all. 67 00:04:55,963 --> 00:04:59,367 I've looked forward to this trip for a long time. 68 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:00,801 I'll be over at the hotel, 69 00:05:00,834 --> 00:05:03,471 and if you'll stop by, I'll follow you out. 70 00:05:03,504 --> 00:05:05,473 Be my pleasure. I'll see you around suppertime. 71 00:05:05,506 --> 00:05:08,008 Yes, yes. Uh, driver. 72 00:05:12,513 --> 00:05:13,947 I'll be darned. 73 00:05:24,392 --> 00:05:27,661 Yes, it was the biggest gold strike I ever seen 74 00:05:27,695 --> 00:05:31,632 and the biggest the folks ever seen in hiramsville. 75 00:05:31,665 --> 00:05:33,066 James: Does that mean you're rich? 76 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:36,770 Well, enough money to spend for two lifetimes, 77 00:05:36,804 --> 00:05:40,408 so, I guess you could call me rich. 78 00:05:40,441 --> 00:05:43,076 Charles: I'd say so. 79 00:05:43,110 --> 00:05:45,078 Well, anyways... 80 00:05:45,112 --> 00:05:47,448 When the excitement was all over, 81 00:05:47,481 --> 00:05:49,116 I bought everything I wanted, 82 00:05:49,149 --> 00:05:52,453 moved into the big house in Minneapolis, 83 00:05:52,486 --> 00:05:54,054 and then, I got to thinking 84 00:05:54,087 --> 00:05:58,125 about the one thing I couldn't buy with my money, 85 00:05:58,158 --> 00:06:01,028 and that's my family. 86 00:06:02,630 --> 00:06:04,432 Cassandra: Can you stay long, uncle jed? 87 00:06:04,465 --> 00:06:07,568 Jed: Well, I ain't in no rush, if that's what you mean. 88 00:06:07,601 --> 00:06:08,536 Oh, good. 89 00:06:08,569 --> 00:06:10,438 If it would be all right, 90 00:06:10,471 --> 00:06:13,741 I'd like to see some more of the children while I'm here, 91 00:06:13,774 --> 00:06:16,410 maybe take them out to explore the woods 92 00:06:16,444 --> 00:06:19,413 and maybe have a picnic, huh? 93 00:06:19,447 --> 00:06:21,114 That's fine, long as they have enough time 94 00:06:21,148 --> 00:06:22,516 for their chores and their homework. 95 00:06:22,550 --> 00:06:24,852 Well, I'll see to that. 96 00:06:24,885 --> 00:06:26,086 Cassandra, did you tell your uncle jed 97 00:06:26,119 --> 00:06:28,055 about winning the poetry contest? 98 00:06:28,088 --> 00:06:29,457 Not yet. 99 00:06:29,490 --> 00:06:31,024 You won a contest? 100 00:06:31,058 --> 00:06:32,526 Yes. 101 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:33,727 She got this. 102 00:06:33,761 --> 00:06:35,128 Oh. 103 00:06:35,162 --> 00:06:36,530 Caroline: It's quite an honor. 104 00:06:36,564 --> 00:06:39,933 Well, if that don't beat all. 105 00:06:39,967 --> 00:06:42,836 Would you read US the poem? 106 00:06:42,870 --> 00:06:44,037 Yes. 107 00:06:44,071 --> 00:06:45,439 I'll go get it. 108 00:06:45,473 --> 00:06:46,640 Cassandra: It's all right. 109 00:06:46,674 --> 00:06:48,709 I think I remember it all. 110 00:06:50,678 --> 00:06:54,582 It's called "a miracle from god." 111 00:06:54,615 --> 00:06:58,552 Once, I was lost and scared and cold. 112 00:06:58,586 --> 00:07:01,489 "You have no family," I was told, 113 00:07:01,522 --> 00:07:03,624 except a brother to keep me warm 114 00:07:03,657 --> 00:07:06,727 in any winter or any storm. 115 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,763 He was as lost and scared as I, 116 00:07:09,797 --> 00:07:13,066 but brave enough to never cry. 117 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:15,969 "We'll make it through," is what he said, 118 00:07:16,003 --> 00:07:20,541 "even though ma and pa are dead." 119 00:07:20,574 --> 00:07:23,511 But in my heart I could not see 120 00:07:23,544 --> 00:07:26,747 how life without them could ever be. 121 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:30,484 They lay in cold silence beneath the sod. 122 00:07:30,518 --> 00:07:34,021 To save US would be a miracle from god. 123 00:07:34,054 --> 00:07:37,157 The miracle came like a glorious dawn 124 00:07:37,190 --> 00:07:40,127 just when it seemed all hope was gone. 125 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,196 We give thanks to god in his heaven above 126 00:07:43,230 --> 00:07:47,701 for our new family's unbounded love. 127 00:07:50,170 --> 00:07:51,839 Darling... 128 00:07:52,906 --> 00:07:55,142 Oh... oh, darling. 129 00:08:05,118 --> 00:08:06,754 James: What are we going to do today, uncle jed? 130 00:08:06,787 --> 00:08:08,656 Jed: Today we are going shopping. 131 00:08:08,689 --> 00:08:09,857 Shopping? 132 00:08:09,890 --> 00:08:10,891 For what? 133 00:08:10,924 --> 00:08:12,259 I couldn't help noticing, 134 00:08:12,292 --> 00:08:14,995 it seems to me you both need a set of new clothes. 135 00:08:15,028 --> 00:08:16,664 New clothes! 136 00:08:16,697 --> 00:08:17,865 Why, sure. 137 00:08:17,898 --> 00:08:20,734 Gee, uncle jed, I don't know. 138 00:08:20,768 --> 00:08:23,170 Now, what's troubling you? 139 00:08:23,203 --> 00:08:24,538 All the rest of the kids in the family. 140 00:08:24,572 --> 00:08:26,206 Oh? 141 00:08:26,239 --> 00:08:28,976 I'd sure feel funny having new things when they don't. 142 00:08:29,009 --> 00:08:30,878 Oh, that's right. 143 00:08:30,911 --> 00:08:33,747 Well, I'll tell you. I already thought of that, 144 00:08:33,781 --> 00:08:34,982 so, come on. 145 00:08:35,015 --> 00:08:36,283 Ha ha! 146 00:08:36,316 --> 00:08:38,251 You... you mean all of them? 147 00:08:38,285 --> 00:08:41,221 You betcha. One for school and one for sundays. 148 00:08:41,254 --> 00:08:43,090 Oh! 149 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:46,860 Well, now, of course, I'll need all of their sizes again. 150 00:08:46,894 --> 00:08:48,729 You know how children grow. 151 00:08:48,762 --> 00:08:50,564 James: Gee, uncle jed. Sundays, too? 152 00:08:50,598 --> 00:08:52,232 Don't you need them? 153 00:08:52,265 --> 00:08:55,035 Yeah, I guess. I'm wearing one of Albert's old suits, 154 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,837 and that's already getting too small. 155 00:08:56,870 --> 00:08:59,039 Cassandra: And my best dress belonged to Mary. 156 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:00,774 Jed: Well, then there you are. 157 00:09:00,808 --> 00:09:04,845 Oh! Oh, well, of course, now, it may take several weeks 158 00:09:04,878 --> 00:09:06,213 to fill the order. 159 00:09:06,246 --> 00:09:08,115 Then we best get started. 160 00:09:08,148 --> 00:09:09,983 Oh! Yes, sir! 161 00:09:10,017 --> 00:09:11,184 Nels, go into the storeroom 162 00:09:11,218 --> 00:09:13,053 and get the samples for me, please. 163 00:09:13,086 --> 00:09:15,823 Hurry up. This old man has lots of money. 164 00:09:17,658 --> 00:09:18,892 Ha ha! 165 00:09:18,926 --> 00:09:20,694 These new shoes fit just right. 166 00:09:20,728 --> 00:09:23,130 And they look good, too. 167 00:09:23,163 --> 00:09:24,331 Thank you, sir. 168 00:09:24,364 --> 00:09:26,066 Well, you're welcome, son. 169 00:09:26,099 --> 00:09:29,670 I hope you don't mind my doing this, 170 00:09:29,703 --> 00:09:33,841 but, I mean, I can see where some folks might take it wrong, 171 00:09:33,874 --> 00:09:36,243 like you don't have enough to provide. 172 00:09:36,276 --> 00:09:37,911 But please don't take it that way. 173 00:09:37,945 --> 00:09:40,280 I'm a humble gentleman myself, 174 00:09:40,313 --> 00:09:43,951 and, well, I plain enjoy the pleasure 175 00:09:43,984 --> 00:09:45,753 of buying them these things. 176 00:09:46,820 --> 00:09:48,221 Of course. We understand. 177 00:09:48,255 --> 00:09:49,923 Just don't spoil them too much, huh? 178 00:09:49,957 --> 00:09:52,292 Oh, that might be asking a lot. 179 00:09:52,325 --> 00:09:54,127 Ma, pa, uncle jed, look! 180 00:09:54,161 --> 00:09:56,263 This is the suit I want, and this is the cloth I want. 181 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:58,632 Well, aren't you the handsome lad? 182 00:09:58,666 --> 00:09:59,833 Charles: Oh, that he will be. 183 00:09:59,867 --> 00:10:01,134 Caroline: It's very nice, James. 184 00:10:01,168 --> 00:10:04,772 Cassandra: Ma, come look at this material! 185 00:10:04,805 --> 00:10:06,206 James: Do you think this will make a good suit? 186 00:10:06,239 --> 00:10:08,842 It'll make a fine suit, son. 187 00:10:08,876 --> 00:10:10,310 Caroline: It's sweet. 188 00:10:10,343 --> 00:10:11,979 Cassandra: It's awfully expensive. 189 00:10:12,012 --> 00:10:14,982 Jed: Honey, you just pick out anything you want. 190 00:10:28,228 --> 00:10:31,064 Jed: I ain't never seen two people as much in love 191 00:10:31,098 --> 00:10:33,934 as your ma and your pa. 192 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:36,269 Why, it was always a honeymoon for them 193 00:10:36,303 --> 00:10:40,407 during the good times and in the bad times, too. 194 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,977 And there were some really bad times, I can tell you... 195 00:10:44,011 --> 00:10:48,148 Ruined crops and livestock getting sick and dying, 196 00:10:48,181 --> 00:10:51,184 but nothing was ever too bad for them two 197 00:10:51,218 --> 00:10:53,821 as long as they had each other. 198 00:10:53,854 --> 00:10:56,423 Well, then, you two started coming along, 199 00:10:56,456 --> 00:10:59,993 and I didn't come around so much anymore. 200 00:11:00,027 --> 00:11:01,261 Cassandra: Why not? 201 00:11:01,294 --> 00:11:03,964 Well, I figured they had their hands full 202 00:11:03,997 --> 00:11:06,366 without tending to an old drifter like me. 203 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:07,968 Oh, that's not true. 204 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:10,103 They were always telling stories about you, 205 00:11:10,137 --> 00:11:11,705 always wishing that you'd come back. 206 00:11:11,739 --> 00:11:13,473 Is that a fact? 207 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:14,942 Oh, yes. 208 00:11:14,975 --> 00:11:16,409 Well, then maybe I was wrong 209 00:11:16,443 --> 00:11:19,279 not to come around so much. 210 00:11:19,312 --> 00:11:21,949 Oh, those were the good times, then, 211 00:11:21,982 --> 00:11:23,984 just like they are right now. 212 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:28,822 And you two, you remind me of your pa when he was a little boy 213 00:11:28,856 --> 00:11:31,859 on the picnics, fishing, walks through the woods, 214 00:11:31,892 --> 00:11:34,094 and taking him to horse races. 215 00:11:34,127 --> 00:11:36,396 Say, are there any horse races around here? 216 00:11:36,429 --> 00:11:38,098 Oh, I don't know. 217 00:11:38,131 --> 00:11:40,033 Well, we're sure going to find out, ain't we? 218 00:11:40,067 --> 00:11:41,501 Sure! 219 00:11:41,534 --> 00:11:43,236 Uncle jed? 220 00:11:43,270 --> 00:11:45,505 Yes? 221 00:11:45,538 --> 00:11:47,841 I don't ever want you to go, 222 00:11:47,875 --> 00:11:49,476 not ever. 223 00:11:58,418 --> 00:12:00,387 Reverend Alden: For the past few weeks, 224 00:12:00,420 --> 00:12:02,990 we have enjoyed the presence in walnut grove 225 00:12:03,023 --> 00:12:05,258 of Mr. Jedediah Cooper. 226 00:12:05,292 --> 00:12:08,762 And before we end today's service, 227 00:12:08,796 --> 00:12:12,065 I want to publicly thank him for his generosity 228 00:12:12,099 --> 00:12:15,468 in donating funds for a new church roof. 229 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:23,243 We hope your stay won't be too short. 230 00:12:27,314 --> 00:12:29,349 James: What are we going to do today, uncle jed? 231 00:12:29,382 --> 00:12:32,119 Jed: Well, go wherever you like. 232 00:12:32,152 --> 00:12:34,187 James: Fishing. Could we go fishing? 233 00:12:34,221 --> 00:12:36,456 Caroline: You'll have to go home and change into your old clothes first. 234 00:12:36,489 --> 00:12:38,358 James: Great. Let's go, then. 235 00:12:38,391 --> 00:12:41,228 Jed: I'd like a little word with your folks before they leave. 236 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:42,930 Charles: Oh, sure. 237 00:12:42,963 --> 00:12:46,867 Kids, why don't you go off and play for a while? 238 00:12:46,900 --> 00:12:49,837 Let's go over here to talk, eh? 239 00:12:52,505 --> 00:12:55,308 Caroline: That was a wonderful thing, donating a new roof. 240 00:12:55,342 --> 00:12:56,376 Jed: Thank you. 241 00:12:56,409 --> 00:12:58,178 Charles: It was. 242 00:12:58,211 --> 00:12:59,512 The old one wouldn't have lasted through the winter, 243 00:12:59,546 --> 00:13:01,314 that's for sure. 244 00:13:01,348 --> 00:13:04,584 It's the least I could do to help repay them back 245 00:13:04,617 --> 00:13:07,454 for the many kindnesses I've gotten. 246 00:13:07,487 --> 00:13:11,424 You know, you're a fine people, all of you, 247 00:13:11,458 --> 00:13:14,527 and, well, that's why I want to say... 248 00:13:14,561 --> 00:13:19,232 What I want to talk about is... 249 00:13:19,266 --> 00:13:22,903 Well, it's really kind of hard for me. 250 00:13:22,936 --> 00:13:28,075 You see, these last 3 weeks I've been with the young'uns, 251 00:13:28,108 --> 00:13:32,179 I don't remember when I ever been so happy. 252 00:13:32,212 --> 00:13:33,914 They've loved every minute of it. 253 00:13:33,947 --> 00:13:35,548 I know, and that's what a man dreams 254 00:13:35,582 --> 00:13:38,285 his family should be... 255 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:41,989 Close and loving... 256 00:13:42,022 --> 00:13:43,490 And caring. 257 00:13:43,523 --> 00:13:45,926 Well, it's the kind of happiness 258 00:13:45,959 --> 00:13:50,630 that I just can't stand to leave behind. 259 00:13:50,663 --> 00:13:52,632 Jed, why leave it behind? 260 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:55,502 You could build yourself a fine place right here in walnut grove. 261 00:13:55,535 --> 00:13:58,038 Oh, yes. 262 00:13:58,071 --> 00:14:00,974 Then you could see the children however much you wanted to. 263 00:14:01,008 --> 00:14:04,377 I know, and it could be the reasonable thing to do, 264 00:14:04,411 --> 00:14:07,247 but... I admit it... But, you see, 265 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,217 I've spent near a lifetime gophering around 266 00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:12,385 in one gold field or another, 267 00:14:12,419 --> 00:14:14,421 made some good strikes, too, 268 00:14:14,454 --> 00:14:17,624 but not like this one. 269 00:14:17,657 --> 00:14:22,562 Even I couldn't find the means to squander it away. 270 00:14:22,595 --> 00:14:24,197 Well, anyways, 271 00:14:24,231 --> 00:14:25,432 having spent most of my life 272 00:14:25,465 --> 00:14:27,200 in out-of-the-way places, 273 00:14:27,234 --> 00:14:28,936 I have the ambition 274 00:14:28,969 --> 00:14:31,238 to finally settle down 275 00:14:31,271 --> 00:14:32,906 in the center of things, 276 00:14:32,940 --> 00:14:36,043 in the city, with all it has to offer, 277 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:40,380 and maybe go traveling to Europe 278 00:14:40,413 --> 00:14:43,183 or any other place I'd a mind to, 279 00:14:43,216 --> 00:14:46,920 and I'd like James and Cassandra 280 00:14:46,954 --> 00:14:48,121 to go with me, 281 00:14:48,155 --> 00:14:50,157 see those places. 282 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:55,295 Why, I can understand that, jed, but... 283 00:14:55,328 --> 00:14:57,064 Jed: Look, Charles and Caroline, 284 00:14:57,097 --> 00:15:00,200 I swear to you, I ain't planned it when I come here. 285 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:03,070 It was just a visit, 286 00:15:03,103 --> 00:15:04,371 and then... 287 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:08,341 It just happened. 288 00:15:10,010 --> 00:15:12,645 What happened? 289 00:15:12,679 --> 00:15:18,385 I love them two like nobody in my whole life, 290 00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:21,421 and I know they love me. 291 00:15:21,454 --> 00:15:24,324 Well... 292 00:15:24,357 --> 00:15:27,727 You offered them to me once. 293 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,130 I'm ready to take them. 294 00:15:37,537 --> 00:15:40,040 Well, jed, it's... 295 00:15:40,073 --> 00:15:42,542 It's too late for that, now. 296 00:15:42,575 --> 00:15:44,111 They're part of this family. 297 00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:45,612 We love them. They love US. 298 00:15:45,645 --> 00:15:49,082 I know that, but I'm their kin, 299 00:15:49,116 --> 00:15:51,284 the only blood relative they have. 300 00:15:51,318 --> 00:15:52,752 Leastways, ask them, 301 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:56,423 or we won't know how they feel until you do. 302 00:15:58,625 --> 00:16:02,462 Jed... 303 00:16:02,495 --> 00:16:03,696 Are you sure you want to put the children 304 00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:06,499 in a position to make a choice like that? 305 00:16:06,533 --> 00:16:10,370 I just can't help it. 306 00:16:10,403 --> 00:16:12,705 When will you tell them? 307 00:16:17,477 --> 00:16:19,246 Right away, tonight. 308 00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:24,251 After supper tonight. 309 00:16:28,655 --> 00:16:31,124 Thank you, thank you. 310 00:16:47,540 --> 00:16:51,178 James: Uncle jed, why do you cough so much? 311 00:16:51,211 --> 00:16:54,314 Well, it kind of goes with the territory... 312 00:16:54,347 --> 00:16:56,616 Standing for too many years in too many rivers 313 00:16:56,649 --> 00:16:58,485 panning for gold. 314 00:16:58,518 --> 00:16:59,819 Doesn't it bother you? 315 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:02,389 Not especially. I've had it too long. 316 00:17:02,422 --> 00:17:04,491 I kind of got used to it. 317 00:17:04,524 --> 00:17:05,692 Uncle jed? 318 00:17:05,725 --> 00:17:07,327 Mm-hmm, yes, darling? 319 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:09,196 Were you ever married? 320 00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:11,264 Well, almost I was. 321 00:17:11,298 --> 00:17:12,465 What happened? 322 00:17:12,499 --> 00:17:15,468 Well, she married another fellow. 323 00:17:15,502 --> 00:17:17,237 How do you feel about that? 324 00:17:17,270 --> 00:17:21,374 I was plenty riled about it for a long time. 325 00:17:21,408 --> 00:17:23,643 Marrying Betsy and raising a family 326 00:17:23,676 --> 00:17:26,779 was all I could think of. 327 00:17:26,813 --> 00:17:29,116 You must have met other ladies. 328 00:17:29,149 --> 00:17:31,284 Oh, I did. I did. 329 00:17:31,318 --> 00:17:33,586 But they wasn't Betsy. 330 00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,688 Gosh, you must have really been crazy about her. 331 00:17:35,722 --> 00:17:37,090 I was. 332 00:17:37,124 --> 00:17:38,625 Did you ever see her again? 333 00:17:38,658 --> 00:17:41,128 No, only in my mind. 334 00:17:41,161 --> 00:17:42,595 It's funny, a thing like that. 335 00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:45,532 It hurts so terrible for a long time 336 00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:48,768 and then, you start building a shell around yourself 337 00:17:48,801 --> 00:17:51,338 and you don't feel nothing 338 00:17:51,371 --> 00:17:52,572 for an even longer time. 339 00:17:52,605 --> 00:17:54,507 Does that make any sense? 340 00:17:54,541 --> 00:17:57,377 Yeah. It's kind of what Cassandra went through 341 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:59,146 when ma and pa got killed. 342 00:17:59,179 --> 00:18:02,249 It was like I was walking in my sleep. 343 00:18:02,282 --> 00:18:05,318 Well, what you went through was a lot more terrible 344 00:18:05,352 --> 00:18:07,520 than what I've been talking about. 345 00:18:07,554 --> 00:18:09,889 You see, finding you two, well, it's made up 346 00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:12,425 for an awful lot. 347 00:18:12,459 --> 00:18:13,626 Ah, US, too, uncle jed. 348 00:18:13,660 --> 00:18:14,661 No fooling? 349 00:18:14,694 --> 00:18:16,429 Sure. 350 00:18:16,463 --> 00:18:19,599 Well, you've been happy with the Ingalls, ain't you? 351 00:18:19,632 --> 00:18:21,768 Yeah, but you're special. 352 00:18:21,801 --> 00:18:23,603 How special? 353 00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:27,574 Well, that's kind of hard to explain. 354 00:18:27,607 --> 00:18:32,545 See, it's not that we don't like the Ingalls family, 355 00:18:32,579 --> 00:18:33,880 it's just that we love all each other 356 00:18:33,913 --> 00:18:35,682 as family. 357 00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:37,650 Cassandra: But that doesn't mean we don't remember 358 00:18:37,684 --> 00:18:40,387 how much we loved our real ma and pa. 359 00:18:40,420 --> 00:18:42,355 Having you with US, uncle jed, 360 00:18:42,389 --> 00:18:46,493 it's like having a little bit of them back again. 361 00:18:46,526 --> 00:18:48,528 Bless you, child. 362 00:18:48,561 --> 00:18:50,663 And bless you both. 363 00:19:01,441 --> 00:19:05,578 Charles: So... That's about it. 364 00:19:05,612 --> 00:19:09,582 We felt you should all hear about it at the same time. 365 00:19:09,616 --> 00:19:12,885 Well, why didn't you say anything today? 366 00:19:12,919 --> 00:19:16,589 Your uncle jed thought we should take a little time to prepare you. 367 00:19:18,558 --> 00:19:19,726 We love him a lot, 368 00:19:19,759 --> 00:19:21,494 but I don't want to leave here. 369 00:19:21,528 --> 00:19:24,564 Caroline: And we don't want you to, 370 00:19:24,597 --> 00:19:25,832 but it's too important a decision 371 00:19:25,865 --> 00:19:28,568 not to give it a lot of thought. 372 00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:31,471 Charles: That's right. 373 00:19:31,504 --> 00:19:36,276 Now, there's an awful lot of things your uncle jed can give you that we can't... 374 00:19:36,309 --> 00:19:39,679 Fine schools, travel, big house... 375 00:19:39,712 --> 00:19:41,248 Anything money can buy. 376 00:19:43,916 --> 00:19:48,288 Caroline: It would be a very different life from what you have here... 377 00:19:48,321 --> 00:19:50,857 And very nice, too. 378 00:19:50,890 --> 00:19:55,295 Carrie: I'd miss you something awful. 379 00:19:55,328 --> 00:19:56,796 Yeah, I'll say. 380 00:20:00,833 --> 00:20:02,402 Charles: So, what I think you should do 381 00:20:02,435 --> 00:20:04,471 is take your time, 382 00:20:04,504 --> 00:20:08,375 think about it, talk it over. 383 00:20:08,408 --> 00:20:12,679 Your uncle jed would like to see you after school tomorrow. 384 00:20:12,712 --> 00:20:14,914 Uh, pa... 385 00:20:14,947 --> 00:20:17,750 I mean, are you sure you want US to stay? 386 00:20:17,784 --> 00:20:20,687 I mean, we do cost you a lot and take up a lot of space. 387 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,589 Caroline: James. 388 00:20:22,622 --> 00:20:25,592 Don't you ever question that. 389 00:20:28,295 --> 00:20:29,929 We made that decision a long time ago. 390 00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:31,531 We don't have to make it again. 391 00:20:32,999 --> 00:20:34,767 We love you, son. 392 00:20:36,469 --> 00:20:37,970 We love both of you. 393 00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:43,009 So... 394 00:20:43,042 --> 00:20:46,446 It's a matter of what you really want. 395 00:21:01,494 --> 00:21:03,296 Cassandra? 396 00:21:03,330 --> 00:21:05,632 Yes. 397 00:21:05,665 --> 00:21:08,000 What do you think you'll do? 398 00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:11,738 I don't know. 399 00:21:11,771 --> 00:21:15,642 Ma and pa said we should think about it, 400 00:21:15,675 --> 00:21:18,645 and that's what I'm doing. 401 00:21:18,678 --> 00:21:20,012 If you went away, 402 00:21:20,046 --> 00:21:22,915 do you think you'd have servants? 403 00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:27,587 Rich people usually do. 404 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:30,790 I wonder what that would be like. 405 00:21:30,823 --> 00:21:33,560 Would you like that? 406 00:21:33,593 --> 00:21:35,662 I can't even imagine it. 407 00:21:37,797 --> 00:21:39,999 Neither can I. 408 00:21:44,937 --> 00:21:46,906 Albert? 409 00:21:46,939 --> 00:21:49,008 Yeah? 410 00:21:49,041 --> 00:21:51,378 What do you think we should do? 411 00:21:52,812 --> 00:21:54,814 I can't tell you that. 412 00:21:54,847 --> 00:21:56,649 I'm not you. 413 00:21:59,452 --> 00:22:01,921 I guess it would be something... 414 00:22:01,954 --> 00:22:06,025 You know, having everything that we want. 415 00:22:06,058 --> 00:22:09,396 You wouldn't have US. 416 00:22:10,897 --> 00:22:14,567 Yeah, but, well, we could visit. 417 00:22:14,601 --> 00:22:17,570 Yeah. 418 00:22:17,604 --> 00:22:19,071 It wouldn't be the same, though. 419 00:22:21,908 --> 00:22:24,844 No, it sure wouldn't. 420 00:22:54,140 --> 00:22:57,076 Your pa told me he and your ma talked to you. 421 00:22:57,109 --> 00:22:58,478 Yes, sir. 422 00:22:58,511 --> 00:22:59,846 Well, let's go for a ride, 423 00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:03,616 and we'll have our little talk, eh? 424 00:23:09,556 --> 00:23:10,823 Driver. 425 00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:23,970 Jed: Now, after being crowded up in that loft, 426 00:23:24,003 --> 00:23:27,607 it will be a relief to have rooms of your own, won't it? 427 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,141 James: Yeah, that would be nice. 428 00:23:29,175 --> 00:23:32,044 Cassandra: I never had a room to myself before. 429 00:23:32,078 --> 00:23:33,946 Jed: Oh, well, that's only a small part of it. 430 00:23:33,980 --> 00:23:35,147 You'll have fine clothes 431 00:23:35,181 --> 00:23:37,617 and my servants, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, 432 00:23:37,650 --> 00:23:39,819 to see to your needs when I'm not around. 433 00:23:39,852 --> 00:23:42,755 Oh, they're a fine couple, and you'd like them. 434 00:23:42,789 --> 00:23:45,191 Now, there could be some things that you'll want 435 00:23:45,224 --> 00:23:47,994 that I don't know about, 436 00:23:48,027 --> 00:23:51,498 like, uh, say, a pony. 437 00:23:51,531 --> 00:23:53,199 Well, that would be nice. 438 00:23:53,232 --> 00:23:55,635 Cassandra's a real good rider. 439 00:23:55,668 --> 00:23:57,169 She is? 440 00:23:57,203 --> 00:24:00,039 Well, then we'll get two of them! 441 00:24:00,072 --> 00:24:02,241 Jed: What else? What else? 442 00:24:02,274 --> 00:24:04,010 Uncle jed, I... 443 00:24:04,043 --> 00:24:05,211 There'll be the trips, 444 00:24:05,244 --> 00:24:07,714 trips to New York City. 445 00:24:07,747 --> 00:24:12,852 I hear tell the theaters there are really something to see. 446 00:24:12,885 --> 00:24:16,122 Oh, we'll go lots of places together. 447 00:24:16,155 --> 00:24:18,591 You'll see, you'll see. 448 00:24:18,625 --> 00:24:20,026 Uncle jed... 449 00:24:22,662 --> 00:24:27,567 Ah, I guess what it really boils down to... 450 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,770 I can't face the rest of my life alone. 451 00:24:32,171 --> 00:24:33,840 Not all the money in the world 452 00:24:33,873 --> 00:24:40,580 is able to ease the pain of being alone. 453 00:24:40,613 --> 00:24:45,151 The places I could go and the things I could do... 454 00:24:45,184 --> 00:24:49,021 What could it mean if I can't share it with the ones I love? 455 00:24:49,055 --> 00:24:52,058 Do you see what that means to me? 456 00:24:52,091 --> 00:24:53,259 Do you? 457 00:24:53,292 --> 00:24:55,962 Oh, we're family! 458 00:24:55,995 --> 00:24:59,832 We're real family, and we belong together. 459 00:24:59,866 --> 00:25:01,634 Uncle jed? 460 00:25:01,668 --> 00:25:03,536 Yes, son. 461 00:25:03,570 --> 00:25:05,304 Could Cassandra and I walk the rest of the way home? 462 00:25:05,337 --> 00:25:07,640 I think we should talk about it by ourselves. 463 00:25:09,075 --> 00:25:12,278 Well, I think that's a good idea. 464 00:25:12,311 --> 00:25:14,013 Pull over, driver. 465 00:25:19,819 --> 00:25:22,254 I'll be at the hotel, anytime. 466 00:25:22,288 --> 00:25:23,723 James: Yes, sir. 467 00:25:23,756 --> 00:25:24,891 Driver. 468 00:25:27,860 --> 00:25:29,028 What are we going to do? 469 00:25:29,061 --> 00:25:30,229 I don't want to leave here. 470 00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:32,131 Oh, me, neither. 471 00:25:32,164 --> 00:25:35,602 It would be nice to visit him sometimes, but... 472 00:25:35,635 --> 00:25:37,770 Ah, but it means so much to him. 473 00:25:37,804 --> 00:25:40,139 I couldn't say anything. 474 00:25:40,172 --> 00:25:41,774 Neither could I. 475 00:25:44,110 --> 00:25:46,312 You have a green over there? 476 00:25:57,123 --> 00:25:58,557 How'd it go? 477 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,128 Well, we hope you meant what you said 478 00:26:02,161 --> 00:26:05,698 about how you want US to stay, 479 00:26:05,732 --> 00:26:07,700 because that's what we want, too. 480 00:26:09,268 --> 00:26:13,005 Ohh, that's wonderful! 481 00:26:15,107 --> 00:26:18,611 Uncle jed's going to be so disappointed, though. 482 00:26:18,645 --> 00:26:19,646 You mean you didn't tell him? 483 00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:21,247 We wanted to, but... 484 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,750 But he acted so sure we were going to say yes. 485 00:26:23,783 --> 00:26:25,718 Well, he's got to be told right away. 486 00:26:25,752 --> 00:26:27,854 You two want me to do it? 487 00:26:29,388 --> 00:26:32,124 He said he'd be waiting down at the hotel. 488 00:26:32,158 --> 00:26:35,394 I best get over there. 489 00:26:35,427 --> 00:26:37,263 Come on in. 490 00:26:37,296 --> 00:26:39,966 Oh, we have a nice supper tonight. 491 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,676 Charles: Jed, I know how you must feel. 492 00:26:49,709 --> 00:26:51,210 I just hope you can believe 493 00:26:51,243 --> 00:26:54,146 we didn't try to influence the children in any way. 494 00:26:54,180 --> 00:26:57,884 I'm sure you have been more than fair. 495 00:27:08,728 --> 00:27:09,896 Here. Drink some of this. 496 00:27:09,929 --> 00:27:11,097 No. 497 00:27:11,130 --> 00:27:13,733 Come on. One sip. It will help you. 498 00:27:13,766 --> 00:27:15,702 There you go. 499 00:27:18,304 --> 00:27:19,638 That's it. 500 00:27:20,973 --> 00:27:22,408 Maybe you ought to see doc baker. 501 00:27:22,441 --> 00:27:23,810 Oh, no, no. 502 00:27:23,843 --> 00:27:27,747 No, I'm fine. 503 00:27:27,780 --> 00:27:29,248 It always acts up like that 504 00:27:29,281 --> 00:27:32,084 whenever I get bad news. 505 00:27:34,453 --> 00:27:37,156 I'm all right, now. 506 00:27:37,189 --> 00:27:38,825 It's too bad. 507 00:27:38,858 --> 00:27:40,793 I hoped it would work out the other way 508 00:27:40,827 --> 00:27:45,297 so no one needed to feel that they didn't have a choice. 509 00:27:48,367 --> 00:27:53,272 Charles, I want those children. 510 00:27:53,305 --> 00:27:56,709 Jed: Now, you can make it easy for yourselves 511 00:27:56,743 --> 00:27:58,778 and go along. 512 00:27:58,811 --> 00:28:02,248 If not, I have telephoned the circuit judge. 513 00:28:02,281 --> 00:28:04,316 He can be here in 3 days 514 00:28:04,350 --> 00:28:07,419 and so can my lawyer. 515 00:28:07,453 --> 00:28:11,157 That's if you stand up against me, 516 00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:13,192 legal-like! 517 00:28:16,929 --> 00:28:20,066 Jed, I can't believe you're saying this to me. 518 00:28:22,935 --> 00:28:25,304 First, you talk about giving James and Cassandra a choice, 519 00:28:25,337 --> 00:28:27,473 and then you talk about going to court? 520 00:28:27,506 --> 00:28:33,245 Well, if things had worked out the way I planned, 521 00:28:33,279 --> 00:28:36,248 everything would be kinder all around. 522 00:28:36,282 --> 00:28:38,417 Kinder? 523 00:28:38,450 --> 00:28:41,053 Don't you talk about kinder. 524 00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:44,023 Things don't turn out the way you want, 525 00:28:44,056 --> 00:28:47,026 and then you just want to take my children. 526 00:28:47,059 --> 00:28:49,796 I'm sorry, Charles. 527 00:28:49,829 --> 00:28:51,864 I really am. 528 00:28:51,898 --> 00:28:56,235 But please... Don't try to go up against me, 529 00:28:56,268 --> 00:28:59,872 because you won't win. 530 00:28:59,906 --> 00:29:01,373 Well, we'll see about that, jed. 531 00:29:03,976 --> 00:29:05,177 You go on and you bring your judge 532 00:29:05,211 --> 00:29:08,180 and you bring your lawyer. 533 00:29:08,214 --> 00:29:09,448 We'll see about it. 534 00:29:40,913 --> 00:29:42,114 We best be going. 535 00:29:42,148 --> 00:29:44,984 We're ready. Bye, sweetheart. 536 00:29:45,017 --> 00:29:46,418 We won't be long. 537 00:29:46,452 --> 00:29:48,487 Let's go, children. 538 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,456 Carrie: Bye. 539 00:29:52,224 --> 00:29:53,392 Albert: Pa? 540 00:29:53,425 --> 00:29:54,593 Hmm? 541 00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:56,595 I know we're going to win. 542 00:29:56,628 --> 00:29:58,564 We got to. 543 00:30:14,413 --> 00:30:16,382 I don't know what Charles Ingalls is thinking of, 544 00:30:16,415 --> 00:30:17,383 that's all. 545 00:30:17,416 --> 00:30:18,985 I mean, there they all are, 546 00:30:19,018 --> 00:30:21,187 crammed together in that little, tiny house, 547 00:30:21,220 --> 00:30:22,588 and he won't take a... 548 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:24,456 Harriet, he loves those children. 549 00:30:24,490 --> 00:30:25,858 Oh, nels. 550 00:30:27,093 --> 00:30:29,095 Oh, Mr. Cooper. 551 00:30:29,128 --> 00:30:30,296 Mrs. Oleson. 552 00:30:30,329 --> 00:30:32,198 Nels: Oh, you sound worse. 553 00:30:32,231 --> 00:30:33,465 It will get better. 554 00:30:33,499 --> 00:30:36,335 Have you got any more of that medicine? 555 00:30:36,368 --> 00:30:39,538 Well, sure, but I think you ought to see doc baker. 556 00:30:39,571 --> 00:30:42,108 He could prescribe something a lot better than what we've got. 557 00:30:42,141 --> 00:30:43,509 Well, that may be so, 558 00:30:43,542 --> 00:30:48,147 but right now, I got to get to that hearing. 559 00:30:51,483 --> 00:30:54,887 Well, Mr. Cooper, I certainly do hope that you win that case. 560 00:30:54,921 --> 00:30:57,056 Oh, I'll win. 561 00:30:57,089 --> 00:30:59,458 I'll win. 562 00:30:59,491 --> 00:31:01,193 Here you are. 563 00:31:01,227 --> 00:31:02,661 Thank you. 564 00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:04,897 Just put it on my bill. 565 00:31:15,307 --> 00:31:17,376 Well, Charles may love those children, 566 00:31:17,409 --> 00:31:19,011 but he certainly doesn't have the right 567 00:31:19,045 --> 00:31:23,115 to deprive them of the opportunity to be rich. 568 00:31:24,650 --> 00:31:26,652 Uh, how much is that cough elixir? 569 00:31:26,685 --> 00:31:28,387 Oh, 19 cents. 570 00:31:41,133 --> 00:31:44,436 This proceeding will be quite informal. 571 00:31:44,470 --> 00:31:47,206 I'm here to weigh the facts as presented, 572 00:31:47,239 --> 00:31:48,574 consider them, 573 00:31:48,607 --> 00:31:51,978 and reach what I regard as, under the law, 574 00:31:52,011 --> 00:31:53,980 a fair judgment. 575 00:31:54,013 --> 00:31:59,151 Are both parties willing to accept the judgment of this hearing as final? 576 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:02,688 We are, your honor. 577 00:32:02,721 --> 00:32:04,456 Judge: Mr. Ingalls? 578 00:32:04,490 --> 00:32:06,092 Yes, sir. 579 00:32:06,125 --> 00:32:11,163 Now, it is my understanding that James and Cassandra 580 00:32:11,197 --> 00:32:16,668 have already expressed a preference to remain with the Ingalls family. 581 00:32:16,702 --> 00:32:18,570 That is correct, your honor. 582 00:32:18,604 --> 00:32:21,407 I'd like the children to answer, please. 583 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,710 Judge: James, Cassandra. 584 00:32:24,743 --> 00:32:29,215 Is it your wish to continue living with Mr. and Mrs. Ingalls? 585 00:32:29,248 --> 00:32:31,017 Yes, sir. 586 00:32:31,050 --> 00:32:32,418 Yes, sir. 587 00:32:32,451 --> 00:32:35,121 Judge: Very well. 588 00:32:35,154 --> 00:32:37,523 You may present your case, counselor. 589 00:32:37,556 --> 00:32:40,159 Your honor. 590 00:32:40,192 --> 00:32:42,561 First of all, I wish to state 591 00:32:42,594 --> 00:32:46,999 that there is one respect in which this case is most unusual, 592 00:32:47,033 --> 00:32:49,468 and that is that there is no particular animosity present 593 00:32:49,501 --> 00:32:52,638 between the disputing parties. 594 00:32:52,671 --> 00:32:56,608 My client has the highest respect for Mr. Ingalls and his family 595 00:32:56,642 --> 00:32:58,477 and is taking this course of action 596 00:32:58,510 --> 00:33:01,680 solely in the best interests of the Cooper children. 597 00:33:01,713 --> 00:33:05,451 Mr. Ingalls, would you say that's a fair statement? 598 00:33:07,353 --> 00:33:09,588 I won't argue with that, your honor. 599 00:33:09,621 --> 00:33:11,623 Judge: Proceed. 600 00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:13,292 Counselor: We are aware 601 00:33:13,325 --> 00:33:16,195 that at the time of the parents' untimely death, 602 00:33:16,228 --> 00:33:20,366 Mr. Ingalls went to elaborate lengths to place James and Cassandra 603 00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:22,801 in a suitable home or institution. 604 00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:27,239 Finding none, he took them into his already crowded home 605 00:33:27,273 --> 00:33:30,609 and subsequently adopted them legally. 606 00:33:30,642 --> 00:33:32,611 We are also aware that custody of the children 607 00:33:32,644 --> 00:33:34,746 had been offered to my client, their granduncle, 608 00:33:34,780 --> 00:33:36,648 at that time, 609 00:33:36,682 --> 00:33:42,121 but that due to his severely reduced financial circumstances then, 610 00:33:42,154 --> 00:33:47,059 he was unable to take on so profound a responsibility. 611 00:33:47,093 --> 00:33:50,096 That, of course, is no longer the case. 612 00:33:57,169 --> 00:33:58,604 What are you doing? 613 00:33:58,637 --> 00:34:03,375 Oh, uh... Oh, I'm just watching and wondering. 614 00:34:03,409 --> 00:34:09,281 I certainly wish I could be a little fly on that wall. 615 00:34:09,315 --> 00:34:10,549 So do I. 616 00:34:10,582 --> 00:34:13,452 Flies have a tendency to get swatted. 617 00:34:18,624 --> 00:34:23,195 And so, your honor, James and Cassandra are... 618 00:34:23,229 --> 00:34:26,265 Part of a home where they're loved, 619 00:34:26,298 --> 00:34:28,534 and I think they're very happy. 620 00:34:30,236 --> 00:34:31,670 As far as my wife and I are concerned, 621 00:34:31,703 --> 00:34:33,372 that's all that's important. 622 00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:37,176 Judge: Does anyone have something to add 623 00:34:37,209 --> 00:34:39,478 before I make my determination? 624 00:34:40,879 --> 00:34:42,814 Very well. 625 00:34:42,848 --> 00:34:45,651 I want to emphasize that monetary considerations 626 00:34:45,684 --> 00:34:48,720 have no place whatever in my finding. 627 00:34:48,754 --> 00:34:54,260 Natural family ties always take precedence, under the law, 628 00:34:54,293 --> 00:34:56,328 in determining custody... 629 00:34:56,362 --> 00:35:01,433 Unless, that is, it is found that the family member seeking custody 630 00:35:01,467 --> 00:35:05,837 is unfit by reason of incompetence 631 00:35:05,871 --> 00:35:11,677 or shows evidence of being a potentially abusive parent. 632 00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:15,647 There appears to be no indications that such circumstances exist 633 00:35:15,681 --> 00:35:17,816 in this case. 634 00:35:17,849 --> 00:35:19,618 Mr. Ingalls. 635 00:35:19,651 --> 00:35:21,453 Yes, sir. 636 00:35:21,487 --> 00:35:26,392 You are aware that a waiting period of one year after filing 637 00:35:26,425 --> 00:35:30,929 is required before adoption papers become final. 638 00:35:30,962 --> 00:35:32,931 Yes, sir. I'm aware of that. 639 00:35:32,964 --> 00:35:35,667 Those papers are due next month. 640 00:35:35,701 --> 00:35:38,870 Well, had this hearing taken place after that time, 641 00:35:38,904 --> 00:35:42,441 there'd be no question of its outcome. 642 00:35:42,474 --> 00:35:44,210 Mr. Cooper. 643 00:35:44,243 --> 00:35:46,378 Yes, sir. 644 00:35:46,412 --> 00:35:50,549 The law is sometimes a very narrow instrument of justice 645 00:35:50,582 --> 00:35:52,918 and sometimes a very cold one. 646 00:35:52,951 --> 00:35:56,622 In my view, it shouldn't even be exercised in this case. 647 00:35:56,655 --> 00:35:58,457 I don't think I'm follow... 648 00:35:58,490 --> 00:36:01,393 I am making a recommendation, 649 00:36:01,427 --> 00:36:05,364 but it is only a recommendation, 650 00:36:05,397 --> 00:36:09,401 that you leave the children in their present custody. 651 00:36:19,778 --> 00:36:21,380 No, your honor. 652 00:36:21,413 --> 00:36:22,548 I want them. 653 00:36:24,583 --> 00:36:29,355 Judge: Then, since final adoption papers are still pending, 654 00:36:29,388 --> 00:36:33,725 it is my duty to rule that on Saturday next, 655 00:36:33,759 --> 00:36:38,530 legal custody of James and Cassandra 656 00:36:38,564 --> 00:36:40,432 be transferred to Mr. Cooper. 657 00:36:40,466 --> 00:36:42,801 No! 658 00:36:42,834 --> 00:36:44,903 Cassandra! 659 00:36:51,343 --> 00:36:54,380 Cassandra, don't cry. Please don't cry. 660 00:36:54,413 --> 00:36:56,715 Child, child. 661 00:36:56,748 --> 00:36:58,417 It's going to be all right. 662 00:36:58,450 --> 00:37:00,819 It will be all right, you'll see. 663 00:37:00,852 --> 00:37:03,655 You lied to US. 664 00:37:03,689 --> 00:37:04,823 You lied! 665 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:29,781 Jed: Well, thank you, Philip. 666 00:37:29,815 --> 00:37:32,884 I'm grateful you could spare the time. 667 00:37:32,918 --> 00:37:35,754 With what you pay a man, I'd be a fool not to. 668 00:37:35,787 --> 00:37:38,424 I hope everything works out for you and the children. 669 00:37:38,457 --> 00:37:41,593 Well, they're very young. 670 00:37:41,627 --> 00:37:45,431 Do you think I've made a mistake? 671 00:37:45,464 --> 00:37:47,733 Probably not. As you say, they're young. 672 00:37:47,766 --> 00:37:49,635 We best be going, mister. 673 00:37:49,668 --> 00:37:52,371 Of course. 674 00:37:52,404 --> 00:37:54,806 Remember to call when you get back to Minneapolis. 675 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:55,974 Sure. 676 00:38:02,914 --> 00:38:04,082 Driver: Giddyup, brownie. 677 00:38:04,115 --> 00:38:05,451 Hup! 678 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,669 Easy, Mr. Cooper. Easy. 679 00:38:23,702 --> 00:38:26,004 Let's sit down here and relax, now. 680 00:38:26,037 --> 00:38:27,406 That's it. 681 00:38:27,439 --> 00:38:28,607 That's it. 682 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,710 Now, breathe slowly, Mr. Cooper. Slowly. 683 00:38:31,743 --> 00:38:33,479 Easy. 684 00:38:33,512 --> 00:38:35,547 Relax. 685 00:38:35,581 --> 00:38:37,883 That's it. That's fine. 686 00:38:37,916 --> 00:38:39,084 There. 687 00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:40,919 Thank you. 688 00:38:40,952 --> 00:38:43,789 Thank you. 689 00:38:43,822 --> 00:38:46,958 I ain't never had it this bad before. 690 00:38:46,992 --> 00:38:48,694 Yes. 691 00:38:48,727 --> 00:38:51,530 Nels oleson told me you were suffering from a bad cough, 692 00:38:51,563 --> 00:38:54,466 but I had no idea it was this severe. 693 00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:57,636 Um, why don't you and I go around to my office, 694 00:38:57,669 --> 00:39:00,506 and I'll check you over. 695 00:39:01,740 --> 00:39:04,976 Don't cry anymore, please, Cassandra. 696 00:39:05,010 --> 00:39:06,678 I can't help it. 697 00:39:06,712 --> 00:39:08,447 He's going to take US away, 698 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:12,150 and we'll never see ma and pa again. 699 00:39:12,183 --> 00:39:13,752 Sure, we will. 700 00:39:13,785 --> 00:39:16,121 They'll be able to visit. You'll see. 701 00:39:16,154 --> 00:39:17,756 It won't be the same, 702 00:39:17,789 --> 00:39:18,957 and you know it. 703 00:39:21,627 --> 00:39:22,928 Yeah, I know. 704 00:39:22,961 --> 00:39:24,996 I hate him. 705 00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:28,867 I used to love him, but now I hate him. 706 00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:30,436 No, you don't. 707 00:39:30,469 --> 00:39:33,672 Yes, I do, and I won't stay with him. 708 00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:35,874 I'll run away. 709 00:39:35,907 --> 00:39:37,075 You'll see. 710 00:39:37,108 --> 00:39:39,578 I'll run away. 711 00:39:48,987 --> 00:39:50,155 Mr. Cooper. 712 00:39:50,188 --> 00:39:52,424 Will I live? 713 00:39:52,458 --> 00:39:54,460 That depends. 714 00:39:54,493 --> 00:39:55,994 What is it? 715 00:39:56,027 --> 00:39:57,996 Are you a drinking man, Mr. Cooper? 716 00:39:58,029 --> 00:40:00,766 Well, I used to be. Not much. 717 00:40:00,799 --> 00:40:02,868 I'd advise against mixing the two. 718 00:40:02,901 --> 00:40:04,436 What will it do... Make me sleepy? 719 00:40:04,470 --> 00:40:05,537 Maybe a little. 720 00:40:05,571 --> 00:40:07,005 It's braced with laudanum. 721 00:40:07,038 --> 00:40:09,508 I want you to take one teaspoonful every 3 hours 722 00:40:09,541 --> 00:40:12,678 or anytime you have an attack. 723 00:40:12,711 --> 00:40:16,114 What's wrong with me, doc? 724 00:40:16,147 --> 00:40:18,817 Sit down, Mr. Cooper. 725 00:40:25,056 --> 00:40:27,225 You have consumption. 726 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:28,594 Me? 727 00:40:29,661 --> 00:40:33,031 A big fellow like me? 728 00:40:33,064 --> 00:40:34,666 Well, the weight will start coming off. 729 00:40:34,700 --> 00:40:37,536 It's in the early stages. 730 00:40:37,569 --> 00:40:40,138 How long have you had that cough? 731 00:40:40,171 --> 00:40:41,807 Well, uh... 732 00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:45,911 Oh, more than 10 years, I'd say. 733 00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:48,013 You've been very lucky. 734 00:40:52,718 --> 00:40:54,219 How long have I got? 735 00:40:54,252 --> 00:40:57,589 Oh, you could have a good many years. 736 00:40:57,623 --> 00:41:00,992 Well, then why did you say it depends? 737 00:41:01,026 --> 00:41:03,228 Because I wouldn't give you 6 months, Mr. Cooper, 738 00:41:03,261 --> 00:41:06,532 if you tried to live through another Minnesota winter. 739 00:41:06,565 --> 00:41:08,900 But this is my home. 740 00:41:08,934 --> 00:41:11,637 I just bought this big house. 741 00:41:11,670 --> 00:41:13,805 I know it. I understand that, and I'm sympathetic, 742 00:41:13,839 --> 00:41:15,974 but you've got to know the whole truth. 743 00:41:16,007 --> 00:41:20,078 Now, a man in your condition needs a warm, dry climate, 744 00:41:20,111 --> 00:41:23,214 like Arizona or parts of California. 745 00:41:23,248 --> 00:41:25,050 That far, eh? 746 00:41:27,653 --> 00:41:29,487 Will I get cured? 747 00:41:31,156 --> 00:41:32,691 You'll get better. 748 00:41:32,724 --> 00:41:35,527 Oh, lord. 749 00:41:35,561 --> 00:41:38,263 It doesn't mean that you can never come back here. 750 00:41:38,296 --> 00:41:42,267 Visits will be fine in the spring and the summer, 751 00:41:42,300 --> 00:41:46,772 but you must never try living here again. 752 00:41:46,805 --> 00:41:49,207 I'm sorry, Mr. Cooper, 753 00:41:49,240 --> 00:41:52,010 but it's best you know now, before it's too late. 754 00:41:55,581 --> 00:42:00,719 Oh, you're right, there. 755 00:42:00,752 --> 00:42:04,856 I'd appreciate it if you don't tell anybody. 756 00:42:04,890 --> 00:42:06,124 All right. 757 00:42:06,157 --> 00:42:07,926 Now, how much do I owe you? 758 00:42:07,959 --> 00:42:11,963 Oh, 50 cents for the medicine will be fine. 759 00:42:11,997 --> 00:42:15,100 No, I'd, uh... I'd rather give you this. 760 00:42:17,068 --> 00:42:19,638 Oh, I couldn't take that much. 761 00:42:19,671 --> 00:42:22,040 Ah, now, you listen. 762 00:42:22,073 --> 00:42:25,744 I know you mostly get paid in chickens or bags of apples. 763 00:42:25,777 --> 00:42:27,613 Ha ha! 764 00:42:27,646 --> 00:42:31,983 Now, surely there's some new equipment that you could use. 765 00:42:32,017 --> 00:42:33,952 Okay? 766 00:42:33,985 --> 00:42:35,553 Oh, yes. 767 00:42:37,255 --> 00:42:39,024 Thank you. 768 00:43:11,089 --> 00:43:12,758 James, voice-over: It's not that we don't feel 769 00:43:12,791 --> 00:43:14,926 like the Ingalls are family. 770 00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:17,963 It's just that we love everybody as a family. 771 00:43:17,996 --> 00:43:19,798 Cassandra, voice-over: But that doesn't mean 772 00:43:19,831 --> 00:43:22,834 we don't remember how much we loved our real ma and pa. 773 00:43:22,868 --> 00:43:24,903 Having you with US, uncle jed, 774 00:43:24,936 --> 00:43:27,005 is like having a little bit of them back again. 775 00:43:27,038 --> 00:43:30,642 Judge, voice-over: It's my duty to rule that on Saturday next, 776 00:43:30,676 --> 00:43:34,412 legal custody of James and Cassandra 777 00:43:34,445 --> 00:43:36,314 be transferred to Mr. Cooper. 778 00:43:36,347 --> 00:43:38,249 Cassandra: No! 779 00:43:38,283 --> 00:43:39,785 James: Cassandra! 780 00:43:39,818 --> 00:43:41,653 Cassandra: You lied to US! 781 00:43:41,687 --> 00:43:43,755 You lied! 782 00:43:43,789 --> 00:43:45,891 Dr. Baker, voice-over: Because I wouldn't give you 6 months, Mr. Cooper, 783 00:43:45,924 --> 00:43:48,293 if you tried to live through another Minnesota winter. 784 00:43:48,326 --> 00:43:50,962 Cassandra: You lied to US! 785 00:43:50,996 --> 00:43:52,931 You lied! 786 00:44:20,025 --> 00:44:22,894 Caroline: Cassandra, please try to eat a little something. 787 00:44:22,928 --> 00:44:24,462 Cassandra: All right. 788 00:44:24,495 --> 00:44:27,799 I'm sorry about yesterday. 789 00:44:27,833 --> 00:44:29,935 You have no reason to feel sorry. 790 00:44:29,968 --> 00:44:31,703 You know, I was thinking. 791 00:44:31,737 --> 00:44:34,773 Maybe Cassandra and I shouldn't even go to school 792 00:44:34,806 --> 00:44:37,242 since there's only a few more days left. 793 00:44:43,514 --> 00:44:46,451 I think you probably ought to make the most of them. 794 00:44:46,484 --> 00:44:49,387 Why don't you go on to school? It will take your mind off things. 795 00:44:49,420 --> 00:44:51,489 Yeah, I guess you're right. 796 00:44:54,492 --> 00:44:56,694 I'll see who it is. 797 00:45:02,901 --> 00:45:05,370 Jed, I don't think it's proper that you see the children till Saturday. 798 00:45:05,403 --> 00:45:09,174 Charles, there's been some changes. 799 00:45:09,207 --> 00:45:10,976 What do you mean? 800 00:45:11,009 --> 00:45:14,479 Well, I've been thinking a lot the whole night long. 801 00:45:14,512 --> 00:45:18,149 I ain't even been to bed. 802 00:45:18,183 --> 00:45:21,319 I'd like to see the children. 803 00:45:25,056 --> 00:45:27,025 All right. Come on in the house. 804 00:45:38,403 --> 00:45:42,340 Your uncle jed has something he'd like to say. 805 00:45:42,373 --> 00:45:45,043 Cassandra. 806 00:45:46,577 --> 00:45:48,013 I want you to stay and listen. 807 00:45:50,982 --> 00:45:55,887 Well, I got some news yesterday. 808 00:45:55,921 --> 00:45:59,257 It seems like I have important business that's too far 809 00:45:59,290 --> 00:46:03,128 and too out-of-the-way for me to take you young'uns. 810 00:46:05,430 --> 00:46:08,499 So, I would be obliged to you two 811 00:46:08,533 --> 00:46:12,437 if you stayed here with the Ingalls... 812 00:46:12,470 --> 00:46:17,408 As, uh... As their children. 813 00:46:22,981 --> 00:46:28,119 Jed: Now, I guess I've been a selfish old man, 814 00:46:28,153 --> 00:46:30,388 always thinking of myself instead of you two, 815 00:46:30,421 --> 00:46:35,126 and I'm sorry. 816 00:46:35,160 --> 00:46:38,930 Well, my bag is packed, I'm ready to leave, 817 00:46:38,964 --> 00:46:40,598 and like I said, 818 00:46:40,631 --> 00:46:43,935 it is important business that can't wait. 819 00:46:43,969 --> 00:46:45,403 James: Uncle jed? 820 00:46:45,436 --> 00:46:47,172 Yes, son. 821 00:46:47,205 --> 00:46:49,540 How long will you be gone? 822 00:46:49,574 --> 00:46:52,543 Oh, a long time, a long time, 823 00:46:52,577 --> 00:46:56,314 so I'm pulling up stakes and selling the house. 824 00:46:56,347 --> 00:46:58,083 Now, uh... 825 00:46:58,116 --> 00:47:00,218 I know how you feel about me, 826 00:47:00,251 --> 00:47:05,056 especially James and Cassandra here, 827 00:47:05,090 --> 00:47:08,093 but I would like you to know that, uh... 828 00:47:08,126 --> 00:47:12,964 My feelings, they ain't changed none. 829 00:47:17,302 --> 00:47:21,339 Well, for land sakes! 830 00:47:24,042 --> 00:47:25,944 Thank you, uncle jed. 831 00:47:25,977 --> 00:47:28,379 Well, thank me? 832 00:47:28,413 --> 00:47:30,448 For what? 833 00:47:30,481 --> 00:47:32,617 Letting US love you again. 834 00:47:32,650 --> 00:47:34,452 Oh.