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I sure wanna thank you, Miss Julie.

That was a real fine set-to.

My pleasure, Mr. Wooster.

Oh, you're dancing with an old man there, Miss Julie.

If I hadn't hurt my back, I'd be out there really showing them how to dance.

Yeah, a fine gentleman you are...

All this talk about you straining your back lifting a wagon out of the mud.

I think you just did it so you wouldn't have to dance with me.

Oh, no, he didn't, Miss Julie.

He did it so I'd have to wait on him hand and foot.

Well, that's the first work you've done since this trip started.

Take it easy, Grandpa. You'll bust a crutch.

I'll bust a crutch over that Wooster's head if I can get close enough.

Come on, Miss Julie. This one's mine.

What's the matter? Don't you wanna dance?

I'd be glad to, Mr. Hedson. I just like to be asked.

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You're getting along pretty good on those crutches, Major.

Oh, get away!

These sticks ain't good for nothing but firewood.

You better be careful.

Wooster there'll get a hold of them, start whittling on them.

Look kind of funny walking around on your knees.

Well, on my knees or on my head,

I'll still get the job done.

I know, but if you didn't, you know we'd take care of you.

Pension him off maybe, huh, Wooster?

That'll be the day.

You all set to pull out first thing in the morning?

I'm not waiting till morning.

I can travel faster in the heat at night.

Well, that makes sense, for a change.

You got that list? You know what we want?

Sure, you wrote it down, didn't you?

And I think you told me about 100 times.

Well, if I know you, you'll forget something,

most likely my cheroots.

And if I did, you'd probably send me clear back to Omaha to get them.

Oh, no, a young squirt like you couldn't take that hard city life.

You'd probably waste away.

You think so, huh? Well, I best get moving.

I'll meet you at the south fork of the Plaid River.

That is, if you can keep yourself together that long.

Don't worry about me. You just keep your eyes open.

Oh, and if you get lost, find yourself a tribe of Sioux.

They'll show you the way.

Take care, Wooster.

And you... take care of yourself, Grandpa.

Major Adams! Major Adams!

What's the matter, boy?

It's Mr. Gage! Where's Miss Julie?

Here I am. What's the matter?

It's your Pa, Miss Julie.

He's sick, real sick. He's got the fever.

Well, don't just stand there. Give me them sticks. Come on!

Help me up! Yes, Major. Yes, Major.

Take it easy. Oh, look out.

Look out for my foot. Come on, get out of the way!

Sure doesn't seem right... The Major sitting up all night

with that fella that has a fever.

What you want him to do?

Leave the girl to look after her pa by herself?

It's all right for you to talk, Cannon,

but we got young ones to think of.

Major.

How is he?

He's gone.

He sure went fast, too.

Well, sometimes that's better.

I've seen them linger too long.

He'd been feeling poorly ever since the trip started.

Doubt if he'd have made it clear to California, anyway.

You just try to tell that to Miss Julie, will you, boy?

You ain't going back in there, are you?

Somebody's gotta lay her pa out.

Now, look, Major, you're liable to spread that fever like a prairie fire.

You got the rest of us to think of, Major.

You want me to let that girl lay her own pa out?

Come on, Major. I'll give you a hand.

Unto Almighty God

we commend the soul of our brother departed,

and we commit his body to the ground.

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

We brought nothing into this world,

and it is certain that we can carry nothing out.

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.

Blessed be the name of the Lord. Amen.

ALL: Amen.

I know it's mighty hard, Miss Julie.

There's nothing in the world that I could say right now that

would mean a thing to you,

but if there's anything I can do, just let me know.

Thank you, Major Adams. I'll get on all right.

Well, we best be moving on, as soon as you're ready.

Major Adams, I wanna thank you for laying out my Pa.

Well, I didn't do that, Miss Julie. Tobe Cannon did.

By himself?

Oh, I helped as much as I could with these sticks, but...

You know, Miss Julie, this fever has got these folks kind of scared.

They got family and all, and I don't want you

to blame them too much for the way they're acting.

I'm not blaming them, Major.

Just wanna thank you and Mr. Cannon.

No need to, ma'am. I'll drive for you today.

At least I can do that.

Thank you, Major.

You know you got everybody's sympathy, Julie.

He was a good man. If there's anything you need...

Thank you.

Sure am sorry, ma'am.

Thank you. Thank you all.

I don't mean to be rude,

but I don't wanna talk about Pa's dying.

He's gone, and I'll get along,

and that's all there is to say.

Poor child. Nobody to look after her.

Looks to me like she don't want anybody.

Of course she does. She's just all upset right now.

I feel sorry for her. All the way to California by herself.

It just don't seem right.

Well, maybe she won't have to go all the way by herself.

What do you mean by that?

Well, she's young, pretty, and healthy.

There's a lot of young fellas on this train that would really take a turn to her,

if she'd only give them half the chance.

Oh, now wouldn't that be nice?

Solve everything, too.

Now, don't go marrying her off the very first day.

Things like that take time.

Well, it wouldn't hurt none to help them a bit.

Hi, Major.

Hi, Jess.

Look, Major, I don't know what you and Miss Julie have planned,

but if you're looking for somebody to drive this wagon, I'd be glad to do it.

I figure the boys can handle the stock without my assistance,

in a pinch like this.

Well, you know, we were just talking about that.

Nobody's in any pinch, Mr. Winn.

Tomorrow I start driving for myself.

You just take care of the cattle. I'll take care of me.

Why, anything you say, ma'am. I was just trying to help out.

If you ever find out you need anyone, let me know. I'll do what I can.

Now, you listen to me, Miss Julie.

The last thing in the world I wanna do is argue with you, Miss Julie,

but this just won't do, that's all.

It's gonna do, Major Adams.

No, it's not.

I said I wasn't gonna quarrel with you,

and I'm not gonna quarrel with you.

But I'm responsible for this wagon train,

and I'm gonna have to run it the way I think's best for everybody on it.

Does that include playing marriage broker?

Now what kind of talk's that?

Everybody on this train's got the same idea...

Mrs. Hawks, Mrs. Bixby, all of them.

All of them what?

All of them think it would be a good idea for me to hitch up with a man.

Well, I don't think that's such a bad idea, is it?

There's plenty of good men on these wagons.

I'll bet you any one of them would be tickled to death...

I'm not interested.

Miss Julie, this is a hard country,

and a woman alone just ain't got a chance.

Well, I'll tell you one thing.

No woman can drive one of these wagons

all the way to California... No woman.

It just don't make sense, that's all.

Major, I've been handling a team

since I was knee high to a grasshopper.

That makes no never mind.

These horses have gotta be hitched and unhitched.

They gotta be watered. They gotta be fed.

The wagons have gotta be greased and repaired and generally cared for.

Nobody knows when an axle's gonna break

or when a trace will give way or what's gonna happen.

I don't give a hoot how young and healthy and independent you are,

there ain't no woman can do this kind of work, that's all.

Is that an order, Major?

Aw, Miss Julie, why don't you quit arguing with me, will you?

Ain't I got troubles enough as it is?

You try to do this yourself and your rig breaks down,

then you hold up the whole wagon train.

Now, is that fair? I ask you, is it?

All right, Major.

That's a girl.

You'll be glad you did it. You wait and see.

Now, tonight as soon as we make camp, I'll round up Jess Winn

and have him report to your wagon first thing in the morning.

That grinning ape!

You bet. Hi-ya! Get over there! Come on!

ADAMS: A wagonmaster will do almost anything

to keep his wagon train rolling.

Not that I particularly cherished playing cupid,

but we had no shortage of nice, eligible bachelors in the outfit.

I thought I'd give Jess Winn the first crack at it.

Morning.

Morning, Jake.

Morning.

Good morning.

Well, good morning, Miss Julie.

How are you, Jess? How's everything going?

We're moving right along.

Miss Julie hasn't knitted me any welcome mats,

but we're rolling along.

She sure is full of orders, though.

I'm still waiting for those things to happen that you talked about.

Hasn't anything happened so far I couldn't have handled alone.

Well, you've been lucky, Miss Julie.

I hope it keeps up all the way to California, but I doubt it.

Anyways, you got company there, of a sort.

You watch out, Major. Don't fall in any gopher holes.

Ha! Ho!

I'll gopher hole you, you big lug!

Howdy, Major.

Howdy.

Gopher hole, huh.

Morning.

Ah, you're a real hard girl to get funny with, Miss Julie.

Be a lot more fun for both of us if you'd warm up to me a bit.

Would that make the team move any faster?

All you're supposed to do is to get this wagon to California.

Now, Miss Julie, it ain't natural for a pretty girl like you to be so ornery.

Be more interesting if you weren't so bent on holding yourself in.

This is still my wagon, Mr. Winn. Remember that.

If you don't like it, you can go back to your own.

Whoa.

I had a horse like you once... real bossy till I broke her.

Ah, that's more like it.

Hey!

Hey!

Good evening, Major.

Well, good evening, Miss Julie.

Sit a spell. Sit a spell. Thank you.

Say, you know, I heard that you're in the market for a new driver.

Poor old Jess... I don't know what happened to him.

He seems a little bit discouraged. Says he wants to go back to his stock.

Aw, now that's a shame, Major.

And here I was thinking some nice man

was just dying to court me and do all my work for me.

You know, I got just the man for you.

I'm sending young Buck Pierce over to take Jess' place.

Now, now, now, don't give me any backtalk.

You may be able to run a man off with a bullwhip,

but you ain't gonna drive your wagon clear to California

by yourself, not on this wagon train.

You all through, Major?

I am, for now.

Keep a sharp eye on Lindy. Don't let her lag.

Yes, ma'am, Miss Julie.

Loosen the reins. Give them a chance.

They know what they're doing.

Yes, ma'am, Miss Julie.

Evening, Miss Julie.

Evening, Buck.

Did I... Did I do all right today?

With the wagons, I mean.

Thank you, Buck. Everything was fine.

Here, Miss Julie... some candy.

It's a mite stale, I reckon.

I've had it in my saddlebags ever since we started,

but they're right smart sweets.

Thank you, Buck.

That's mighty nice of you, but I don't eat much candy.

I figured something sweet for a sweet girl would be just about right.

I appreciate you thinking of me.

Good night, Buck.

Good night, Miss Julie.

Buck...

Ma'am.

Thanks for the candy.

Yes, ma'am.

Did you grease that axle last night like I told you to?

Shucks, Miss Julie. I plumb forgot.

Forgot? How could you forget a thing like that?

Well, gee, Miss Julie, I got so interested in talking to you last night...

You know, the candy and all... It just clean slipped my mind.

Look, Buck, you know what'll happen if that axle flattens out on me.

Don't worry, Miss Julie. There's more important things than this wagon.

Why, if anything happened, I'd take care of you.

Whoa.

Good day, Buck.

You better get back on your horse.

Huh?

I'm in need of a driver, not a courter.

But, Miss Julie...

You going?

Yes, ma'am. Guess I'd best.

I'm sorry, Miss Julie.

Aw, it's not your fault, Buck.

We just got different interests.

Here's your candy.

Might be able to use it someplace else

before the trip is over.

Giddy up!

I tell you, Tobe, you're the only man for the job.

No, sir.

I know what you're trying to do,

and I ain't having none of it.

Tobe, she's a good woman, and she's pretty, too.

When I wanna get married, I'll do it on my own.

I don't want nobody pushing me into it.

I ain't asking you to marry the girl.

All I want you to do is drive her wagon.

I don't want nothing to do with her.

Well, of course if you ain't got nerve enough to face up...

Ain't got nothing to do with nerve.

You ever see me shy away from anything?

Well, you ain't never faced up to nothing yet...

A few apache, couple of hundred Sioux.

Man, I'm talking about something serious.

Well, Major, if you had sent her back, we wouldn't have had that trouble.

Poor old Jess... he never will live that whooping down.

You know, Tobe, that girl has a right to get to California just like the rest of us.

She has three brothers out there... miners I think they are.

She doesn't have anybody back in St. Louis, not anymore.

Come on, Tobe. Take a stab at it, will you?

Help this gal out with her wagon.

All right, Major. I'll give it a try.

But only on one condition.

And what's that?

You let me handle it my way.

I don't care how you handle it,

just as long as you keep her wagon moving.

Grandma Birch, look, there goes that Tobe Cannon.

Looks like he's gonna take over driving Julie Gage's wagon.

Now the fur will fly again!

Wouldn't it be a sight easier to drive that team to the water?

Why don't you mind your own business?

I am. I'm your new wagon boss.

Boss? I told Major Adams to stop pushing his friends off on me.

Ain't nobody pushing nobody, leastways me.

I just came over to help you, that's all.

Well, I can run my own wagon.

Now you best tell that to Major Adams.

Not today.

You need a man to handle that team, and I'm him.

You should've heated that water.

You won't be needing that.

Well, that sure ain't no way to act.

All I want is to help you with your team. I swear it is.

You go right ahead and have a good cry.

After what you've been through,

it's a wonder you waited this long.

Always whittling. Don't you do nothing but whittle?

I like to whittle.

Howdy, Major.

Oh, hello, Tobe. How'd it go?

Ooh wee, that girl's a natural born boss if I ever saw one.

If she ain't got nothing to boss, she starts making up things to

boss in the future.

You gonna be able to stick with it?

Well, if my eardrums hold up all right, I reckon I can make it.

How about a little poker?

Better not, Tobe, Miss Julie don't hold with gambling.

Well, that's all right with me. I don't hold with Miss Julie.

Maybe you'd better deal him a hand, Chuck.

You know the old saying... Lucky in love.

Here, you deal.

ADAMS: The way that girl tried to shake off poor Tobe Cannon

was a sight to see.

I was afraid she'd talk him to death,

and I think he was, too.

But when that didn't work, she took to bossing him...

Bossing him like no man was ever bossed before.

But good old Tobe took it all in stride.

He just sat there pushing that wagon on,

letting it all run into one ear and out the other.

It began to look to me like maybe Miss Julie

had finally met her match.

There was no mistaking it...

She was getting tired, mighty tired.

And I figured it wouldn't be long now

before I'd be able to stop worrying about her wagon

making it all the way to California.

But I guess I was wrong.

What's the matter?

Oh, nothing. Just seems extra hot.

I must be catching a cold.

I'll get me a drink of water.

Don't take all day. The wagons are ready to roll.

I didn't see you at breakfast, Cannon.

I didn't have any.

Oh, I figured maybe you had changed living quarters.

That's enough, Jess.

If a man lasts two weeks with this wagon, he must have pretty good arrangements.

You better move on, mister. I don't like your kind of humor.

What's the matter, Tobe? That little gal getting to you?

I keep telling you, Miss Julie, you need a man on this wagon.

Mrs. Birch! Mrs. Birch!

Mrs. Birch!

What is it, Julie child?

Get Major Adams! Hurry, please!

It's Tobe. He's all hot and dry, just like Pa!

He's got the fever!

ADAMS: Tobe getting sick the way he did

sure gave us all a bad jolt.

Fever is always a mighty bad business,

but on a wagon train the size of mine,

it's plain murder,

and I couldn't blame any of the folks

for being scared half out of their wits.

I did what I could to keep Miss Julie's wagon

as far away from the others as possible,

but that was just about all anybody could do,

besides waiting and praying.

Except Miss Julie, that is.

And that girl showed real spunk.

Things just seem to go from bad to worse for you on this train, Miss Julie.

He's a good man.

Stubborn like a mule,

but I'm beholden to him for driving my team for me.

Sometimes he calls my name soft and needing.

You know, young lady, you ain't fooling me a bit.

You ain't half as tough as you make out to be.

Major, from now on, and as long as Tobe's sick,

I'm staying in the wagon with him at night.

He's got to be tended to.

Well, I've been meaning to talk to you about that, Miss Julie.

Some of them women over there at the wagon say...

They've been talking, complaining about you staying here alone with Tobe.

They just don't seem to think it's quite...

Well, it's... it ain't...

Decent?

Well, you know how women talk.

I don't notice any of them coming back here to tend to him,

nobody but you,

Well, don't blame them too much for that, Miss Julie.

They're afraid. A thing like this fever could just spread like wildfire.

Fine chance of that.

Nobody will come within a mile of this wagon.

Every time they even look at me, they run.

Well, I'll stay with him tonight.

You're needed to run this wagon train.

You can't take a chance on coming down sick.

It's my job, and I don't aim to shirk it...

decent or no decent.

Well, them women folk ain't gonna like it, Miss.

Well, he's not gonna die, not from lack of care.

Not if I can help it.

Julie, you're all right. You're a fine woman.

Ain't quite ready.

Nothing like soup for them that's sick.

That's mighty nice of you, Grandma Birch...

Taking a chance like this.

What chance? I ain't got time enough left to worry about.

They'd be awful mad if they caught you.

They won't come looking. They're scared as a gobbler at Thanksgiving.

Yes, sir, this soup will do that boy more good than store medicine.

It's been all I can do to get him to take a sip of water.

Well, maybe Major Adams can get him to take it.

He told me he was gonna sit with him tonight.

No, he's not. I'm sitting with him...

tonight and every night as long as he's sick.

You can't do no such thing, Julie Gage!

You know what people are saying,

and you've only been with him one night.

Well, he laid out my Pa. I'm beholden to him for that.

I don't care what people think about me.

What do you think them brothers of yours are gonna do

when you get to California with all this talk?

What can they do?

Ain't but two things...

Either they'll make Tobe marry you...

or they'll kill him.

They would, too.

What am I supposed to do, Grandma Birch?

If I don't tend to him, he'll die.

Nobody's gonna make nobody marry me never!

Take him his soup, girl.

You do what your conscious tells you.

Worry about the rest when the time comes.

ADAMS: Miss Julie. Miss Julie, you awake?

What is it?

I was just checking. Everything all right?

No change, about the same I guess.

Well, I'll come back every couple of hours just in case you need help.

Major Adams, can I talk to you a minute?

Well, sure. What's on your mind?

A lot of talk back in camp?

Well, you know how those things are, Julie.

People are just worrying about you, that's all.

Julie Gage... shameless woman,

and him in there not able to lift a finger.

I told them about that. They know that.

Oh, they don't worry me. It's my brothers.

Grandma Birch was right. If this talk gets to California, Tobe will wish he had died.

Why don't we just cross that bridge when we get to it, huh?

Major, I got an idea.

I suppose it's silly, but at least it would make me feel better.

Well, what is it?

Well, I don't wanna do anything

everybody thinks is wrong and might hurt Tobe.

So, well, I was just kind of wondering

if you could sort of marry us?

Marry me to Tobe.

What?!

You can do it.

According to the articles we signed, you got the right.

You're the master of this train...

Just like you was captain on a ship.

Well, sure, I can do it, but don't you think

it would be a good idea if we wait till Tobe is conscious?

That might be too late. He needs me now.

But he can't even read the vows.

Then half-marry us.

Half-marry? What the devil are you talking about?

Well, I thought... if you thought it would mean anything,

you just let me do my half.

Let me say what's needed, and then I'd be married to Tobe,

but he wouldn't be married to me.

You listen here, young lady. Just why are you doing this?

So you can stay here and take care of him

or so you'll be bound to him and he won't be bound to you?

That's part of it.

What's the other part?

Well, I think my brothers would forgive us both this way.

Well, I don't know what the rule is in a case like this,

but I just don't think the Lord would want me

to refuse his strength to anybody that needs it.

This is probably the only half-marriage in all history,

but by gall darn I'm gonna do it.

Oh, thank you, thank you, Major!

Would you hurry, please? I gotta give him a real bath.

I'll go get my bible.

Here's mine.

You sure you know what you're doing?

All right.

Grab hold of his hand.

Repeat after me...

I, Julie...

I, Julie...

Take thee Tobe... Tobias...

Take thee Tobias...

To my wedded husband.

To my wedded husband.

Well, I don't care what you say,

it appears to me that you'd put a stop to it!

Shucks, you were hollering when she wasn't married,

now you're yelling 'cause she is.

Half-married... I never heard of such a thing.

Just what would you have me do? Let that boy die?

Why is it she's got to look after him?

'Cause she's the only one... Just hold on a minute, Buck.

'Cause none of the rest of you would go near her wagon, that's why.

Of course if you ladies would like to take a chance on catching that fever,

I'd be glad to rearrange things for you.

It just ain't right, that's all... having that kind of a woman.

Now you hold on.

All you know about Miss Julie is that she had the Major here

bind them so she could take care of Tobe.

Now you can twist that any way you want.

I know her better than most, and there ain't anything she could do

that will make me think she's anything but a decent, God-fearing woman.

If what she's been doing this past week don't prove that to you,

then some of you better wash the sand out of your eyes

'cause I think you're missing seeing a lot of things that are pretty good to see.

Well, we aren't saying...

Last night I went over and tried to help.

You know what she told me? She told me not to stay.

She told me she was afraid I'd bring the fever back to the other wagons.

You come on now and get in our wagon

and don't you ever let me hear you say one more thing about Miss Julie.

Well, I declare!

You heard me. Come on now, get.

Jess, you're all right.

Shucks, Major, a man can't always be a fool.

I reckon I've had my dander up long enough.

I just hope what Miss Julie's been going through ain't for nothing.

He's a real sick boy.

I'm going back to see how he is. Give me a hand.

Come on, Buck.

If the Major ain't caught it, it ain't gonna be caught.

Hey, ain't you going with us?

I'll be right with you. I got some candy in my saddlebag.

It's for Miss Julie. She could use the strength.

You go on back in that wagon and rest.

Oh, I'm all right.

Eight days of pushing yourself like this...

how long do you think you're gonna last?

If his fever would only break.

I better give him some water.

Well, does he seem any better at all?

He sleeps mostly, ever since he first came down.

Major Adams!

Whoa!

Ho. TOBE: Julie...

What's the matter?

Did you hear him? He knows me.

Julie...

Did you hear?

Take it easy, son. You're doing all right.

You sure got a sorry wagon boss.

Now, you be quiet. You gotta rest.

Tobe, you've had a mighty soft trip,

lying here while the rest of us have been working.

Sorry I couldn't appreciate it more.

Now, you stop talking to him, Major.

Now, you just be quiet. You gotta save your strength.

Still bossing away.

Well, she's got kind of a right to...

That's right, boy. You just save your strength...

'cause you're gonna need it.

Ha! Get out of here!

Julie. Miss Julie. What's that I smell cooking?

Bacon. Why?

'Cause I'm hungry. Can I have some?

Well, I'll see if I can spare a little bit.

Well, I'm sure glad you're able. I'm sick of spoon feeding you.

Miss Julie, you don't scare me a bit... not anymore.

I know how good you've been to me.

If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't even be here.

Well, maybe you'll wish you weren't before long.

Soon as you're strong enough, I've got a surprise for you.

Well, I'm strong enough now.

You sure?

Well, maybe I better tell you before somebody else does.

Tobe, we are half-married.

We're what?!

We're half-married.

What are you talking about, Julie?

Nobody's half-married.

And we ain't no ways married, half or any other way!

We are to!

Everybody carried on so about my staying here in the wagon with you,

and I thought when my brothers heard about it, they'd shoot you.

What?!

So I got Major Adams to marry us... kind of.

Well, I never heard of such a thing...

Making a man marry you when he's out of his head!

I don't believe it.

Well, don't you fret. It's not you, it's me.

I'm married to you. Major Adams just said the words for the bride.

You couldn't say yours, so you needn't worry.

You're not bound.

Well, I never saw such a woman...

Even bossing the marriage rules!

I told you, you're not bound!

Half-married, half-bound.

It's a sight better than having my brothers shoot you.

Well, I reckon you're right at that.

Guess it must have been pretty hard for you.

And I know you done it just to tend me.

I'm mighty beholden to you.

I don't want you to be beholden to me.

I need you to get me to California,

and I'd do the same for anybody who'd help get me there.

All right, Miss Julie. I'll get you there.

Then you and me... We're all square.

Where'd Miss Julie go?

Down at the creek bathing.

The wonder to me is she never got that fever herself.

Well, there are things that some people just don't catch.

Mr. Gage told me when Julie was a little kid,

she had a real bad case of scarlet fever.

And ever since that time, she hasn't caught anything like that.

I've been wondering about that all afternoon.

She don't look good.

Well, sitting up nights with you and driving that team all day

could be the reason for that.

You could have knocked me over with a feather

when she told me about you playing parson.

What'd you think of it?

I don't wanna be tied up to nobody.

Least of all a bossy woman,

no matter how good she's been to me.

Oh, there's worse things, Tobe.

Here. Here's a present for you.

A little harness.

Right to scale.

Chuck, I reckon you must be about the best whittler...

I think I get the meaning.

Oh, it's just to remind you that maybe sometimes a harness ain't a bad thing.

It's bad for me!

I wouldn't make up my mind too fast about that, boy.

I don't wanna get married!

I don't want no harness around my neck.

Tied up, never able to make up your own mind,

never going any place by yourself... no, sir.

Here, you better take this back.

Nope, I made it for you. You keep it.

You can fool around with it till you're able to work again.

Might give it some thought, too.

I've thought.

Tobe, did you ever think about a team of horses harnessed up together?

They're never alone, are they? Never alone, are they?

Going gets rough, well, old Baldy...

He just has to look across, and there's his teammate helping him pull.

Night comes and gets real cold, well, he just huddles up

against her, and they both keep warm.

They've been harnessed up together so long,

they know they can trust each other.

Tobe, sometimes a harness ain't such a bad thing.

All right, Chuck. I'm gonna keep this.

You made it for me.

But I guarantee you one thing...

It'll be the only harness I ever take.

Oh, I wouldn't bet on that if I was you.

Uh, Charlie, give me some more coffee, will you?

You can drive for an hour or two until the sun gets hot.

Then you best rest.

I tell you I feel all right.

No sense in me spending the rest of my life being waited on.

A few days rest won't hurt you none.

Miss Julie, you ever hear a man was supposed to wear the pants?

A man's supposed to have some sense, too.

If you had it your way, you'd have a relapse.

Now, you best do as I say.

Is there anything else I could do?

You slowed down the wagons enough.

We wouldn't have slowed them down none at all

if you'd let some of the others help.

Maybe I should've let you rot with that fever.

I'd just as soon you did that as get myself...

Married? Is that what you were gonna say?

Nothing. Let's forget it.

I don't wanna be married to you, Tobe Cannon.

I did what I had to do. Now remember that.

I'm the one that's married, not you.

You can leave this wagon any time you want.

And have everybody say I left you after you saved my life?

Huh. Maybe I ain't married, but I'm tied up pretty good.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

I told you, you shouldn't be on your feet.

Now get back in there and rest a spell.

Miss Julie, just once, will you stop ordering me?

In my wagon, I am boss.

All right, Miss Julie.

Just remember this...

Some women are content just to be women.

I don't suppose these here vittles

are quite up to what you're used to, Mr. Cannon,

but maybe you realize that a man

has to take a little rough along with the smooth, huh?

Tasted mighty good to me.

Oh, the eating's all right I guess,

but we're not as pretty as the company you been used to.

No. I'll say amen to that.

You know, Tobe, I still owe you half a wedding.

Whenever you're ready, you just holler, will you?

No, thanks. The half I got now is more than I can handle.

Well, I gotta turn in.

Gotta get an early start tomorrow. Come on, give me a hand.

Wooster.

Hey, you get nervous in the dark here by yourself, Tobe,

you just holler.

Hey, Tobe, were you serious about what you said...

About not finishing the wedding?

I sure was.

She's a good woman, Tobe. A mighty fine one.

Well, I never expected to hear that from you.

Well, neither did I.

Now, you be good to her, you hear me? Real good...

so her brothers will never get a chance at you.

We'll be stopping in a few minutes.

I know.

I'll give you dinner here.

I want you to stay and put a new bolt on that double tree.

The one in there's worn loose. I noticed it a while ago.

It can wait till evening.

No, it can't.

I don't want anything coming to pieces on these grades.

Needs to be fixed, let's get it fixed.

All right, Miss Julie.

They're stopping now.

Whoa.

There's a new bolt in that harness box behind the seat.

I know.

Hand me that bucket.

I'm going over to Grandma Birch's.

I'll be back in time to fix your dinner.

Yes, Miss Julie.

And don't forget that bolt.

No, Miss Julie.

What the devil are you doing?

Oh, just fiddling.

Say, when are you gonna quit loafing and get back to work?

I'd get back to work a lot quicker

if I didn't have to look at that ugly face of yours.

Hello, Tobe.

Oh, howdy, Major. How you feeling?

I'm all right. Where you heading?

I'm just going over to see Grandma Birch.

Oh, you looking for somebody?

Tobe! Tobe, has Julie came back yet?

Ain't she with you?

No, she went to get water. She's...

Aah!

ADAMS: By golly, it took a falling mountain

and several battle-scarred Romeos to do the trick.

But in the end, there they were,

standing before me just like little lambs.

And pledged your troth each to the other

and have declared the same by giving and receiving a ring.

Hey, you got a ring?

Gosh, Major, it all happened so fast...

Never mind, never mind.

Wait a minute, I got something else.

This ought to hitch us up pretty good.

Well, put it on her. Go ahead.

Go on, that's it.

By the power vested in me,

I now pronounce you man and wife.

Hey, don't we all get to kiss the bride?

ALL: Yeah!

JULIE: What you doing, Tobe?

I'm fixing to grease the wheels.

Seems to me I heard a little squeak yesterday.

Well, why don't you grease the front wheels first, darling?

Well, it don't make any difference as far as I can see, honey.

I'm gonna grease them all before I'm through.

Pa always greased the front wheels first.

Well, what difference does it make?

Pa always greased the front...

All right, all right.

I'll grease the front wheels first.

Tobe...

Grease them any way you like.