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♪♪ ( train whistle blows )

( train whistle blows ) ( bell ringing)

( train whistle blows ) GOOD-BYE.

WHEN I WAS 12 AND MY SISTER LILY DALE WAS 11,

MY FATHER DIED.

AND SOON AFTER, MY MOTHER MARRIED AGAIN AND WENT

TO LIVE IN HOUSTON.

MY STEPFATHER AGREED TO HAVE MY SISTER LIVE WITH THEM,

BUT HE THOUGHT BOYS MY AGE SHOULD WORK

AND SUPPORT THEMSELVES.

SO I GOT A JOB CLERKING AT A PLANTATION STORE.

WHEN I WAS 19, I GOT A LETTER FROM MY MOTHER

ASKING ME TO COME VISIT HER AND MY SISTER IN HOUSTON.

( train whistle blows ) I DECIDED TO GO.

( train whistle blows ) SHE SAYS,

"JUST A MINUTE, SON."

SHE WALKS ACROSS THE STREET, TELLS THE LADY OFF

SOMETHING AWFUL.

( all laugh ) ( train whistle blows )

MIND IF I SIT WITH YOU, SON?

NO, MA'AM.

I CAN'T STAND A TRAIN TRIP WITHOUT A LITTLE COMPANY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HOUSTON.

SO AM I.

HOUSTON YOUR HOME?

NO, MA'AM, I'M GOING ON A VISIT.

WHO ARE YOU VISITING, YOUR GRANDMA?

NO, MY MOTHER.

YOUR MOTHER.

YOUR MOTHER, NOT YOUR DADDY?

NO, MY DADDY'S DEAD.

SHE'S MARRIED AGAIN.

WELL, I LIVE IN HARRISON NOW.

USED TO LIVE IN HOUSTON, BUT MY HUSBAND LOST HIS JOB

AND GOT A POSITION AT THE GIN IN HARRISON.

HE'S A BOOKKEEPER.

I HOPE HE'LL KEEP THAT.

( sighs) WE HAVE A PROBLEM-- MY HUSBAND, I MEAN.

HE DRINKS.

OH, HE'S FINE ON A JOB, BUT THEN HE GETS TO DRINKING

AFTER TWO OR THREE MONTHS, AND THEY LET HIM GO.

HE'S TAKEN THE KEELEY CURE MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT.

I'M GOING IN TO SEE ABOUT SHIPPING OUR FURNITURE

TO HARRISON.

WE SOLD OUR HOME IN HOUSTON.

WHOSE HOUSE ARE YOU RENTING IN HARRISON?

WELL, THEY CALL IT THE OLD ROBEDAUX PLACE.

THEY SAY IT'S A SAD HOUSE.

THE MAN WAS A BRILLIANT LAWYER AND DRANK HIMSELF

RIGHT INTO THE GRAVE.

MR. COONS SAYS-- THAT WAS MY HOUSE.

AT LEAST, IT WAS MY FATHER'S.

I LIVED THERE UNTIL I WAS EIGHT, UNTIL MY MOTHER AND FATHER

SEPARATED.

SEPARATED?

OH, MERCY.

THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING.

I HOPE IT DIDN'T END IN DIVORCE.

NO, MA'AM.

IS IT THAT YOUR DADDY DIED A DRUNKARD?

YES, MA'AM.

I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU, SON.

I KNOW WHAT THAT CAN MEAN.

ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN, SON?

YES, MA'AM, I GUESS SO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU GUESS SO?

THERE'S NO GUESSING ABOUT BEING A CHRISTIAN.

YOU'RE EITHER SAVED OR NOT.

ARE YOU BAPTIZED?

I DON'T KNOW, MA'AM.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T KNOW?

WELL, I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

IF I WAS BAPTIZED, I WAS TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER IT.

MERCY.

WELL, YOU WILL ASK YOUR MAMA.

THE THE FIRST THING YOU SEE HER, YOU ASK HER

IF YOU'RE BAPTIZED.

YOUR SOUL IS IN TERRIBLE DANGER, SON,

IF YOU'RE NOT.

DO YOU ATTEND CHURCH?

NO, MA'AM.

THE CHURCH MY PEOPLE GO TO DOESN'T HAVE A CONGREGATION

IN GLEN FLORA.

WHAT CHURCH IS THAT?

THE EPISCOPAL.

I GUESS NOT.

THEY ONLY HAVE A SMALL ONE IN HARRISON.

I AM A BAPTIST.

YES, MA'AM.

IF WE'D BAPTIZED YOU, YOU WOULD'VE REMEMBERED.

YES, MA'AM.

I WAS BAPTIZED IN THE RIVER.

MADE CLEAN IN THE RIVER.

GAVE ALL MY SINS TO JESUS IN THE RIVER.

WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB IN THE RIVER.

( chuckles ) DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL

IN HARRISON?

AS FAR AS THE SIXTH GRADE, THEN I QUIT.

MY FATHER WAS AN EDUCATED MAN.

ALL HIS FAMILY WERE.

THERE WERE GREEK SCHOLARS AND LATIN SCHOLARS.

DO YOU KNOW THE HARRISON SPECTATOR?

READ IT EVERY WEEK.

MY UNCLES STARTED THAT.

ONE OF THEM NEVER WORKED AT ALL, THEY SAID.

HE JUST SAT AROUND AND READ BOOKS IN GREEK

ALL THE TIME.

MY MOTHER SAYS SHE'D RATHER SEE ME DEAD THAN THAT WAY.

SHE SAID HE LIVED A USELESS LIFE.

I LIKE TO READ, THOUGH.

I CAN'T HELP IT.

I DON'T TELL MY MOTHER.

AND YOUR BIBLE, DO YOU READ YOUR BIBLE?

NO, MA'AM.

I DON'T HAVE A BIBLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A BIBLE?

NO, MA'AM.

DO YOU SAY YOUR PRAYERS EVERY NIGHT?

NO, MA'AM.

WELL, THEN YOU START PRAYING EVERY DAY...

ON YOUR KNEES MORNING AND NIGHT.

YOU CAN HEAR MY PRAYERS ALL OVER TOWN.

MR. COONS SAYS, "MRS. COONS, YOU'RE PRAYING TOO LOUD.

YOU'RE KEEPING PEOPLE AWAKE WITH YOUR PRAYERS."

"IT'LL DO THEM GOOD," I SAID.

"LET THEM HEAR THE PRAYERS OF A TRUE CHRISTIAN."

AND THEN I JUST PRAY THAT MUCH LOUDER.

SOMETIMES I EVEN SHOUT.

SHOUT THE DEVIL DOWN, I SAY.

YOU HAVE TO SHOUT LOUD TO SHOUT THE DEVIL DOWN.

WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN A LITTLE PRAYER NOW, SON?

NO, MA'AM, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T THINK SO.

OH, DON'T BE EMBARRASSED.

NEVER BE ASHAMED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN.

LORD, TAKE THIS BOY HERE...

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

HORACE.

HORACE.

CLEANSE HORACE OF ALL HIS WORLDLY WAYS.

OPEN HIS EYES TO THE NEED OF BAPTISM.

( train whistle blows ) ( bell ringing )

♪♪ ( bell rings )

( knock at door ) SOMEONE'S AT THE DOOR, MAMA.

CAN'T YOU OPEN THE DOOR, HONEY?

I'M SCARED TO, MAMA.

( sighs ) LILY DALE, HEAVENS!

DORIS VIOLET SAYS THE CITY'S ALIVE WITH BEGGARS AND GYPSIES

AND WHITE SLAVERS.

SHE SAYS HER MOTHER FORBID HER EVER TO OPEN HER DOOR.

WELL, I'M SURE THAT'S FINE WHEN YOU'RE ALONE, HONEY.

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO WORRY WHEN I'M

IN THE HOUSE.

( knocks ) Corella: JUST A MINUTE.

( gasps ) HORACE.

LILY DALE, IT'S HORACE!

OH! OH!

( chuckles ) HELLO, BROTHER.

WE THOUGHT YOU WERE THE GYPSIES.

MR. DAVENPORT'S IN ATLANTA VISITING HIS KIN,

AND MAMA AND I ARE ALONE HERE.

MY GIRLFRIEND DORIS VIOLET SAYS IT'S VERY DANGEROUS

FOR LADIES AND YOUNG GIRLS TO BE LEFT ALONE

IN THIS WICKED CITY.

YES, IT IS.

COME ON IN, SON.

HOW DO YOU LIKE MY PIANO?

IT'S VERY NICE.

WHEN MAMA AND MR. DAVENPORT FIRST GOT MARRIED,

HE GOT ME A SECONDHAND PIANO STRAIGHT OFF, AND THEN

AFTER I LEARNED HOW TO PLAY SOME, HE SAID

HE WOULDN'T HAVE ME PLAYING A SECONDHAND PIANO,

AND HE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THIS ONE FOR ME.

BROTHER, YOU'VE NEVER HEARD ME PLAY THE PIANO,

HAVE YOU?

NO.

YOU WANT ME TO PLAY SOMETHING FOR YOU NOW?

HONEY, YOUR BROTHER JUST GOT HERE.

HE'S TIRED.

JUST LET HIM REST FOR A WHILE FIRST.

NOW, WHAT TIME DID YOU GET UP THIS MORNING?

FOUR.

MR. DAVENPORT'S UP AT FOUR EVERY MORNING.

EVEN ON SUNDAYS, ISN'T HE, MAMA?

YES, HE IS.

HORACE, YOU'VE GROWN INTO A NICE-LOOKING YOUNG MAN.

THANK YOU.

HOW LONG DO YOU PLAN ON STAYING, BROTHER?

OH, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.

YOU MENTIONED A WEEK IN YOUR LETTER, AND I THOUGHT--

NOW, IF I FIXED YOU A SANDWICH, WOULD YOU EAT IT?

SURE.

AND I HAVE A CAKE I MADE JUST THIS MORNING.

WOULD YOU LIKE A PIECE OF THAT, TOO?

YES, MA'AM.

( chuckles ) THIS IS A TWO-STORY HOUSE.

WE RENT ONE OF THE UPSTAIRS BEDROOMS TO A QUIET COUPLE.

DO YOU THINK I'VE CHANGED?

YES, YOU HAVE.

WOULD YOU HAVE RECOGNIZED ME IF YOU'D PASSED ME

ON THE STREET?

I THINK SO.

I KEEP HAVING THIS TERRIBLE DREAM THAT I'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED

AND THEY WON'T LET ME GO UNTIL I'M AN OLD WOMAN.

AND WHEN I COME BACK HOME, NO ONE RECOGNIZES ME.

AND I KEEP SAYING, "I'M LILY DALE.

I'M LILY DALE ROBEDAUX."

BUT NO ONE BELIEVES ME.

YOU EVER HAVE A DREAM LIKE THAT?

NO.

YOU EVER HAVE DREAMS?

SOMETIMES.

ONCE I DREAMED...

I FORGET. ( chuckles ) WE DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE

COMING WHEN YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MOTHER'S LETTER.

I DIDN'T GET THE LETTER RIGHT AWAY, AND WHEN

I DID GET IT, I JUST DECIDED TO COME ON.

HOW MUCH DID IT COST YOU TO GET HERE?

TWO DOLLARS.

WHERE'D YOU GET THE TWO DOLLARS?

MAMA SENT IT TO ME.

SHE DID?

MAMA SAID SHE'D GIVE ME THE MONEY TO COME BACK

ONCE I GOT HERE.

( man shouting ) MAMA, THE VEGETABLE MAN'S

OUT FRONT.

I HEAR HIM, HONEY.

HOW MUCH LONGER WILL MR. DAVENPORT BE GONE?

HE WAS TO BE GONE THREE WEEKS, BUT WE GOT

A LETTER FROM HIM YESTERDAY AND HE SAID THINGS HAD

CHANGED SO IN ATLANTA THAT IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE HOME

ANY LONGER AND HE LONGED TO GET BACK TO US.

SO HE'S CUTTING HIS TRIP SHORT.

WHEN MAMA GOT THE LETTER, SHE SAID IT WAS A BLESSING

YOU HADN'T COME.

SHE WOULD'VE BEEN A NERVOUS WRECK, HAVING YOU HERE AND

EXPECTING MR. DAVENPORT TO WALK IN ANY MINUTE UNEXPECTED.

YOU SEE, SHE SENT FOR YOU BEHIND HIS BACK.

SHE KIND OF HINTED AROUND FOR HIS PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU HERE

WHILE HE WAS GONE, BUT HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS

A GOOD IDEA TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE OFF FROM WORK.

SO SHE DIDN'T PRESS IT FURTHER, BUT THEN SHE DECIDED

TO WRITE YOU ANYWAY, WHICH, AT THE TIME,

I THOUGHT WAS A MISTAKE.

I ALWAYS THINK DECEIT IS A MISTAKE, DON'T YOU?

MAMA, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU SENT BROTHER TWO DOLLARS

FOR A TRAIN TICKET?

WELL, THAT WAS JUST MY SECRET, HONEY.

WE'VE ALL GOT TO HAVE OUR SECRETS, DON'T WE?

CAN I PLAY MY ETUDE FOR YOU NOW, BROTHER?

SURE.

MR. DAVENPORT SAYS HE'D PAY HIS LAST CENT TO PAY FOR

MY MUSIC LESSONS.

DO YOU HAVE MUSICAL ABILITY, BROTHER?

I DON'T KNOW.

♪♪ HAVE YOU BEEN

TO HARRISON LATELY?

I TRY TO GET IN EVERY WEEK.

I GET UP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND WALK INTO HARRISON

ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND HAVE SUNDAY DINNER WITH

AUNT VIRGIE OR AUNT INEZ OR SOMETIMES AUNT GLADYS.

THEN I GET UP EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WALK BACK

TO GLEN FLORA TO GET THE STORE OPEN.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO WALK IT?

THREE HOURS.

AUNT VIRGIE'S TAUGHT ME TO DANCE.

OH, SHE WOULD.

YOU CAN'T SPEND FIVE MINUTES AROUND VIRGIE WITHOUT

SOME KIND OF DANCING GOING ON.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA PLAY IF YOU ALL ARE GONNA TALK.

I'M SORRY, SISTER.

( clears throat ) ♪♪

MAMA-- SHH.

( whispering ) WE'LL TALK AFTER LILY DALE IS FINISHED.

SHE'S VERY SENSITIVE.

MAMA.

HE'S ASLEEP.

SHH.

I THINK THAT'S VERY RUDE OF HIM.

OH, HONEY, HE DOESN'T MEAN TO BE RUDE.

I JUST DON'T THINK HE'S USED TO HEARING MUSIC LIKE THIS.

AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S PROBABLY JUST VERY TIRED FROM

HIS TRAIN RIDE.

HOW LONG IS HE PLANNING ON STAYING?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN I FIRST INVITED HIM, I ASKED HIM TO STAY A WEEK.

THAT WAS BEFORE I HEARD FROM MR. DAVENPORT THAT HE

WAS CUTTING HIS TRIP SHORT.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF MR. DAVENPORT WALKED IN

RIGHT NOW?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST HOPE HORACE LEAVES BEFORE MR. DAVENPORT GETS BACK.

I DON'T THINK HE'LL BE BACK UNTIL THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

WE JUST GOT THE LETTER YESTERDAY.

IT TAKES TWO DAYS FROM ATLANTA.

( chickens clucking ) BROTHER, HOW LONG

DO YOU PLAN TO STAY?

I HAD PLANNED ON STAYING A WEEK...

AND I THOUGHT WHILE I WAS HERE, I MIGHT LOOK FOR A JOB.

WHERE?

IN HOUSTON.

WHY?

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NICE TO LIVE NEAR YOU AND MAMA

FOR A CHANGE.

YOU COULDN'T LIVE HERE, BROTHER.

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR YOU HERE AT ALL.

I DIDN'T MEAN HERE.

I MEANT IN HOUSTON SOMEWHERE, BUT NEAR YOU.

WELL, WHAT COULD YOU DO IN HOUSTON, BROTHER?

WELL, I THOUGHT I'D ASK MR. DAVENPORT TO HELP ME FIND

A JOB AT THE RAILROAD.

DO YOU KNOW THEY'RE LAYING OFF PEOPLE DOWN AT THE RAIL YARD

EVERY DAY?

AND IF MR. DAVENPORT WASN'T SUCH AN EXCEPTIONAL WORKER,

HE'D BE IN MORTAL DANGER OF LOSING HIS JOB THERE.

WHY DON'T WE GO DOWN AND SEE A PLAY THIS AFTERNOON?

WOULD YOU LIKE THAT, HORACE?

SURE.

GOOD, I'LL GO GET DRESSED.

SON, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT I'M

AFRAID YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO STAY A WEEK AFTER ALL.

YOU SEE, MR. DAVENPORT-- I ALREADY TOLD HIM

ABOUT MR. DAVENPORT.

ARE YOU GONNA GIVE BROTHER MONEY FOR A TRAIN TICKET?

YES, I AM.

WHERE ARE YOU GETTING ALL THIS MONEY FROM?

THAT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, LILY DALE.

ANYWAY, SON, I'M AFRAID YOU'LL ONLY BE ABLE TO STAY TODAY

AND TOMORROW...

AT THIS TIME.

YES, MA'AM.

I'M AWFULLY SORRY.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

DO YOU HAVE A SWEETHEART, BROTHER?

I HAVE ONE.

DON'T TELL MAMA I TOLD YOU, THOUGH.

SHE'D HAVE A FIT.

HE'S A LOVELY BOY.

MR. DAVENPORT CAN'T STAND HIM.

HE WON'T EVEN LET HIM COME TO THE HOUSE.

HE SAYS HE'S DISSOLUTE.

I HAVE TO SLIP OUT EVEN TO SEE HIM.

MR. DAVENPORT FOUND OUT ABOUT IT AND HE WAS IN FURY.

HE WOULDN'T EVEN SPEAK TO ME UNTIL THE MORNING HE LEFT

FOR ATLANTA.

THIS IS THE RING MY BOYFRIEND GAVE ME.

HE WANTS TO MARRY ME.

HE SAYS I'M BEAUTIFUL.

HE SAYS I'M PRETTY ENOUGH TO BE AN ACTRESS.

HE'S VERY HANDSOME, TOO.

HE DOES DRINK, THOUGH, AND HE SMOKES CIGARETTES,

BUT I TOLD HIM HE'D HAVE TO STOP BOTH BEFORE I MARRIED HIM.

I TOLD HIM I HAD A FATHER WHO WAS A DRUNKARD

AND A CIGARETTE FIEND AND THAT THOSE HABITS

HAD KILLED HIM.

DO YOU REMEMBER PAPA?

SURE.

I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF HIM, DO YOU?

NO.

I WONDER IF ANYONE HAS A PICTURE OF HIM.

I TELL YOU, I CAN HARDLY REMEMBER WHAT HE

LOOKS LIKE ANYMORE.

I CAN HEAR HIS VOICE, THOUGH.

I CAN REMEMBER THE WAY HE ALWAYS USED TO CALL ME SISTER

AND YOU BROTHER.

HE NEVER CALLED YOU SISTER OR ME BROTHER.

YES, HE DID.

NO, HE DIDN'T.

HE ALWAYS CALLED ME HORACE JR. AND YOU LILY DALE.

WELL, THEN, WHO CALLED ME SISTER

AND WHO CALLED YOU BROTHER?

I CALLED YOU SISTER, AND YOU CALLED ME BROTHER,

BUT PAPA-- WHAT'S THAT?

THIS IS PAPA'S WATCH.

IT DOESN'T RUN.

I'LL HAVE IT FIXED SOMEDAY.

LOOK, IT HAD HIS INITIALS ENGRAVED, SEE?

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

I FOUND IT STUFFED IN A DRAWER AT THE HOUSE

WHEN I CAME BACK AFTER YOU ALL LEFT THAT TIME.

AND LOOK.

THIS IS MAMA'S WEDDING RING.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

LOOK INSIDE.

IT SAYS "TO C.T. FROM H.R."

YES, IT DOES.

I USED TO HAVE SOME OF PAPA'S BOOKS.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEY JUST DISAPPEARED AFTER I WENT TO WORK OUT AT

THE GAUTIER PLANTATION.

I USED TO READ ALL THE TIME.

I READ NEWSPAPERS NOW MOSTLY.

I CAN'T STAND READING.

MOTHER DOESN'T LIKE TO READ EITHER.

MR. DAVENPORT SAYS HE'S NEVER READ A BOOK IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE

AND HE DOESN'T INTEND TO.

AND ONCE WHEN MAMA TOLD HIM HOW PAPA USED TO LIKE TO READ,

HE SAID, "NO WONDER HE DRANK."

LOOK, THIS IS MY SWEETHEART.

ISN'T HE GOOD-LOOKING?

HE PLAYS BASEBALL ON THE CITY TEAM.

HE'S A FIRST BASEMAN.

HE'S A WONDERFUL ATHLETE.

HE'S 25.

MR. DAVENPORT SAYS HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO BE MY FATHER,

BUT I THINK A BOY SHOULD BE QUITE A BIT OLDER THAN A GIRL,

DON'T YOU?

OH, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

ARE YOU READY?

WHAT ARE WE GONNA SEE?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M SURE IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.

IT ALWAYS IS.

( people chattering ) ISN'T THIS EXCITING, BROTHER?

I LIKE MUSIC BEST.

WE CAME TO HEAR GALLI-CURCI WHEN SHE SANG HERE,

AND PADEREWSKI AND JOHN McCORMACK.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HEARD HIM.

I LOVE IRISH TENORS.

I HEARD CHAUNCEY OLCOTT.

COME ALONG, CHILDREN, WE'RE GOING UPSTAIRS.

DID JOHN McCORMACK SING MOTHER MACHREE?

YES, HE DID.

SO DID CHAUNCEY OLCOTT AS AN ENCORE.

WE HAVE A RECORDING OF JOHN McCORMACK SINGING,

DON'T WE, SISTER?

YES, WE DO.

CORELLA!

LILY DALE!

( applause ) I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CARED

FOR THE PLAY, BROTHER.

YES, I DID, WHAT I COULD UNDERSTAND.

HE'S PROBABLY NEVER SEEN A PLAY BY SHAKESPEARE BEFORE,

PRECIOUS.

IT CAN BE HARD TO UNDERSTAND AT FIRST.

YOU FELL ASLEEP TWICE.

ONCE YOU WERE SNORING SO LOUD, I HAD TO POKE YOU.

MAMA, WHAT DID PAPA CALL ME?

DID HE CALL ME SISTER OR DID HE CALL ME LILY DALE?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

WELL, I THINK HE CALLED ME SISTER, BUT BROTHER SAYS

HE CALLED ME LILY DALE.

HE DID CALL YOU LILY DALE.

I REMEMBER NOW.

ALL OF THE TIME?

I EXPECT SO.

HE THOUGHT THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE CALLED BY OUR GIVEN NAMES.

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU MARRIED OUR FATHER?

( chuckles ) OH, 18.

I HAD HORACE WHEN I WAS 19.

HOW OLD WAS OUR FATHER?

TWENTY-TWO.

WE WERE ALL MOVING AROUND SO MUCH AFTER THE WAR.

WE LIVED IN GOLIAD, SALURIE ISLAND,

THEN BACK TO HARRISON.

WELL, MY PAPA WANTED TO GET BACK HIS LAND

HE FELT HIS PAPA HAD BEEN CHEATED OUT OF.

I THINK YOUR DADDY'S PEOPLE WERE ALREADY THERE BY THEN.

I'M SURE THEY WERE.

HIS BROTHERS RAN THE NEWSPAPER.

HE HAD A LAW OFFICE.

HE WAS VERY HANDSOME.

VERY DISTINGUISHED.

HE WAS A YOUNG MAN.

( both gasp ) DON'T BE FRIGHTENED.

( both laugh ) I DIDN'T KNOW WHO YOU WERE

OR WHAT YOU WANTED.

I DON'T REMEMBER BEING SO FRIGHTENED IN ALL MY LIFE.

WHEN'D YOU GET HERE?

I'VE BEEN HERE TWO HOURS.

TOOK A NAP.

WE GOT YOUR LETTER.

WE DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TILL TOMORROW.

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME.

I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

I LEARNED TWO NEW PIECES WHILE YOU WERE GONE.

I JUST-- PETE, HORACE SURPRISED US

BY JUST WALKING IN HERE THIS MORNING.

HE TOOK A DAY OFF FROM WORK AND DECIDED TO PAY US A VISIT.

HELLO, SIR.

HELLO.

DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME?

I GUESS SO.

HOW WERE YOUR PEOPLE?

ALL RIGHT.

Lily Dale: OOH, HE IS MAD.

I'VE ONLY SEEN HIM MAD ONCE.

I HOPE NEVER TO SEE THAT AGAIN.

HORACE.

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR YOU HERE NOW.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, HONEY?

I WANT YOU TO TAKE THAT TRAIN BACK TO HARRISON TONIGHT.

YOU GO TO VIRGIE.

YOU TELL HER WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE'LL JUST LET YOU STAY WITH HER, OKAY?

I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR THE TICKET HOME.

OH, YEAH, I FORGOT.

I'M SO SORRY.

I HAVE SOME MONEY UPSTAIRS IN MY CLOSET.

I'LL GO GET IT.

NOW YOU WAIT RIGHT HERE.

HOW ARE ALL OUR OLD FRIENDS BACK IN HARRISON?

ALL RIGHT.

WILLIE ROSEBERRY LEFT.

MAMA JUST WENT TO GET HIM SOME MONEY TO GET BACK HOME ON.

SHE SENT HIM TWO DOLLARS TO GET HERE.

YOU'RE GIVING HIM MONEY?

WELL, YOU SEE, MR. DAVENPORT...

YOU'RE A GROWN MAN.

AREN'T YOU ASHAMED TO TAKE MONEY FROM YOUR MAMA?

WELL, WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, I WAS SUPPORTING MY MOTHER,

BROTHER, AND SISTERS FOR SEVEN YEARS.

NOBODY EVER GAVE ME ANYTHING.

WHAT KIND OF MAN YOU GONNA MAKE, TAKING MONEY FROM A WOMAN

AT YOUR AGE?

HE DOESN'T MEAN THAT, SON.

HE'S NOT AS BAD AS HE SOUNDS.

LOOK, YOU TAKE THIS MONEY.

AND HERE'S A LITTLE EXTRA FOR A SANDWICH ON THE TRAIN.

MR. DAVENPORT, HE'S GONE.

LISTEN TO MY NEW PIECES.

♪♪ PLEASE, LILY DALE,

JUST BE QUIET.

I HAVE A SPLITTING HEADACHE.

JUST BE QUIET FOR ONCE.

PLAY THAT ETUDE I LIKE?

ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT GONNA PLAY IF YOU'RE GONNA READ THE PAPER.

I'M NOT GONNA READ THE PAPER.

♪♪ ( knock at door )

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I FORGOT MY SUITCASE.

I BROUGHT SOME PRESENTS FOR YOU ALL.

OH, THANK YOU, SON.

ISN'T THAT PRETTY?

THIS IS FOR YOU, LILY DALE.

IT'S A MEMORY BOOK.

IT'S FOR SCHOOL.

OH, I HAVE ONE OF THESE ALREADY.

ANYWAY, I HAVEN'T BEEN TO SCHOOL IN FOUR YEARS.

MR. DAVENPORT SAYS I GET TO STAY AT HOME

AND PRACTICE THE PIANO AND COMPOSE MUSIC.

SHE WROTE A RAG.

SHE CALLS IT THE DAVENPORT RAG,

IN HONOR OF HER STEP DADDY.

WELL, MR. DAVENPORT, WHAT DID HORACE BRING YOU?

OH, ISN'T THAT NICE.

WOULD BE IF I SMOKED.

WELL, YOU CAN JUST GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY DOWN AT

THE RAILROAD YARD.

I SUSPECT I CAN.

HORACE, WHEN YOU SEE VIRGIE AND EVERYBODY ELSE, YOU TELL

THEM HI FOR ME, WOULD YOU?

I WILL.

THANK YOU, SON.

BYE AGAIN.

BYE.

MAMA, WHY DID YOU DO THAT?

TELL MR. DAVENPORT ABOUT THE RAG I COMPOSED?

I WANTED TO SURPRISE HIM.

I'M SORRY, HONEY.

IT WAS TO BE HIS CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

I WAS GONNA PLAY IT FOR HIM ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.

YOU CAN WRITE ME ANOTHER ONE FOR CHRISTMAS, HONEY.

YOU CAN CALL THAT ONE THE CHRISTMAS RAG.

JUST PLAY THIS ONE FOR ME NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW FOR?

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW FOR?

WHAT?

I SAID, WHY ARE YOU LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW?

I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOUR BROTHER MADE

THE STREETCAR ALL RIGHT.

GO ON, PLAY.

NO, I DON'T WANT TO PLAY UNLESS EVERYBODY'S GONNA LISTEN.

I'M LISTENING, HONEY.

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING IF YOU'RE LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW.

ALL RIGHT, NOW I'M LISTENING.

♪♪ MAMA.

YES?

CAN I SEE WILL AGAIN?

NO.

WHY NOT, MAMA?

NOW, YOU KNOW WHY NOT, LILY DALE.

BECAUSE MR. DAVENPORT DOES NOT APPROVE OF HIM.

I LIKE HIM, MAMA.

YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHETHER YOU LIKE SOMEONE OR NOT.

IF HE PROMISED TO STOP DRINKING, COULD I SEE HIM THEN?

NO, BECAUSE HE WON'T.

YES, HE WOULD.

I KNOW HE WOULD.

( men singing ) THAT'S WILL.

HE'S COME TO SERENADE ME.

♪ FAR OVER THE MOUNTAIN ♪ BREAKS THE DAY...

( singing continues ) WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S WILL KIDDER.

HE'S COME TO SERENADE LILY DALE AGAIN.

DOESN'T HE KNOW THERE ARE WORKING PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE?

MR. AND MRS. WESTHEIMER GO TO BED AT 8:00.

THEY WORK HARD ALL DAY LONG, AND THEY'RE TIRED.

NOW YOU SEND HIM AWAY, LILY DALE.

I FORBID YOU TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM.

I'VE TOLD YOU AND TOLD YOU THAT.

AND I'VE TOLD HIM AND I TOLD HIM, MR. DAVENPORT,

BUT HE SAYS HE'LL JUST DIE IF I NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN.

HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO REFORM AND NEVER DRINK AGAIN

AS LONG AS HE LIVES.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

HE'D TELL YOU ANYTHING JUST TO SEE YOU.

NOW YOU TELL HIM TO CLEAR ON OUT OF HERE, OR I'M GOING TO.

I THINK HE'S CRAZY COMING AROUND PEOPLE'S HOUSES

THIS TIME OF NIGHT AND ACTING THAT WAY.

( crying ) WHAT IS THE MATTER

WITH YOU, LILY DALE?

( continues crying ) YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART!

THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!

YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART!

I LOVE HIM, AND HE LOVES ME!

DON'T CRY.

JUST DON'T CRY.

I CAN'T HELP IF MY HEART IS BREAKING!

IT'S JUST BREAKING!

I'M SO UNHAPPY!

I'M SO MISERABLE!

NOW, NOW, COME ON, LILY DALE.

IF YOU DON'T STOP CRYING, YOU WON'T BE ABLE

TO HEAR THE SINGING.

( continues crying ) DON'T CRY NOW, LILY DALE.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO SEND HIM AWAY.

JUST PLEASE DON'T CRY.

WILL YOU SPEAK TO HIM?

WHAT ABOUT?

ABOUT--ABOUT HOW HE'S GONNA REFORM

AND ABOUT HOW HE INTENDS TO BEHAVE HIMSELF FROM NOW ON.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, I GUESS SO.

♪ JUANITA WILL?

WILL, COME ON INSIDE.

MR. DAVENPORT WILL SPEAK TO YOU NOW.

EVENING, FOLKS.

HELLO, WILL.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T MIND THE SERENADE.

NO, IT'S VERY PRETTY.

JUANITA IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS.

LILY DALE SAYS YOU OBJECT TO OUR SEEING EACH OTHER

BECAUSE OF MY HABITS.

( chuckles ) WELL, DID LILY DALE TELL YOU

THAT I'M CHANGING MY HABITS?

I'VE STOPPED DRINKING.

I THINK THAT'S VERY WISE OF YOU, WILL.

YOU'LL NEVER REGRET IT, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

NO, MA'AM, I KNOW THAT.

I NEVER DID DRINK A WHOLE LOT ANYWAY.

WHAT DO YOU CALL A WHOLE LOT?

I SAW YOU DRUNK THREE TIMES.

THE ONLY THREE TIMES IN MY LIFE I WAS EVER DRUNK.

I SAID TO LILY DALE, "WOULDN'T YOU KNOW,

THE ONLY TIMES IN MY LIFE I EVER GOT DRUNK,

I HAD TO MEET YOUR STEP DADDY?" SHE IS TOO YOUNG FOR YOU.

SHE'S 18 YEARS OLD.

AN 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL HAS NO BUSINESS--

I'M ALMOST 19, MR. DAVENPORT.

I'LL BE 19 ON MY NEXT BIRTHDAY.

WELL...

WELL, IF YOU WANT TO COME CALL ON HER HERE, ALL RIGHT.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SIT RIGHT HERE.

SHE CAN'T LEAVE THE HOUSE WITH YOU TILL SHE'S 19.

IF I SO MUCH AS SMELL ONE DROP OF LIQUOR ON YOUR BREATH,

YOU'LL NOT BE ALLOWED BACK IN HERE EVER AGAIN.

YES, SIR.

( giggles ) NOW GO ON, SO WE CAN

GET TO BED AROUND HERE.

( giggles ) THANK YOU.

YOU'RE THE SWEETEST MAN IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.

YOU'VE MADE ME SO HAPPY AND WILL SO HAPPY.

( clock chimes ) ( knock at door )

IT'S AWFUL LATE.

MR. DAVENPORT.

THERE'S SOMEONE AT THE DOOR.

HORACE, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I TOOK THE WRONG STREETCAR.

BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE RAILROAD STATION,

THE TRAIN WAS GONE.

THERE'S NO TRAIN TO HARRISON UNTIL THE MORNING.

I'M SO SORRY, SON.

DID YOU HEAR THAT, MR. DAVENPORT?

I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS DIFFERENT STREETCARS.

THE ONE I TOOK ENDED UP IN THE HEIGHTS SOMEPLACE.

BROTHER, WHY ARE YOU TREMBLING?

ARE YOU SICK?

YOU LOOK SO PALE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, SON?

I DON'T FEEL WELL, MAMA.

OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE BURNING UP.

YOU DON'T HAVE MALARIA, DO YOU?

YOU BEEN TAKING THAT QUININE?

YES, MA'AM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.

( gasps ) HORACE!

( gasps ) MR. DAVENPORT!

MR. DAVENPORT, IT'S HORACE!

HE'S FAINTED!

HERE, HELP ME WITH HIM.

HE'S GONNA DIE!

I KNOW HE'S GONNA DIE!

THAT'S JUST ANOTHER OF MY TERRIBLE DREAMS.

I'M ALWAYS SEEING BROTHER DEAD IN HIS COFFIN.

SOMETIMES HE'S BEEN IN A TERRIBLE TRAIN WRECK.

SOMETIMES-- LILY DALE, HUSH!

HE'S NOT GONNA DIE.

HE'S GOT A TERRIBLE FEVER.

FEEL HIS FOREHEAD.

HE'S BURNING UP.

YES, HE DOES.

OH, GOD, YOU SUPPOSE HE HAS MALARIA?

IT'S JUST RIFE DOWN HOME.

I DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT MALARIA.

I'M NOT FROM THE SWAMPS OR THE BOTTOMS.

I'M FROM ATLANTA, REMEMBER?

THE FINEST CLIMATE IN THE WORLD.

WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT IF HE STAYS HERE TONIGHT?

WHAT ELSE CAN HE DO?

JUST HOPE HE DOESN'T LOSE HIS JOB TRAMPING

AROUND THE COUNTRY LIKE THIS.

HE WAS GONNA QUIT HIS JOB.

HE SAID HE THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD FIND HIM A JOB

WORKING AT THE RAILROAD YARD.

HE BETTER NOT ASK ME FOR A JOB.

LET HIM FIND HIS OWN JOB.

NOBODY EVER GAVE ME A JOB.

I NEVER ASKED ANYBODY FOR ANYTHING.

NOT ONE SOLITARY THING.

I HAVE TOO MUCH PRIDE TO ASK HELP OF ANYONE.

I HAVE TOO MUCH PRIDE TO ASK HELP OF ANYONE.

♪ THERE'S A SPARK ♪ IN MY HEART

♪ WHICH NO COLLEEN MAY OWN ♪ THERE'S A DEPTH IN MY SOUL

♪ NEVER SOUNDED OR KNOWN ♪ THERE'S A PLACE IN MY MEMORY

♪ MY LIFE THAT YOU FILL ♪ NO OTHER CAN TAKE IT

♪ NO ONE EVER WILL ♪ SURE I LOVE THE DEAR SILVER

♪ THAT SHINES IN YOUR HAIR ♪ AND THE BROW

♪ THAT'S ALL FURROWED ♪ AND WRINKLED WITH CARE

♪ I KISS THE DEAR FINGERS ♪ SO TOIL-WORN FOR ME

♪ OH GOD BLESS YOU ♪ AND KEEP YOU

♪ MOTHER MACHREE OH, HELLO, LILY DALE.

HELLO. HOME FROM WORK?

MM-HMM.

HOW IS YOUR BROTHER TODAY?

I THINK HE'S ALL RIGHT.

HE'S BEEN SLEEPING ALL DAY LONG.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD FOR HIM, I'M SURE.

LILY DALE, WOULD YOU MIND FIXING YOUR OWN BREAKFAST

THIS MORNING?

I WANNA GET UPTOWN BEFORE THE STORES GET TOO CROWDED.

BUT WHAT IF BROTHER GETS DELIRIOUS AGAIN?

OH, HE WON'T, HONEY.

THE QUININE IS HAVING ITS EFFECT.

THE FEVER'S DOWN.

HE JUST WANTS TO SLEEP NOW.

NOW, I'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS I CAN.

BYE.

♪ SURE I LOVE THE DEAR SILVER ♪ THAT SHINES IN YOUR HAIR

♪ AND THE BROW ♪ THAT'S ALL FURROWED

♪ AND WRINKLED WITH CARE ♪ I KISS THE DEAR FINGERS

♪ SO TOIL-WORN FOR ME ♪ OH

♪ GOD BLESS YOU ♪ AND KEEP YOU

♪ MOTHER MACHREE BROTHER?

YES.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

BETTER.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

WELCOME BACK TO THE LAND OF THE LIVING.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A WHOLE WEEK YOU'VE

EVEN RESPONDED TO US AT ALL.

WE WERE SO AFRAID FOR YOU, BROTHER.

WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA LOSE YOU.

WAS I SICK?

SICK?

I GUESS YOU WERE SICK.

AT THE POINT OF DEATH FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS.

OUT OF YOUR HEAD THE WHOLE TIME.

TALKING THE WILDEST KIND OF NONSENSE.

YOU THOUGHT MR. DAVENPORT HAD A BUTCHER KNIFE AND WAS

TRYING TO KILL YOU.

"HE'S TRYING TO SLIT MY THROAT!

PLEASE DON'T LET HIM SLIT MY THROAT!"

I TELL YOU, IT WAS AWFUL.

THERE'S GOOD COME FROM IT, THOUGH.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?

THE NEXT NIGHT, WILL CAME TO CALL

AND HE MADE HIMSELF SO HELPFUL THAT MAMA AND MR. DAVENPORT

FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM AND HE'S BEEN INVITED OVER

EVERY NIGHT FOR SUPPER.

AND WHEN MR. DAVENPORT FOUND OUT THAT WILL HAD

LOST HIS JOB, HE TOOK HIM DOWN TO THE RAILROAD YARD

AND GOT HIM A JOB WORKING THERE.

ISN'T THAT THRILLING?

WHERE AM I?

WHAT, BROTHER?

WHERE AM I?

WHERE ARE YOU?

HEAVENS, BROTHER.

DON'T SCARE ME THAT WAY.

YOU'RE IN HOUSTON.

DON'T YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE?

HOW DID I GET HERE?

HOW DID YOU GET HERE?

ON THE TRAIN.

HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN HERE?

TWO WEEKS.

YOU'VE BEEN SICK THE WHOLE TIME.

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

I HAD TO GO TO MY GIRLFRIEND'S TO PRACTICE MY MUSIC.

HAVE I BEEN BAPTIZED?

WHAT, HONEY?

HAVE I BEEN BAPTIZED?

BROTHER, I DON'T KNOW.

HAVE YOU BEEN BAPTIZED?

I DON'T KNOW THAT EITHER.

WHAT MAKES YOU ASK A QUESTION LIKE THAT

AT A TIME LIKE THIS.

IS MAMA HERE?

NO.

SHE WENT TO THE STORE.

SHE'S MAKING ME A BALL GOWN.

WILL'S TAKING ME TO A DANCE NEXT WEEK.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MUSIC TO CHEER YOU UP?

I'VE JUST GONE CRAZY OVER RAGS.

I WROTE THE DAVENPORT RAG FOR MR. DAVENPORT.

♪♪ AND THE WILLIE RAG FOR WILL.

♪♪ AND NOW I'M WORKING ON

THE LILY RAG, WHICH I'M DEDICATING

TO MYSELF.

♪♪ HELLO.

HE'S FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW.

OH!

I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT!

HE DOESN'T REMEMBER A THING THAT'S HAPPENED TO HIM, BUT HE'S

TALKING SOME SENSE NOW.

WELL, LILY DALE, I HAD TO GO TO FOUR STORES BEFORE I FOUND

THE RIGHT FABRIC AND PATTERN FOR YOUR DRESS.

IT TOOK ME FOREVER!

NOW... ( chuckles ) YOU WANNA SEE WHAT I GOT?

OF COURSE!

I CERTAINLY DO!

I AM SO EXCITED!

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

NOW...

THERE.

OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL!

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL, BROTHER?

YES.

I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.

DID YOU GIVE HIM ANY NOURISHMENT, LILY DALE?

NO. HE JUST WOKE UP.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME BROTH, SON?

I BET YOU WOULD.

I'M GONNA GET YOU SOME BROTH.

YOU'RE GONNA GET THAT STRENGTH BACK.

HAVE I BEEN BAPTIZED, MAMA?

UH, WELL, NO, YOU HAVEN'T.

WHAT MADE YOU ASK ME A QUESTION LIKE THAT?

I MET THIS LADY.

SHE SAID I WAS IN MORTAL DANGER IF I WASN'T BAPTIZED.

I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WAS GONNA DIE.

I WAS GONNA DIE WITHOUT BEING BAPTIZED.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T DIE.

WAS I BAPTIZED, MAMA?

NO.

HOW COME WE WEREN'T BAPTIZED?

WELL...

EVERY TIME I STARTED TO GET YOU BAPTIZED WHEN YOU WERE

A BABY, SOMETHING PREVENTED ME FROM DOING IT.

I MEAN, I GOT SICK, YOU GOT SICK, YOUR FATHER...

THEN ALL OUR TROUBLES STARTED.

I JUST NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT.

WELL, LOOK WHO'S HOME.

HOW DOES THE YOUNG MAN FEEL?

I THINK HE'S GONNA LIVE NOW.

HE'S STRONG AS AN OX.

DID YOU TELL HIM HOW I HAD TO WRESTLE WITH HIM TO KEEP HIM

ON THAT BED?

HE THOUGHT THAT PETE HERE WAS TRYING TO KILL HIM.

HOW WAS WORK?

FINE.

I LIKE IT BETTER EVERY DAY.

I THINK THEY LIKE ME, TOO.

DON'T THEY, PETE?

OH, YES, THEY DO.

THEY SAID TODAY YOU'RE AS GOOD A WORKER AS THEY'VE EVER SEEN.

OH, LILY DALE, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW WILL

THE FABRIC I GOT FOR YOUR DRESS?

THAT IS MIGHTY GOOD-LOOKING.

I'M GONNA HAVE THE PRETTIEST AND BEST-DRESSED GIRL

AT THE BALL.

SEE IT, PETE?

ISN'T IT PRETTY?

IT SURE IS.

YOUNG MAN, YOU'D BETTER GET WELL AND COME GO WITH US.

I'M GOING BACK TOMORROW.

NO, SON.

NO, I'M GOING TO.

BUT FIRST I'M GONNA GET DRESSED AND GET BAPTIZED.

I'M GONNA FIND ME A PREACHER.

I'M DIRTY, AND I WANNA BE WASHED CLEAN.

HE'S DELIRIOUS AGAIN.

COME ON, FELLA.

DON'T COME NEAR ME!

DON'T COME NEAR ME!

YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL ME BEFORE I GET BAPTIZED!

I THINK HE'S PUTTING ON AN ACT JUST TO GET US

TO KEEP HIM HERE SO HE CAN GET FREE ROOM

AND BOARD.

WHY WOULD ANYBODY DO THAT?

HE'S SICK, AND YOU KNOW HE'S SICK.

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF, PETE.

DOES HE KNOW HE LOST HIS JOB IN GLEN FLORA?

HE DIDN'T LOSE HIS JOB, JUST LAID OFF TEMPORARILY.

WHAT ABOUT MY JOB?

SHH, IT'S OKAY.

DON'T GET EXCITED.

JUST HUSH.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ANOTHER TIME.

WHAT ABOUT MY JOB, MAMA?

DON'T I HAVE MY JOB IN GLEN FLORA?

BROTHER, THERE'S BEEN A TERRIBLE FIRE IN GLEN FLORA.

MR. GALBRAITH'S STORE BURNED DOWN.

OH, MY GOD.

MR. GALBRAITH SENT WORD HE IS GONNA REBUILD HIS STORE,

AND THEN YOU ARE GONNA GET YOUR OLD JOB BACK THEN.

OKAY?

NOW YOU JUST REST, HONEY.

THERE, TAKE THE DRESS TO YOUR ROOM.

CAREFUL YOU DON'T WRINKLE IT.

THANK YOU.

Pete: WHERE'S LILY DALE?

SHE'S UPSTAIRS IN HER ROOM, GETTING DRESSED FOR THE DANCE.

CALL ME WHEN SHE'S ALL DRESSED.

I WILL.

WELL, I DON'T HAVE TO ASK YOU HOW YOU'RE FEELING.

ONE LOOK AT YOU TELLS ME YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.

I AM, THANK YOU.

WHO BROUGHT ME THE PAPERS?

WILL DID.

I ASKED HIM TO.

I HOPE THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.

OH, YES, I LIKE THEM.

HE ASKED ME WHAT YOU WANTED.

I SAID, "OH, ANYTHING FROM OUT OF TOWN."

WHAT'D HE GET?

NEW ORLEANS PICAYUNE, ST. LOUIS STAR,

AND THE GALVESTON NEWS.

GALVESTON NEWS?

THAT'S NOT VERY FAR AWAY.

I KNOW, BUT I LIKE IT.

IT'S MY FAVORITE PAPER.

IS THAT SO?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW ONE FROM THE OTHER.

I NEVER READ THE PAPER.

IT'S MY EYES, I GUESS.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, MY EYES ARE SO TIRED

FROM ALL THAT SEWING.

HORACE, DO YOU REMEMBER MRS. CLINT HARRIS?

NO, MA'AM.

OH, SURE, YOU DO.

SHE'S KIN TO THE VAUGHNS.

WELL, MRS. VAUGHN, I GUESS.

YEAH, SHE AND I WERE FRIENDS BACK IN HARRISON

BEFORE I LEFT TO MARRY MR. DAVENPORT.

WELL, MYRTLE HARRIS LIVES IN THAT HOUSE ACROSS

THE STREET-- THE ONE WITH THE BIG

STONE LIONS IN FRONT.

COST ALL KINDS OF MONEY, THEY SAY.

SO WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE, SHE CAME CALLING ON ME

AND I NEVER RETURNED THE CALL BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS WORKING.

SO VIRGIE WRITES ME THAT MYRTLE HARRIS GOES TO HARRISON.

AND SHE TELLS VIRGIE THAT I HAD HURT HER FEELINGS

BECAUSE I HAD NEVER RETURNED THE CALL.

SO VIRGIE SAYS, "OH, I'M SURE IT'S BECAUSE

SHE'S ALWAYS WORKING."

"OH," SAYS MYRTLE.

"WHAT DOES SHE DO?" "WELL," SAYS VIRGIE,

"SHE TAKES IN SEWING."

"OH, WELL, HEAVENS," SAYS MYRTLE HARRIS.

"OH, HEAVENS WHAT?" SAYS VIRGIE.

"SHE'S JUST AS POOR AS YOU WERE WHEN YOU LIVED HERE.

SHE JUST DIDN'T MARRY A RICH HUSBAND."

( laughs ) VIRGIE SAID THAT SHUT HER UP.

WHY DO YOU LIKE THIS GALVESTON PAPER SO MUCH?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE ALWAYS LOVED GALVESTON, YOU KNOW.

NO, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

OH, YEAH.

PAPA USED TO TALK ABOUT IT SOMETIMES.

YOU KNOW, WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP THERE AS A BOY.

OH, HONEY, HE DIDN'T GROW UP THERE.

NO, HE WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS OLD WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER

AND HIS DADDY WAS KILLED.

AND HE AND HIS MAMA HAD TO GO TO TYLER AND START

THAT BOARDINGHOUSE.

MAMA, WILL KIDDER TELLS ME THAT FOR 50 DOLLARS,

YOU CAN GO TO A BUSINESS SCHOOL HERE IN HOUSTON.

I THINK I'M GONNA DO IT.

WHERE WOULD YOU STAY?

WELL-- HONEY...

I'D LIKE NOTHING BETTER THAN TO ASK YOU TO STAY HERE,

BUT I CAN'T.

YOU UNDERSTAND.

THERE'S NO ROOM.

WE MADE ROOM WHILE YOU WERE SICK.

I KNOW.

I WASN'T EXPECTING TO STAY HERE.

WELL, WHERE WOULD YOU GET THE MONEY TO PAY FOR ALL THIS?

I'LL TRY AND BORROW IT.

I CAN'T HELP YOU, SON.

YOU UNDERSTAND.

I WASN'T GONNA ASK YOU, MAMA.

WELL, WHERE WOULD YOU GET THE MONEY?

I THOUGHT I'D ASK AUNT VIRGIE OR TRY THE BANK.

WELL, WHAT IF YOU COULDN'T BORROW IT?

THEN I CAN'T GO.

WHY DO YOU WANNA STUDY SO MUCH, SON?

I DON'T WANNA CLERK IN A DRY GOODS STORE ALL MY LIFE.

I THOUGHT IF I HAD A BUSINESS COURSE, I MIGHT HAVE

A FEW MORE OPPORTUNITIES.

I SEE.

WELL...

I COULD DO THIS MUCH.

I COULD MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD BREAKFAST EVERY DAY.

MR. DAVENPORT GOES TO WORK ABOUT 5:00, 5:30.

AND IF YOU CAME HERE ABOUT 6:00, 6:30,

I'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAD A GOOD, HOT BREAKFAST.

YOU HAVE A GIRL, SON?

I GO WITH SEVERAL.

NO PARTICULAR ONE?

I'VE BEEN SEEING QUITE A BIT OF DOLLY PARKER.

SHE LIVES AT THE GARRETTS'.

THEY HAVE A PIANO, AND THERE'S ALWAYS

LOTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE OVER THERE.

ROSA GARRETT HAS A LOVELY VOICE.

IS DOLLY PRETTY, HONEY?

YES, MA'AM, SHE'S PRETTY.

AND ROSA?

WELL, ROSA HAS A VERY NICE DISPOSITION.

AND LIKE I SAY, HER MOTHER AND FATHER ARE ALWAYS

VERY KIND AND HOSPITABLE.

THEY STILL AS POOR AS CHURCH MICE?

YES, MA'AM, I GUESS SO, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A HAM

OR A CHICKEN OR A TURKEY ON THE TABLE.

SOMETIMES THEY INVITE AS MANY AS 12 OR 14 OF US

TO STAY FOR DINNER.

I GUESS YOU'LL BE THINKING ABOUT GETTING MARRIED SOON,

WON'T YOU?

I SUPPOSE SO.

WELL, YOU BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT?

MAMA, I CAN'T THINK OF GETTING MARRIED.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE A JOB.

I THINK THAT'S VERY SENSIBLE OF YOU.

I WISH I'D BEEN AS SENSIBLE AS THAT WHEN I MARRIED YOUR FATHER.

I HOPE YOUR SISTER WILL BE.

OH. OH.

HOW DO I LOOK?

JUST BEAUTIFUL, LIKE A PICTURE.

HOW DO I LOOK, BROTHER?

VERY PRETTY, SISTER.

THANK YOU.

I FEEL PRETTY.

I THOUGHT THAT JUST NOW AS I LOOKED AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR.

NOT A GIRL AT THAT BALL, I DON'T CARE HOW RICH THEY ARE,

WILL HAVE A DRESS AS PRETTY AS MINE.

THANK YOU.

OH, SUGAR.

WHERE'S MR. DAVENPORT?

I WANT HIM TO SEE ME.

WELL, HE'S OUT IN THE GARDEN.

I'LL GO GET HIM.

LILY DALE'S ALL DRESSED NOW.

SHE WANTS YOU TO COME IN AND SEE HER.

I'M ALMOST DONE.

IF YOU COULD HOLD THAT LANTERN UP,

I COULD SEE BETTER WHAT I'M DOING.

I WAS THINKING, LYING ON THE COUCH HERE THIS AFTERNOON...

LILY DALE, PAPA USED TO SING A SONG

TO THE TWO OF US CALLED LILY DALE.

DO YOU REMEMBER HOW IT WENT?

NO, AND I DON'T WANT TO.

YOU ALWAYS WANNA TALK ABOUT THE PAST.

THAT'S WHY I LOVE WILL.

HE ONLY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE, WHAT HE'S

GONNA DO WITH HIS LIFE, HOW MUCH HE'S GONNA ACCOMPLISH.

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS WANNA TALK ABOUT THE PAST?

WHAT PAPA DID OR DIDN'T DO?

I DON'T CARE WHAT HE CALLED ME.

ALL I KNOW IS HE SMOKED CIGARETTES LIKE A FIEND

AND WAS A DRUNKARD AND BROKE MY MOTHER'S HEART

AND DIED AND LEFT HER PENNILESS TO GO OUT IN THE WORLD TO WORK

TO SUPPORT TWO CHILDREN.

NO ONE'S SUPPORTED ME SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD.

WELL, SHE SUPPORTED ME.

AND SHE'S THE ONLY ONE I WANNA TALK ABOUT,

EXCEPT MR. DAVENPORT, WHO'S BEEN MORE TO ME THAN A REAL FATHER

COULD HAVE BEEN.

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?

WHY HAVE YOU TURNED YOUR FACE AWAY?

BROTHER, ARE YOU GONNA LIE THERE FOREVER ON THAT COUCH?

YOU SHOULD MAKE YOURSELF GET DRESSED NOW EVERY DAY

AND START WALKING AROUND THE BLOCK AT LEAST.

WHY ARE YOU SO SAD, BROTHER?

WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO SAD?

IT'S NOT FAIR.

TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT ME.

I CAN'T HELP IT IF I HAVE A HAPPY DISPOSITION

AND YOU DON'T.

BROTHER, I WANNA BE CLOSE.

LET'S BE CLOSE, PLEASE.

WE'RE NOT CLOSE AS A BROTHER AND SISTER SHOULD BE.

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME TO YOU WITH MY TROUBLES,

AND I CAN'T.

SISTER, I FEEL CLOSE TO YOU.

DO YOU?

YES.

AND YOU'RE NOT JEALOUS OF ME?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I'VE NEVER BEEN JEALOUS OF YOU IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

I'M RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE JEALOUS OF ME BECAUSE MR. DAVENPORT SPOILS ME

AND PREFERS ME TO YOU, BUT THAT'S ONLY NATURAL,

BROTHER, THAT HE WOULD.

YOU'RE A STRANGER TO HIM, REALLY, AND I WAS RAISED UP HERE

IN THE HOUSE WITH HIM.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN SO SWEET AND CONSIDERATE TO ME, BROTHER.

I REMEMBER WHEN MAMA DECIDED TO MARRY HIM.

HE TOOK ME IN HIS ARMS, AND HE TOLD ME HE WAS GONNA BE

A DADDY TO ME.

AND HE HAS.

HE CERTAINLY HAS.

YOU MUST LOVE HIM FOR THAT.

SAY YOU DO.

I CAN'T STAND HIM.

DON'T SAY THAT.

DO YOU THINK I'M FAKING LYING HERE ON THIS COUCH?

DO YOU THINK I DON'T CHOKE ON EVERY PIECE OF HIS FOOD

THAT I EAT?

HOW CAN I GET WELL EATING THE FOOD OF A MAN...

I DESPISE?

BROTHER, BROTHER, STOP IT.

I DESPISE HIM.

I WOULD NEVER HAVE COME HERE IF I WOULD'VE THOUGHT

HE WOULD COME HERE AND I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN SICK

AND BEEN AT HIS MERCY!

STOP IT.

I DESPISE HIM!

I DESPISE HIM!

IF I HAD THE STRENGTH, I WOULD GET UP AND WALK ACROSS

THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW-- NOW YOU'VE SPOILED IT FOR ME.

RIGHT NOW.

TELL LILY DALE I'LL BE RIGHT IN.

ALL RIGHT.

HORACE!

HORACE!

HORACE!

LILY DALE!

LILY DALE!

LILY DALE, GET MR. DAVENPORT, QUICK, OUT IN THE YARD.

YOUR BROTHER HAS FALLEN, AND HE'S HURT! HURRY!

AND GET THOSE SMELLING SALTS!

PETE, MAMA NEEDS YOU.

BROTHER'S FAINTED AGAIN.

WHAT?

WHAT'S HAPPENED NOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

I CAME IN AND JUST FOUND HIM ON THE FLOOR.

HERE.

I DESPISE HIM.

WHAT?

I DESPISE HIM.

HE'S DELIRIOUS.

I DESPISE HIM.

YOU DELIRIOUS, BOY?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, SON?

PETE. MR. DAVENPORT.

HE SAYS HE HATES AND DESPISES HIM.

SHH, DON'T SAY THAT.

HE DOESN'T MEAN THAT. NEVER.

DON'T REPEAT SOMETHING SOMEONE SAYS WHEN THEY'RE

OUT OF THEIR MIND.

HE WAS NOT OUT OF HIS MIND.

HE'S RUINED THIS NIGHT FOR ME BY HIS HATE!

YOU WERE OUT OF YOUR HEAD, WEREN'T YOU, HONEY?

DON'T RUIN THIS EVENING FOR HER.

SHE'S HAD SO LITTLE HAPPINESS IN HER LIFE.

( knock at door ) HELLO THERE, YOUNG LADY.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

WILL, COME ON AND HELP ME.

HORACE HAS FALLEN.

I NEED TO GET HIM BACK ON THE COUCH.

COME ON.

COME ON, BOY.

COME ON.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

THERE. THERE. THERE.

NOW...

YOU FEELING BETTER, HONEY?

YES, MA'AM.

YOU GAVE US QUITE A SCARE.

YOU WERE DELIRIOUS.

YOU KEPT LOOKING AT MR.DAVENPORT AND SAYING HOW YOU DESPISED HIM.

BUT HE KNEW YOU WERE DELIRIOUS AND DIDN'T MEAN A WORD OF IT.

( sighs ) WHERE'S MY GIRL?

I THOUGHT SHE'D BE ALL DRESSED AND WAITING.

WELL, SHE WAS, BUT HER BROTHER FELL DOWN

AND SHE GOT ALL NERVOUS AND UPSET AND JUST RAN

OUT OF THE ROOM.

I'LL GO GET HER.

DID LILY DALE TELL YOU ABOUT MY NEW JOB?

I'M LEAVING THE RAILROAD.

I'M GOING INTO THE PRODUCE BUSINESS.

GREAT NEW COMPANY THAT'S JUST STARTED UP.

THEY GOT THE RIGHTS TO HANDLE SOME GREAT NEW PRODUCTS

HERE IN THIS AREA.

ADMIRATION COFFEE...

THAT'S THE ONE THEY ADVERTISE AS "THE CUP

OF SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY."

AND, UH...

HEY, SAY, YOU NEED A JOB.

SPEAK TO PETE ABOUT GETTING MY JOB FOR YOU OUT AT

THE RAILROADS.

ANYONE CAN DO IT.

LILY DALE WILL BE DOWN IN A MINUTE.

PLENTY OF TIME, PETE.

PLENTY OF TIME.

SAY, I JUST HAD A GREAT IDEA.

WHAT ABOUT HORACE FOR MY JOB AT THE YARDS?

NO, IT WAS ALREADY TAKEN.

IT WAS FILLED THIS AFTERNOON.

OH, WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD.

WE JUST WEREN'T ON THE BALL, WERE WE, PETE?

WHY DIDN'T WE THINK ABOUT IT SOONER?

SAY, LOOK HERE.

THIS SIGHT WAS WORTH WAITING FOR.

MY, MY.

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU, WILL.

MAMA MADE THE DRESS.

AND IT IS SOMETHING.

YES, IT IS.

DOESN'T SHE LOOK GORGEOUS, PETE?

YES, SHE DOES.

SHOOT, SHE'LL BE THE PRETTIEST GIRL THERE,

I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR SISTER, HORACE?

PUT A WALTZ ON THE VICTROLA, PETE.

LILY DALE AND I WILL SHOW YOU THE TEXAS CASTLES--

IRENE AND VERNON.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT, WILL.

I HAVE A HEADACHE.

A HEADACHE?

WELL, GET OVER IT.

NO HEADACHES ARE ALLOWED ON THIS NIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA DANCE ALL NIGHT.

♪♪ HOW IS THAT?

YOU DO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE.

AND YOU'RE BOTH WONDERFUL DANCERS.

NOW, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA BRING HER HOME?

DON'T WAIT UP FOR US.

OH, I ALWAYS DO.

I DON'T SHUT MY EYES UNTIL SHE'S HOME.

DON'T YOU TRUST ME, LADY?

DON'T YOU TRUST ME TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR DAUGHTER?

I TRUST YOU, WILL.

YOU KNOW THAT.

THEN YOU GO TO SLEEP.

NO, I DON'T SHUT MY EYES UNTIL SHE'S IN THE HOUSE.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WHEN SHE'S MARRIED AND

NOT LIVING HERE ANYMORE?

THEN I CAN'T HELP IT.

SHE'S SOMEONE ELSE'S RESPONSIBILITY.

WHAT IF WE'RE OUT UNTIL DAWN?

THEN I WON'T SLEEP UNTIL DAWN.

YOU'RE TEASING ABOUT DAWN.

YOU'LL BRING HER HOME BY 12:00.

OR ONE.

TWELVE.

ALL RIGHT, 12:30.

LET'S GO, PRINCESS.

NOW, HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME, BOTH OF YOU.

THERE.

THANK YOU, MAMA.

GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.

GOOD NIGHT, PETE.

GOOD NIGHT, HON.

GOOD NIGHT, PETE.

DON'T TAKE ANY WOODEN NICKELS.

I'LL TRY NOT TO.

TAKE CARE OF HER.

I WILL.

GOOD NIGHT, LILY DALE.

GOOD NIGHT, YOUNG MAN.

YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

SHE SURE LOOKED PRETTY, DIDN'T SHE?

YES.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES.

I TOLD MR. DAVENPORT THAT WHATEVER YOU SAID TO HIM

JUST NOW, YOU WERE DELIRIOUS.

I WASN'T DELIRIOUS, MAMA.

I KNEW WHAT I WAS SAYING.

I'M LEAVING HERE TOMORROW, MAMA.

HOW CAN YOU DO THAT?

YOU CAN'T EVEN GET YOURSELF ACROSS THE FLOOR.

I'M GOING IF I HAVE TO CRAWL OUT OF HERE.

I'M GONNA ASK WILL TO COME AND HELP ME OUT OF HERE,

RIDE TO HARRISON WITH ME ON THE TRAIN,

OR I'LL MAKE IT MYSELF.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO THAT NOW.

I'M GOING, MAMA.

NOTHING WILL KEEP ME HERE.

NOTHING.

WHERE WILL YOU GO?

YOU HAVEN'T GOT A JOB.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

I'LL GO TO AUNT VIRGIE.

SHE'LL NURSE ME.

I WANNA NURSE YOU.

I WANNA DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.

PLEASE LET ME.

WELL...

ANYWAY, IF YOU DECIDE TO COME BACK AND STUDY AT

THAT BUSINESS COURSE, I HOPE YOU'LL REMEMBER

TO COME OVER HERE AND HAVE A GOOD BREAKFAST

IN THE MORNING.

WELL, HONEY, YOU'RE TIRED.

I'LL JUST LET YOU REST.

MAMA.

YES, SON.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT SONG CALLED LILY DALE?

THE ONE PAPA ALWAYS SANG TO SISTER?

WELL, LET'S SEE NOW.

I SEEM TO REMEMBER HIM SINGING IT, BUT I CAN'T

REMEMBER HOW IT GOES.

TRY TO REMEMBER IT, MAMA.

WHY, HONEY?

WHY?

BECAUSE I WANNA REMEMBER IT.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL TRY.

I'LL CERTAINLY TRY.

RIGHT NOW?

YES.

I JUST CAN'T.

BUT I'LL KEEP ON TRYING.

( indistinct chatter ) NO.

ARE YOU GONNA TELL YOUR MAMA WHAT THAT REPORTER

FROM THE PAPER SAID TO YOU?

I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

YOU DON'T?

I THINK HE SAID YOU WERE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DANCER

AT THE WHOLE DANCE.

I THINK HE SAID I WAS THE MOST GRACEFUL DANCER

HE'D EVER SEEN.

I THOUGHT YOU FORGOT WHAT HE SAID.

DIDN'T I TELL YOU I'D HAVE HER HOME BY 12:30?

SHH, SHH, SHH.

DID YOU HAVE A GOOD EVENING?

WONDERFUL EVENING.

SHOW HER YOUR PRESENT.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

WELL...

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT COST ME?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

PLENTY.

BUT I THOUGHT NOTHING IS TOO MUCH FOR MY SWEETHEART.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN, WILL?

IT MEANS WE'RE ENGAGED.

I'VE ASKED HER TO MARRY ME.

( crying ) ( sniffles )

DARLING...

YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO GET MARRIED.

WILL, PLEASE BELIEVE ME, SHE'S TOO YOUNG.

I HAVE NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

IN THE WORLD AGAINST YOU.

YOU GOT TO BELIEVE THAT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

WE'RE NOT GETTING MARRIED TOMORROW.

I HAVE SOME SENSE, YOU KNOW.

I'M MAKING MY PLANS.

I'M GONNA WORK HARD FOR A YEAR, SAVE MY MONEY...

AND WHEN I HAVE A FEW THOUSAND IN THE BANK,

THEN WE'LL MARRY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT PLAN?

WELL, I GUESS NOT.

BUT YOU'LL PROMISE ME YOU'LL WAIT A YEAR, WON'T YOU?

I'M NOT MAKING ANY PROMISES.

I MIGHT WANNA BE MARRIED TOMORROW.

OH, WILL, PLEASE BE SERIOUS.

OH, I'M SERIOUS.

WE'LL WAIT AS LONG AS YOU WANT US TO, WON'T WE, HONEY?

( crying ) LILY DALE.

SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S BEEN A LITTLE UPSET ALL EVENING.

I THINK HIS BEING HERE GETS HER UPSET.

SHE SAID HE TALKED MEAN TO HER TONIGHT.

OH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL WENT ON.

HE'S UPSET, TOO.

HE TOLD ME.

HE WANTS YOU TO TAKE HIM TO THE STATION TOMORROW.

HE WANTS TO GO HOME.

I JUST DON'T THINK HE'S STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT

ON HIS OWN, BUT HE'S DETERMINED TO GO.

I'M SORRY, WILL.

I BET YOU THINK I'M CRAZY.

NO, I DON'T.

I JUST THINK YOU'RE SWEET AND PRETTY.

CAN I KISS HER GOOD NIGHT?

WE'RE ENGAGED.

( sighs ) ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, WILL.

GOOD NIGHT, MISS CORELLA.

GOOD NIGHT, WILL.

( door shuts ) ( sighs )

WELL...

HE'S A GOOD BOY.

I'M VERY PLEASED FOR YOU.

NOW...

WE BETTER GET TO BED.

MAMA.

MM-HMM.

WHAT DO THEY DO TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED TO...

MAKE YOU HAVE CHILDREN?

OH, DON'T ASK ME SUCH QUESTIONS THIS TIME OF NIGHT,

LILY DALE. HEAVENS.

LAVINIA SAYS YOUR HUSBAND DOES TERRIBLE THINGS TO YOU.

DOES HE?

IT'S NOT SO TERRIBLE.

WHAT IS IT?

UH, IT'S JUST...

WHAT A HUSBAND DOES TO A WIFE WHEN THEY'RE MARRIED,

THAT'S ALL.

WELL, YOU'LL FIND OUT.

WHEN?

WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED.

DOES IT HURT?

I'VE HEARD SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT IT HURTS,

BUT IT NEVER HURT ME.

DOES IT HURT TO HAVE CHILDREN?

YES, AND I PRAY TO GOD YOU NEVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT.

WILL WANTS TO HAVE CHILDREN.

WELL, THEN HE IS A FOOL, AND DON'T YOU EVER LET HIM

TALK YOU INTO IT.

WOMEN DIE IN CHILDBIRTH, DON'T THEY?

ALL THE TIME.

EVERY MINUTE OF THE HOUR.

WHEN I HAD YOU AND YOUR BROTHER, I PRAYED TO GOD

THAT I WOULD DIE.

WHY?

BECAUSE IT HURT SO MUCH.

I WAS IN TERROR THE ENTIRE TIME.

IS THE DANCE OVER?

OH, HONEY, I'M SORRY.

WE WOKE YOU UP.

GO BACK TO SLEEP.

HOW WAS THE DANCE, LILY DALE?

IT WAS VERY NICE.

LILY DALE IS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.

SHOW YOUR BROTHER YOUR RING.

IT COST $125.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

WILL TOLD ME.

HE PAID CASH FOR IT.

YOU KNOW, PAPA DID SING LILY DALE TO YOU WHEN

YOU WERE A GIRL.

AND YOU GOT YOUR NAME FROM THAT SONG.

MAMA TOLD ME.

WELL, I DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU'RE RIGHT OR NOT,

IT DOESN'T MEAN A THING TO ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

AND, MAMA, I REMEMBERED HOW THE SONG GOES.

( humming ) YEAH, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S HOW IT GOES.

YOU'LL HAVE TO LEARN IT AND TEACH IT TO YOUR CHILDREN,

LILY DALE.

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE CHILDREN.

YOU'RE NOT?

NO!

WHY?

BECAUSE.

ANYWAY, IF I DID HAVE CHILDREN, I WOULDN'T SING THEM THAT SONG.

WHY?

BECAUSE I WANNA FORGET EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED

BACK THEN.

EVERYTHING.

AND I WANT YOU TO QUIT TALKING TO ME ABOUT IT.

EVERY TIME I FEEL THE LEAST BIT GOOD, YOU BEGIN ON ALL THAT.

"WHAT DID PAPA CALL US?

WHAT DID HE SING?

DID PAPA DO THIS?

DID PAPA DO THAT?" I DON'T CARE ABOUT HIM.

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT?

I DON'T CARE IF I EVER HEAR HIS NAME AGAIN.

MR. DAVENPORT IS MY FATHER.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE I WANT.

YOU HAVE NO FATHER, BUT THAT'S NOT MY FAULT!

I HAVE ONE, THE ONLY ONE I WANT!

SHE DOESN'T MEAN THAT, SON.

YOU KNOW...

SHE'S JUST ALL EXCITED ABOUT THE DANCE

AND GETTING ENGAGED AND EVERYTHING.

I DON'T CARE, MAMA, IF THAT'S HOW SHE FEELS.

HORACE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T TALK SO MUCH ABOUT

YOUR PAPA.

MR. DAVENPORT IS VERY SENSITIVE.

I DON'T THINK HE LIKES IT MUCH.

I DON'T TALK TO HIM ABOUT MY FATHER.

I WOULDN'T, THANK YOU.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE.

MAMA DIDN'T LOVE OUR PAPA.

SHE LOVES MR. DAVENPORT BECAUSE HE'S BEEN GOOD TO HER AND TO ME.

SO DON'T LET ME EVER HEAR YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD AGAINST HIM.

BECAUSE IF YOU DO, I'LL TELL HIM EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID AND

HE'LL THROW YOU OUT OF THIS HOUSE AND NEVER LET

YOU IN HERE AGAIN TO UPSET ME AND MAMA!

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!

HE'LL NEVER GET THE CHANCE TO THROW ME OUT.

HORACE.

I'M GETTING ON MY CLOTHES AND I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE NOW.

YES, I CAN.

AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE IF I HAVE TO CRAWL OUT OF HERE ON MY HANDS

AND ON MY KNEES.

HORACE!

OH, BROTHER!

I'M SO SORRY, BROTHER.

I DIDN'T MEAN A WORD OF THE TERRIBLE THINGS I SAID.

NOT A ONE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT GETS INTO ME SOMETIMES, BROTHER.

I HAVE A TERRIBLE DISPOSITION.

TERRIBLE DISPOSITION.

IT'S THE ROBEDAUX COMING OUT IN ME.

BROTHER...

PLEASE, PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

PLEASE.

PLEASE.

I LOVED PAPA.

BELIEVE ME, I DID, JUST AS MUCH AS YOU DID,

BUT IT HURTS ME SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT HIM,

AND IT SCARES ME, TOO.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT SCARES ME.

SOMETIMES AT NIGHT...

( crying ) I CAN HEAR PAPA COUGHING

AND STRUGGLING TO BREATHE LIKE HE USED TO.

AND I DIDN'T MEAN WHAT I SAID ABOUT YOU LEAVING.

I WANT YOU TO STAY UNTIL YOU'RE ALL WELL

AND STRONG AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY BROTHER I HAVE.

SOMETIMES AT NIGHT, I THINK I CAN SEE YOU DEAD

AND IN YOUR COFFIN.

AND I CRY IN MY DREAMS LIKE MY HEART WILL BREAK.

AND I'M REALLY CRYING, TOO, BECAUSE MY CRYING WAKES ME UP,

AND I SAY TO MYSELF, "BROTHER'S ALIVE.

HE'S NOT DEAD AT ALL.

IT'S JUST A DREAM."

BUT STILL, I JUST FEEL SO MISERABLE.

I JUST LIE THERE SOBBING LIKE MY HEART WILL BREAK.

AND SOMETIMES MAMA HEARS ME AND SHE COMES IN AND SHE SAYS,

"LILY DALE, WHY ARE YOU CRYING?" AND I SAY, "BECAUSE I DREAMT

AGAIN THAT BROTHER HAD DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN AND LEFT US."

SHH, LILY DALE.

LILY DALE, NOW COME ON, HONEY.

I KNOW THAT YOUR BROTHER FORGIVES YOU.

HE'S JUST FEELING WEAK RIGHT NOW.

HE'S VERY WEAK.

HE CAN'T TALK MUCH RIGHT NOW.

HORACE. HORACE.

WE JUST BETTER GET MR. DAVENPORT.

DON'T YOU CALL HIM.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO HELP ME.

I DON'T WANT HIM NEAR ME.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO TOUCH ME.

I'LL GET BACK ON THE COUCH BY MYSELF.

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON OUT HERE?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, MR. DAVENPORT.

HORACE JUST FELL AGAIN, BUT HE'S ALL RIGHT.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

IT'S 1:00 OR AFTER.

GET TO BED.

MY GOD!

I HAVE TO BE UP AT 5:00, YOU KNOW.

I HAVE TO WORK FOR A LIVING!

GO GET YOUR REST NOW.

HERE. HERE YOU GO.

I DESPISE HIM.

SHH. SHH.

MAMA.

SHH.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY, HONEY.

IT'S OKAY.

MAMA.

SHH. SHH.

( singing ) ( crying )

( continues singing ) ♪♪

WILL!

BEHAVE YOURSELF.

MAMA AND BROTHER JUST WENT FOR A SHORT WALK.

NOW SIT DOWN AND BEHAVE YOURSELF.

WILL...

I'M NOT LEAVING YOUR SIDE UNTIL YOU PROMISE TO MARRY ME.

I PROMISE TO MARRY YOU...

A YEAR FROM NOW.

I DON'T WANNA WAIT A YEAR.

WILL, YOU PROMISED MAMA YOU WOULD.

WHY ARE YOU GOING BACK ON YOUR WORD?

WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?

QUIT LOOKING AT ME THAT WAY.

YOU MAKE ME VERY NERVOUS.

GO SIT DOWN IN THAT CHAIR OVER THERE, OR I'M GONNA

GO FIND MAMA AND I'M GONNA TELL HER THAT YOU'RE NOT

BEHAVING LIKE A GENTLEMAN.

IS THIS HOW A GENTLEMAN BEHAVES?

YES.

THANK YOU.

♪♪ LILY DALE.

WHAT?

SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH YOU.

NOTHING'S WRONG WITH ME.

JUST BE QUIET AND LET ME PRACTICE.

♪♪ LILY DALE.

WHAT?

SOMETHING IS TROUBLING YOU.

OH, I DON'T KNOW, WILL.

I'M JUST VERY NERVOUS.

I THINK IT'S BROTHER BEING HERE.

IT'LL SOON BE OVER.

HE'S LEAVING TOMORROW.

I MUST SAY, IT WILL BE A RELIEF TO HAVE THE

HOUSE BACK TO OURSELVES AGAIN.

BROTHER JUST DOESN'T FIT IN.

WE ALL TRIED, BUT HE JUST DOESN'T FIT IN.

NOW, YOU FIT IN.

ISN'T THAT FUNNY?

YOU'RE HERE FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND YOU CHEER EVERYBODY UP

AND MR. DAVENPORT STARTS TO TALK LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN BEING AGAIN.

BUT ONCE YOU LEAVE, WELL...

SILENT AND GLOOMY AND UNHAPPY.

HORACE, HOW YOU FEELING?

YOU WANNA GO BACK NOW?

YES, MA'AM.

COME ON, HONEY.

I HAD A DREAM ABOUT BROTHER AGAIN LAST NIGHT.

I DREAMT HE WAS DEAD.

ONLY THIS TIME, I DIDN'T CRY.

I SAID A TERRIBLE THING.

I SAID, "IT'S ABOUT TIME."

MAMA SAID, "WE'LL BURY HIM HERE,

IN THE FAMILY PLOT IN HOUSTON."

"NO, WE WON'T," I SAID.

"I WON'T HAVE HIM BURIED NEXT TO YOU AND MR. DAVENPORT AND ME.

I WANT HIM BURIED WITH HIS FATHER, WHERE HE BELONGS."

ISN'T IT A TERRIBLE THING FOR A SISTER TO HAVE A DREAM

LIKE THAT ABOUT A BROTHER?

PROBABLY ATE SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T AGREE WITH YOU.

WILL?

WHAT?

LOOK AWAY.

I WANNA ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WHERE SHOULD I LOOK?

ANYWHERE AWAY FROM ME.

I DON'T WANNA GET MARRIED.

WHY?

DON'T LOOK AT ME, PLEASE.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU'LL HURT ME IF YOU DO.

HOW'LL I HURT YOU?

YOU KNOW...

OH.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'LL HURT YOU?

WHO TOLD YOU I WOULD?

SISSY DOUGLAS.

SHE'S A FOOL.

I ASKED MAMA ABOUT IT, TOO.

WHAT DID SHE SAY?

SHE SAID...

WELL, SHE DIDN'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT.

SHE SAID PAPA DIDN'T HURT HER, BUT SOME WOMEN TOLD HER

THAT THEY WERE HURT BY THEIR HUSBANDS.

I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I JUST DO!

OH, LILY, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I'M SCARED, WILL.

I WANNA MARRY YOU, BUT I'M SCARED TO.

NOW I TOLD YOU-- I'M SCARED I'M

GONNA HAVE A BABY.

I KNOW IT HURTS WHEN YOU DO.

I'M GONNA DIE WHILE I'M HAVING HIM.

MAMA SAYS IT'S THE WORST PAIN IN THE WORLD.

DON'T YOU WANNA HAVE CHILDREN?

I DO, BUT I'M SCARED TO.

I'M SCARED OF THE TERRIBLE PAIN, THAT I MIGHT DIE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THEM THEN.

YOU MEAN, YOU CAN BE MARRIED AND NOT HAVE CHILDREN?

YES.

HOW?

THERE ARE WAYS.

PETE AND YOUR MAMA, THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR

10 YEARS, THEY HAVE NO CHILDREN.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT PETE AND MAMA--

HONEY, THEY'RE MARRIED.

THEY'RE TOO OLD, WILL!

NO, THEY'RE NOT.

YOUR MAMA'S ONLY 40.

SHE COULD STILL HAVE A CHILD IF SHE WANTED TO.

OH, MY GOD ALMIGHTY!

I WISH YOU WOULDN'T TELL ME THINGS LIKE THAT!

GOD KNOWS THE KIND OF TERRIBLE DREAMS I'M

GONNA START HAVING NOW!

HONEY, I ONLY TOLD YOU SO THAT YOU COULD UNDERSTAND

THAT MARRIED PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE CHILDREN

IF THEY DON'T WANT TO.

I DON'T WANT TO.

I MEAN, I WANT TO, BUT I'M SCARED TO.

THEN WE'LL NEVER HAVE THEM.

YOU PROMISE ME?

I PROMISE.

DOES THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?

YES, IT CERTAINLY DOES.

YOU'RE SO SWEET.

YOU'RE THE SWEETEST THING IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.

YOU'RE MIGHTY SWEET YOURSELF.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

MR. DAVENPORT, I'M NERVOUS ENOUGH WITHOUT YOU COMING IN

HERE AND SCARING ME THIS WAY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU, LITTLE GIRL.

WHERE'S YOUR MAMA?

SHE TOOK BROTHER FOR A WALK TO HELP HIM GET HIS

STRENGTH BACK.

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA LOSE THE OLD BOY TOMORROW.

UNCLE ALBERT'S COMING FOR HIM.

WHAT TIME IS HE LEAVING?

2:30, I GUESS.

THAT IS IF ALBERT DOESN'T GET INTO A GAMBLING GAME.

THEY'RE A FOOL TO SEND ALBERT.

EVERY PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER IN HOUSTON KNOWS HIM.

BUT HE HAS TO GO BACK.

HE'S GOT A STORE NOW, YOU KNOW?

NOTHING NEVER STOPPED HIM FROM GAMBLING.

NOT HIS JOB, NOT HIS WIFE, NOT HIS CHILDREN.

I GIVE HIM SIX MONTHS, HE'LL BE GONE.

HE'LL BE CLERKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE AGAIN.

DID YOU HAVE A NICE WALK?

A SLOW WALK.

I HEAR YOU HAVE A JOB.

YES, CLERKING FOR MY UNCLE IN HARRISON.

HE'S GONNA STAY WITH MY SISTER, VIRGIE.

AT LEAST UNTIL HE GETS HIS STRENGTH BACK.

SHE'S A WONDERFUL COOK, AND SHE LOVES HIM.

DOES SHE HAVE ANY CHILDREN OF HER OWN?

JUST THE ONE.

A LITTLE GIRL.

HER HUSBAND SAID AFTER SEEING WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH

TO HAVE JUST THAT ONE, THEY COULD DRAG HIM AROUND

THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE BEFORE HE'D LET HER

GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

YOU HUNGRY, PETE?

PETE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY.

I NEVER KNEW A TIME HE WASN'T HUNGRY.

YOU DO PRETTY WELL YOURSELF, WILL.

YOU GONNA STAY FOR SUPPER?

NO, MA'AM.

I'M AFRAID IF I EAT ANOTHER MEAL OVER HERE,

YOU'LL SEND ME A BOARD BILL.

COME ON NOW, STAY FOR SUPPER.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TWIST MY ARM.

I'LL STAY.

WOULD YOU PLAY LILY DALE FOR ME?

I DON'T KNOW LILY DALE.

HOW CAN I PLAY IT FOR YOU?

I'LL SING IT FOR YOU.

MAYBE YOU CAN PLAY IT THEN.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL TRY.

♪ 'TWAS A CALM, STILL NIGHT ♪ AND THE MOON'S PALE LIGHT

♪ SHONE SOFT O'ER ♪ HILL AND VALE

♪ WHEN FRIENDS MUTE WITH GRIEF ♪ STOOD AROUND THE DEATH BED

♪ OF MY POOR, LOST LILY DALE ♪ OH, LILY, SWEET LILY DALE

♪ DEAR LILY DALE ♪ NOW THE WILD ROSE BLOSSOMS

♪ O'ER HER LITTLE GREEN GRAVE ♪ IN THE SHADE OF

♪ THE FLOWERY VALE YOU CERTAINLY HAVE

A SWEET VOICE, SON.

CAN YOU PLAY IT NOW, SISTER?

I DON'T WANT TO.

I WANNA PLAY MY CLASSICAL PIECE.

GO AHEAD, HONEY.

PLAY YOUR CLASSICAL PIECE.

I DON'T WANNA PLAY IT IF YOU ALL DON'T WANT ME TO PLAY IT.

OF COURSE WE WANT YOU TO.

DON'T WE, PETE?

DOES IT HAVE A LOT OF RUNS IN IT?

YES.

I ALWAYS LOVE IT WHEN IT HAS A LOT OF RUNS.

PLAY IT FOR US.

NO, WILL DOESN'T WANNA HEAR IT.

HE WANTS ME TO PLAY RAGS.

NO, I WANNA HEAR YOUR CLASSICAL PIECE.

HOW ABOUT YOU, BROTHER?

SURE I WANNA HEAR IT.

IT'S THE LAST CHANCE HE'LL GET TO HEAR IT.

YOU SURE NOW?

YES, I'M SURE.

♪♪ ( indistinct chatter )

HORACE, I BELIEVE I'LL STEP IN THE BACK AND HAVE A CIGAR

IN THE SMOKING SECTION.

YES, SIR.

WOULD YOU CARE TO JOIN ME?

I DON'T FEEL LIKE SMOKING.

I HAVE SOME CHEWING TOBACCO.

NO, SIR, THANK YOU.

WELL, HORACE, I MAY BE A WHILE.

THERE'S A POKER GAME GOING ON BACK THERE AND I THINK I CAN

GET IN IT.

I FEEL VERY LUCKY TODAY.

YES, SIR.

BUT I KNOW YOU WON'T TELL MY WIFE OR VIRGIE ABOUT THIS.

NO, SIR.

GOOD BOY, HORACE.

Lily Dale: BROTHER'S NEVER SEEMED VERY HAPPY TO ME

IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

WAS HE EVER HAPPY?

I THINK SO.

I HOPE SO.

HE'S DETERMINED, THAT'S FOR SURE.

HE TOOK WILL ASIDE AND ASKED HIM TO STOP BY

GOGGAN'S TO PICK UP THIS SHEET MUSIC FOR HIM AND PLAY IT

FOR HIM.

I'M GLAD HE GOT A CHANCE TO HEAR IT AT LEAST ONCE

BEFORE HE LEFT.

DO YOU THINK IT'S A PRETTY PIECE?

YES, I THINK IT'S VERY SWEET.

DO YOU THINK THE GIRL ON THE COVER LOOKS LIKE ME?

I GUESS SHE DOES.

I'M PRETTIER THAN HER, DON'T YOU THINK?

YES, I DO.

YOU THINK I'M BEAUTIFUL?

YES, I DO.

WILL SAYS I'M BEAUTIFUL ENOUGH TO BE IN MOTION PICTURES.

I HOPE HE'S SINCERE WHEN HE SAYS IT.

OH, I'M SURE HE IS.

WILL SAYS...

YOU AND MR. DAVENPORT...

IF YOU WANTED...

MR. DAVENPORT AND YOU...

COULD WHAT, HONEY?

NOTHING.

I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK.

♪♪ EXCUSE ME.

AREN'T YOU THE YOUNG MAN THAT I MET ON THE WAY TO HOUSTON

THREE WEEKS AGO?

YES, MA'AM.

I THOUGHT SO.

WAS THAT MR. ALBERT THORNTON OF HARRISON SITTING WITH YOU?

YES, MA'AM.

I THOUGHT SO.

HE'S MY UNCLE.

OF COURSE.

YOU LOOK TERRIBLE, SON.

HAVE A SPELL OF MALARIA?

I'VE HAD A SPELL OF SOMETHING.

I'VE BEEN PRETTY SICK.

WELL, YOU STILL LOOK SICK TO ME.

MAY I SIT AND VISIT WITH YOU A WHILE?

YES, MA'AM.

( train whistle blows ) I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M NOT

DOWN MYSELF, AS MUCH AS I HAVE TO BEAR.

MR. COONS IS SICK AGAIN, YOU KNOW?

NO.

OH, YES.

LOST HIS JOB, OF COURSE.

WE HAVE TO MOVE AGAIN.

I'VE BEEN IN HOUSTON WHERE HE'S STARTING ANOTHER

KEELEY CURE.

HE SWEARS THIS IS THE LAST TIME THIS WILL HAPPEN.

"WHAT IS TO BECOME OF US, MR. COONS?" I SAID.

"I AM UNEDUCATED.

I CAN'T WORK.

YOU GET SICK AND CAN'T KEEP A JOB."

( sighs ) OF COURSE, YOU UNDERSTAND

WHAT KIND OF SICKNESS I AM TALKING ABOUT.

WHISKEY!

THAT IS THE KIND OF SICKNESS I AM TALKING ABOUT.

HE JUST CAN'T SEEM TO LEAVE IT ALONE.

Lily Dale: DID YOU LOVE PAPA WHEN YOU MARRIED HIM?

YES, I DID.

AT LEAST I THOUGHT I DID.

WHO DID YOU LOVE MOST, PAPA OR MR. DAVENPORT?

MR. DAVENPORT.

HE'S A VERY GOOD MAN.

HE'S BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME.

HE JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO LIKE YOUR BROTHER.

I WISH THAT WOULD CHANGE.

BROTHER DOESN'T LIKE HIM, EITHER.

WHO DO YOU LOVE MOST, ME OR BROTHER?

OH, I LOVE YOU BOTH, HONEY.

YOU LOVE ME MOST.

I LOVE YOU BOTH.

I THINK YOU LOVE ME MOST.

WELL, YOU'RE A GIRL.

SO I THINK YOU NEEDED ME MORE.

I'M NEVER GONNA LEAVE YOU AND YOU'RE NEVER GONNA LEAVE ME.

OH, HONEY...

YOU'RE GONNA GET MARRIED...

AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LIVE WITH YOUR HUSBAND.

WHY CAN'T WILL MOVE IN HERE WITH US?

NO, THAT WOULDN'T BE PRACTICAL.

THAT'S WHAT WILL SAYS, TOO.

WELL, THEN WE'LL JUST MOVE INTO THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR,

AND IF WE CAN'T DO THAT, THEN JUST AS CLOSE AS WE CAN.

♪♪ HOW DID YOU FIND YOUR MOTHER?

SHE'S WELL.

AND YOUR SISTER?

SHE'S FINE.

I BET THEY WERE GLAD TO SEE YOU AND SORRY TO SEE YOU GO.

DID YOU ASK YOUR MOM ABOUT YOUR BAPTISM?

YES, MA'AM.

I HAVEN'T BEEN.

MERCY!

SICK AS YOU LOOK, I WOULDN'T PUT IT OFF ANY LONGER.

IT WOULD BE TERRIBLE IF YOU DIED WITHOUT BEING BAPTIZED.

HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO YOUR MAKER?

PRAY FOR ME, MRS. COONS.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PRAY ABOUT?

THAT YOU LIVE UNTIL YOU'RE BAPTIZED?

NO, MA'AM, JUST...

PRAY FOR ME AND MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER.

ALL RIGHT, I WILL.

I DON'T KNOW YOUR SISTER AND YOUR MOTHER, BUT I'LL BE

GLAD TO INCLUDE THEM IN MY PRAYERS.

NOW, MRS. COONS.

PRAY FOR US NOW, THIS VERY MOMENT.

WHY CERTAINLY, SON.

FATHER, I'M TURNING TO YOU ON THIS TRAIN...

I TURN TO YOU NOW AND ASK YOU TO FORGIVE OUR SINS,

AND YOUR BLESSINGS-- MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER

AND ME.

PRAY FOR US, MRS. COONS.

PRAY FOR US.

GIVE ME TIME, SON.

I'M GETTING TO YOU ALL.

FATHER...

WHAT IS YOUR MOTHER'S NAME?

CORELLA.

AND YOUR SISTER'S?

LILY DALE.

FATHER, I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO REMEMBER IN MY PRAYERS

THIS YOUNG MAN, HORACE, AND HIS DEAR MOTHER, CORELLA,

AND HIS SISTER, LILY DALE.

FATHER OF MERCY, FATHER OF GOODNESS,

FATHER OF FORGIVENESS...

♪ 'TWAS A CALM, STILL NIGHT ♪ AND THE MOON'S PALE LIGHT

♪ SHONE SOFT O'ER ♪ HILL AND VALE

Horace: LILY DALE MARRIED WILL KIDDER SOON AFTERWARDS.

I MARRIED AND HAD MY OWN FAMILY.

I SAW MY MOTHER AND SISTER ONCE IN A WHILE AFTERWARDS

IN HARRISON...

BUT I NEVER VISITED THEM AGAIN IN HOUSTON.

♪ OH, LILY, SWEET LILY DALE ♪ DEAR LILY DALE

♪ NOW THE WILD ROSE BLOSSOMS ♪ O'ER HER LITTLE GREEN GRAVE

♪ BENEATH THE TREES ♪ IN THE FLOWERY VALE

♪ BENEATH THE TREES ♪ IN THE FLOWERY VALE

♪♪