02x37 - The Steele Family Story

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Mrs. Elliot.

Swinburne Steele was a widow.

She was traveling west
with four daughters.

They lived for years
next door to my Aunt Abigail.

I had promised
faithfully to look out for them.

But I made that promise.

I had no idea what I was taking off.

Faith was the oldest.

Don't scream today.

It makes wrinkles.

The second oldest was Hope.

Sit up straight.

It's not feminine to slouch.

And after hope, of course, came Charity.

Put your hat on.

How many times must public tell you
Freckles are a disaster?

No. Gentlemen will have you.

And last but certainly not least,

came Prudence.

I said Prudence.

A lady never looked at the ground.

By the time

we reached the Tahoe region,
half the wives on the train were speaking

to their husbands, and those of her
weren't sure that they should.

It seemed to

be up
to me to protect the sanctity of marriage,

the sanctity of young womanhood,
and the sanctity of my wagon train.

Major Adams.

Major Adams, may I.

Have a word with you, please?
Yes, Mrs. Cummins.

What is it?

I want you to.

Know that my son is a very young,
impressionable.

Boy, and I do not intend to lose him
to any scheming little portion.

Wake up the whole kid.

I don't care if I do.

My son and I are in your protection.

You want me to protect
Jeremiah from a girl?

And if one of those girls gets.

Her hooks into Jeremiah,
I will hold you personally. Responsible.

How can you hold me now?

Who's waking? Everyone.

I don't care. He's over 21. Is me.

I am entitled to the same protection
as any other mother on this train.

I'll get an attorney
and I'll take you to court.

Necessary.
You'll keep those girls away from my son.

Major Adams.

My husband spends more time with Mrs.

Steele and her daughters
than he does with me. Why?

He drove their wagon all day yesterday.

Parker,
you just feel sorry for him, I'm sure.

Five helpless women.

Well, I'm one helpless woman, and.

You ruined. My marriage.

I've ruined your marriage.

Listen, Major Adams,
I'm speaking for all the wives

on this train,
and we're giving you fair warning.

Either you do something about those girls,

or every wife is leaving
when she gets to talk to you.

And you just see how far you'll go
with this wagon train without any women.

Yes, Mrs. Parker.

Thank you, Mrs.

Parker.

You got to keep the men away
from my daughters.

When we joined this train,
you told us you'd look out for us.

Protect us.

My daughters came to you
with good reputations.

Mr. Steele, I'm just trying to do my best.

Ladies,
good name is her most prized possession.

How can my girls hope to get husbands now?

I'm just a poor, helpless widow
with four helpless girls and no one.

Would you do. It?

Yes, Mr. Steele. Yes. Yes. Come safe.

We're ready to go

now. You ready?

Oh, I'm not hungry.

All the wives are going to leave
the train.

Trouble with them?

Oh, they ain't going to leave her
just jealous.

Oh, I forgot.

You know all there is to know about women,
don't you?

Major, I didn't get all these wrinkles
from old age.

You should tell them old women
to mend their fences and watch out for

looks like that. To tell them
they're going to see.

Tell them they're going to seed, huh?

They won't speak to me now. Half a point.

Well, I'd wanna eat your supper.

You told me an army travels on a stomach.

You got a quite a few miles to go, though.

Major,
you only have to think about one thing.

Just get them steel girls, some husbands.

Thanks. Lot.

Oh. Oh,

Major Adams.

I didn't know it was you. I'm sorry.

What in tarnation is the matter with you?

I was on my way back to my wagon,
and it grabbed me.

Major, I'm sorry.

Really, I am.

But I don't know what came over me.

She walked by.

She looks so pretty.

Everything's just went black,
that's all. I'm sorry. Major.

You get back to your wagon.

I'm sorry, Miss

Major.
You won't say nothing to my wife about.

Don't you mention it to your wife
or anybody else.

Charlie, get all the menfolk together.

I want to talk to them by some direction.

I've had enough of this.

And you.

You go on back to your wagon.

I'm telling you. I'm telling you straight.

And for the last and only time
that the next man lays a hand

on any one of these girls, he's
going to have to deal with me.

Now, you're not going to ruin
their reputations

or my reputation
or the reputation of my wagon train.

So you can just put that
in your pipe and smoke it.

I know that you can't help being pretty.

You can't help that.

And you can't help being young.

You can't help that

and you can't help being female.

But by golly, I'm telling you,
you just simply got to try.

That's all there is to it.

Try what Major Adams couldn't.

Can't you ever look at a man
without flirting?

I'm not flirting.

I'm just friendly.

Can't you look at him naturally?

Like a brother or something?

I don't have a brother.

Oh, you don't have a brother?

Well, use your imagination.

You girls pay strict attention.

You needed the guidance of a man.

If your father was here,
he'd talk to you like this about girls.

I know that you're all too young
to realize what does.

Flirting and making goo
goo eyes at men can lead to.

But I'm trying to tell you, like a father,

that you can get into water
so deep that you'll never swim out.

We can all swim.

Would you

mind explaining that again, Major Adams?

Can't you understand English?

I guess not always.

Well, it was perfectly clear to me.

You put it beautifully. Major Adams.

What did he say?

He says not to lead young men on.

Our old men either.

Oh, is that all?

Oh, is that whole.

Well, that's a lot.

And you better listen to it.

Do you never grow up to be a lady?

I don't know
if I want to grow up to be a lady.

Oh, she doesn't want to be a lady.

She does know what she's saying.
She's a baby.

I'm 16.

Mother had you before She was 16.

Oh, don't be indelicate.

Well, Faith grew up to be a lady,
and she's a spinster.

Don't apologize to your sister
and go straight to bed.

Why should she apologize? What?

She said is perfectly true.

Faith, darling, you're not a spinster.

I'll be 30 in August, and we all know it.

Faith could have had her pick of the tone.

It just wasn't much to pick from.

Horace Greeley ruined our lives
writing that hateful thing.

It went west, all right.

Every young man we knew just like rats
following the Pied Piper.

Oh, we've been a terrible problem
for you, haven't we, Major Adams?

I'm sure you'll
be happy when we arrive in Sacramento.

Well, I. Sure,

I sure told those menfolk a thing or two,
and I think I got them straightened out.

But I'll tell you something.

Hereafter, when you girls
go walking in the evening, either

Wooster or Hawks or myself
are going to be around.

Oh, Mr.

Adams, For the first time
since the death of Mr.

Steele, I feel that I'm not alone.

May I really lean on your strong
preference?

Certainly, Mr. Steele. You have my heart.

You have what?

It truly kind.

Noble has.

Honorable man you are.

Mr. Steele, I.

I just try to keep my word.

I try to do my duty.

As I see it.

I never noticed you before.

I've been noticing you.

That's why I put my uniform on.

You should wear it all the time, Captain.

Oh, I'm sorry. It's only
Lieutenant, ma'am.

I thought you were
too young to be a captain

now. But I love uniforms.

Are you a hero?

Naturally.

Have you been in

several places?

Show me your style.

Budget.

Dead majors have me tarred and feathered.

Ma'am.

Are you married?

Oh, you old man.

You sound as if you don't intend to be.

Now we have a perfect understanding.

Oh, I could marry you if I wanted to.

I don't want to.

Have you got a girl?

You sure?

Ask a lot of questions.

Would you like to kiss me?

Being an officer and a gentleman.

I can't say no.

Are you afraid of Major Adams?

Well, if he's not, he'd better be

listening to your word.

I'm going to tell you what.

I'm gonna.

Put you.

Oh. Oh, well, she's done.

Good, naughty girl. And I thank. You.

I can't be spanked.

I'm a lady, lady. My foot.

A lady doesn't bite and she doesn't
carry on in the woods with a soldier.

So just

on the name of common sense.

You ever name that child Prudence?
I don't know.

She was such a sweet, innocent
little baby.

Little baby? Yeah, well, she.
Sure I grew it.

You listen to me, young lady.

You'll get in that wagon, and you
stay there till I tell you you can get up.

I won't.

Oh, you what?

Huh? Well,
they're so crazy about the army.

We just give you a little army discipline.

Now you're confined to your quarters.
Can we get to.

Do you understand
that? You, me? Don't sh**t.

I sh**t.

I'm going to run away from those Indians
with Tomahawks.

The Indians
in this part of the country are friendly.

And by golly,
I'm not going to take any chances on you.

I'm going to keep them that way right.

What are you doing?

Look, he howls at Martin Boy.

About 17. Too young.

Yeah, but Jeremiah Collins looks 22.

And, you know,
I think he's got his eye on charity.

Listen, Jeremiah, his mother told me that

she'd take me to court if he got involved
with any of those girls.

You're not afraid of her,
are you gonna learn to deny him?

Yeah, but, you know,
he gets $10,000 a year from his granddad,

George and a wasted.

How about that, Mackenzie boy?

Ellis?

Oh, he's engaged to some girl back home.

But Jeremiah isn't engaged to anybody.

Only his mom.

Listen, Bill, why don't you lay off?

You're not going to get me in trouble
with that old gal, so just take it easy,

lady.

You're going to be able
to see Lake Town in a few minutes.

Keep your eyes open. Oh,

Doesn't need you, Adams.

I need you to play

Major Adams.

Major Adams.

That's all you talk about.

You kidding?

Cranky charity, Why don't you go back
and visit the Collingswood wagon?

You know, Mrs. Collins, what hates us?

She thinks we're after Jeremiah.

His money.

She's mistaken.

Like Jeremiah for himself.

Well, I don't.

He looks like an owl.

You're just not used to his spectacles.

And do you know what.

His hobby is, Burns?

Oh, that's a nice, harmless hobby, Mama.

I don't like him.

Learn to like him.

I'm glad I'm past the age

when I can be considered a commodity
on the marriage block.

I seem to detect a note of criticism.

I'm sorry.

Do you think I'm wrong to want my family
to have nice home security,

A pleasant life?

But don't you want them to have love?

I did, child poverty is not as essential
to romance as it appears.

Novels.

Perhaps you're right.

My experience has come from novels.

We're getting pretty close to the top, Mr.

Steele. I'll drive down if you like.

Oh, thank you. Thank you. All right.

Get it back.

Charity.

Now, Brutus, I'm beginning to talk about
by middle of the afternoon.

I'll give you your shoes
back when we get there.

I'm sorry about you.

Oh, I'm sorry you did to.

Oh. Oh, sir. Oh,

take a look at that.

Where's Lake Town, ladies?

Pretty, isn't it, huh? Wrong.

You did.

That.

One handsome house.

I belongs to farming.

Dashwood owns
the biggest silver mine up here.

His wife is a very fortunate woman.

He hadn't got a wife.

He's a widower.

Always bachelor,
a bachelor cap confirmed bachelor.

I'm sorry to say.

He noted this Mr. Dashwood.

For use in his forties. He guessed.



We don't even know him.

And you're going to meet him?

I was up there last week on some business.

Says he's going to give us some party.
But get him, truck.

We'll get out your ball gowns.

Go down here in this wilderness.

You won't need anything in that fancy
blind mama.

We'd have to tear the wagon apart.
Those pieces are clear in the bottom.

Made you. Adams will help. You.

I get pretty busy when I get into Truckee.

You'll take the town by its heels.

By who knows?

The right man
may be waiting here for each of you.

Go on a beautiful thought.

There must be many single men
of good fortune in a town like this.

Mama, you're dreaming.

No, she's not dreaming it.

There's a lot of bachelors in Truckee.

Get out the ball game.

Who knows what might happen
when I get there?

You must all do your best to appear.

Small, delicate.

You're too healthy.

A true lady must always be frail
and delicate

and neckline is quite low enough.

Prudence and evening
dress may expose a lady shoulders,

but her ankles must remain a mystery
until the wedding night.

And prudence, please try not to chatter.

A lady charms a gentleman
by listening to him.

But help.

A lady must open her mouth
once in a while.

Do say something to your partners now
and then.

And say yes.

Try not to sound too intelligent.

Intelligent
women are very frightening to gentlemen.

Now girls be like a fourth
in light of heart.

This may be the most important
night of your lives.

And I want you to pay
most particular attention to Mr.

Dashwood. Come.

We won't like to catch up.

Stokes Shoulders back, Snap. I'll

really something to look at, Auntie Bill.

Your daughters are lovely, Mrs. Steele.

There'll be a lot of turned
heads here tonight.

Maybe even yours.

I'm afraid
Mine's a little stiff and rusty,

but there are a lot of younger heads
present.

I'm sure the hunting
will be very good, Mrs.

Steele.

Remember what I told you?

I was sure we could never pin our hopes
on Bill Dashwood.

Mr. Dashwood is no match for you,
Major Adams.

You are the kind of man
who can accomplish anything.

Oh, Mrs.

Steele,
I'm afraid you're a bit prejudiced.

Cause
how could I be anything but prejudiced

after watching you all these months?

Well, you're a giant among men.

Mrs. Steele.

I'm just an ordinary wagon master.

That's old.

Ordinary wagon, Master.

I won't have you think of yourself
that way.

You're a leader of force and inspiration.

There's nothing
you can't do if you set your mind to it.

Well, we've

got several strings to our bow tonight,

and there are many fine prospects here.

Oh, yes, Major Adams.

There are. So.

Shall we?

I didn't know the music of Walsh Mills.

Surely he hasn't been a wagon
master all his life, Alfred.

Well, if you don't watch out,
he won't be taken up with that family.

He'll be one,

and we'll be out of a job.

Yeah, I'm.

Sure you would like to try another dance,
Major.

Mr. Steele.

You see, I haven't lost in a long time,
and I'm not exactly sure of myself.

They've seen you do it. Sit

you down so beautifully.

Who is that with?

Hope.

Oh, that's Clay Wallace.

He's the foreman at the mines.

He's young to be a foreman, isn't he?

Yes, he is. He said Mr. Dashwood nephew.

Yes, a fine boy.

He comes from the poor side of the family,
but he's got great prospects.

Hopes wasted almost an hour.

You must find a suitable for her
right after this.

Said, Oh, who did that dreadful army

man get prudent.

He told me to close.

Well, from the speed
at which they're moving, Mama,

I think he probably has to hang on.

He has no business
taking up rooms his time at all.

Oh, and look at faith.

Wasting her time on parks.

On horses.

All right, ma'am. He's a fine man.

Of course he is.
But he already has a wife.

Let's not lose
sight of the purpose of this evening.

Led in search of husbands.

Oh, and look at poor Jeremiah Collins.

Would

rich,

eligible
and nobody to talk to with his mother.

As long as that old lady standing guard,

I'm sure that nobody's
going to get through to him now.

The I spoke
most particularly to those girls about Mr.

Dashwood.

I remember what Mr.

Dashwood said about being a bit rusty.

Why Mr.

Dashwood is in the prime of life.

He has everything a girl could want.

A seven to use.

Made to ride on
the youth does not make the best husbands.

Well, it makes the best looking man.

Show us.

You're wrong, Major Adams.

Well, I like

you. Take the girls aside
and have a heart to heart.

Talk with the Major Adams.

They mustn't wasted opportunities.

Come with them.

You are the only father they have.

This is Mrs. Steele. I am. I know

to admire you, not your boy.

You haven't danced with charity
all evening.

Yes, but.
She doesn't want to dance with me.

Of course she does.

She's longing for you to ask her.

She is.

No, she isn't.

She thinks I'm a dullard.

She's right.

Jeremiah.

I know you've led a sheltered life,
but it's time you developed

a little self-confidence
being a very attractive young man.

Now you ask Charity to sit.

What were you saying to my son? Oh.

Such a lovely boy, Mrs. Collingwood.

You must be very proud of him.

Yes. Well, why do we have.

To come in here?
Your mother wants me to talk to you.

Oh, dear. More cozy from the sidelines.

We're incarnation. Is that faith?

Well, we'll have to go on without her.
That's all there is to a corner.

Then sit down, talk

to your mother.

I want you to pay more attention
to Mr. Dashwood.

We can ask him to dance.

Major Adams,
A gentleman must always ask a lady.

I don't want to dance with him anyway.

He's so. Old.

Mr. Dashwood is a fine figure of a man.

Oh, I know. He's very well reserved.

He's old enough to be my grandfather.

He's only in his forties.

That's it.

I mean.

Well, he must be as old as you are.

Listen here, young lady.

I'll have you know that
I am. No Methuselah.

Oh, not. You, Major Adams.

Mr. Dashwood.

You're not dancing this evening?

No, just looking. Thank you.

You've monopolized
the only attractive girl in the room.

Hope is beautiful, isn't she? Watch out.

She's got a designing mother.

Well, I hope she has designs on me.

I warn you,
your charms will be estimated it

in terms of your bank balance.

What a cynic.

Why shouldn't I be in my time?

Many of Mrs.

Steele is said her daughters care for me.

Well, if Mrs.

Steel wants you for hope,
you'll have to fight it out with me.

I daresay Mrs.

Steele wouldn't marry me to any of her
daughters, including the baby one

that I've lived long enough
to recognize the tricks.

I'm too old to be caught now.

Haven't you ever been in love?

Oh, I had a few of the symptoms
last about 17 or so, as I recall.

It was all thoroughly depressing.

Well,
I feel sorry for you, Angela Dashwood.

I feel sorry for you and have you with us.

I'm safe from the Mrs. Steele's.

And have you seen any interesting
birds lately?

Mr. Collingswood?

Are you interested in birds
too much still.

And I've never really met any but

except a woodpecker
that lived in our maple tree back home.

Was it a downy woodpecker affiliated
woodpecker or yellow bellied sap?

Second,

probably.

You've got a lot to learn about
woodpeckers.

I'm sorry, I really haven't time.

I'm sorry, too,
because I've got a lot to learn

about you.

You'll pay no attention to Mr.

Dashwood at all.

Faith, I'm speaking to you.

I think. I agree.

I pay no attention to Mr.

Dashwood at all.

Major Adams is bringing Mr.

Dashwood over.

For heaven's sakes, smile.

Lovely party.

Such a generous host. You're very kind.

Fay has just been speaking about you
in most glowing terms.

You made a great impression on a S&P.

Mr. Dashwood.

He's made an indelible impression.

You see.

Oh, my daughters are such shy,
retiring girls.

They never had the courage
to speak for themselves.

Will you favor me with this dance,
Miss Faith?

Thank you, Mr. De Hood.

But I really don't care to dance.
Just now.

Perhaps later.

No, I think not. Not later.

Not ever. Mr.

Dashwood pays Mr. Cash.

What is our host?

And we're not going to impose on that
fact, are we, Mother?

Impose? I don't think I understand all.

I'm sure I don't.

You see, you are quite safe, Mr.

Dashwood, as you yourself so,
so gallantly stated,

you are too old to be caught.

So that's it.

Even at my age,
I'm still surprised when I find

that a lady is not a gentleman.

And I am surprised to learn
how easily a gentleman forgets.

He's a gentleman to ashamed.

Oh, he's enormous.

Still up.

Here. You're going to be all right.
You see the.

Homestead, Dashwood,
please forgive my little girl.

She's not herself tonight.

No, I should say she isn't.

And I'm real sorry, Bill.

Sorry. I'm in your debt.

I haven't enjoyed anything
so much in years.

I Pikesville.

Oh, you know, Mr.

Steele, I'm afraid nothing is going
the way it should.

We're getting into this thing over
my head. You.

You know,
there's an old fashioned theory of it

takes two people
to fully appreciate a moonlit evening.

What an amazing conceit, Mr.

Dashwood, to think that you could add
anything to a moonlit evening.

When you finished
with his girlish outburst.

I'll proceed with my apologies.

Oh, please don't do anything
so far into your nature.

Do you intend to be angry with me forever?

Indeed not.

I don't intend to know you forever.

I've always admired spirit in a woman.

I am not in the least interested
in what you've always admired in a woman.

I'll overlook
that thoroughly dishonest statement.

I realize that it's very difficult
for a woman to be honest when she's angry.

Are you daring to suggest
that I am interested in you?

It's very obvious.

Oh, Mr. Dashwood.

And also, I confess, somewhat intriguing,

because I realize it's genuine
and not contrived. Oh.

Good night.

And good bye, Mr. Dashwood.

It's only. Goodnight, Miss Steele.

We'll meet again, I promise you.

Well, it was a good party when?

Pretty good,

I guess.

It was a terrible party.

Parties.

No fun when someone keeps telling you
who to dance with.

I shouldn't have had to tell any of you.

You knew why you were there.

Why we were on exhibit
like sl*ves in an auction.

No other woman of my acquaintance
has four daughters to launch.

Four husbands to find.

We could all be old maids.

There hasn't been an old maid
in our family in over a hundred years.

There was great Aunt Hester.

Great aunt has died at the age of 12.

She doesn't count.

There's no use crying over spilled milk.

The milk did not need to be spilled.

Well, I didn't spill any milk.

I let Jeremiah colleagues
would dance all over my feet.

Tell us all about the yellow lights.

Secretariat didn't steal
that ballroom language, but you're about.

To execute. It. Major Adams.

I want you to wash that young lady's
mouth. Out with silk.

You got me. She bites, remember?

Obviously, you've never met
a yellow bellied half sucker.

Well, she's met Jeremiah Collingswood.

And he's a real deal.

It's the name of a bird.

Momma, there's a woodpecker.

Well, it has a very indelicate name.

You know,
I can tell you its entire history.

I can also tell you the entire history

of any other woodpecker
you would care to name.

Very well, Miss Saucepot.

Do you prefer Mr. Dashwood?

No, Mother.

Does she have to like one of them
or the other at all?

She's only 17.

Major Adams.

I'm not speaking to fate at the moment.

Will you kindly inform that
I cannot afford to lose any prospects?

Face your mother's, Mr. Adams.

Kindly inform my mother that Mr.

Dashwood is a disagreeable,
miserable, rude,

arrogant, impossible man.

I thought he was charming.

And he is not a gentleman.

Well, now, wait a minute.

That's kind of a serious charge.

What did he do?

Well, that question
is an invasion of privacy, Major Adams?

Well, I don't think it is.

It's a good question by all. It's
only you're going to tell me.

And by all the totally I am not.

Well, you just wait a minute.

If that follows, that should lead one
finger on you.

So I. Wouldn't dare.

Then what did he do that was so terrible?

You're yelling at my yard, All right. Yes.

Your bully tactics won't work with me.

I hate loathed abomination
and despise the ground he walks on.

And even if you beat me to ribbons,
you won't change my mind.

Good night, Major Adams.

But what did he do?

Oh, Mr.

Steele,
I can handle a regiment of soldiers.

I can cope with the desert,
with a snow storm, with sleet, with rain,

with even Worcester.

But these four daughters of yours
are just too much for me.

That's all. You mustn't lose
Heart made you lose heart.

I've lost my confidence by.

Hush up out there.

Who's going
Oh, don't cry. Please don't cry.

I certainly know.

You're going to wake up the whole camp.

I'm not going to be searching.

You, Mr. Adams.

Thank you.

Thank you.

See what I tell you.

Charlie?
We don't have to worry about the major.

Don't you be too sure.

He's almost human.

You know.

I will.

I am, Mr.

Dashwood.

We're still wagon I down the line away.

Thank you. Yeah,

I'm up. Up.

My dear Mr.

Worse, My dear, dear Mr. Dashwood, come.

I conducted a major Adams immediate play.

Play?

You You say that you want accord,
Miss Hope, Is that it?

Yes, sir.

And Bill, you want to court Miss Faith?

I'll miss Steele.

You and I better have some private
talk back here.

g*y, impetuous young man.

Listen, is this young Willis?

Is he all right with.

You know what you said He was a fine
young man with good prospects.

And of course, we mustn't
risk offending Mr.

Dashwood.

But you can't let Dashwood
Court face. Well, I know.

Well, you know, she feels about him.

She says she hates laws
and despises the crown that he walks.

On good natured Adams.

That means she's very much in love.

I guess I just don't understand
the English language

when I say I hate somebody, I hate him
and I love my love him.

But you're not a woman, said
those hate heaven. I'm not.

Have you decided to accept a.

Sleep book so anxious?

Of course you'll be acceptable.

Do you understand
that? I'm not guarantee in this.

I want no part of it.

That would be highly presumptuous
if you did.

Well, Clay, we're part of the wagon train.

And you're joining us.

Oh, no. Well, let's put it this way.

Said you're gaining a couple of sons,
not losing a couple of daughters.

But I want to lose them.
I'd like to lose all of them.

I wish I'd never laid eyes on it.

Say that

maybe you want them to stay here
and you can court them here, huh?

Leave the wagon train.

Leave you? Oh, yes, Truckies
a wonderful place.

You like it
much better than San Francisco.

Then all the girls can be married right
here.

No, No need to, Adams.

I could never manage without you. Now.

Cheer up, said the more the merrier.

Thanks, Bill.

Come on,

Clay.

Faith should be here.

But that's not for sir.

I'd rather
she'd be here for her own free will.

I mean, what you one

big one myself.

Who in tarnation

is that out there walking with charity
the night.

I said Williams boy,

charity like variety, you know, Bill.

I'm going to walk on out
you and keep your eyes open.

See that they're all on their feet,
moving at all times.

I wish you had never met that hand.

Abigail of yours.

How am I looking at it?

Well, I might feel like.

I told Mother

I was going for a walk with charity,
and she so upset about faith, Mr.

Dash,
when she forgot to ask me any questions.

I just love it up here in the mountains,
don't you? Of course.

Everybody loves the mountains.

I've never seen Miles like these before.

She stopped talking, Prudence.

I just stopped to get my breath.

Mr. Adams.

When you get out there,
don't let him out of your sight.

Yes, sir.

Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Three years.

Oh, Faith.

Walking by yourself again tonight.

I like being alone.

Well, just don't wander out of earshot.

Good evening, Mr..

We seem to be walking
in the same direction.

Are you determined to spoil my walk?

May I tell you I am traveling with a wagon
train?

Mr. Dashwood,
is there any way I can convince you

that I am not in the least interested
in your affairs?

But I am almost unbearably
interested in yours.

Be careful, Mr. Dashwood.

I have a designing mother.

Watch out for traps.

But I am trapped.

Hoist with my own petard.

You have captured me, Faith. I The faith.

I have captured you completely.

Then I set you free.

Forgive me for taking up your time.

Please accept my best wishes
for your health and happiness.

Good night, Mr. Dashwood.

You were right the first time.

It was goodbye,

Faith.

You know, honey,

I once heard of a man who cut off his nose
to spite his face.

And he was never very happy without it.

Are you referring to Mr.

Dashwood? Is my nose.

He's in love with you.

Not with me. He's in love with himself.

Well, that may be,
but he's also in love with you.

He thinks you're a fine
and beautiful girl,

and he offers you his honorable name and.

And his devotion.

I've never asked for Mr.

Dashwood good opinion.

But, honey, he has a great deal to offer.

A great deal to offer?

Yes. Comfort, security, position, money.

How dare you suggest such things
could influence?

I'm not for sale, Major Adams.

I wasn't trying to suggest
that you were for sale.

For security money.

What about warmth and kindness
and sensitivity.

Mr. Dashwood is emotionally bankrupt.

Well, wait a minute. Fayed, wait.
Listen to me.

You've only known the man a few days.

I knew that
when I only knew him for a few minutes.

You just want me to marry him
because you think we'll go back to Plucky

and you'll be rid of it?

Oh, easy, girl.

Just take it easy.

He's talking to me
as though I was a horse.

I don't know how. To talk to you.

I wouldn't marry Mr..

I just want to be
with the last man in the world.

And maybe he is the last man
in my world. But I do wish

you. Get the.

Idea. What's that?

You must have had an accident.

Like Major Adams. He.

Maybe you needed Mr. Wooster.

I'll see Prudence back to the wagon.

You sure you'll go right back?

Oh, yes, I promise. Oh, yes, sir.

Well, I don't trust you.

What happened?

That question
is an invasion of my privacy.

Well, what are you doing?

What does it look like I'm doing?

I want a little coal in it.

Or I'm sitting at Sizzler.

I'll give you a hand.

Oh, we will.

Have you got your hat?

Hat? You see,
I imagine you're catching cold.

I'm not catching cold. I just need to.

Boil out a cold at model.

If I don't keep it at.

Charlie, you're just basically me,
that's all.

You'll thank me for this tomorrow.
I won't take.

Can't walk.

You can walk.

Well, charity
and Hope are delivered and saved.

What happened to. You?

Oh, none of your business.

He fell down.

Oh, Blabbermouth. Well, how'd that happen?

I got tired and I sat down to rest.

Well, you're sure? In
a great humor. Oh, shut up.

Come on.

I'll take you. Take you back here.

Oh, come on, Johnny.

As hot.

What's the matter, Mrs.

Kroonstad?

All me. Man.

Oh, my baby.

My baby.

You were assigned to produce.

She told me she was going
straight back to the wagons.

Besides how to take care of you.
You left your post.

She's run off with him. All right.

Baby, my sweet baby.

Married without a mother.

He will marry you, won't he?

After all, he is a lieutenant.

An officer wouldn't run off.

And with a lady and not What? Oh,

well, go get.

Don't just stand there.

All by myself.

Well, I can't go. Neither can Bill Hawks.

I'll get going.

I'll go with you.

So, line.

Go. Oh, thank you, Mrs. Dashwood.

Thank you.

You take your horse whip, Mr. Dashwood.

He. He'll be all right. Oh.

I. I wish I'd thought of running off, huh?

Well, at least.

Prudence is with the man she. Wants.

Not handcuffed to someone Mama wants.

Perhaps.

After all, Mama does know best.

Major Adams.

Major Adams. You must help me now.

What is it, Mrs. Collingwood?

Jeremiah's in a state.

I know he's in a state and he's
going to get worse before he gets better.

You don't understand.

Last night I found him looking at.

All the facts on matricide.

Matricide, Ma'am.

The m*rder of a mother by her son.

Well, he's
not going to do it on this train, ma'am.

Oh, I certainly hope not.

Well, you can bet your boots he isn't.

What next?
Oh, I don't know, Bill. I swear.

Don't cry so much.

It'll make you cry.

Oh, no.

Man likes a red eyed female.

I have had enough. I really had enough.

You hold up till I get back right?

Am I?

Get down off of that wagon.

I want to talk to you.

Yes, sir.

Take that coat off.

Come on.

Right up there.

I'll take your necktie off.

Talking about matricide, huh?

I thought maybe if I scared a little,
she'd let me live my own life.

Unbutton that collar.

Get them glasses off.

Would you mind hitting me with them on?

I can't see a thing without them.

Get them glasses off.

Now, let me look at you.

And I figured that it's just like
I thought I.

What? Sir?

You come with me,
and you do exactly as I tell you.

You hear me?

Can I put my glasses on?

Oh, don't mind your glasses. Come on.

What are you going to do with me?

I'm going to emancipate you.

Come out of here.

Jeremiah.

Is that. You?

Major Adams has given me permission
to marry you.

And I'm going to do it.

I I care of my

writings. You take those.

Glasses off before.

Is that Jeremiah?

You bet your boots it is.

Jeremiah Collingwood.

May I leave you with just one thought?

Matricide.

I can plan to be married while face
so unhappy.

Why, sure. I never thought
I'd have any trouble with you.

She cried all night.

So did Mother. So did. I.

You must have had the wagon drenched.

You see, Major Adams,
we all get married in the face.

Will be an old maid
as long as we're together.

She's. She's still just the oldest girl.

Well, I just can't get faith in Mr.

Dashwood together. I think you can. Now.

All right, I'll make one more try.

But this is absolutely the last time.

Faith.

Will you please stop crying?

I've been such a fool.

Well, honey,
you can't help that. You, a woman.

You'll never. Forgive me.

Oh, he'll forgive you.
I'll tell him apart.

When he spoke to me that night, I was so.

And even after that, he was still willing.

To help us.

When I saw him ride off like that
to help Prudence.

And you, the way I treated him.

Honey, tell me one thing, William.

Just what was it that made
you so mad at him in the first place?

I don't know.

You don't?

Isn't that strange?

I don't know.

You don't know what?

I swear. Oh,

well, they're married.

Well, now what?

They're married.

Oh, Charlie,

go get cleaned up.

Prudence was the matron of honor.

Following her came the bride.

Faith, Hope

and charity.

I took no chances.

I performed the ceremony myself.

And now,

by the authority vested in me
as Wagon Master,

I pronounce you.

And each and every one of you,

man and wife.

I crawled into bed
with a definite expectation

of a good, peaceful sleep.

Oh. Oh, oh.

What is wrong? Oh.

Oh, Lord.

My baby.

Magisterial
just absolutely flabbergasted me.

Because you've never been a mother.

You've never been a mother.

Oh, you're right.

I haven't.

But tomorrow's another day.

Who knows what'll happen then?

She's going to get him yet.

We better keep our eyes on him.

Do we get to Sacramento?

Yeah.

It's a good thing we know what to do.

We'll just keep that old
gentleman on his feet and keep him moving.

Goodnight, missus.

You can take me to Adams. You're right.

Tomorrow is another day. Yes,

perhaps tomorrow.

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