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And now,Death Valley Days.
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♪♪ [ trumpet ]
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Hyah! Yah!
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Yah! Yah!
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Howdy, folks.
I'm the Old Ranger,
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and I have another
interesting true story for you
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about the historic
Death Valley country.
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If some high mucky-muck
from the Society Islands,
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way out there
in the Pacific Ocean,
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hadn't ordered himself
a gorgeous red fire engine,
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you wouldn't be hearing
this story tonight.
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It's laid
in the famous gold camp
of Columbia, California,
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and it's called...
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Twice in its short lifetime,
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the town had been completely
wiped out by fire--
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once in 1854,
and again in 1857.
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[ people clamoring ]
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It is now the year 1859.
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Once more,
the town is built up.
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Men are working,
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and men are eating.
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I remember the day
I arrived here from Connecticut.
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The town was still smoking
like Sodom and Gomorrah.
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I don't know why
you liken it to them
two cities, Miss Pellet.
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You would if you'd
read your Bible.
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Because they were sinks
of inequity just like this town,
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and they were destroyed
by a rain of brimstone.
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Columbia's no sink.
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It wasn't destroyed
by a rain of brimstone.
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It was a spark
from Old Man Edwards' pipe
falling on a pile of shavings.
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Isn't that right, John?Sure is.
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Yeah.
Old Man Edwards
started it with his pipe.
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I didn't notice you in church
this morning either,
Mr. Haskell.
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Well, I had a late night of it
at the arena last night
watching the fight.
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What fight?A big grizzly bear
and a two-year-old bull.
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How terrible.No. It was pretty good.
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I had my money on the bull,
but Filo here, he was-- Ow!
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Oh, you've-you've gotta be
careful of those chairs, Boy.
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I'm always running splinters
in myself too.
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Mmm! Peach cobbler.
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Nobody makes peach cobbler
like you, Miss Pellet.
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A fight between a bull
and a bear!
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I think it's
positively heathenish.
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And you pretend Columbia's
no sink of inequity.
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A man has to have
some diversion.
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A town that has 30 saloons,
four breweries,
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and 143 faro game.
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"Layout" is the term.
"Faro layout."
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Now, if I had a wife
and a home--
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You'd better reform first.You mean if I will, you'll--
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We've been all over that
before, Mr. Clark.
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Oh, but women do
change their minds sometimes.
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I have no intention
of marrying.
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I might be leaving Columbia
pretty soon anyway.
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You're moving away?
Where to?
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Sonora, maybe.Sonora?
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Why, Sonora isn't half as rich
as Columbia, nor half as big.
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Size and wealth aren't
everything, Mr. Clark.
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There are the finer things
of life.
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Just as a matter
of zoological interest,
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who won,
the bull or the bear?
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Hello, Judge.Oh, good day, Filo.
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On official business,
I see, huh?[ clearing throat ]
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Help!
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Oh!
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Help! Help! Help!
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Help![ whispers ]
Conflagration.
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Conflagration!
Conflagration!
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Conflagration?
Heck, it's a fire!
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Help!
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Help! Oh, help!
Fire!
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Help!
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Fire!
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[ woman screams ]
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Now, now,
don't get excited.
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That's right.
Scatter those flames.
Stamp those boxes out.
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Gangway! Gangway!
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Is that a pail
of beer, Tom?
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Sure is, Judge.
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[ no audible dialogue ]
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Oh, it's all right,
Miss Pellet.
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We've got it
under control.
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That was a close one.
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What were you trying to do,
Kitty, burn up the town again?
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Oh, thank you
for coming to my rescue.
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I hope you didn't
burn yourself, Mr. Clark.Only my coat.
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I've got some baking soda
and bandages, and...
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What I need
is a good, stiff drink.
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To get the smoke
out of my throat.
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There's plenty more beer
where this came from,
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on the house.Splendid. Splendid.
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I, too, feel somewhat
dry from the exertion.
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Twice now this town's
been wiped out by fire.
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We can't run the risk
of its happening again.That's right.
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You're absolutely right.Then what we need
is a fire engine.
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No more of ya piddlin'
bucket brigades.You're right, Boy.
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This town rates
a real fire engine.MEN: Yeah!
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Columbia, the gem
of the mother lode.
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[ men exclaim ]
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I don't care
what she said.
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But a fire engine
will cost a lot of money.
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Well, we'll raise it.
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I'll start
the ball rolling
with $100.
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Here's 50.Here's another hundred.
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[ overlapping chatter ]
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How about you, Judge?
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Well, I'd-- I'd like nothing
better than to contribute,
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but, uh, unfortunately,
I'm not a man of means.
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Then you can donate
your services...
digging cisterns.
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Cisterns? Digging? Me?
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We'll need a lot of water
for our engine.
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[ laughter ]This time we'll put you
to hard labor, Judge.
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Ah, but you haven't got
your fire engine yet.
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You'll have to order it
from back East.
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Why, it'll take
at least a year.
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Uh, might be something
in San Francisco,
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if anyone had the time
to go up there.
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I'll go.Good!
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[ men exclaiming ]
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FILO:
I'll be only too glad
of an excuse
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to get away from here
for a while.
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I'll take the stage
out today.
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That-a-boy, Filo!Yeah!
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We're counting on you, Filo.I'll do my best, Boy.
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Bye! Bye!
Bon voyage-y.
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And take care
of the money.You bet I will.
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Is Mr. Clark going away?Mm-hmm.
Going to San Francisco.
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He must've decided
very suddenly.
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I was talking to him
only this noon.
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He's not leaving
for good?
Could be.
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But--Ah, Miss Pellet.
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Oh, hello, Judge.
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May I have the pleasure
of escorting you
to the Evensong service?
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Hyah!
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Miss Pellet?
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Oh, I'm sorry.
What did you say, Judge?
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I requested the pleasure
of escorting you
to the Evensong service.
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Uh, I'll go
with you, Judge.
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All the way to San Francisco--
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first by stagecoach,
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then by riverboat--[ horn blares ]
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Filo guarded
the precious money.
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In San Francisco, he sought out
the city fire chief.
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We have just what
you're looking for--
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one of the neatest, trimmest,
prettiest little fire engines
that ever threw water.
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New?Well, practically new.
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How come you wanna
get rid of her?
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Well, the fact is,
she don't really
belong to us.
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This engine was built back East
and shipped around the horn
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for the king,
or some high potentate,
of Tahiti.
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Tahiti?One of those Society Islands
out in the Pacific Ocean.
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It was consigned
to the city of Papeete.
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That's what she's called--
Little Papeete.
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I see. Well, how come
she got sidetracked here?
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Nobody seems to know.
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But she's been
sitting on the dock
for quite some time now.
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The shippers
wanna get rid of her,
so if you folks want her--
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Sold.
To the town of Columbia.Come right on.
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A mining camp is no place
for a lady unprotected.
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If she's a lady,
she is protected.
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Yes, but what I mean is... [ door opens ]
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Filo!
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Ssst!
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Mr. Clark.Oh, hello, Miss Pellet.
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You've been away. San Francisco.
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Business?Well, now, it turned out
to be pure pleasure.
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You bring any pictures
of her, Filo?
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No, but she'll be
coming down before long.
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You can see her
for yourself.
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Who is "she"?
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Little Papeete.
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Miss Pellet, I'm still
waiting for my coffee.
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Oh, she's a sweetheart.
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[ men laughing ]
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They said she was supposed
to go to the king of Tahiti.
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She must be a beauty
if a king wanted her.
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Wonderful color, I understand.
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Brilliant.
But it isn't just her color.
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It's her lines. Ohh.Graceful, eh?
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Like a swan.I trust she knows
how to cook,
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this lady whose charms
you were just describing--
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Miss Papeete. [ men laughing ]
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Or wasn't that the name?
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Oh, that's the name,
but she's no lady.
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[ men laughing ]I might've guessed.
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From what you said
about her high color,
it must be paint.
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[ laughing ]Sure.
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Sure, it's paint.
[ laughing ]
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Bright red!
[ laughing continues ]
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[ laughing ]
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Oh, don't look shocked,
Miss Pellet.
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Papeete is a fire engine.A fire engine?
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Didn't I tell you that Columbia
was the up-and-comingest camp
in California?
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It must've cost a fortune.
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We all chipped in.
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Filo here gave $100.
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Mr. Clark!
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You throw your money
around like that,
and you'll--
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Why not?
There's nothing else
I have to save it for.
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I can't think of anything
I'd rather spend it on
than Little Papeete.
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Oh, she's a sweetheart.
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They were good showmen--
those men in early Columbia.
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They sneaked Papeete
into town one night
unannounced,
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hustled her
into her new quarters,
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and kept her there
behind locked doors.
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Until the day
when the public was to have
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its first glimpse of her
in all her glory.
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♪♪ [ marching band ]
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A general holiday was declared.
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♪♪ [ continues ][chattering]
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Ah, Miss Pellet.
[ chuckles ]
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Well, nice to have
you join us.
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Oh, I'm so excited
I could swoon.
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How come
you're not marching?
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It's only the boys
in the engine company.
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And you don't belong?The membership is limited.
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Oh.Well, uh, personally,
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I'd rather be standing here
beside you, dear lady,
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than pushing a fire engine
up the street.
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♪♪ [ stops ]
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♪♪ [ one note ]
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Citizens of Columbia
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and those not so lucky, [ laughter ]
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it is my proud
privilege and pleasure
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to unveil to public gaze
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Columbia's first modern piece
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of fire-fighting apparatus.
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And here it is,
Little Papeete.
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♪♪ [ fanfare ]
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[ bell clangs ]
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[ bell clangs ]
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[ cheering ]
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[ bell clanging ]
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Oh, don't they
look handsome?
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Oh, there's your husband,
Mrs. Brady.
Hello, Matthew.
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Oh, yoo-hoo! John!
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Filo!
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Well!
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Company, march!
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[ bell clanging ][ cheering ]
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[ bell clanging continues ]
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[ cheering continues ]
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Company, halt!
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Ladies and gentlemen,
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we are about to demonstrate
246
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that Little Papeete
is not only a thing of beauty,
247
00:13:11,094 --> 00:13:14,489
but an object of practical
and vital use
248
00:13:14,532 --> 00:13:17,753
that can throw a stream
of water equal in volume
249
00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:20,582
to a thousand men
with buckets.
250
00:13:20,625 --> 00:13:23,933
Company...
let 'em go.
251
00:13:27,545 --> 00:13:30,331
Oh, aren't they efficient?
Look how fast they're working.
252
00:13:36,337 --> 00:13:38,382
All right.
Start pumping.
253
00:13:47,914 --> 00:13:49,872
Maybe the valve isn't open.
254
00:13:49,916 --> 00:13:51,656
[ laughing ]
255
00:13:51,700 --> 00:13:53,093
[ laughing ]
256
00:13:55,704 --> 00:13:58,707
[ cheering ]
257
00:14:01,971 --> 00:14:04,626
[ cheering continues ]
258
00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:10,197
Oh, look how far
it's going!
259
00:14:17,769 --> 00:14:20,163
[ cheering continues ]
260
00:14:38,965 --> 00:14:42,490
You'll die of dyspepsia
if you wolf your food
like that.
261
00:14:42,533 --> 00:14:43,883
Oh.
262
00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:48,713
Seems like
we never get a chance
to talk together anymore.
263
00:14:48,757 --> 00:14:51,020
Oh, I've been busy.
I've got a lot of my mind.
264
00:14:51,064 --> 00:14:52,804
Nothing troubling you,
is there?
265
00:14:52,848 --> 00:14:56,199
Well, I suppose I shouldn't
get my hopes up.
266
00:14:56,243 --> 00:14:57,809
Why not?
267
00:14:57,853 --> 00:14:59,594
It's...
[ chuckles ]
268
00:14:59,637 --> 00:15:02,553
It's almost
too much to expect
that a nobody like me...
269
00:15:02,597 --> 00:15:05,252
You know what the poet said.
270
00:15:05,295 --> 00:15:07,036
"Faint heart never won."
271
00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:08,646
I'd be the happiest man
in the world.
272
00:15:08,690 --> 00:15:11,954
I wouldn't ask
for another thing
as long as I lived,
273
00:15:11,998 --> 00:15:16,263
if only I could be elected chief
of the Columbia Fire Department.
274
00:15:17,481 --> 00:15:19,222
Well, I've gotta get going.
275
00:15:19,266 --> 00:15:20,615
But you haven't had
your dessert yet.
276
00:15:20,658 --> 00:15:22,617
I made peach cobbler
especially for you.
277
00:15:22,660 --> 00:15:24,575
Can't wait.
Engine company meets at 7:00.
278
00:15:24,619 --> 00:15:27,230
Again? But you had one
only night before last.
279
00:15:27,274 --> 00:15:29,015
Oh, that was business.
This is social.
280
00:15:29,058 --> 00:15:31,452
Oh. Will there
be ladies present?
281
00:15:31,495 --> 00:15:33,628
[ chuckles ]
Only Little Papeete,
bless her.
282
00:15:33,671 --> 00:15:35,935
The way you men carry on
about that fool engine.
283
00:15:35,978 --> 00:15:38,546
Like a bunch of boys
with a new toy.
284
00:15:38,589 --> 00:15:41,549
Papeete is no toy,
I assure you, Miss Pellet.
285
00:15:41,592 --> 00:15:43,943
Papeete is the latest
in fire-fighting apparatus.
Why, Papeete--
286
00:15:43,986 --> 00:15:46,249
Papeete, Papeete, Papeete!
I'm sick of the name!
287
00:15:46,293 --> 00:15:48,425
It's all I've heard
for weeks and months.
288
00:15:48,469 --> 00:15:50,862
You can't talk
about anything else
or think about anything else.
289
00:15:50,906 --> 00:15:53,561
Why, you can't even sit down
and eat a decent meal anymore,
290
00:15:53,604 --> 00:15:55,867
because you're so anxious
to get back to that fool engine
291
00:15:55,911 --> 00:15:58,435
and polish her brass
and stroke her paint
292
00:15:58,479 --> 00:16:01,395
and admire her shape!
293
00:16:01,438 --> 00:16:04,572
That's twice now
you've called Papeete "fool,"
and I won't stand for it.
294
00:16:04,615 --> 00:16:07,618
I put up with your criticisms
of me and my friends.
295
00:16:07,662 --> 00:16:10,186
I've heard you disapprove
of everything
in the town of Columbia.
296
00:16:10,230 --> 00:16:13,537
But when you start throwing
insults at Papeete, by golly,
that's going too far.
297
00:16:13,581 --> 00:16:17,019
I can't help it.Then go live in Sonora,
where they don't have a Papeete,
298
00:16:17,063 --> 00:16:19,761
where they have to depend on
an old-fashioned bucket brigade.
299
00:16:19,804 --> 00:16:21,981
Go on. Live in a town
that burns down regular.
300
00:16:22,024 --> 00:16:24,331
See how you like it.
And what's more,
301
00:16:24,374 --> 00:16:27,551
you needn't make peach cobbler
for me anymore,
because I'm not coming back.
302
00:16:27,595 --> 00:16:30,598
I'm taking my meals
across the street
at Mrs. Hoyle's,
303
00:16:30,641 --> 00:16:32,600
wife of Fireman Hoyle.
304
00:16:32,643 --> 00:16:35,559
Filo, you can't.
Her cooking isn't clean.
305
00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,520
I didn't mean
what I said just now.
306
00:16:39,563 --> 00:16:42,305
I just sort of flared up,
and...
307
00:16:46,614 --> 00:16:48,572
Where's he going
in such a hurry?
308
00:16:48,616 --> 00:16:51,097
Oh, another meeting
of the engine company.
309
00:16:51,140 --> 00:16:53,316
The way those men carry on
about that fire engine,
310
00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,057
like a bunch of kids
with a new toy.
311
00:16:55,101 --> 00:16:56,711
She's not a toy.
312
00:16:56,754 --> 00:16:58,974
Papeete is the last word
in fire-fighting apparatus.
313
00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:01,716
Well, she'll be able
to extinguish fires.
314
00:17:01,759 --> 00:17:04,936
Will be? She's already put out
one to the very last spark.
315
00:17:04,980 --> 00:17:08,070
Oh, why didn't she
go out to Tahiti
316
00:17:08,114 --> 00:17:10,377
like she was supposed to,
317
00:17:10,420 --> 00:17:13,510
and do her work
among the heathens?
318
00:17:13,554 --> 00:17:15,991
[ crying ]
319
00:17:18,254 --> 00:17:20,561
♪♪ [ whistling ]
320
00:17:20,604 --> 00:17:22,519
One keg of beer
enough for 20 men?
321
00:17:22,563 --> 00:17:23,955
There's more coming out.Good.
322
00:17:26,523 --> 00:17:28,351
♪♪ [ whistling ]
323
00:17:30,310 --> 00:17:32,094
Can't I go with ya?
324
00:17:32,138 --> 00:17:33,617
No. This is
a practice run.
325
00:17:33,661 --> 00:17:36,011
But you're gonna
have a beer party.
326
00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:37,534
Stag.
327
00:17:39,232 --> 00:17:41,930
[ bell clanging ]
328
00:17:43,671 --> 00:17:45,325
Halt, men!
329
00:17:46,413 --> 00:17:48,371
[ sighs ]
330
00:17:48,415 --> 00:17:51,026
See how easy
she is to handle?
Even uphill.
331
00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:53,550
[ laughs ]
That's our baby, huh?
332
00:17:57,641 --> 00:17:59,817
Oh, they've taken her out
on a practice run.
333
00:17:59,861 --> 00:18:01,950
Why does everyone
call that engine "she"?
334
00:18:01,993 --> 00:18:05,475
And then they're celebrating
with a beer party
up in the grove.
335
00:18:05,519 --> 00:18:08,609
And if I know those men,
they won't be home
till way after dark.
336
00:18:08,652 --> 00:18:11,264
So you're wasting your time
around here, Kitty.
337
00:18:11,307 --> 00:18:13,570
I got nothing else to do.
338
00:18:15,355 --> 00:18:17,618
Mrs. Brady, how can
you put up with it,
339
00:18:17,661 --> 00:18:20,577
having your husband
spend so much time
with a fire engine?
340
00:18:20,621 --> 00:18:22,579
My dear, I've been
married 20 years,
341
00:18:22,623 --> 00:18:25,104
and I am thankful
it's only a fire engine.
342
00:18:33,590 --> 00:18:37,594
[ men ]
♪ Oh, don't you remember
sweet Betsy from Pike ♪
343
00:18:37,638 --> 00:18:41,859
♪ Who crossed a big mountain
with her lover, Ike ♪
344
00:18:41,903 --> 00:18:45,602
♪ With two yoke of cattle,
a large yellow dog ♪
345
00:18:45,646 --> 00:18:50,651
♪ An old Shanghai rooster
and one spotted hog ♪
346
00:18:50,694 --> 00:18:54,698
♪ Saying,
"Good-bye, Pike County,
farewell for awhile ♪
347
00:18:54,742 --> 00:18:59,703
♪ We'll come back again when
we've panned out our pile" ♪
348
00:18:59,747 --> 00:19:01,923
♪ Oh
349
00:19:01,966 --> 00:19:06,449
♪ They soon reached the desert,
where Betsy gave out ♪
350
00:19:06,493 --> 00:19:10,975
♪ And down in the sand
she lay rollin' about ♪
351
00:19:11,019 --> 00:19:15,023
♪ While Ike in great terror
looked on in surprise ♪
352
00:19:15,066 --> 00:19:19,680
♪ Saying "Betsy, get up,
you'll get sand in your eyes" ♪
353
00:19:19,723 --> 00:19:23,945
♪ Saying,
"Good-bye, Pike County,
you can't send our mail ♪
354
00:19:23,988 --> 00:19:26,426
♪ We're, all of us, ridin'
355
00:19:26,469 --> 00:19:30,908
♪ The Ore-gon Trail
356
00:19:32,997 --> 00:19:35,696
♪ As I was walking
down the street ♪
357
00:19:35,739 --> 00:19:38,525
♪ Down the street,
down the street ♪
358
00:19:38,568 --> 00:19:41,354
♪ A pretty girl
I chanced to meet ♪
359
00:19:41,397 --> 00:19:44,008
♪ Under the silvery moon
360
00:19:44,052 --> 00:19:46,620
♪ Hangtown gals,
won't you come out tonight ♪
361
00:19:46,663 --> 00:19:49,927
♪ Come out tonight,
come out tonight ♪
362
00:19:49,971 --> 00:19:52,191
♪ Hangtown gals,
won't you come out tonight ♪[ bell clanging ]
363
00:19:52,234 --> 00:19:55,542
♪ And dance by
the light of the moon ♪Hey! Papeete!
364
00:19:55,585 --> 00:19:57,457
[ clamoring ]
365
00:19:58,458 --> 00:20:00,721
[ bell clanging continues ]
366
00:20:12,036 --> 00:20:13,777
Filo, don't!
367
00:20:15,388 --> 00:20:16,780
You crazy fool!
Look out![ yells ]
368
00:20:28,618 --> 00:20:29,619
Watch out!
369
00:20:31,665 --> 00:20:33,188
[ crashes ]
370
00:20:38,802 --> 00:20:40,369
Oh, Miss Pellet!
Miss Pellet!
371
00:20:40,413 --> 00:20:42,328
Did you hear about
the terrible accident?
372
00:20:42,371 --> 00:20:45,156
What happened?Little Papeete
got loose, ran away.
373
00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,507
Filo tried to stop her,
grabbed hold of a rope.
374
00:20:47,550 --> 00:20:49,422
Filo?She ran right over him.
375
00:20:49,465 --> 00:20:51,598
Oh, no. No. But he hung on.
376
00:20:51,641 --> 00:20:52,990
Was dragged
clear down the hill.
377
00:20:53,034 --> 00:20:54,905
How badly was he hurt?I don't know.
378
00:20:54,949 --> 00:20:57,038
They had to carry him
back to town.
379
00:21:05,525 --> 00:21:07,135
Where are the men?
380
00:21:07,178 --> 00:21:09,050
In there with Filo.
381
00:21:09,093 --> 00:21:10,660
How is he?
382
00:21:10,704 --> 00:21:12,836
Why, I-I really don't know.
383
00:21:14,925 --> 00:21:18,320
Oh, Mr. Brady,
will he live?
384
00:21:18,364 --> 00:21:20,322
We just held a...
385
00:21:20,366 --> 00:21:22,890
kind of ceremony
over him.
386
00:21:22,933 --> 00:21:25,632
Elected him chief
of the engine company.
387
00:21:25,675 --> 00:21:27,677
Oh, Mr. Brady!
388
00:21:27,721 --> 00:21:29,505
Nobody more
deserving of it.
389
00:21:29,549 --> 00:21:32,334
Risked his life
to save Little Papeete.[ crying ]
390
00:21:32,378 --> 00:21:34,728
All right, boys.
Pack her in.
391
00:21:36,556 --> 00:21:38,297
Now, don't cry, Miss Pellet. [ bell clanging ]
392
00:21:41,909 --> 00:21:43,911
If there was only
something I could do.
393
00:21:43,954 --> 00:21:45,782
Oh, but there's nothing
you can do.
394
00:21:45,826 --> 00:21:47,610
Everything's gonna
be all right.
395
00:21:47,654 --> 00:21:49,003
Filo will be all right.
396
00:21:49,046 --> 00:21:51,222
And as for Little Papeete...
[ chuckles ]
397
00:21:51,266 --> 00:21:53,573
she hasn't a scratch on her.
398
00:21:54,878 --> 00:21:57,403
There must be something.
399
00:21:57,446 --> 00:21:59,927
There must be!
[ crying ]
400
00:21:59,970 --> 00:22:02,843
We'll need
the best-quality white satin
401
00:22:02,886 --> 00:22:05,541
and real gold
and silver thread.
402
00:22:05,585 --> 00:22:07,543
Well, I used to be
a seamstress.
403
00:22:07,587 --> 00:22:10,546
I'll be glad to help
with some of the plain sewing.Thank you, Mrs. Brady.
404
00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:12,548
And I'll help
with the embroidery.
Splendid!
405
00:22:12,592 --> 00:22:16,552
We'll get started right away
and have it finished in no time.
406
00:22:16,596 --> 00:22:19,207
Eight days' labor.
That's what you're down for.
407
00:22:19,250 --> 00:22:20,861
But you've got no right.
408
00:22:20,904 --> 00:22:23,646
Why, everybody's doing their bit
for the fire department, Judge.
409
00:22:23,690 --> 00:22:25,648
Even the ladies
are contributing.
410
00:22:25,692 --> 00:22:28,695
Contributing what?Well, we don't know yet.
411
00:22:28,738 --> 00:22:30,871
It's a surprise,
to be presented
at the engine house
412
00:22:30,914 --> 00:22:32,568
this coming Saturday.
413
00:22:32,612 --> 00:22:34,875
And so, gentlemen
of the fire department,
414
00:22:34,918 --> 00:22:37,094
I have been chosen
to present you with this
415
00:22:37,138 --> 00:22:39,706
as a sleight token
of the esteem and admiration
416
00:22:39,749 --> 00:22:41,621
of the ladies of Columbia--
417
00:22:41,664 --> 00:22:44,580
the work of their hands
and their hearts.
418
00:22:48,192 --> 00:22:50,934
KITTY:
"Presented to
the Columbia Engine Company
419
00:22:50,978 --> 00:22:52,893
"by the ladies of Columbia,
420
00:22:52,936 --> 00:22:56,287
February the 22nd, 1861."
421
00:22:56,331 --> 00:22:58,594
[ cheering ]
422
00:22:58,638 --> 00:23:00,596
Champagne for everybody!
423
00:23:07,647 --> 00:23:10,084
[ corks popping ]
424
00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,399
Here.Oh, thanks.
425
00:23:28,363 --> 00:23:30,583
Susan, what are you
doing here?
426
00:23:30,626 --> 00:23:32,498
She should've made
the presentation.
427
00:23:32,541 --> 00:23:33,890
It was all her idea.
428
00:23:33,934 --> 00:23:36,327
She designed the banner
and ordered the stuff,
429
00:23:36,371 --> 00:23:38,329
and did a lot
of the embroidery.
430
00:23:38,373 --> 00:23:40,549
Just the word "Columbia."
431
00:23:40,593 --> 00:23:42,986
Oh. Oh, Johnny!
432
00:23:43,030 --> 00:23:44,988
I once said if they
made me fire chief,
433
00:23:45,032 --> 00:23:47,295
I'd never ask
for anything else.
434
00:23:47,338 --> 00:23:49,993
Well, I'm going to,
right here and now.No, Filo, you mustn't.
435
00:23:51,038 --> 00:23:52,822
Susan, will you marry me?
436
00:23:52,866 --> 00:23:55,564
[ sighs ]
I can't.
437
00:23:55,608 --> 00:23:56,957
I love you.
438
00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,525
You wouldn't if you knew.And you love me.
439
00:23:59,568 --> 00:24:02,310
Please, Filo, listen.
There's something I must
tell you.
440
00:24:02,353 --> 00:24:05,574
I've done a perfectly
terrible thing.
441
00:24:05,618 --> 00:24:10,536
If you'd been killed
when Papeete ran away,
it would've been my fault.
442
00:24:10,579 --> 00:24:11,624
Susan...
443
00:24:11,667 --> 00:24:14,148
Papeete didn't get away
by accident.
444
00:24:14,191 --> 00:24:17,499
I pushed the stone
out from under her.
445
00:24:17,543 --> 00:24:21,851
I wanted her
to be smashed to pieces,
I hated her so.
446
00:24:21,895 --> 00:24:24,854
I should've been the one
to have been killed.
I wish I had.
447
00:24:24,898 --> 00:24:26,508
[ sniffles ]
448
00:24:26,552 --> 00:24:29,642
Well, anyway,
now you know.
449
00:24:29,685 --> 00:24:32,253
I wanted to tell you
before I left for Sonora.
450
00:24:32,296 --> 00:24:34,298
You're not going to Sonora.
451
00:24:34,342 --> 00:24:37,476
I couldn't stay here
and face everyone... after this.
452
00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:39,521
No one else will ever know.
453
00:24:39,565 --> 00:24:42,568
A husband and wife should have
some secrets together.
454
00:24:42,611 --> 00:24:44,657
Oh, Filo.
455
00:24:45,701 --> 00:24:47,834
To you and me.
456
00:24:47,877 --> 00:24:49,879
And little Papeete.
457
00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:52,621
This picture you've just seen
458
00:24:52,665 --> 00:24:55,624
was made right in
the old gold camp of Columbia,
459
00:24:55,668 --> 00:24:58,540
with little Papeete
playing her own part.
460
00:24:58,584 --> 00:25:01,543
The banner presented
by the ladies back in 1861
461
00:25:01,587 --> 00:25:03,806
is still on exhibit there
in the museum,
462
00:25:03,850 --> 00:25:06,287
but it's not for sale.
463
00:25:06,330 --> 00:25:10,900
A famous Hollywood star
offered $2,500 for it
a few years ago
464
00:25:10,944 --> 00:25:13,163
and was turned down flat.
465
00:25:14,164 --> 00:25:16,166
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