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George, bubba, get a move on. The day's a-wastin'.

What's the hurry, Sam?

It's time bubba got to school.

Oh, why do I've got to go to that old school, anyway?

Well, I'll tell you why.

One of these days you're going to pick up a man's poke.

It's going to have a dollar in it

and a quarter and a dime and a nickel,

and how much you got?

I don't know. How much?

Uh, dollar and a half. Wash your face.

What do I do for lunch?

Find some.

Some there will have more than they need.

Now git!

It's time we got to town.

Good morning, gentlemen.

Good morning.

I see you like the pears.

Well, mighty tasty, mighty tasty.

Mm-hmm. They're also not inexpensive.

20 cents a peck.

Fine. We'll take a bushel.

A bu... oh!

Oh, my. Well, uh, yes.

Might I help you with anything else?

As a matter of fact, there is.

We're going to be moving here to walnut grove permanent,

and we have been out on the road,

and we've used up all our provisions.

Oh, well, you've come to the right place.

Oleson's mercantile does have

the largest selection of supplies

in all of hero township.

I'm Mrs. Oleson.

Well, pleased to meet you, ma'am.

George galender, and that's my brother Sam.

How do?

How do you do?

You wouldn't happen to have these in a 9 1/2, would you?

Actually, no, I don't have your size.

I do have your size, however,

in a much finer shoe.

Of course, it is rather expensive.

Well, price is no matter.

Oh. Well, that's what I always say.

It doesn't matter as long as the quality is good.

Mm-hmm.

Whoa.

Ah. Good morning.

Good morning.

Oh, nels. This is Mr. Sam

and Mr. George galender.

They've just settled in walnut grove.

Well, I'm very happy to hear that.

I hope you find the town to your liking.

Well, if everyone is as kind as your wife, I'm sure we will.

Oh! Thank you.

Now, let's see. Your bill comes

to exactly 16.75.

Well, that's just fine. You can charge it to our account.

Uh...

Um... let me see that.

Uh, I'm... I'm sorry.

I'm afraid my, uh, my wife didn't explain

that it is not our policy to extend credit un...

'Fraid you'll have to put that on our bill.

I'm sorry.

George, don't fool around with the glassware.

The fact of the matter is, I... I have a bank draft

that's due here on Friday,

at which time I'd be only too glad to settle up with you.

Oh.

Friday. Yes.

Well, I, uh... I guess that would be all right.

You spell your name g-a-l...

G-a-l-e-n-d-e-r?

Bubba: That's right.

And bubba is your given name?

That's right.

Miss beadle: Class!

Bubba, we're very happy to welcome you to school.

And don't feel ill at ease

that there aren't more boys in school.

They'll be back soon as the planting's over.

All farmers, huh?

Uh-huh. You may take your seat.

Bubba.

That's the silliest name I've ever heard.

Willie, is there something wrong?

No, ma'am.

Miss beadle: Well, then, please take your seat.

Yes, ma'am.

Miss beadle: All right, class, you can open your books and begin.

Hi. We're looking to buy some lumber. You Mr. Hanson?

No, no. My name's Charles Ingalls. Mr. Hanson!

Got some customers here.

Oh, well, that is what we are in business for. What can I do for you?

Sam galender's my name.

This here is my brother George.

We'd like to buy some lumber.

Ah. What do you want to use it for?

Well, we've taken that old place across the way.

Figured we'd put a new roof on

and replace some of the studding.

Oh, Edwards' old place.

Well, you'll need plenty of lumber for that, all right.

Well, I'll tell you.

A wagon load about... About like that would do it.

I'm sorry. That is already spoke for... Mr. Henderson.

Well, we was kind of hoping to get the roof on

before it rained.

You know, Henderson's not going to start work

on his place for a couple of weeks.

We'll have another load cut by then.

Well, we'd be willing to pay premium for it...

Say $2.00... $2.00 more for the wagon load.

Oh, no. That is not necessary.

$18 for Henderson, and it's $18 to you.

Well, thank you very much. I'll tell you, though,

we don't... we don't have much cash

because we were buying a bunch of supplies and stuff,

but I do have a bank note

that's going to be due by Friday.

I just hope it doesn't rain by Friday.

Oh, well, Friday will be all right.

We will have it delivered by this afternoon.

Well, that's very nice of you.

It's nice doing business with you.

I hope you like our town.

I'm sure we will. Much obliged.

Hit her, Sarah. Hit her.

Let me show you how to do that.

That's no fair.

You have to bounce the ball first.

What's it to you, pee-wee?

That's the rule. You could hurt someone.

You play a sissy game.

If it's such a sissy game,

why do you want to play for?

Give me the ball.

Laura!

Laura, stop it! Stop it!

It's not my fault!

He wouldn't get away with that if the bigger boys were here!

He throws too hard, Mary. He hurt Cindy.

Bubba, you're older and bigger.

That's why we have rules,

so the little kids don't get hurt.

Well, that's my rule.

From now on, we're going to play by my rules.

If you know what's good for you,

you better not go snitching to miss beadle.

Does it hurt bad?

No, not too bad.

Sure looks like it hurts.

I got to think of something to tell ma and pa.

Why don't you just tell them what happened?

Pa's sure to give that bubba what for.

I don't want him to.

Then the kids'll think I'm a tattletale.

Well, pa's bound to see your eye.

I'll tell him it was an accident.

Oh, yeah.

By mistake, your eye banged into bubba's fist.

You're a big help.

Well, I think you should tell them the truth.

No! I told you no.

It all started in that dodge ball game.

It wouldn't be a lie if I told them I got hit

with the dodge ball, would it?

Course it would.

Well, I'll tell them anyway.

Whoa!

How are my lovely ladies this evening?

I've been helping, pa.

What you been doing, sweetheart?

- Milking. - You've been milking, huh?

Were you doing all my chores for me?

Well, the cow was making a fuss,

and I didn't want the roast to wait

until you finished milking.

I'm sorry I'm late. Had a delivery to make.

Some fellas moved into the old Edwards' place.

- They're going to fix it up. - It could use it.

It sure could, and I could use some roast.

Take me just a minute to unhitch the team.

Does it look any better?

Laura?

Does it look any better?

Well, some. It's mostly changing in color.

Well, you're not to say anything to pa, you hear?

All right. But I don't see why not.

Caroline: Mary, Laura. Time for supper.

I understand you got a new schoolmate.

Galenders told me their little brother started today.

He's not so little.

He couldn't be if he took after his brothers.

He's about your age, isn't he, Mary?

Yes, sir.

Mary, what did you do to your eye?

Caroline: Mary had an accident today.

How'd you do that?

I got hit... In the dodge ball game.

It seems like a funny way to get a black eye.

I managed it. But it's a lot better.

Doesn't hurt hardly at all.

It's a good thing she didn't have her glasses on.

That could have been serious.

Yes, sir, I know.

But it's all right. Ma fixed me a poultice.

Charles: Make sure you use it tonight.

That swelling ought to be down by tomorrow morning.

Did you ever have a black eye, pa?

I sure did. Taught me a lesson, too.

What was that?

Only thing worse than one black eye is two black eyes.

Keep that in mind, Mary.

All right, pa.

Dear lord, we thank you for the food

you place before us...

Hey, Mary. I just figured out a way

we could get back at that old bubba.

I don't want to talk about it, Laura.

Tomorrow morning we could stop by the creek

on our way to school and get a big frog

and put it in his lunch bucket.

He doesn't have a lunch bucket.

Besides, it's finished.

We could put it down his shirt.

Maybe he'll get warts.

You heard what pa said.

I don't want any more trouble.

All right.

I still think we ought to get that frog.

Your eye looks much better, Mary.

Thanks. That's not what everyone else says.

No, really, it does. Honest.

Does it still hurt?

Not much.

- Hey! - Hey what?

Come on, Laura. Let's go.

Let's go.

That's a very good trick.

I don't think it's too much.

Maybe you'd like to try it.

The seesaw's for two people.

Well, I got it now.

I'll give you a sour ball if you let me use it.

You got candy?

Yeah, my pa's got lots of it in the store.

Bet you could get all you want, huh? Every day?

I'll bring you some if we're friends.

Let me see the sour ball.

All right. You can use the seesaw.

I said her.

Isn't that just like that Nellie,

making up to that old bully, giving him candy?

There's one good thing about it.

Well, I don't know what that is.

Maybe they'll both wind up with rotten teeth.

Ah, good morning, Mr. Henderson. How are you?

Why, just fine, Mr. Hanson, just fine.

Good. I want you to know that Charles said

that your order will be cut and delivered by Tuesday.

Oh, well, I was just on my way down to the mill.

I wanted to tell you that I'm not going to be needing that lumber.

Oh. You're not going to build the barn, huh?

Well, no, that's not it exactly.

I just got a better price.

But... I gave you the best price.

I know, Mr. Hanson.

I know you did, but these fellas beat it...

Beat it by $3.00.

Came by my place early this morning.

They had... they had exactly the materials that I was looking for.

Hope you understand.

Couldn't turn it down. No hard feelings.

Oh, yeah, yeah, I understand.

Thank you, Mr. Hanson. Be seeing you.

Mr. Henderson?

Uh, the fellas that sold you that lumber...

Did you get their names?

Um... yeah.

His name was, uh, ga... gal... galender.

That's what it was. Galender.

Said that they were settling in hereabouts.

If there is one thing I cannot stand,

it is a liar and a thief.

Well, I can't deny telling a story now and again,

but I ain't never taking nothing.

No, no, it doesn't have anything to do with you.

It is the galenders.

They are both liars and thieves!

I don't rightly know what you're talking about.

You know that load of lumber that Charles delivered?

- Uh-huh. - You know what they did?

They sold it to Henderson $3.00 cheaper!

And I lose both the lumber and the order.

No matter about that, they still have got to pay you for it.

Oh, yeah, sure, sure, they pay.

They lie! That's what they do.

And they are not even ashamed!

Well, somebody ought to have a talk with them.

No, nels oleson already has tried.

You know what they did?

They took almost $20 worth of his merchandise.

Wait, you don't just take something and not pay for it.

They say they'd pay.

You see, that way it is credit.

You can't put a man in jail for his bills.

Well, somebody ought to take a switch to them.

Back in duval county, we had some fellas

would nothing do but take them down to the creek...

No! No.

That only makes trouble.

I've seen this kind before.

They grow tired and then they move on.

That is best, then no one gets hurt.

But... least you could have done is let me finish my story.

It was a pip.

You should have heard Mrs. Oleson at the women's league today.

Why, I thought she was going to have nels go out

and take a shotgun to those galenders.

It'd be the first time that woman and I ever saw eye to eye.

She wasn't the only one.

Seems they got a side of beef from the mortons

and hay and feed from the Stevens, all on credit.

Sounds like the same thing they pulled on hanson.

If you ask me, the sooner the galenders

get their heads knocked together,

the better off this town's going to be.

Charles, that sounds awfully harsh.

Don't be so sure they're gentlefolk.

Well, when they get to know people better...

A fella could go broke getting to know the galenders.

Good night.

Be seated, please.

This morning's sermon...

Deals with a problem that I understand

concerns many of you in the congregation.

Now, I know that some of you have...

Suffered undue costs...

And some abuse.

But I would remind you

that the lord tests us in many ways.

Some of the hymns that we sing in church...

Speak of courage.

But it's Christian courage.

And nowhere in the Bible does the lord reward cowardice.

But the ability to... Endure...

To turn the other cheek...

That's the greatest courage of all.

Now, I would ask you as the scriptures do,

meet this problem with reason, Christian charity.

For do we not pray

forgive us our trespasses...

As we forgive those who trespass against us?

For that reason, let me speak to these men in your behalf.

You know, you was wrong about that man's poke.

A dollar, a quarter, a dime, and a nickel...

Well, that's not a dollar and a half.

It's $1.35.

Well, I just thought I'd check you out.

By the time you got that sum figured out,

somebody'd come along and take that poke.

Now get me some coffee.

Why do I've got get the coffee?

You don't even let me drink coffee.

Get me some coffee.

See who's at the door.

It's a preacher.

Well, don't just stand there, bubba. Come in.

Come on in... Reverend...

Alden. Alden.

I'm the pastor of the church here.

Sam galender. Stand up, George.

How do you do?

Bubba, set another plate for the preacher, would you?

Oh, that's not necessary.

Oh, yeah. Our mama always said

you've got to feed the preacher

or pay the devil. Right, Sam?

Yes, she did, sure enough.

Here, have a seat.

Thank you. Your mother sounds like a god-fearing woman.

I doubt that she'd approve of the advantage

you've taken of the people of the town since you've been here.

What's he talking about, Sam?

Well, I don't know.

If we've done something wrong, preacher,

I wish you'd spell it out.

Well, I'm talking about the purchases you made,

the bills you ran up without any offer to pay...

The outright intimidation.

Now, hold on a minute, preacher.

Now, ju... just wait a minute.

You're getting the wrong idea about us from somebody.

Yeah. The last thing we want to do

is cause any hard feelings.

We like this town.

That's right. The fact of the matter is,

there's a bank draft

coming from St. Paul that's overdue,

or else we wouldn't owe anybody anything right now.

Well, that doesn't explain the outright sale of the lumber

that you bought from Mr. Hanson.

Oh.

No, sir, it doesn't.

Bubba, you skip on outside for a minute, would you?

What for?

I want to talk to the preacher. Now git.

I make your coffee, chop the wood.

What else you want me to do?

No sense a young'un bearing up to something he can't handle.

I don't understand.

Well, it's his mama.

Yeah, our ma.

And we got word that she took terrible,

terrible sick.

It was right after we bought the lumber, too, wasn't it, George?

Near to dying, the man said.

I'm very, very sorry to hear that.

Well, thank you, preacher,

and what with the bank draft being overdue

and us without any money,

why, the $15 that we got for the lumber

was the only help we could send.

You should have told Mr. Hanson.

Yeah, I suppose I should have,

but I... I didn't want it to get back to the boy,

what with him settling into school and all.

Break his poor little heart if she doesn't make it.

Bless her.

So that's why we'd appreciate it

if you wouldn't say anything either, preacher.

Now, of course, we're going to pay Mr. Hanson back

just the second that bank draft comes in.

Well, under the circumstances,

I wouldn't say anything to anyone.

I'm glad you see it that way, reverend.

Bubba!

As a matter of fact,

we owe you an apology for not coming to the church.

But you can count on us come next sunday.

I'll look forward to it.

Very good. Now how about having something to eat?

Oh, yes, or we're going to pay the devil.

Well, maybe just a bit.

Very good. You heard him, bubba.

Set a place for the preacher here.

Mary, are you all right?

Yes, ma'am.

It's not like you to sit through recess.

Sorry, miss beadle.

Guess I just don't feel like playing.

That's it for you, Willie.

I'm going to win them all now.

That's no fair! You're hunching.

I am not.

No hunchies and knuckles down.

That's what we said.

You're just mad because I'm winning.

Well, Laura Ingalls is trying to cheat my brother again.

Maybe I'd better get in this game.

You can't. It's too late.

We're almost finished.

Looks like to me you're all through.

You ain't got no marbles left.

Get your foot off. Those are my marbles.

I don't see no marbles. Do you, Nellie?

I should say not.

Part of them are mine.

Hush, Willie.

Laura: Get your foot off.

Bubba: Make me.

All right.

You asked for it.

Mary: Laura!

Laura, he'll only knock you down again.

Your sister knows. Better listen to her.

Willie: Most of those are mine!

Huh?

That's all right. I didn't want them anyways.

I want to swing now, bubba.

That Nellie.

Just wait until I catch her alone.

That would only cause more trouble.

Besides, you remember what reverend Alden said.

I'm more worried about what ma's going to say

when she sees my dress.

Don't be. We'll stop by Mrs. Whipple's.

I'll fix it so ma'll never notice.

Someone's got to notice.

That bubba's a real bully, Mary.

I know.

Come on, let's play over there

where they won't bother us.

What a nice old town here.

Church-going, god-fearing people.

Think they may let us stay for awhile, Sam?

Well, they ain't exactly ganging up on us.

I don't see why not.

A man could have everything he wants here.

Just about everything.

You know, right now I'd like me some...

Farm-fresh eggs.

Excuse me, ma'am. George galender.

Those wouldn't be fresh eggs in that basket,

would they?

Yes, they are.

Hold on.

Let go of me!

All I want to do is look at them eggs.

How do you expect us to buy them

if we don't check them out first?

They're not for sale!

Oh. Now, how about that, Sam?

Lady brings these eggs all the way into town,

and she don't want to sell them.

Don't hardly seem right to me.

Now, I asked you to let go of me!

Now, please!

Oh, now look what you've done.

That's too bad. Look at that.

Wouldn't be gentlemen-like of me

if I didn't help you clean it up.

Leave me alone!

Let me give you a hand.

Take your hands off me!

Caroline!

What's the matter?

Come on. What's the matter?

What's wrong with your skirt?

Oh, it's all right, Charles.

I'm just fine.

You're crying. You're not just fine. What's wrong?

I broke the eggs.

All right, you broke the eggs.

You're not this upset over the eggs. What happened?

It was my fault, Charles.

If I'd just sold them the eggs like they wanted me...

Them?

You mean the galenders?

It was an accident,

a simple accident.

- What happened? - Oh, Charles.

They stopped me.

I didn't know what to do.

Why didn't you just keep walking?

I couldn't.

They grabbed me.

The galenders put their hands on you?

You answer me! They put their hands on you?

Charles!

Hyah! Hah hah!

You know there ain't no sense in us sweating ourselves up like this.

Bubba's getting plenty big enough to be doing this.

Aw, quit your griping.

I think we got some company.

Whoa!

Well, Mr. Ingalls, it's good to see you.

This isn't a social call, galender.

Well, that's a shame.

We were just going to go in and sit down a spell.

I want to know which one of you

put your hands on my wife today.

Was that Mrs. Ingalls?

Why, you're a lucky man.

She's a mighty handsome woman.

Soft, too.

Real soft, you said.

Sam: Get in here, George!

Sam: George, get in here!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

I want you to stay in bed

at least until sunday, Charles.

You've got 3 busted ribs there.

Be glad to give you 3 more to work on if I'd just won.

That said something, Charles.

Don't go up against roughnecks like them without a 2 x 4.

Excuse me.

Reverend Alden, come in.

Caroline.

Dr. Baker, is he all right?

Reverend.

He's hurt. But he'll mend.

Reverend: Charles, I'm so sorry this happened.

Well, maybe it wouldn't have happened

if you hadn't butted in on sunday.

I don't know what you mean.

I mean, all your soft words,

they didn't work with the galenders, did they?

Well, Charles, faced with violence,

they reacted with violence.

What do you expect Charles to do

when a man's wife can't walk down the street

safe from that pair?

Caroline, in that incident,

is there any chance you might have misinterpreted

the galenders' intentions?

Oh, now, come on, reverend, those two are no good.

Today is just a sample.

Well, Charles, you can't fairly judge the galenders

unless you know their situation.

Here we go again, huh, reverend?

Just like on sunday.

Be strong, be charitable, turn the other cheek.

Charles, believe me...

Don't start telling me there's good in all people!

I'm sorry.

But so help me, Charles, I cannot approve of what you did.

Then we don't have anything else to talk about,

do we, reverend?

It's all right.

Don't you worry about a thing, Charles.

I'll get me a plow handle.

By the time I'm done with them galenders,

they'll be too sore to wear their hats.

I want you to stay out of it.

You're my friend. You'd do the same for me.

You got your own family to take care of.

This is my problem.

If you're looking for my brothers, they ain't here.

I see.

I was wondering, have they received

any word about your mother?

They ain't heard nothing from her in years.

How'd you know about her anyway?

Well, they told me.

They did?

Don't often they do that.

Ain't proud of the way she took off with that drummer.

Drummer?

Yeah, right after I was born.

Left a note she was headed for California.

No way to tell, though.

Ain't heard from her since.

I'm sorry. It was my mistake.

Would you tell your brothers

that I'll be looking forward

to seeing them at church sunday?

Sure will.

Come on, Mary, hurry up.

We might be able to soak our feet in the creek

before we do our chores!

Just a minute. I have to tie my shoe.

Besides, we have all weekend to go to the creek.

Well, look what I found.

Put that back. That's not yours, bubba galender.

Well, finders keepers.

Losers weepers.

That's my tablet, bubba.

Well, I don't see your name on it.

I saw him find it.

My name's right on the front.

Now give it back.

You saying I can't read?

I'm just saying that you're not going to bully me

or any other girl around here anymore.

That goes for me, too.

There comes a time when people

have to stand up for what's right.

We're not backing down to you anymore.

Well, you first better go talk to your papa,

'cause if you remember, my brothers taught him real good

how to belly crawl.

Let's get him, Laura!

Come on!

- Good night, ma. - Good night.

Good night, girls.

I'm sorry about today, ma.

It's all right.

From what you said, it sounds like you couldn't avoid it.

Reverend Alden's sure to think that we were wrong, too, huh?

Maybe not. You won. Ha ha.

Charles.

Sounds to me like they taught somebody a lesson.

I learned one, too.

That if you stand together,

you don't have to be afraid.

She sure wasn't. You should have seen her

laying it on to that old bubba.

Laura.

It's one thing to have a fight.

It's another to be prideful about it.

Yes, ma'am.

I think you girls better get in the house

before you get a chill.

Yes, sir. Good night, pa.

Good night.

Laura,

she really socked him a good one, huh?

She sure did, ma.

Pow!

I think I'd better have her do my fighting for me.

Good christians on their way to church.

Charles, just don't say anything.

Morning!

Mary: Morning, Mr. Edwards.

- Hello, Mary. - Good morning, Mr. Edwards.

There you go. Come on, Carrie.

Good morning, Mr. Edwards.

How are you?

- Hello. - Hello.

Good morning.

With your indulgence,

I would like to dispense with the hymn

and go directly to my subject this morning...

Heaven and hell.

Sometimes we forget

in our contemplation of our reward in heaven

that there even is a hell.

But we might do well this morning

to remember that hell has a purpose, too.

And the devil doesn't sit down there all by himself.

Now, I've told you that there's good in all people.

But that doesn't mean that all people lead good lives.

There are those who lie,

who steal...

Who abuse those around them.

Last week...

I told you that it was noble

and courageous to turn the other cheek.

Well, that's true.

But this week, one of you reminded me

that there are times when the devil is in our midst...

That no endurance...

No nobility will defend us

against those who do his bidding.

Reverend, all that talk about the devil,

you wouldn't be slurring me and my brothers, would you?

More than that...

It's strange that it took the children of this town

to teach us the lesson.

We are a town.

We're a community.

We're a congregation.

And no man should have to stand alone

against those who do the devil's work.

What are you planning to do, preacher?

I intend to see you out of this church

and out of this community.

Well. That's pretty hard words,

but it looks to me like you're still standing

pretty much alone.

Am I?

All right.

All right, we'll... we'll be out of here by nightfall.

You'll go now.

And you'll take only those things you brought with you.

Maybe next time you'll think twice

before you take advantage of decent people.

Tell him we'll do it, Sam. We'll do it.

All right.

Isaiah, your men can handle this?

Amen, reverend.

Let's go.

Caroline, if you'll lead the ladies in a hymn, we'll be right back.

Women: Onward, Christian soldiers

marching as to war

with the cross of Jesus

going on before...