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HOWDY, JESS.

ELSIE, HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

JUST FINE, MR. McCARY, AND YOURSELF?

ABLE TO SET UP AND TAKE NOURISHMENT.

HOW ABOUT YOUR PA?

HAVEN'T YOU BEEN ABLE TO PRY HIM OUT OF THAT CHAIR YET?

AFRAID NOT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, MR. McCARY, HE'S FIT ENOUGH.

HE JUST DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY WILL FOR LIVING ANYMORE.

I GET AWFUL WORRIED SOMETIMES.

LET ME WORK ON HIM. SEE IF I CAN'T BUDGE HIM A LITTLE.

APPRECIATE IT.

COOLED OFF SOME, HASN'T IT?

SOME, I RECKON.

THOUGHT I'D TAKE A WALK INTO TOWN.

HOW ABOUT JOINING ME?

WHAT FOR?

WHAT FOR DOESN'T MATTER. IT'S THE DOING THAT COUNTS.

GETTING OUT IN THE SUN, BENDING YOUR LEGS,

MEETING SOME FOLK IN TOWN AND PASSING THE TIME OF DAY,

THAT'S WHAT FOR.

YOU GO ON. I GOT NO REASON TO GO.

WHEN DID YOU GET SO OLD, JESS?

WHAT DAY? WHAT TIME.

NOW, TELL ME, BECAUSE WHEN THAT DAY COMES FOR ME,

I WANT TO KNOW SO I CAN STAY IN BED THAT MORNING

AND NOT LET IT HAPPEN.

YOU GOT PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT YOU, FRIEND.

ELSIE OVER THERE IS AFRAID YOU'RE GOING TO WASTE AWAY IN THAT CHAIR.

AND MADDY SUTHERLAND...

WHAT ABOUT MADDY SUTHERLAND?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME?

IT WASN'T SO LONG AGO THE TWO OF YOU

HAD A REGULAR ROMANCE GOING. WHAT HAPPENED?

WE GOT TOO OLD FOR ROMANCE.

BOSH!

I'LL BE ON MY WAY.

JUST TALKING TO YOU MAKES ME FEEL OLD.

YOU ARE OLD.

SAME AS ME!

DIFFERENCE IS, I KNOW IT.

WELL, I'LL BE.

LEM, IF THE DAY EVER COMES WHEN I BEAT YOU AT CHECKERS,

I'M GOING TO DIE A HAPPY MAN.

NO USE WISHING YOUR LIFE AWAY, NELS.

COME ON. SET THEM UP.

NELS OLESON, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

I THINK I'M PLAYING CHECKERS. WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING?

I THINK YOU'D BETTER CLOSE THE STORE.

WE'VE GOT LOT OF WORK TO DO.

WELL, LEM, I'LL TAKE A REMATCH ONE OF THESE DAYS.

KIND OF EARLY TO BE CLOSING.

YEAH, BUT WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO OVER AT THE HANSON HOUSE.

IT'S BEEN SITTING EMPTY EVER SINCE LARS DIED,

AND WE'RE AFRAID IT'S JUST GOING TO FALL DOWN

IF IT DOESN'T GET SOME ATTENTION PRETTY SOON.

NELS, WILL YOU HURRY UP?

I LEFT THE MOPS AND PAILS IN THE STOREROOM.

YES, DEAR.

YOU MADE PLANS FOR THE LARS HANSON HOUSE YET, HARRIET?

YES, MR. McCARY, I HAVE.

I'M GOING TO SELL IT.

TOWNSHIP IS GROWING RAPIDLY,

PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO SETTLE IN.

SO I'M QUITE SURE THAT WE'LL MAKE A VERY HANDSOME PROFIT.

HI, MR. McCARY.

OH, HOW ARE YOU, WILLIE? AND NANCY...

WILLIE AND NANCY, COME NOW, HURRY UP. BOX UP THE SUPPLIES.

MR. McCARY, WE ARE CLOSED.

SO YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO FRITTER AWAY THE AFTERNOON.

WELL, HAVE A PLEASANT DAY YOURSELF, HARRIET.

YES.

RATHER RUDE, HARRIET.

WELL!

SOMEBODY HAD TO GET RID OF HIM.

IF I HADN'T, HE WOULD'VE STOOD HERE ALL DAY YAPPING.

THAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH THESE OLD PEOPLE.

THEY NEVER BUY ANYTHING.

THEY JUST WANT TO STAND AROUND AND TALK, TALK, TALK, TALK!

WELL, HE'S NOT SO BAD.

I ENJOY HIS STORIES.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, PICK UP THE BOXES.

LET'S GET INTO THE WAGON. HURRY UP.

COME ON. COME ON, NANCY.

WON'T YOU BE OLD SOME DAY MOTHER?

WELL, YES, DARLING, BUT I INTEND TO AGE GRACEFULLY.

AH!

I FINISHED ALL THE WINDOWS, MOTHER.

OH, WELL, FINE, DEAR.

GO ON UPSTAIRS NOW AND START WASHING THE WOODWORKING.

MOTHER, I'M TIRED.

MY HANDS ARE ALL WRINKLED, AND MY SHOULDERS ACHE.

OH, WELL, I KNOW, DEAR,

BUT WE ALL HAVE TO DO OUR SHARE.

NOW, YOU NEVER CAN TELL.

IF WE GET A VERY HANDSOME PRICE FOR THIS HOUSE,

THERE MIGHT JUST BE A LITTLE REWARD IN IT FOR YOU.

- A REWARD? - MM-HMM.

I'LL BE GLAD TO WASH THE WOODWORK, MOTHER.

[CHUCKLING] YES, I THOUGHT SO.

AAH!

GOOD HEAVENS!

THIS PLACE IS FALLING DOWN AROUND US.

WELL, I GOT THE KITCHEN PUMP WORKING.

NELS, LOOK, ALL THESE OLD PAPERS I FOUND UNDER THIS STEP.

MUST BE WHERE LARS KEPT HIS VALUABLES.

CERTAINLY NOTHING VALUABLE HERE.

THERE'S AN OLD INSURANCE POLICY

THAT EXPIRED YEARS AGO.

MADDY...MADDY... MADDY SUTHERLAND.

LEM! HOW GOOD TO SEE YOU.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE, MADDIE.

DON'T SEE ENOUGH OF YOUR PRETTY FACE AROUND TOWN NO MORE.

I DON'T GET OUT SO MUCH ANYMORE, LEM.

IF IT WASN'T FOR COMING TO SEE DOC BAKER,

I'D PROBABLY NEVER GET TO TOWN AT ALL.

YOU AIN'T AILING, ARE YOU, MADDY?

Maddy: OH, NO, NOTHING SERIOUS.

JUST THE USUAL ACHES AND COMPLAINTS OF OLD AGE, I GUESS.

IT'S A SHAME, MADDY, THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DRIFT APART

AND LOSE TOUCH OVER THE YEARS.

SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY TIME WE SEE EACH OTHER IS AT SOMEBODY'S FUNERAL.

IT IS A SHAME, LEM.

BUT IT'S A FACT OF LIVING.

WE JUST SEEM TO WIND DOWN AS THE YEARS FLY PAST US.

I HAVE REASON TO THINK THAT JESS MOFFET

STILL HAS A SOFT SPOT FOR YOU, MADDY.

JESS KNOWS WHERE I LIVE.

I WOULDN'T TURN HIM AWAY IF HE CAME CALLING.

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING HAPPEN.

THIS STUFF.

WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING WORTHWHILE?

THIS IS A "WALNUT GROVE BOND."

A WALNUT GROVE BOND?

WHAT'S THAT?

"WALNUT GROVE BOND. PAID TO THE BEARER...

"10% ANNUALLY OF...

"PAID TO THE BEARER...

10%..."

PAID TO THE BEARER 10% ANNUALLY?

50...

51, 52...

IT LOOKS LEGAL ENOUGH.

"PAYABLE TO BEARER AT 10%, COMPOUNDED ANNUALLY."

WHY, THIS BOND IS DATED 1835!

THAT'S 52 YEARS.

I SUPPOSE YOU'VE FIGURED OUT ITS CURRENT VALUE.

OH, YES, INDEED, I HAVE,

WITH THE KIND HELP OF ETTA PLUM.

NOW, MAY I DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION

TO THIS FIGURE IN THIS COLUMN?

$14,000?

[LAUGHS] WELL, REVEREND ALDEN, IF YOU'LL NOTICE,

IT'S A TRIFLE MORE.

Laura: MRS. OLESON.

THE MOST MONEY IN THE TOWN TREASURY AT ANY ONE TIME

IS JUST A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS.

OH, NOW, DON'T JUMP TO ANY CONCLUSIONS.

UNDERSTAND ME.

WHY, I HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF CASHING IN THIS BOND.

THAT'S A RELIEF.

WELL, IT CERTAINLY IS.

WE'D HAVE TO RAISE TAXES SKY HIGH FOR A DOZEN YEARS

TO COME UP TO MONEY LIKE THAT.

REVEREND ALDEN!

SURELY YOU DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD DO ANYTHING SO LOATHSOME

AS TO TRY TO BANKRUPT THIS TOWN?

NO, I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD, HARRIET.

WELL, OF COURSE NOT!

THEN WHY, MRS. OLESON,

DID YOU CALL THIS EMERGENCY MEETING?

WELL, MRS. WILDER, I CALLED THIS MEETING BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT'S IMPORTANT

THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL BE MADE AWARE OF THIS BOND.

AFTER ALL, THIS IS A LEGAL INSTRUMENT

REPRESENTING A VERY LARGE DEBT

OWED BY THIS COMMUNITY.

AND?

AND...

SINCE I AM, IN EFFECT,

THE BENEFACTOR OF THE TOWN

TO THE TUNE OF OVER $14,000...

WELL, I FEEL THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN COURTESIES

THAT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO MY FAMILY AND ME.

- COURTESIES? - MM-HMM.

WHAT SORT OF COURTESIES DID YOU HAVE IN MIND, HARRIET?

WELL, SIMPLE THINGS, REALLY.

THINGS THAT WON'T COST THIS TOWN ONE RED CENT.

WE'RE WAITING, MRS. OLESON.

YES, HARRIET, PLEASE, DON'T KEEP US IN SUSPENSE ANY LONGER.

WELL, FOR EXAMPLE...

THE MAIN STREET OUT HERE.

I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE IF IT HAD A NAME.

"HARRIET OLESON BOULEVARD."

Harriet: AND IT WOULD ALSO BE NICE

IF THE COURTESY WERE EXTENDED TO MY DAUGHTER,

IF SHE WERE INVITED TO BE THE SOLOIST IN THE CHURCH ON SUNDAYS.

OH! YES...

Harriet: AND THERE'S JUST ONE MORE LITTLE THING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THE GALL OF THAT WOMAN.

SHE'S DONE SOME MEAN AND UNDERHANDED THINGS BEFORE,

BUT THIS IS THE WORST!

YOU WANT TO LET US IN ON IT?

HARRIET OLESON,

SHE FOUND THIS BOND AFTER SHE BOUGHT THE LARS HANSON STATE.

WELL, NOW IT'S HERS.

AND THE TOWN OWES HER OVER $14,000!

14,000?

CAN YOU PAY HER?

NO, BUT THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM.

SHE'S NOT ASKING FOR THE MONEY.

SHE'S GOING TO USE THE BOND TO RUN THE TOWN TO SUIT HER--

CHANGING THINGS, GETTING FAVORS FOR THE MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY.

- CAN SHE DO THAT? - SHE'S DOING IT!

BUT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE BEST.

IT IS MY DUTY TO INFORM YOU BOTH

THAT WE NO LONGER LIVE IN THE TOWN OF WALNUT GROVE.

WE DON'T?

WHERE THEN?

AND IT IS WITH PROFOUND HUMILITY IN OUR HEARTS

THAT WE ACCEPT THIS GREAT HONOR.

SO GRACIOUSLY BESTOWED UPON OUR FAMILY

BY THE WARM AND GENEROUS CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

WE ARE CERTAIN THAT OLESONVILLE

WILL STAND PROUD

ON THE MAPS OF MINNESOTA FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

THANK YOU.

OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[NANCY APPLAUDING] OH!

I WANT YOU TO KNOW I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.

YES, YOU DID. WE ALL DID

FOR LETTING HER GET AWAY WITH IT.

Harriet: NELS!

THAT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO.

OLESONVILLE!

I DON'T THINK I CAN GET USED TO IT.

CHANGING THE NAME OF A TOWN IS LIKE CHANGING ITS VERY CHARACTER.

CAN HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING THERE, MR. McCARY?

YES, SIR.

YOU CAN LET ME HAVE THIS OLD SIGN.

WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME TO IT.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, HAUL IT OFF SOMEWHERE AND START YOUR OWN TOWN?

NAH, LARS HANSON AND ME AND SOME OTHERS ALREADY DONE THAT

50-SOME-ODD YEARS AGO.

WE NAMED IT WALNUT GROVE.

I JUST CAN'T BEAR TO SEE MY BEST FRIEND'S NAME

WIND UP IN A SCRAP HEAP.

Laura: MR. McCARY.

WOULD YOU LIKE US TO GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME?

THAT SIGN'S AWFUL HEAVY, AND YOU LIVE SO FAR OUT OF TOWN.

I'M OBLIGED, MRS. WILDER.

HERE, LET ME GET THIS FOR YOU, MR. McCARY.

- WELL, THANK YOU. - SURE.

COME ON, JENNY, LET'S GO.

[WAGONS RATTLING]

SAKES! HOW CAN ANYBODY GET ANY SLEEP

WITH RACKET LIKE THAT GOING ON?

WHAT? WHAT IS IT? WHAT, HARRIET?

WHAT ARE YOU SCREAMING AT?

WELL, CAN'T YOU HEAR IT?

THERE'S A WAGON GOING BY, MAKING A RACKET

LOUD ENOUGH TO WAKE THE DEAD!

ALL I CAN HEAR IS YOUR MOUTH WORKING.

THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW AGAINST THAT.

THERE CERTAINLY SHOULD BE.

Harriet: OH, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NOISE.

THERE SHOULD BE AN ORDINANCE

PROHIBITING WAGONS IN TOWN AFTER 10 P.M.!

HARRIET, IT'S STILL A FREE COUNTRY.

THE TOWN COUNCIL IS NEVER GOING TO APPROVE

OF AN ORDINANCE LIKE THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST GET TO BED AND GO TO SLEEP?

OH, SHUT UP!

THAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH THIS TOWN.

EVERYTHING HAS TO BE VOTED ON AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL.

NO WONDER NOTHING GETS DONE AROUND HERE.

WHAT THIS TOWN NEEDS IS...

A MAYOR.

OF COURSE!

THE TOWN'S PLENTY BIG NOW.

A MAYOR'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED.

SOMEONE WHO CAN RUN THE TOWN PROPERLY.

LET'S SEE...

IT SHOULD BE SOMEONE WITH...

SOMEONE WITH BUSINESS EXPERIENCE.

AND, UH...

LEADERSHIP ABILITY.

AND NAME RECOGNITION.

WELL, SHE'S DONE IT AGAIN.

OF COURSE, WHY SHOULD I BE SURPRISED?

I MEAN, IT'S ONLY LOGICAL THAT SHE TRIES SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

BETH, WOULD YOU CALM DOWN, PLEASE?

CALM DOWN? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CALM DOWN

WHEN HARRIET OLESON IS TRYING TO RUN MY LIFE

AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S AROUND HERE?

WHAT'S SHE DONE THIS TIME?

WELL, SHE PROPOSED THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AND I PASSED

A MEASURE CALLING FOR A MAYORAL ELECTION.

WELL, IT MIGHT NOT BE SUCH A BAD IDEA.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST THE TOWN HAVING A MAYOR?

WELL, NOTHING AT ALL.

EXCEPT, GUESS WHO THE FIRST CANDIDATE WAS TO FILE?

NELS OLESON.

WELL, I THINK NELS WOULD BE A GOOD MAYOR.

ALMANZO, OPEN YOUR EYES!

NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT IF NELS IS ELECTED,

THE TRUE MAYOR WILL BE HARRIET.

AND WHAT KIND OF TOWN WOULD THIS BE THEN?

BETH, YOU'RE GETTING YOURSELF ALL HEAD UP

ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HASN'T EVEN HAPPENED YET.

NOW, MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO BE ELECTED.

WELL, THAT'S OUR ONLY HOPE.

AND THAT'S WHY I WANT YOU TO RUN AGAINST NELS.

ME?

WELL, WHY NOT? I MEAN, YOU'RE HONEST, YOU'RE HARD-WORKING,

YOU'RE HIGHLY RESPECTED--

BECAUSE I'M A FARMER, NOT A POLITICIAN!

I DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT MAYORING!

- WELL, YOU COULD LEARN! - NO, NO, THANK YOU, BUT NO, THANKS.

YOU CAN PUT THE WHOLE NOTION RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HEAD,

MRS. COUNCILWOMAN.

THE ONLY PLACE THAT I'M RUNNING IS IN MY FIELDS,

BEHIND MY PLOW.

JUST DON'T SEEM LIKE A HORSE RACE WITH ONLY ONE HORSE RUNNING.

CAN'T ARGUE WITH THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU RUN, JOHN?

- ME? - YES.

NO. DON'T HAVE THE TIME,

WHAT WITH DIVIDING MY HOURS UP

BETWEEN HERE AND THE PLACE.

I RECKON.

NOW, MYSELF, I'D VOTE FOR ALMANZO WILDER,

ONLY HE'S NOT RUNNING.

LAURA SAID SHE TALKED HERSELF BLUE.

BUT ALMANZO WON'T EVEN CONSIDER THE JOB.

YEAH, I THINK THAT BOY'D MAKE A FINE MAYOR.

I AGREE, BUT IF HE'S NOT SO INCLINED,

IT'S NOT MUCH USE IN HOUNDING HIM IN.

MAYBE HE'S INCLINED,

BUT JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET.

HEY, EDWARDS, YOU HEARD THE NEWS?

NO, I RECKON NOT.

ALMANZO WILDER IS THINKING ON RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

YOU DON'T TELL ME.

MAKE FOR A MIGHTY INTERESTING ELECTION IF HE DID, WOULDN'T IT?

WOULD FOR A FACT.

IT MIGHT OPEN UP SOME EYEBALLS AROUND HERE.

YEAH, BUT KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT, WILL YOU?

HE'S HASN'T MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OFFICIAL YET.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE THE ONE TO STEAL HIS THUNDER.

OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING.

I'LL BE QUIET AS A CHURCH MOUSE,

WON'T TELL A SOUL.

MR. HENSON, MR. HENSON,

BOY, IF I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU.

NOW, THEY'VE GOT TO BE KEPT IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE, NOW.

SEE, IT AIN'T OUT YET.

BUT ALMANZO'S DECIDED TO RUN FOR MAYOR.

ALMANZO WILDER?

THAT'S RIGHT. MR. EDWARDS WAS JUST OVER HERE,

AND HE SAID NOT TO TELL ANYBODY YET.

SO, PLEASE KEEP IT A SECRET. BUT...

ALMANZO WILDER?

- I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL. - ISN'T THAT GREAT?

YES, HE'S YOUNG. HE KNOWS WHAT THIS TOWN NEEDS.

IS THAT SO?

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND I FIGURE THAT ALMANZO WOULD MAKE A PRETTY GOOD DARN MAYOR.

HE'S A YOUNG MAN, BUT...

AHEM, JUST WANTED A FEW GROCERIES, MRS. OLESON,

- HERE'S MY LIST. - UH-HUH.

WELL, MR. WILDER, I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE

TO MAINTAIN YOUR GOOD WILL AS A CUSTOMER

AFTER THE ELECTION.

MY GOOD WILL? SURE, I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW PASSIONS

SOMETIMES DO GET HEATED UP DURING A CAMPAIGN,

AND PEOPLE TEND TO SAY THINGS THAT THEY LATER REGRET.

I GUESS SO.

SO FAR, THIS IS ABOUT THE TAMEST CAMPAIGN I EVER HEARD TALE OF.

CAN'T EXPECT TOO MANY FIREWORKS WITH ONLY ONE MAN RUNNING.

ONE MAN?

BUT I THOUGHT THERE WERE TWO. I MEAN...

I HAD HEARD THAT YOU HAD DECIDED TO RUN AS WELL.

HA HA HA! OH, NO, MA'AM. YOU HEARD WRONG.

I'M NOT ABOUT TO RUN.

OH! HA HA HA!

OH, WELL, ALMANZO, MY DEAR BOY. [LAUGHS]

IT MUST HAVE JUST BEEN A NASTY OLD RUMOR.

IT MUST'VE BEEN.

I'VE BEEN INTENDING TO VOTE FOR NELS ALL ALONG.

OH! WELL, THEN...

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WEAR ONE OF THE CAMPAIGN BADGES

THAT SHOWS THAT THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDIDATE THAT YOU'RE SUPPORTING?

- I'D BE GLAD TO. - ALL RIGHT.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW,

YOU'RE PROBABLY DOING THE TOWN A VERY GREAT SERVICE

BY NOT RUNNING.

- A SERVICE? - UH-HUH. YES.

WELL, I MEAN...

YOU HAVE ANY NUMBER OF FRIENDS IN THE AREA,

AND I FEEL QUITE CERTAIN THAN MANY OF THEM,

IF NOT MOST OF THEM, WOULD COME OUT AND FEEL A CERTAIN DUTY

TO VOTE FOR YOU,

OUT OF A CERTAIN LOYALTY, YOU UNDERSTAND.

AND HEAVENS KNOWS IF ENOUGH OF THEM DID COME OUT AND DID VOTE FOR YOU,

IT'S EVEN CONCEIVABLE THAT YOU MIGHT POSSIBLY WIN THE ELECTION.

AND THEN, JUST THINK WHERE THE TOWN WOULD BE THEN.

THEY'D HAVE A MAYOR THAT THEY DIDN'T REALLY WANT.

[LAUGHS]

ARE YOU SAYING THAT NO ONE WOULD WANT ME FOR MAYOR?

ALMANZO...

YOU'RE A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN,

BUT THINK NOW.

WOULD IT BE, LET'S SAY... DIGNIFIED...

TO HAVE A DIRT FARMER FOR A MAYOR?

ARE YOU SAYING IT WOULDN'T?

WELL, TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, NO.

I MEAN, HEAVENS KNOWS WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR DIRT FARMERS,

AND THERE'S NOTHING ABSOLUTELY WRONG WITH BEING ONE.

NOW, THAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU'VE SAID RIGHT, MRS. OLESON.

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING A FARMER.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG I CAN SEE

WITH A MAYOR BEING A FARMER, EITHER.

- WELL, I SUPPOSE-- - IN FACT...

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A DIRT FARMER

MIGHT BE THE BEST MAN TO REPRESENT THIS TOWN,

CONSIDERING MOST OF THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE ARE DIRT FARMERS!

WELL, I'M--

THANK YOU, MRS. OLESON, FOR HELPING ME TO SEE

WHAT MY WIFE'S BEEN TRYING TO TELL ME ALL ALONG.

I THINK MAYBE I AM THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB,

AND I'M GOING TO RUN.

OH!

OH, GOOD GRIEF.

Almanzo: I MUST HAVE LOOKED LIKE A FOOL,

CARRYING ON ABOUT HOW PROUD I AM TO BE A DIRT FARMER.

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.

WELL, I AM. THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

THE POINT IS THAT I JUMPED FEET-FIRST INTO AN ELECTION

I GOT NO BUSINESS BEING IN.

I THINK YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

MISS PLUM SAYS THAT GOVERNMENT

IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY.

WELL, THEN LET MISS PLUM RUN.

ALMANZO.

DO YOU CONSIDER ME INTELLIGENT?

THAT'S A SILLY QUESTION.

DO YOU THINK I'M A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN

WHO'S CONCERNED ABOUT HER TOWN AND ITS PEOPLE?

BETH, YOU'RE LEADING UP TO SOMETHING.

WELL,

IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT I'M ALL THOSE THINGS,

THEN YOU'VE GOT TO RESPECT MY CHOICE OF CANDIDATES.

YOU REALLY MEAN THAT, DON'T YOU?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

MR. McCARY. COME IN.

EVENING.

MRS. WILDER, JENNY.

I HOPE I'M NOT DISTURBING YOU COMING SO LATE.

OH, NOT AT ALL. YOU'RE WELCOME ANYTIME, MR. McCARY.

THANK YOU.

I SAW IN THE GAZETTE YOU'RE RUNNING FOR MAYOR, ALMANZO.

I WONDER IF YOU COULD USE A CAMPAIGN MANAGER.

WELL, IF I'M GOING TO RUN, THEN I SURE COULD.

I'D LIKE TO APPLY FOR THE JOB.

MR. McCARY, YOU'RE HIRED.

OH, I'M TELLING YOU, BILL,

THIS BOY'S HEAD IS A DRUMFUL OF IDEAS FOR THE TOWN.

IS THAT SO, ALMANZO?

YES, SIR.

AND FOR INSTANCE?

UH, WELL, SIR...

I SURE THINK WE COULD USE BETTER ROADS LEADING IN AND OUT OF TOWN.

BETTER ROADS? WOULDN'T WE HAVE TO RAISE TAXES TO--

TAXES! OH, DON'T MENTION TAXES IN FRONT OF MY BOY HERE, BILL.

HE'LL JUST HAVE TO WRESTLE YOU TO THE GROUND FOR IT.

NO, WHAT I THINK ALMANZO--

LET ME STOP YOU, LEM.

I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR TO TELL YOU THAT I'M LEANING STRONGLY

TOWARD NELS OLESON IN THIS ELECTION.

BUT BILL, YOU AIN'T GIVE THE BOY A CHANCE TO--

I KNOW ALMANZO, LEM. I KNOW HE'S A HONEST, HARD-WORKING BOY

WITH GOOD INTENTIONS.

Bill: BUT NELS IS A BUSINESSMAN.

AND MAYBE THAT'S WHO WE NEED TO RUN THIS TOWN.

BESIDES, WITH HARRIET HANGING THAT BOND OVER OUR HEADS,

I DON'T SEE THAT WE'VE GOT MUCH OF A CHOICE.

THAT'S THE WHOLE THING IN A NUTSHELL, AIN'T IT, BILL?

YOU'RE SCARED OF HARRIET, AND WHAT SHE MIGHT DO.

WELL, HAVE IT YOUR WAY, LEM, BUT...

I'VE GOT WORK TO DO. EXCUSE ME.

I DON'T KNOW, LEM.

NOW, YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU SOLD ME THOSE PINE LOGS,

- YEAH. - RIGHT, AND I LET YOU HAVE THE STACKS.

DID I GIVE YOU A WRONG DEAL WHEN I TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT?

- NO. - ALL RIGHT, NOW, THIS BOY IS YOUNG.

Lem: HE HAS IT ALL.

NELS NOT SO MUCH. NELS IS AN OLDER MAN WHO'S BEEN AROUND...

[CHATTERING]

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, HE'LL GET IN THERE AND MAKE THIS TOWN GO BOOM!

WELL, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS, LEM.

OF COURSE YOU ARE.

BUT I DON'T DOUBT TO FORGET WHAT I WAS TELLING YOU.

Lem: ALMANZO THERE, HE'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS TOWN NEEDS,

BECAUSE HE REPRESENTS WHAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE--

HARD-WORKING DIRT FARMERS.

HE'S A RESPONSIBLE FAMILY MAN,

THE KIND WHO CARE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY.

AND HE'S YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE OPEN TO NEW IDEAS.

GEORGE MADDOX, AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE,

LIVES JUST DOWN THE ROAD HERE.

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TO WIN HIS VOTE.

WHAT WILL I HAVE TO DO, BUILD HIM A NEW BARN?

MR. McCARY, I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE. I QUIT.

IT'S ALL WRONG FOR ME. I'M JUST NOT A POLITICIAN.

BUT YOU'RE A QUICK LEARNER. YOU'LL GET THE HANG OF IT.

NO, SIR. AND THIS TIME I MEAN IT.

I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY ORIGINAL INSTINCTS

AND STAYED OUT OF POLITICS.

BUT INSTEAD I LET FOLKS TALK ME INTO THINGS I DON'T WANT TO DO.

I DON'T KNOW THE ISSUES.

I'M SCARED OUT OF MY WITS MY WITS TO TALK IN FRONT OF CROWDS,

AND YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S GOT ALL THE ANSWERS.

YOU DO THE TALKING WHILE I DO ALL THE CHORES.

NOW, WHAT KIND OF MAYOR WOULD I MAKE?

NOT A VERY GOOD ONE, I EXPECT.

FOLKS DON'T DO THEIR BEST AT JOBS THEY DON'T LIKE.

WE'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

I HAVEN'T SEEN GEORGE MADDOX FOR QUITE A SPELL.

YOU MIND IF WE DROP BY?

OF COURSE NOT.

ONLY NO MORE CAMPAIGNING.

GEORGE!

GEORGE MADDOX, GET YOUR ORNERY HIDE OUT HERE.

YOU GOT YOURSELF SOME COMPANY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER-- YOU GO DEEF?

IT'S LEM McCARY, GEORGE!

GEORGE?

GEORGE?

MR. McCARY?

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S GEORGE.

LOOKS LIKE HE'S BEEN DEAD A LONG TIME.

NO TELLING HOW LONG HE LAID THERE SICK AND SUFFERED,

ONLY NOBODY KNEW, BECAUSE NOBODY CARED ENOUGH

TO EVEN LOOK INTO HIM.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO US?

WE'RE DYING OFF ONE BY ONE,

AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE OR EVEN NOTICE.

YOU'D THINK WE OLD PEOPLE

WOULD AT LEAST CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER.

DON'T EVEN SEEM TO HAVE THAT NO MORE.

LET'S GO, MR. McCARY.

WE'VE DONE ALL WE CAN.

NO, SIR.

I HAVEN'T DONE ALL I CAN.

AND BY HEAVEN,

I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING!

HARRIET OLESON,

I HAVE A PROPOSITION FOR YOU.

A PROPOSITION?

NOW, SINCE YOUR CANDIDATE HAS DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE, MR. McCARY,

THAT IS HARDLY A BASIS FOR ANY DEAL-MAKING.

WELL, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS.

I JUST WANT YOUR PERMISSION

TO HOLD A SOCIAL IN THE OLD LARS HANSON HOUSE

FOR THE ELDERLY OF THIS COMMUNITY.

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE THAT HOUSE IS UP FOR SALE.

AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF OLD PEOPLE

RUNNING AROUND, SHEDDING THEIR HAIR,

AND DROPPING THEIR TEETH ALL OVER MY RUGS.

WE'D BE OUTSIDE MOSTLY.

EVEN SO, I JUST COME FROM UP THERE,

AND IT'S A SHAMBLES.

BUT WHEN ME AND MY FRIENDS GO IN THERE AND SPRUCE IT UP,

THAT IS, FIX WHAT NEEDS FIXING,

PAINT IT, POLISH IT,

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HOUSE THAT SHINES

LIKE A BRAND NEW DIME.

BESIDES, NEED I MENTION THE POLITICAL BENEFITS?

UH, BENEFITS?

OH, OLD FOLKS HAVE THE VOTE, TOO, YOU KNOW?

I'M THINKING THE GOOD WILL YOU'D CREATE

IF YOU OPEN THE HOUSE FOR A SOCIAL.

OF COURSE, EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU HAVE THE ELECTION ALL SEWED UP,

BUT A GESTURE LIKE THIS WOULD PROBABLY

TURN THE ELECTION INTO A DOGGONE LANDSLIDE.

A LANDSLIDE?

YES, MA'AM!

OH. WELL.

ALL RIGHT, MR. McCARY.

I TELL YOU WHAT.

I'LL GO YOU ONE EVEN BETTER.

SUPPOSE THAT WE HAVE THE SOCIAL EVENT

ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE ELECTION,

AND EVERYONE WILL BE INVITED.

AND THAT WAY, IT CAN DOUBLE

AS A KIND OF A VICTORY CELEBRATION

FOR THE NEW MAYOR.

WON'T THAT BE FUN?

AND FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS

WILL BE COURTESY OF THE OLESONS.

MRS. OLESON.

YOU ARE A GRACIOUS LADY.

OH?

THERE. AIN'T THAT PRETTY?

WELL, THAT LOOKS REAL GOOD THERE, FLOYD.

I BROUGHT THAT UP ON MY OWN GARDEN.

IT'S CALLED AN AMERICAN BEAUTY.

LEM.

DO YOU THINK THESE CURTAINS WILL BE ALL RIGHT IN THE PARLOR?

IT'S AN OLD PAIR I HAD AT HOME.

I ALWAYS LIKED THEM. THEY'LL BE FINE.

IT'LL BE JUST LIKE OLD TIMES, WON'T IT?

A PARTY IN LARS'S HOUSE.

JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.

DO YOU THINK JESS WILL COME?

I WOULDN'T GET MY HOPES UP, MAGGIE.

I INVITED HIM.

EVEN TRIED TO GET HIM TO COME OVER HERE THIS MORNING

AND HELP OUT, BUT YOU KNOW JESS.

NO.

I DON'T THINK I DO ANYMORE.

Willie: MR. McCARY!

WILLIE, WHAT IS ALL THIS?

WE THOUGHT YOU COULD USE SOME HELP.

HA! YOU BET WE CAN!

ALL RIGHT, SPREAD OUT, NOW.

FIND SOMETHING NEEDING DOING AND DO IT.

[CHATTERING]

MISS PLUM,

I CAN'T THINK OF NOTHING TO SAY BUT THANKS.

DON'T THANK ME. IT WAS WILLIE'S IDEA.

OH.

WE'VE BEEN STUDYING COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY IN SCHOOL,

AND THE CHILDREN HAVE TAKEN SUCH AN INTEREST IN IT YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

THE CHILDREN.

US GROWN-UPS COULD TAKE LESSONS FROM THEM.

LOOKS AS THOUGH YOU'VE MANAGED A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT, YOURSELF.

COULD'VE HOPED FOR A LOT MORE,

BUT IT'S HARD FOR SOMEONE

TO GET OUT WITHOUT A LITTLE...HELP.

MISS PLUM, TOMORROW'S ELECTION DAY.

AND A LOT OF FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO VOTE BUT CAN'T GET INTO TOWN.

NOW, MAYBE YOU AND THE CHILDREN

COULD DO SOME OF US A BIG SERVICE.

Harriet: AND ANOTHER THING, NELS--

[KNOCK ON DOOR] OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES.

EVENING, MRS. OLESON.

I JUST STOPPED BY TO BRING YOUR HOUSE KEYS.

HELLO, LEM, COME ON IN.

I'LL SET UP THE CHECKER BOARD.

- WELL-- - ANOTHER TIME, NELS.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT LARS' HOUSE IS PRETTY AS A PICTURE.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE REAL PROUD TOMORROW AFTERNOON

AT THE VICTORY PARTY.

YOU MIGHT EVEN FIND A BUYER FOR IT.

OH, WELL, I CAN HARDLY WAIT.

I DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU FOLKS UP ALL NIGHT.

SEE YOU AT THE DEBATE.

UH-HUH.

DEBATE?

Harriet: WHAT DEBATE?

OH, MY, HAVEN'T YOU HEARD?

NO.

Lem: WELL, I SORT OF RUSTLED UP INTEREST IN A LITTLE DEBATE

TOMORROW BEFORE THE ELECTION.

FIGURED THE VOTERS HAD A RIGHT TO HEAR

THEIR CHOICE FOR MAYOR ONE LAST TIME BEFORE VOTING!

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, MR. McCARY.

HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ALREADY?

ALMANZO WILDER DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE,

AND NELS IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE.

UH-OH. RECKON IT PLUMB SLIPPED MY MIND.

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW FORGETFUL US OLD FOLKS CAN BE.

YES, MA'AM. I FORGOT TO TELL YOU.

I DECIDED TO RUN FOR MAYOR.

NIGHT, NELS, MRS. OLESON.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAID?

GOOD MORNING, MR. MOFFET,

I'M JENNY WILDER. THIS IS TIM SPENCE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE WAGON?

IT'S ELECTION DAY.

WE'RE TAKING FOLKS TO TOWN

WHO CAN'T GET THERE ON THEIR OWN.

WE'VE GOT ONE FOR YOU.

NAH, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE MY SEAT TO SOMEBODY ELSE?

I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.

DON'T YOU WANT TO VOTE, MR. MOFFET?

THE RIGHT TO VOTE IS A PRIVILEGE

MEN LONG AGO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR.

WELL, I DIDN'T ASK THEM TO.

I'VE GOT TO REASON TO VOTE.

GET ON OUT OF HERE!

IS THERE ROOM FOR ME?

- YES, MA'AM. - I'LL JUST GET MY HAT.

I HEARD MR. MADDOX WAS A FRIEND OF YOURS.

I NEVER MET HIM.

BUT I'M SORRY HE DIED.

MR. McCARY SAID HE DIED THE WORSE KIND OF DEATH.

LONELINESS.

I'M READY.

WE BETTER HURRY.

WE'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO OLESONVILLE BEFORE THE DEBATE.

OLESONVILLE? WHERE'S THAT?

THAT'S THE NEW NAME OF WALNUT GROVE.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES LATELY.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE CHANGES CHANGED.

SO, NATURALLY, WE AGREED TO THE DEBATE

JUST TO HUMOR THE OLD SOUL. [CHUCKLES]

HE PROBABLY WON'T GET MORE THAN, I DON'T KNOW, TWO VO...

VO...

DR. BAKER, ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW

THIS MOCKERY OF JUSTICE TO CONTINUE?

WHY, THIS LEM McCARY HERE,

WHAT HE'S DOING IS SOMETHING AKIN TO STUFFING THE BALLOT BOX!

- WELL, HARRIET. - WHAT?

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AT WORK.

OH, PIDDLE-PADDLE!

LADIES...

LADIES, GENTS,

IF YOU'LL KEEP IT DOWN, THE DEBATE IS UP HERE.

IT'S NOT OUT THERE.

[LAUGHTER]

AND IT'S TIME WE HAVE THESE CANDIDATES SQUARE OFF.

WELL, ARE THERE GOING TO BE BARE KNUCKLES, DOC?

[LAUGHTER]

ALL RIGHT. IN THIS CORNER,

WE HAVE CIVIC LEADER, BUSINESSMAN,

AND PROPRIETOR OF THE MERCANTEEL,

NELS OLESON!

[APPLAUSE]

AND IN THIS CORNER--

5 FOOT 9 1/2, 150 POUNDS OF RIP-ROARING DYNAMITE!

[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]

WELL SAID, MR. EDWARDS. MR. LEM McCARY!

[APPLAUSE]

Doc Baker: NOW, WE FLIPPED A COIN A MOMENT AGO,

AND THE WINNER WAS LEM,

SO HE GETS TO MAKE THE OPENING SPEECH.

[APPLAUSE]

WELL, YOU ALL KNOW ME.

I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE LONGER THAN MOST.

I FIRST COME HERE 52 YEARS AGO

ALONG WITH A HANDFUL OF OTHER FOLKS

WITH THE NOTION OF BUILDING A TOWN.

THERE WAS LARS HANSON, JESS MOFFET,

GEORGE MADDOX, LES SUTHERLAND AND HIS WIFE MADDY,

FEW OTHERS, MOST OF THEM GONE NOW.

SO, YOU'LL ONLY HAVE MY WORD FOR IT

WHEN I TELL YOU HOW HARD WE WORKED,

SUNUP TO SUNDOWN, DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

AND YOU NEVER HEARD COMPLAINT,

BECAUSE WE BELIEVED IN WHAT WE WAS DOING.

OFF A HARD WINTER THAT FIRST YEAR, KILLED A LOT OF US,

AND THE TOWN NEAR DIED RIGHT THEN.

BUT IT DIDN'T.

AND THOSE STILL LIVING STAYED AND JUST KEPT GOING.

IT WAS 2, MAYBE 3 YEARS

BEFORE WE THOUGHT TO GIVE THE TOWN A NAME.

MOST OF US WANTED TO CALL IT HANSONVILLE

FOR LARS HANSON.

BUT, OH, HE WOULDN'T THINK OF IT.

SO IT WAS JESS MO--

IT WAS JESS MOFFET

WHO THOUGHT TO CALL IT WALNUT GROVE

BECAUSE OF THAT NICE STAND OF WALNUTS UP THERE ON THE RIDGE.

YOU SEE, LARS DIDN'T THINK IT RIGHT

FOR A TOWN TO BE NAMED FOR ONE PERSON,

BECAUSE A TOWN AIN'T JUST ONE PERSON.

IT'S A WHOLE LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE LIVING

AND WORKING TOGETHER.

AND THAT'S THE SAME REASON

WHY A TOWN CAN'T BE OWNED BY ONE PERSON,

BECAUSE THEN IT WOULDN'T BE A TOWN ANYMORE.

IT'D BE A COMPANY WITH ONE BOSS

AND A LOT OF HIRED HELP.

[CHUCKLING]

WAY BACK IN THOSE EARLY YEARS,

WE HAD HIGH HOPES FOR THIS TOWN.

OH, WE WEREN'T LOOKING FOR IT TO BE A BIG CITY

WITH 4-STORY BUILDINGS AND COBBLESTONE STREETS.

OUR ONLY HOPE WAS THAT IT WOULD BE A DECENT PLACE TO LIVE,

A PLACE WHERE ONE NEIGHBOR CARED ABOUT ANOTHER,

AND WHERE BROTHERLY LOVE WAS MORE THAN JUST TWO WORDS.

BUT LATELY, I AIN'T SEEN A LOT OF EVIDENCE

THAT IT'S TURNED OUT THAT WAY.

SO IF I'M ELECTED,

I'M GOING TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT FIXING IT!

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

LADIES AND GENTS!

COME ON OVER HERE!

I HAVE THE NEWS YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

WE HAVE OURSELVES A MAYOR!

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

WITH ALL VOTES COUNTED,

NELS OLESON,

64 VOTES.

[APPLAUSE]

LEM McCARY,

67 VOTES.

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]

LEM! LEM, COME ON UP HERE!

COME ON, LEM. COME ON UP HERE.

I GUESS YOU KNOW THAT MEANS HARRIET IS GOING TO CALL HER BOND DUE.

WHAT BOND'S THAT?

AN OLD TOWN BOND.

IT USED TO BELONG TO LARS HANSON.

HARRIET HAS IT NOW,

AND SHE'S GOING TO BANKRUPT THIS TOWN.

CONGRATULATIONS, LEM.

AWFUL CLOSE, NELS.

YES, CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR McCARY.

- THANK YOU, MA'AM. - MM-HMM.

NOW, AS YOUR FIRST OFFICIAL ACT IN OFFICE,

YOU CAN JUST MAKE GOOD ON MY BOND.

NOW, NOT JUST SO FAST, MRS. OLESON.

WHAT?

IF YOU TAKE A REAL GOOD LOOK AT THAT BOND YOU OWN,

YOU'LL FIND A NUMBER TWO PRINTED ON THE TOP.

I KNOW BECAUSE AT HOME I GOT THE SAME THING,

ONLY IT SAYS "NUMBER ONE" ON IT.

WHAT?

Jess: THAT MEANS THE TOWN'S GOT TO PAY ME OFF BEFORE IT DOES YOU.

ANYBODY GETTING ANY MONEY AROUND HERE IS GOING TO BE ME.

MAYOR, CAN YOU MANAGE A DOLLAR A YEAR?

JESS, WE HONOR YOUR DEMAND.

[LAUGHTER]

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES!

AND DON'T FORGET THE PARTY AT LARS' HOUSE.

EVERYBODY'S INVITED,

COMPLIMENTS TO THE OLESONS.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

EVERYBODY, GET YOUR PARTNERS FOR A ROUND DANCE.

Caller: * A RING, A RING, A PRETTY LITTLE RING *

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

* JUMP RIGHT UP AND WHEN YOU COME DOWN *

* SWING THAT PRETTY GAL 'ROUND AND 'ROUND *

* 'ROUND AND 'ROUND WITH THE OLD CHUCK WAGON *

* A HIND WHEEL BROKE AND THE AXLE'S DRAGGIN' *

WANT TO TAKE A WHIRL?

I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.

Caller: HONOR YOUR PARTNER.

HONOR YOUR CORNER.

YOU SWING YOUR GIRL, I'LL SWING MINE.

* ALL JOIN HANDS AND CIRCLE DOWN SOUTH *

* AND LET A LITTLE SUNSHINE IN YOUR MOUTH *

* CIRCLE UP THE RING A COUNTRY MILE *

* LADY IN THE LEAD GO INJUN STYLE *

* 'ROUND AND 'ROUND WITH THE OLD CHUCK WAGON *

* A HIND WHEEL BROKE AND THE AXLE'S DRAGGIN' *

* A HORSESHOE RING

* LADIES ON THE INSIDE, GENTS ON THE OUT *

* LADIES ON THE INSIDE GENTS TO THE RIGHT *

* LADIES TO THE RIGHT AND GENTS GO LEFT... *

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