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Feels easy.

Take a real back-breaking joke break the shaft this way.

Good.

Yeah, there's a rope back there in the wagon.

We'll have you up in a minute.

Alright.

What's this under your arm?

Alright.

Oh, wait a minute.

My books.

Alright.

Are you hurt any?

Lucky that ledge broke your fall.

I didn't fall. I climbed down there.

Climbed down? You went over the side.

Ain't you got any better thoughts of living?

Well, I have to get my books.

What would people think if I came into Boone's borough without my books?

Boone's borough?

That's right. I'm going to Boone's borough to see Daniel Boone.

Well, you're saying him now. I'm Daniel Boone.

You're Daniel Boone? Well, that's wonderful.

Mr. Boone, I've been looking forward to...

Francis Clover, Boone's borough's new school teacher.

Daniel Boone was a man. Yes, I'm a big man.

Can't be fun for America to make all Americans free.

From the cusade path on the top of old man to the heel of his raw-eyed shoe.

The rippiness, the horrendous fightiness, and the fun.

I'm going to go to the house of the city.

I'm going to go to the house of the city.

I'm going to go to the house of the city.

The rippiness, the horrendous fightiness, and the fun.

The idea I ever knew.

What I want, what I do, or what I dream of, or what is me?

What I do, or what I dream of, or what I dream of, or what I see.

Don't find much there, Daniel.

I've been near cleaned out this past week.

What about the suppliers from Salem?

They're running late. Maybe they'd come with him.

You all right up here?

Fine, sir. Just fine. I'll be with you in just a minute.

Well, he's got a lot of learning.

He speaks sort of scholarly, but for a schoolteacher,

he sure don't appear like looking.

Looks more like a peddler to me.

Well, he's a schoolteacher, all right?

Good one from what I hear.

Probably I'll be here a lot better off. He was a peddler.

Well, gentlemen, do I meet with your approval?

Well, gentlemen, do I meet with your approval?

Well, I met with your approval.

Well, I met with your approval.

I was fortunate in having a clean set of attire,

and I thought that a schoolteacher should look, uh, uh, well, uh, presentable?

Mm-hmm.

Shouldn't he? Presentable, I mean?

Oh, would you look fine, Mr. Club?

Tony Boys.

Just, just fine.

That poker I'll be about ready since now, this?

Poker, Dan?

Yeah, the drinks.

Well...

We were just about to have a little refreshment.

Would you join us?

Oh, that, uh, that would be nice. Thank you.

You, uh, drinking men, Mr. Clover?

Uh, well, not really. No, but, uh, but this is a rather special occasion.

And after all, I did come out here hoping to find excitement and adventure.

And, uh, a little piece and quiet, I hope.

They, men.

Uh, and abolition, uh, uh,

and abolition of ignorance.

Uh, uh,

uh,

uh,

uh,

it, uh, does have a rather distinctive flavor, doesn't it?

My mother's favorite recipe.

She must have been a remarkable woman, sir.

Now, I'm sure that the parents are very anxious for me to start classes immediately.

Yeah, I, uh, wouldn't go so far as to say that, uh, exactly.

Well, fact is, they'll be wanting to size you up.

Ties me up?

They're some gathering outside right now, just to meet you.

They're the expecting a schoolteacher to look solemn, impressive,

dignified, inspiring, old, self-reliant, and wise beyond all understanding.

Uh, perhaps my shirt isn't quite correct.

Oh, looks fire.

I have another one right upstairs. It's more, uh, solemn.

Big divide.

I'll miss you all.

Yeah!

Oh!

Girl, back off!

The new schoolteacher I have received him.

Oh, I just heard he arrived.

All right?

You'll have to ask him that yourself, mother.

I just mow that now, yeah?

Can we see him?

We've been asked to wait, Rebecca.

The schoolteacher wants to make a presentable appearance.

Well, the bother.

It's probably a spindle-shank squinted high sounding J-bird

spotting off with a mouth from a head full of nonsense.

Ha!

We best clear a path to dole for calamity strikes again.

All this flour.

I am sorry, Mr. Simpson, ass.

Well, you're being sorry, I'm going to help put this flour back upon myself.

I look all right.

Fine.

Mr. Clover, you see Jake Gurney when you was in Salem?

Oh, the traitor, yes. Yes, I did.

Why didn't you come with him and I was surprised?

I couldn't wait. You see, Mr. Gurney said he might not be able to leave for about two weeks.

You're sure about that?

So he said, some trouble about getting mad, I believe.

Well, you, uh, you're going outside and meet the folk who'll be with him a few minutes.

Oh, Mr. Clover, it'll help you if you take a book out with you.

I imagine the folks will be expecting.

Thank you, Mr. Boone.

I'm...

Francis Clover.

Mr. Clover.

I'm Rebecca Boone.

And these are my children, Jemima and Israel.

How'd you do, Mr. Clover?

Mrs. Boone, of course, my sincere pleasure.

No matter. Smile out of any way here. Your mother.

This year, book, you're old.

Shailing in there about coming in out of the rain.

No, sir. It doesn't say anything about that.

Well, if it ain't written the book, what am I supposed to do, Mr. Teacher?

Just stand there in the rain?

And the truth of the matter is, there ain't gunpowder enough left to cinch a sparrow.

We'll run clean out for five days.

Any of the others know about this?

Well, I ain't Jeffy something I run off at the mouth about.

We'll keep it that way.

The ad you and me will make a lightning trip to sail and pick up a hundred weight to hold us over.

But Dan, well, that's going to take more than five days.

Well, then you better hold us over.

Well, then you better hold on to what you've gone till we can get back.

Now everybody's been looking forward to that.

But now I guess we're just going to have to coat off.

Sounds like our friend Cloe is causing more sport than he is abolishing ignorance.

We better go out and lend him a hand before he gets into more trouble.

And I don't see him.

I don't see him.

And I don't see no place in this year book where it tells a man to put on heavy underwear, come a cold nipping air.

Dan.

Leave him be, Becky.

Even a schoolteacher's got thanks to learn.

Well, Mr. Schoolteacher, you show me where it says something I've just done since in this year book.

Can you read, Mr. Moses Hennepin?

Hennepin.

And I'm pleased to stay there and never wasted my time.

Well, then Mr. Hennepin, you've been doing some wonderful guessing

because there's not a word in this book about coming in out of the rain.

Yes.

Not a word in this book about when to change to heavy underwear.

Yes.

But listen to this, Mr. Hennepin.

Corn is best planted in early May.

Place four kernels in each mound, a foot and a half apart.

We all know that without having to read about it.

Of course you know that, Mr. Hennepin.

That's why I read it.

So you'd know this is not all nonsense.

Books contain many wonderful things.

Things that you and your children will never know about unless you learn to read.

All the wisdom and knowledge of the human race is in books.

Mm.

Worship me.

How did I ever manage to come so far without all this wisdom and knowledge?

But have you managed, Mr. Hennepin?

Do you have a deed to your land?

Sure I do.

Because someone told you you do.

If you can't read, how do you know it's a deed?

Mr. Hennepin.

You don't even know if you own your own land.

And the rest of you.

How many of you know arithmetic?

An ad?

Subtract.

Well, then the rest of you are at the mercy of any sharp-eyed trader who has an account book and can do his own sums.

Present company accepted.

Amen.

Well, uh, Boonsboro is ready for a little learning.

That's why Rebecca and I invited Mr. Clover to come here.

We think he's a good school teacher and we're going to send our children to him.

I hope enough of you'll do the same so that he can stay here in Boonsboro.

That's about the size of it.

Thank you, Dover.

Mr. Clover, what's your fee?

Well, sir.

You are married, ma'am, Mr. Clover.

No, not exactly.

Well, now, be in a single man.

You'll be needing a place to stay and it just so happens that I...

He's already said he'll be staying with us.

Oh.

You're showing your moving towards Boonsboro.

You saw them?

You wearing paint?

They'll put it on when the time shoots them.

And Daniel they're being led by Chief Sogas.

Sogas?

He's sworn to wipe out Boonsboro.

We ain't got powder enough to stop an attack.

Sogas is vicious, but he's also cautious.

You'll make sure we're pretty short before he moves in.

If you're thinking of sending for powder, Daniel,

Chief Sogas has parties watching the river and the trail to Salem.

Shawnee, have a great deal of powder.

Who'd give powder to them devils?

I don't know, but they have it.

I'll find out what I can.

Where'd they get that powder?

Well, it doesn't matter much now.

I'm more interested in bluffing Sogas for the next two weeks.

Mr. Boone?

I've been promised 12 pupils already.

It's a good start.

Oh, and Mr. Cincinnati, about your supplies,

I almost forgot to tell you what I did.

You don't have to worry about gunpowder.

Two Indians will be here shortly to deliver the powder.

Engines? Gunpowder?

Yeah, you see Mr. Gurney figured you'd be running a little bit short,

and since I decided to come down early anyway,

he gave me 100 pounds to bring along with me.

However, after a few days, it proved most difficult with my small wagon

and all my books, but fortunately, I encountered two Indians,

and I actually persuaded them to bring them to the river.

I actually persuaded them to deliver it.

What tribe?

Tribe?

I don't know.

I know.

I guess we all know.

Shoney.

Oh, may I help you, Mr. Maima?

Oh, thank you, Mr. Clover, but I can manage.

Have a...

Have a...

Have a...

Isn't this a beautiful morning, Mrs. Boone? So fresh, clear?

Oh, it's a year it is, Mr. Clover.

Mr. Clover?

Mr. Shannon!

Mr. Shannon!

Oh, Andrew, what a splendid bird!

Mr. Clover?

Oh, I should say I do.

We should get about three dozen excellent goose quill pens from him.

How about Hannibal, you won't?

I...

I didn't mean to hurt his feelings.

Probably hurt Hannibal's more.

Ha!

Israel, come quickly.

I'd like to take Israel inside.

You too, Mr. Clover.

Take your time, Jamaima.

Fill the buckets and come inside.

Oh, I can't march.

Welcome to another

Randy HirarcajOther

Magnificent, aren't they?

Almost like the Homeric Greeks.

They're shiny, Nisticlover.

Just like the ones you gave the powder to.

Your maima.

Now, you apologized to Mr. Clover.

I'm sorry, Mr. Clover.

Guess I just wanted to drink a water.

Mr. Booth?

I'd like to talk to them.

I wouldn't recommend it.

They seem peaceful enough.

Let's just leave well enough alone, Mr. Clover.

Look, I have had experience with Indians.

As a matter of fact, I taught them back in Stonington.

Pequots, gay headers?

Yes, that's right, but in my experience,

Indians, when treated firmly and fairly, are no trouble.

I've never known one to be hostile without provocation.

I can't speak for the Pequots.

But the sight of a white man with a full head of hair

has been known to provoke the Shawnee.

The two I met on the trail didn't give a hint of violence.

It might be that they were in shock because you gave them the powder.

And if I hadn't given them the powder, wouldn't that have really provoked them?

No question.

They would have irritated them a great deal more.

Well, then, perhaps my giving them the powder removed the source of irritation.

Well, let's just hope that none of us are removed in the bark.

Mr. Boone, I think you're inclined to exaggerate.

Not one bit.

Well, if that's true, then perhaps my well-meaning action

might have endangered the entire settlement.

No. No, I can't believe that.

It just isn't logical.

Go inside, Mr. Clovey.

Go on, you're up. Go on.

Boone, my friend.

Welcome, Soggers.

It's been a long time.

I come to trade in the Boonsboro.

Good.

Great Soggers has always welcomed in Boonsboro.

If he comes to trade.

Tell your people of the fort I come in peace.

Only to trade.

If your people have enough supplies to trade.

There's more than enough.

I'll go with you after I speak with my family.

Soggers claims he hasn't heard he wants to trade.

We've been expecting him to come nose around and see how we're fixed for powder.

Let's clover go out the back way.

Go to the fort, tell Cincinnati some yad kids that I bring in Soggers in.

They don't know what to do.

Yes, sir.

You stay close.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Cincinnati, Soggers wants to do some trade.

I'll be right in.

While you're at it, let me have a horn full of your best.

Do time.

I only got the one pair of heads.

Well, there you are, Soggers.

Look around.

There's nothing here.

There's nothing here.

There's not much for a fact, but you know we're overdue from Salem on supplies, don't you?

Well, I should rush every hurry in me here, Dennel.

Maybe I ought to start buying my powder with a barrel.

Thank you, good idea if everybody did.

It should be a lot easier on my a-confeet.

I tell you, there's enough powder in that magazine to supply it by the barrel.

All right, Soggers, let's see them belts.

But...

Natus, you've even rascal.

You old scoundrel, you.

What stirred you up?

I bought two horn number three fine powder and just look at that.

I asked it, Dennel, can you prime a rifle with that?

Nope.

Seems kind of poor to me.

And it's like river gravel. It's questing that.

All right, all right, so I made a little mistake.

Looks all them barrels of powder.

I must have picked the wrong one.

Now, just ease off, yet I'll make it up to you.

You better watch him, Soggers, with his ways he'll skin your life.

Empty shelves?

No supplies.

Yet you have so much powder.

I always like to lay in plenty.

Then treat me powder.

You know better than that, Soggers.

No powder, no whiskey.

No powder, no whiskey.

Oh, look here, this must have fallen.

We're having a turkey shoot day after tomorrow.

Then I must ask to see the shooting.

You're welcome.

Did I do something wrong?

We had him convinced.

Nailed to the wall, and then you hung up that darn sign.

I thought it fell.

You saw it.

Let him be. He didn't know.

If we're going to put on a show, we might as well put it on for Soggers.

That means we're going to have to let the whole settlement know.

Ain't going to think kindly to him.

It's a nice job.

Well, Mom, if you have to talk to family, I'd better take…

I know that faç pour Cama, but some of them aren't.

Well, what º.

Oh yeah, when things go on, Mom, lets just take that Stewart out of there.

Momma, what goes wrong with you?

What was a matter of crime look?

An over-grimim just for an over-assiated look.

No Absolutely Not.

You're learning Israel.

Surely you don't plan on bringing Hannibal to class with you.

Appears the rank in the bino class today, Mr. Clover.

There isn't going to be any class.

I know the rank. That's what I said.

There is no such word as ain't.

Oh?

What do you mean there won't be any school today?

Where can you find out soon enough?

Mr. Clover?

I don't think Hannibal would mind if he was to take just one goose quill.

I mean, if you needed for riding and stuff.

That won't be necessary now.

But thank you anyway, Israel.

And thank you, Hannibal.

If the others aren't coming, why did you come here today?

Pawn me talked it over, and we decided that you didn't mean what you've done.

What I did?

Yes, sir.

Mom is coming too.

As soon as you finish his chores.

Come on, Hannibal.

I used to be here to be a good boy.

They talk aboutaranag

to the chanit. I've made no secret of it. I've been saying it's foolish as to bring in

Buckland. I say let's run. Please help. We're not unfair, Mr. Clover. And we don't hold

it against either. What you did, you did through ignorance. Ignorance. I made a very careful

deliberate and intelligent decision before I gave them the gunpowder. You don't give

power to them, devils. They are not devils. They have just as much right as any of us.

Mr. Clover. If anything goes wrong at that turkey shoot, you'll find out if we're dealing

with good or evil. You don't know our problems, Mr. Clover. You don't understand them. And

that makes you ignorant in our eyes. This man is a fool. Let's send him back. Yeah,

that's the argument. He's a fool in our ways. But maybe not in his. And out here it's

our ways that count, Mr. Clover. We just can't send our children to be taught by a fool.

And I don't have to stay here and be treated like this so I'm leaving. Let them live in

their ignorance. Mr. Clover, if you leave now, Mr. Clover, it's going to teach us. Israel,

you're too young to know about these things. The people here just refuse to understand me.

Maybe not as we spent, Mr. Clover, but seems you're also refusing to understand them.

Mr. Clover, my Paul always says, understand it like a shilling coin. It's got to have two sides.

All right, Israel. I'll try. I'll try to make them accept me.

I'll try to make them accept me.

We're burning our power off a fast tunnel.

If I don't convince him, I don't know what we can do. We ain't got but about two rounds left for man.

We had to pass the word to the men to Stark's stolen. I'll try to end it with my shot.

But what's a swarming with Shani hiding and waiting? I figured as much.

Bad, I don't bring home the bird. Don't start plucking those feathers yet, Moses.

You're bare-fought, O'lok.

At Skillmose, Skill.

Amos, I'll give you a week's plan if I don't beat that shot against your sendin' your boy to Clover's school.

I can't take that, Fiddell.

That doesn't mean nobody gonna beat that shot?

Thank you, Mr. Boone, for trying.

Well, I thought maybe I'd be able to tempt Amos. He hates plowing almost as much as I do.

Well, you needn't have gone to all that bother, just for me.

I was thinking about the children who won't get schoolin' for maybe a year, if we have to send for another school teacher.

But you can't change your opinion of me, Mr. Boone. That's something I'm gonna have to do myself.

You remember me?

I remember you very well. I gave you some powder to bring to Boone's borough and you stole it.

You'll have to give it back, you know.

Say, fetch out.

I know you want powder, so I'll make a bargain with you.

You keep half of the powder and bring the other half back.

I'll give you some powder to bring to Boone's borough and you stole it.

You'll have to give it back, you know.

Say, fetch out.

You'll have to give it back to Boone's borough.

I'll give you some powder to bring to Boone's borough.

I'll give you some powder to bring to Boone's borough.

I'm being more than fair with you, fellas, and I think you know it.

That powder belonged to the settlers in the first place and now they need it.

Badly. There's hardly any left.

I'm suggesting that we share equally.

It's the human thing to do.

Wrong. Spread the word. Everybody inside.

Let's go, children. Inside. Let's go.

Mr. Boone.

Wait, it's gonna be all right, Mr. Boone. You're gonna get your powder back.

You see those two Indians? They're the ones I gave the powder to.

And I told them how badly you need the powder.

Let's go. Let's go.

Oh, inside.

Man, the fire off.

Since an atom is getting what power is left.

You want better children into the tower.

I'll do all this.

Get him.

Boone!

Take your peace.

We know you can't make a fight.

Give yourselves up.

Open the gate and we'll let you go back over the mountains in peace.

We'll have to think about it.

Give us some time.

We'll give you a chill morning.

We'll have to go.

Mr. Hennepin, I'm sorry. I just missed.

We don't know for sure. He might let us go off safe.

No, he wouldn't.

At least it's some kind of a chance.

That's no chance at all. So others just want to get in here easy.

He could get in easy enough.

I ain't heard any other ideas.

I just came. He's got everything worth knowing and in books.

All he has to do is look it up and tell us just what to do.

Quiet, Mo's.

Dannel?

There's not even any place we can go for help.

Maybe we can parlay with him in the morning.

He has no need to parlay.

He all comes back and eat in powder.

Mr. Boone?

I do have a book.

I get a better idea. Let's throw him over the wall to them right now.

It's a good one.

It describes how to make gunpowder.

Well, that's just Dandy.

If no one else has a better idea, maybe we'd better listen.

Just what does it take, Mr. Clover?

Well, a sulfur, charcoal and salt, Peter, I believe.

Well, I got some sulfur.

We've got plenty of charcoal to blacksmith shops.

No salt, Peter.

That limestone cave about four miles up river.

It has a small deposit of salt, Peter, innit?

If you had all these things, could you make gunpowder?

I'm not sure.

Well, you've got nothing to lose but trying.

Mr. Clover, you better get your books.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry.

Go on, Dandy. We'll run him a noisy trail away from the street.

I'm sorry.

How's it coming, Becky?

Fine, something, I don't know.

That ought to be almost enough.

Oh, now I'll need some water and a good strong cloth to dry the mixture.

Oh, and maybe you better get me a place by myself in case something goes wrong.

Help!

Help!

Help!

Any back here?

No.

We've got surely to be here by now.

We'll have the devil's own time coming through that.

Mom?

It's all back yet?

Go back to sleep, Israel. I'll tell you when he comes.

It's getting awful late.

Mr. Clover, when you get that salt, Peter, how long will it take you?

Book wasn't at all clear on that, if you can do it at all.

That's Danno. Open the gate.

Did you just hold Peter, Mr. Clover?

Thank you, Mr. Cooner. I hope it works.

So do we.

I'm not sure.

It's a streak of lightning, Stanno.

Let's go see how Clover's coming along.

Mr. Clover?

I'm finished, sir.

There.

I'll start.

Yes, sir.

It's not a good quality.

I'm not at all sure it'll work in your rifles.

We haven't got time to do it.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

Mr. Clover.

I'm finished, sir.

There.

I'll start.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

It's not very good quality.

I'm not at all sure it'll work in your rifles.

We haven't got time to test it out.

Can't call this gunpowder.

Come on, you addict.

Looks more like dirty brown sugar.

Mr. Galakin.

It works.

That'll glory be.

It works.

It's even worse quality than I thought.

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Moon!

The answer is no.

You'll have to come and get it.

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Planet boys!

Moon!

Moon!

Wait a little bit.

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Congratulations, Mr. Clover.

Oh, before I have to go and face the ladies, I don't suppose you've got a book tucked away anywhere.

They'll tell me how to replace their cooking utensils.

I'm afraid not, Mr. Boone.

Well, it worked.

Well, I did.

Well, now, Mr. Clover.

Thank you.

Now, go, Mr. Clover.

That book learned is good, Mr.

Clover.

I thought, perhaps, after what happened, I'm sorry, Mr. Clover.

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

All right, children, set.

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Well, I think the class is about ready.

Good morning, children.

Good morning, Mr. Clover.

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!

Moon!