NOW, HERE'S GERMANY,
AND HERE'S FRANCE.
AND OVER HERE
IS ENGLAND.
OH, I KNOW
ALL ABOUT ENGLAND.
THAT'S WHERE
QUEEN VICTORIA LIVES.
THAT'S RIGHT-
VICTORIA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND.
A VERY GRACIOUS LADY.
NOW, YOU SEE, DELLA,
SHIPS COME FROM THESE COUNTRIES
LOADED WITH GOODS AND PEOPLE
AND CROSS
OVER HERE.
THIS IS
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
AND WHAT IS
THEM THINGS?
TO TELL YOU
THE TRUTH,
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE
ISLANDS OR FLY SPECKS.
FLY SPECKS. FIRST TIME I EVER KNEW
THEY HAD FLIES ON
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
WELL, ANYWAY...
GOODS AND PEOPLE
ARE LANDED HERE,
WHICH IS
NEW YORK CITY.
THEN THEY'RE PUT ON CANAL BOATS AND TOWED UP
THE HUDSON RIVER- HERE.
THEY START UP ALONG
THE ERIE CANAL- HERE-
AND TOMORROW WHEN THE SEASON
OPENS, YOU'LL SEE BOATS GOING WEST,
TAKING OUT GOODS AND SETTLERS-
WAY OUT THROUGH
THE INDIANS COUNTRY,
MAYBE ALL THE WAY
TO THE PACIFIC COAST,
MEN WHO'LL START FARMS
AND BUILD NEW CITIES.
THEN IN TIME, OTHER BOATS WILL COME BACK
LOADED WITH WHEAT AND GRAIN AND
THINGS THEY'LL BUILD IN THOSE TOWNS
RIGHT ALONG HERE,
DOWN TO NEW YORK.
THEN THEY'LL BE PUT ON BIGGER
BOATS AND SENT OVER TO EUROPE AGAIN.
SORT OF
AN ENDLESS CHAIN IT IS,
JUST A-COMIN' AND A-GOIN',
A- COMIN' AND A-GOIN'.
AND THE MOST IMPORTAN LINK IN THAT CHAIN
IS THE ERIE CANAL
THAT RUNS RIGHT ALONG-
WELL, RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR HERE.
NOW, ISN'T THA A PRETTY STORY?
WELL, I'D RATHER LOOK
AT PICTURES IN A BOOK.
YES.
THEY'RE NICE, TOO.
CAN YOU SHOW ME THE BAR
ON THAT MAP, FORTUNE?
- I'LL LET YOU SHOW ME THAT,
MR. WEAVER.
ALL RIGHT,
COME ON.
I NEVER FEEL SO GOOD
AS WHEN THE CANAL OPENS.
NICE MEETING
OLD FRIENDS.
YEAH.
WHAT'S THAT?
YOU PULL TEETH
WITH IT.
I WON IT GAMBLING FROM
A DENTIST IN ALBANY.
NO.
I ALREADY GOT A JOB TO
EXTRACT A LADY'S MOLAR.
YOU AIN'T A DENTIST,
ARE YOU?
INDIRECTLY. WHEN I USED TO
SELL NOTIONS UP BLACK RIVER WAY,
I ALWAYS INCLUDED TOOTH
POWDER IN MY STOCK.
WHO'S THE WOMAN?
CITY LADY
FROM DURHAMVILLE.
ELMER OTWAY'S
GETTING HER DRUNK.
IT'LL DEADEN THE DREAD OF ANTICIPATION
AND LESSEN
THE SUBSEQUENT AGONY.
- YOU'RE A CAUTION.
- MIGHT CALL ME A MAN OF MANY PARTS.
YES, ELMER?
WELL, I'D LIKE TO
HAVE YOU LOOK AT HER NOW
AND SEE IF
SHE'S HAD ENOUGH.
- INDEED I WILL.
- THANK YOU.
- NOT ENOUGH.
- THE WHISKY'S ALREADY COST ME $1.60.
OUR AGREEMENT WAS YOU WERE
TO GET HER IN CONDITION.
BESIDES, I'M ONLY
CHARGING YOU HALF RATE.
YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T LAY CLAIM TO
BEING MORE THAN HALF A DENTIST.
WELL, YOU GET HER
A LITTLE NUMBER,
AND I'LL GO
TO WORK ON IT.
I'LL BE
IN THE BAR.
IVY, YOU SURE
GOT A TOOTHACHE?
YOU AIN'T GETTING DRUNK
JUST TO GET DRUNK, ARE YOU?
- MM.
- NO.
TWO WHISKIES,
LUKE. THE BEST.
- THAT FIVE-CENT BRAND.
- YES, SIR.
WHILE THE BIRDS
MAKE MUSIC ALL THE DAY
THAT'S A PRETTY TUNE.
HAVEN'T YOU
HEARD IT BEFORE?
BEEN OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS.
ALL THE RAGE IN NEW YORK.
SAY, SAM, DID YOU KNOW THA THE GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON
IS AIMING TO BUILD A RAILROAD
FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC?
FOR WHAT?
WHO WANTS RAILROADS?
TELL ME THEY GOT A TRAIN ON THE ROME AND
THE WATERTOWN THAT GOES 22 MILES AN HOUR.
AND YOU THINK FOLKS ARE GONNA
RISK THEIR LIVES RIDING IN IT?
RAILROADS! YOU'LL NEVER SEE THE DAY
THEY'D EVEN COMPETE
WITH THE ERIE.
THE CANAL IS THE GREATES THING THIS COUNTRY'S EVER DONE-
- EVER WILL DO.
- I'LL DRINK TO THAT, SAMSON.
I'LL JOIN YOU THERE, MR. FRIENDLY.
TO THE ERIE!
FIRE AN FALL BACK!
EVERYBODY DOWN,
LOW BRIDGE
WE'RE COMING
TO A TOWN
YOU'LL ALWAYS
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR
YOU'LL ALWAYS
KNOW YOUR PAL
IF YOU'VE EVER NAVIGATED
ON THE ERIE CANAL
DROP A TEAR
FOR BIG FOOT SAL
THE BEST DANG COOK
ON THE ERIE CANAL
SHE AIMED FOR HEAVEN,
DID THIS POOR OLD GAL
15 YEARS
ON THE ERIE CANAL
THE MISSIONER SAID
SHE DIED IN SIN
BUT HENNERY SAID
IT WAS TOO MUCH GIN
BUT THERE WEREN'T NO BAR
WHERE SHE HADN'T BEEN
FROM ALBANY
TO BUFFALO
OH,
OH, LOW BRIDGE
EVERYBODY DOWN
LOW BRIDGE,
WE'RE COMING TO A TOWN
YOU'LL ALWAYS
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR
YOU'LL ALWAYS
KNOW YOUR PAL
GOSH, JOTHAM, YOU CAN JUS FEEL SPRING IN THE AIR,
CAN'T YOU?
YEAH.
LOOK!
THERE'S A FIGHT.
COME ON!
OH, AIN' THE CANAL GRAND?
THE SEASON AIN'T EVEN OPEN YE AND ALREADY THERE'S A FIGHT.
DO YOU CALL THA A FIGHT?
BITE HIM, JESSE!
THAT'S FINE!
OH. IT'S BEING STOPPED.
IF I HIT HIM AGAIN, I'LL KILL HIM.
YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED,
OLD MAN LIKE YOU.
NOBODY CAN SPEAK BAD OF MY KIN.
- WHAT'D HE SAY?
- WHY, HE SAID MY BROTHER WAS A CONDUCTOR
ON THE RAILROAD TRAIN.
THAT'S AN INSULT TO MY MOTHER.
I NEVER
SAID IT!
MY KIN WORKING
ON A RAILROAD!
WHY, I HELPED DIG THE
ERIE CANAL 25 YEARS AGO.
SO DID
MY BROTHER.
IT'S OLD MAN RILEY.
BET HE WAS FIGHTING
ABOUT THE RAILROADS AGAIN.
YOU'D THINK THE RAILROADS WAS HERE TO
STAY, THE WAY THE FOLKS ARGUE ABOUT 'EM.
THERE'S LUCY GURGE AND HER BOATER.
- HI, LUCY!
- HELLO, MOLLY!
- HI, JOTHAM!
- HI, SOL!
- HI, MR. FISHER!
- DID YOU HAVE A GOOD WINTER?
PRETTY GOOD. STAYED WITH
MRS. PETERSON IN LITTLE FALLS.
- HOW IS SHE?
- JUST MIDDLING.
SHE'S GOT THE RHEUMATISM
AND ANOTHER BABY.
EITHER ONE'D
BE ENOUGH.
HEY, BOATER!
KEEP OUT.
I A-PULLING IN THERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
I'M A-DOING?
PULL UP TOWARDS THE BOW
SO I CAN GET ABOARD HER.
OOH, GOODY, GOODY!
LOOK!
THERE'S GOING TO BE
ANOTHER FIGHT!
MR. FRIENDLY, THERE'S
GOING TO BE A FIGHT.
A MAN JUST SASSED
JOTHAM KLORE!
OH, FORTUNE,
YOU CAN'T GO.
THAT TOOTH'S HALF OUT AND HALF IN.
WELL, THE HALF THAT'S
OUT WON'T GO BACK IN,
AND THE HALF THAT'S IN WON' COME OUT TILL I GET BACK.
YEAH, BUT SHE'S LIABLE TO SOBER UP,
AND I'LL HAVE TO GE HER DRUNK ALL OVER AGAIN.
TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO,
I'LL GO WATCH THE FIGH AND COME BACK AND TELL
YOU HOW IT'S GOING.
GAMMY, THERE'S
GOING TO BE A FIGHT!
JOTHAM KLORE
JUST GOT IN TOWN!
WELL- DELLA!
DELLA! YOU GO BACK INTO THE HOTEL NOW.
CAN'T I SEE JUS THE BEGINNING OF IT?
FIGHTS AIN'T NICE
FOR LITTLE GIRLS.
- BUT GAMMY!
- GO ON, NOW. GO ON.
GO ON.
HOWDY DO?
I'M JOTHAM KLORE.
IT'S GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD
UP AND DOWN THIS DITCH
WHEN I WANNA MAKE A LANDING I MAKE IT-
IRREGARDLESS.
I'M WALT LANSING, AND THE
SAME IS CONSIDERED ABOUT ME
UP THE BLACK RIVER
CANAL.
THIS IS
THE ERIE!
HE CAN'T SWIM!
GIVING ME SASS
AND HE CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE
OF HIMSELF IN THE WATER.
IF I DONE RIGHT,
I'D LET HIM DROWN.
- WEREN'T MUCH.
- IT DIDN'T LAST LONG.
EXCUSE ME, SIR, BUT WHO IS THAT LADY?
HER?
THAT'S
MOLLY LARKINS.
THE BEST COOK
ON THE ERIE.
SHE WORKS FOR
JOTHAM KLORE.
HE'S THE BULLY
OF THE WHOLE CANAL.
GOODBYE.
IT WAS OVER
IN A JIFFY.
I'M AFRAID WE HAD A SLIGH MISFORTUNE DURING YOUR ABSENCE.
IVY SAID I TOOK OU THE WRONG TOOTH.
- THE WRONG TOOTH!
- SHE POINTED TO IT HERSELF.
WELL, I CAN'T WASTE
ALL DAY HERE.
I GOTTA GO SEE THE FREIGHT AGEN ABOUT MY CARGO FOR TOMORROW.
WELL, YOU GO AHEAD, AND I'LL JUS START FROM THE BEGINNING AGAIN.
FORTUNE, THAT'S AWFUL ABOU YOU PULLING OUT THE WRONG TOOTH.
IT'S NOT RIGHT.
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE
FIGHT I HAD IN ALBANY.
I LICKED FIVE MEN.
IT WAS ASTONISHING.
I WAS SURPRISED MYSELF
THAT ONE PERSON COULD DO IT.
GO AND GET THOSE WET CLOTHES
OFF BEFORE YOU CATCH COLD,
AND HURRY 'CAUSE I WANNA GO SHOPPING.
I GOT A SPECIAL FINE
SUPPER PLANNED.
I'LL SEE YOU
LATER.
ALL RIGHT,
CARGO WHEELS
AND WAGON PARTS
TO BUFFALO.
MUST BE MAKING UP A HEAP
OF THEM COVERED WAGONS.
THEY EXPECT A LOT OF SETTLERS
TO START WEST THIS SUMMER.
THEM COVERED WAGONS
IS ABOUT THE ONLY WAY
THEY CAN GET THEIR
FAMILIES ACROSS THE PLAINS.
SECOND TIME I'VE HAULED
A BOATFUL OF THEM.
GOT A LOAD FOR MY BOAT, MR. FISHER?
GOT A FINE CARGO OF HOGS TO ALBANY.
WELL, MR. FISHER, I'M
GETTING SICK OF HAULING HOGS.
WHAT ELSE IS
YOUR BOAT FIT FOR?
WELL, IT NEVER WILL BE
FIT FOR ANYTHING ELSE
IF I KEEP
HAULING HOGS.
MY COOK SAYS IT'S THE WORS SMELL SHE EVER GOT INTO.
THEN WHY'D YOU EVER
CONTRACT FOR IT?
WELL, YOU TALKED ME
INTO IT.
NOW, LAST YEAR
I REMEMBER SAYING TO YOU,
SAYS I,
"WON'T HOGS SMELL?"
AND YOU SAYS,
"THERE'S HOGS AND HOGS."
WELL, I CARRY THEM
IN HOT WEATHER,
AND WHEN IT COMES
TO SMELLING,
THERE AIN' HOGS AND HOGS.
THERE'S JUST HOGS.
YOU AIN'T GOT ANY IDEA
WHAT IT'S LIKE
RIDING WITH A PITLOAD OF
THEM IN THE END OF JUNE.
GOING DOWN THE HUDSON, THEY CUT US
OUT OF TOW AND PUT US AT THE END.
AND BY JEEPERS, THE WIND CHANGED
AND THEY PUT US UP FRONT AGAIN.
AND I WAS
A LAUGHING STOCK.
WHY, FOLKS WOULDN'T EVEN
LET ME COME NEAR 'EM!
- YOU GOT A HOG BOAT.
- NO, I AIN'T GOT A HOG BOAT!
I SPENT ALL WINTER CLEANING
IT UP, AND IT SMELLS DECENT.
WHY, YOU DON'T SMELL
ANY HOG ABOUT ME.
NO, I DON'T.
NO, SIR, I'M AS CLEAN A SMELLING MAN
AS THERE IS
ON THE CANAL NOW.
WHY, EVERYBODY'S
NOTICED IT.
I MIGHT GO
SMELL YOUR BOAT.
HONEST, MR. FISHER,
IT'D DO YOU GOOD.
IT SMELLS JUST LIKE
NEW MOWN HAY.
I'LL COME OVER
LATER.
WELL, THANK YOU KINDLY,
MR. FISHER.
IS MR. SAMSON WEAVER
HERE?
HE WAS.
- RECKON HE'S BACK AT THE HOTEL NOW.
- THANK YOU.
GOT A LOAD FOR ME,
MR. FISHER?
DO THEY STILL HAVE
PASSENGER BOATS ON THE ERIE?
NOT SO MANY
AS THEY USED TO.
THE PLAY ACTORS STILL
TRAVEL BY THEM, THOUGH.
SHOW COMING HERE
NEXT MONTH.
"JUNIUS BRUTUS BOOTH."
JEEPERS CREEPERS.
I READ ABOUT HIM.
HAD A GOOD SHOW HERE
LAST MONTH.
"HER FIRST FALSE STEP"
OR "TRAPPED FOR REVENGE."
- DID YOU SEE THAT?
- NO.
GOSH, I HOPE I CAN SEE
JUNIUS BRUTUS BOOTH, THOUGH.
WELL, IVY, THAT'S THE
BEST JOB I EVER DID.
FEELS LIKE I AIN'T GO NO TEETH AT ALL NOW.
YOU'LL BE
ALL RIGHT, IVY.
JUST DON'T EAT ANYTHING
FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS,
AND YOU MIGHT RUB A LITTLE
OF THAT GARGLING OIL ON IT.
MOLLY!
HELLO, FORTUNE!
HOW ARE YOU?
FINE NOW THA THE CANAL'S OPENING.
HEARD YOU WERE GAMBLING
ALL WINTER IN ALBANY.
WON AN OUTFI FROM A DENTIST.
LOOK,
MY FIRST PATIENT.
FORTUNE!
DID HE
GET IT OUT?
I DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS SIDE
OF MY FACE IS HERE ANYMORE.
WELL, IT'S THERE.
YOU CAN SEE IT.
SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT IN A FEW DAYS.
PROBABLY.
- $1?
- $2.
DOLLAR
A TOOTH.
OH, BUT ONE TOOTH
WAS A MISTAKE!
IT WAS JUST AS HARD TO TAKE
OUT AS THE OTHER, ELMER.
OH,
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL LET MOLLY
DECIDE.
WELL...
IF YOU GET $1 FOR TAKING
OUT THE RIGHT TOOTH,
IT SEEMS TO ME YOU OUGHT TO GIVE A
DOLLAR FOR TAKING OUT THE WRONG ONE.
WELL, NOW, THERE'S A
FAIR ENOUGH TRANSACTION.
THAT MAKES YOU AND ME EVEN-STEVEN.
COME ON,
IVY.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
ELMER.
NO, SIR. MOLLY'S WORD IS LAW.
NOW, LET'S TALK THIS OVER,
ELMER. NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
DID YOU HAVE TO PUT ON YOUR
SUNDAY CLOTHES TO GO SHOPPING?
I DON'T AIM TO EA ON THE BOAT TONIGHT.
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE
OPENING OF THE SEASON?
SOME OF THE FELLAS WANT ME TO GO
OUT WITH THEM AND FANCY-DANDY AROUND.
THERE AIN'T NOBODY IN THIS TOWN WHO
CAN COOK A BETTER MEAL THAN I CAN.
THERE'S OTHER THINGS IN
LIFE BESIDES VICTUALS.
ARE YOU INSULTING MY COOKING?
NO! YOU'RE A GOOD COOK, MOLLY.
BUT YOU GET EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT.
BESIDES,
I'M JOTHAM KLORE.
YOU'VE GOT TO TREA ME WITH MORE RESPECT.
GIVING ME ORDERS IN
FRONT OF THEM OTHER MEN.
HELLO, MOLLY-
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'M JUST POPPING-OPEN MAD, THAT'S ALL!
- WHY?
- MY BOATER.
HERE I COOK A SPECIAL
NICE SUPPER TONIGHT,
AND HE SAYS HE AIN' GONNA EAT ON THE BOAT.
- OH, DON'T WORRY ABOU THAT- - SAYS I'M BOSSY!
YOU MIGHT THINK I WAS HIS
WIFE INSTEAD OF HIS COOK.
COME ON. COME ON INSIDE AND SIT DOWN.
EATING IN TOWN THE VERY NIGH BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE SEASON.
WHY, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE DIDN' CARE ANYTHING ABOUT THE CANAL.
JOTHAM DON'T FEEL THINGS
THE WAY WE DO, MOLLY.
YOU WERE BORN
ON THE CANAL.
IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD,
LIKE IT'S IN MINE.
IT'S AWFUL IMPORTAN TO YOU, AIN'T IT,
WHEN THE GRAND CANAL
OPENS?
IT'S THE MOST EXCITING
TIME OF THE WHOLE YEAR.
PA USED TO GIVE ME A HAIR
RIBBON ON OPENING DAY.
WHEN I WAS LITTLE,
I LIKED IT DIED.
YOU'RE GONNA MARRY JOTHAM, AIN'T YOU?
THAT WAS
MY PLAN.
NOW I DON'T KNOW.
BUT HE'S THE BEST FIGHTER ON THE CANAL.
YES, THAT'S
IN HIS FAVOR,
BUT HE CAN'T TELL GOOD COOKING FROM BAD,
AND I HOLD THA AGAIN' HIM.
YOU KNOW HOW I
LIKE TO COOK.
OH, YOU STAY HERE
AND COOL OFF, MOLLY.
I GOT A NEW DRIVER BOY
CHASING ME AROUND SOMEWHERE.
IF HE COMES IN,
HOLD HIM.
I'LL BE
RIGHT BACK.
ALL RIGHT,
MR. WEAVER.
YOU'RE A FAIR-MINDED MAN, ELMER,
AND IF YOU DIDN'T PAY ME, YOU'D
ONLY WORRY ABOUT IT LATER ON.
AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO
HAVE IT ON YOUR CONSCIENCE.
OH,
I'LL PAY YOU.
THANKS. I'LL FRAME THESE BILLS
AS THE FIRST MONEY I EVER
EARNED IN MY NEW CAREER.
- I'LL KEEP THEM FOR LUCK.
- HMPH!
OH, ELMER.
IF YOU EVER WANT TO
MAKE IVY A NICE PRESENT,
I COULD PUT A PAIR OF GOLD
TEETH IN THERE RATHER CHEAP.
BE MIGHTY PRETTY!
FORTUNE, BUYING ANY TICKETS
FOR THE OHIO LOTTERY?
GRAND PRIZE-
$15,000.
$15,000?
EXCUSE ME, MA'AM. IS
MR. SAMSON WEAVER HERE?
- YOU THE DRIVER HE'S EXPECTING?
- YES, MA'AM.
- HE SAID FOR YOU TO WAIT.
- THANK YOU, MA'AM.
YOU'RE NEW ON THE CANAL, AIN'T YOU?
BOONVILLE,
UP BLACK RIVER.
PLEASED
TO MEET YOU.
PLEASED TOO, MA'AM.
I KNOW.
- HOW?
- I ASKED.
OH.
- YOU'RE THE BEST COOK.
- THAT'S RIGHT.
YES, MA'AM.
HAVE YOU BEEN ON THE
CANAL LONG, MISS LARKINS?
ALL MY LIFE. MY WAGES ARE $12
A MONTH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW.
GOSH, I AIN' GOT A BOAT.
IF I EVER GET ONE,
I'LL REMEMBER YOU.
THANKS.
I'VE GOT A JOB.
YES, MA'AM.
I KNOW.
- HOW DO YOU KNOW?
- I ASKED.
MAYBE YOU KNOW
WHO I WORK FOR.
JOTHAM KLORE.
HOW DID YOU
FIND THAT OUT?
A MAN
TOLD ME.
YOU'RE THE FELLOW
THAT STOPPED THE FIGHT.
YES, MA'AM.
DON'T YOU
LIKE FIGHTS?
I CAN'T SAY
I RELISH 'EM.
WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO IF
YOU WANNA STAY ON THE CANAL.
I DON'T AIM
TO STAY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
I'LL LIKE THE CANAL.
YOU KNOW DON'T KNOW THA YOU'LL LIKE THE CANAL?
- NO, MA'AM.
- THE CANAL?
YES, MA'AM.
WELL!
I GUESS THAT'S
GONNA BE AWFUL!
IT'LL JUST ABOUT BREAK
THE POOR OLD CANAL'S HEART.
WELL, WELL!
FINEST THING THE WHOLE
WORLD HAS EVER SEEN,
AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER
YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT.
MY, AIN'T THA TOO BAD NOW?
- I DIDN'T MEAN, MA'AM- -
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE CANAL,
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
WORK ON IT FOR?
SO AS I CAN GO EAST AND MAKE
SOME MONEY TILL I GET SETTLED.
I AIM
TO GET ME A FARM.
I WAS
BORN ON ONE.
ARE YOU ANY GOOD
WITH HORSES?
YES, MA'AM.
MOSTLY, THOUGH,
I ADMIRE COWS.
COWS?
YES, MA'AM.
WELL, I COULDN' STAND A FARM.
I'VE ALWAYS GOT TO BE
ON THE UP AND GO.
I WOULDN'T EXCHANGE
THE CANAL FOR ANYTHING.
- YOU SURE LIKE IT, DON'T YOU?
- I LOVE IT.
I GUESS THAT'S THE WAY
I FEEL ABOUT A FARM.
IT MUST BE FINE TO
HAVE LAND ALL YOUR OWN.
THE CANAL'S
ALL OUR OWN.
YOU AIN' GOT A DEED.
MY PART'S MINE.
I'D LIKE TO SEE ANYBODY
TRY TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME.
WHAT ABOU THE RAILROADS?
WHAT ABOUT 'EM?
SOME SAY THEY'LL PUT THE
CANAL OUT OF BUSINESS.
ANYWAYS, IT AIN' THE WHOLE OF LIFE.
TO ME, IT IS
THE WHOLE OF LIFE.
THINGS HAPPEN
ON THE CANAL.
THERE'S BOATS COMIN',
AND THERE'S BOATS GOIN'
AND PASSING
ALL THE WHILE.
AND LIKE US NOT, THERE'S
A FIGHT AT EVERY LOCK,
AND THERE'S EXCITEMEN ALL THE TIME AND SPEED.
WHY, ONCE LAST YEAR I WAS IN FOUR
DIFFERENT CITIES IN ONLY TWO DAYS.
NATURALLY, THOUGH,
YOU WOULDN'T LIKE I IF YOU TOOK SUCH A FRENZY FOR A FARM.
SOME THINGS
I LIKE ABOUT IT.
WELL, YOU'LL LIKE
SAMSON WEAVER.
HOPE YOU
GET THE JOB.
THANK YOU,
MA'AM.
MAYBE THE CANAL
WILL GROW ON YOU.
OH, MR. WEAVER.
- OH!
HERE'S YOUR DRIVER.
OH-HO!
HIS NAME IS
DANIEL HARROW.
HARROW? YOU AIN'T KIN
TO HENRY HARROW, ARE YOU?
WELL, MY PA'S NAME
WAS HENRY HARROW.
WELL, BY HOLY DANG! OF COURSE.
YOU'RE THE SPITTING IMAGE OF HIM.
HMM, YOUR FATHER
HAD THE GOLDEN CITY.
- YES, SIR.
- HIS FATHER WAS A CANALLER?
HIS FATHER MADE THE
RECORD RUN ON THE ERIE.
SCHENECTADY TO BUFFALO IN THREE
DAYS, 11 HOURS, AND 37 MINUTES.
DANGED SIDE BETTER THAN FOUR MILES
AN HOUR, AND HIS FATHER DONE IT.
AND WITH A FATHER
LIKE THAT,
AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER
YOU'RE GONNA LIKE THE CANAL.
NO, MA'AM.
WELL, WHAT EVER
BECAME OF YOUR PA?
HE DIED
FIVE YEARS AGO.
OH, I'M SORRY
TO HEAR THAT.
WELL, SON,
YOU GET THE JOB.
THANK YOU,
MR. WEAVER.
GUESS I'LL BE
RUNNING ALONG.
WELL, GOODBYE,
MISS LARKINS.
I HOPE I AIN'T SEEN
THE LAST OF YOU, MA'AM.
OH, SEE YOU ALONG
THE BIG DITCH.
OUR BOAT'S
CALLED THE EMMA.
I DON'T KNOW
THE NAME OF OURS.
THE SARSEY SAL, AND I
HOPE YOU LIKE HER, LAD.
I'M BEGINNING
TO THINK I WILL.
WE START EAS TOMORROW.
WHAT ARE YOU AND KLORE HAULING, MOLLY?
WE'RE GOING EAST. BE IN
LITTLE FALLS WEDNESDAY.
SO WILL WE!
WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL BE THERE.
HEY, MOLLY!
CHANGED MY MIND.
WE'LL EAT ON THE BOAT.
ALL RIGHT,
JOTHAM.
YOU KNOW, ASIDE OF
BEING BOSSY, I LIKE YOU.
I DON'T WANNA PUNISH YOU TOO MUCH.
YOU GOT A LOAD FOR
LITTLE FALLS, AIN'T YOU?
I GIVE IT UP. WON'T PAY
TO GO EAST, THIS TRIP.
GONNA GET ME
A CARGO FOR ROCHESTER.
- GOING WEST?
- YES.
- JOTHAM?
- YEP?
WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE
MAN WHO DIDN'T RELISH A FIGHT?
I CAN'T BLAME A MAN MUCH FOR
NOT RELISHING A FIGHT WITH ME.
WELL, NOT WITH YOU
- WITH ANYBODY.
YOU MEAN NOT RELISHING
A FIGHT AS A FIGHT?
YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE
HEARD OF ANYBODY LIKE THAT,
- DID YOU?
- NO.
WHAT'D YOU ASK FOR
THEN?
OH, I WAS JUST THINKING
ABOUT IT, THAT'S ALL.
ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN PICK THAT UP A SCHINDLER'S EARLY IN THE MORNING.
- YEAH.
- HOW YOU BEEN HIBERNATING, SOL?
FINE.
MR. FISHER, I HEARD
THERE'S A FULL CARGO OF GRAIN
- FOR ROCHESTER.
- I'M SETTLING THAT NOW WITH MR. TINKER.
I'VE GO THAT LOAD.
WELL, YOU WOULDN'T MIND LETTING
ME HANDLE THAT CARGO, SOL.
BUT IT'S
ALREADY FIXED.
YOU CAN EASY
GET ANOTHER LOAD.
PAPERS IS ALREADY MADE OUT.
A LITTLE EXTRA
HANDWRITING
AIN'T GONNA SEND YOU
INTO A DECLINE.
I'LL BE BACK IN 20
MINUTES TO SIGN FOR IT.
I'D GIVE $5 OF MY OWN MONEY TO
SEE SOMEBODY WHIP THAT FELLA.
- WE'LL GET ALONG FINE, DANIEL.
- YES, SIR.
I AIN'T GOT NO COOK, BUT I CAN BOIL A
GOOD AS EGG AS YOU CAN FIND ALONG THE ERIE.
AND STEAK IS
EASY TO FRY.
- WELL, ANYTHING ELSE FOR US TO SETTLE?
- THE WAGES.
REGULAR WAGES. STAR YOU RIGHT AT THE TOP-
- $12 A MONTH.
- THANK YOU, MR. WEAVER.
LET'S GO DOWN
TO THE BLACKSMITH.
THEY'VE GOT MY HORSES
BEING SHOED.
- OH, SAMSON.
- YES?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PURCHASE
A TICKET FOR THE OHIO?
I AIM TO BUY ONE,
YES.
THERE YOU ARE.
$1.
I MADE $2, AND SPEN IT ON THESE TICKETS,
BUT UPON REFLECTION, I DECIDED
IT WASN'T THE LUCKY THING TO DO.
I SHOULD RETAIN ONE OF
THE BILLS AS A KEEPSAKE.
THERE
YOU ARE.
OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT THE SAME BILL.
- NO.
- BUT IT'LL ANSWER THE PURPOSE.
- THANK YOU, SAMSON.
- NOT AT ALL, FORTUNE.
I'M GLAD TO SEE
YOU AGAIN, MA'AM,
'CAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER WHETHER I
TOLD YOU I WAS PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
YOU TOLD ME.
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU DAY AFTER
TOMORROW IN LITTLE FALLS.
- NO, YOU WON'T. WE'RE GOING TO ROCHESTER.
- OH.
WELL, THEN IT'S
GOODBYE, MA'AM.
OH, WE MIGH MEET AGAIN.
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
ON THE CANAL.
I HOPE
IT DOES.
WELL,
GOODBYE, MA'AM.
GOODBYE.
WHO'S
THAT FELLA?
SAMSON WEAVER'S
NEW DRIVER BOY.
IT MIGHT NOT BE
SO TERRIBLE AT THA FOR A FELLA
NOT TO RELISH A FIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
NOTHING. I WAS JUST THINKING.
YOU CAN DO MORE PUBLIC THINKING
THAN ANYONE I EVER SEEN.
ALL JAMMED UP
AT THE LOCK.
IT'S GONNA HAVE
A LITTLE DELAY.
DON'T SEE NO TIME AT ALL
SINCE THIS EVENING STARTED.
JUST THINK
- FROM ROME TO ROCHESTER,
THEN TO ALBANY, AND NOW
ALMOST BACK TO UTICA AGAIN.
THINGS SURE MOVE
ON THE CANAL.
I WONDER WHERE SAMSON
WEAVER'S BOAT IS AT.
WHY?
I WAS JUS WONDERING.
WE OUGHT TO KNOW WHO WON
THE OHIO TONIGHT IN UTICA.
WHAT'S THA CONTRAPTION?
IT'S A FOOT DRILL. I WON I FROM THAT SAME DENTIST IN ALBANY
THE DAY BEFORE I CAME TO WORK FOR YOU.
YES, AND THAT FELLA IN
HERKIMER SAID WHEN YOU
PULLED HIS TOOTH, YOU
DANG NEAR BROKE HIS JAW.
AW, HIS FACE WAS VERY BRITTLE.
MAYBE I CAN GET SOME WORK TO
DO ON THIS PACKET BOAT AHEAD.
WHY, JEEPERS,
LOOK!
YOU SEE
THAT TALL FELLA?
- YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS?
- OH, SURE.
BY JEEPERS, IT'S JUNIUS BRUTUS BOOTH.
- THE PLAY ACTOR.
- JOTHAM TOOK ME TO SEE HIM IN ROCHESTER.
IT WAS A SHOW WHERE HE'D DONE A
TAKEOFF ON KING WHO WAS ALL HUNCHBACKED.
- RICHARD III.
- THAT'S IT.
I SAW HIM PLAY I IN PHILADELPHIA.
- I REMEMBER ONE OF HIS SAYINGS.
- YES?
"A HORSE! A HORSE!
MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE!"
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
TO THE THEATER, YOUNG MAN.
I WAS! THAT'S A GOOD SHOW YOU GOT.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT, BUT IT WAS FINE.
IT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE SO
VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.
IT WAS WRITTEN BY A GREAT POE - SHAKESPEARE.
NOW, MR. BOOTH, I'VE BEEN
AN ADMIRE OF YOURS FOR YEARS.
THANK YOU, SIR.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D
DO ME AN UNUSUAL HONOR.
IF I CAN, I SHOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO.
WOULD YOU LET ME TAKE
OUT ONE OF YOUR TEETH?
- UH- - THAT IS PROVIDED, OF
COURSE, IT SHOULD COME OUT.
YOU SEE, I'M SORT OF A DENTIST.
MY TEETH ARE QUITE SOUND. THANK YOU.
FATHER, MAY I GO ON THE
CANAL BOAT AND STEER IT?
SURE!
COME ON, SON.
JUST FOR A FEW MOMENTS, MY BOY.
BE VERY
CAREFUL.
HE'LL BE
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS MR. BOOTH'S YOUNG SON.
- HOWDY DO, MA'AM.
- PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
- AND HE WANTS TO STEER THE BOAT.
- SURE.
WELL, LAD, ARE YOU GONNA BE A
GREAT ACTOR, TOO, WHEN YOU GROW UP?
YES, SIR. IS THERE ANYTHING
IN THAT PAPER ABOUT MY FATHER?
NO, THIS PAPER COMES
FROM A LONG WAYS OFF-
SPRINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS.
A FELLA GOING EAST ON A PACKE BOAT GAVE IT TO ME THIS MORNING.
- HE COMES FROM THERE. YOU WANT IT?
- YES, SIR.
I LIKE TO READ ABOU POLITICS IN THE NEWSPAPER.
WELL, THERE'S A PIECE
ABOUT POLITICS IN THERE.
MAN OUT WEST DON'T WAN ANY MORE SLAVE STATES.
THERE'S
HIS PICTURE.
LET'S SEE. WHAT'S HIS NAME AGAIN?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
LINCOLN? ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
I HEARD HIM DELIVER A SPEECH IN
WASHINGTON A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
HE WAS A CONGRESSMAN THEN, A GREAT MAN.
- I'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
- WELL, YOU WILL,
BECAUSE UNLESS I MISS MY GUESS, MR.
LINCOLN IS DESTINED TO BE VERY FAMOUS.
I'LL BET HE'LL HEAR ME WHEN I
GROW UP. I'M GONNA BE FAMOUS, TOO.
- WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SON?
- JOHN WILKES BOOTH.
HERE'S THE SARSEY SAL.
HERE'S THE SARSEY SAL,
SAMSON WEAVER'S BOAT.
LET'S TIE UP
HERE.
ALL RIGHT, FORTUNE.
TIE HER UP THERE.
GUESS THERE'S
NOBODY ABOARD,
OR ELSE
THEY'RE ALL ASLEEP.
SHE'S FAST HERE.
WHOA! WHOA!
WHAT'S THE MATER
WITH YOU?
YOU'RE GONNA PULL THE
WHOLE CANAL OVER HERE.
YOU GOING VISITING
AROUND THE BOATS?
NO, SIR.
I'M TIRED.
I'M GOING
TO BED.
WELL, I THINK I'LL GO OVER TO THE ETNA
HOUSE AND GET ME A COUPLE OF SNORTERS.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, JOTHAM.
DON'T GET INTO ANY FIGHTS,
AND DON'T DRINK TOO MUCH.
THERE AIN' THAT MUCH.
WELL, I'LL BE BACK
FOR BREAKFAS - BEFORE I GO TO BED.
- GOOD NIGHT.
SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING.
OH, MR. HARROW,
ARE YOU UP YET?
I'VE BEEN UP
HALF AN HOUR.
YOU WANT ONLY ONE SHOE
ON THIS BLACK, DON'T YOU?
I'LL COME UP AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
JUST CLEAN OUT THE BACK
ANGLE AND LEAVE THE BARS BE.
- YOU DON'T WANT THE BARS TRIMMED?
- OF COURSE NOT.
OH, MR. BUTTERFIELD ALWAYS
SENDS ME HIS BEST TROTTERS,
AND I TRIM
THE BARS FOR HIM.
YEAH, BUT THIS AIN' A TROTTER.
WHEN A HORSE IS HAULING
A BOAT OR A PLOW,
YOU GOTTA LET THE HEEL
OF THE HOOF SPREAD.
- WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
- I DO.
GOSH, I WAS BORN AND BRED WITH HORSES.
I'VE GOT TO ADMIT YOU'VE
GOT A NICE PAIR HERE.
THEY'D BE MIGHTY FINE ON A FARM.
YOU BE THEY WOULD.
- HELLO, MOLLY!
- HELLO, THERE. HOW ARE YOU?
- WHO IS IT? - IT'S
ME- ELMER OTWAY.
I JUST LEFT JOTHAM
KLORE UP THE ETNA HOUSE.
PUT AWAY MORE LIQUOR LAST NIGH THAN ANY MAN IN THE
HISTORY OF THE WHOLE CANAL.
- IS HE DRUNK?
- WELL, YES AND NO.
BUT YOU OUGHT TO BE
PROUD OF HIM.
HE BROKE
THE RECORD.
- HELLO, MISS LARKINS.
- HELLO, THERE.
WELL, GOODNESS GRIEF!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WELL, THIS IS
OUR BOAT.
- THIS IS YOUR BOAT?
- YES, MA'AM.
- THAT WE'RE TIED UP TO?
- YES, MA'AM.
WHO WOULD'VE
THOUGHT?
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN ASLEEP
WHEN WE PULLED IN LAST NIGHT.
YES, MA'AM.
I GO TO BED EARLY.
IT'S ON ACCOUNT OF YOU
BEING A FARMER, I SUPPOSE.
I SUPPOSE SO.
WELL, IF YOU'RE GONNA
LIVE LIKE A FARMER,
WHY DO YOU KEEP WORKING ON THE CANAL?
WELL, TO SAVE MONEY AGAIN'
THE DAY WHEN I CAN BUY A FARM.
YOU MEAN AFTER BEING
A MONTH ON THE ERIE,
YOU'RE STILL THINKING
ABOUT BUYING A FARM?
YES, MA'AM.
BY JEEPERS,
THAT MAKES ME MAD!
WELL, IT AIN'T MY RESOLVE
TO MAKE YOU UNHAPPY, MA'AM.
WHY, I OFTEN
THINK ABOUT YOU,
WHERE YOU ARE,
AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
AND THIS MORNING WHEN
I SEEN YOUR BOAT THERE,
I...
WELL...
IT GIVE ME
A START, MA'AM.
I WAS THAT GLAD I WAS
GONNA SEE YOU AGAIN.
HERE'S THE BLACK. YOU CAN HAVE
THE OTHER ONE IN 10 MINUTES.
OH, THANKS.
DID YOU GE A COOK YET?
NO, MA'AM. MR. WEAVER
AND ME TAKES TURNS.
CAN YOU COOK?
I'VE BEEN FRYING
A LOT OF STEAKS.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO FIX
SOME BREAKFAST FOR YOU?
NO, I ATE
ALREADY.
- WHAT DID YOU HAVE?
- STEAK.
I GOT UP EARLY
BECAUSE
MR. BUTTERFIELD SAYS HE
COULD SEE ME IN ROME AT 9:00.
HE MAY GIVE ME A JOB ON HIS
FARM AT THE FIVE COMBINES.
I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU DON'T LIKE THE CANAL.
I LIKE
THE PEOPLE ON IT.
OF COURSE, IT'S NICE NOW
WITH SPRING COMING ON.
OH, IT WAS PRETTY
YESTERDAY MORNING
COMING UP
FROM LITTLE FALLS.
I SAW THE BIRDS
GOING NORTH.
DO YOU LIKE
FLOWERS?
I LIKE 'EM FINE,
MA'AM.
THERE CERTAINLY IS A MESS OF VIOLETS
AND PATTY-CUTTERS THIS SIDE OF ROME.
I HAD THE URGE TO GET OFF AND GET SOME.
YOU OUGHT TO PICK SOME OF THEM
ELDERBERRY BLOSSOMS AND MAKE SOME WINE.
WINE?
FOR A CANALLER?
I GUESS YOU'RE
RIGHT, MA'AM.
GOSH, TAKE MR. WEAVER. HE CAN
CERTAINLY DRINK HARD LIQUOR.
HE CAN DRINK MORE THAN
ANY TWO MEN ON THE CANAL.
EXCEPT ONE.
- YOU NEVER MET MY BOATER.
- NO.
HE CAN DRINK MORE THAN
ANY TWO MEN ON THE CANAL,
PLUS MR. WEAVER.
LOW BRIDGE,
EVERYBODY DOWN
LOW BRIDGE,
WE'RE COMING TO TOWN
YOU ALWAYS KNOW
YOUR NEIGHBORS
YOU ALWAYS KNOW
YOUR PALS
IF YOU'VE EVER NAVIGATED
ON THE ERIE CANAL
GOOD MORNING,
MR. KLORE!
THIS IS MR. HARROW, JOTHAM.
WELL, AIN'T YOU GONNA SAY HOW DO YOU-
HE'S THINKING
ABOUT THE FOG.
ONLY THE FIRST PRIZE.
IT WAS WON BY A FEMALE IN BUFFALO.
I COULD HAVE SAID
A BUFFALO FEMALE.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
THE SAME THING.
BUT I COULDN'T HAVE SAID
A FEMALE BUFFALO
'CAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
YOU'RE INCLINED TO
BE A LITTLE DRUNK, AIN'T YOU?
JUST A SLIGH INCLINATION.
ELMER OTWAY SAYS YOU BUSTED
ALL THE RECORDS FOR DRINKING.
I GO A DOZEN WITNESSES.
THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE THEIR
EYES. THEY WERE DUMBFOUNDED.
HE SAID YOU HAD DRUNK MORE THAN ANYBODY
EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE CANAL.
THAT WAS ONLY
UP TO 3:00.
BY 4:30, THEY WAS ALL WILLING
TO INCLUDE THE GREAT LAKES.
WHO'S THAT FELLA?
I JUST INTRODUCED YOU
TO HIM.
- WHAT'S HIS NAME?
- MR. HARROW.
I DON' LIKE HIM.
NOW, YOU DON'T KNOW
MR. HARROW.
YOU GOT TO BE
POLITE.
IS HE
A CANALLER?
HE WORKS ON
SAMSON WEAVER'S BOAT.
GO ON NOW 'CAUSE YOU
GOT TO GET SOME SLEEP.
OH, SO THAT'S WHY YOU MADE
ME TIE UP HERE LAST NIGHT.
YOU SAID THAT'S
SAMSON WEAVER'S BOAT.
DON'T PAY
NO NOTICE TO HIM.
- DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT?
- NO.
GO ON NOW, JOTHAM, AND GO
AND GET YOUR LAST DRINK.
I HATE
A LIAR.
THE RECORD'S SORT OF GONE TO HIS HEAD.
WHY'D YOU KEEP HER FROM
COOKING MY BREAKFAST?
I AIN' STOPPED HER.
GET ON
THAT BOAT.
DON'T YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.
MAYBE THE TIME HAS COME FOR
ME TO GIVE YOU A GOOD LICKIN'.
THAT TIME AIN'T NEVER GONNA COME, KLORE,
AND DON'T YOU
FORGET IT.
I'M SICK AND TIRED
OF HUMORING YOU.
NOW, YOU GET ON THAT BOA AND GET YOUR BREAKFAST!
DANGED IF I
LIKED THAT.
DID YOU KNOW IT WAS OUR BOAT LAST NIGHT?
THAT AIN' THE POINT.
WHEN A LADY SAYS A THING, A
GENTLEMAN'S GOT TO BELIEVE HER.
IT WAS HIS GOING OUT OF
HIS WAY TO BE SO MEAN.
IT AIN'T THAT I BLAME
HIM WHEN HE GETS MAD
'CAUSE I GET MAD,
TOO!
ARE YOU MAD NOW?
BY JEEPERS,
I'M GETTING TO BE.
WELL, IF YOU GET MAD ENOUGH, WHY DON' YOU TRANSFER TO MR. WEAVER'S BOAT?
HE NEEDS
A COOK.
OH, I COULD
GET A JOB EASY ENOUGH.
IT'S JUST THA HIS BOAT'S SO HANDY.
I AIN'T WORKED UP
ENOUGH YET.
MAYBE KLORE WAS JUS SHOWING OFF IN FRONT OF YOU.
WELL, I SUPPOSE I HAVE
TO MAKE HIS BREAKFAST.
SEE YOU WHEN
THE FOG LIFTS.
WELL, I HOPE SO,
BUT MAYBE I WON'T.
- WHY?
- I MAY HIRE OUT TO MR. BUTTERFIELD.
- TODAY?
- IF HE GIVES ME THE JOB.
OH.
I JUST CAN' UNDERSTAND IT.
A BIG STRONG FELLA LIKE
YOU HANKERING FOR A FARM!
HERE. HERE.
YOU CAN' SLEEP HERE!
GO IN
YOUR OWN CABIN.
I WAN MY BREAKFAST.
YOU'LL GE YOUR BREAKFAST.
- I WANT EGGS.
- YOU'LL GET EGGS.
OH.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN TELL ME
WHAT I'M GONNA EAT, DO YOU?
WELL, I WON' EAT EGGS!
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I WANT... EGGS.
BUT I WANT 'EM
DIFFERENT.
I'M SICK
OF YOUR EGGS.
BOILED EGGS
AND FRIED EGGS.
I WANT SOME
BOILED FRIED EGGS!
THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
WELL, LISTEN, KLORE-
YOU ARE DRUNK NOW.
WHY DON'T YOU GO IN
AND GET SOME SLEEP
SO WE CAN GET OUTTA HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
I AIN'T GOT A TASTE
FOR THIS TOWN ANYMORE.
- THERE YOU ARE, MR. HARROW.
- THANKS.
- MORNING, DAN.
- MORNING, MRS. GURGET.
KNOW MOLLY
GOT IN LAST NIGHT?
YES, MA'AM. SHE'S TIED UP TO OUR BOAT.
HEY, LOOK OUT!
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, MOLLY.
BE CAREFUL.
HEY, DON'T THROW
THOSE EGGS!
HEY!
LIKE FUN YOU WILL!
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
MOLLY?
IT'S THIS HERE KLORE!
HE'S GONE AND GOTTEN ME
PRETTY MAD.
I'VE STOOD JUS ABOUT ENOUGH OF HIM.
HE AIN'T GONNA GIVE ME
NO LICKING,
AND I AIN'T WIPING NO
EGG OFF OF HIS FACE!
WHAT'S THE EGG
DOING THERE?
I PUT I THERE.
MUST HAVE THROWN THE WHOLE DOZEN AT HIM.
EXCUSE ME FOR MAKING YOU A WITNESS.
IF I WAS YOU, I'D UP AND LEAVE HIM.
THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
I AIN'T NEVER BEEN ASHAMED OF MYSELF,
AND I AIN'T GONNA BE ASHAMED
OF ANYBODY I WORK FOR.
GET YOUR THINGS AND
COME ON TO ROME WITH US.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER
IN THE HOTEL.
WELL, NOW THA YOU'VE QUIT KLORE,
WHY DON'T YOU
SIGN UP ON OUR BOAT?
YOU'RE GOING
ON A FARM.
WILL THE COOKING
BE GOOD ON A FARM?
I GUESS NOT.
DO YOU LIKE
CHICKEN PIE?
YES, MA'AM,
I DO.
WELL, I AIN'T BOASTFUL,
MR. HARROW,
BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHERE YOU COULD GE A BETTER CHICKEN-PIE MAKER THAN I AM.
- AND GRIDDLE CAKES ON MORNINGS LIKE THIS?
- I DO LIKE GRIDDLE CAKES.
THEN WHY DON'T YOU STAY ON
WITH MR. WEAVER A WHILE LONGER?
I'D LIKE TO EAT YOUR COOKING, MA'AM,
BUT I DON'T THINK THE CANAL'S
EVER GONNA AMOUNT TO ANYTHING.
- WHAT?
- NO, MA'AM, I DON'T.
NOT WITH THE RAILROADS
COMING IN LIKE THEY ARE.
YOU'RE FOR
THE RAILROADS, TOO!
WAIT A MINUTE, MA'AM, DON' GET YOUR DANDER UP AGAIN.
- YOU'RE FOR THE RAILROADS!
- NO, MA'AM, I AIN'T,
BUT THEY'RE BUILDING
RAILROADS ALL OVER NOW.
THE PEOPLE AND GOODS FROM EUROPE CAN
GO OUT WEST QUICKER ON THE RAILROADS
THAN THEY CAN
ON THE CANAL.
THAT'S THE WAY THEY'RE
BUILDING UP THE COUNTRY.
NOW, DON'T GE YOUR DANDER UP.
I AIN'T.
I'LL NEVER GET ANYWHERE ON THE CANAL.
I KNOW A LO ABOUT A FARM.
MAYBE IF YOU HAD SOME GOOD CANAL
COOKING YOU'D FEEL DIFFERENT.
NO, MA'AM,
I WOULDN'T.
WELL, THERE'S NO NEED OF ME
GOING ON MR. WEAVER'S BOAT THEN.
HE'LL GE ANOTHER DRIVER.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
I'D LIKE HIM OR NOT.
WELL, I GOT TO
GET MY THINGS.
BUFFALO GAL, CAN' YOU COME OUT TONIGHT?
CAN YOU COME OUT TONIGHT,
CAN YOU COME OUT TONIGHT?
BUFFALO GAL, CAN'T YOU COME OUT TONIGH AND DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON?
I ASKED HER
WOULD SHE HAD SOME TALK
HAD SOME TALK,
HAD SOME TALK
HER FEET COVERED UP THE WHOLE
SIDEWALK AS SHE STOOD CLOSE TO ME
BUFFALO GAL,
CAN'T YOU COME OUT TONIGHT?
CAN'T YOU COME OUT TONIGHT,
CAN'T YOU COME OUT TONIGHT?
BUFFALO GAL, CAN'T YOU COME OUT TONIGH AND DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON?
- I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT GAL MY WIFE
- HEY!
GAL MY WIFE,
GAL MY WIFE
I'D BE HAPPY ALL MY LIFE
IF HAD HER BY ME
BUFFALO GAL, CAN' YOU COME OUT TONIGHT?
CAN YOU COME OUT TONIGHT,
CAN YOU COME OUT TONIGHT?
BUFFALO GAL, CAN'T YOU COME OUT TONIGH AND DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON?
HELLO, DAN!
WAIT A MINUTE, BOYS.
HEY, DAN!
I JUST WON $5,000
IN THE OHIO STATE LOTTERY.
YOU BRUNG ME LUCK.
FROM TODAY ON, YOU'RE THE
CAPTAIN OF THE SARSEY SAL.
WE'LL DIVIDE WHA SHE MAKES EVEN-STEVEN.
YAY!
SCOTLAND! THAT'S A FINE
PRESENT, MR. WEAVER.
YOU'RE
HALF OWNER NOW.
GOSH, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.
WELL, THE FIRST THING TO SAY
IS THAT YOU'LL NEVER HAUL HOGS.
THINK IT OVER.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR,
IF YOU STILL WANT A FARM,
YOU CAN BUY
YOURSELF ONE THEN.
EXCUSE ME.
MISS LARKINS?
WILL YOU...
MARRY ME?
WHAT?
IT'S ABOU GETTING MARRIED.
YOU LIKE ME,
DON'T YOU?
YES, MA'AM,
I'VE GOT TO SAY I DO.
WELL, I LIKED YOU THE
FIRST TIME I SEEN YOU.
MR. WEAVER'S GIVEN ME A
HALF INTEREST IN THE BOAT.
OH, THEN, NOW YOU'RE
GONNA STAY ON THE CANAL.
I WOULD IF I KNEW AT THE END OF I I COULD BUY US A FARM YOU'D LIKE.
WELL, WHAT IF
YOU FIND OU YOU LIKE THE ERIE
MORE THAN A FARM?
THEN I'LL STAY.
I'LL COME
AND COOK FOR YOU.
YOU DON'T WAN TO GET MARRIED NOW?
NOT TILL WE'RE
SURE OF OURSELVES.
LET'S MAKE A PROMISE-
I'LL PROMISE NEVER TO
TALK ABOUT THE CANAL,
AND YOU PROMISE NEVER
TO TALK ABOUT A FARM.
WE'LL SEE HOW
IT WORKS OUT.
I PROMISE.
I PROMISE, TOO.
THEN I'LL GET MY THINGS, MR. HARROW.
I GUESS I CAN CALL YOU
DAN NOW, MR. HARROW.
YES, MA'AM-
MOLLY.
CAN I HELP YOU
PACK?
LAND OF GOSHEN, FORTUNE,
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
HE HAD
A NERVOUS SHOCK.
SAM WEAVER WON $5,000 IN THE OHIO.
WELL, WHY SHOULD THAT GIVE YOU A SHOCK?
THE WINNING TICKET WAS MINE.
THEN HOW DID
SAM GET IT?
I BOUGHT THE TICKE AND THEN SOLD IT TO SAM
IN A MOMENT OF FINANCIAL MISJUDGMENT.
OH, NOT THA I BEGRUDGE HIM,
BUT WHEN FATE DOES A
THING LIKE THAT TO YOU,
ONE WONDERS WHAT ELSE WILL HAPPEN.
- GOT ALL YOUR THINGS?
- YEAH.
KLORE NEVER
EVEN MOVED.
HE'S GOING TO BE
MAD, I SUPPOSE.
- YOU AIN'T AFRAID, ARE YOU, DAN?
- NO.
WE'LL GIVE FORTUNE FRIENDLY
A JOB. HE CAN DRIVE.
HE CAN START WEST IN AN
HOUR. I'M ALREADY LOADED.
WELL, WAIT A MINUTE,
DAN.
- PUT IT FORWARD ON THE BOW END.
- WHY?
I WANT TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN
FOR ELDERBERRY BLOSSOMS.
4:00.
YES, SIR.
MOLLY AND DAN OUGHT TO BE JUS SAILING PAST ORISKANY BY NOW.
OOH!
KLORE IS AWAKE.
THE MINUTE HE HEARS MOLLY SKIPPED,
HE'LL WANNA FIGHT THE
FIRST FELLA HE SEES.
I JUST HAPPEN
TO THINK
I'VE GOT TO
SEE IVY.
SIT DOWN!
MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA IF
KLORE DID GET IN A FIGHT.
SAVE TROUBLE FOR MOLLY AND DAN.
IF HE WANTS TO KNOW
WHERE MOLLY WENT,
SEND HIM OVER
TO THE AGENT.
I- I'LL GO WITH YOU,
MR. WEAVER.
YOU'LL STAY
RIGHT HERE.
SOL, AIN'T NONE OF YOU GO NO BRISTLE ON YOUR BELLY
WHERE KLORE IS
CONCERNED.
OH, HELLO,
SHERIFF.
HELLO,
SAMSON!
YOUR BROTHER'S A BOAT BUILDER, AIN'T HE?
- AND A GOOD ONE.
- I'M BUYING A NEW BOAT.
SAY, SHERIFF, WE MIGHT TALK ABOUT THAT.
WILL YOU BE HERE
IN 10 MINUTES?
- I'LL WAIT FOR YOU.
- I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
- HAVE YOU SEEN MOLLY?
- TELL HIM, ELMER.
- WHERE IS SHE?
- OH, UM, THE-
THE AGEN KNOWS.
THE AGEN KNOWS WHAT?
WHAT'S THAT YOU ASK AGAIN, JOTHAM?
I ASKED
WHERE MOLLY WAS.
NO, WELL,
THAT'S IT.
THE AGEN KNOWS WHAT.
- WHAT?
- WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU ASKED ME.
- WHAT?
- WHAT'S ALL THE HEMMING AND HAWING ABOUT?
I WANT TO KNOW WHERE MY COOK IS AT.
MOLLY'S QUIT YOU, IF
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
- WHAT?
- THAT'S IT- WHAT.
- QUIT ME?
- THAT'S RIGHT.
- WHERE IS SHE?
- SHE GOT ANOTHER JOB.
ONLY THE AGENT KNOWS WHETHER
SHE WENT EAST OR WEST,
AND HE ALLOWS US HOW
HE AIN'T GONNA TELL YOU.
OH, HE AIN'T,
AIN'T HE?
YES, SIR. HE SAID YOU
TELL HIM WHERE SHE WEN OR HE'D WIPE UP
THE PLACE WITH YOU.
OH, HE DID, HUH?
HEY, FRED.
KLORE'S COMING HERE
TO WIPE UP THE PLACE.
HEY, SEND JOE
IN HERE.
I WOULDN'T WAN TO SEE NO TROUBLE,
BUT BY JEEPERS, IF KLORE STARTS A FIGHT,
THE SHERIFF OUGHT TO
PUT HIM IN THE LOCKUP.
WELL, IF HE WANTS A FIGHT, HE'LL GET IT.
WELL, JUST THOUGHT MAYBE
I OUGHT TO TELL YOU.
HUH. JOE, KLORE'S COMING HERE.
HELLO, JOTHAM.
YES, SIR,
SHERIFF.
I FIGURE ON A 96-FOO BOAT, ABOUT 150 TONS.
YES.
IS THA A FIGHT?
IT WOULDN' SURPRISE ME.
PEACEFUL,
AIN'T IT, DAN?
IT'S MIGHTY NICE JUS SEEING YOU SITTING THERE.
- HELLO, MOLLY.
- HELLO, MR. VENEY.
KLORE GO A NEW BOAT?
WORKING FOR
MR. HARROW NOW.
WHERE'S
JOTHAM?
AS FAR AS I KNOW, HE'S A PEACE WITH THE WORLD IN UTICA.
PUT THE LAW
ON HIM, SHERIFF!
I'LL GET THAT DRIVER
OF YOURS, MR. WEAVER.
BUT YOU'LL SPEND 90
DAYS IN THE LOCKUP FIRST.
I THINK IT WAS WRONG TO
GET IN A FIGHT, JOTHAM.
OH, LOOK!
JEEPERS CREEPERS.
OH, LOOKIT, FATHER!
HERE'S ANOTHER BOAT!
HELLO!
THEY MUST BE THE PEOPLE SAMSON
WEAVER WAS TELLING ME ABOUT.
WHERE ARE THEY
GOING?
MISSOURI FIRST. THEY'LL
SPEND THE WINTER THERE.
IN THE SPRING, THEY'LL MEE UP WITH A LOT MORE WAGONS
FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY.
THEN THEY'LL START OU ACROSS THE PRAIRIES,
ALL THE WAY OU TO CALIFORNIA.
- WHAT FOR?
- SOME OF THEM AFTER GOLD, I GUESS.
OTHERS JUS TO MAKE NEW HOMES.
IT'S EXCITING JUST TO
THINK OF IT, AIN'T IT?
THEY'LL HAVE TO FIGH INDIANS AND WILD ANIMALS.
IT'LL BE
DANGEROUS.
THEY'LL HAVE TO
WORK HARD,
AND THERE'LL BE HARDSHIPS
FOR THEM TO FACE.
A MAN'LL SUFFER
A MIGHTY HEAP
TO GET LAND
HE CAN CALL HIS OWN.
- ANGUS?
- AYE?
A HA'PENNY
FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
OH, THEY'RE WORTH
MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
I WAS THINKING OF
BONNIE SCOTLAND.
MAN, WE'VE COME A LONG
WAY FROM HOME, HARRIET.
THE FURTHER WE GET FROM THE OLD
HOME, THE NEARER WE GET TO THE NEW.
WELL, THERE'LL ALWAYS BE
SCOTLAND FOR YOU TO GO BACK TO.
AND FOR ME, THERE'LL
ALWAYS BE YORKSHIRE.
BUT FIRST, THERE'S
A NEW HOME TO ME,
AND IT'S A GREAT COUNTRY
WE'LL MAKE IT INTO.
SO DON'T BE
DOWNHEARTED, ANGUS.
IF WE'RE RICH, WE CAN GO BACK IF
WE STILL HAVE THE HEART FOR IT.
AND YOU'LL TAKE
THE HIGH ROAD
AND I'LL TAKE
THE LOW ROAD
AND I'LL BE IN SCOTLAND BEFORE YE
AND ME
AND MY TRUE LOVE
WILL NEVER
MEET AGAIN
49 LOGS WAITING FOR A HAUL
TAKE ONE AWAY FROM THEM ALL
48 LOGS
WAITING FOR A HAUL
48 LOGS WAITING
FOR A HAUL
48 LOGS
WAITING FOR A HAUL
TAKE ONE AWAY FROM THEM ALL, 47
-
EH, I THINK WE CAN GET ALONG
VERY WELL WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
THERE NOW.
GET SOME FRESH AIR.
MAYBE I BETTER TAKE A LOOK
AT THAT KITTEN'S TEETH.
YOU KEEP AWAY FROM HER
TEETH. SHE'S ALL RIGHT.
AND LOOK AT THE WAY SHE'S GROWING.
CAN YOU REALIZE IT'S THREE
MONTHS SINCE I'VE COME WITH DAN?
I AIN'T NEVER BEEN
SO HAPPY.
I WONDER IF JOTHAM KLORE
GOT OUT OF JAIL YET.
DO YOU THINK THERE'LL BE
TROUBLE WHEN HIM AND DAN MEET?
WELL, IT'S JUST AS WELL
MAYBE THAT THEY DIDN'T MEET.
BUT THE FUNNY THING
ABOUT DAN,
HE DON'T LIKE
TO FIGHT.
OF COURSE SOME WOMEN
WOULD MIND THAT.
I DON'T.
I DON'T EVEN MIND HIM
NOT CUSSING.
OH, FORTUNE, I AM IN LOVE WITH HIM.
HMM. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
PUTTING UP ALL THOSE PRESERVES
FOR THE WHITESBORO FAIR,
EH?
WELL, LUCY SAID THAT ONLY
FARM PEOPLE SENT THEIR COOKING,
SO I THOUGHT IF I COULD WIN
A PRIZE WITH MY PRESERVES,
IT'D PROVE TO DAN THAT CANAL
FOLK CAN DO THINGS, TOO.
OH, THE GRAND PASSION,
AS THE FRENCH CALL IT,
IS A STRANGE THING.
WEREN'T YOU EVER
IN LOVE, FORTUNE?
WHEN I WAS YOUNG.
SHE WAS A CHARMING LADY.
SHE WAS A SNAKE CHARMER WITH A CARNIVAL.
WE WERE AWFULLY FOND
OF EACH OTHER.
IN FACT, SHE TOLD ME SHE LOVED
ME MORE THAN SHE DID HER SNAKES.
BUT I SORT OF RESENTED
BEING THE RIVAL TO REPTILES,
- AND JUST LE THE MATTER DROP.
HEY, MOLLY. I'LL GET TO THE
FAIR A DAY BEFORE YOU DO.
I BETTER TAKE YOUR PRESERVES
ON OUR BOAT SO THEY'RE ON TIME.
I TAKE THAT VERY KINDLY, LUCY.
- IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
- I'LL GET THEM READY FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
I'D LIKE TO SEE DAN AND HER
LEAVE TOWN AS QUICK AS THEY CAN.
- KLORE?
- HE GOT OUT OF JAIL THREE DAYS AGO.
HE'S COMING WEST.
DO YOU SMELL
ANYTHING?
WE'RE COMING
INTO ROME.
I'VE NEVER
SMELLED ROME BEFORE.
WHEN DID YOU GE OUT OF JAIL, JOTHAM?
WEDNESDAY.
WHAT YOU HAULIN'?
GOT A CARGO
OF RIFLES AND BULLETS
GOING OUT WES TO FORT LARAMIE.
I GUESS THE INDIANS
ARE ON THE WARPATH AGAIN.
HEAR YOU PUT UP QUITE A
FIGHT YOURSELF IN UTICA.
SAY, DID I.
IT WAS ASTONISHING.
I TOOK SEVEN MEN
TO PUT ME IN JAIL.
- WHERE ARE YOU HAULING?
- SYRACUSE.
THEN I'M COMING BACK
TO THE ONEIDA FAIR.
WHY, JEEPERS, THERE'S
SOMETHING SMELLING AROUND HERE.
HEY, OTWAY! YOU SMELLING UP THERE?
WELL, IT AIN'T WHA YOU'D CALL A SMELLY SMELL.
PULL OVER TO THAT SHORE.
I'M A-GOING BY YOU.
OH, PLEASE,
MR. KLORE.
YOU HEARD ME,
DIDN'T YOU?
AND DON'T GIVE ME
NONE OF YOUR LIP.
YOU DON'T NEED A BOA FOR THEM HOGS.
YOU COULD FLOAT THEM INTO
SYRACUSE ON THEIR OWN SMELL.
OH...
HI, MR. ROBERTS.
- HI.
- BOAT ON YOUR WAY EAST?
THEY WERE LOADING
YESTERDAY IN ONEIDA.
SHORT-HAULING WEST.
DON'T FORGET NOW, IF YOU HEAR OF ANYBODY
WHO WANTS SOME GOLD TEETH,
- TELL THEM ABOUT ME.
- I'LL TELL THEM.
HERE YOU ARE,
LUCY.
LAND'S SAKES! YOU MUS HAVE FIXED ABOUT 15 KINDS.
SAY, IF THEY'RE ONLY
HALF THE KIND YOU MAKE,
THE PRIZE IS
ALREADY YOURS.
AW, SHUCKS. YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT.
ARE WE
LOADED YET?
JUST ABOUT.
WHERE YOU BEEN?
MR. BUTTERFIELD'S
ON BUSINESS.
- ABOUT THE BOAT.
- WELL, IN A WAY.
WE OUGHT TO GET OUT OF
HERE IN ABOUT A HALF HOUR.
I HAVE THE URGE TO RIDE
THE HORSES WITH FORTUNE.
WELL, I RECKON FORTUNE
WON'T OBJECT TO THAT.
I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA HAULING
THAT LUMBER FOR THEM RAILROADS.
- IT PAYS WELL.
- I HATE DOING ANYTHING FOR THEM.
THE CANAL AIN'T GONNA BE
WHIPPED, IS IT, FORTUNE?
IT'S A FUNNY AGE. NO LIKE WHEN I WAS YOUNG.
EVERYBODY'S CRAZY
FOR SPEED TODAY.
DO THINGS FASTER
AND GET THERE QUICKER.
THE RAILROADS WILL GIVE
THEM MORE SPEED, ALL RIGHT,
BUT THEY'LL MAKE THE PEOPLE FORGET HOW FINE
THE WORLD COULD GO AT FOUR MILES AN HOUR.
THE RAILROAD'LL
NEVER LICK THE CANAL.
I JUST AIN' GONNA THINK ABOUT IT.
WE'LL SOON BE AT THOSE LOCKS
WHERE DAN ALWAYS TAKES YOU WALKING.
IF I WAS YOU,
I'D ONLY THINK OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, FORTUNE, I THINK
DAN'S GETTING TO LIKE THE CANAL.
PRETTY,
AIN'T IT?
THE NICEST SIGH I EVER SEE
IS THE CANAL IN THE EARLY
MORNING WITH THE MIST RISING.
GOSH, I NEVER NOTICE HOW PRETTY THE
CANAL IS WHEN YOU'RE ON THE BOAT.
- WHY? - 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO
DANG SWEET-LOOKING YOURSELF.
- OH.
- YOU ARE.
GOSH, MOLLY, I AIN' NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY.
I TOLD THA TO FORTUNE MYSELF.
JUST TODAY.
OH, YOU.
I WAS FORGETTING-
I GOT NEWS.
- WHAT?
- COME ON, SIT DOWN.
I ADDED UP
MY BOOKS THIS MORNING.
WE MADE A LOT MORE
THAN I FIGURED WE WOULD.
- OH, DAN.
- MAYBE WE COULD GET MARRIED NOW.
ALL RIGHT, AND YOU CAN BUY THE
OTHER HALF OF THE BOAT, CAN'T YOU?
BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER WAN TO LEAVE THE CANAL NOW.
OH...
- I THOUGHT- - I'M SORRY
I BROKE MY PROMISE, DAN.
IT'S NOTHING.
DO YOU WANNA TALK SOME
MORE ABOUT GETTING MARRIED?
MAYBE IT'D BE BETTER
IF WE DIDN'T NOW, HUH?
ALL RIGHT.
DAN, YOU'LL GE YOUR HANDS ALL DIRTY.
- THIS IS SOIL.
- IT'S DIRT.
YEAH, BUT SOIL
AIN'T DIRTY.
IT'S CLEAN
AND SWEET-SMELLING.
MY PA USED TO SAY IF
IT WASN'T FOR THE SOIL,
THERE WOULDN'T BE
ANY WORLD.
IT GIVES US LIFE.
GROWS THINGS FOR US
TO LIVE BY.
GROWS GRASS FOR
THE CATTLE TO GRAZE ON
SO'S WE COULD HAVE
MEAT TO EAT,
TREES AND FLOWERS THA ARE PRETTY TO LOOK AT.
I RECKON, MOLLY, NOBODY'D BE
ALIVE IF IT WASN'T FOR SOIL.
YES, BUT YOU NEED
WATER TO LIVE BY, TOO.
YOU GET WATER FROM THE SOIL
- DIG A WELL.
YOU AIN'T SETTING TO TALK
ABOUT A FARM, ARE YOU?
NO.
THERE WAS A FUNNY LOOK
ON YOUR FACE JUST NOW
WHEN YOU WERE ASKING
ABOUT GETTING MARRIED.
- NOW, DON'T GET YOUR
DANDER UP. - IF I THOUGHT-
WE GOTTA
GET BACK.
YOU KNOW, MOLLY, IF WE
GET UNLOADED BY TOMORROW,
WE'LL GET TO THE FAIR BY THURSDAY.
- HELLO, MISS LARKINS!
- HELLO, DELLA!
WHERE ARE YOU GOING
WITH THAT COW?
AW, SHE'S GONNA WIN THE PRIZE
FOR HAVING THE MOST MILK.
I'M TAKING HER TO THE FAIR.
IT'S MR. BUTTERFIELD'S.
- YOU'RE TAKING HER?
- WELL, YOU'RE A-HELPING ME,
BUT I'M A-TAKING HER.
HOW MUCH MILK
DOES SHE GIVE?
SHE DON'T GIVE ANY. YOU
HAVE TO SQUEEZE IT. BYE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
FORTUNE?
NOTHING.
WELL, STOP THAT.
IF I DON'T GET A
DENTAL CASE PRETTY SOON,
I'M GONNA TAKE OU SOME OF MY OWN TEETH.
MAYBE YOU'LL GET SOME CASES AT THE FAIR.
MOLLY, THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA.
IF MY COOKING
SHOULD WIN A PRIZE,
I'D BE THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD,
JUST FOR
DAN'S SAKE.
GOSH, MOLLY,
THE FAIR IS WONDERFUL.
- WHAT'S THEM, BOOKS?
- YEAH.
AND A PRESEN FOR YOU.
SO YOU CAN SEE
HOW PRETTY YOU LOOK.
IT'S LOVELY!
BUT IT'S SO BIG.
OH, IT SORT OF TOOK
MY FANCY AT THE STORE.
- PUT YOUR NEW DRESS ON.
- ALL RIGHT.
WE WANT TO GET TO THE
GROUNDS RIGHT AWAY.
SAY, MOLLY, IT'S LIVELY
THERE AS ALL GET OUT.
JEEPERS CREEPERS!
WHAT A CAKE.
THAT'S A CHAMPEEN.
YOU'VE HAD SOME LIKE IT.
I JUST MADE
THE FROSTING THICKER.
I AIN'T SEEN ANYTHING AS NICE
AS THAT SINCE MY MA WAS ALIVE.
MOLLY AIN'T GO THE REPUTATION
FOR BEING THE BEST COOK
ON THE CANAL FOR NOTHING.
OH, IT'S JUS A CRAZY OLD CAKE.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE I TO THE FAIR WITH US.
YOU KNOW, DAN, YOU
BOUGHT SUCH A BIG OVEN.
I HAVE TO USE I FOR SOMETHING.
FORTUNE,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
DIFFERENT KIND OF SNUFF, I
GUESS, THAN WHAT I BEEN USING.
THERE!
YOU'RE ABOUT AS PRETTY
AS ANYTHING I EVER SEEN.
MY MY, I'M GOING TO BE SO
DANG PROUD OF YOU AT THE FAIR.
YOU LIKE FAIRS,
DON'T YOU, DAN?
OH, COUNTRY FOLK THINK THERE'S
NOTHING SO FINE AS A FAIR.
THE CANAL HAS
ITS CELEBRATIONS, TOO.
THEY SAY THERE WAS
NOTHING EVER SO FINE
AS THE ONE
WHEN THE ERIE OPENED.
YOU WERE THERE, FORTUNE.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
- OH, I'VE TOLD YOU.
- I WANT DAN TO HEAR.
WELL,
ALL RIGHT.
IT WAS IN 1825. THERE
WAS CANNONS STRUNG OU WITHIN AN EARSHOT OF EACH
OTHER ALL ALONG THE CANAL.
THE MINUTE IT WAS OPEN AND THE
WATER CAME IN FROM LAKE ERIE,
FIRST MUDDY AND SLOW
LIKE A LITTLE CREEK,
THE GUNS WENT OFF
ONE AFTER ANOTHER
ALL THE WAY
TO NEW YORK.
THEY HAD THE NEWS THERE
80 MINUTES LATER.
THEN THE GUNS STARTED FIRING
ALL THE WAY BACK AGAIN.
IN ABOUT AN HOUR, WE KNEW THA NEW YORK KNEW ALL ABOUT IT.
WHEN THE CANAL
WAS FILLED,
THE FIRST BOAT TO MOVE ON
HER WAS GOVERNOR CLINTON'S.
SHE WAS PAINTED
ALL RED AND WHITE
AND DRAWN BY
FOUR MATCHED GRAYS.
BUT WHAT EVERYBODY
WAS LOOKING A WAS A BEAUTIFUL KEG STANDING
IN THE MIDDLE OF HER DECK.
IT HAD THE AMERICAN EAGLE
PAINTED ON I AND THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
WRAPPED ALL OVER IT.
IT WAS A BARREL OF WATER
FROM LAKE ERIE
TO BE EMPTIED
IN NEW YORK BAY.
IT WAS QUITE
A SIGHT TO SEE.
WASN'T THA WONDERFUL, DAN?
I BET IT WAS.
COME ON, I CAN'T WAI TO GET BACK TO THE FAIR.
- I'LL WRAP UP THE CAKE.
- OH SURE, BUT LET'S HURRY.
MOLLY, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN
SUCH A FAIR FOR LIVESTOCK.
THERE'S EVERY KIND
OF BREED OF CATTLE.
FIRST HOLSTEINS I'VE EVER
SEEN IN NEW YORK STATE.
IT'LL MAKE HISTORY, AND THEY SAY THE
GOVERNOR HIMSELF'S GONNA BE THERE,
AND THAT RICH MR. VANDERBILT FROM
NEW YORK'S GONNA MAKE A SPEECH.
YOU MEAN
THAT RAILROAD FELLA?
WELL, THEY CALL HIM
COMMODORE VANDERBILT.
HE OWNS A FLEET OF FERRY
BOATS ON THE HUDSON.
I'LL BE UP ON DECK. THERE'S BEEN SOME
FINE, BIG STALLIONS PASSING BY HERE.
FARMIN'
AND CATTLE RAISIN'!
COME ON OUT, MOLLY!
JEEPERS CREEPERS! THERE'S
ABOUT A MILLION INDIANS COMING!
YOU COME FAIR?
WE GO WASHINGTON
AND SEE GREAT WHITE FATHER
SMOKING PIPE OF PEACE.
OLD TREATY END.
NEW TREATY COME.
YOU'RE GOING TO WASHINGTON TO MAKE
A NEW TREATY WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
MAKE BIG TALK
WITH GREAT WHITE FATHER.
LIVE NOW IN PEACE
20 WINTERS
WITH WHITE BROTHER.
LEAVE IN PEACE MORE.
NEW TREATY.
- DID HE SAY NEW "TEETHY?"
- NEW TREATY.
OH, I THOUGHT HE SAID
HE WANTED SOME NEW TEETH.
THAT'S MY PROFESSION-
ME FIX BAD TEETHY.
NOW, IF ANY OF YOUR BOYS
SHOULD WANT ME TO FIX THEM-
HMM-MM.
NO. NO.
JUST MY LUCK! IF I'D
HAVE GOT HERE SOONER,
I MIGHT HAVE
GOT SOME BUSINESS.
IT'S THE BEST COLOGNE YOU COULD
BUY, MY BOY, STRAIGHT FROM PARIS-
EVERY BOTTLE,
GENUINE FRENCH COLOGNE.
THERE IT IS RIGHT ON THE LABEL
- MADE IN FRANCE.
- WELL, WHAT'S THIS ONE?
- THAT IS FLOWERS OF CUPID.
- IT'S 40 CENTS.
- OH.
SEE, I CAN'T MAKE UP MY
MIND WHAT I LIKE BEST-
FLOWERS OF CUPID
OR LOVE'S PASSION?
I'M GONNA TAKE
LOVE'S PASSION.
AH, LOVE'S PASSION. THE GENTLEMEN
PICKS LOVE'S PASSION AT 55 CENTS.
IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS ONE, STEP RIGH UP AND YOU'LL HAVE MADE YOURSELF
THE OPPORTUNITY
OF A LIFETIME.
GOT THIS FRAGRAN ODOR OF FRANCE.
PRESSED FROM THE FLOWERS
OF THE FAMOUS FRANCE.
BUY IT FOR YOURSELF,
YOUR WIFE, OR YOUR MOTHER.
THIS FAMOUS FRENCH PERFUME. THIS
FAMOUS GENUINE FRENCH COLOGNE.
STEP RIGHT UP. GET THIS
FRAGRANT ODOR OF FRANCE.
FRESH FROM THE FLOWERS
OF FAMOUS FRANCE.
HELLO, LUCY!
SAY, WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT ON YOU?
LOVE'S PASSION.
WHAT'S THAT?
WELL, IT'S THE FINES COLOGNE-Y WATER MADE IN FRANCE,
AND I JUST PAID 35 CENTS FOR IT.
WELL, I'D RATHER
SMELL THE HOGS,
AND THEY AIN' NO GERANIUMS.
YOUR FORTUNE TOLD,
50 CENTS TODAY.
SHE TELLS YOU
ALL ABOUT YOURSELF.
JOTHAM KLORE'S GETTING
HIS FORTUNE TOLD.
- AND DANIEL HARROW'S HERE, TOO.
- OOH.
AH, WITHIN ONE,
I SEE ONE.
ONE DAY, ONE WEEK,
ONE YEAR.
YOU WILL BE
IN A TERRIBLE FIGHT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A
GLASS LOOKER TO TELL ME THAT.
- I'M JOTHAM KLORE.
- AH.
I SEE
A TERRIFIC STRUGGLE.
YOU EXCHANGE
BLOWS.
YOUR BODY IS PITTED
AGAINST ANOTHER BODY.
THERE IS BLOOD.
WHO'S GONNA WIN?
THE CRYSTAL DOES NOT SAY WHO WILL.
YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T SEE
ME WINNING IN THERE?
- I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
- YOU'RE A LIAR!
AH, MY DEAR SIR.
THE CRYSTAL DOES NOT SHOW
EVERYTHING FOR 50 CENTS.
IT SHOWS ME
WINNING IN THERE.
YOU LOOK AGAIN
AND SEE IT.
- I CAN'T SEE-
- LOOK GOOD!
- AM I WINNING?
- YES, YES!
ALL RIGHT, FAKER, YOU'RE
TRYING TO LIE TO ME.
- NO, I WAS- - HOW MUCH
AM I GOING TO PAY YOU?
- CAN YOU SEE THAT IN THERE?
- AH.
I SEE HERE
THE SUM OF 50 CENTS.
THAT PROVES
YOU'RE A LIAR
'CAUSE I AIN'T GONNA
GIVE YOU NOTHING!
TELL ME
HE CAN'T SEE.
SAY, JOTHAM, THEY GOT ONE OF THOSE
NEW RAILROAD CARS DOWN HERE A PIECE.
I AIN'T INTERESTED. ONLY ONE THING
ON MY MIND, AND THAT'S YOUR PARTNER,
DANIEL HARROW.
I AIM TO MEET HIM
AROUND HERE SOMETIME TODAY.
YEAH, BUT THIS HERE CAR WAS PU THERE JUST TO INSULT THE CANAL.
- WHO'S INSULTING THE CANAL?
- THE RAILROAD PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHY
THE CAR IS THERE-
SO THEY'D HAVE
THE LAUGH ON US.
- WHERE IS IT?
- COME ON, COME ON.
I DO HOPE WE GET THE CAKE
IN BEFORE THE CONTEST CLOSES.
I'M SO MAD I COULD FIGHT A DOG!
- WHAT'S THE MATTER?
- THEY WOULDN'T TAKE YOUR PRESERVES.
GOOD GRIEF! ARE THEY AS BAD AS THAT?
IT'S ALL ON ACCOUNT OF YOU AIN' A RESIDENT OF ONEIDA COUNTY.
WHEN THE FELLA TOLD ME THAT,
I JUST STARTED TO BLISTER.
I SAYS, "WHAT KIND OF WAY IS
THIS TO RUN A CONTEST, YOU WART?"
THIS AIN'T A FAIR.
IT'S AN UNFAIR.
IT AIN'T GOT NOTHING
TO DO WITH YOUR COOKING.
WHY, THERE WAS NEVER ANYBODY
COULD COOK LIKE YOU, MOLLY.
I'D FEEL TERRIBLE IF IT WAS
BECAUSE MY COOKING WAS BAD.
NO. I WENT TO SEE THE MAN
IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING.
I TOLD HIM
THE SAME THING.
I SAID, "DO YOU REALIZE CANALLERS
HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING HIS FAIR
SINCE BEFORE
YOU WAS CALVED?"
IT MADE
NO IMPRESSION.
I COULD HAVE
SLAPPED HIS FACE.
- OH, MR. HARROW.
- HELLO, MR. BUTTERFIELD.
COULD I SEE YOU
A MOMENT?
OH, EXCUSE ME,
PLEASE.
MOLLY, THERE'S SOMETHING
MORE IMPORTANT THAN PICKLES-
KLORE'S AT THE FAIR, AND
HE'S LOOKING FOR A FIGHT.
DAN AIN' AFRAID OF HIM.
IF HE WANTS TROUBLE,
DAN'LL GIVE HIM PLENTY.
I'LL BET MY BOATER WILL
BE GLAD THAT HE'S AROUND.
I HAPPEN TO SEE YOU HERE, AND I
THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU MYSELF.
THANK YOU KINDLY, MR.
BUTTERFIELD. I SURE APPRECIATE IT.
I'D GET OUT AS QUICK AS YOU CAN NOW.
YES, SIR,
I WILL.
I'LL SEE YOU
IN UTICA THEN.
YES, SIR.
THERE AIN'T A COWARDLY
BONE IN DAN'S WHOLE BODY.
MOLLY, WOULD YOU MIND IF
WE WENT BACK TO THE BOA 'CAUSE I'D LIKE TO PULL OU FOR UTICA JUST AS SOON AS-
- WHAT?
- WELL, IT'S KIND OF IMPORTAN THAT I BE BACK THERE
IN THE MORNING.
WE JUST GOT HERE
TODAY.
WELL, YOU SEE, I CAN
GET A FULL LOAD
OUT OF UTICA
FOR BUFFALO.
YOU MEAN YOU WANNA
LEAVE THE FAIR NOW?
WELL, IF YOU
DON'T MIND.
DID MR. BUTTERFIELD TELL
YOU ABOUT KLORE BEING HERE?
WELL, HE HAPPENED
TO MENTION IT.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO BACK TO THE BOAT.
I'LL TAKE THE BASKET. SEE
YOU AFTER SUPPER, LUCY.
YES.
WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S
GONNA PUT THE CANAL OUT OF BUSINESS, HUH?
YEAH, AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME KIND OF
A SPECIAL DOINGS WITH IT THIS AFTERNOON.
- GET ME SOME STONES!
- GET SOME STONES FOR MR. KLORE.
HERE YOU ARE,
MR. KLORE.
TRY THIS ONE,
JOTHAM.
COME ON, BOYS!
ALL TOGETHER.
THERE.
NOW IF THEY WANNA
PUT HER ON EXHIBITION,
THERE'S SOMETHING
FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AT.
- I JUST SEEN DANIEL HARROW.
- WHERE?
HIM AND MOLLY WAS
HEADING FOR THEIR BOAT.
WAIT A MINUTE,
JOTHAM.
THERE'S A RAILROAD
LOCOMOTIVE DOWN YONDER.
WE OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT, TOO.
I GOT SOME REAL WORK TO DO NOW.
BUT, JOTHAM!
I DON'T SEE WHY YOU WON'T TALK, MOLLY.
ARE YOU SCARED
OF KLORE?
WHAT PUT THA IN YOUR HEAD?
A WHILE A GO YOU WAS ALL PERKED
UP AND CRAZY TO GO TO THE FAIR.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU WANNA GET OUTTA HERE
AND GO BACK
TO UTICA.
WELL, I MIGH GET A LOAD IN UTICA-
DID YOU KNOW
KLORE WAS HERE?
I WAS TOLD
THIS MORNING.
WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL ME?
I DIDN'T WANT TO
WORRY YOU NONE.
DON'T YOU THINK IT'D WORRY ME A LOT MORE
TO KNOW MY BOATER
WAS A COWARD?
HOW AM I
A COWARD?
YOU'RE
RUNNING AWAY.
WELL, I- I GOTTA BE
IN UTICA TOMORROW.
TO GET AWAY
FROM KLORE.
NO, IT'S...
SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT?
IT'S SOMETHING WE SAID
WE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT.
ABOUT A FARM?
LISTEN, MOLLY
- WE'VE BEEN MIGHTY HAPPY ALL SUMMER.
DON'T LET'S
SPOIL IT NOW.
DAN, DID YOU GO
AND BUY A FARM?
YES, I DID.
I OFFERED MR. BUTTERFIELD
A PRICE LAST WEEK,
AND HE SAID HE'D
THINK ABOUT IT.
TODAY HE SAID
HE'D TAKE IT.
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO GO BACK TO UTICA
- TO SEE HIS AGENT.
I SAID THAT ABOUT A LOAD ON
ACCOUNT OF LUCY BEING THERE.
THEN ALL THE TIME
YOU WAS ON THE CANAL,
ALL THE TIME THE BOATERS WAS
BEING NEIGHBORLY AND FRIENDLY,
THE ONLY THING ON YOUR MIND
WAS YOU WAS BUYING A FARM!
I SAID FROM THE BEGINNING I DIDN' THINK I COULD STAY ON THE CANAL.
YOU NEVER GAVE
THE CANAL A CHANCE.
YOU NEVER BOTHERED TO
NOTICE HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS.
YOU NEVER NOTICED
YOU'VE BEEN HAPPIER HERE
THAN YOU EVER BEEN
IN YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S BECAUSE I'VE
BEEN IN LOVE WITH YOU.
NO, IT AIN'T. IT'S BECAUSE
YOU CAN'T PLAY FAIR.
THIS PROVES IT.
ALL THEM THINGS YOU'VE
BEEN BUYING FOR THE BOAT!
THINGS THAT WAS
TOO BIG FOR THE BOAT!
THAT LOOKING GLASS,
THAT KITCHEN OVEN.
YOU KNEW ALL THE TIME YOU WAS
BUYING THEM FOR A DIRTY OLD FARM.
EVEN THIS DRESS!
I BET YOU BOUGHT THIS
TO GO TO CHURCH IN!
WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU'D GET MARRIED IN IT.
I'LL NEVER
MARRY YOU NOW.
I JUST THINK
YOU'RE ACTING CRAZY.
MOLLY,
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
THERE AIN'T ANYTHING IN THE WORLD
I WOULDN'T DO FOR YOU EXCEPT THIS,
AND IT'S JUST 'CAUSE
I CAN'T DO IT.
WILL YOU COME AND LE ME SHOW YOU THE FARM?
ME AT A FARM? DO YOU
THINK I'M A TRAITOR?
EVEN KLORE WOULDN'T ASK ME TO DO THAT!
I THOUGH HE WAS MEAN,
BUT HE'S NOTHING
AS COMPARED TO YOU.
YOU'RE JUST SAYING
THAT 'CAUSE YOU'RE MAD.
HE NEVER LIED
TO ME.
I NEVER LIED
TO YOU.
IN YOUR HEAR YOU DID.
YOU WERE SAYING
ONE THING,
AND ALL THE TIME
THINKING ANOTHER.
AT LEAS KLORE WAS HONEST.
MAYBE YOU NEVER
SHOULD HAVE LEFT HIM.
MAYBE I SHOULDN'T!
WELL, IF THAT'S
THE WAY YOU FEEL,
THERE'S NOTHING GONNA STOP
YOU FROM GOING BACK TO HIM.
BY JEEPERS, I CAN GET MY DANDER UP, TOO.
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO?
I GOT SOMETHING
MORE IMPORTANT.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
I AIN'T SO MEAN.
FROM NOW ON, MY HALF
OF THE BOAT IS YOURS.
I WON'T TAKE IT.
WHERE'S
DANIEL HARROW'S BOAT?
OH, QUITE A PIECE DOWN
THERE. OVER THE BRIDGE.
THE BOAT WAS ONLY MINE
IF I STAYED ON THE CANAL.
WELL, I'M GOING,
SO NOW IT'S YOURS.
WHETHER YOU MARRY ME OR NOT, I DON' THINK YOU'LL BE HAULING MANY SEASONS MORE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE
GONNA TRAVEL 4 MILES AN HOUR
WHEN THEY CAN GO 20?
TIME'S HAVE CHANGED,
BUT YOU'RE SO BLINDED BY
THE CANAL YOU CAN'T SEE IT.
THINGS AIN'T LIKE
THEY WAS 25 YEARS AGO.
IN ANOTHER 25 YEARS, THEY
WON'T BE LIKE THEY ARE NOW.
THAT'S PROGRESS, AND THAT'S
WHAT'LL LICK THE ERIE.
NOTHING CAN
LICK THE ERIE!
I MAY MISS YOU,
BUT YEAR AFTER YEAR,
I'LL SEE THE ERIE GROWING
EVEN MORE WONDERFUL,
HAULING THINGS EAS AND HAULING THINGS WEST.
AND I'LL BE ON MY BOA SEEING IT ALL HAPPEN.
THAT'S MORE
THAN YOU'LL BE!
YOU'RE SO SURE
OF EVERYTHING.
I'M SURE OF ONE THING
I'LL BE ON MY FARM GROWING
THINGS FOR THE TRAINS TO HAUL.
SOIL WON'T CHANGE. THAT'S JUS AS IT WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE
BECAUSE LIFE COMES FROM THE SOIL
AND LIFE WILL ALWAYS BE THE SAME.
JEEPERS, IT'S THE MOS I EVER TALKED IN MY LIFE.
YOU DON'T DESERVE
TO BE ON THE ERIE!
IF YOU EVER WANT ME,
I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE PLACE WHERE I
ASKED YOU TO MARRY ME.
THAT'S THE FARM
I BOUGHT, MOLLY.
- THE FARM YOU WON'T EVEN
COME TO SEE.
THAT'S THE TRAIN.
I GOTTA HURRY.
RUNNING AWAY,
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.
JUST LIKE
A COWARD!
THAT'S ALL I COULD EXPECT FROM
A MAN THAT DIDN'T LIKE THE ERIE!
IT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL
THING IN THE WORLD.
WHY COULDN'T HE
SEE THAT?
IS THAT DANIEL HARROW
THAT JUST LEFT HERE?
YES, BUT YOU CAN' CATCH HIM.
HE GO ON THAT TRAIN.
I'LL BET HE DID THA JUST TO INSULT THE CANAL!
RUNNING AWAY
FROM A FIGHT, EH?
FUNNY FELLA YOU'D PICKED
FOR A BOATER, MOLLY.
YOU AIN'T MUCH
LIKE YOUR PA.
HE'D NEVER LET A COWARD WORK FOR HIM.
SAY, BOSS, WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE MAYBE TONIGHT BY SUPPER?
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
STEAK.
GUESS I'LL HAVE TO
LIKE STEAK.
THEY SMELL GOOD,
MOLLY.
I DON'T SEEM TO TAKE ANY
COMFORT IN COOKING ANYMORE.
I GUESS MAYBE IT'S A GOOD THING
THE SEASON'S OVER TOMORROW.
- CANAL'S CLOSING.
- YOU'RE TIRED.
OF COURSE, DAN LEAVING, THAT PU A LOT OF WORK ON YOUR SHOULDERS.
I'M USED TO WORK.
IT AIN'T THAT-
IT'S THE FACT THAT I COULD
EVER BE IN LOVE WITH A COWARD.
AFTER ALL, MOLLY, YOU DON' REALLY KNOW THAT DAN IS A COWARD.
- HE RUN AWAY, DIDN'T HE?
- HE WENT AWAY.
HE RUN AWAY.
THAT'S WHAT I CAN' FORGIVE HIM.
MAYBE IN TIME I COULD HAVE
GOTTEN USED TO HIS WANTING A FARM.
BUT BEING A COWARD, IT'S
JUST AGAIN' MY NATURE.
AND ANYWAY, I AIN' UNHAPPY OVER HIM.
- NO.
- NO.
- NO.
- LIKE YOU SAID,
I'M JUST TUCKERED OUT, THAT'S ALL.
THAT'S IT.
WHEN YOU GET TO ROME TOMORROW,
YOU CAN TAKE A GOOD REST.
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO, FORTUNE?
WHO ME? I GOT SOME
BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO.
I'LL HAVE TO TAKE A
LITTLE TRIP, I GUESS.
WHOA!
WHOA.
HELLO, FORTUNE.
HOW ARE YOU,
DAN?
- DOING YOUR FALL PLOWING?
- YEAH.
I SEEN THE BUGGY COMING
ALONG, AND I THOUGHT MAYBE-
- IT WAS SOMEBODY ELSE?
- YEAH.
- MOLLY?
- YEAH.
SHE'S IN ROME. I HAD SOME
BUSINESS UP THE ROAD A PIECE
AND THOUGH I'D SEE YOU.
- HOW IS SHE?
- OH, YOU MIGHT SAY IN ONE WAY SHE IS
AND ANOTHER WAY
SHE AIN'T.
SORT OF A YES OR NO
PROPOSITION.
- SHE AIN'T SICK?
- WORRIED.
- ABOUT WHAT?
- MOLLY'S A PROUD LITTLE THING,
AND IT KIND OF HURTS YOU TO
SEE PEOPLE SNEERING, I GUESS.
- WHO'S SNEERING AT HER?
- CANAL FOLK.
- WHY?
- OH, THEY'LL FORGET ABOUT IT IN TIME.
- PEOPLE DON'T REMEMBER.
- FORGET WHAT?
OH, I SHOULDN'T HAVE SPOKEN
ABOUT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WHAT ARE YOU
DRIVING AT?
WELL, YOU SEE,
THEY'RE ALL SORT OF
STICKING THEIR NOSES UP AT MOLLY.
SOME OF THEM WON'T EVEN
SPEAK TO HER AT ALL.
I HEARD SOL TINKER MYSELF INSUL THE GIRL RIGHT TO HER FACE.
- INSULT MOLLY?
- YES.
ABOUT WHAT?
CANALLERS HAVEN'T ANY USE FOR
ANYONE THAT EVER WORKED FOR A COWARD.
THEY THINK
I RUN AWAY?
AND MOLLY HAS TO
BEAR THE BRUNT OF IT.
YOU SEE, MOLLY'S PA
WAS A FIGHTER,
AND SO WAS KLORE.
THEN AFTER WHAT HAPPENED
WITH YOU, WELL, THEY SAY
THAT MOLLY AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH
ANYMORE TO WORK FOR A REAL MAN.
THERE AIN'T A MAN ON THE CANAL
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR MOLLY,
- THAT'S WHAT.
- THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
BUT IT'S HARD FOR A GIRL TO
LOSE THE RESPECT OF HER FRIENDS,
EVEN THOUGH THERE AIN'T NO CAUSE FOR IT.
ABOUT THE ONLY ONE THAT PAYS ANY
NOTICE TO HER AT ALL IS KLORE.
- KLORE?
- YES.
HE'S ALWAYS GO A BIG SMILE FOR HER,
BUT MAYBE HE'S ONLY
GLOATING. YOU NEVER CAN TELL.
AND SHE'S BEING INSULTED JUS 'CAUSE I DIDN'T FIGHT HIM.
NOW, HOW DID I EVER
GET ON THAT SUBJECT?
I'M JUST AN OLD FUSSBUDGET,
I GUESS,
WHO NEVER SHOULD HAVE
MENTIONED IT.
IS KLORE IN ROME?
YES, HE STOPS A MOLLY'S BOAT REAL OFTEN.
WELL,
I MUST GET ON.
I'M GONNA BE IN ROME
MYSELF TOMORROW.
- NO, ARE YOU, DAN?
- YEAH.
BUYING
MR. WEAVER'S HORSES.
- WELL, I'LL SEE YOU.
- YEAH.
SO LONG.
GIDDAP!
...WORKING
ON THE RAILROAD
ALL THE LIVE-LONG DAY
WE'LL BE WORKING
ON THE RAILROAD
TO PASS
THE TIME AWAY
WE WILL HEAR
THE WHISTLE BLOWING
RISE UP SO EARLY
IN THE MORN
HI! NOW, ARE WE
ALL HERE?
TRAIN LEAVES
IN 10 MINUTES.
"DINAH, BLOW
YOUR HORN!"
WE'LL BE WORKING
ON THE RAILROAD
WHERE ARE THEY
GOING?
TO WORK
ON THE RAILROAD.
CANALLERS AND THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND
THE WINTER WORKING ON THE RAILROAD.
WHAT'S THE WORLD
COMING TO?
SEEMS LIKE THE POOR OLD CANAL'S
GETTING LICKED EVERY WAY THESE DAYS.
BY JEEPERS, I'M GONNA
TELL THEM FELLOWS OFF.
- HELLO, MOLLY.
- HELLO, JOTHAM.
- WHERE ARE YOU STAYING THIS WINTER?
- HERE IN ROME.
WHO ARE YOU GOING WITH NEXT SEASON?
I AIN'T MADE UP
MY MIND YET.
I'D LIKE MIGHTY FINE TO HAVE
YOU COME BACK ON MY BOAT.
I'LL THINK
ABOUT IT.
THEN I'LL STAY
IN ROME, TOO.
I'M GOING DOWN TO THE
FREIGHT AGENT'S OFFICE NOW.
I WAS THINKING MAYBE YOU'D LIKE
TO INVITE ME TO SUPPER TONIGHT.
I DON'T GET MUCH COMFOR OUT OF COOKING ANYMORE.
THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU AIN' GOT A GOOD EATER AROUND.
I'VE BEEN DRINKING MORE THAN
I USED TO, SO I EAT MORE.
DO YOUR HEART GOOD
TO SEE ME EAT, MOLLY.
EXPECT ME
FOR SUPPER.
- WHY, THE FATHERS OF SOME
OF YOU BUILT THE ERIE!
AND NOW YOU'RE JUS STICKING A KNIFE IN ITS BACK
BY HELPING
TO BUILD A RAILROAD.
AIN'T YOU GOT NO RESPECT FOR YOURSELVES!
NO!
WHY DON'T YOU
JOIN UP WITH US, SAM?
THE PAY IS GOOD.
ME WORK FOR A RAILROAD?
I'D RATHER BE DEAD!
COME ON, BOYS. WE'D
BETTER GET TO THE TRAIN.
WE'LL BE WORKING
ON THE RAILROAD
ALL THE LIVE-LONG DAY
WE'LL BE WORKING
ON THE RAILROAD
TO PASS
THE TIME AWAY
JEEPERS CREEPERS!
...THE WHISTLE BLOWING
RISE UP SO EARLY
IN THE MORN
CAN'T YOU HEAR
THE CAPTION SHOUTING
"DINAH,
BLOW YOUR HORN!"
MR. WEAVER?
ANYBODY HOME?
YES.
WELL, CAN I
COME DOWN?
YES.
HELLO, MOLLY.
HELLO.
HOW HAVE YOU
BEEN?
OH, FINE.
WELL, HOW...
HOW ARE YOU GETTING
ALONG WITH THE CANALLERS?
JUST LIKE
I ALWAYS DID.
THEY LIKE ME,
AND I LIKE THEM.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- THEY INSULTING YOU?
- ME?
- YEAH.
- NOBODY EVER INSULTED ME.
LEASTWAYS,
HARDLY NOBODY.
I GUESS I DID FEEL A
LITTLE MEAN AT THE FAIR
WHEN YOU RAN AWAY.
I DIDN' RUN AWAY.
I HAD TO GO SEE
ABOUT MY FARM.
I DON'T WANNA HEAR
ABOUT THE FARM.
GOSH, MOLLY, I WISH
YOU COULD JUST SEE IT.
- IT'S GOT THE BEST SOIL- - YOU
DIDN'T COME HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
NO, I DIDN'T, BUT NOW
THAT I'M SEEING YOU AGAIN,
I CAN'T HELP
TALKING ABOUT IT.
IT'S ALL I THOUGHT OF
EVER SINCE I BEEN ON IT-
JUST HOW FINE IT'D BE
IF YOU WAS UP THERE.
I'LL NEVER
BE THERE.
EVEN IF YOU COULD COME
FOR THE WINTER, MOLLY.
IF YOU STILL LIKE THE CANAL, YOU
CAN COME BACK WHEN IT OPENS UP.
I COULDN'T GO WITH A
MAN I DIDN'T RESPECT.
WELL, I AIN' DONE ANYTHING-
YOU RUN AWAY, AND
THAT'S WHAT HURT ME SO.
NOT THAT YOU WAS
LEAVING THE CANAL.
I COULD HAVE GOTTEN
USED TO THAT IN TIME.
BUT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY, YOU RAN AWAY.
AND EVERYBODY KNEW
HOW I FELT ABOUT YOU.
DAN, SOMEBODY JUST TOLD
KLORE YOU WERE IN TOWN.
HE'S LOOKING
FOR YOU.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I WANTED HIM TO KNOW.
YOU'RE GONNA
MEET HIM?
FORTUNE SAID FOLKS WAS SNEERING AT YOU
'CAUSE OF
WHAT I DONE.
I COME BACK
TO FIGHT HIM.
YOU WANT TO
FIGHT HIM?
I DON'T WANT TO, BUT I DON' WANT YOU HELD UP TO SCORN EITHER.
OH. MAYBE IT'D BE JUST AS
WELL IF YOU DIDN'T FIGHT HIM.
IT'D BE
BETTER.
DAN, I DON'T WANT YOU TO FIGHT HIM.
DAN!
HOW'S THAT,
MR. WEAVER?
FINE, FINE.
HA HA.
THAT'S- KLORE!
THIS HAS GOT TO BE
A FAIR FIGHT.
THE FIRST MAN
THAT FIGHTS FOUL,
I'M GOING TO BRAIN HIM WITH THIS.
HERE COMES
DANIEL HARROW!
DON'T GO DOWN THERE,
DAN, PLEASE.
IT'S WHAT I COME FOR
- TO MEET KLORE.
I DON'T WANT YOU
TO GET HURT.
I GUESS I CAN TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF ALL RIGHT.
BUT NOT WITH KLORE. HE'S
BEEN FIGHTING ALL HIS LIFE.
NOBODY'S EVER LICKED
HIM. IT AIN'T A MATCH.
I AIN'T NO WEAKLING
NEITHER.
I CLEARED FIVE ACRES OF WOODLAND
ALL BY MYSELF IN ONE MONTH,
AND I PLANTED IT,
TOO.
GOSH, MOLLY, THE COUNTRY'S
BEAUTIFUL IN THE FALL.
THERE IT SMELLS
SO SWEET.
BUT KLORE'S TERRIBLE
WHEN HE'S MAD!
I'M GETTING ME
SOME APPLE TREES, TOO.
DAN, MAYBE YOU'LL
BE KILLED!
I GOT THE SOUTH FIELD ALL
SOWN WITH RED-BUSH CLOVER
AND A CLOVER
OF CROP OATS.
OH, DON'T FIGHT DAN.
PLEASE DON'T.
I BET WHEN I GET FINISHED, THERE WON' BE A FARM IN THIS PART OF THE STATE
THAT CAN HOLD
A CANDLE TO MINE.
STAND BACK THERE NOW.
GIVE 'EM ROOM!
GET BACK.
MAKE A SQUARE.
AND NOBODY LAYS A HAND
ON DANIEL HARROW.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A FAIR FIGHT.
I GUESS YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR ME. I'M DANIEL HARROW.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU READY?
LET IT COME.
GET HIM, GET HIM,
GET HIM, GET HIM.
- COME ON, COME ON.
- HIT HIM.
COME ON, MOLLY. YOU DON' WANNA STAY AROUND HERE.
OH, LUCY, I BEGGED HIM NOT TO FIGHT.
ALL ABOARD!
HEY! HEY!
MR. KLORE'S FIGHTING
DANIEL HARROW
IN FRONT OF
HENNESSEY'S HOTEL!
YOU SIT RIGHT THERE,
MOLLY.
I'LL LAY YOU FIVE TO THREE ON KLORE.
THAT'S AGREEABLE. I'LL TAKE $6 FOR THAT.
HE DIDN'T LOSE
ANY TEETH, DID HE?
CAN YOU SEE
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
THEY'RE AT I NIP AND TUCK.
DAN'S
ON HIS FEET YET.
COME ON,
HIT HIM, DANIEL!
HIT HIM,
DANIEL!
GO GET HIM,
DANIEL.
HIT HIM,
DANIEL!
IT'S ALL OVER. DAN
KNOCKED HIM IN THE CANAL.
COME ON, BOYS,
HURRY IT UP!
FIGHT OR NO FIGHT, I CAN' HOLD THAT TRAIN UP. COME ON!
WE'LL BE WORKING
ON THE RAILROAD
I'LL THANK YOU FOR THOSE $10, MR. LUCAS.
THANK YOU.
WELL...
IT TOOK... A BETTER
MAN THAN ME TO LICK ME.
THAT'S ALL
I GOT TO SAY.
I'M ASTONISHED.
I'M ASTOUNDED.
YOU LICKED HIM!
WILL YOU COME BACK
WITH ME NOW, MOLLY?
- YOU LICKED KLORE.
- THE FARM IS ONLY-
OH, YOU DON'T WANNA GO
BACK TO THE FARM NOW, DAN.
DON'T YOU REALIZE
YOU WHIPPED KLORE?
YOU'RE THE NEW CHAMPION
- LIKE MY PA USED TO BE, LIKE KLORE WAS.
EVERY MAN ON THE CANAL
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT YOU.
YOU'LL BE FAMOUS, DAN. YOU
CAN'T GIVE UP THE CANAL NOW.
I DON'T CARE ANYTHING ABOUT THE
CANAL. YOU OUGHT TO KNOW THAT.
I TOLD YOU
OFTEN ENOUGH.
I DON'T CARE ANYTHING ABOUT BEING
THE NEW BULLY OR THE NEW CHAMPION.
I CAME DOWN HERE TO FIGHT KLORE,
HOPING YOU'D COME BACK WITH ME.
NOW I CAN SEE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SENSE
ENOUGH TO SEE HOW FINE MY FARM IS.
SO I DON'T WANT YOU
TO COME NOW.
GOODBYE.
WHOA. WHOA.
COME ON,
GET OUT NOW.
WHOA. WHOA.
JEEPERS CREEPERS.
MOLLY...
IS THIS
YOUR OLD FARM?
YEAH.
ALL MINE.
WELL, COME ON.
WHERE'S
YOUR KITCHEN?
OH, MOLLY!