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YES.

NO.

HE DIDN'T?

NO.

WELL--

BACK THERE IN THE OFFICE,

I HAD THIS ALL FIGURED OUT.

OUT THERE ON THE PRAIRIE,

IT SEEMED EASY.

YOU GOT BLUE EYES.

I BEG YOUR PARDON.

YES, SIR, BLUE EYES.

OH, LET'S SEE NOW.

WHERE WAS I?

BOB SETON,

FROM TEXAS.

MA DIED WHEN I WAS

NINE YEARS OLD,

AND ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO--

I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU SAY,

MR. McCLOUD.

AND, ONCE AGAIN,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD LUCK TO YA.

WHERE'S MARY?

SHE WENT ACROSS THE STREE TO BUY A SPOOL OF THREAD.

OH, WELL, I'LL GO--

I WOULDN'T DO THAT,

IF I WAS YOU, MR. CANTRELL.

SHE ALWAYS GETS A LITTLE FIDGETY

WHEN SHE'S BUYING

A SPOOL OF THREAD OR SOMETHING.

DAD, YOU TELL HIM ABOUT ME

GOIN' TO BE A COWBOY.

GO AHEAD AND TELL HIM.

THAT'S THE ONLY TIME

I WAS EVER IN JAIL, AND IT WAS

THE OTHER FELLA'S FAULT.

I WAS DRUNK.

DRINKING, OF COURSE,

CONSTITUTING NO CRIME.

MA'AM?

I SAID, DRINKING, OF COURSE,

CONSTITUTING NO CRIME.

I'M GONNA LEARN BIG WORDS

MYSELF SOMEDAY.

NOW LOOK, I'VE LISTENED TO YOU

VERY PATIENTLY. I'VE HEARD

YOU WHOLE LIFE'S HISTORY.

I KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR CATTLE

WHO'VE EATEN TOO MANY

LOCO WEEDS,

WHY SULPHUR IN MOLASSES

ISN'T AS GOOD AS PEOPLE

THINK IT IS...

AND A THOUSAND OTHER THINGS

THAT I'VE FORGOTTEN ALREADY.

NOW WILL YOU PLEASE GE TO THE POINT AND TELL ME

WHAT YOU WANT?

I WANT TO MARRY YOU.

YOU WHAT?

WELL, I AIN'T GOT NO JOB

RIGHT NOW, BUT I FIGURE

TO GET ONE.

OUTSIDE OF A SNORT OF HOOCH

NOW AND THEN,

I GOT NO BAD HABITS.

I'D SAY ASKING PERFECT STRANGERS

TO MARRY YOU IS-IS

A VERY BAD HABIT!

YOU LOOKIN' FOR SOMEONE, MA'AM?

YES! SURELY THEY DON' LET YOU OUT ALONE, DO THEY?

WE GOT A SAYIN' DOWN IN TEXAS

THAT A FELLA DOESN'T GE ANYPLACE UNLESS HE TRIES.

WELL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL

GIVE UP TRYING, BECAUSE

IT'S NOT GONNA HELP YOU.

WE GOT ANOTHER SAYING IN TEXAS--

YES, YES, I'M SURE YOU HAVE.

GOOD-BYE.

THAT'LL BE FOUR AND A HALF.

TWO FOR THE TOOTH,

TWO AND A HALF FOR THE WHISKEY.

YOU GOT ANOTHER SWIG COMIN'.

I AIN'T GOT CASH. MAYBE

YOU COULD TAKE IT IN TRADE.

OH, I WAS AFRAID OF THAT.

I PULLED TEETH IN BOSTON ONCE

FOR A YEAR.

PRACTICALLY LIVED ON BEANS.

GOT SOME STUFF OUTSIDE

THAT BEATS MONEY IN THE BANK

IN THIS TERRITORY.

WAGONLOAD OF GUNS.

AND THEY'D HAVE BEEN

TOOKEN AWAY FROM ME,

IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THA YOUNG FRIEND OF YOURS.

AIN'T LEGAL TO RUN GUNS.

YOU KNOW THAT.

WHAT'S LEGAL AND WHAT AIN'T?

WHY, THESE TOWNS AIN'T GO

NO MARSHALS.

YOU NEEDIN' A PARTNER,

MISTER?

MM, MAYBE.

NO, YOU DON'T.

OH, NO, YOU DON'T.

HE GOT HIT IN THAT FIGHT.

HE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S SAYIN'.

LISTEN, SON--

HOW ABOUT IT?

YOU CAN'T, BOB.

I'M SICK OF THIS HERE

CITY LIFE.

FELLA CAN'T GO AROUND

DOIN' NOTHIN' ALL THE TIME.

YEAH, I COULD MAKE

A GOOD GUNRUNNER OUTTA YOU.

OVER MY DEAD BODY.

DOC'S RIGHT, SON.

GUNRUNNING'S NO FOR YOUR KIND.

YOU AIN'T A WRECKER, BOY.

YOU'RE A BUILDER.

DOC'S RIGHT AGAIN.

YOU'RE THE KIND

THIS COUNTRY NEEDS.

[ Chuckles ]

SUPPOSE IT SOUNDS FUNNY,

FOR AN OLD LAW-BREAKING COO LIKE ME TO TALK PATRIOTISM.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN THA WHISKEY, STARS AND STRIPES?

I'LL GIVE YOU COUPLE GUNS.

SHUCKS, YOU DON'T OWE ME

NOTHIN'. GIVE YOUR TOOTH BACK

FOR A SOUVENIR, IF YOU LIKE.

NO, GIVE IT TO THE KID.

SOMEDAY WHEN HE SEES ME

STRUNG UP AT THE END OF A ROPE,

HE'LL REMEMBER I GAVE HIM

SOME GOOD ADVICE.

GOOD-BYE, GENTLEMEN.

GOOD-BYE.

WHAT IS IT, BOB?

COME ON, SON, WHAT'S WRONG?

STILL YEARNIN'

FOR THEM MOUNTAINS, DOC.

OH-OH. WHAT'S HER NAME?

MARY MC--

SAY, THERE'S NO GIRL

MIXED UP IN THIS.

SAME ONE WE ME COMING INTO TOWN?

HER? SHE MAKES ME SICK.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHY, DOWN IN TEXAS,

THEY'D LAUGH HER

OUT OF TOWN.

SHE DON'T KNOW

HER OWN MIND,

THAT FEMALE.

FELLA CAN'T EXPEC TO WIN A WOMAN UNLESS HE DOES

SOMETHING WORTHWHILE.

BET HER OLD MAN CHEATS

EVERYBODY IN TOWN.

SEE THAT POSTER?

YEAH.

WHAT DOES IT SAY?

SAYS THEY'RE LOOKING

FOR A NEW MARSHAL.

IT DOES, HUH?

YOU KNOW, BOB, YOU COULD

MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF YOURSELF

IF YOU TRIED.

YEAH?

YEAH.

YOU COULD RUN FOR MARSHAL.

ME BE MARSHAL?

ARE YOU LOCO?

WELL, YOU COULD TRY.

BETTER FOR A YOUNG FELLA

LIKE YOU TO BE WORKIN'WITH

UNCLE SAM THAN AGIN' HIM.

I CAN'T READ OR WRITE.

YOU KNOW THAT.

LISTEN, YOU DON' READ AND WRITE A MAN

INTO JAIL.

MARSHAL'S GOTTA KNOW SOMETHING.

HE'S GOTTA HAVE PAPERS

ON HIS DESK AND THINGS.

SON, THERE'S A SCHOOL

DOWN THE OTHER STREE WHERE THEY CAN LEARN...

ANYBODY TO READ AND WRITE.

THEY GOT LITTLE KIDS THERE

AIN'T THAT HIGH...

READIN' AND WRITIN'

JUST AS PRETTY AS ANYTHING

YOU EVER SEEN.

NOW, IF I WAS YOU--

YOU'RE YOUNG, MR. SETON.

NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN.

LOOK KINDA FUNNY, WON'T IT?

ME SITTIN' THERE

AMONG ALL THEM KIDS?

YEAH, WELL,

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

YOU AND I WILL DO OUR STUDYING

IN THE EVENINGS. NOBODY'LL

KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

[ Woman ]

WILL! OH, WILL!

YOU'RE A PRETTY

REGULAR FELLA.

THANKS.

UH-- TELL ME--

YOU SAY YOU CAN'T WRITE?

MAKE BRANDS ON COWS

IS ABOUT ALL.

TRIED TO WRITE WITH INK ONCE.

LOOKED LIKE AN EASTER EGG

FOR A WEEK.

OH, WILL, YOUR SUP--

YOUR SUPPER'S READY,

MR. CANTRELL.

THIS IS MY HOUSEKEEPER,

MRS. ADAMS.

ELIZABETH,

THIS IS MR. SETON.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU, MA'AM.

OH, I'M KEEPIN' YOU

FROM YOUR SUPPER.

THERE'S NO GREAT HURRY.

YOU WERE SAYING THAT--

OH, YES.

SAME WAY ABOUT SPELLING.

WHEN I TRY, PEOPLE LAUGH.

CALL ME "SHORTCUT" DOWN HOME.

WHAT?

YOU SEE, I SPELL 'EM

LIKE THEY SOUND.

YOU KNOW,

BACON-- B-A-K--

SCRUB-- S-K-R--

WELL, GO ON AND LAUGH.

NO OFFENSE,

I ASSURE YOU.

TELL ME,

WHY THIS SUDDEN AMBITION?

IS IT BECAUSE YOU WANNA LEARN?

DON'T MIND IF I DO.

FACT IS, I'M GONNA BE

MARSHAL OF THIS TOWN.

OH, INDEED.

WELL, YOU DON'T SEEM

VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.

WELL, SHOULD I BE? I'M RUNNING

FOR THE OFFICE MYSELF.

OH, AIN'T THAT ONE FOR YA?

HERE I JUST GE TO LIKIN' YA,

AND NOW I GOTTA BEAT YA

OUT OF THAT JOB.

DIDN'T KNOW

YOU HAD COMPANY, WILL.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MA.

PAY NO MIND:

TO HIS BRAGGIN', WILL.

HE AIN'T HAD NO

MORE LEARNIN' THAN I HAVE.

YOU'LL BE ELECTED.

IT'S NOT HIM

I'M WORRYING ABOUT, MA.

IT'S YOU.

I'M SICK OF THIS PRETENSE--

MRS. ADAMS, MY HOUSEKEEPER.

EVERY TIME I SAY IT,

THE LIE STICKS IN MY THROAT.

I'M NOT ASHAMED OF YOU.

I KNOW YOU AIN'T. THERE'S

PLENTY OF FOLKS IN LAWRENCE

THAT MAKE YOU ASHAMED OR TRY TO.

AND I DON'T AIM TO LET 'EM.

LEAVE THINGS BE, WILL.

I AIN'T COMPLAININ'.

YOU WOULDN'T COMPLAIN

IF THEY BOILED YOU IN OIL,

AS LONG AS YOU THOUGH IT WOULD HELP ME.

IT'S NO USE, MA.

IT WON'T WORK. I'M GOING

TO SEND YOU BACK TO OHIO.

I WON'T GO, WILL.

WE COME OUT HERE TOGETHER,

AND I'M STAYIN'.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE

HOW THINGS ARE AFTER

THE BALLOTS ARE COUNTED.

BUT IF I'M BEATEN

BY THAT COWHAND, I'M THROUGH

WITH BOOKS AND TEACHING.

I'M GONNA BURN EVERY BOOK

IN THIS HOUSE.

I'M GOING TO THE TOP

IF I HAVE TO GO OVER

THE BODIES OF--

WILL!

QUIT THAT WILD TALK.

THAT'S HOW YOUR PA SPOKE

BEFORE HE--

DON'T FORGET.

I'VE GOT SOME OF HIS BLOOD

IN MY VEINS TOO.

[ Crowd Cheering ]

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