The Farmer Takes a Wife Page #7

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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

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