04x16 - The Patience Miller Story

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Wow. Joe And.

Thanks.

Johnny.

You know, I sure don't seem right.

That woman, that little girl gone
to live with them with apples

was bad enough
when she had a husband protector.

You know how many whites or apples k*lled
last year?

Yeah, she knows.

She read all about it in the government
pamphlet.

He sure is pretty.

Yeah, she sure is.

She's fixing to go on with that
in the morning, Flint.

And you got to stop. Stop.

You ever try to argue
with a redheaded Quaker?

I was under the impression
that you people were reasonable.

We are.

We make a point of being reasonable.

Abby knows perfectly well the Arapaho
mission is where we're supposed to go.

You were supposed to go
there when your husband was.

I don't
mean to bring up a painful subject.

The subject of my husband is not painful.

William Penn says

this is the comfort of friends.

That though they may be said to die,

they are ever present
because they are immortal.

But you've seen what can happen out here.

Your husband died
at the hands of the Indians.

Dr. Miller wasn't k*lled by Arapaho,

but even if he had been, I'd still go on.

My husband felt very strongly
about the missionary work, and so do I.

You don't know what you're taking on.

You don't know
the first thing about the Arapaho.

Oh, I've studied that government
pamphlet backwards and forwards.

To the pamphlet.

Also tell you that when an Arapaho boy
gets his first bone marrow,

he says, I want to k*ll a white man.

Oh, I've
heard of people who want to be martyrs.

Mr. McCarthy,

they may not be aware of this,

but Chief North Star
signed a treaty in Washington

that his people would settle down
and learn the ways of peace.

Uh huh.

And in that same treaty, the government
said they would send people to help them.

Mrs. Miller, North Star has the bloodiest
reputation on the plains.

Be reasonable with you. You're a woman.

You have the responsibility of a
little girl, and you're completely alone.

The misunderstands
if she thinks we will be alone.

Well, who's going to be with you?

God is going to be with us.

We k*ll now?

Not yet.

End of fine Horse

Missionary and Die.

Horse belong to me when he die. When I say

we should know a die before I say.

You make ready.

Go with him to a land of ancestor.

Flint.

Flint. Tell Mr. Wise.

Well, I'm all packed.

Ready to. Go.

So I see.

You have dropped the new missionary.

Yes, I have.

Mrs. Patience Miller.

Well, I can't tell you how happy
I am to meet you, Mrs.

Miller. Well, how gracious of these.

Oh, and this is my daughter, Prudence.

Prudence and Mr.

Miller.

Mr. Wise, I think maybe you'd better

sit down.

They was all packed and ready

this time, but I really believed
I was going to make it.

They must go.

Lee has earned Dearest Mr. Wise.

I am here to relieve me.

Oh, but you don't know those Indians.

Oh, I wouldn't have a peaceful
night's sleep.

The rest of my life.

This continual feeling that I can't do

the job I came here to do
is beginning to be most exasperating.

The will, of course, do what they see
fit, Mr.

Wise.

Mr. McCullough.

They have been more than kind.

But I won't impose upon me any further.

Goodbye
and thank me for thy many kindnesses.

If you ever need me, you just.

Yes, I know.

And I think they.

I'm afraid that it's very heavy, Mr.

Wise.

Mother.

There.

Indians have their.

They're bound to be curious.

I guess no one's ever told them.

It isn't like stare.

I doubt fate of the Indians, Mother.

No, dear.

I tell.

No mother. But Mr. Wise is.

They must tell him.

There is nothing to fear.

I will.

Just as soon as we're unpacked.

Oh, I see.

You're tidying up the schoolroom a bit.

Mr. Wise,
they must not remain because of us.

He was all packed to leave by. Come.

I can't leave a helpless woman

and a little girl out here
alone in a heathen country.

But there are others coming.

Mr. Barker and his family were leaving
a few weeks after us.

Oh, and I understand two gentlemen from
Kansas are coming to school.

The Indians in agriculture.

Well, I hope they get here,
and the sooner the better.

What time do the children come to school?

They don't.

Arapaho
children aren't interested in school.

Oh, but they must come
whether they're interested or not.

Mr. North Star agreed they would.

Getting Indians to agree to
something is one thing.

Getting them to do it is quite another.

Oh, they just don't understand that back
in Washington.

t*rture, torment and devilment.

That's all the Indians care about.

Mr. Wise.

The still small voice of God
is within every man.

These people are our brothers.

I am not a Quaker, Mrs. Miller.

Quaker or not, thou art here to help them.

Not to condemn them.

Oh, I came out here with high hopes, too,

but they soon took it out of me.

The plain truth is, they don't want us.

I had forgotten

how women are about a little dress.

Well, I never expected it to be easy.

But William Penn says, No grief, no glory,

no cross, no crown.

The Indians empty
their g*ns is a sign of friendship.

It says so in the government pamphlet.

Mrs. Miller, don't go out here.

Good afternoon.

I'm Mrs.

Miller,

and this is my daughter, Prudence.

Whom do I have the honor of addressing?

I keep bothered Horse.

You ready?

Here, here, here, here. Now.

You keep your distance
and you show a little respect.

Much better. You go.

You no longer a missionary, man.

I am not going.

I am remaining here
to protect these ladies.

You mind all the business?

Don't do that.

You are very pretty.

Now, that's enough of that kind of talk.

Prudence, you go into the house.

Don't you dare to molest this lady.

She comes from Washington.

Now, this won't do.

This simply won't do at all.

They must let me help, Mr. Wise.

Very pretty squaw.

Keep the hands to thyself.

Oh, Hair of fire.

This is the. Moment.

What did they say.

Or give us?

We not know.

You made us some woman.

US good Indians do not strike us dead.

They will not be struck dead.

As long as they minds thy manners,

the body Kindly pick up Mr.

Wise and carry him inside.

Careful now.

The rest of these kindly
have our children here for school.

At 8:00 tomorrow morning.

Or watch out for my red hair.

Will someone kindly inform Mr.

Northstar that Mrs.

Miller has come to call?

I assume I am in the presence of Mr.

Northstar. What did

Michener m*rder some woman

in presence of Key North Star?

He is not Mr. North Star.

The is Mr.

Spotted Horse.

Me speak for Chief
North Star G North Star.

No, speak English.

Mr. North Star visited Washington

along with the other great leaders
of the Indian nations.

They spoke English.

Is the mighty leader of the Arapaho

Nation
inferior to the other tribal leaders?

I might. The chief of mighty nation.

I command 5000 mighty warrior.

They speak English when they choose
not to.

A new toads.

Then they has no right to get angry.

If I think the and ignorant
dunderheads the.

Who is the.

The is you?

I not know this word thee.

It is a Quaker word. Quaker.

Where is Quaker?

United States.

Quaker is a word given
to people of my religious faith. Why?

A long time ago, someone said
we must quake in the presence of the Lord.

And ever since we've been called Quakers.

You come here. Make me Quaker.

No, just a friend.

You see, we

believe that
every man must follow his own beliefs.

Oh, In my village, we believe in chief.

I am chief.

We believe I give order.

You enter Lodge

where you are not to enter.

Is courtesy
also unknown to the mighty Arapaho chief?

You will not quite correct me.

You talk united States.

In the United States.

A gentleman steps aside
and lets a lady and her first.

That's courtesy.

And Arapaho Chief and first squaw
after that courtesy.

That may be custom, but is not courtesy.

That no Arapaho man. Go first.

Put that woman's. Oh, no. Big snake.

Not nothin.

Wigwam like buffalo.

And William left to North Star.

I do not fear a big snake.

Live buffalo or Angry Lion.

They fear me.

Oh, so.

Because I have red hair.

I ain't not sure I afraid of red hair.

Do not anger me.

I will make me vanish altogether.

You can do this.

Shall I show the.

You make me vanish?

No. No.

Not to do my children gone school.

I would Indian.

Now my quarrel is solely with thee.

Mr. North Star,
We're getting off to a bad start.

And that just won't do it all.

I'm here as a representative
of the United States government,

and I expect to be treated
with a courtesy.

Do me.

Now, if you will step aside,
I will honor the lodge

by entering.

I think

I am pleased to accept

this.

My son. Evening, Star.

One day he ruled in my place.

I am pleased to make the acquaintance.

Evening Star.

Why did they not come to school
this morning?

Children have more important
matter than school.

Oh, but
nothing is more important than school.

I do not believe in school.

I did not want children
to be raised to be a white man.

Learning does not change a man's race.

It only broadens his understanding.

I believe Father Deeds. Son.

Father did some most important
buffalo hunt.

And what does the boy learn
at Buffalo Hunt?

To hunt.

To k*ll. To be a warrior.

He'll learn better things at school.

You're not children.

You're not to make me angry.

Your woman's may be medicine. Woman's.

I not want to k*ll you.

There is no need to shout.

My hearing is excellent.

May I speak and not anger my father?

Maybe so. Ah, you would not ask question.

One day I will rule the Arapaho.

You have said it yourself.

There's no time for private matter.

I think it good to learn
white man's teaching.

Much better. You learn my teaching.

I beg my father to let me learn
his teaching and teaching of white man.

I child asks for learning

so that he can guide his people

in a world in which we both must live.

Much better.

You stay. Another word.

The boundaries of our worlds change.

And there is very little
we can do about it.

I so want learning.

I so want to know
what is between covers of books.

I beg my father to let me attend school.

You are good, son.

It's hard to refuse you.

I see people taught before.

I see people leave.

Tribe

become ashamed.

I will not leave.

I will not become ashamed.

You are Arapaho, son of chief.

By one day,
you should always be proud of this.

I will remain proud.

Buffalo can't be lonely this year.

Who would be a little late today, Mr.

Wise, but will be on schedule tomorrow.

Vague.

Maybe you are a decent woman.

I'll see you after school, man.

One man.

Oh, my.

Four and four are eight.

Eight and eight.

I, too, am untranslatable.

I sound my barbaric. Yup.

Over the roofs of the world.

I sound my barbaric help.

Over the roofs of the world.

What does it mean?

It means it is a joy to be free,
does it not?

Yes, that's exactly what it means.

Sometimes I ride my

horse as fast as I can
and I feel like that.

How strange a man in a book should feel.

As I feel.

He's an Indian man. No,

but same things he feels.

I feel.

His name is Walt Whitman.

He lives in the city of New York.

But he know about the Spotted Hawk.

He knew how I feel when I run my pony.

LAUGHTER is the same.

No matter where a man is born.

Tears are the same.

No matter what language he speaks.

And the joy of a lad running
his pony is the same all over the world.

So you see,
we're not so different, are we?

Are we?

Mr. North Star,

you're different.

You're not like Buffalo Hunt. You want.

We should learn about you.

What you learn about us.

Oh, but I'm eager to learn all I can.

And if he is ever inclined

to give lessons,
I'd be most happy to attend.

Will you not join us, Father?

We introduce you to a new friend,
Walt Whitman.

Not all wisdom.

A book.

People's difference.

Some good, some bad.

There is good in every man, Father. No.

You teach this life.

It is not a lie.

Is lying your son?

No people's God.

How he no enemy.

Must he have enemies?

One Arapaho. Born native.

Born with enemies.

Soon we go on the warpath.

Son of chief must protect his people.

Against whom? Comanche.

Why? Comanche enemy always said to me.

You tell her soul.

It has always been so.

Comanche m*rder.

Every year they attack.

Still k*ll bad peoples.

There is good in the Comanches,
just as there is good in the Arapaho.

There is good in all men.

You teach children.

That's good. And Comanche?

I take children from school.

I let children go to school
because some good boy.

I respect his wish.

But I not let you ruin son.

He cannot think like a white
man's and be good.

Chief, you're a my wish or no more school.

Oh. My mother asks

you please to come to village tomorrow
to meet wives of my father.

Wives?

How many wives does thy father have?

Five.

Five?

Oh, I bring buffalo meat.

How kind of the.

Evil medicine woman's need food?

I do not lack for food, but I appreciate

I concern.

Oh, please sit down.

Why are you still?

You practice quicker medicine than me.

Mr. North Star does not think

that five wives is somewhat

excessive.

What mean excessive?

Well, too many.

How many?

You think I should have? One.

You want I be selfish?

Well, no.

Just a little more civilized.

All right.

You tell me which one to keep.

I k*ll other for.

k*ll them.

What else?

They married to me.

I not k*ll them. They k*ll till

now. What you say?

Well,

I just have to pray for divine guidance.

You'll come here, try change us.

Maybe we change you.

This my personal mother.

How do you do, Mrs.

North Star

thy boy is not only my best pupil,
he is a son as well.

Evening star. Good boy.

Before he born, I say out loud every day.

Great deeds of North Star.

So, son, come in Father's image.

I thought that

the second wife round Robin.

I'm happy to meet you, Mrs.

North Star

and third wife falling rain.

How nice to meet the Mrs.

North Star.

Fourth wife, Silver Sparrow.

I'm very happy to make that acquaintance.

Mrs. North Star,

this fifth wife, our little bride.

Mr. Morning.

Congratulations, Mrs.

North Star.

We are all very fortunate womens
to be wife of Chief

North Star is the really content
that there are five of thee.

Oh, no we not contented all but Chief
North Star promised that we soon be six

He wants to be six Oh, yes, yes.

More wife Let us work
How many wives your husband have?

Oh, my husband is dead.

But we only believe in one wife
to a husband.

How you have time to bear children?

Oh, well, we. We manage.

You see, we like being one wife,
but who help distract husband

when he angry oh ten husband when he you

who entertain husband
when you tired one wife

very uncivilized.

Oh evening star

Say you come to village
to show us old American custom.

Oh, yes, a very old American custom.

Spring housecleaning.

Now, where shall we start?

This history of my father's life.

Tell how many scalps he take.

I father has k*lled

that many people in battle
and scalped them.

Father has bigger scalps shirt
in whole village.

You want to see it? Hello.

This w*r shield

soon, Father.

Hang it outside teepee and we know
what time to go to w*r with Comanches.

Oh, Evening Star.

Has he ever,

ever scalped one?

Not yet.

But I know how you want.

I teach you. Oh, no.

I want to forget you have ever learned
such a terrible thing.

Is part of w*r.

You k*ll a man, you have right to scalp.

Oh, Evening star.

If he ever k*lled a man,
I think it would break

my heart.

Why? You're not in school?

Teacher is in keeping my teepee.

What do you do here?

Cleaning the dwelling.

Cleaning

This.

My fur?

Yes. And not? No.

I have so many white one.

Everything smells like this.

Well, you do this.

A noble chief is worthy of a noble large.

Large made noble.

Because I can have a.

Well, I agree.

And not like you should agree.

Why? When you agree, I think you purpose.

I not know and I sure I not like

you will not afraid of me.

Oh indeed I'm not.

But I make the w*r.

Oh yes, I'm aware of that.

I've been looking at your w*r record.

Well, your husband not come back.

My husband died before I came here.

No, not today.

How dare they accuse me of lying?

I see. Husband, bring your permission.

Oh, now I understand.

You're not a little North Star.

I know everything.

Then they knows perfectly well.

I was brought to the mission by Mr.

McCullough, the scout for the wagon train.

Good afternoon, Mr.

North Star.

You are not. Go.

Please

do not go.

Please

sit down.

Oh, he does me an honor.

I know it is not customary
for women to sit in my presence.

You come here alone with

daughter, with no one to protect you.

Well, I have a protector.

All the same one who gave me red hair.

They called him the Great Spirit.

Mr. North Star.

Thou art a great leader.

We like to think of
the is one of our great leaders.

First in w*r and first in peace.

This year, I am confident
they will lead thy people in peace.

After w*r with the Comanche.

They must not go to w*r with.

They brothers will not start again.

I not brother to Comanche I Arapaho.

I like no one else.

No one like me.

In the eyes of God.

All men are his children.

So all men are brothers.

I will not be a brother to Comanche.

I do not
hear the And I will not hear thee.

I refuse to believe that he is guilty
of such unreasoning prejudice.

Your say your come here are not change.

Believe what Pat make believe.

Thee has no reason to go to.

w*r Now you Ben
draw your k*ll last spring This my father

to decide side this my son
do you all cannot change world.

Nor can be

whether he likes it or not.

The Comanches are thy brothers.

I invite you leave.

And I accept the invitation.

You You're not come back to village again.

I will be back tonight.

I've been studying that custom

and I've learned that
this is not final word in this village.

The Council of Chiefs meets tonight

and I have asked permission
to address them.

Permission? Not granted.

It has already been granted.

Then there's w*r between you and me.

I beg the

Do not send my sons to die
for last spring's angers.

This is not even w*r.

This is the suicide of the nation.

Though he has won over the Comanches
many times,

he has always been the loser

for not one here in all of our history.

Whereas many sons
born as were lost in battle.

We were taught and we teach.

Our sons.

That it is glory to die in battle.

Do you say it is not so?

Yes, I say it is not so.

We know you come to say these things

with kindness in your heart.

We thank you.

For the thoughts that brought you here.

Mrs. Miller,

for counsel has decided
we not go on warpath this year

because of what do you say?

No warpath.

Our life has changed
from this moment on Evening Star.

It will not go on the warpath.

They will live to manhood

and be the great chief he was meant to be.

My father speaks to no one.

He has crossed the sticks
in front of his lodge.

And this means no one may go in.

I father is angry,

but his anger will burn out.

And in time his own wisdom will tell him
this is for the best.

I never take scalp.

This is my promise to you.

I never take scalp as long as I live.

Good night.

Good night.

Oh, what is it, Mother?

I don't know, dear.

It is the death cry.

The death cry.

That is a scout carrying
the news that someone of importance

to the village is dead

by and.

Evening star.

Oh, no.

Oh, God, no, no.

It was Comanches.

Comanches will lay.

Him on trail.

Comanches.

His father cried out and find

bring body home and arms,

but so quiet. So.

Oh, God.

We are here, my son,

with you. Farewell.

We send you forth

with things you have loved most on earth,

as well as

things you will need on long journey.

We fight from you

in sorrow

borne of our great loss.

But we know you will go enjoy

before and sister will wait

for you beyond Star

and great spirits,

we gather you to his breast.

And the Great Spirit waits together

The two He is breast.

Children are coming

and never coming again.

Perhaps in time.

I know what is being said

that I am to blame for evening stars
death.

No, no.

The past is to blame for that.

Mr. McCullough said.

I didn't know anything about them.

He was right.

Now, what star was right to.

I should never have gone to the council,

never tried to persuade.

I brought these people nothing but sorrow

and bitterness.

I got a boy,

Comanche boy,

and they're taking him to the village.

What will they do to him?

Because he is the son of a Comanche chief.

He will be k*lled in the same manner
Evening

Star was k*lled
and returned to his father.

An eye for an eye, a sudden for a son.

Tribal law.

Mrs. Miller.

Don't try to interfere.

Not to North Star.

I must speak with the.

I understand my great loss

will tell not try to understand mine.

I have lost a child
is due to me as though I had borne him.

And I have lost

my friendship
and the friendship of my people.

I know how the sight of me must anger
the and pain the.

And I am going to leave the mission.

I will ask them to send someone wiser,

someone who will do better for me.

Under the circumstances, it's most
difficult for me to say what I must say.

No. North Star, please,

please

do not. And I.

Great loss.

Take vengeance on a child.

k*lling
this boy will not bring Evening Star back.

It will only dishonor his name.

If even the star was to die young.

You should have die on b*ttlefield

Evening Star Robbed of this glory.

I have some dark

eagle leader of all Comanche.

I give son to him like he gives son to me.

Is this the noble Arapaho?

Can they find satisfaction
in a m*rder of a child.

Who was Comanche?

What satisfaction and m*rder
they k*lled first?

You will not know what is to suffer
at Comanche hand.

Don't I?

My husband was k*lled by the Comanche.

Sometimes I think

men who live for w*r and death.

My son not dead because of you.

My son dead because Father wore you

wore your.

Open old.

Wounds. Every spring my heart breaks.

For Comanche Mother All must feel

as I feel now.

Is there any way we can save the boy?

We think.

Call my father.

Tell him we have brought them back.

Ask him to come out alone

and talk to us.

No tricks.

Now cut to Nanga.

Cut to Nanga. Look, they. Knew.

What they Nanga.

Maybe trick.

My son would not betray his father.

Go to my father.

Have the honor of addressing Mr.

Doc Eagle,
mighty chief of the mighty Comanches.

I am Doc Eagle.

I am pleased to make this acquaintance.

I am Mrs.

Patience Miller of the Arapaho.

I wonder if I might have a little talk
with thee.

You bring back, Son,
I think I never see you again.

Ask what you wish.

I am Doc Eagle

Creek, but the Comanche

we come on on.

We bring Prévu to North Star.

Ask his forgiveness

for death of. His son.

k*lled by my tribesmen.

Can Northstar

allow wounds to heal

and peace

come between

my brother

and me?

I do not want you to leave here, Mrs.

Miller.

Why do you have to go?

Because there's nothing more
I can do here.

But the Arapaho
and Comanches are friends now.

That doesn't change things for me, Mr.

Wise,

Evening Star is gone,

and I have lost the regard of North Star.

I will tell you this.

Have I not?

Some time Life

teach lesson filled with pain,

Arapaho and pain.

Very old acquaintance We take for comfort

Word of friend Walt Whitman

evenings are now

free to sound is

barbaric.

You are over the roof of the w*r

and our school.

Oh dear.

Please go.

And the first.

Oh, no.

It is perfectly alright for three

to enter first.

At least today.

What's wrong? What I say?

I come here, make peace with you.

You have made peace with me

children outside.

We start school now? Yes.

Hold up

this evening Star, please.

Evening star.

Think education important.

All right.

Great. Evening Star, Please.

I do best make good Do

not dishonor something.

I can't think of anyone

Evening Star would rather see here.

I went back to make sure Mrs.

Miller was all right before
we pulled out of the Arapaho country.

But I needn't have bothered if I
just remembered some old words by Thomas.

More disguise our bondage as we will.

Tis women. Women rules us still.