03x09 - The Bully Boys

[bunniefuu]

George, bubba, get a
move on. The day's a-wastin'.

What's the hurry, sam?

It's time bubba got to school.

Oh, why do I've got to go
to that old school, anyway?

Well, I'll tell you why.

One of these days you're
going to pick up a man's poke.

It's going to
have a dollar in it

And a quarter and
a dime and a nickel,

And how much you got?

I don't know. How much?

Uh, dollar and a
half. Wash your face.

What do I do for lunch?

Find some.

Some there will have
more than they need.

Now git!

It's time we got to town.

Good morning, gentlemen.

Good morning.

I see you like the pears.

Well, mighty
tasty, mighty tasty.

Mm-hmm. They're
also not inexpensive.

Cents a peck.

Fine. We'll take a bushel.

A bu... Oh!

Oh, my. Well, uh, yes.

Might I help you
with anything else?

As a matter of fact, there is.

We're going to be moving here
to walnut grove permanent,

And we have been
out on the road,

And we've used up
all our provisions.

Oh, well, you've come
to the right place.

Oleson's mercantile does have

The largest
selection of supplies

In all of hero township.

I'm mrs. Oleson.

Well, pleased to
meet you, ma'am.

George galender, and
that's my brother sam.

How do?

How do you do?

You wouldn't happen to
have these in a / , would you?

Actually, no, I
don't have your size.

I do have your size, however,

In a much finer shoe.

Of course, it is
rather expensive.

Well, price is no matter.

Oh. Well, that's
what I always say.

It doesn't matter as long
as the quality is good.

Mm-hmm.

Whoa.

Ah. Good morning.

Good morning.

Oh, nels. This is mr. Sam

And mr. George galender.

They've just settled
in walnut grove.

Well, I'm very
happy to hear that.

I hope you find the
town to your liking.

Well, if everyone is as kind
as your wife, I'm sure we will.

Oh! Thank you. [Laughs]

Now, let's see. Your bill comes

To exactly . .

Well, that's just fine. You
can charge it to our account.

Uh...

Um... Let me see that.

Uh, I'm... I'm sorry.

I'm afraid my, uh, my
wife didn't explain

That it is not our policy
to extend credit un...

[Glass shatters]

'Fraid you'll have to
put that on our bill.

I'm sorry.

George, don't fool
around with the glassware.

The fact of the matter
is, i... I have a bank draft

That's due here on friday,

At which time I'd be only too
glad to settle up with you.

Oh.

Friday. Yes.

Well, i, uh... I guess
that would be all right.

You spell your name g-a-l...

G-a-l-e-n-d-e-r?

Bubba: that's right.

And bubba is your given name?

[Laughter]

That's right.

Miss beadle: class!

Bubba, we're very happy
to welcome you to school.

And don't feel ill at ease

That there aren't
more boys in school.

They'll be back soon
as the planting's over.

All farmers, huh?

Uh-huh. You may take your seat.

Bubba.

That's the silliest
name I've ever heard.

Willie, is there
something wrong?

No, ma'am.

Miss beadle: well, then,
please take your seat.

Yes, ma'am.

Miss beadle: all right, class, you
can open your books and begin.

Hi. We're looking to buy
some lumber. You mr. Hanson?

No, no. My name's charles
ingalls. Mr. Hanson!

Got some customers here.

Oh, well, that is what we are in
business for. What can I do for you?

Sam galender's my name.

This here is my brother george.

We'd like to buy some lumber.

Ah. What do you
want to use it for?

Well, we've taken that
old place across the way.

Figured we'd put a new roof on

And replace some
of the studding.

Oh, edwards' old place.

Well, you'll need plenty
of lumber for that, all right.

Well, I'll tell you.

A wagon load about...
About like that would do it.

I'm sorry. That is already
spoke for... Mr. Henderson.

Well, we was kind of
hoping to get the roof on

Before it rained.

You know, henderson's
not going to start work

On his place for
a couple of weeks.

We'll have another
load cut by then.

Well, we'd be willing
to pay premium for it...

Say $ . ... $ . More
for the wagon load.

Oh, no. That is not necessary.

$ For henderson,
and it's $ to you.

Well, thank you very
much. I'll tell you, though,

We don't... We don't
have much cash

Because we were buying a
bunch of supplies and stuff,

But I do have a bank note

That's going to
be due by friday.

I just hope it
doesn't rain by friday.

Oh, well, friday
will be all right.

We will have it delivered
by this afternoon.

Well, that's very nice of you.

It's nice doing
business with you.

I hope you like our town.

I'm sure we will. Much obliged.

[Children playing]

Hit her, sarah. Hit her.

Let me show you how to do that.

That's no fair.

You have to bounce
the ball first.

What's it to you, pee-wee?

That's the rule. You
could hurt someone.

You play a sissy game.

If it's such a sissy game,

Why do you want to play for?

Give me the ball.

Laura!

Laura, stop it! Stop it!

It's not my fault!

He wouldn't get away with
that if the bigger boys were here!

He throws too hard,
mary. He hurt cindy.

Bubba, you're older and bigger.

That's why we have rules,

So the little kids
don't get hurt.

Well, that's my rule.

[Bell clangs]

From now on, we're
going to play by my rules.

If you know what's good for you,

You better not go
snitching to miss beadle.

Does it hurt bad?

No, not too bad.

Sure looks like it hurts.

I got to think of
something to tell ma and pa.

Why don't you just tell
them what happened?

Pa's sure to give
that bubba what for.

I don't want him to.

Then the kids'll
think I'm a tattletale.

Well, pa's bound
to see your eye.

I'll tell him it
was an accident.

Oh, yeah.

By mistake, your eye
banged into bubba's fist.

You're a big help.

Well, I think you should
tell them the truth.

No! I told you no.

It all started in
that dodge ball game.

It wouldn't be a lie
if I told them I got hit

With the dodge ball, would it?

Course it would.

Well, I'll tell them anyway.

Whoa!

How are my lovely
ladies this evening?

I've been helping, pa.

What you been doing, sweetheart?

- Milking.
- You've been milking, huh?

Were you doing all
my chores for me?

Well, the cow was making a fuss,

And I didn't want
the roast to wait

Until you finished milking.

I'm sorry I'm late. Had
a delivery to make.

Some fellas moved into
the old edwards' place.

- They're going to fix it up.
- It could use it.

It sure could, and I
could use some roast.

Take me just a minute
to unhitch the team.

Does it look any better?

Laura?

Does it look any better?

Well, some. It's mostly
changing in color.

Well, you're not to say
anything to pa, you hear?

All right. But I
don't see why not.

Caroline: mary, laura.
Time for supper.

I understand you
got a new schoolmate.

Galenders told me their
little brother started today.

He's not so little.

He couldn't be if he
took after his brothers.

He's about your
age, isn't he, mary?

Yes, sir.

Mary, what did
you do to your eye?

Caroline: mary had
an accident today.

How'd you do that?

I got hit... In the
dodge ball game.

It seems like a funny
way to get a black eye.

I managed it. But
it's a lot better.

Doesn't hurt hardly at all.

It's a good thing she
didn't have her glasses on.

That could have been serious.

Yes, sir, I know.

But it's all right. Ma
fixed me a poultice.

Charles: make sure
you use it tonight.

That swelling ought to be
down by tomorrow morning.

Did you ever have
a black eye, pa?

I sure did. Taught
me a lesson, too.

What was that?

Only thing worse than one
black eye is two black eyes.

Keep that in mind, mary.

All right, pa.

Dear lord, we thank
you for the food

You place before us...

Hey, mary. I just
figured out a way

We could get back
at that old bubba.

I don't want to
talk about it, laura.

Tomorrow morning we
could stop by the creek

On our way to school
and get a big frog

And put it in his lunch bucket.

He doesn't have a lunch bucket.

Besides, it's finished.

We could put it down his shirt.

Maybe he'll get warts.

You heard what pa said.

I don't want any more trouble.

All right.

I still think we ought
to get that frog.

[All shouting]

Your eye looks
much better, mary.

Thanks. That's not
what everyone else says.

No, really, it does. Honest.

Does it still hurt?

Not much.

- Hey!
- Hey what?

Come on, laura. Let's go.

Let's go.

That's a very good trick.

I don't think it's too much.

Maybe you'd like to try it.

The seesaw's for two people.

Well, I got it now.

I'll give you a sour
ball if you let me use it.

You got candy?

Yeah, my pa's got
lots of it in the store.

Bet you could get all
you want, huh? Every day?

I'll bring you some
if we're friends.

Let me see the sour ball.

All right. You can
use the seesaw.

I said her.

Isn't that just
like that nellie,

Making up to that old
bully, giving him candy?

There's one good thing about it.

Well, I don't know what that is.

Maybe they'll both wind
up with rotten teeth.

Ah, good morning,
mr. Henderson. How are you?

Why, just fine,
mr. Hanson, just fine.

Good. I want you to
know that charles said

That your order will be
cut and delivered by tuesday.

Oh, well, I was just on
my way down to the mill.

I wanted to tell you that I'm not
going to be needing that lumber.

Oh. You're not going
to build the barn, huh?

Well, no, that's not it exactly.

I just got a better price.

But... I gave you
the best price.

I know, mr. Hanson.

I know you did, but
these fellas beat it...

Beat it by $ . .

Came by my place
early this morning.

They had... They had exactly the
materials that I was looking for.

Hope you understand.

Couldn't turn it
down. No hard feelings.

Oh, yeah, yeah, I understand.

Thank you, mr. Hanson.
Be seeing you.

Mr. Henderson?

Uh, the fellas that
sold you that lumber...

Did you get their names?

Um... Yeah.

His name was, uh,
ga... Gal... Galender.

That's what it was. Galender.

Said that they were
settling in hereabouts.

If there is one
thing I cannot stand,

It is a liar and a thief.

Well, I can't deny telling
a story now and again,

But I ain't never
taking nothing.

No, no, it doesn't have
anything to do with you.

It is the galenders.

They are both liars and thieves!

I don't rightly know
what you're talking about.

You know that load of
lumber that charles delivered?

- Uh-huh.
- You know what they did?

They sold it to
henderson $ . Cheaper!

And I lose both the
lumber and the order.

No matter about that, they
still have got to pay you for it.

Oh, yeah, sure, sure, they pay.

They lie! That's what they do.

And they are not even ashamed!

Well, somebody ought
to have a talk with them.

No, nels oleson
already has tried.

You know what they did?

They took almost $
worth of his merchandise.

Wait, you don't just take
something and not pay for it.

They say they'd pay.

You see, that way it is credit.

You can't put a man
in jail for his bills.

Well, somebody ought to take
a switch to them [indistinct].

Back in duval county,
we had some fellas

Would nothing do but take
them down to the creek...

No! No.

That only makes trouble.

I've seen this kind before.

They grow tired and
then they move on.

That is best, then
no one gets hurt.

But... Least you could have
done is let me finish my story.

It was a pip.

You should have heard mrs.
Oleson at the women's league today.

Why, I thought she was
going to have nels go out

And take a shotgun
to those galenders.

It'd be the first time that
woman and I ever saw eye to eye.

She wasn't the only one.

Seems they got a side
of beef from the mortons

And hay and feed from
the stevens, all on credit.

Sounds like the same
thing they pulled on hanson.

If you ask me, the
sooner the galenders

Get their heads
knocked together,

The better off this
town's going to be.

Charles, that
sounds awfully harsh.

Don't be so sure
they're gentlefolk.

Well, when they get
to know people better...

A fella could go broke
getting to know the galenders.

Good night.

Good night.

Be seated, please.

This morning's sermon...

Deals with a problem
that I understand

Concerns many of you
in the congregation.

Now, I know that
some of you have...

Suffered undue costs...

And some abuse.

But I would remind you

That the lord tests
us in many ways.

Some of the hymns
that we sing in church...

Speak of courage.

But it's christian courage.

And nowhere in the bible does
the lord reward cowardice.

But the ability to... Endure...

To turn the other cheek...

That's the greatest
courage of all.

Now, I would ask you
as the scriptures do,

Meet this problem with
reason, christian charity.

For do we not pray

Forgive us our trespasses...

As we forgive those
who trespass against us?

For that reason, let me speak
to these men in your behalf.

You know, you was wrong
about that man's poke.

A dollar, a quarter,
a dime, and a nickel...

Well, that's not a
dollar and a half.

It's $ . .

Well, I just thought
I'd check you out.

By the time you got
that sum figured out,

Somebody'd come
along and take that poke.

Now get me some coffee.

Why do I've got get the coffee?

You don't even let
me drink coffee.

Get me some coffee.

[Knock on door]

See who's at the door.

It's a preacher.

Well, don't just stand
there, bubba. Come in.

Come on in... Reverend...

Alden. Alden.

I'm the pastor of
the church here.

Sam galender. Stand up, george.

How do you do?

Bubba, set another plate
for the preacher, would you?

Oh, that's not necessary.

Oh, yeah. Our mama always said

You've got to feed the preacher

Or pay the devil. Right, sam?

Yes, she did, sure enough.

Here, have a seat.

Thank you. Your mother
sounds like a god-fearing woman.

I doubt that she'd
approve of the advantage

You've taken of the people of
the town since you've been here.

What's he talking about, sam?

Well, I don't know.

If we've done something
wrong, preacher,

I wish you'd spell it out.

Well, I'm talking about
the purchases you made,

The bills you ran up
without any offer to pay...

The outright intimidation.

Now, hold on a minute, preacher.

Now, ju... Just wait a minute.

You're getting the wrong
idea about us from somebody.

Yeah. The last
thing we want to do

Is cause any hard feelings.

We like this town.

That's right. The
fact of the matter is,

There's a bank draft

Coming from st.
Paul that's overdue,

Or else we wouldn't owe
anybody anything right now.

Well, that doesn't explain
the outright sale of the lumber

That you bought from mr. Hanson.

Oh.

No, sir, it doesn't.

Bubba, you skip on outside
for a minute, would you?

What for?

I want to talk to the
preacher. Now git.

I make your coffee,
chop the wood.

What else you want me to do?

No sense a young'un bearing
up to something he can't handle.

I don't understand.

Well, it's his mama.

Yeah, our ma.

And we got word
that she took terrible,

Terrible sick.

It was right after we bought
the lumber, too, wasn't it, george?

Near to dying, the man said.

I'm very, very
sorry to hear that.

Well, thank you, preacher,

And what with the bank
draft being overdue

And us without any money,

Why, the $ that we
got for the lumber

Was the only help we could send.

You should have told mr. Hanson.

Yeah, I suppose I should have,

But i... I didn't want it
to get back to the boy,

What with him settling
into school and all.

Break his poor little
heart if she doesn't make it.

Bless her.

So that's why we'd appreciate it

If you wouldn't say
anything either, preacher.

Now, of course, we're
going to pay mr. Hanson back

Just the second that
bank draft comes in.

Well, under the circumstances,

I wouldn't say
anything to anyone.

I'm glad you see it
that way, reverend.

[Shouts] bubba!

As a matter of fact,

We owe you an apology for
not coming to the church.

But you can count on
us come next sunday.

I'll look forward to it.

Very good. Now how about
having something to eat?

Oh, yes, or we're
going to pay the devil.

Well, maybe just a bit.

Very good. You heard him, bubba.

Set a place for
the preacher here.

Mary, are you all right?

Yes, ma'am.

It's not like you to
sit through recess.

Sorry, miss beadle.

Guess I just don't
feel like playing.

That's it for you, willie.

I'm going to win them all now.

That's no fair! You're hunching.

I am not.

No hunchies and knuckles down.

That's what we said.

You're just mad
because I'm winning.

Well, laura ingalls is trying
to cheat my brother again.

Maybe I'd better
get in this game.

You can't. It's too late.

We're almost finished.

[Crunch]

Looks like to me
you're all through.

You ain't got no marbles left.

Get your foot off.
Those are my marbles.

I don't see no
marbles. Do you, nellie?

I should say not.

Part of them are mine.

Hush, willie.

Laura: get your foot off.

Bubba: make me.

All right.

You asked for it.

Mary: laura!

Laura, he'll only
knock you down again.

Your sister knows.
Better listen to her.

Willie: most of those are mine!

Huh?

That's all right. I didn't
want them anyways.

I want to swing now, bubba.

That nellie.

Just wait until I
catch her alone.

That would only
cause more trouble.

Besides, you remember
what reverend alden said.

I'm more worried about
what ma's going to say

When she sees my dress.

Don't be. We'll stop
by mrs. Whipple's.

I'll fix it so ma'll
never notice.

Someone's got to notice.

That bubba's a real bully, mary.

I know.

Come on, let's play over there

Where they won't bother us.

What a nice old town here.

Church-going,
god-fearing people.

Think they may let us
stay for awhile, sam?

[Laughs]

[Laughing]

Well, they ain't exactly
ganging up on us.

I don't see why not.

A man could have
everything he wants here.

Just about everything.

You know, right
now I'd like me some...

Farm-fresh eggs.

Excuse me, ma'am.
George galender.

Those wouldn't be
fresh eggs in that basket,

Would they?

Yes, they are.

Hold on.

Let go of me!

All I want to do is
look at them eggs.

How do you expect us to buy them

If we don't check
them out first?

They're not for sale!

Oh. Now, how about that, sam?

Lady brings these eggs
all the way into town,

And she don't want to sell them.

Don't hardly seem right to me.

Now, I asked you
to let go of me!

Now, please!

Oh, now look what you've done.

That's too bad. Look at that.

Wouldn't be gentlemen-like of me

If I didn't help
you clean it up.

Leave me alone!

Let me give you a hand.

Take your hands off me!

[Both laughing]

Caroline!

What's the matter?

Come on. What's the matter?

What's wrong with your skirt?

Oh, it's all right, charles.

I'm just fine.

You're crying. You're not
just fine. What's wrong?

I broke the eggs.

All right, you broke the eggs.

You're not this upset over
the eggs. What happened?

It was my fault, charles.

If I'd just sold them the
eggs like they wanted me...

Them?

You mean the galenders?

It was an accident,

A simple accident.

- What happened?
- Oh, charles.

They stopped me.

I didn't know what to do.

Why didn't you
just keep walking?

I couldn't.

They grabbed me.

The galenders put
their hands on you?

You answer me! They
put their hands on you?

Charles!

Hyah! Hah hah!

You know there ain't no sense in
us sweating ourselves up like this.

Bubba's getting plenty
big enough to be doing this.

Aw, quit your griping.

I think we got some company.

Whoa!

Well, mr. Ingalls,
it's good to see you.

This isn't a social
call, galender.

Well, that's a shame.

We were just going to
go in and sit down a spell.

I want to know which one of you

Put your hands on my wife today.

Was that mrs. Ingalls?

Why, you're a lucky man.

She's a mighty handsome woman.

Soft, too.

Real soft, you said.

[Crash]

Sam: get in here, george!

Sam: george, get in here!

[Grunting]

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

I want you to stay in bed

At least until sunday, charles.

You've got busted ribs there.

Be glad to give you more
to work on if I'd just won.

That said something, charles.

Don't go up against roughnecks
like them without a x .

[Knock on door]

Excuse me.

Reverend alden, come in.

Caroline.

Dr. Baker, is he all right?

Reverend.

He's hurt. But he'll mend.

Reverend: charles, I'm
so sorry this happened.

Well, maybe it
wouldn't have happened

If you hadn't
butted in on sunday.

I don't know what you mean.

I mean, all your soft words,

They didn't work with
the galenders, did they?

Well, charles,
faced with v*olence,

They reacted with v*olence.

What do you expect charles to do

When a man's wife can't
walk down the street

Safe from that pair?

Caroline, in that incident,

Is there any chance you
might have misinterpreted

The galenders' intentions?

Oh, now, come on, reverend,
those two are no good.

Today is just a sample.

Well, charles, you can't
fairly judge the galenders

Unless you know their situation.

Here we go again, huh, reverend?

Just like on sunday.

Be strong, be charitable,
turn the other cheek.

Charles, believe me...

Don't start telling me
there's good in all people!

I'm sorry.

But so help me, charles, I
cannot approve of what you did.

Then we don't have
anything else to talk about,

Do we, reverend?

It's all right.

Don't you worry
about a thing, charles.

I'll get me a plow handle.

By the time I'm done
with them galenders,

They'll be too sore
to wear their hats.

I want you to stay out of it.

You're my friend. You'd
do the same for me.

You got your own
family to take care of.

This is my problem.

If you're looking for my
brothers, they ain't here.

I see.

I was wondering,
have they received

Any word about your mother?

They ain't heard nothing
from her in years.

How'd you know about her anyway?

Well, they told me.

They did?

Don't often they do that.

Ain't proud of the way she
took off with that drummer.

Drummer?

Yeah, right after I was born.

Left a note she was
headed for california.

No way to tell, though.

Ain't heard from her since.

I'm sorry. It was my mistake.

Would you tell your brothers

That I'll be looking forward

To seeing them at church sunday?

Sure will.

Come on, mary, hurry up.

We might be able to
soak our feet in the creek

Before we do our chores!

Just a minute. I
have to tie my shoe.

Besides, we have all
weekend to go to the creek.

Well, look what I found.

Put that back. That's not
yours, bubba galender.

Well, finders keepers.

Losers weepers.

That's my tablet, bubba.

Well, I don't see
your name on it.

I saw him find it.

My name's right on the front.

Now give it back.

You saying I can't read?

I'm just saying that you're
not going to bully me

Or any other girl
around here anymore.

That goes for me, too.

There comes a time when people

Have to stand up
for what's right.

We're not backing
down to you anymore.

Well, you first better
go talk to your papa,

'Cause if you remember, my
brothers taught him real good

How to belly crawl.

Let's get him, laura!

Come on!

[Shouting]

- Good night, ma.
- Good night.

Good night, girls.

I'm sorry about today, ma.

It's all right.

From what you said, it sounds
like you couldn't avoid it.

Reverend alden's sure to think
that we were wrong, too, huh?

Maybe not. You won. Ha ha.

Charles.

Sounds to me like they
taught somebody a lesson.

I learned one, too.

That if you stand together,

You don't have to be afraid.

She sure wasn't. You
should have seen her

Laying it on to that old bubba.

Laura.

It's one thing to have a fight.

It's another to be
prideful about it.

Yes, ma'am.

I think you girls
better get in the house

Before you get a chill.

Yes, sir. Good night, pa.

Good night.

Laura,

She really socked
him a good one, huh?

She sure did, ma.

Pow!

I think I'd better have
her do my fighting for me.

Good christians on
their way to church.

Charles, just
don't say anything.

Morning!

Mary: morning, mr. Edwards.

- Hello, mary.
- Good morning, mr. Edwards.

There you go. Come on, carrie.

Good morning, mr. Edwards.

How are you?

- Hello.
- Hello.

Good morning.

With your indulgence,

I would like to
dispense with the hymn

And go directly to my
subject this morning...

Heaven and hell.

Sometimes we forget

In our contemplation
of our reward in heaven

That there even is a hell.

But we might do
well this morning

To remember that
hell has a purpose, too.

And the devil doesn't sit
down there all by himself.

Now, I've told you that
there's good in all people.

But that doesn't mean that
all people lead good lives.

There are those who lie,

Who steal...

Who abuse those around them.

Last week...

I told you that it was noble

And courageous to
turn the other cheek.

Well, that's true.

But this week, one
of you reminded me

That there are times when
the devil is in our midst...

That no endurance...

No nobility will defend us

Against those
who do his bidding.

Reverend, all that
talk about the devil,

You wouldn't be slurring me
and my brothers, would you?

More than that...

It's strange that it took
the children of this town

To teach us the lesson.

We are a town.

We're a community.

We're a congregation.

And no man should
have to stand alone

Against those who
do the devil's work.

What are you planning
to do, preacher?

I intend to see you
out of this church

And out of this community.

Well. That's pretty hard words,

But it looks to me like
you're still standing

Pretty much alone.

[Mrs. Oleson gasps]

Am i?

All right.

All right, we'll... We'll be
out of here by nightfall.

You'll go now.

And you'll take only those
things you brought with you.

Maybe next time
you'll think twice

Before you take
advantage of decent people.

Tell him we'll do
it, sam. We'll do it.

All right.

Isaiah, your men
can handle this?

Amen, reverend.

Let's go.

Caroline, if you'll lead the
ladies in a hymn, we'll be right back.

Women: ♪ onward,
christian soldiers ♪

♪ Marching as to w*r ♪

♪ With the cross of jesus ♪

♪ Going on before... ♪