Friendly Persuasion Page #4

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Do not deprive your children

of this educational act.

Let's get away from here.

- I promised Caleb I'd meet him.

- Mattie, look at the quilting with me.

Thee wants to see quilts, Josh wants to

meet Caleb, and I want to see livestock.

Let's meet...

...over here by the harvesting machine

in one hour.

Thee stay with me.

Oh, Josh.

There's a rock exhibit I think

thee and Caleb might find edifying.

- Rocks?

- Come along.

I'm hungry. I want some candy.

Thee's had thy breakfast. Come along.

I'm thirsty.

You shoot that squirrel down

three times, you get a beautiful prize.

It's a hit!

How's that?

Got him.

Howdy, Mr. Birdwell.

Say, you're an old squirrel-shooter.

I'll treat you.

Give that man a rifle.

Another marksman here.

That squirrel sits so still

he makes me nervous.

Never mind the comments, just hit...

He did hit the squirrel!

Where's Mattie?

They're over by the quilting booth.

See you later.

Thanks, Gard.

Folks, the man's about to shoot...

He hit it again!

Thee wait right here.

You won yourself one of these

beautiful prizes here.

One of these beautiful pri...

One of these beautiful prizes.

Them prizes was made and manufactured...

...by Pierre of Paris, France.

You heard of him?

I ain't either. The man's having a

hard time to make up his mind here.

For Eliza?

- No, thanks.

- Wait!

You won it fair and square.

I insist you take them, friend.

There! Pair of garters

for your wife to wear!

Or your sweetheart!

Just as soon as you get out of mourning.

Come on.

I want to show you something.

How about a demonstration?

I'd just be delighted.

Delighted. Step right in, gentlemen.

Nothing would please me more.

Low bridge.

Well, Mr. Birdwell, come right in.

Gentlemen, welcome to my organatorium.

Just make yourself at home.

A temple of temptations,

full of instruments of the devil.

Gentlemen, I'd like you to take

a look at this magnificent instrument.

Now, isn't that a beauty?

Just as smooth as silk,

and as fine as frog's hair.

I'll pay two to one if you guess

the shell which contains the pea.

Take your chin off the board.

You'll tip it.

As you see, there's nothing here,

nothing here.

The pea's there,

and I put the shell over it.

Now, we move the shells.

Watch very closely.

Now where is the elusive little pea?

Boy...

...will you go away?

Forty-eight reeds,

plus the tuba miraballis.

How many stops?

So you know organs!

It has eight stops

and this vox humana.

Cries like a baby, sighs like a woman.

I'm partial to music, but I'm a Quaker

and they're against music.

The Quaker!

Why, certainly I remember distinctly.

Thee, thy, thou...

Of course.

But I want you to know, sir,

I honor your prejudices...

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