The laddie's health the reason you're heading west? Partly, only partly. Mostly our...

Parson Alec Harvey: The laddie's health the reason you're heading west? Zebulon Prescott: Partly, only partly. Mostly our trouble east was rocks. I had me a farm where some years I'd raise a hundred bushels of rocks to the acre. Rebecca Prescott: Now, Zebulon, you hadn't oughta lie to the man like that. Zebulon Prescott: Wife, I'm a god fearin soul and I tell the truth as I see it. Now I never used a plow, I'd blast out the furrows with gunpowder. And then one morning, I hauled the bucket up from out of the well and so help me the bucket was full of rocks. Rocks! I just stood there, right still, tryin' not to blaspheme, and I said to myself, "You've got a son that's ailin, you've got a twenty year old daughter what won't take to herself a husband, there she sits over there, moonin as usual, and you've got another daughter who just don't seem quite right in the head". Lilith! Now, I remind you sir, I'm still standin' there, holding a bucket full of rocks, and starin into a bleak old age. So I made me a vow right then and there, I said, "If I can find a man with five hundred dollars, who likes rocks, then there's going to be another fool ownin this farm. Well sir, the Lord provided such a man, and here I am. Rebecca Prescott: He ain't told you one word of truth, Mr. Harvey. We had the best farm in the township. Zebulon Prescott: Yeah, Rockville Township it was. Stone County.

Is the laddie's health the reason you're heading west? Partly. Only partly. Mostly our trouble East was rocks. I had me a farm where some years I'd raise 100 bushels of rocks to the acre. Zebulon, you hadn't ought to lie to the man like that. Wife, I'm a God-fearing soul, and I tell the truth as I see it. Now, I never used a plow. I'd blast out the furrows with gunpowder. And then one morning, I hauled the bucket up out of the well... ...and so help me, the bucket was full of rocks. Rocks. I just stood there right still trying not to blaspheme. I said to myself, "You've got a son that's ailing... ...you've got a daughter what won't take to herself a husband." - There she sits there, mooning as usual. - Pa. You've got another who don't seem quite right in the head. Lilith? Yes, Pa? Now, I'll remind you, sir. I'm still standing there holding a bucket full of rocks... ...and staring into a bleak old age. So I made me a vow right then and there. I said: "If I can find a man with $500 who likes rocks... ...then there's gonna be another fool owning this farm." Well, sir, the Lord provided such a man... ...and here I am. He ain't told you one word of truth, Mr. Harvey. We had the best farm in the township. Yeah, Rockville Township it was. Stone County. Oh, it was not. It was his itching foot that brought us here. Heaven knows where we'll end up. Oh, these are my laddies. Angus, Brutus and Colin. - How do you do? - Hello. I think they're already acquainted with your daughters. - Be they single? - Aye, single so far. Well, this Illinois country's beginning to sound better to me. Lilith? Lilith, here. Strike up a little tune for these handsome lads. - Oh, I ain't in no mood, Pa. - Lilith, there's a time for coaxing... ...this ain't the time. All right. All right. A captain bold in Halifax Who lived in country quarters Betrayed a maid who hanged herself One morning in her garters... Lilith. Now, you know better than to sing a song like that. - What ones do you know? - We know "Yankee Doodle." - "Yankee Doodle"? - Their mother's dead. They haven't had much learning in the social graces. All right, give them "A Home in the Meadow." Eve, come on, you too. That's it. Come on, join in. That's it. Come on. Stop. Loading for the Flying Arrow! All aboard for the Flying Arrow! - The Prescott family! - Here we be. Come on. Alec Harvey and three sons! Jeffrey Rose and family!