I'll Ride the Wind Part 4 (lhotp)

This is the fourth part of the Little House on the Prairie episode "I'll Ride the Wind" from Season 3. Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson) and John (Radames Pera) must decide what to do about their relationship when John is offered a college scholarship in Chicago.

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[rmk38]

good show thanks elvisobsessor-p.s-do you know what the name of the episode where mary becomes blind-PLEASE reply

[elvisobsessor]

sure, rmk38...it's called "I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away."

[archergrl1996]

Wow, she's young. Of course, girls were married at age 13-19. If you weren't married by 21, you were considered an old maid!

Here's another thing I don't get:

~Charles is letting Mary get married at 15.

~He makes Laura and Almanzo wait until Laura's 17.

~Then he tells Grace she has to be 18.

He needs to pick and age and stick to it. I think 17 is a good age for back then.

[newbeginnings523]

Isn't thirteen TOO young to be engaged? even for late nineteenth century?

[allisonforfornsed]

@newbeginnings523 Geezus. People die from trying to give birth to babies when they're that young! yikes! even at 15, I wouldn't wanna try it. Hell I'm nearing thirty and I haven't even had a baby yet. LOL

[allisonforfornsed]

I love how Pa handles this.

[MissLadyDoolittle]

@archergrl1996 I suspect that he considered each girl's personality, goals, and maturity level when he made those decisions.

[jecka1982]

lol at charles 'oh by the way...you're engaged!'

[fisteberg]

People back then and young girls especially didn't think it was too early to get married.Their parents did the same and traditions were different.

[fisteberg]

Back then many girls married at 15 or even at 14.It was the way of living.Girls the age of Mary used to marry then and at 21 as it has been said you were an old maid.There is nothing shocking in this episode.It was in the late eighteen century and mentalities were quite different,upbringing was different,everything was different actually. The ingalls family lived in the 19 th century,not today.

[GreenAshR47]

@JuLsProduction I think she was slowly going blind for like 2-3 years but just didn't realize till it got real bad.

[archergrl1996]

@tigertbalm -- You're right. 18 may seem very young now, but back then, it was a little older than usual to be getting married.

[tigertbalm]

@newbeginnings523 it was younger than was ttpical even then unless the family coudn't provide for the girl

[tigertbalm]

@archergrl1996 In real life none of the Ingalls girls were married young for that time. Laura was over 18 when she married.Carrie and Grace were older and Mary never married.