- Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke: [O'Rourke and Agarn bring a cannon to Chief Wild Eagle] Well here's your cannon, Chief. Now you owe me two dozen blankets.
- Chief Wild Eagle: Just one minute. We've been stuck before by a fast talking paleface.
- Cpl. Randolph Agarn: I tell ya boys this is the real cannon. It works perfectly.
- Chief Wild Eagle: Me see first. If not good, me sue.
- [Excitedly]
- Chief Wild Eagle: Oh - me not Sioux, me Hikawi!
- Wrangler Jane Angelica Thrift: [Wilton and Jane are alone together] Oh Wilton, you're so sweet
- [she kisses him on the cheek]
- Wrangler Jane Angelica Thrift: and so thoughtful, and so kind.
- [She kisses him again while in the distance the cannon is fired]
- Capt. Wilton Parmenter: Did you feel that? Somewhere between "thoughtful" and "kind" I think the Earth moved!
- Wrangler Jane Angelica Thrift: I do thank you for the compliment but you deserve most of the credit. Wilton Parmenter you're a kissing bearcat - come on and pucker up!
- [She kisses him again]
- Capt. Wilton Parmenter: Careful now, you'll bend my saber.
- Capt. Wilton Parmenter: [It's reveille and the Hakawi still have the Fort's cannon] Where's our cannon?
- Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke: Uh, well sir, you see sir, we sent the cannon away, sir, to have the bore flamonized and the barrel glomerated and polished and refurbished.
- Capt. Wilton Parmenter: [Oblivious to O'Rourkes shenanigans] Oh, how long will that take?
- Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke: I should think about a week, sir.
- Colonel Donnely: [Col. Donnely of the Inspector General's office rides into the Fort] Captain Parmenter?
- Capt. Wilton Parmenter: Yes, sir.
- Colonel Donnely: General Ulysses S. Grant sends his compliments. The General is on an inspection tour and will be here by noon tomorrow.
- Capt. Wilton Parmenter: Yes, Colonel.
- Colonel Donnely: I expect Fort Courage to be in tip-top condition.
- Capt. Wilton Parmenter: Yes, sir.
- Colonel Donnely: I also expect the customary 18 gun salute for the General. Where is your cannon?
- Capt. Wilton Parmenter: Cannon? Oh, we sent the cannon out. We're having the barrel flamonized and the barrel glomerated, and polishing and refurbishing.
- Colonel Donnely: [Dumbfounded] What? What are talking you about, Captain?
- Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke: We sent the cannon to be repaired sir, so that it would be in first class condition for the General's visit.
- Colonel Donnely: And how did you know the Genera was going to visit?
- Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke: We have scouts, sir, we have scouts everywhere.
- Colonel Donnely: Well that cannon better be back here in perfect condition by noon tomorrow.
- [He turns and rides off]
- Capt. Wilton Parmenter: If he wants it back by noon tomorrow, maybe we should skip the flamonizing and just glomerate it.