"A MATTER OF FAITH"

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Charles and his girls go on a trip, while Caroline stays home. Just before they leave, she gets a scratch on her leg by a rusty nail. At first, everything seems OK. However, as time progresses, she gets weaker and weaker. She has to burn out the infection from the scratch on her own. She recovers thanks to Doc Baker's help.



Great episode, full of so much emotion. I gotta say, what happened to Caroline was really scary, her infection got really bad and I don’t know… it took a lot of guts to take out the infection yourself with a knife!

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*charles ingalls said...

this is the episode where caroline gets hurt by a rusty wire
from charles wagon... she's in so much pain, her leg swells
she reads part of the bible talking about cutting of the bad part of the body like her leg... if anyone had pics can you post them here please

I don't have sceen cap capability but that is the episode.

wonder if rhonda has any

Here are some.

thanks susie

Aww, that one with Carrie is so cute.

Beckie

I like how Caroline opens her eyes and she saw Carrie's little and smiling face close to her. Somewhat, she realized she had escaped death...This scene was very well choosen.

Vanesa.

Yes, I love scenes like that! They really make you feel warm inside.

Beckie

It's a great episode.

Wow it´s been so many years since I last saw this eppy that I´ve forgotten it... But Carrie´s face is just the cutest. She had some of the most adorable moments on the show

Yes she did! Such a cute little smile.

Beckie

charles ingalls wrote:

if anyone had pics can you post them here please

I done some screen captures of Matter of Faith tonight...

You can see the rest of them at my photobucket album. They are in Season 2

username prairiepictures
password allboys

Aaaww, Susie! Many, many thanks! These captures are excellent...I've not this one recorded, but I can remember what scared I was the first time I saw it, thinking Caroline will CUT AWAY her leg... I was so stupid back then, that I didn't realized that I've seen other episodes who were run AFTER this one, and she was there walking and doing chores with her leg around..firmly attached to her body! So, no way the authors would make Caroline lost her leg and walk with a log leg....

Vanesa.

that's the verse i was thinking of... susie your the best
and yes that's in the bible

I love Carrie's smile when she watches he Ma wake up at the end. What a cute little girl she was.

Caroline really relied on her faith enough to consult her bible on what to do.

That episode was well written.

This episode had my whole family on pins and needles! My younger brothers were really worried about her, even thought I told them she had to make it, because she was in the later episodes! :o)

Very sad Episode but I like it it was one of the first episodes i saw

I like this one. I like the way Charles takes off to her 'rescue' even though he's not sure if somethings wrong or not.

I really liked it, but I was pretty scared the first time I watched it. :unsure:

Vanesa.

Has anybody else noticed, in the scene were Charles and the girls are swimming, when Laura or Mary one, (I don't remember which) was swinging out to him, ML made a airplane noise???

hmm...I always thought see was just cutting it back open, like they do in "Love's enduring promise," if you've ever seen it. I just took it was it gave her the idea, but I could be wrong! Guess we'll never know........

Hmm.... that way I saw was that by reading that bible text... I guess she concentrated on cutting off something that bothers you... I don't think she had the intention of cutting her leg off...
I think I remember Doc Baker saying how Caroline did something to cut the infection just in the nick of time... and he and Reverend realized God had guided Caroline to cut out the infection just at the right time... after that, the pain was too much to bear and made her faint...