Marie Cole was Arkansas' first female pharmacist, William saved a drowning Gypsy child. This endeared the couple to the Gypsy community. The couple worked with the local community when others would not. Judge Parker and others also frequented the Cole's pharmacy shop on Garrison Avenue in Fort Smith.
This episode was written by Sue Robison. Actors were Maggie Jones as Mattie Ross, Susie Brooks as Marie "Mama" Cole, Marcus Woodward as William Cole, and Kevin Jones as the customer.
Another true story of the west in the 1890s from Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the True Grit Trail.
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