The hellfire preacher Sin Killer, a hypocritical, lecherous Bible-thumper sights Pearl under her blanket:You call her a child, Laura Belle? Under that heathen blanket, there""s a full-blossomed woman fit for the devil to drive men crazy.The stark anti-Western, neither a war morale-booster or entertainment picture, was critically acclaimed (after it reached its audience through television viewings) for its honest and powerful portrayal and adaptation of the original novel, but it originally failed at the box-office.We bear gifts and viands to feast the suitors who, on the morrow, come to woo our Princess.Meanwhile, The Thief and his associate emerged from heir hiding place via a well - the two were scheming to break into the palace and they joined the parade, but were denied entry.In "an historical facsimile" tableaux, President Lincoln signs the proclamation for the First Call for 75,000 volunteers, "to enforce the rule of the coming nation over the individual states.