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Grandpa's 90 year old sister-in-law, Martha Corrine (Beulah Bondi), comes to the mountain to visit. She's a meddlesome house guest, but her cantankerous ways mask a solemn secret. She helps Ben build a pony cart.

The irascible Martha Corrine Walton, in her 90s, makes an unexpected return to Walton's Mountain, and reminisces about her early life as the bride of a Civil War veteran. She soon gets on everyone's nerves as she begins adding her methods to the cooking, and her opinions in the family daily life. Ben buys a used pony cart, intending to re-sell it for a profit after he makes some improvements. Martha Corrine calls it a "shay", and paints flowers on the side of cart. Ben takes her in the pony cart to her to visit her husband's grave, and she has a heart attack. Veteran actress Beulah Bondi won an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Single Performance for her guest appearance as Martha Corrine Walton.—Anonymous