s ▁patient ▁and ▁car ing ▁sister . ▁She ▁fills ▁the ▁mat ernal ▁role ▁of ▁her ▁family . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁the ▁pre acher . ▁Bas il ▁Ben nett : ▁A ▁far mer ▁who ▁re lies ▁on ▁Bud dy ' s ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁amateur ▁doctor . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁diagn oses ▁Bud dy ' s ▁problems . ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁L uel la . ▁L uel la ▁Ben nett : ▁Bas il ' s ▁wife ▁who ▁doub ts ▁Bud dy ' s ▁ab ilities . ▁Norm a ▁H ens h aw : ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁D ry ▁Good s ▁Store . ▁She ▁wants ▁the ▁church ▁back ▁in ▁Z ion . ▁She ▁thinks ▁the ▁pre acher ' s ▁arrival ▁is ▁a ▁sign ▁from ▁God . ▁Gold ie ▁Short : ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁D ine ▁A way ▁Ca fe . ▁Ag rees ▁with ▁Norm a ▁about ▁C . C .' s ▁arrival . ▁Dar l ene ▁H ens h aw : ▁Norm a ' s ▁nie ce . ▁Im agin ative ▁and ▁char ism atic . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁reb elli ous ▁stre ak ▁that ▁f ights ▁her ▁A unt ' s ▁rules ▁but ▁lov es ▁her ▁A unt . ▁She ▁s ne aks ▁off ▁to ▁dance ▁with ▁De we y . ▁Mel vin ▁W ilder : ▁Bas il ' s ▁farm hand ▁who ▁helps ▁De we y ▁ask ▁Dar l ene ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁dance . ▁He ▁is ▁older ▁and ▁takes ▁De we y