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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: Love and tea - A comedy-drama of colonial times in two acts - -Author: Anna Phillips See - -Release Date: May 28, 2022 [eBook #68194] - -Language: English - -Produced by: The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at - https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images - generously made available by The Internet Archive) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LOVE AND TEA *** - - - - - -A. W. Pinero’s Plays - -Price, 50 Cents Each - - -THE AMAZONS - -Farce in Three Acts. Seven males, five females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, not difficult. Plays a full evening. - - -THE CABINET MINISTER - -Farce in Four Acts. Ten males, nine females. Costumes, modern society; -scenery, three interiors. Plays a full evening. - - -DANDY DICK - -Farce in Three Acts. Seven males, four females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, two interiors. Plays two hours and a half. - - -THE GAY LORD QUEX - -Comedy in Four Acts. Four males, ten females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, two interiors and an exterior. Plays a full evening. - - -HIS HOUSE IN ORDER - -Comedy in Four Acts. Nine males, four females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, three interiors. Plays a full evening. - - -THE HOBBY HORSE - -Comedy in Three Acts. Ten males, five females. Costumes, modern; -scenery easy. Plays two hours and a half. - - -IRIS - -Drama in Five Acts. Seven males, seven females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, three interiors. Plays a full evening. - - -LADY BOUNTIFUL - -Play in Four Acts. Eight males, seven females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, four interiors, not easy. Plays a full evening. - - -LETTY - -Drama in Four Acts and an Epilogue. Ten males, five females. Costumes, -modern; scenery complicated. Plays a full evening. - - -THE MAGISTRATE - -Farce in Three Acts. Twelve males, four females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, all interior. Plays two hours and a half. - - - Sent prepaid on receipt of price by - - Walter H. Baker & Company - No. 5 Hamilton Place, Boston, Massachusetts - - - - - Love and Tea - - A Comedy-Drama of Colonial - Times in Two Acts - - _Written at the instance of the D. A. R._ - - - By - ANNA PHILLIPS SEE - _Author of “When Women Vote,” etc._ - - - NOTE - - The professional and moving picture rights in this play are - strictly reserved and application for the right to produce it - should be made to the author in care of the publishers. - Amateurs may produce it without payment of royalty on - condition that the name of the author appears on all programmes - and advertising issued in connection with such - performances. - - - BOSTON - WALTER H. BAKER & CO. - 1915 - - - - -Love and Tea - - - - -CHARACTERS - - - MISS LAVINIA BOLTWOOD, _a despotic spinster_. - BETTY BOLTWOOD, _her niece_. - MRS. COWLES, _a neighbor_. - MRS. ADAMS, _a neighbor_. - MRS. STRONG, _the village gossip_. - MANDY, _slave of Miss Boltwood_. - JUDGE INGRAM, _a middle-aged bachelor of mild Tory sentiments_. - WILLIAM DICKINSON, _a fiery young Minuteman_. - - -SYNOPSIS - - ACT I.--Place, the living-room of a comfortable village home. - Time, April 1775, a few days after the Battle of Lexington. - ACT II.--Place, the same. - Time, June 1775, not long after the battle of Bunker Hill. - - -THE STORY OF THE PLAY - -Miss Boltwood, a despotic spinster, is persuaded to join a band of -ladies who have sworn to give up tea and all taxed articles till -the Revolutionary War is over. The tea habit is too strong for Miss -Boltwood and she drinks it secretly. Her niece, Betty, discovers this -and uses the information to compel her aunt to consent to her (Betty’s) -engagement to the young minuteman, William Dickinson. - -Miss Boltwood also has a lover, the Tory, Judge Ingram, whom she has -kept dangling for years. When he joins the Patriot cause and she hears -the (false) report that he has been arrested as a spy, she champions -him and finds that she loves him; she becomes an ardent Patriot -also--all this just as he has decided that their _friendship_ is ideal! -Mandy, who is a privileged character, furnishes much fun. - -[Illustration] - - - COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY ANNA PHILLIPS SEE - _As author and proprietor_ - - _All rights reserved._ - - - - -Love and Tea - - - - -ACT I - - SCENE.--_The living-room of_ MISS BOLTWOOD’S _home. There are doors - to_ L. _and_ R., _a closed window near_ R., _a fireplace with fire - near_ C. _and over it a cupboard that locks; a tea table, four - straight chairs, a high winged chair or settle, a mirror, furnishings - of a colonial tea table, a black cat (toy), etc._ - - (MANDY _is discovered on stage. She pokes fire, looks into kettle, - stumbles over cat by the hearth._) - - -MANDY. Dere’s dat cat agin! Here you, Salem, git out from under Mandy’s -feet ’fore I break my neck or yours! Black imp o’ Satan! (_The cat is -supposed to spit._) He spits! I pray you, spit not at poor old Mandy, -please, Mr. Cat! Oh, you looks a very witch cat! Good Salem! Good pussy! - -(_Pets the cat._) - - _Enter_ BETTY BOLTWOOD _in afternoon dress but with an apron on_. - -BETTY. Mandy, aunt bids you assist me with the porcelain against the -tea-drinking this afternoon. Fetch the linen towel and the tray. - -MANDY. Yes, missy. Here dey is. - - (MANDY _gets towel and tray and she and_ BETTY _wipe the dishes and - arrange them on the tea table_.) - -BETTY (_holding up cream pitcher_). I like well this tea set, Mandy. -’Twas a most pleasing gift that aunt’s cousin fetched her from China. -She surely hath a vast love for tea. ’Tis almost a carnal weakness! - -MANDY. True, missy. You’ aunt do love tea most ’stravagantly, an’ cats -too! (_Looks scornfully at_ SALEM.) A true sign she will never marry. -But Missy Boltwood am so sperity de mens am ’fraid of her, mebbe. - -BETTY (_as they set the table_). Aunt is too strong-willed -and--and--managing to obey any man. Heard you not that when a girl -she was betrothed to Judge Ingram, but could not abide the thought of -marriage? - -MANDY. Lawsy, Miss Betty! An’ such friends as dey is, too! De Judge am -a Tory. Is dat de reason Missy Boltwood ain’t no patriarch like mos’ of -de Hartfield ladies? - -BETTY. Nay, Mandy, ’tis because aunt lived so many years in England. -She thinks there need be no quarrel between the Colonies and the -king. Could she but hear William Dickinson defend the cause of our -independence---- - - (_There is the sound of a wagon driven rapidly._ MANDY _runs to the - window dish in hand_.) - -MANDY. Why, dere’s you’ William Dickinson now, a-dashin’ by in de wagon! - -BETTY (_darting also to the window_). Where? I see only dust. Looked he -not up at the window, Mandy? - -MANDY. No, Miss Betty. He was racin’ dose colts over de groun’! - -BETTY (_pouting_). And we have not met in two long days! - -MANDY (_earnestly_). Miss Betty, if you’ aunt knew how lovery you is -wid dat William Dickinson, she would prison you in you’ chamber. You -know well she can’t ’bide de Dickinsons ’count of de old quarrel ’tween -de famblies. - -BETTY. True, but naught can be said against William. He is the bravest -and handsomest minuteman in the company, and---- - -MANDY. Sh, missy! I hears you’ aunt on de stairs. - -_Enter_ MISS LAVINIA BOLTWOOD, _handsomely gowned_. - -MISS B. Cease your chattering, Mandy. Fetch me the egg cakes and the -macaroons from the great cupboard. - - [_Exit_ MANDY. - -BETTY. With your permission, aunt, I will go abroad to take the air. -’Tis too beauteous a day to remain within. - -(_Takes off her apron._) - -MISS B. Then I pray you go down to the Meadow Road and buy me some -sage cheese from Mrs. Abiel Dickinson. Should you chance to see young -William, chatter not with him. ’Tis not seemly for maidens to talk -overmuch with men. - - _Enter_ MANDY _with a plate of cakes in each hand. She stands - listening with the plates slanted so that the cakes are in danger of - falling off. She now grins knowingly at_ BETTY _behind_ MISS B.’S - _back_. - -BETTY (_demurely_). I will heed your counsel, aunt. ’Twill be best to -wear my new bonnet. The old one is sadly shabby. - - (_Exit_ BETTY, _who returns in a moment and puts her bonnet on before - the mirror_.) - -MISS B. Mandy, you stupid, lay down the plates and put the teapot to -warm. - -MANDY (_putting teapot on the hearth_). Is you goin’ to give old Mandy -jess a leetle tea to-day, missy? I knows tea is powerful ’spensive. Why -so, missy? - -MISS B. Because the Parliament taxes tea. Have you no remembrance of -the Boston Tea Party, more than a year agone, when the tea was thrown -overboard in Boston Harbor? - -MANDY. Yes, missy, I recommembers, an’ lots of lady patriarchs stopped -drinkin’ tea den. Missy Abiel Dickinson she drink “Liberty Tea,” an’ I -helps her pick de raspberry leaves las’ summer---- - -(_Knocker sounds._) - -MISS B. There is the knocker, Mandy. Do you attend the door. -(_Exit_ MANDY. _She ushers in_ MRS. STRONG, MRS. COWLES _and_ MRS. -ADAMS.) Good-afternoon, Mrs. Strong; good-afternoon, Mrs. Cowles; -good-afternoon, Mrs. Adams. I hope I see you all well. - -MRS. S. I am in my usual state of good health, thank you, Miss Boltwood. - -MRS. C. Save for a slight rheum, I am enjoying the blessing of health, -thank you. - -MRS. A. Thank you kindly. Miss Boltwood, I am as well as can be -expected. - -MISS B. Lay aside your cloaks, ladies. Mandy, assist the ladies. - -(_They remove their wraps._) - -MRS. S. Did I not see your niece Betty flitting through the lane as I -came by? - -MISS B. It may be. I sent her on an errand to Mrs. Abiel Dickinson’s. -’Tis a safe walk to the Meadow Road. - -(_She moves to the fireplace and makes the tea._) - -MRS. S. (_looking meaningly at the others_). Laws-a-massy! Is she -throwing the girl at William’s head? - -MRS. A. Sh! She does not know how enamored the young people are. When -she learns it--poor Betty! - -MISS B. (_turning from the fireplace_). I pray you, ladies, draw up to -the table ere the tea be cold. (_They seat themselves._ MANDY _brings -the teapot and places it before_ MISS B. MANDY _looks longingly at the -tea, sniffs it, and licks her lips behind their backs. The ladies pour -the tea into their saucers and blow it noisily, crooking their little -fingers as they raise the saucers to their lips. At a sign from_ MISS -B., MANDY _exits_.) ’Tis a pity I have none of my rose conserve to give -you. I sent it all to my friends in England by the Christmas packet. - -MRS. S. Your conserve is marvelous, Miss Boltwood. The receipt is a -secret, I presume. - -MISS B. A family heirloom, Mrs. Strong. Pray tell me, ladies, if the -tea be sufficiently brewed. I can assure you ’tis prime Bohea and no -“Liberty Tea”! - -(_She laughs a little scornfully._) - -MRS. C. ’Tis of an elegant strength and ’tis an elegant tea. I feel -certain no duty was paid on it. Was it honestly smuggled, my dear Miss -Boltwood? - -(_All laugh._) - -MISS B. Indeed it was, and through Judge Ingram too. A poor Tory he! - -MRS. A. Mayhap the good man will become a patriot in time. (_Helps -herself to a cake._) - -MRS. S. We ought to scorn to use anything taxed, as the king hath used -the Colonies so unjustly! Still, ’twould be a hardship to give up the -tea. - -MISS B. Well, I am neither Tory nor patriot; so I drink smuggled tea, -and shall drink it till I am under better advisement. Pray take of the -candied cherries, Mrs. Strong. May I fill your cup, Mrs. Cowles? (_The -knocker sounds._ MANDY _passes through from_ L. _to_ R. _She ushers -in_ JUDGE INGRAM, _who carries a newspaper. All rise and curtsey._) -Good-afternoon, Stephen Ingram. - -JUDGE. Good-afternoon, Miss Lavinia. Pray do not let me interrupt your -tea-drinking, ladies. I but stopped in passing to leave Miss Boltwood’s -Boston _Gazette_. The news is recent--but four days old--and of great -moment. (_He opens the paper._) The Provincial Congress at Lexington is -adjourned. ’Tis said General Gage is resolved to crush the rebellion. -(_Ladies show excitement._) He has now in Boston four thousand -disciplined men. I fear me there will be war, long and bloody, before -our king is master once more. - -MRS. C. Master! Never again in these colonies! - -(_The ladies rise in indignation._) - -MRS. S. Our minutemen will match with any British soldiers! - -MRS. A. We women can assist our men, if it comes to a war against -injustice! - -JUDGE (_laughing_). Ladies, ladies! Such ardent patriots, and yet -drinking tea! - -MRS. A. (_firmly_). If war is coming and our men must fight, I, too, -can make some sacrifice. I will give up tea and all taxed articles. - -MRS. S. And I! - -MRS. C. I, too! Come, Miss Boltwood, join our league. It shall be named -from your house where ’twas born, “The Boltwood Band.” Come, now. - -MISS B. Nay, I am no patriot. - -ALL. Come, come; no denial. - -(_They join hands and place hers in theirs._) - -MRS. C. This shall be our oath: “We swear to give up tea and all taxed -articles till the war be over.” Now, in unison. - -ALL (_including_ MISS B.). We swear to give up tea and all taxed -articles till the war be over. - -(JUDGE _looks on amused_.) - -JUDGE (_rising_). Well, ladies, now that you are all committed to -raspberry leaves and linsey-woolsey, I will go. (_There is the sound -of a galloping horse, then excited voices of men. All rise and go to -the window._) ’Tis an express. Look you, his horse is smoking! There -must be news from Boston. I will go and learn it, then report to you. -[_Exit._ - -MRS. A. Oh, I pray there has been no bloodshed! - -MRS. S. If blood has been shed, let us hope ’twas British! - - (MANDY _rushes in from_ L., _greatly excited. She looks over the - shoulders of the ladies at the window._) - -MISS B. (_sharply_). Mandy! Get you to the kitchen! - - [_Exit_ MANDY, _at_ L. - -_Enter_ JUDGE, _at_ R. _He looks very grave._ - -JUDGE. ’Tis as I feared. The rash minutemen have fired on the king’s -troops and war has begun. Day before yesterday there was a fight at -Lexington and Concord---- - -MRS. S. Tell us, man! Who was victorious? - -JUDGE. The rebels stood their ground, ’tis reported, and the king’s -troops retreated, but not because of defeat---- - -MRS. C. Did the Regulars retreat to Boston? - -JUDGE. Yes, and I fear it was a rout at the last. Owing to the -firing of the rebels from behind walls and trees, the British became -panic-stricken. - -MRS. S. (_excitedly_). Hurroo for our brave men! ’Tis glorious that -they routed the trained troops! - -MISS B. But why did the fighting begin out at Lexington, Stephen? ’Tis -a good ten miles from Boston. - -JUDGE. General Gage was hoping to destroy the ammunition at Concord. In -some way his plan was learned, and Paul Revere, the goldsmith, rode all -night warning the countryside. When the Regulars came, the minutemen -were ready. - -MRS. A. (_compassionately_). Did many men fall? - -JUDGE. ’Tis reported a hundred minutemen and nearly three hundred of -the king’s troops. - -MRS. S. Well, thanks for that! Each minuteman, it seems, convoyed three -Britishers with him out of existence! - -MRS. A. My dear Mrs. Strong! Feel you no pity? - -JUDGE (_listening_). The Hartfield minutemen are summoned to assemble -at once at Clapp’s Tavern. Methinks I hear the drums. - -MRS. C. I must needs return home with the news, Miss Boltwood. I thank -you for a very elegant tea. - -MISS B. As ’tis your last for the present, I am glad it pleased your -taste. - -MRS. S. (_rising_). Forget not your vow, ladies. ’Tis for our hostess -to uphold the “Boltwood Band.” - -MISS B. I have passed my word, and shall keep it. I never break a -promise. (_Ladies curtsey._) Farewell, ladies. (_Exeunt_ MRS. C., -MRS. A. _and_ MRS. S.) I fear me, Stephen, troublous times are before -us, and there is a matter I would discuss with you. Should the war -prove serious I may return to England. I would Betty were well settled, -for she is over-impulsive and filled with romance. You are a Tory and -will fare well when the patriots are punished, as they doubtless will -be. Why should you not marry the child? ’Twould be a most excellent -arrangement. - -JUDGE. Marry Betty! Impossible! How can you suggest such a thing? The -girl would not abide one old enough to be her father. Besides, there is -an obstacle. - -MISS B. An obstacle! Pray what? - -JUDGE. Yourself, Lavinia. My heart is still yours though you cruelly -condemn me to single living. I am ever hoping that you may reconsider -your decision. - -MISS B. Say no more, Stephen. I thought the old flame had died for lack -of fuel. I like you well in friendship, but as I have declared, I will -not be at the bidding of any man. I will not. - -JUDGE (_sadly_). As you will, Lavinia. But if you consent not to my -happiness, at least do not mar Betty’s. She and young William Dickinson -are lovers. He is a fine, upright youth. Let her marry where she will. - -MISS B. (_horrified_). What? Betty philandering with William Dickinson! -The sly minx! She shall never marry any Dickinson, however “upright” he -be. - - _Enter_ MANDY _at_ L., _much excited, carrying carpet-bag and bundles_. - -MANDY. Oh, missy, missy! De Britishers is comin’! I’se all ready to run! - -MISS B. Hush, stupid! They will not come here. - - [_Exit_ MANDY, _running from_ L. _to_ R. - -JUDGE (_moving toward door at_ R.). Good-night, Lavinia. Is there never -to be hope for me? - -(_He takes her hand._) - -MISS B. (_positively_). Stephen Ingram, I have declared I will never -marry, and I am not the sort to break my word. (_Listens._) List! -There are the drums. Let us go view the minutemen. [_Exeunt._ - - _Enter_ MANDY _excitedly from_ L., _with bundles. She runs to window - and looks out. Then sees tea table with remains of the tea-drinking. - She peers about to see if the coast is clear, then drinks tea left in - the cups and teapot, eats cakes._ - -MANDY. Might as well eat dis ’fore de Britishers gets it. - -_Enter_ BETTY. MANDY _jumps guiltily away from the table_. - -BETTY. Oh, Mandy! The minutemen are summoned. William must go. What -if he should be shot--killed! (_She covers her face with her hands. -The knocker sounds_, MANDY _answers it_, R., _and ushers in_ WILLIAM -DICKINSON. BETTY _runs to meet him_. MANDY _exits at_ L.) William! -William! I feared I should not see you before your leaving. Never did I -dream that matters would come to war. ’Tis dreadful! - -(_She weeps._) - -WILL. Nay, nay, Betty. ’Tis not dreadful, ’tis glorious to fight for -our independence. Your tears are unseemly. Come, look up. I have -brought you a keepsake. (_Takes a string of gold beads from his -pocket._ BETTY _smiles through her tears_.) When last I was in Boston -these confronted me in a goldsmith’s window and straightway I had a -vision of them about your fair neck. Let me see the reality. - -(_He puts the beads around her neck and embraces her._) - -BETTY. I thank you, William. I will ever wear them hidden thus -(_tucking them under her kerchief_) with thoughts of you when you are -far away. Would that there were no need for you to go. - -WILL. But there is need, and I go gladly if I go with your promise to -wed me some time. - -BETTY. But my aunt---- - -WILL. I know you have ever put me off because of your aunt’s disrelish -for my family. But now, dear Betty, give me this comfort as I leave. Do -you not love me? - -BETTY. Indeed I love you with all my heart, William, yet I cannot -promise without aunt’s consent. She has been father and mother to me -since I was an infant child. ’Twould not be right. - -WILL. (_impatiently_). You will not promise without her consent and you -forbid me to ask it as she will of a surety say “No.” Then it lies with -you to obtain it by fair means or foul. - -BETTY (_firmly_). William, I will do my best to obtain it even by craft. - -_Enter_ MISS B. _unobserved. She listens._ - -WILL. Craft would be fair enough. She cannot appreciate true affection. -A woman who has flouted one of the best men in the world and yet doth -keep him dangling! Bah! If he were not a saint he would betake himself -to another woman and be happy. Betty, I love you better than anything -in life save honor, but I will not be put off like Judge Ingram. I -swear that I will wed you e’en though a dozen frozen-hearted spinsters -barred my way. - -MISS B. Highty-tighty, young man! By what right do you embrace my niece? - -(_The lovers start apart._) - -WILL. By the right of the great affection between her and me, madam. I -duly crave your permission to marry her. - -MISS B. (_coldly_). You are a Dickinson. That permission you will never -have. - -WILL. If there is naught against me save my name, I beg of you to -reconsider your decision. - -MISS B. (_positively_). Nay, my mind is made up on that point. - -(_Sound of drums._) - -WILL. ’Tis the last call; I must go. Farewell, Betty. (_He gathers her -in his arms before_ MISS B. _can come between them_.) Miss Boltwood, -I am resolved to wed your niece with your permission or--without it! -[_Exit_. - -(BETTY _runs to the window_.) - -MISS B. Betty Boltwood, I am amazed that you should permit yourself -to become interested in a Dickinson! I forbid you to receive this -presumptuous young man again. - - (BETTY _begins to wave her handkerchief at the window. Her aunt - snatches it from her hand. They both stand at the window watching the - minutemen._) - - -CURTAIN - - - - -ACT II - - SCENE.--_The same. A fire is on the hearth, the cat by the fire. The - window is open and the roses are seen climbing near the sill. It is an - afternoon in June not long after the battle of Bunker Hill._ - - (_As the curtain rises, enter_ MISS B. _She is in summer dress. She - carries a reticule or bag. She goes to door at_ L.) - - -MISS B. Mandy! - -MANDY (_appearing in door_). Yes, missy. - -MISS B. Fetch me the parcel of old linen. We roll bandages this -afternoon for those wounded at Bunker Hill. - - [_Exit_ MANDY. - -(MISS B. _sits down, takes the cat in her lap. She sighs._) - -MANDY (_entering with a roll of linen in her hand_). Here’s de linen -for de poor boys in Bos’on. Dis war am dreadful. All de mens gettin’ -killed and all de rest of us goin’ widout tea! Isn’t you hankerin’ for -jus’ a leetle tea, missy? - -MISS B. (_looking embarrassed_). Why--why.... Oh, stop your chattering, -Mandy! - - (_The knocker sounds._ MANDY _exits and returns with a letter_.) - -MANDY. De post left dis letter, missy. - - (MISS B. _opens letter, reads, looks thoughtful_. MANDY _gazes, all - curiosity_.) - -MISS B. ’Tis from Judge Ingram at Boston. - -MANDY. Glory! Glory! De Judge am fighting de Britishers! - -MISS B. Stupid! You know the Judge is a Tory. I sent him to Boston to -arrange my affairs in case I should return to England. He says (_taking -up the letter_) that he is attending on young Dickinson who was badly -wounded at Bunker Hill--while bearing the colors at the head of his -company. Humph! He doth not lack bravery, ’twould seem. The Judge -requests me to send word to the young man’s mother. Perchance neighbor -Kellogg’s boy would bear the message to Mrs. Dickinson. I will go and -see. - - (_Exit_ MISS B., _at_ R., _leaving letter on the table_. MANDY _exits - at_ L.) - - _Enter_ BETTY _with knitting. Sits by the window which is open. She - takes the cat and lifts it to the sill._ - -BETTY. Smell the roses, Salem. How sweet they be. You are a wise pussy; -tell me if William has the rose and the letter I sent him some days -since. The post is so tardy these days. (_Puts down cat; rises and goes -to the mirror; pulls beads from their hiding-place under her kerchief; -arranges them around her neck._) ’Tis a pity I cannot wear William’s -keepsake openly. The beads become me well. - - _Enter_ MANDY _and_ BETTY _forgets to hide the beads_. MANDY _brings - in the teakettle and hangs it on the crane_. - -MANDY. Oh, missy, missy! You’ William Dickinson am shot! - - (BETTY _screams and falls back horror-struck, then seizes_ MANDY _by - the arm_.) - -BETTY. Not killed! Tell me instantly! - -MANDY. He am mortally wounded but will recover. De Judge say so in dat -letter. (_Points to letter on table._ BETTY _seizes letter and begins -to read_. MANDY _is horrified that she should read her aunt’s letter_.) -Oh, missy, missy! You’ aunt would scalp you did she catch you readin’ -her letter. She mos’ awful ’ticular ’bout her letters. - -BETTY (_with a cry_). This letter has been on the way ten days! William -may be dead for aught we know. - -MANDY (_looking out the window_). Lawsy, here’s Missy Boltwood comin’ -now. She’ll see you readin’ her letter! Guess MANDY better be in de -kitchen! - - (MANDY _runs out at_ L. BETTY _drops down behind the high chair_.) - - _Enter_ MISS B.; _takes up letter again; reads it aloud thoughtfully_. - -MISS B. “The courage and patriotism of the men have so infected me that -I am convinced at last. In fact I have already forsworn my allegiance -to the king and have enlisted in the army of the patriots.” (_She -meditates; takes cat in her lap as she still holds the letter._) -Stephen Ingram, you are a fool to change opinions at your time of life. -And yet even I cannot but admire the devotion of the patriots to their -cause; the cause, too, is a just one. I am minded to embrace it instead -of being but an onlooker. (_She leans back wearily._) Hum, hum. I -feel the need of my tea. (_She goes to door at_ L. _and listens, then -to door at_ R. _She takes a key from a hiding-place and unlocks the -chimney cupboard, brings out a little teapot, caddy, cup and saucer. -She makes herself a cup of tea with the water in the kettle and drinks -the tea._ BETTY _watches her from her hiding-place, and_ MANDY _also -puts in her head and sees with amazement. Her eyes pop out. When_ -MISS B. _rises to put the things away,_ MANDY _hastily withdraws and_ -BETTY _hides again_.) There, Salem, I feel better for my Bohea, but -what a scandal ’twould make did the “Boltwood Band” know of my daily -deceit. But you are my only confidant, Salem, and I know I can trust -your discretion. (_She rises; takes reticule preparing to go out. Steps -toward_ L. MANDY _can be heard falling backward and exclaiming “Oh, -lawsy!”_) Mandy! - -MANDY. Yes, missy. - -MISS B. Come now into the garden and pick all the roses that are -overblown. To-morrow I make the rose conserve. I will show you the -blossoms I have in mind. - -MANDY. Yes, Missy Boltwood. - - (_They exeunt at_ R. _As soon as they are gone_ BETTY _comes from her - hiding-place. She takes the key and unlocks the cupboard, smells of - the teapot and says “Tea!” Then she locks the cupboard again and is - about to steal out at_ R. _when_ MISS B. _reënters at_ R. _She looks - sharply at_ BETTY _and perceives the beads_.) - -MISS B. Betty, where got you those beads? - -BETTY (_confused and trying to conceal them_). What--what beads, aunt? - -MISS B. Do not attempt deceit with me. You know well what I mean. The -gold beads about your neck; who gave you them? - -BETTY (_with courage_). They are a keepsake from William Dickinson. I -pray you, aunt, be not displeased. - -MISS B. (_sharply_). Give them to me. ’Tis not seemly for maidens to -receive trinkets from young men. Come, undo them. - -BETTY. Nay, aunt, I will not. I promised to wear them always and I will -not take them off, e’en at your command. - -MISS B. Well, then, I will take them off for you. (MISS B. _unclasps -the beads after some resistance on_ BETTY’S _part. They fall to the -floor._ BETTY _snatches them up and throws them out of the window. -She and her aunt gaze at each other defiantly._ MISS B. _goes to the -window_.) Mandy, quick, bring me the beads that Miss Betty threw from -the window just now. - -MANDY (_heard from outside_). Yes, missy. - -MISS B. (_angrily_). Your conduct is disgraceful, miss. Know you not -’tis wicked to disobey and flout your elders? From this moment I -forbid you to ever see or communicate with this Dickinson again. I -shall restore him the beads, and when I journey to England, you will -accompany me. Do you hear? Now go to your chamber and meditate on your -misconduct. - -BETTY. Nay, aunt, I will not give William up; I love him. You may be -cruel and dangle your lover for a lifetime, but I will marry mine, and -you shall grant me your permission. - -MISS B. I grant my permission! Never! I do not break my word, miss. - -BETTY (_scornfully_). Ah, do you not? Who, pray, has been drinking -tea daily while pretending to deny herself? I beheld you with my own -eyes take your little teapot from the locked cupboard! ’Twould make a -pretty story did I tell it. And I warn you, if you do not grant your -permission to William and me, I will publish the secret tea-drinking. -The town shall ring with it! - -_Enter_ MANDY. - -MANDY. Can’t fin’ no gol’ beads, missy, nowhere. - -MISS B. Stupid! Did you search under the window? - -MANDY. Poor ol’ Mandy crawl all ober de groun’. No beads dere. - -MISS B. (_suspiciously_). Methinks you may admire those beads. Unroll -your turban. - -MANDY. ’Fore de Lawd, missy, don’ ’spicion Mandy o’ dem beads. I isn’t -got dem. - - (MISS B. _looks in_ MANDY’S _turban. She takes out strange things - including a clay pipe. She also searches_ MANDY’S _pockets and her - dress hem. No beads._ MISS B. _is angry_.) - -MISS B. If you have thieved those beads, naught can save you from the -whipping-post, hussy. I will search the garden myself. [_Exit._ - -BETTY (_confidentially_). Come, Mandy. Tell me where my beads--tell me -where my beads are. - -MANDY (_excitedly_). May de debbil carry me off, Miss Betty, if I ain’t -tellin’ you de trufe. I don’ know where dose beads is. But I ’vises you -to watch you’ aunt in de garden. If she finds dem---- - -BETTY. True. I will be there to see. [_Exit._ - - (MANDY _wanders about the room in some excitement. She does a song and - dance; anything appropriate to the period. Suddenly an idea strikes - her. She goes to the hiding-place of the key, unlocks the cupboard, - takes out the teapot and makes tea, drinks it with an exaggerated - imitation of her mistress’ manner, looking about nervously all the - time._) - -MANDY. Dat am de stuff, sure. Missy drink tea, Mandy drink tea too. No -one see me ’cept dat black witch-cat! He can’t tell. (_Sound of the -knocker._) Lawsy! Some one’s at de door! (_She grabs the tea things -and slams them into the cupboard, locks it and hides the key. She then -exits at_ R. _She returns with_ MRS. S. _and_ MRS. C.) Please seat -you’selves, ladies, while I tells Missy Boltwood you is here. [_Exit -at_ R. - -MRS. C. ’Tis best that friends should break her the unhappy news, not -any chance comer. Think you not so? - -MRS. S. Truly. A privilege of friendship is to report the disagreeable. -I wonder how she will relish such tidings? Stephen Ingram was always a -near friend to her, though ’twould take a Solomon to tell whether she -cared aught for him. - -_Enter_ MISS B. - -MISS B. Good-afternoon, neighbors. - -MRS. C.} -MRS. S.} (_together_). Good-afternoon, Miss Boltwood. - -MRS. C. We trust we see you well and--and--of good fortitude. Mayhap -you will need it. - -MRS. S. (_eagerly_). Prepare yourself for sad news; very sad news, my -dear Miss Boltwood. Judge Ingram--you are aware that he but lately -joined our army. - -MISS B. I pray you go on! - -MRS. C. The report has but now come that he has been discovered in -communication with the British. - -MRS. S. And that he has been arrested and will be executed as a spy! - -MISS B. (_incredulously_). Stephen Ingram a spy! Impossible! It is not -true. - -MRS. C. His conversion to patriotism was very sudden, my dear Miss -Boltwood, and all know his Tory beliefs. - -MRS. S. You have our deepest sympathy in that an old, and, mayhap, a -dear friend has proved unworthy. True, he was a kind, agreeable man, -but he was far too easily influenced, as you well know yourself. - -MISS B. (_rising in indignation_). Ladies, I will not hear Stephen -Ingram traduced. I care not what reports are rife; I know the man. He -would never do aught dishonorable. He may be of a yielding disposition, -but his principles are adamant! - -_Enter_ BETTY. _She looks in surprise at her aunt and guests._ - -MRS. S. (_maliciously_). Miss Betty, your aunt is deeply concerned over -the downfall of Judge Ingram. The whole town is buzzing with the news. -It seems the Judge joined the patriot army but to furnish information -to the British. He has been discovered and is to be executed as a spy! - - (BETTY _springs to her aunt’s side and puts her arms around her_.) - -BETTY. Dear aunt, ’tis a false charge--I know it. They would not -execute an innocent man. - - (MISS B. _sinks into a chair as if about to faint_. BETTY _runs and - gets wine_. MRS. C. _rushes to the fireplace, seizes a turkey wing and - burns it, then holds it under_ MISS B.’S _nose. She waves aside wine - and feathers._) - -MRS. C. Burnt feathers are so reviving! - -MISS B. (_recovering_). I want no wine, or _sympathy_, so called. If my -best friend is unjustly accused, I will journey to Boston and see him -righted. Methinks I have some influence on both sides of this quarrel. - -(MRS. S. _and_ MRS. C. _look at one another_.) - -MRS. C. (_aside_). ’Tis best to go now. Miss Boltwood, pray call on us -if we can be of any assistance. - -MRS. S. (_spitefully_). Mayhap you would prefer solitude for the -recovery of your equanimity. - - [_Exeunt_ MRS. S. _and_ MRS. C. - -BETTY. Pray, aunt, let us go immediately to Boston. Every minute may be -precious. - -MISS B. Betty, I am deeply grateful for your belief in Judge Ingram. - - _Enter_ MANDY _with_ MRS. A. MANDY _carries a basket into which - she has been picking the roses. She looks curiously at_ MISS B., - _as she observes her agitation_. MRS. A. _takes_ MISS B.’S _hand - affectionately_. - -MRS. A. My dear friend, I have just heard the news concerning Judge -Ingram. Surely there is some awful misapprehension. No one who knows -him could, for a minute, believe him a spy for the British. - -MISS B. (_still holding_ MRS. A.’S _hand_). I thank you for those -words. There is some grave mistake. For fear that he may--may be -executed before others can clear him---- (_Turns to_ MANDY, _who stands -with open mouth, and speaks sharply_.) Mandy! Run to Clapp’s Tavern and -reserve two seats on the Boston coach to-night. Here, pay for them with -this guinea. - - (_Gives_ MANDY _gold from her side pocket_. MANDY _exits in haste_.) - -MRS. A. Take my prayers and my good wishes with you, Miss Boltwood. If -I can be of service in any way, pray let me know. [_Exit._ - -MISS B. Come, Betty, let us make haste to prepare for the journey. -[_Exeunt._ - - (_For a moment the stage is empty. There is the sound of a knocker. No - one responds. The knocker sounds again. After a time_ JUDGE, _in the - uniform of a minuteman, enters supporting_ WILL., _who has his arm in - a sling_.) - -JUDGE. There seems to be no one at home, William, but you must rest -before going on to your own house. Mayhap the ladies will return soon. - -WILL. (_sinking back wearily in the great chair; he is white and -weak_). ’Twas most kind of you, sir, to bring me home. I do not think -I could have journeyed so far unaided. Yet you are needed in the army. - -JUDGE. I shall return immediately. (_Enter_ MANDY _in haste_.) Ah, here -is the wench. How are your mistresses, Mandy? - - (MANDY _falls back amazed and gazes at_ JUDGE _with rolling eyes. She - slowly backs into a corner and does not take her eyes from him._) - -MANDY. Is you a ghos’, sir? I heard de ladies say you was executioned. -Please, Mr. Ghos’---- - -JUDGE (_laughing_). Nonsense, Mandy. I am true flesh and blood. How -fares Miss Boltwood? - -WILL. How is Miss Betty? - -MANDY. Dey is all well, sir. Dat is, dey is feelin’ awful bad dat you -is executioned. On dat account dey is startin’ on de coach to-night for -Bos’on, sir. - -WILL. What does she mean? - -JUDGE. Executed! What tale is this? - -MANDY. De tale dat you is executioned as a spy, sir, for de Britishers. -Missy Boltwood she say dat am a lie, an’ she goin’ to save you, sir. - -JUDGE. Bless her for her faith in me. - -WILL. And does Miss Boltwood--er--er--is she still disapproving of _me_? - -MANDY (_cheerfully_). Oh, yes, sir. She powerful mad when she see dem -beads on Miss Betty’s neck. And when she frowed dem out de window---- - -WILL. Who? Not Miss Betty? - -MANDY. Oh, yes, sir. She got mad, too, an’ frowed de lovely beads out -de window. We ain’t never found dem, neider, sir. - -(WILL. _looks much cast down_.) - - _Enter_ MISS B. _and_ BETTY _with bandboxes and bags. They wear - bonnets. They stare dumbfounded at the_ JUDGE _and_ WILL. - -MISS B. (_going to_ JUDGE _at_ L.). Stephen Ingram, thank God! - -(_They clasp hands._) - -BETTY (_flying to the side of_ WILL.). Oh, William! (_He tries to rise, -but sinks back._) Your wound, how fares it? - -(_She hangs over him and_ MANDY _brings pillows_.) - -JUDGE (_laughing_). Do I look like a man about to be executed, Lavinia? -Mandy has told us of the false report. - -MISS B. _’Twas_ false! I knew it! But how--why---- - -JUDGE. Another Ingram, but not from Hartfield, was the spy. He has met -his punishment ere this, poor fellow. - -BETTY. Aunt Lavinia, William craves the fresh air. May we go into the -garden? - -MISS B. (_absently_). Yes, child. - - [_Exit_ WILL., _leaning on_ BETTY, _at_ R. - -JUDGE. Lavinia, I could not be a traitor to the patriot cause, for I am -with it heart and soul. Your example did help to win me over. - -MISS B. Mine? How so? - -JUDGE. When you practiced such self-denial and gave up your tea. -(_Playfully._) I knew you were wedded to it. - -MISS B. (_humbly_). Oh, Stephen, you shame me. I did not keep my vow. -I confess I have been drinking tea in secret. The habit was too strong -for me. But now your patriotism has kindled mine. I, too, adopt the -patriot cause. To it I will give myself and all I have, even my tea! -Look! I break the pot in token that I break the habit. - - (_She takes the teapot from the cupboard and is about to shatter it on - the hearth when_ MANDY _springs forward_.) - -MANDY. Oh, missy, don’ smash de little teapot! Give it to old Mandy. - - (_She holds out her hands for it._ MISS B. _puts the pot into them_. - MANDY _clasps it to her breast_.) - -MISS B. Well, take it and get you to the kitchen. You can brew naught -but “Liberty Tea” in it now. - - (MANDY _starts to go but is loath to lose any of the conversation, so - lingers by the door at_ L.) - -JUDGE. Lavinia, it rejoices me that you so heartily embrace the -glorious cause of independence. ’Tis noble---- - -MISS B. Say not so, Stephen. You must, in your heart, despise me for my -weakness. - -JUDGE. Despise you! I could not. Come, tell me. Were you about to -journey to Boston in my behalf? - -MISS B. Yes, I had so purposed. I would have wrested you from prison -and execution, if need be! - -JUDGE. What a friend you are, Lavinia! - -MISS B. (_looking at him tenderly_). I have but now learned your worth -to me, Stephen. - -JUDGE. And I yours. Our friendship shall endure while life lasts. ’Tis -above passion. - -MISS B. (_faintly_). Yes, Stephen. - -JUDGE. I see now how exalted is our relation. ’Tis an ideal. - -MISS B. (_downcast_). True, ’tis an ideal--but---- - -JUDGE (_enthusiastically_). Dear Lavinia, you have shown me how earthly -are mere love and marriage compared to this mating of our souls. Never -again will I annoy you with words of love. Such friendship is all I ask! - -MISS B. (_amazed, then indignant_). Stephen, I care not for your -friendship! - -JUDGE (_surprised_). What mean you, Lavinia? - -MISS B. (_embarrassed, yet courageous_). I mean that I know--now--that -I--I--love you, Stephen. - -JUDGE (_joyfully_). Can it be that you are willing to wed me? - -(_He comes nearer and looks tenderly at her._) - -MISS B. Yes, Stephen. - - (_He takes her in his arms._ MANDY _looks interested, then glad. At - this point she exclaims._) - -MANDY. Hurroo! - -MISS B. (_sharply, turning about toward_ MANDY). Mandy, why are you -still here? Go into the garden and finish the rose gathering. - -MANDY. Yes, missy. - - (_She takes basket and exits at_ L., _still clasping the teapot to her - breast_.) - -_Enter_ BETTY _and_ WILL. _at_ R. - -JUDGE (_looking at_ BETTY _and_ WILL.). Lavinia, I pray you permit the -young people to be as happy as we are. Will you not? - -MISS B. I will, at your bidding, Stephen. (_She goes toward them._) -Betty! - -BETTY. Yes, aunt. - - _Enter_ MANDY _excitedly, holding up the beads. She still clasps the - teapot._ - -MANDY. Here’s de gol’ beads, missy. Mandy found dem hangin’ on de -rose-bush. - -(_She gives the beads to_ MISS B.) - -MISS B. Good Mandy. You shall be rewarded. Here, Betty, take your -beads. I give William permission to put them about your neck with my -blessing. - -BETTY (_joyfully_). Oh, thank you, aunt. - -(_She gives the beads to_ WILL.) - -WILL. I am deeply grateful, Aunt Lavinia. - - (_He clasps the beads about_ BETTY’S _neck and kisses her. The_ JUDGE - _and_ MISS B. _stand hand-in-hand beaming at them_. MANDY _gazes - joyfully also, still clasping the teapot. She turns suddenly to the - cupboard which_ MISS B. _had left open, and seizes the tea-caddy. With - this in one hand and the pot in the other, she cries._) - -MANDY. Glory! Glory! Dey has love and I has tea! - - -CURTAIN - - - - -New Plays - - -A PAIR OF CRACKER-JACKS - -A Farce-Comedy in Three Acts - -_By Scott Byrnes_ - -Four males, four females. Costumes modern; scenery, one interior. Plays -two hours and a half. An unusually lively and amusing farce for a very -small cast, easy to produce and effective in performance. All the parts -are good and the laughs equally distributed. Produced professionally -in 1904; professional acting rights reserved. Royalty of ten dollars -($10.00) for amateur performance required by the author. - -_Price, 25 cents_ - -CHARACTERS - - JACK CRACKER, _a hard cracker_. - - JACK CRACKER, 2D, _a firecracker_. - - JUNIUS BRUTUS BANG, _in the_ - “_profesh_.” - - COFFEE, _a colored brother_. - - MRS. 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W. Pinero’s Plays</h2> - -<p class="center">Price, 50 Cents Each</p> - -<hr class="r50" /> - -<h3>THE AMAZONS</h3> - -<p>Farce in Three Acts. Seven males, five females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, not difficult. Plays a full evening.</p> - - -<h3>THE CABINET MINISTER</h3> - -<p>Farce in Four Acts. Ten males, nine females. Costumes, modern society; -scenery, three interiors. Plays a full evening.</p> - - -<h3>DANDY DICK</h3> - -<p>Farce in Three Acts. Seven males, four females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, two interiors. Plays two hours and a half.</p> - - -<h3>THE GAY LORD QUEX</h3> - -<p>Comedy in Four Acts. Four males, ten females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, two interiors and an exterior. Plays a full evening.</p> - - -<h3>HIS HOUSE IN ORDER</h3> - -<p>Comedy in Four Acts. Nine males, four females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, three interiors. Plays a full evening.</p> - - -<h3>THE HOBBY HORSE</h3> - -<p>Comedy in Three Acts. Ten males, five females. Costumes, modern; -scenery easy. Plays two hours and a half.</p> - - -<h3>IRIS</h3> - -<p>Drama in Five Acts. Seven males, seven females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, three interiors. Plays a full evening.</p> - - -<h3>LADY BOUNTIFUL</h3> - -<p>Play in Four Acts. Eight males, seven females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, four interiors, not easy. Plays a full evening.</p> - - -<h3>LETTY</h3> - -<p>Drama in Four Acts and an Epilogue. Ten males, five females. Costumes, -modern; scenery complicated. Plays a full evening.</p> - - -<h3>THE MAGISTRATE</h3> - -<p>Farce in Three Acts. Twelve males, four females. Costumes, modern; -scenery, all interior. Plays two hours and a half.</p> - -<hr class="r50" /> -<p class="center"> Sent prepaid on receipt of price by</p> - -<p class="center"><span class="big">Walter H. Baker & Company</span><br /> - No. 5 Hamilton Place, Boston, Massachusetts -</p> - - -</div> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<h1> Love and Tea</h1> - -<p class="center big"> A Comedy-Drama of Colonial - Times in Two Acts</p> - -<p class="center p2"> <i>Written at the instance of the D. A. R.</i></p> - - -<p class="center p2"> By<br /> - ANNA PHILLIPS SEE<br /> - <i>Author of “When Women Vote,” etc.</i></p> - - -<p class="center p2">NOTE</p> - -<p class="center">The professional and moving picture rights in this play are - strictly reserved and application for the right to produce it - should be made to the author in care of the publishers. - Amateurs may produce it without payment of royalty on - condition that the name of the author appears on all programmes - and advertising issued in connection with such - performances.</p> - -<hr class="r5" /> -<p class="center p2"> BOSTON<br /> -<span class="big">WALTER H. BAKER & CO.</span><br /> - 1915 -</p> -</div> - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p class="center big">Love and Tea</p> -<hr class="r5" /> -<h2 class="nobreak" id="CHARACTERS">CHARACTERS</h2> -</div> - - -<p class="poetry"> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Miss Lavinia Boltwood</span>, <i>a despotic spinster</i>.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Betty Boltwood</span>, <i>her niece</i>.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Mrs. Cowles</span>, <i>a neighbor</i>.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Mrs. Adams</span>, <i>a neighbor</i>.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Mrs. Strong</span>, <i>the village gossip</i>.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Mandy</span>, <i>slave of Miss Boltwood</i>.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Judge Ingram</span>, <i>a middle-aged bachelor of mild Tory sentiments</i>.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">William Dickinson</span>, <i>a fiery young Minuteman</i>.</span><br /> -</p> - - -<h2 class="nobreak">SYNOPSIS</h2> - -<p class="poetry"> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Act I.</span>—Place, the living-room of a comfortable village home.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Time, April 1775, a few days after the Battle of Lexington.</span><br /><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Act II.</span>—Place, the same.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Time, June 1775, not long after the battle of Bunker Hill.</span><br /> -</p> - - -<h2 class="nobreak">THE STORY OF THE PLAY</h2> - -<p>Miss Boltwood, a despotic spinster, is persuaded to join a band of -ladies who have sworn to give up tea and all taxed articles till -the Revolutionary War is over. The tea habit is too strong for Miss -Boltwood and she drinks it secretly. Her niece, Betty, discovers this -and uses the information to compel her aunt to consent to her (Betty’s) -engagement to the young minuteman, William Dickinson.</p> - -<p>Miss Boltwood also has a lover, the Tory, Judge Ingram, whom she has -kept dangling for years. When he joins the Patriot cause and she hears -the (false) report that he has been arrested as a spy, she champions -him and finds that she loves him; she becomes an ardent Patriot -also—all this just as he has decided that their <i>friendship</i> is -ideal! Mandy, who is a privileged character, furnishes much fun.</p> - -<p class="center p2"><span class="figcenter" id="img001"> - <img src="images/001.jpg" class="w10" alt="Drama masks" /> -</span></p> - - -<p class="center"> <span class="smcap">Copyright, 1915, by Anna Phillips See</span><br /> - <i>As author and proprietor</i></p> -<hr class="r5" /> -<p class="center"> <i>All rights reserved.</i> -</p> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_3">[Pg 3]</span></p> - -<p class="center xbig">Love and Tea</p> -<hr class="r5" /> -<h2 class="nobreak" id="ACT_I">ACT I</h2> -</div> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>SCENE.—<i>The living-room of</i> <span class="smcap">Miss Boltwood’s</span> <i>home. -There are doors to</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span> <i>and</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span>, <i>a -closed window near</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span>, <i>a fireplace with fire near</i> -<span class="allsmcap">C.</span> <i>and over it a cupboard that locks; a tea table, four -straight chairs, a high winged chair or settle, a mirror, furnishings -of a colonial tea table, a black cat (toy), etc.</i></p> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>is discovered on stage. She pokes fire, looks into -kettle, stumbles over cat by the hearth.</i>)</p> -</div> - - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Dere’s dat cat agin! Here you, Salem, git out from -under Mandy’s feet ’fore I break my neck or yours! Black imp o’ Satan! -(<i>The cat is supposed to spit.</i>) He spits! I pray you, spit not at -poor old Mandy, please, Mr. Cat! Oh, you looks a very witch cat! Good -Salem! Good pussy!</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>Pets the cat.</i>)</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Betty Boltwood</span> <i>in afternoon dress but with an -apron on</i>.</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Mandy, aunt bids you assist me with the porcelain -against the tea-drinking this afternoon. Fetch the linen towel and the -tray.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Yes, missy. Here dey is.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>gets towel and tray and she and</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> -<i>wipe the dishes and arrange them on the tea table</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>holding up cream pitcher</i>). I like well this tea -set, Mandy. ’Twas a most pleasing gift that aunt’s cousin fetched her -from China. She surely hath a vast love for tea. ’Tis almost a carnal -weakness!</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_4">[Pg 4]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> True, missy. You’ aunt do love tea most ’stravagantly, -an’ cats too! (<i>Looks scornfully at</i> <span class="smcap">Salem</span>.) A true sign -she will never marry. But Missy Boltwood am so sperity de mens am -’fraid of her, mebbe.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>as they set the table</i>). Aunt is too -strong-willed and—and—managing to obey any man. Heard you not that -when a girl she was betrothed to Judge Ingram, but could not abide the -thought of marriage?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Lawsy, Miss Betty! An’ such friends as dey is, too! De -Judge am a Tory. Is dat de reason Missy Boltwood ain’t no patriarch -like mos’ of de Hartfield ladies?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Nay, Mandy, ’tis because aunt lived so many years in -England. She thinks there need be no quarrel between the Colonies and -the king. Could she but hear William Dickinson defend the cause of our -independence——</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>There is the sound of a wagon driven rapidly.</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> -<i>runs to the window dish in hand</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Why, dere’s you’ William Dickinson now, a-dashin’ by in -de wagon!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>darting also to the window</i>). Where? I see only -dust. Looked he not up at the window, Mandy?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> No, Miss Betty. He was racin’ dose colts over de groun’!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>pouting</i>). And we have not met in two long days!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy</span> (<i>earnestly</i>). Miss Betty, if you’ aunt knew how -lovery you is wid dat William Dickinson, she would prison you in you’ -chamber. You know well she can’t ’bide de Dickinsons ’count of de old -quarrel ’tween de famblies.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> True, but naught can be said against William. He is the -bravest and handsomest minuteman in the company, and——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Sh, missy! I hears you’ aunt on de stairs.</p> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Miss Lavinia Boltwood</span>, <i>handsomely gowned</i>.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Cease your chattering, Mandy. Fetch me the egg cakes -and the macaroons from the great cupboard.</p> - -<p class="right"> -[<i>Exit</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span>.<br /> -</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> With your permission, aunt, I will go abroad to take -the air. ’Tis too beauteous a day to remain within.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>Takes off her apron.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_5">[Pg 5]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Then I pray you go down to the Meadow Road and buy me -some sage cheese from Mrs. Abiel Dickinson. Should you chance to see -young William, chatter not with him. ’Tis not seemly for maidens to -talk overmuch with men.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>with a plate of cakes in each hand. -She stands listening with the plates slanted so that the cakes are in -danger of falling off. She now grins knowingly at</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> -<i>behind</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.’s</span> <i>back</i>.</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>demurely</i>). I will heed your counsel, aunt. -’Twill be best to wear my new bonnet. The old one is sadly shabby.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>Exit</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span>, <i>who returns in a moment and puts her -bonnet on before the mirror</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Mandy, you stupid, lay down the plates and put the -teapot to warm.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy</span> (<i>putting teapot on the hearth</i>). Is you goin’ to -give old Mandy jess a leetle tea to-day, missy? I knows tea is powerful -’spensive. Why so, missy?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Because the Parliament taxes tea. Have you no -remembrance of the Boston Tea Party, more than a year agone, when the -tea was thrown overboard in Boston Harbor?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Yes, missy, I recommembers, an’ lots of lady patriarchs -stopped drinkin’ tea den. Missy Abiel Dickinson she drink “Liberty -Tea,” an’ I helps her pick de raspberry leaves las’ summer——</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>Knocker sounds.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> There is the knocker, Mandy. Do you attend the door. -(<i>Exit</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span>. <i>She ushers in</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. Strong</span>, -<span class="smcap">Mrs. Cowles</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. Adams</span>.) Good-afternoon, -Mrs. Strong; good-afternoon, Mrs. Cowles; good-afternoon, Mrs. Adams. I -hope I see you all well.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> I am in my usual state of good health, thank you, Miss -Boltwood.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> Save for a slight rheum, I am enjoying the blessing of -health, thank you.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> Thank you kindly, Miss Boltwood, I am as well as can -be expected.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Lay aside your cloaks, ladies. Mandy, assist the -ladies.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>They remove their wraps.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_6">[Pg 6]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> Did I not see your niece Betty flitting through the -lane as I came by?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> It may be. I sent her on an errand to Mrs. Abiel -Dickinson’s. ’Tis a safe walk to the Meadow Road.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>She moves to the fireplace and makes the tea.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> (<i>looking meaningly at the others</i>). -Laws-a-massy! Is she throwing the girl at William’s head?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> Sh! She does not know how enamored the young people -are. When she learns it—poor Betty!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>turning from the fireplace</i>). I pray you, -ladies, draw up to the table ere the tea be cold. (<i>They seat -themselves.</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>brings the teapot and places it -before</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>looks longingly at the -tea, sniffs it, and licks her lips behind their backs. The ladies pour -the tea into their saucers and blow it noisily, crooking their little -fingers as they raise the saucers to their lips. At a sign from</i> -<span class="smcap">Miss B.</span>, <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>exits</i>.) ’Tis a pity I have none -of my rose conserve to give you. I sent it all to my friends in England -by the Christmas packet.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> Your conserve is marvelous, Miss Boltwood. The receipt -is a secret, I presume.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> A family heirloom, Mrs. Strong. Pray tell me, ladies, -if the tea be sufficiently brewed. I can assure you ’tis prime Bohea -and no “Liberty Tea”!</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>She laughs a little scornfully.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> ’Tis of an elegant strength and ’tis an elegant tea. I -feel certain no duty was paid on it. Was it honestly smuggled, my dear -Miss Boltwood?</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>All laugh.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Indeed it was, and through Judge Ingram too. A poor -Tory he!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> Mayhap the good man will become a patriot in time. -(<i>Helps herself to a cake.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> We ought to scorn to use anything taxed, as the king -hath used the Colonies so unjustly! Still, ’twould be a hardship to -give up the tea.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Well, I am neither Tory nor patriot; so I drink -smuggled tea, and shall drink it till I am under better advisement. -Pray take of the candied cherries, Mrs. Strong. May I fill your cup, -Mrs. Cowles? (<i>The knocker sounds.</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy<span class="pagenum" id="Page_7">[Pg 7]</span></span> <i>passes -through from</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span> <i>to</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span> <i>She ushers -in</i> <span class="smcap">Judge Ingram</span>, <i>who carries a newspaper. All rise and -curtsey.</i>) Good-afternoon, Stephen Ingram.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Good-afternoon, Miss Lavinia. Pray do not let me -interrupt your tea-drinking, ladies. I but stopped in passing to -leave Miss Boltwood’s Boston <i>Gazette</i>. The news is recent—but -four days old—and of great moment. (<i>He opens the paper.</i>) The -Provincial Congress at Lexington is adjourned. ’Tis said General Gage -is resolved to crush the rebellion. (<i>Ladies show excitement.</i>) He -has now in Boston four thousand disciplined men. I fear me there will -be war, long and bloody, before our king is master once more.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> Master! Never again in these colonies!</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>The ladies rise in indignation.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> Our minutemen will match with any British soldiers!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> We women can assist our men, if it comes to a war -against injustice!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>laughing</i>). Ladies, ladies! Such ardent patriots, -and yet drinking tea!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> (<i>firmly</i>). If war is coming and our men must -fight, I, too, can make some sacrifice. I will give up tea and all -taxed articles.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> And I!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> I, too! Come, Miss Boltwood, join our league. It shall -be named from your house where ’twas born, “The Boltwood Band.” Come, -now.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Nay, I am no patriot.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">All.</span> Come, come; no denial.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>They join hands and place hers in theirs.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> This shall be our oath: “We swear to give up tea and -all taxed articles till the war be over.” Now, in unison.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">All</span> (<i>including</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span>). We swear to give up -tea and all taxed articles till the war be over.</p> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Judge</span> <i>looks on amused</i>.)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>rising</i>). Well, ladies, now that you are all -committed to raspberry leaves and linsey-woolsey, I will go. (<i>There -is the sound of a galloping horse, then excited voices of men. All rise -and go to the window.</i>) ’Tis an express. Look you,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_8">[Pg 8]</span> his horse is -smoking! There must be news from Boston. I will go and learn it, then -report to you. <span class="ml">[<i>Exit.</i></span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> Oh, I pray there has been no bloodshed!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> If blood has been shed, let us hope ’twas British!</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>(<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>rushes in from</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span>, <i>greatly excited. -She looks over the shoulders of the ladies at the window.</i>)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>sharply</i>). Mandy! Get you to the kitchen!</p> - -<p class="right"> -[<i>Exit</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span>, <i>at</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span><br /> -</p> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Judge</span>, <i>at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span> <i>He looks very -grave.</i></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> ’Tis as I feared. The rash minutemen have fired on the -king’s troops and war has begun. Day before yesterday there was a fight -at Lexington and Concord——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> Tell us, man! Who was victorious?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> The rebels stood their ground, ’tis reported, and the -king’s troops retreated, but not because of defeat——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> Did the Regulars retreat to Boston?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Yes, and I fear it was a rout at the last. Owing to the -firing of the rebels from behind walls and trees, the British became -panic-stricken.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> (<i>excitedly</i>). Hurroo for our brave men! ’Tis -glorious that they routed the trained troops!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> But why did the fighting begin out at Lexington, -Stephen? ’Tis a good ten miles from Boston.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> General Gage was hoping to destroy the ammunition -at Concord. In some way his plan was learned, and Paul Revere, the -goldsmith, rode all night warning the countryside. When the Regulars -came, the minutemen were ready.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> (<i>compassionately</i>). Did many men fall?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> ’Tis reported a hundred minutemen and nearly three -hundred of the king’s troops.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> Well, thanks for that! Each minuteman, it seems, -convoyed three Britishers with him out of existence!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> My dear Mrs. Strong! Feel you no pity?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>listening</i>). The Hartfield minutemen are summoned -to assemble at once at Clapp’s Tavern. Methinks I hear the drums.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> I must needs return home with the news, Miss Boltwood. -I thank you for a very elegant tea.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> As ’tis your last for the present, I am glad it -pleased your taste.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_9">[Pg 9]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> (<i>rising</i>). Forget not your vow, ladies. ’Tis for -our hostess to uphold the “Boltwood Band.”</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> I have passed my word, and shall keep it. I -never break a promise. (<i>Ladies curtsey.</i>) Farewell, ladies. -(<i>Exeunt</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span>, <span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. -S.</span>) I fear me, Stephen, troublous times are before us, and there -is a matter I would discuss with you. Should the war prove serious I -may return to England. I would Betty were well settled, for she is -over-impulsive and filled with romance. You are a Tory and will fare -well when the patriots are punished, as they doubtless will be. Why -should you not marry the child? ’Twould be a most excellent arrangement.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Marry Betty! Impossible! How can you suggest such -a thing? The girl would not abide one old enough to be her father. -Besides, there is an obstacle.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> An obstacle! Pray what?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Yourself, Lavinia. My heart is still yours though you -cruelly condemn me to single living. I am ever hoping that you may -reconsider your decision.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Say no more, Stephen. I thought the old flame had -died for lack of fuel. I like you well in friendship, but as I have -declared, I will not be at the bidding of any man. I will not.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>sadly</i>). As you will, Lavinia. But if you consent -not to my happiness, at least do not mar Betty’s. She and young William -Dickinson are lovers. He is a fine, upright youth. Let her marry where -she will.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>horrified</i>). What? Betty philandering with -William Dickinson! The sly minx! She shall never marry any Dickinson, -however “upright” he be.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>at</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span>, <i>much excited, -carrying carpet-bag and bundles</i>.</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Oh, missy, missy! De Britishers is comin’! I’se all -ready to run!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Hush, stupid! They will not come here.</p> - -<p class="right"> -[<i>Exit</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span>, <i>running from</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span> <i>to</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span><br /> -</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>moving toward door at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span>). Good-night, -Lavinia. Is there never to be hope for me?</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>He takes her hand.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>positively</i>). Stephen Ingram, I have declared -I will never marry, and I am not the sort to break my word.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_10">[Pg 10]</span> -(<i>Listens.</i>) List! There are the drums. Let us go view the -minutemen. <span class="ml">[<i>Exeunt.</i></span></p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>excitedly from</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span>, <i>with -bundles. She runs to window and looks out. Then sees tea table with -remains of the tea-drinking. She peers about to see if the coast is -clear, then drinks tea left in the cups and teapot, eats cakes.</i></p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Might as well eat dis ’fore de Britishers gets it.</p> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span>. <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>jumps guiltily away from -the table</i>.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Oh, Mandy! The minutemen are summoned. William must -go. What if he should be shot—killed! (<i>She covers her face -with her hands. The knocker sounds</i>, <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>answers -it</i>, <span class="allsmcap">R.</span>, <i>and ushers in</i> <span class="smcap">William Dickinson</span>. -<span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>runs to meet him</i>. <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>exits at</i> -<span class="allsmcap">L.</span>) William! William! I feared I should not see you before -your leaving. Never did I dream that matters would come to war. ’Tis -dreadful!</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>She weeps.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> Nay, nay, Betty. ’Tis not dreadful, ’tis glorious to -fight for our independence. Your tears are unseemly. Come, look up. -I have brought you a keepsake. (<i>Takes a string of gold beads from -his pocket.</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>smiles through her tears</i>.) When -last I was in Boston these confronted me in a goldsmith’s window and -straightway I had a vision of them about your fair neck. Let me see the -reality.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>He puts the beads around her neck and embraces her.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> I thank you, William. I will ever wear them hidden thus -(<i>tucking them under her kerchief</i>) with thoughts of you when you -are far away. Would that there were no need for you to go.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> But there is need, and I go gladly if I go with your -promise to wed me some time.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> But my aunt——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> I know you have ever put me off because of your aunt’s -disrelish for my family. But now, dear Betty, give me this comfort as I -leave. Do you not love me?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Indeed I love you with all my heart, William, yet I -cannot promise without aunt’s consent. She has been father and mother -to me since I was an infant child. ’Twould not be right.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_11">[Pg 11]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> (<i>impatiently</i>). You will not promise without her -consent and you forbid me to ask it as she will of a surety say “No.” -Then it lies with you to obtain it by fair means or foul.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>firmly</i>). William, I will do my best to obtain it -even by craft.</p> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>unobserved. She listens.</i></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> Craft would be fair enough. She cannot appreciate true -affection. A woman who has flouted one of the best men in the world -and yet doth keep him dangling! Bah! If he were not a saint he would -betake himself to another woman and be happy. Betty, I love you better -than anything in life save honor, but I will not be put off like Judge -Ingram. I swear that I will wed you e’en though a dozen frozen-hearted -spinsters barred my way.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Highty-tighty, young man! By what right do you embrace -my niece?</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>The lovers start apart.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> By the right of the great affection between her and me, -madam. I duly crave your permission to marry her.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>coldly</i>). You are a Dickinson. That permission -you will never have.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> If there is naught against me save my name, I beg of you -to reconsider your decision.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>positively</i>). Nay, my mind is made up on that -point.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>Sound of drums.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> ’Tis the last call; I must go. Farewell, Betty. (<i>He -gathers her in his arms before</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>can come between -them</i>.) Miss Boltwood, I am resolved to wed your niece with your -permission or—without it! [<i>Exit</i>.</p> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>runs to the window</i>.)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Betty Boltwood, I am amazed that you should permit -yourself to become interested in a Dickinson! I forbid you to receive -this presumptuous young man again.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>begins to wave her handkerchief at the window. Her -aunt snatches it from her hand. They both stand at the window watching -the minutemen.</i>)</p> -</div> - - -<p class="center p2">CURTAIN</p> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_12">[Pg 12]</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="ACT_II">ACT II</h2> -</div> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>SCENE.—<i>The same. A fire is on the hearth, the cat by the fire. The -window is open and the roses are seen climbing near the sill. It is an -afternoon in June not long after the battle of Bunker Hill.</i></p> - -<p class="center">(<i>As the curtain rises, enter</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>She is in -summer dress. She carries a reticule or bag. She goes to door at</i> -<span class="allsmcap">L.</span>)</p> -</div> - - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Mandy!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy</span> (<i>appearing in door</i>). Yes, missy.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Fetch me the parcel of old linen. We roll bandages -this afternoon for those wounded at Bunker Hill.</p> - -<p class="right"> -[<i>Exit</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span>.<br /> -</p> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>sits down, takes the cat in her lap. She -sighs.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy</span> (<i>entering with a roll of linen in her hand</i>). -Here’s de linen for de poor boys in Bos’on. Dis war am dreadful. All de -mens gettin’ killed and all de rest of us goin’ widout tea! Isn’t you -hankerin’ for jus’ a leetle tea, missy?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>looking embarrassed</i>). Why—why.... Oh, stop -your chattering, Mandy!</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>The knocker sounds.</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>exits and returns with a -letter</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> De post left dis letter, missy.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>opens letter, reads, looks thoughtful</i>. -<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>gazes, all curiosity</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> ’Tis from Judge Ingram at Boston.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Glory! Glory! De Judge am fighting de Britishers!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Stupid! You know the Judge is a Tory. I sent him -to Boston to arrange my affairs in case I should return to England. -He says (<i>taking up the letter</i>) that he is attending on young -Dickinson who was badly wounded at Bunker Hill—while<span class="pagenum" id="Page_13">[Pg 13]</span> bearing the -colors at the head of his company. Humph! He doth not lack bravery, -’twould seem. The Judge requests me to send word to the young man’s -mother. Perchance neighbor Kellogg’s boy would bear the message to Mrs. -Dickinson. I will go and see.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>Exit</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span>, <i>at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span>, <i>leaving -letter on the table</i>. <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>exits at</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span>)</p> -</div> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>with knitting. Sits by the window which -is open. She takes the cat and lifts it to the sill.</i></p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Smell the roses, Salem. How sweet they be. You are a -wise pussy; tell me if William has the rose and the letter I sent him -some days since. The post is so tardy these days. (<i>Puts down cat; -rises and goes to the mirror; pulls beads from their hiding-place under -her kerchief; arranges them around her neck.</i>) ’Tis a pity I cannot -wear William’s keepsake openly. The beads become me well.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>forgets to -hide the beads</i>. <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>brings in the teakettle and -hangs it on the crane</i>.</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Oh, missy, missy! You’ William Dickinson am shot!</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>screams and falls back horror-struck, then -seizes</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>by the arm</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Not killed! Tell me instantly!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> He am mortally wounded but will recover. De Judge say -so in dat letter. (<i>Points to letter on table.</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> -<i>seizes letter and begins to read</i>. <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>is horrified -that she should read her aunt’s letter</i>.) Oh, missy, missy! You’ -aunt would scalp you did she catch you readin’ her letter. She mos’ -awful ’ticular ’bout her letters.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>with a cry</i>). This letter has been on the way ten -days! William may be dead for aught we know.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy</span> (<i>looking out the window</i>). Lawsy, here’s Missy -Boltwood comin’ now. She’ll see you readin’ her letter! Guess -<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> better be in de kitchen!</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>runs out at</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>drops -down behind the high chair</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span>; <i>takes up letter again; reads it -aloud thoughtfully</i>.</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_14">[Pg 14]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> “The courage and patriotism of the men have so -infected me that I am convinced at last. In fact I have already -forsworn my allegiance to the king and have enlisted in the army of the -patriots.” (<i>She meditates; takes cat in her lap as she still holds -the letter.</i>) Stephen Ingram, you are a fool to change opinions -at your time of life. And yet even I cannot but admire the devotion -of the patriots to their cause; the cause, too, is a just one. I am -minded to embrace it instead of being but an onlooker. (<i>She leans -back wearily.</i>) Hum, hum. I feel the need of my tea. (<i>She goes to -door at</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span> <i>and listens, then to door at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span> -<i>She takes a key from a hiding-place and unlocks the chimney -cupboard, brings out a little teapot, caddy, cup and saucer. She makes -herself a cup of tea with the water in the kettle and drinks the -tea.</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>watches her from her hiding-place, and</i> -<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>also puts in her head and sees with amazement. Her -eyes pop out. When</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>rises to put the things -away,</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>hastily withdraws and</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> -<i>hides again</i>.) There, Salem, I feel better for my Bohea, but what -a scandal ’twould make did the “Boltwood Band” know of my daily deceit. -But you are my only confidant, Salem, and I know I can trust your -discretion. (<i>She rises; takes reticule preparing to go out. Steps -toward</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>can be heard falling backward -and exclaiming “Oh, lawsy!”</i>) Mandy!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Yes, missy.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Come now into the garden and pick all the roses that -are overblown. To-morrow I make the rose conserve. I will show you the -blossoms I have in mind.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Yes, Missy Boltwood.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>They exeunt at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span> <i>As soon as they are gone</i> -<span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>comes from her hiding-place. She takes the key and -unlocks the cupboard, smells of the teapot and says “Tea!” Then she -locks the cupboard again and is about to steal out at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span> -<i>when</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>reënters at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span> <i>She -looks sharply at</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>and perceives the beads</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Betty, where got you those beads?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>confused and trying to conceal them</i>). What—what -beads, aunt?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Do not attempt deceit with me. You know well what I -mean. The gold beads about your neck; who gave you them?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>with courage</i>). They are a keepsake from William -Dickinson. I pray you, aunt, be not displeased.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_15">[Pg 15]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>sharply</i>). Give them to me. ’Tis not seemly for -maidens to receive trinkets from young men. Come, undo them.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Nay, aunt, I will not. I promised to wear them always -and I will not take them off, e’en at your command.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Well, then, I will take them off for you. (<span class="smcap">Miss -B.</span> <i>unclasps the beads after some resistance on</i> -<span class="smcap">Betty’s</span> <i>part. They fall to the floor.</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> -<i>snatches them up and throws them out of the window. She and her -aunt gaze at each other defiantly.</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>goes to the -window</i>.) Mandy, quick, bring me the beads that Miss Betty threw -from the window just now.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy</span> (<i>heard from outside</i>). Yes, missy.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>angrily</i>). Your conduct is disgraceful, miss. -Know you not ’tis wicked to disobey and flout your elders? From this -moment I forbid you to ever see or communicate with this Dickinson -again. I shall restore him the beads, and when I journey to England, -you will accompany me. Do you hear? Now go to your chamber and meditate -on your misconduct.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Nay, aunt, I will not give William up; I love him. You -may be cruel and dangle your lover for a lifetime, but I will marry -mine, and you shall grant me your permission.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> I grant my permission! Never! I do not break my word, -miss.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>scornfully</i>). Ah, do you not? Who, pray, has -been drinking tea daily while pretending to deny herself? I beheld you -with my own eyes take your little teapot from the locked cupboard! -’Twould make a pretty story did I tell it. And I warn you, if you do -not grant your permission to William and me, I will publish the secret -tea-drinking. The town shall ring with it!</p> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span>.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Can’t fin’ no gol’ beads, missy, nowhere.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Stupid! Did you search under the window?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Poor ol’ Mandy crawl all ober de groun’. No beads dere.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>suspiciously</i>). Methinks you may admire those -beads. Unroll your turban.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> ’Fore de Lawd, missy, don’ ’spicion Mandy o’ dem beads. -I isn’t got dem.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>looks in</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy’s</span> <i>turban. She -takes out strange<span class="pagenum" id="Page_16">[Pg 16]</span> things including a clay pipe. She also searches</i> -<span class="smcap">Mandy’s</span> <i>pockets and her dress hem. No beads.</i> <span class="smcap">Miss -B.</span> <i>is angry</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> If you have thieved those beads, naught can save -you from the whipping-post, hussy. I will search the garden myself. -<span class="ml">[<i>Exit.</i></span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>confidentially</i>). Come, Mandy. Tell me where my -beads—tell me where my beads are.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy</span> (<i>excitedly</i>). May de debbil carry me off, Miss -Betty, if I ain’t tellin’ you de trufe. I don’ know where dose beads -is. But I ’vises you to watch you’ aunt in de garden. If she finds -dem——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> True. I will be there to see. <span class="ml">[<i>Exit.</i></span></p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>wanders about the room in some excitement. She -does a song and dance; anything appropriate to the period. Suddenly -an idea strikes her. She goes to the hiding-place of the key, unlocks -the cupboard, takes out the teapot and makes tea, drinks it with an -exaggerated imitation of her mistress’ manner, looking about nervously -all the time.</i>)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Dat am de stuff, sure. Missy drink tea, Mandy drink tea -too. No one see me ’cept dat black witch-cat! He can’t tell. (<i>Sound -of the knocker.</i>) Lawsy! Some one’s at de door! (<i>She grabs the -tea things and slams them into the cupboard, locks it and hides the -key. She then exits at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span> <i>She returns with</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. -S.</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span>) Please seat you’selves, ladies, -while I tells Missy Boltwood you is here. [<i>Exit at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> ’Tis best that friends should break her the unhappy -news, not any chance comer. Think you not so?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> Truly. A privilege of friendship is to report the -disagreeable. I wonder how she will relish such tidings? Stephen Ingram -was always a near friend to her, though ’twould take a Solomon to tell -whether she cared aught for him.</p> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Good-afternoon, neighbors.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap bot">Mrs. C.</span><br /> -<span class="sm"><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span><span class="xbig half">}</span><span class="mid">(<i>together</i>). Good-afternoon, -Miss Boltwood.</span></span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> We trust we see you well and—and—of good fortitude. -Mayhap you will need it.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> (<i>eagerly</i>). Prepare yourself for sad news; very -sad news, my dear Miss Boltwood. Judge Ingram—you are aware that he -but lately joined our army.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_17">[Pg 17]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> I pray you go on!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> The report has but now come that he has been -discovered in communication with the British.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> And that he has been arrested and will be executed as -a spy!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>incredulously</i>). Stephen Ingram a spy! -Impossible! It is not true.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> His conversion to patriotism was very sudden, my dear -Miss Boltwood, and all know his Tory beliefs.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> You have our deepest sympathy in that an old, and, -mayhap, a dear friend has proved unworthy. True, he was a kind, -agreeable man, but he was far too easily influenced, as you well know -yourself.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>rising in indignation</i>). Ladies, I will not -hear Stephen Ingram traduced. I care not what reports are rife; I know -the man. He would never do aught dishonorable. He may be of a yielding -disposition, but his principles are adamant!</p> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span>. <i>She looks in surprise at her aunt and -guests.</i></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> (<i>maliciously</i>). Miss Betty, your aunt is deeply -concerned over the downfall of Judge Ingram. The whole town is buzzing -with the news. It seems the Judge joined the patriot army but to -furnish information to the British. He has been discovered and is to be -executed as a spy!</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>springs to her aunt’s side and puts her arms around -her</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Dear aunt, ’tis a false charge—I know it. They would -not execute an innocent man.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>sinks into a chair as if about to faint</i>. -<span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>runs and gets wine</i>. <span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> <i>rushes -to the fireplace, seizes a turkey wing and burns it, then holds -it under</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.’s</span> <i>nose. She waves aside wine and -feathers.</i>)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> Burnt feathers are so reviving!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>recovering</i>). I want no wine, or -<i>sympathy</i>, so called. If my best friend is unjustly accused, -I will journey to Boston and see him righted. Methinks I have some -influence on both sides of this quarrel.</p> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> <i>look at one -another</i>.)</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_18">[Pg 18]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span> (<i>aside</i>). ’Tis best to go now. Miss Boltwood, -pray call on us if we can be of any assistance.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> (<i>spitefully</i>). Mayhap you would prefer solitude -for the recovery of your equanimity.</p> - -<p class="right"> -[<i>Exeunt</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. S.</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. C.</span><br /> -</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Pray, aunt, let us go immediately to Boston. Every -minute may be precious.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Betty, I am deeply grateful for your belief in Judge -Ingram.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>with</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. A. Mandy</span> -<i>carries a basket into which she has been picking the roses. She -looks curiously at</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span>, <i>as she observes her -agitation</i>. <span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> <i>takes</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.’s</span> -<i>hand affectionately</i>.</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> My dear friend, I have just heard the news concerning -Judge Ingram. Surely there is some awful misapprehension. No one who -knows him could, for a minute, believe him a spy for the British.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>still holding</i> <span class="smcap">Mrs. A.’s</span> <i>hand</i>). -I thank you for those words. There is some grave mistake. For fear -that he may—may be executed before others can clear him—— (<i>Turns -to</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span>, <i>who stands with open mouth, and speaks -sharply</i>.) Mandy! Run to Clapp’s Tavern and reserve two seats on the -Boston coach to-night. Here, pay for them with this guinea.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>Gives</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>gold from her side pocket</i>. -<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>exits in haste</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. A.</span> Take my prayers and my good wishes with you, Miss -Boltwood. If I can be of service in any way, pray let me know. -<span class="ml">[<i>Exit.</i></span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Come, Betty, let us make haste to prepare for the -journey. <span class="ml">[<i>Exeunt.</i></span></p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>For a moment the stage is empty. There is the sound of a -knocker. No one responds. The knocker sounds again. After a -time</i> <span class="smcap">Judge</span>, <i>in the uniform of a minuteman, enters -supporting</i> <span class="smcap">Will.</span>, <i>who has his arm in a sling</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> There seems to be no one at home, William, but you must -rest before going on to your own house. Mayhap the ladies will return -soon.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> (<i>sinking back wearily in the great chair; he is white -and weak</i>). ’Twas most kind of you, sir, to bring me home.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_19">[Pg 19]</span> I do not -think I could have journeyed so far unaided. Yet you are needed in the -army.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> I shall return immediately. (<i>Enter</i> -<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>in haste</i>.) Ah, here is the wench. How are your -mistresses, Mandy?</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>falls back amazed and gazes at</i> <span class="smcap">Judge</span> -<i>with rolling eyes. She slowly backs into a corner and does not take -her eyes from him.</i>)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Is you a ghos’, sir? I heard de ladies say you was -executioned. Please, Mr. Ghos’——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>laughing</i>). Nonsense, Mandy. I am true flesh and -blood. How fares Miss Boltwood?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> How is Miss Betty?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Dey is all well, sir. Dat is, dey is feelin’ awful bad -dat you is executioned. On dat account dey is startin’ on de coach -to-night for Bos’on, sir.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> What does she mean?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Executed! What tale is this?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> De tale dat you is executioned as a spy, sir, for de -Britishers. Missy Boltwood she say dat am a lie, an’ she goin’ to save -you, sir.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Bless her for her faith in me.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> And does Miss Boltwood—er—er—is she still -disapproving of <i>me</i>?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy</span> (<i>cheerfully</i>). Oh, yes, sir. She powerful mad when -she see dem beads on Miss Betty’s neck. And when she frowed dem out de -window——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> Who? Not Miss Betty?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Oh, yes, sir. She got mad, too, an’ frowed de lovely -beads out de window. We ain’t never found dem, neider, sir.</p> - -<p>(<span class="smcap">Will.</span> <i>looks much cast down</i>.)</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>with -bandboxes and bags. They wear bonnets. They stare dumbfounded at -the</i> <span class="smcap">Judge</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Will</span>.</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>going to</i> <span class="smcap">Judge</span> <i>at</i> -<span class="allsmcap">L.</span>). Stephen Ingram, thank God!</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>They clasp hands.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>flying to the side of</i> <span class="smcap">Will.</span>). Oh, -William! (<i>He tries to rise, but sinks back.</i>) Your wound, how -fares it?</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_20">[Pg 20]</span></p> - -<p class="center">(<i>She hangs over him and</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>brings pillows</i>.)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>laughing</i>). Do I look like a man about to be -executed, Lavinia? Mandy has told us of the false report.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>’Twas</i> false! I knew it! But how—why——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Another Ingram, but not from Hartfield, was the spy. He -has met his punishment ere this, poor fellow.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Aunt Lavinia, William craves the fresh air. May we go -into the garden?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>absently</i>). Yes, child.</p> - -<p class="right"> -[<i>Exit</i> <span class="smcap">Will.</span>, <i>leaning on</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span>, <i>at</i> <span class="allsmcap">R.</span><br /> -</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Lavinia, I could not be a traitor to the patriot cause, -for I am with it heart and soul. Your example did help to win me over.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Mine? How so?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> When you practiced such self-denial and gave up your -tea. (<i>Playfully.</i>) I knew you were wedded to it.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>humbly</i>). Oh, Stephen, you shame me. I did not -keep my vow. I confess I have been drinking tea in secret. The habit -was too strong for me. But now your patriotism has kindled mine. I, -too, adopt the patriot cause. To it I will give myself and all I have, -even my tea! Look! I break the pot in token that I break the habit.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>She takes the teapot from the cupboard and is about to shatter it -on the hearth when</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>springs forward</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Oh, missy, don’ smash de little teapot! Give it to old -Mandy.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>She holds out her hands for it.</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>puts the -pot into them</i>. <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>clasps it to her breast</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Well, take it and get you to the kitchen. You can brew -naught but “Liberty Tea” in it now.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>starts to go but is loath to lose any of the -conversation, so lingers by the door at</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span>)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Lavinia, it rejoices me that you so heartily embrace -the glorious cause of independence. ’Tis noble——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Say not so, Stephen. You must, in your heart, despise -me for my weakness.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> Despise you! I could not. Come, tell me. Were you about -to journey to Boston in my behalf?</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_21">[Pg 21]</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Yes, I had so purposed. I would have wrested you from -prison and execution, if need be!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> What a friend you are, Lavinia!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>looking at him tenderly</i>). I have but now -learned your worth to me, Stephen.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> And I yours. Our friendship shall endure while life -lasts. ’Tis above passion.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>faintly</i>). Yes, Stephen.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge.</span> I see now how exalted is our relation. ’Tis an ideal.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>downcast</i>). True, ’tis an ideal—but——</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>enthusiastically</i>). Dear Lavinia, you have shown -me how earthly are mere love and marriage compared to this mating -of our souls. Never again will I annoy you with words of love. Such -friendship is all I ask!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>amazed, then indignant</i>). Stephen, I care not -for your friendship!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>surprised</i>). What mean you, Lavinia?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>embarrassed, yet courageous</i>). I mean that I -know—now—that I—I—love you, Stephen.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>joyfully</i>). Can it be that you are willing to wed -me?</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>He comes nearer and looks tenderly at her.</i>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Yes, Stephen.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>He takes her in his arms.</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>looks interested, -then glad. At this point she exclaims.</i>)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Hurroo!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> (<i>sharply, turning about toward</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span>). -Mandy, why are you still here? Go into the garden and finish the rose -gathering.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Yes, missy.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>She takes basket and exits at</i> <span class="allsmcap">L.</span>, <i>still clasping -the teapot to her breast</i>.)</p> -</div> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Will.</span> <i>at</i> -<span class="allsmcap">R.</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judge</span> (<i>looking at</i> <span class="smcap">Betty</span> <i>and</i> -<span class="smcap">Will.</span>). Lavinia, I pray you permit the young people to be as -happy as we are. Will you not?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> I will, at your bidding, Stephen. (<i>She goes toward -them.</i>) Betty!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty.</span> Yes, aunt.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_22">[Pg 22]</span></p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center"><i>Enter</i> <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>excitedly, holding up the beads. She -still clasps the teapot.</i></p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Here’s de gol’ beads, missy. Mandy found dem hangin’ on -de rose-bush.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>She gives the beads to</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> Good Mandy. You shall be rewarded. Here, Betty, take -your beads. I give William permission to put them about your neck with -my blessing.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Betty</span> (<i>joyfully</i>). Oh, thank you, aunt.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>She gives the beads to</i> <span class="smcap">Will.</span>)</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Will.</span> I am deeply grateful, Aunt Lavinia.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="center">(<i>He clasps the beads about</i> <span class="smcap">Betty’s</span> <i>neck and kisses -her. The</i> <span class="smcap">Judge</span> <i>and</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>stand -hand-in-hand beaming at them</i>. <span class="smcap">Mandy</span> <i>gazes joyfully -also, still clasping the teapot. She turns suddenly to the cupboard -which</i> <span class="smcap">Miss B.</span> <i>had left open, and seizes the tea-caddy. -With this in one hand and the pot in the other, she cries.</i>)</p> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mandy.</span> Glory! Glory! Dey has love and I has tea!</p> - - -<p class="center p2">CURTAIN</p> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<h2 class="nobreak bt bb" id="New_Plays">New Plays</h2> -</div> - - -<h3>A PAIR OF CRACKER-JACKS</h3> - -<p class="center">A Farce-Comedy in Three Acts</p> - -<p class="center"><i>By Scott Byrnes</i></p> - -<p>Four males, four females. Costumes modern; scenery, one interior. Plays -two hours and a half. An unusually lively and amusing farce for a very -small cast, easy to produce and effective in performance. All the parts -are good and the laughs equally distributed. Produced professionally -in 1904; professional acting rights reserved. Royalty of ten dollars -($10.00) for amateur performance required by the author.</p> - -<p class="center"><i>Price, 25 cents</i></p> - -<p class="center">CHARACTERS</p> - -<p class="poetry"> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Jack Cracker</span>, <i>a hard cracker</i>.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Jack Cracker, 2d</span>, <i>a firecracker</i>.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Junius Brutus Bang</span>, <i>in the “profesh</i>.”</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Coffee</span>, <i>a colored brother</i>.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Mrs. Jack Cracker</span>, <i>Jack’s wife</i>.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Estelle Clayton</span>, <i>Jack 2d’s fiancée</i>.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Flo. Atkins</span>, <i>Jack’s niece</i>.</span><br /> -<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><span class="smcap">Katrina Von Hoot</span>, <i>Flo’s double</i>.</span><br /> -</p> - -<p class="center">SYNOPSIS</p> - -<p class="center"><span class="smcap">Act I.</span>—Afternoon. Exhortations.</p> - -<p class="center"><span class="smcap">Act II.</span>—The same afternoon. Complications.</p> - -<p class="center"><span class="smcap">Act III.</span>—The same evening. Congratulations.</p> - - -<h3>THE LITTLE CO-ED</h3> - -<p class="center">A Vaudeville Sketch in One Act</p> - -<p class="center"><i>By Hamilton Coleman and Harry Osborne</i></p> - -<p>One male, who plays three parts, and one female. Costumes modern; -scenery an easy interior. Plays twenty-five minutes. A bright and -lively little sketch originally produced in vaudeville by Yuill and -Boyd. A strong piece for a lady, full of points and action. 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There are -many Mr. Barclays making their homes more or less uncomfortable all -over this country, and Mrs. Barclay’s method of curing her particular -one will be sympathetically received. Good Irish comedy parts, male and -female. 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