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"  WHEN  GEORGE  THE  THIRD  WAS  KING 


)) 


AN    HISTORICAL    DRAMA 


IN    III.    ACTS, 


—  I5V  — 


CATHARIIIE   ElKA   MERRITT   (U.E.L.). 


TORONTO: 
RowsELL  cS:  Hutchison,  Printers. 


1897. 


PRICE    25    CENTS, 


Entered  according  to  tlie  Act  of  Parliiunent  of  Caiiiula,  in  the  your  of  our 
Lord  one  thousand  eight  liundred  and  ninety-seven,  by  Catiiauink 
Nina  Mkkritt,  in  the  Office  of  the  Minister  of  Agriculture. 


SYNOPSIS. 


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Act  I. 

Mr  Fordyeo,  a  ),'outU'ni:ia  of  .^ooil  oirumustiuK.-.^s  ami  position,  is  living 
neai-  Ali)iiny.  His  .lauglitcT,  Margaret,  is  eiigage.l  to  a  nsing  liostoii  lawyer, 
fr„in  whom  they  first  l.-ani  of  tiie  serious  ooiulition  ..f  atlairs  in  that  town 
MaiV'aiet,  on  learning  ius  disloyal  sentiments,  l.reaUs  her  engagement  an.l 
(Usmisses  him.  Mr.  Fonlyoe  is  suspected  hy  the  rel)el.s  of  seeretly  working  tor 
the  Loyalist  Party,  and  l.cing  a  strong  opponent,  tiiey  ende.ivor  to  have  him 
brou'dit  to  i'hiladelphia  untler  the  pretext  of  his  presence  heuig  re.pured  tor 
sonie°le-al  l.usiness.  In  tlie  absence  of  Mr.  Fordyee.  tlie  despatch  is  hande.l 
to  Clol  Wallace,  the  man  supposing  him  to  he  the  master  ot  tiie  iiouse.  Angry 
words  pass  between  them,  the  result  being  that  Col.  Wallace-  is  shot. 

Act  II. 

Durin.'  the  rebellion,  two  Hritish  ollicers  riding  through  the  country  take 
slielter  in  Uie  house  of  Mr.  F.u-.lyce.  The  rebels  track  the.n  and  search  the 
house  but  the  olUccrs  being  concealed,  they  fail  m  their  ol),iect.  ihe  men 
have  no  sooner  emerged  from  their  hidmg-place  than  a  Scotchman  comes  to 
warn  Mr.  Fordyee  that  the  rebels  are  returning  to  take  lum  prisoner  and  have 
been  ordered  to  leave  a  strong  guard  in  ttie  house.  In  consequence  ot  tins 
timely  warning,  all  the  men  are  enabled  to  escape  to  Canada.  1  he  women  are 
left,  trusting  to  ( I  en.  Schuyler-s  promise  of  protection.  I  hey  are  atlerwards 
taken  as  hostages  to  Albany,  but  are  ev  mtually  allowed  to  join  their  family. 

Act  III. 

Mr  Fordvce,  having  settled  his  wife  and  daughter,  goes  to  rejoin  his 
regiment,  taking  Henry  with  liim.  Tlieir  lioiue-coining  l.rmgs  joy  to  the 
women.  Andrew  declares  his  love  to  Margaret,  winch  is  reciprocated,  and  tlie 
announcement  of  tlieir  beuig  atHanoe.l  causes  gimeral  satisfaction.  I  he  sudden 
appearance  of  a  band  of  Indians  brings  consternation,  but  it  is  soon  discovered 
tiuit  they  are  friendly.  Elizabeth  has  a  vision  of  a  hundred  years  m  the 
future. 


CHARACTERS  : 

William  Hrnry  Fokdyce,     . 
Mrs.  Elizahetii  Fordyce,  (his  wife.) 
Ma iu;aret  Fokdyce,        .      (his  dauglitor.) 
Hknky  Fordyce,  .      (his  sou.) 

Nathaniel  Crawley,      .... 
Coi..  James  Wallace,    .... 
Mrs.   Caroline   Wallace,  (his  wife.) 
Andrew  Wallace,  .      (his  sou.) 

Iaehecca, 

Nkd, 

Col.  Hoff, 

Cai'T.   Bennett, 

Macdonnell, 

Rebel  officer.     Men  attending  Rebel 


King's  Attorney-Geu. 


Bos5ton  Lawyer. 
(Retired.) 

Negro  Woman-servant. 
Neiri'O  Maii-sorvaiit. 
Otficer  in  Rebel  Army. 
In  Rritisli  Army. 
Scotch  Settler. 

oiric(!rs.     Rabble. 


Hen. 

Ned. 
Hen. 
Ned. 
Hen. 

Ned. 
Hen. 
Ned. 

Hen. 


Act     I.- 

Arr    II. 
Act  I II. 


-1773,  December.— During  Boston  Riots. 
-177(1,  June. — During  Rebelli<Mi. 
-178;},  May. — Refugees  in  Canada. 


ACT  I. 

Drawing  Room  in  Mr.  Fordyce's  House.  Henry 
and  Ned  discovered. 

Go  on  Ned,  never  mind  the  silver,  what  <lid  tlie  King 
do  then  ?  Did  he  set  to  work  and  build  himself 
an(^ther  castle  ? 

Do  King  ?  de  King  i  Heah  de  chile  '.  Why  bless 
yo'  heart,  honey,  kings  don't  do  nulHn,  <ley  jes'  set  round! 

Do  you  think  our  King  Ueorge  does  nothing  but 
just  "  set  rcuud,"  Ned  ^. 

(Scvdtching  Li^  head.)  King  George,  him  mighty 
l)ig  king,  Mass'  Henry,  I  guess  him  lie  down. 

You  think  he  lies  down  ?  And  do  you  tliink  that  is 
why  he  cannot  stop  the  riots  in  Boston,  because,  if  a 
mail   is  lying  down,  you  know,  he  cannot  do  much, 

can  he  ?  ,  ,    , 

(Loo/.;.s'  puzzled.)      No  :    Mass    Henry,   no  sail .    he 

don't  do  much  ! 

But  Ned,  do  you  tliink  if  King  George  got  up  he 
could  make  those"'  Whigs  behave  themselves  ? 

Why  how  you  do  talk,  honey  !  Heah  de  chile  ! 
.De  Kino" :  him  ^  far  'way  !  him  not  do  nuthn  !  him 
not  stop'de  tightin'  !    not  de  Boston  hghtin'  '. 

Oh  :  you  do  not  think  so  ?  Well  !  never  mind  the 
bothersome  old  Whigs,  Ned,  tell  me  about  the  King 
in  your  story.  What  did  ho  do,  after  his  unruly  sub- 
jects knocked  down  his  castle  ?  {rushes  Jdm  into  a 
chair.)     Go  on,  Ned !  what  did  he  do  ? 


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Ned.  (Ri'Ktsti'iifj.)  Now!  Mass'  ir<'my;  Icalx-  dc;  olc  tiitr- 
giih  »l()  his  work,  lionuy  !  Ijiinc  by,  liiiii  tell  you  what 
do  Kino-  clo  I  ITiwi  mus'  <fo  shine  do  silver ;  Mass' 
Henry,  you  loabo  him  j^o  !     (Enter  Ukii.) 

Reb.  Wliy  !   what  you   doin'  hoah,    you    hi/y   iiit^^oah  ^     I 

done  l)Cen  h)okini,'  all  t'lou'  do  house  I'o'  you,  you  j4()(j(l- 
for-nullin  Idack  man  •  lleah's  folks  comiu' dinnah  dis 
evenin',  an'  30U  sittin'  doi-  jos'  de  same  e,s  if  you  was 
do  massa  hisset",  an'  iiufHii  to  do  hut  jes'  talk,  talk  ! 

Hen.  ISow  !  do  not  he  so  cross,  Kobecca,  it  is  my  fault ;  I 
was  making  him  tell  mo  a  story.  You  do  not  look 
pretty,  when  you  are  cross,  Rebecca  I  (J'JxU  Ned,  dvoul- 
iuji  He  1 5.) 

Keb.  Mass'    Homy  I    aint  yon    'shamed   o'   yo'sef  :"     What 

yo'  faaver  say  '.  ^lakin'  he  jioi'o  olo  nij^Ljah  .sot  down 
in  de  palar,  an'  tollin'  you  stories,  an'  de  silbali ! 
— {Grmnbliiiy  to  herself,  and  (iHstrii(/.    Enter  Mail  (VikI 

CUAWLEV.) 

Hen.  (Jood  day,  Mr.  Crawlo}'  !  Mari;aret  I  you  have  just 
come  in  time  to  pnt  Rebecca  in  a  ijfood  humor;  she  is 
cross  at  Nod,  becau.so  ho  was  telling  mo  stories.  (Mar. 
crosses  to  Rel).) 

Have  you  had  a  nice  I'ide,  Mr.  Crawley  ''. 

CllA.  A  very  enjoyable  ride,  my  young  friend  ;  but  rather 

too  cold  !  1  find  the  animals  over-fresh  on,  these  frost}' 
mo  mini's  I 

Mak.  Nevermind,  Rebecca!  do  not  bo  cross!  Old  Ned 
will  work  all  tlie  better  for  a  few  minutes'  play,  and  our 
guests  are  sure  to  be  late  ;  for  they  have  a  long  way  to 
come,  you  know.  Now%  I  am  going  up  to  put  on  my 
frock  for  dinner.  You  will  come  and  help  mo,  in  a  few 
minutes,  will  you  not,  Rebecca  ?  Mr.  Crawley,  I  crave 
your  pardon  for  leaving  you;  I  would  have  speech 
with  my  brother.  Come,  Henry  !  {Exit  Mar.  and  Hen. 
Crawley  follows  to  door,  then  turns.) 

Reb.  Dat  blessed  chile!  What  fo'  she  marry  dat  long- 
legged  Yankee,  dat  pore  tan  trash  !  Him  play  possum 
mighty  good  !    {Exit  Reb.     Enter  Mr.  Fordyce.) 

Cra.  Ah  !  sir,  I  was  about  to  seek  an  interview  w-ith  you ! 

And  if  I  am  not  encroaching  too  much  upon  3'our  valu- 
able tiuie  ;  may  I  bo  permitted  to  crave  your  attention 
for  a  short  space  ? 

For.  Surely  !  surely  !     Take  a  scat  my  young  friend  ;    I 

^  shall  be  glad  to  serve  you  in  any  way  within  my  power; 

but  wo    shall   have  ample  opportunity  to  discuss  all 

matters  of  interest  at  our  leisure.     Your  stay,  I  trust, 

will  not  be  limited  ? 


CUA.  Sii"!  I  HUi  ffticc'd  to  leave  your  ho-pitalilc  roof,  I 
regret  to  say,  this  evoiiiiiL;;.  1  receivoil  a  dispatch  this 
iiioriiin'j,  U'-  I  ro(h'  fortii  with  your  (hiii^ditii-,  cHlliiiLf  mo 
hack  iiiuut'diatt.'ly  to  JJostuii  on  important  l)usim'ss. 
Sir!  I  wish,  hetbre  I  leave,  to  .settle  detinitely  tlie  date 
of  my  marriaL;o  witli  your  estim;i,hh'  "hi'i^hter.  I 
slicMdd  feel  at  ease  if  we  could  hx  it  for  next  month, 
towards  the  end.  Wt;  cannot  ttdl  what  may  h.ipjien 
from  da}'  to  (hiy.  Man  is  but  mortal;  and,  as  for  her 
dowr}-,  sir  ! 

Fou.  Stay  !  stay  !  J3e  not  too  hasty  in  your  conclusions. 
Have  you  spoken  to  our  daui^ditei  of  tliis  hasty  mar- 
riaL^o.  yhe  is  yet  over-youii!,'  to  leave  lier  parents' 
roof. 

Cra.  Nay,  sir  !  I  have  not !     She  hut  i^'avi;  me  her  consisnt 

to  our  union  at  some  future  time!  I  made  n(j  mention 
of  any  special  date,  but  when  she  liears  of  my  pr(jsp(^ets, 
I  luiike  no  doubt,  she  will  consent. 

Foit.  Your  i)iiu,'tice  is  increasin^^  then  :*  It  is  well  !  Had 
1  not  unilerstood  that  you  were  a  man  of  ability  ami 
industry,  I  could  m'V('r  have  consented  to  your  luai"- 
ria<^e  witli  our  pi-ecious  child!  To  be  candid,  !  an; 
averse  to  vour  reliifious  views,  and  tbr  some  time  I  do 
mui'red,  thinkiucj,  perhaps,  it  were  w.ron^  to  alhjw  our 
daughter  to  unite  with  one  prcjb^ssini;'  a  ditfereiit  form 
of  worship  ;  but  slu;  seemed  so  much  t()  have  set  her 
heart  upon  this  match,  that  I  yielded  to  her  entreaties, 
an(b  sir!  1  hope  you  are  too  mucli  of  a  '^'ontleman  to 
urij^e  upon  her  a  creed  which  ma}'  be;  contrary  to  lu.'r 
convicticjiis. 

Cra.  You  may  trust  nie,  sir!  as  if  I  weie  your  son  [ 
shall  endeavor  to  promote  her  ha[)piiiess  to  tht3  best  of 
my  means  and  ability. 

For.  Then,  vou  have  my  consent  to  address  her  yourself 
reyardino-  the  time  of  youi-  marriag'e.  We  shall  miss 
her  sorely — she  is  always  such  a  l)right  spot  in  our  old 
home—  but  if  this  uni»)n  constitutes  her  happiness,  we 
must  not  be  selfish  enoui^h  to  keep  her  from  its  con- 
sunnnation.  And  now,  tell  me,  I  pray  you!  what  do 
you  think  are  the  chances  of  ([uelling  these  ri(jts  in 
Boston  :*  I  have  had  but  little  opportunity  o(  seeino- 
you  alone  to  cpiestion  you  on  the  subject,  and  I  do  not 
wi.-h  to  discuss  it  l)efore  my  wife  and  daui^hter  least 
they  should  become  alarmed  at  the  sei'ious  aspect  of 
affairs.  A  few  more  such  men  as  my  friend,  Governor 
Hutchinson,  would  soon  bring  the  leaders  of  these  riots 
to  their  piopor  minds,  methinks,  without  the  necessity 
of  using  military  force. 


CUA.  Nay,  sir!  f  do  not  think  tliat  oven  one  hun(ln>(l  such 
men  ns  (Jovcinor  Hutchinson  wouM  ho  sutticic.'Ut  to 
suh(Kif>  the  spii'it  of  tho  lioston  j)f'o])I('.  Sir!  you  can- 
not understand  the  doterniinaticjn  of  these  men.  Tliey 
are,  (h-spei-ate ;  they  will  <;o  to  any  lenifth  to  ol)tain 
their  riL,dits.  1  have  hcsre  the  flispatch,  which  I  received 
this  nioininn',  (!<tntiiinin^f  inteUi^^ence,  which,  1  fear,  will 
be  pain  and  disappointment  to  your  hopes.  The  first 
consignment  of  the  Ivist  India  (.'ompany's  tea  arrived 
in  JJoston  Hariior  ahout  a  wet;lc  sinc(;.  Tlie  people 
boarded  the  ship  and  threw  eveiy  case  into  the  sea. 

For.  It  is  inercdiljle!    What  vvanfon,  cowardly  destruction! 

CllA.  (Opens  (clfer  iinil  rends.)  My  friend  says,  that 
"Men  and  women,  rich  and  ^ioo\\  standing  together, 
threw  into  thi;  sea  £IS,()()()  worth  of  something  they 
priiceil,"  and  furthi'i*  on,  "Governor  Hutchinson  saith,  if 
they  go  to  tile  lengths  which  they  thi-eaten,  he  will  be 
obliged  to  retire  to  the  castle,  as  he  cannot  otherwise 
make  any  exertion  in  su])port  of  the  King's  authority; 
he  doth  greatly  fear  another  attack  upon  his  Ikjusg." 
{FoIAk  letter.)  And  now,  sir!  doth  that  convince  you 
of  the  powei'lessness  of  Governor  Hutchinson  and  his 
like, — nay !  of  everj'  man,  in  the  service  of  King 
Geoi-ge  the  Ty (recoreriiKj),  King  George  the  Third  ? 

For.  This  is  woi-se  than  I  suspected, — far  worse!  We  live 
here,  so  unmolested,  and  secure  in  oui"  homes,  that  we 
cannot  realize  the  truly  tei'rible  state  of  confusion  and 
rebellion  existing  in  yom-  part  of  the  world. 

Cra.  My    good    sii'!    you    will    be    forced   to   recognize  it 

shortly.  The  spirit  of  lilterty  is  spreading  with  the 
raj)idi«.y  ol"a  forest  fire. 

For.  j)ut  they  are  mad  !  They  are  mad  !  Let  them  but 
have  patience  ;  their  g)-ievances  will  be  hear<l  by  par- 
liament and,  in  due  time,  redressed  !  They  repealed 
the  Stamp  Act,  and  I  doubt  not  sir,  that  oui*  govern- 
ment will  settle  the  tax  question  to  the  satisfaction  of 

,  both   parties  on  this  continent,  wouM  the  Whigs  but 

give  them  time  !  The  war  with  France  in  Canada  was 
reopened  entirely  for  our  safety  and  protection,  and  is 
it  not  just  that  we  should  bear  our  share  of  its  expenses? 

Cra.  It  may  be  so  ;  but  such  talk  in  Bost(m  would  but 
doom  a  man  to  destruction  and  exile ! 

For.  ^  Destruction?  Exile?  Then  let  me  be  destroyed! 
But  here  comes  my  daughter.  (Enter  ^[ah.)  Not  a 
word  of  this  before  the  ladies  !  Ah  !  Margaret,  my 
blessing.  Your  fine  appearance  makes  me  i-ealize  the 
lateness  of  the  houi-,  and  the  unfitness  of  mj-  habit! 
Good  sir  !  I  beg  that  you  will  pardon  my  absence  !    My 


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cliuiuhtLT  will  entortiiii.  you,  doulitlcss,  butter  than  I  can 
do      Marnfirc't,  will   you  niKlortaku   tlie  task  f      {K.rit 

It  will  not  lie  such  a  iiard  one,  father  {{(IikjIik),  nov 
the  tir.^t  time  I  have  tried  it ! 

(h'.rcllnl.)  Ah:  Marn-aret!  How  l.ejiutifid  you  are* 
When  1  see  you,  I  f(»rnet  everythinL^  I  have  left  l)ehind 
me,  an<l  everythin*;-  that  lies  before,  and  my  one  desire 
is  to  cidl  yoti  "wife,"  now,  at  once!  Yet,  I  know,  that 
cannot  be.  Sucli  things  re(|uire  a  few  arrano-ements — 
line  latlies,  like  you,  must  have  fine  frocks  and 
t'arthiniLfales ! 

And  l»!i'nty  of  time  to  brini,'  them  aenxs  the  seas'. 
'Ay',    ay  :  "^  ]jut   listen,    Margaret:     There    are  times 
wlien  we  niay  not  wait  for  all  we  want,  but  must  take 
what  we  cairget.     At  such  times,  one  moments  delay 
may  lo^e  us  all  : 

\Vhat  mean  you   by  these   words?     Your   looks  are 
more  serious  than  your  speech  would  wari'ant. 

I  mean,  that  I  want  you  to  say  that  you  will  fix  the 
date  of  our  marriai;e  in  one  month  from  now.  I  have 
your  father's  consent  to  speak  with  you.  Tell  me, 
Margaret,  that  you  will  grant  my  wish  :  1  must  re- 
turn to  Boston  this  eveinng.  Send  me  l)ack  the  hap- 
piest man  in  all  America:  Margaret:  tell  me  that  1 
may  return  in  one  month  and  take  you  to  my  home. 

Nav  :  nav  :  be  not  so  hnstv,  mv  <lear  Nathainel ;  it 
is  no  proof  of  any  change  in  my  atiection,  that  I  cannot 
grant  your  wish. 

Cannot  :  why  cannot  t  What  lies  in  the  way  ? 
My  parents  lie  in  the  way,  and  my  brother,  he  is  over- 
young  to  be  left  without  me.  He  hath  never  had 
another  companion  or  play-fellow  lieside,  and  he  woidd 
miss  me  more  than  anyone.  In  a  few  years  he  will  be 
grown  old  enough  to  go  to  Harvard  College,  and  then, 
there  will  not  lie  so  great  need  for  me  to  stay  at  honie, 
and  I  shall  be  of  a  titter  age  to  take  upon  me  the  duties 
of  a  wife. 

In  all  your  calculations  ytn\  do  not  take  nie  into 
account.  Why  should  I  be  obliged  to  give  up  my 
desire,  to  please  your  parents  and  your  young  brother  ? 
Because,  in  so  doing,  you  will  be  pleasing  me. 
{ImixitieDt.)  But  you  are  frivolous:  You  do  not 
considei-  the  importance  of  our  immediate  marriage. 
If  we  are  not  wedded  within  a  month,  we  may  never 
have  another  opportunity. 

Why  so  ?     What  is  to  come  between  us  !     If  there  i.s 
chance  of  either  breaking  faith,  'twere  better  proved  ! 


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Cka.  Nay  I  You  do  not  understand, — how  should  you  ? 
I  have  l)usiiiess  on  hand  of  the  i,a"eatest  importance, 
wliich  may  keep  me  so  busy  at  home  that  I  shall  have 
time  for  naujxht  else  ;  or,  it  mav  take  me  abroad,  and 
keep  nie  close  in  some  foreii,ni  land. 

Mar.  Then,  shouM  your  wife  have  but  a  dull  time  of  it,'  twere 
better  she  should  bide  at  home  where  she  hath  com- 
])anions  about  her  who  have  the  leisure  to  think  of  her, 
and  talk  to  her. 

Cra.  Ah  :  I  see  there  is  no  use  tryinn'  to  persuade  you  in 
this  manner.  I  nuist  risk  something'.  ]\Iaro-aret  I  I 
will  trust  you,  and  tell  you  all.     Can  you  keep  a  secret? 

Mar.        I  can,  and  will !     What  is  it  ?  "^ 

Cra.  CiVhisprvN.)     Mavo-aret !     If  you  will  marry  me  now, 

I.  will  I'aise  you  to  be  one  of  the  liinhest  ladies  '.-i  the 
land, — your  beauty  and  lofty  bearing  shall  help  me  to 
climb  up,  step  b}'  step,  into  power  and  wealth,  and  who 
knows  ?  one  day  vox.  may  be  the  wife  of  the  President 
of  the  greatest  Republic  in  the  world. 

Mar.  {Frifildened.)  Republic!  I  know  not  what  you 
mean  I 

Cra.  (Excited.)  ^M}-  love  !  you  have  hear;!  of  these  riots  in 
Boston  ?  These  rough  men  are  but  the  liand-dogs,  the 
tools  in  the  hands  of  a  lew  men  of  intellect,  who  have 
met  in  secret  council,  and  have  determined  that  this 
glorious  land  of  America  shall  be  free  from  the  rule  of 
the  Tyrant !  It  shall  no  longer  be  o])pressed  and  sub- 
missive to  the  dictates  of  his  pam})ered  minions.  Mar- 
garet ■  Among  the  names  of  those  men  who  liave 
taken  solenui  oath  to  free  this  country  from  the  rule  of 
George  the  I'yiant  is  that  of  Nathaniel  Crawley ! 
^largaret !  my  love,  do  not  draw  away.  Come  I  share 
with  me  the  glorv  and  renown  of  being  one  of  the  first 
men  to  stand  for  the  freedom  of  this  glorious  land. 

Mar.  Traitor!  stand  back  !  Do  not  ai)proach  me  !  do  not 
touch  me !  Happily,  you  have  revealed  your  true 
nature,  by  yoin-  words,  befoi'e  it  was  too  late  ;  and  your 
etlbrt  to  win  me,  by  your  piotlered  share  of  gain,  has 
but  lost  me  to  you  forever.  You  must  have  been  woe- 
fully mistaken  in  me  if  you  thought  that  I,  the 
daughter  of  a  Tory,  and  one  of  the  most  loyal  in 
America,  would  aid  you  in  your  treacherous  design  to 
overthrow  the  King. 

Cra.  '  Nay  !  But,  Mai-garet !  hearken  !  There  is  no  treach- 
ery ! 

Mar.  Speak  not  again  !  I  cannot  persuade  n^j-selfthat  you 
ar(^  the  same  man  before  me,  whom  late  I  sanctioned  to 
address  me  tender  words.     Oh  !  shame ! — if  my  father 


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knew  of  thi.s,  inotliiiiks  liis  anger  \V()uM  outstriJe  his 

hospitality.     I  will  keep  my  pledije  of  secrecy  as  best  I 

may,  but  I  cannot  trust  myself  if  you  remain  within 

my  siMit ;  nevertheless,  by  i-eason  of  mv  late  re'jfard  for 

you,  I  would  wish   that    no  injury   may  come  to  you 

while   in    this   liouse ;    therefore,   I   beseech   you,   take 

your    departure    without  delay.       I   will    invent  some 

excuse  which  will  sutisly  my  parents'  fears. 

Cra.         It  is  hopeless,  then  ^      Vote   iniU   not  let  me   .>,peak  ? 

(Mar.  slutkes  her  head.)     Tlien  nmst  I  '^o,   without  a 

word,  without  one  little  ray  of  hope,  that  I  may  live  ? 

Mar.         One  word  of  hop(;  I  i^nve  3'ou,ere  we  part.     That  you, 

and  all  your  pack  of  hounds,  may  well   be  punished  by 

the  JCing-,  as  you  deserve  !     Go  !  f^o  !     (Kvil  OiiA.) 

(Mar.  aiiiks  into  chair  (ind  baries  her  face  in  Iter  hands, 

sot)hi iKj.     Recovers  herself  as  Eliz.  enters.) 

Eltz.         Mow    now,    Mar^^arot  ?       Where    hath    Mr.    L'rawley 

o-one  :'     Your  father  hath  iufoimed  me  of  his  desire  to 

earrv  vou  away  from  us  in  January.     Hath   he  been 

speaking  with  you  on   this   point,  my    child  ?     (Mar, 

nods.)     And   what  hath  Ijeen    yonr  verdict — to  go,  or 

not  to  go  :*     (.Mai{.  sh(d:es  Iter  hj'.ad.)     i  own,  I  am  not 

over-anxions  for  this  match,  and   nevei"   was;  but  if  it 

makes  my  child  the  liappier ■ 

Mar.  {Sobbi/n;/,  throws  herself  at  her  motluyrs  feet  and  hides 
Iter  face.)  Oh!  mother!  mother!  I  will  never  leave 
you.  I  told  him  so ;  he  has  gone;  he  will  not  come 
back  again,  never !  I  could  not  leave  you  all ! 
Eliz.  There!  there!  be([uiet;  calm  yourself !  What  now 
you  tell  me,  does  m<;  good  to  hear.  I  never  fancied 
much  your  choice  ;  but  then  your  father  tlujught  him 
clever,  shrewd,  a  man  of  intellect  and  power  in  law. 
It  is  true  his  ])arents  are  of  humble  birth,  and  worsliip 
with  a  sect  called  "Independents."  I  know  not  what 
they  are — they  may  be  worthy  people,  too  !  Neverthe- 
less, the  young  mau  pleased  me  not,  and  right  glail  am 
I  to  know  that  you  prefer  to  bide  at  home,  I  hope  for 
many  years.  Come !  dry  your  eyes,  for  presently  our 
guests  will  be  ari'iving,  and  you  would  not  wish  to  have 
them  catch  yon  thus,  in  such  a  pliglit !  (.to  !  wash 
away  the  traces  of  your  tears,  and  put  away  your 
troubles,  in  the  entertainment  of  our  guests.  (Exit  Mar.) 
Poor  child  !  There's  something  lies  beneath  her  mere 
reluctance  to  be  married  soon,— she  hath  discovered 
something  in  the  man  to  disappoint  her  hopes.  {Enter 
Foit.) 
For.  What  ^  Crawley  gone  ?  What  hastened  his  dei)art- 
ure  i     But  now,  I  met  young  John,  the  groom,  who  said 


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he  .saddled  Mr.  Crawley's  horse  some  ten  minutes  since, 
and  that  he  rode  away  with  speed.  What  means  this 
haste  ? 

Eliz.  He  hath  had  speech  witli  Margaret,  and  not  only  did 
he  tail  to  ]>ersuade  her  to  mai'iy  him  iix  January,  hut 
now,  she  doth  declare,  she  will  not  marry  him  at  all. 
Methinks  tliey  njust  have  quarrelled,  and  he  left  her  in 
a  huH'.  For  my  own  part,  William,  I  should  not  be 
sorry  to  see  this  match  broken  off  entirely. 

For.  Hum !  hum  !  I  know  not  what  to  think.  These 
loveis'  (|uarrels  ever  end  in  smoke.  But,  hark  !  I  hear 
the  crunch  ot"  wheels  within  the  drive  !  Our  guests 
arrive  !     (FoK.  r/oe.s  to  dour.) 

Eliz.        "J'will  not  take  n)uch  to  .shake  his  admiiation  of  Na- 
thaniel Crawlew     'Twere  best  to  sav  no  mcjie. 
(Door  tliTOwn  open    hy    Ned,   wlio   tales  cloaks,   etc. 
Enter  Col.  Wal.,  Car.  and  And.) 

For.  Welcome,  ma(him  1  Welcome,  sir  !  'Tis  many  weeks 
.since  we  have  had  the  pleasure  of  your  company,  I 
trust  you  lioth  enjoy  the  best  of  health  !  And  our 
young  friend,  just  finished  with  his  college  course  ! 
We  need  not  ask  him  how  he  fares,  for  vouth  is  ever 
light  and  strong.  Margaret  !  VVhcj'e  is  j\largaret  ? 
Shf  will  be  rejoicerl  to  see  her  old  companion  back 
agairi.  {Erdev  Mak.) 
Ah  !  here  .>he  comes  I 

Eliz.  {To  Col,  Wal.)  How  these  children  grow  !  'Tis 
hard  for  us  to  realize  that  they  are  children  now  no 
■  more.  How  fares  it  with  your  sons  ?  ''  hev  both  are 
with  their  regiment  ?  You  nuist  be  glad  that  they  are 
old  enough  to  fill  your  vacant  place.  And  doth  your 
wound  still  trouble  ? 

W^AL,  Ay  !  sometimes  it  doth,  in  cold  weathei',  most  of  all ; 
but.  I  would  go  throuoh  the  same  ag-ain  to  be  at  another 
taking  of  Quebec;  and,  'tis  not  so  bad  that  I  could  not 
raise  a  carbine  still  in  face  of  any  of  the  Kind's  enemies 
at  home  or  abroad  I 

Mar.  What  mean  you,  that  you  will  not  touch  my  hand  ! 
You  .surely  must  be  jesting  ! 

And.  I  mean,  that  with  this  hand  I  have  perjured  mine 
honor  and  my  soul,  and  until  I  have  redeemed  the  one 
and  chastened  the  other,  I  dare  not  call  myself  a  gentle- 
man ;  and  none  but  a  gentle  man,  in  thought  at  least, 
should  take  the  hand  of  ai;y  gentle  maid  !  [They  nil 
look  in  siivprise.) 

Wal.  My  son  I  what  meaneth  this  ?  What  have  you  done, 
that  vou  need  be  ashamed  to  take  a  lady  bv  the 
hand  ;' 


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And.  Father,  I  have  p'liposoly  concealed  from  you  what 
now  I  am  about  to  tell.  Mr,  Fonlyce  is  my  revered  god- 
father ;    his  wife,   my    well-loved     g.jdinother,  and  his 

daughter,  my my  companion  and  cherished  friend. 

It  is  more  bitter  to  me  to  confess  my  crime  before  these, 
than  to  you  and   my  mother  nlone.     ^ly   punishment 
deserves  to  be  the  most  severe  I  know  of,  therefore,  let 
me  speak  ! 
Car.         My  son !  you  speak  in  jest, — you  mean  not  all   you 

sa}'- ! 
Axu.         Mother'.    T    mean  it  all;    let  me    speak:      You    are 
aware  that  I  but  lately  returned  from  a  visit  to  one  of 
my  Harvard  friends  in  Salem,  near  Boston,  and  that  I 
did  not  remain  as  long  as  T  had  intended  ;  the  reason  of 
my  hasty  departure  I  am  about  to  relate.     (Caii.  tries 
to^ interrupt  liim,  hat  ho  stops  her  vjith  <t  motion  of  Ids 
hviid.)     On  the  night  of  the  5th,  my  friend  and   I  were 
invited  to  suj)  at  a  young  men's  clult, — all    Whigs,  my 
friend  being  also  of  "these  politics.     After  su))i)er,  there 
were  some  bold  speeches  made;   one  man,  rising,  pro- 
posed a  toast  to  the  freedom  of  America  and  the  down- 
fall of  George  tlie  Tyrant.      In  an  instant   I  was  on 
my  feet,  crying,  treason  !  treason  !     Inuuediately,  they 
seized  me,  held  down  my  arms,  and  bound  them  to  my 
sides.       I   struggled   desperately;  they  laid    me  on  the 
floor,  and  forced  my  teeth  open    with  a  wedge,  deter- 
mined that  I  should  drink  the  toast.     Glass  after  glass 
they  poured  into  my  mouth,  but  I  resisted  swallowing, 
so  that  the  wine  flowed  all  over  my  face   au'l   on  the 
floor.     Gradually,  as  the  fumes  I.egan  to  stupefy  ine,  I 
lost  all  power  of  I'esistance,  and  at  last,  was  in  such  a 
Btate  of  intoxication  that  when   unbound    I   could  not 
raise  myself  from  the  floor.     After  this,  I  knew  nothing 
until  I  awoke  the  next  morning  in   my  friend's  hou.se. 
Saxter  came  in  and  congratulated  me  on  having  joined 
the  "winning  side,"  as  lie.  called  it,  and   told   me  that 
iviiich  made  me  burn   with    rage.     He  said    that  when 
unconscious,  they  had  held  my  hand,  and  made  me  sign 
a  document,  swearing  allegiance  to  "Free  America, "  and 
renouncing  my  King  as  "Geoi-ge  the  Tyrant."     L  would 
not  believe  it !     He  took  me  to  the  club,  and  there  in 
the  presence  of  ten  members,  he  read  me  that  accursed 
document,   most   villainously   signe<l,   ''Andrew    Iveith 
Wallace."     I  tried  to  seize  the  paper,  l)ut  was  dragged 
away.     I  struggled,  and  struck  out.     My   blows  were 
returned    tenfold.       Seeing     I    was    overwhelmed    and 
powerles.s,  I   retired   battled    and    beaten,  and  left  the 
house  of  John  Saxter— my  friend  no  more— with  the 


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fii'iu  resolve  to  join  the  Queen's  Rangers  and  be  among 
the  first  to  strike  a  blow  lor  our  <;oo(l  Kinfj;,  and  ^ivo  the 
lie  to  that  damning  evidence,  now  held  in  traitor 
hands !  Father !  can  you  forgive  me  ?  {Sln/vS  into 
chair  <ind  hides  face.) 

Wal.        Good  God  !  my  son,  what  news  is  this  ? 

FoK.  Take  it  not  thus,  my  friend,  the  lad  hath  nobly  done, 
it  was  no  fault  of  his,  he  was  overpowered.  The  fel- 
lows v/ere  cowards  all!  Come!  Come!  my  la<l,  take 
heart,  the  i'ault  was  no  moi'e  yours  than  Margaret's 
here !  Stand  up,  and  bravely  face  the  lie,  for  lie 
it  was,  and  never  hand  of  yours  that  wrote !  Come 
forth,  my  lad  !  come  take  the  air  !  A  little  saunter  in 
the  garden  now,  will  somewhat  clear  away  the  clouds 
and  lend  you  better  appetite,  (And,  riset^.)  Margaret ! 
will  you  join  us  in  our  stroll  ? 

Mar.        Ay  !  that  I  will ! 

For.  We'll  i>o  and  visit  Chen'v  in  her  stall,  and  take  her 
carrots  to  subdue  her  greed.  Margaret !  you  tried  her 
pace  to-day,  1  warrant,     {Exit  For.,  Mar.  and  And.) 

Car.  My  poor  boy  !  how   terribly  he   doth   take  this  dis- 

grace to  heart,  and  yet  it  was  no  fault  of  his  ! 

Eliz.  Indeed  !  no  fault  of  his  !  He  is  a  noble  lad  to  have 
endured  so  long  such  brutal  usage  as  they  put  him  to. 
Wliat  fiends  are  men,  when  unrestrained  by  any  high 
resolve ! 

Wal.  Such  men,  indeed,  are  brutes  and  fiends,  and  any 
countr}' governed  by  their  like,  would  be  a  very  hell ! 
Heaven  guard  this  land  from  rule  of  selfish  men,  who 
turn  the  raoinn;  rabble  loose  to  serve  their  hateful  ends. 
{E)dev  three  men.  One  advances  and  extends  'paper  to 
Wal.) 

Stran.  You  are  bid  to  follow  me,  I  am  to  escort  you  to 
Philadelphia.  Read  ! 

Wal.  Who  bids  me  go  ?  That  paper  bears  not  the  seal  of 
the  King.     /  ivlll  not  read  ! 

Stran.  The  King !  Ha  !  ha !  (All  the  men  laugh.)  We 
do  not  know  the  King.  Mean  you  the  Bastard  Tyrant, 
Geo.  the  Third  ? 

W^AL.  (Seizes  'poker  and  threatens  stranger.)  I'll  teach  you 
to  insult  the  name  of  the  King  ! 

Stran.  And  I'll  teach  you  to  defy  the  authority  on  which 
I  act  {draivs  pistol  and  fires,  the  other  men  level  pistols 
at  the  women,  Wal.  springs  after  him,  he  fires  again. 
Wal.  falls). 

Stran.     To  horse  !  to  horse  !     [Exit  three  men.) 

Hen.        {Enter  Hen.  running.)    WHiat !     Shot !     Wlio  did  it  ? 

Eliz.        Make  haste,  your  father's  gun,  fly  !     {Exit  Hen.) 


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Cak. 
For. 

Eliz. 


Hen. 

And. 

Car. 

Kkd. 
Emz. 


Car. 
Eliz. 

Car. 
Wal. 


Ben. 


And. 


(Looshuj  Wal.'^  necl:duih.)  Oh',  my  husband  :  He 
is  quite  unconscious,  (juite,  James  '.  .James  ! 

{Enter  'nil'<istc  For.,  Mar.  ami  And.)  What  were  the 
shots  we  heard  ?  How  ?  Wallace  wounded,  who  hath 
done  this  deed  i 

Three  men,  who  entere<l,  armed,  to  carry  him  away, 
he  defended  himself  and- the  name  of  the  Kini;' :     One 
fired,  and    then  they   all   esca[)ed  ! 
(Kilter  Hen.  'ivitk  <nin.) 
Here  is  your  gun,  you  yet  may  get  a  shot  at  them. 

Fatlier!  There's  five  of  them,  they  took  the  road, 
and  if  you  run  across  the  lawn,  you'll  catch  tl"--  -  at 
the  old  thorn  hedge  1     {Exh  V<  R.) 

Find  me  a  gun,  good  l)oy,  and  run  with  it  to  where 
vour  father's  gone.  The  hounds!  (Enter  Ned  (uul 
ilEB,  Exit  And.  ami  Hen.) 

He  <loes  not  speak  to  me  '.  he's  still  unconscious  ;  oh  ! 
what  if  I  should  never  heai-  his  voice  again  ? 

Sakes,  alive  :  ef  Ma.ssa  Wallaee  ain't,  been  shot? 

Ned  !  get  the  brandy  quickly,  Reb,  some  cold  water. 
(Exit  Ned  and  Rer.) 

Mrs.  Wallace,  take  heart,  he  lives,  he  breathes,  and 
vet,  I  fear  the  wound  lies  in  a  vital  part;  we  cannot 
staunch  the  fiow  of  blood  ! 

Oh  !  if  he  would  but  speak  ! 

{Enter  Ned  and  Reis.)  {Glees  hrandij.)  This  will 
restore  him  to  consciousness. 

]\ly  husband  !  speak  to  me,  one  word,  just  one  ! 

(thr)j    raise    his    h  'ud.)       My    country  !    my    poor 

country  ! 

[End  of  Act  I.] 


Ben. 


ACT     II. 

Dini.nt;  Room  in  Mr.  Fordyce's  House,  Incongruous 

FuRNiTURK.    Union  Jack  Hanging  on  Wall. 

Andrew  and  Captain  Bennett  Seated 

AT  Breakfast,  Served  ijy  Ned. 

I  doubt  if  we  shall  gain  Niagara,  if  reports  be  true, 

that    all   this   country    is    being    scoured    by   General 

Schuyler's  troops. 

Ay":  but  under  cover  of  night,  we  may  win  Sir  Guy 
Johnstone's  Indian  encampment,  where  the  loyal  Chief 
Brant  will  give  us  safe  conduct  for  the  rest  of  the  way. 
I  doubt  not;  but  methinks  many  inhabitants  of  this 
district,  are  either  loyal,  or  indifferent  in  their  feelings. 
That  may  be  so  :'  but  so  long  as  Albany  is  in  the 
hands  of  the  rebels,  it  seems  that  no  man's  property  is 


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safe,  and  scnrcely  their  lives,  inetliinks,  from  what  one 
lieurs  ot'  the  maraudincT  and  lootinu'  in  the  past  vear. 

And.  A}'  !  it  hath  been  terrible,  and  many  loyalist  families 
hiivv  already  aliandoned  their  homes  and  their  farms, 
and  have  taken  refiii^e  in  the  back  woods  of  Canada. 

Eliz.  [Ivnter  Eliz.)  I  trust  that  Ned  hath  been  looking 
after  you,  gentlemen,  it  is  but  poor  fare  that  we  can 
otter  you  in  these  unsettled  times.  The  country  is 
constantly  being  scoured  and  robbed  for  the  p'  jvision- 
ing  of  General  Schuyler's  troops,  and  everything  is 
rising  ra})idl3'  in  price  !     (Ned  clears  table  amd  exit.) 

And.  Indeed  !      my    dear    godmother,    we     have    ftired 

admirably  ;  and  feel  hugcdy  refreshed  by  your  hospi- 
tality, aftei"  our  long  night's  ride  ;  but  I  fear  we  must 
furthei"  trespass  on  your  goodness,  for  we  dare  not 
journey  forth  in  daylight.  iMr.  Fordyce  tells  us  there 
are  spies  in  all  directions,  and  numerous  scouting  par- 
ties, therefore,  we  beg  that  you  will  l)ear  with  us  until 
to-night. 

BliN.  We  have  no  great  desire   to   spend  oui-  strength  shut 

up  as  prisoners  of  war.  Our  horses,  too,  have  need  of 
rest  and  food. 

Eliz.  And  you,  yourselves,  have  need  of  rest  and  sleep. 
Indeed!  it  is  no  imj^osition  to  entertain  our  friends ; 
and  news,  fresh  from  the  seat  of  action  is  most  accept- 
able. My  husband  hath  been  longing  for  some  infor- 
mation foi-  weeks  past.  It  is  difficult  for  us  to  obtain 
any  letters  from  our  friends  ;  for  they  are  generally 
intercepted  and  sent  to  Albany. 

Ben.  Have   you   ever    been    molested    f»y  these  bands  of 

mai'anders  that  infest  the  coun  "v  I 

Eliz.  indeed  !  we  have,  last  year  they  surrounded  this 
house,  under  pretence  of  searching  for  hidilen  arms  and 
ammunition;  they  ovei'tui'ned  the  whole  place,  carrying 
away  whatever  they  could  lay  their  hands  upon. 

And.  What:*     They  entered  the  house,  the  thieves  1 

Eliz.  Ay  !  entered  the  house  and  picked  up  everything 
they  thought  ot  any  value,  in  many  cases,  when  the 
articles  were  too  cumbersome  to  take  away,  they  dashed 
them  on  the  floo.r,  or  threw  them  out  of  the  windows. 

Ben.  Wanton  destruction  !     Was  there  no  cliance  of  mak- 

ing resistance  to  such  conduct  I  You  have  many  loyal 
Scotch  settlers  among  you,  I  understand,  could  you  have 
done  nothing  in  self-defence  ? 

Eliz.  Useless !  A  month  before  this  occurrence.  Gen- 
eral Schuyler  marched  here  from  Albany  with  o,0()0  men, 
and  forced  all  the  loyalists  (a  small  number)  to  lay 
down  their  arms,  allowing  my  husband  alone,  to  retain 


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liis  cavltino,  only  on  thf.se  conditions  would  lie  promise 
to  leave  ns  unmolested. 
And.  I  warrant  Mr.  Fordyee   eotisonfed  to  these  terms  for 

l*'^'"1*     the  sake  of  the  women  jind  children. 

Eliz.  Ay  !  ibr  their  sakes,  Nevertheless,  resistance  would 
have  been  useless,  some  twenty  men  nyainst  :i,000  ? 
What  could  they  do  ?  'Twere  wiser  to  bide  their  time 
and  strike  wlun  the  blow  will  count. 

Ben.  And    what    of    the   Oeneral's  promise  ?   it   doth  not 

appear  that  he  hath  kept  it  very  well  1 

For  {EnU'v  Fordi/ce  brcijldcss.)      Andrew.      Sir!      You 

must  seek  some  place  of  safety  ;  if  you  <lo  not  wish  to  be 
cariied  away  to  Alliany.  From  th<'  hill  behind  the 
stables,  I  saw  a  band  of  rebels  some  oOO  strong,  march- 
ing along  the  road,  and  I  concluded  that  this  house  is 
tlieir  destination,  as  there  is  no  outlet  beycmd  the  farm, 
and  the}-  know  the  country  well  !  Where  can  we  store 
these  gentlemen  in  safety,  Elizabeth  i 

rfhinking.)  I  ha^e  it!  (Jn  the  roof,  the  parapet 
will  hide  tliem  ;  go  you  too,  William,  you  know  not 
what  orders  they  may  have,  or  what  they  may  con.sidcr 
as  their  duty. 

'Tis  true  !  It  may  be  prudent  nor  to  show  myself ; 
trust  to  a  woman's  wit  to  find  a  hiding-place. 
And  your  wife?  Will  they  resjK-et  her  sex  ? 
Av!  They  must,  I  have  a  promise  signed  by  General 
Schuyler,  when  we  delivered  up  our  arms,  to  leave  the 
women  unmolested,  and  I  have  no  fear  for  them.  'Tis 
my  own  Innnble  person  that  they  wish  to  lay  their 
hands  upon ;  they're  doing  every thinL,^  within  their 
power  to  hinder  us  from  making  our  esca^ie,  an<l  take 
up  arms  against  them.     (Evtcr  Hkn.  runnin;/.) 

Hen.         Father  !     iMother  !     Rebels  coming  up  the  road! 

Eliz.  Go  !  get  you  to  your  hiding  place,  and  keep  your- 
selves in  close  concealment  till  I  call. 

Hen.  Mother  !  where  go  they  ?  {Exil  For.,  And.  and 
Ben.) 

Eliz.  To  the  roof  !  Go  !  tell  the  men  to  lock  the  stable 
doors  and  hide  the  keys,  and  they  themselves  to  keep 
well  out  of  sight.     (Exit  Hen.) 

Reb.  (Enter  Reh.)      Sakes!  Miss  Lizzie,    here   turn  dem 

white  debils  again  !     Dere  ain't  much    lef  fur  dem  to 
take  away,  'cepen  de  winnnen! 

Eliz.  I  nuist  go  and  sj)eak  with  Mrs.  Wallace,  she  will 
greatlv  fear  these  men  after  her  husband's  cruel  death. 
{Exit'¥AA7..) 

Keb.  Sakes  alive  !  T  done  l)en  lef  heah  all  'lone,  I  guess  I 
folia  Miss  Lizzie.     (About  to  exit,  lumps  against  Ned.) 


Eliz, 


For. 

Ben. 
For. 


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Reh. 


Ned. 


Reh. 
Ned. 


Re]j. 
Ned. 

Eliz. 


Car. 
Mah. 

Eliz. 

HOFF, 


Eliz. 

Off. 

Eliz. 

Off. 

HoFF. 

Hoff. 
Eliz. 


Wey  y(ju  !  wliere  you  bon,  you  lazy  ni^'ijal)  ?  Hoah's 
(le  lebels  coiuin'  l<)n<,'  de  road,  eii  you  not  »loin'  nufiin 
to  proteck  de  missus.  Heah's  poo'  Miss  Wallace  rnos 
scared  to  death  ! 

Shoo',  now,  you  ^o  loriLf  and  ([uit  yo'  callin'  names. 
You  don  t  know  nulHn,  I  heJi  protectin'  de  missus,  I 
ben  tiohtin',  fightiu'  hard. 

Dat  true,  Ned  ?     Why  !  where  you  been  fi<,ditin'  ? 

Fijrhtin'  ?  At  tie  war  !  Bless  yo'  soul,  I  ben  to  de 
war!  1  cut  an'  I  slash,  an'  I  cut  an'  1  slash,  till  I  cut 
all  de  feet  off ' 

Shoo  !  you  silly  ole  black  niggah  !  What  fo'  you  not 
cut  oti'  de  heads  ? 

Ha!  ha  I  What  vou  take  me  fo',  vou  take  me  fo'  ono 
stupid  Avhite  Yankee  fool  ^  11a  !  ha  !  De  heads  was 
off  ijefo'I  {Enter  Eliz.,  Cau.  and  Mai{.)  {Shouts  wlth- 
oat.) 

Ned!  I  toltl  you  not  to  show  yourself;  go  !  go  at  once 
and  hide  within  the  barn.  (Ned  Hikjcvs.)  Do  you 
want  to  go  as  piisoner  to  Albany  ?  Go  !  I  connnand 
you  !  {Exit  Ned  'i nutter la(j.  Eliz.  t^lts  v^'itlc  embroi- 
der jj.) 

1  cannot  feign  indiflerence  !  Am  I  pale  ?  I  am  trem- 
bling all  over  !     Margaret,  child,  come  near  me  ! 

Have  no  fears,  we  are  safe  enough,  the  General  pro- 
mised it.  {Knocks  heard.  Eliz.  siyni^  to  Reb.  to  open 
door,  she  hesitates.) 

Rebecca;  open  the  door  at  once  !  {\Ikv>.  opens.  Tivo 
rebel  ojjticers  enter,  Eliz.  rises  to  meet  them.) 

Do  you  wish  to  have  speech  with  me,  sir  ? 

I  am  Col.  Hofi!s.  Have  I  the  honour  of  addressins: 
Mrs.  Fordyce  ?  {She  boivs.)  I  regret  to  say,  madam, 
that  I  have  orders  to  demand  the  surrender  of  two 
British  officers,  who  were  seen  to  enter  this  house  early 
this  morning.  If  you  do  not  give  them  up  instantly, 
the  house  must  be  searched. 

There  are  no  British  officers  within  this  house. 

{Hotly.)     Do  you  deny  that  they  were  here  ? 

Sir  !  I  do  not  deny  that  they  were  here  ;  I  said  they 
were  not  in  this    ouse,  nor  are  they,  at  this  ]»resent. 

It  is  a  lie!  I.iu  house  hath  been  watched  ;  they  have 
not  been  seen  to  leave  it.     We  will  search  the  house. 

Keej^  thy  whetted  tongue  within  thy  teeth.  I  am 
thy  superior  officer,  and  I  can  execute  my   orders,  I 


guess 


(2\)  Eliz.)     Do  you  refuse  to  tell  me  where  the  offi- 

I'S 

I  do. 


cars  have  gone  ? 


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HOFF 


Eliz. 

HOFF, 

Eliz. 

HOEF 

Eliz. 


Mar. 

Car. 

Reb. 


HOFF, 


Mak. 

HOFF, 


Off. 


(To  Off.)  Tlicn  go  uiid  suarcli  tlie  house  iiml  Ifuvc 
MO  corner  unvisitcd.  (I'Jx'it  Off.  releamt;/  (Ihjnifji) 
And  now  T  guess  I'll  take  my  oase,  for  niarcliing  don't 
altogi'thcr  suit  my  coiistitoc^tion  or  style  of  Iteauty. 
{Seafx  JiiiDst'/f  v'llit  feet  on  iohle  dud  iniUs  out  chjor.) 
Wall,  old  lady,  I  gue.s.s  I  wonidnt  oljJL'ct  to  somewhat 
wherewith  to  slack  my  thir.st.  What  ha'  ye  got  t  I'm 
told  tliat  you  soft-living  Tories  have  the  hest  wine-cel- 
lars in  the  country  !  Now,  let  »js  sen  what  you  can  do 
for  us.  What  will  ye  bring  forth  wherewith  wo  may 
drink  the  health  of  (leneral  Washington  ? 

Sir  !  oui'  cellar  lialh  ln^en  sacked  of  its  contents,  and 
naught  remains  us  save  a  little  honie-hrewed  ale,  shall 
my  servant  fetch  you  that  :* 

Anythink  !  anythink  !  Half  a  loaf  is  better  than 
no  bread.     (2o  ^iAU.)     Eh  1  my  i)retty  ? 

(7'(>  ReI!.)  Rebecca!  go  and  fetch  a  Jul;'  of  ale  and 
biscuits  to  refresh  this  gentleman.     (A',»i/  IxEi'..) 

]ia  !  that  sounds  good  to  a  famished  warrior.  (iSVe.s 
flag).  Ho  !  what  have  we  here  ?  I'fnith  a  pretty  bit  of 
colour  :  t'will  serve  to  make  my  wife  a  jannty  petti- 
coat, for  which  she  stands  in  need.    (Go^'v  toirnvth  jlag.) 

(PI ach) (J  herself  in  front  of  ihicj.)  Touch  that  Hag 
if  you  dare,  I  defend  it  with  my  lite.  (Oar.  and  Mar. 
join  Iter  hi  line.) 

And  I  with  mine. 

And  T.     {Enter  Rem.  with  ale  and  hhcuitii.) 

You  lay  yo'  fingah  on  dat  flag,  yo'  ])o'  white  ti-ash, 
you  Yankee  man,  an'  dis  yere  niggah  smash  yo'  spotty 
face,  so's  you  brudder  not  know^  you,  not  ef  he  was  to 
see  you  at  de  meetin'-house. 

Wal,  ladies,  if  you  are  so  mighty  set  on  kee|)in'  that 
there  old  rag,  I  guess  I  ken  attbrd  to  be  magnanimous, 
and  leave  you  keep  it.  Mayha]),  my  wdfe  would  rather 
have  a  red  satin  petticoat,  anyways.  Do  not  you  excite 
yoursehes,  now,  my  dear  ladies,  1  will  let  the  old  thing 
hang  till  the  next  time  I  come  round.  (Lriuks  from 
juq)  Here's  to  the  health  of  Oeneral  Washington.  Pretty 
nice  ale  this  '  Who'll  drink  the  toast  ?  {Ofers  juf/  to 
Mar.)  Here  !  you  take  a  pull,  'twill  do  you  good,  you 
have  a  scai-ed  look  ! 

Sir  !  I  am  not  scared  and  I  wdll  not  drink. 

Come  now  !  Miss  Haughty  !  None  of  your  high 
and  mighty  airs  wnth  an  American  officer.  Them  ways 
may  go  down  with  the  British  curs,  mayhap  ;  but  they 
suit  not  our  metal.     {Enter  Off.) 

We  have  searched  from  attic  to  cellar,  and  not  one 
living  soul  we've  clapt  our  eyes  upon,      I  guess  we  had 


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licttor  take  the  vvonuMi  alonj^  tlian  >jro  empty-handed. 
(Sc-lzcH  Mar.  hi/  ivrint,  slw  mntaiiix.) 

HoFF.  Yon  loavo  f,'o,  you  liound  !  1  luivt;  my  orders  from 
tlio  (luneral  not  to  touch  tlie  women.  I  oliey  !  I  am 
thy  su|)eri')r  otlicer,  tliat's  me  !  I  am  a  ])effeck  Cijentle- 
niiin.  You  do  my  hiddini;',  liear  '.  Wal  !  I  j,aies.s  they 
ain't  so  fur  upon  the  road,  that  if  wo  nallo])  fast  wo  can- 
not overtake  tliem.  Farewell,  ladies  !  I  regret  that  I 
must  leave  you,  a  thousand  tlianks  for  your  hospitable 
entertainment.  The  next  time  I  am  in  those  parts,  I 
will  L,^ivo  you  another  call.  CJome,  men,  to  lujrso.  {Exit 
Wovv  and  Off.) 

Car.  Thank  heaven  !  They  have  f^ono  !    ( Fulls  Into  chair.) 

How  faint  I  feel, 

Mah.         Oil  !  the  bullies,  the  cowards,  how  I  hate  them  ! 

Eliz.         Hush,  my  child,  thoy  may  be  still  in  earshot. 

Reb.  {Shakincj  fist.)     I  says  mo',   I   calls  'em  debils,  ebery 

one. 

Eliz.  Rebecca!  Call  your  nuister  now,  he  climbed  out  by 
the  trap  door  on  the  roof.     {Kxit  RkI'..) 

Car.  My  dear  friend,  I  cannot  thank  you  enough  for  your 
goodness  to  us,  my  son  had  surel}'  l)eon  taken  prisoner 
■  if  you  had  not  thought  of  so  excellent  a  place  of  hiding. 
Your  kindness  and  generosity  to  myself  I  nevei"  can  re- 
pny  ;  ever  since  my  husband's  death  n'ou  have  given  me 
a  home 

El^Z.  My  poor  *  'end,  do  not  speak  of  that,  were  I  in  like 
circumstances,  you  would  do  the  same  for  me.  Yet,  me- 
thinks,  we  caimot  stand  this  life  for  long  :  we  soon  must 
seek  a  home  in  Canada,  where  we  may  live  in  (]uiet,  un- 
disturbed. 

Car.  Ay,  Canada,  whore  tliore  is  three  njonths  summer  and 

nine  months  winter,  1  am  told ;  yet  'twere  bettor  to 
freeze  in  liberty,  than  to  boil  and  l>urn  with  indignation 
hei-e.     [I'Jnter  For.,  And.  and  Ben'.) 

For.  Our  positions  have  been  somewhat  cramped.     Me- 

thinks  the  rebels  must  have  known  they  had  us  cooped 
up  in  uncomfortable  (juarters,  and  kept  us  there  as  long 
as  possible.     {Enter  Hfn.  slioutin;/.) 

Hen.  Hurrah  !  They've  all  gone  ;  gone  down  the  road  to- 
wards Albany.  They  spied  me  peeping  through  the 
hedge  :  they  dragged  me  out,  and  tried  to  make  me  tell 
them  where  the  officers  had  gone,  but  I  would  not,  I 
held  my  peace,  and  so  they  hchl  me  hanging  in  the 
well,  and  cried,  "  Tell  us  now,  or  we  will  drop  you 
down,"  but  I  never  spake.  Verily,  I  believe  one  of 
them  would  have  let  me  go,  if  it  had  not  been  for  the 
long  man,  he  seemed  to  think  it  all  a  good  joke  ,  so  they 


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let  mo  free,  an<l  lie  said,  "  Wall,  sonny,  I  y;ue.sH  you'll  bo 
aiiotliev  GeJienil  Wushiii^'ton  afore  loirj,." 
Ben.  Well  (lone,  niy  Itoy  !     You  have  i^ood  pluek.     1  shouM 

1»L'  |)1'oih1  t(j  own  such  a  sitn.  and  sueli  a  wife  and 
dauL;htrr.  I  tnl^t,  ladies,. that  you  have  not  been 
greatly  alarmed;  wt;  need  to  make  our  most  huud)lo 
apologies.  This  aimoyance,  I  Tear,  hath  been  entirely 
on  our  aceoniit,  and  doubtless  'tsvere  better  if  we  made 
our  way  north  at  onee. 
Fou.  You  cannot  do  so ;  Lake  (Jhaniplain   is  in   the  hands 

of  the  rebels;  those  who  were  repulsed  from  the  attaek 
in  C.'ana<la.     Y'ou  must  strike;  west  from  here,  until  you 
fall   in   witli.  Sir  (Juy  Johnstone,  and  his  iViendly  ally 
Brant. 
Bex.         I  have  lieartl  much  of  tliat  extraordinary  man.     Is  it 

true  that  tlie  rebels  tried  to  win  his  favour  '. 
Foi;.  Ay!    (juite  true  I     It  hath   never  been  my  i^ood  for- 

tune^ to  meet  hin)  ;  but  shortly  l»efore  his  escape,  Sir 
John  Jolinstone  told  me  that  they  snu<-ht  to  ,ij;ain  his 
symijathy  through  Mr.  Wheelock,  a  Ibiiner  Indian  Mis- 
s'ionai'v.  The  reply  of  Brant  was  full  of  tact  and  firm- 
ness. He  alluded  to  the  days  of  his  education,  and 
expressed  the  deepest  gratitude  for  all  that  he  had 
learneil  while  under  the  Doctors  rooi".  He  said  he 
never  could  forget  the  iamily  prayei's,  and  one  passage 
in  particular  was  so  ofti-n  repeated,  that  it  never  could 
be  ettaced  from  his  memory,  it  was  tlie  prayer  that  they 
might  be  able  to  live  as  good  subjects  to  "Fear  God 
and  Honour  the  King." 

It  was  well  answered  ;  I  warrant  they  tried  no 
further  their  })ersuasions. 

I  am  told  that  Sir  John  hath  been  driv(!n  from  his 
estates  antl  hath  escaped  to  Canada! 

Ay  !  They  came  to  seize  his  jterson,  but  happily  he 
was*^ warned  in  time  to  make  his  escape  wdth  some  of 
the  friendly  Indians.     {Eider  Ned.) 

Massa!  'Dere  be  one  Scotchman,  him  run  mighty 
hard  !  him  big  hurry  !  him  got  no  bref  ! 

Show  him  here  instantly.  {Exit  Ned.)  I  doubt  not 
.some  new  annoyances  have  transpired  ;  they  are  now 
becoming  matters  of  daily  occurrence.  {Evtcr  Ned.  and 
Mac,  Ukw.  foUoiulng.)  Ah!  Macdonell,  be  .seated,  take 
your  time  to  i-egain  your  breath. 
Mac.  No  time  !  Escape  !  At  once  !  Dispatch  sent  to  meet 
Hotl"  at  Curtis'  Inn  !  Woman  heard  envoy  bragging 
that  he  is  to  take  you  back  to  Albany,  alive  or  dead. 
Strong  guard  to  be  left  in  house.  Woman  ran  to  tell 
me.     Tliey  nmst  have   reached    Inn   by  now.     If   you 


Ben. 

And. 
For. 

Ned, 
Foe. 


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are  seen  you  will  l>o  sliot !  No  time  to  loso  :  I  will 
;^'o  nloii;,'  with  you.  We  will  inalvo  I'or  Sir  (juy's 
Indians. 

For..  TIh"  ladies  must  eonie  too,  I  cannot  l(>avo  thoui  hore 
alone.  I'onic  ladies,  ])Helv  yoursclvtj.s  in  shawls  and  f)fF! 
Ned  !  fetch  that  hox  of  papers  iVoni  my  study;  hide  it 
in  the  ash  pit.  Uehecea  !  get  the  l^>il)le,  where  the  l)irths 
and  deaths  are  rei,dstered.     ('ome,  my  wife  I 

Em/.  Nay!  William,  nay,  my  hushand  I  \vv.  are  safe!  th(!y 
will  not  hai'm  us  here:  we  should  hut  stay  your  speed. 
Nay  !  tarry  not,  i)ut  i^fo  !  When;  is  Henry  i  Here,  my 
boy,  I  would  have  wpeeeh  with  you  1 

Mac.  The  lady  speaks  the  truth;  we'll  all  l)e  caui^dit  for 
sure,  unles.s  we  run,  and  runnin'  with  a  woman  on  your 
hack  is  no  an  easy  task  ;  an  then  the  roads  is  awfu' 
roui^h  out  west  I'm  told.  You'd  l)etter  liearken,  sir,  to 
what  the  lady  saj''s  ! 

For.  It  breaks   my   heai't  to  leave  you,  my  dear  wife  !  I 

cannot,  I  will  stay  and  face  the  worst ! 

Emz.  Nay!  that  you  shall  not  do,  I  am  <letermined!  Of  what 
protection  would  you  he  to  us,  wlion  made  a  prisoner  ? 
Come  Henr}'  you  must  l)ear  your  father  com|»any,  you 
are  a  hoy  ;  hut  soon  will  he  a  man,  and  strong'  enough  to 
combat  for  your  King.  Farewell,  my  husband!  come 
auain  and  l)ear  with  you  a  uoodlv  companv  to  carry  u.s 
away!  {Embraces  licr  Imsband  ami  son.)  My  little 
boy,  my  son !  i'arewell  !  go  cheei'  your  fr-ther  on  ! 
(Hen.  <(/>02t^  to  <jo,  sees  fiatj,  jamjis  on  cha'n'ypu.lls  it 
dvii'ii  and  waves  it.) 

(Emhraohuj  his  mother.)     Take  heart,  dear  mother  ! 

have  no  fear  for  us  ;  j'ou  presently  sliall  hear  of  our  safe 

arrival  at  Niagara,  and  'twill  not  Ije  long  before  thi.s 

rebellion  is  pxit  down;  we  snon  shall  meet  again,  farewell. 

Hurrah  !  hurrah  !  i'or  the  Union  Jack  ! 

{To  Mah.,  •wlio  is  sohblnrj.)     Farewell,  dear  Margaret. 

Well  done,  my  boy  !  bear  foi'th  the  brave  old  flag,  and 

))lant  it  safe  on  British  soil.     Now  (Jod  be  with  you 

^  all,  and  gnai'd  you  from  all  harm.     {E.tit  For.,  Ren., 

And.,  Ben.  and  Mac.    Ned.  haiu/s  back.)    What,  Ned. ! 

not  going  with  your  master,  wherefore  :* 

Nkd.  De  niggah  too  slow,  Miss  Lizzie;  him  Jiot  run  berry 
good,  Mis.s  Lizzie  ;  ole  Neil,  stop  and  proteck  de  ladies. 
Him  got  to  get  dat  dere  box  o'  papers  fo'  de  mas.sa. 
Guess  him  bettah  go  fetch  'em  now,  Miss  Lizzie,  befo' 
dem  Yankee  folks  comes  'long. 

Eliz.  Ay  !  do  you  go,  and  get  one  of  the  other  servants  to 
assist  you  !  bury  it  well,  that  it  may  not  be  discovered. 
(Exit  Ned.)     In  happier  times,  and  when  this  rising 


And. 


Hen. 
And. 
Eliz. 


'2:\ 

hath  1m.'i'Ii  (lUcUcil,  thoy  may  return  to  tin'l  iho  papers 
still  unhaniictl.  Now  yovi '  Rebecca  j^'o  ami  fetcli  tho 
BiMc  rn.ni  Mu'  hall.     (Kril  llKH.) 

Mar.  Think  you  that  I  should  jiather  the  t'.'W  trinkets  left 
us,  mother,  in  Ciiso  the  rehels  over-ruii  the  l»ouse  ? 

ElJ/.  Ay:  There's  little  worth  the  takiui^s  stilly  'twero 
wiser  to  keep  that  litth;  than  lose  all.  I  h'xU  ALva 
Eiilri's  ir'tfh  cinilr.)     AW.  weaiT  tlay! 

Cah,  II<»w  can  you  sit  so  still,  and  hjok  so  calm,  when  any 

moment  we  may  he  molest(id  by  tlicjsc  rebel  liaiids.  I 
scarce  can  speak  for  fear. 

Eliz.  Nay  !  calm  yourself,  you  cannot  bi^tter  matters  by 
your  tears.  1  nni.^t  devise  some  plan  to  keep  them  here 
awhile,  and  so,  <,fain  tinie  for  our  dear  one's  escape.  If 
only  1  had  that  wherewith  to  feast  them  well  and  make 
them  tarry  Ioul,^  ! 

Mau.  (h'lihr  Mwi.)  I  have  them,  all  that  hath  been  left 
to  us,  and  iu)W,  I  wish  that  they  woi:ld  come;  if  come 
they  must  :  (Trampim;'  and  slumts  heard  without. 
Jyn'lrr  ilvM.  <in<l  Nkd.) 

Ned.  All  done,  Miss  Lizzie;  not  too  soon  neither ;  dey 
come  purty  ne-ah  seein'  me  and  Jake  coiiun'.>-  out  ob  do 
ash-bin.     (Rki?.  (((i/s  Jilhlc  on.  fjihlc). 

Lock  the  door.  The  lonj^'cr  we  can  keej)  tl«em  tliere, 
the  better  for  our  fup;-itives.  (Kiiud-s.)  U  only  1  can 
find  some  means  of  holding  them  for  just  an  hour ;  I 
i'ear  the  hope  is  vain. 

Mau.  Can  we  not  get  them  something  to  eat,  moth;  r  ? 
(Kiiocl:'iiifj.) 

Eli/.  We  have  nothing  suthciently  to  tempt  them.  (SkoiUs 
avd  soinuls  of  hvul'ca  (j/(is.<.) 

Cau.  For    heaven's  sake  let  the  door   be   opened;    I   am 

fearful  that  their  rage  will  be  augmented  by  this 
waiting.  (More  hruken  (jln^s.)  They  are  throwing 
stones."  (Shouts.)     Oh  1  let  the  door  be  o[)ened  '. 

Eliz.  I  fear  that  we  mu.st  yield  our  fortress.  Ned  1  undo 
the  door!  f'NKU.  opens  slouiy ;  crotvd  Irirs  to  push  in 
and  is  held  had-  hij  Hoff,  'ichj)  enters  vjilh  officer  and 
two  men,  sivarinii,  lie  locks  door.) 

HOFF.  Wai:  mav.am  and  ladies,  I  guess  you  did  not  expec' 
\o  see  me  back  so  soon.  I  got  a  little  love  letter,  a  piece 
c  wn  the  road  at  the  Lni,  and  I  would  like  to  show  it 
to  Mr.  Fordyce  ;  I  guess  he  might  perhaps  be  interested 
in  it,  an'  I  don'*-  unnd  tellin'  you,  lady,  in  confidence, 
that  he  had  bv  oer  show  up  without  delay  ;  foi-  I've 
got  written  orders  to  shoot  liim,  if  he  don't,  and  I  obey 
n\x  orders:  that's  the  soit  of  man  I  am  ! 

Eliz.  "Shot  ?  {FalUu<j  on  knees.)  You  will  not  shoot  him  ! 
you  could  not  have  the  heart  to  shoot  him !  you  have  a 


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wife  :    von  arc  the  father  of  a  family  !    think  if  it  were 
yourself  in  such  a  plight!  you  never   could  do  such  a 

cruel  thing !  ,.      .      ,  i    • 

HoFF.       I   can't  help  it!  it  ain't  no  concern  ot  nnne  .  bring 
him  here  an<i  we  will  take  him  along  ([uiet  and  peace- 

ahle  : 
EhVA.        Let  me  consult  with  my  friends,  good  sir ! 
HoFF        Wal'  <n)alon<'-!   so  long  as  you  don't  take  too  much 
"  time   to  "it!     (Sers  Bible.)     What  is  this  ?     If  it  ain't 
the  familv  liiblc  with  the  births  and  deaths.     We  have 
pai-ticulai-    orders   to    destroy    such    documents,  and    I 
always  obeys  my  orders ;  that's  the  sort  of  man  I  am  ! 
(T<'(i.rx  fro^ilt  leaves  out  of  Bihle.) 
Em/.         We  must  try  to  keep  them  awhile  fi-om  searching  the 
house ;  we  miist  feign  alarm  to  make  them  think  they 
are  concealed.     (Rwv  tears  iq-)  leaves,  after  looking  at 
therii,  Reb.  tries  to  ])revc/iii  him,  and  is  dragged  roughly 
avyii/    hy    officer  ;    Eliz.    inrvs   and    sees   fragments.) 
Cowards  ;  ^vhat  good  can  this  wanton  destruction  bring 
to  vou  ;  you  have  destroyed  our  records;  you  have  no 
more  respect  for  the  Word  of  God  than  for  the  honour 
of  man. 
HoFF.       Wal!  I  guess  I  know  my  dooty,  an'  1  perform  it; 
that's  the  sort  of  man  I  am  !  an'  look   here   missus,  no 
more  of  this  dilly-dallying;  are  yon  going  to  give  up 
your  man  peaceable,  or  shall  we   be   forced    to    take 

him.  eh  f 

Sir  :  we  cannot  bring  our  hearts  to  give  lum  up  ! 
(To  ojjieer.)     Then  let  the  house  be  searclied  ' 


Emz. 

HoFl' 

Eliz. 

Mah. 


Kay!  nay!  but  give  us  time  to  think,  good  sir! 
(Mau.  and  'Rfj?.  try  to  bar  the  way.) 

You  shall  not  go!  (Eliz.  seizes  Hoff  by  arm;  he 
tries  to  free  himself,  and  is  confronted  by  IS'fd.  luith 
his  mast'  -^'s  carbine.) 

[End  of  Act  IT.] 


ACT  III. 

ExTEiuoR    OF    Settler's    Hut    in    Woods,   Partly 

Cleared.     Ned  Chopping  Trees.    Reb. 

Washing. 

Reb.  Ned  !  you  bettah  cpiit  dat  choppin',  you  ruin  yo'sef  ; 
you  mighty  ])roud  ;  cause  yo'  come  to  a  new  Ian'  you 
tink  yo'sef  jes'  like  a  young  man  again.  You  bettah 
chop  de  little  trees,  you  nebbah  get  fro'  dem  big  trees, 
Ned !  De  massa,  liim  do  it  mighty  soon,  when  him 
come  home  agin,— an'  massa  Henry,  him  strong. 


T?:; 


Reb. 
Eliz. 

Eliz. 
Mar. 

Eliz. 


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Ned.  {Stmif/hteninff  his  hack,  and  ijrinnhig.)  Dat  be 
purty  good  work  t'o'  de  ole  nig^ah.  I  done  chop  two 
trees  dis  morriin',  an'  de  day  befo',  I   done  chop 

Reb.  (Laufjhinf/.)  Mighty  po'  trees  dey  was,  mighty  po' 
trees,  mos'  rotten,  1  guess,  or  maybe's  big  as  a  close  line. 
Heah  !  you  gimme  dat  acth  (seizes  axe) ;  you  go  do  de 
washing    {Ned  goes  to  tub  and  pulls  up  sleeves.) 

Ned  Dat  right ;  dere  aint  miffin  dat  dis  niggah  afeard  of ; 
him  mighty  handy.  Him  chop,  him  wash,  him  dig, 
him  bake,  him  wait,  him— — — 

Eliz.  {Enter  Eliz.  and  Mail)  What  now,  Ned?  at  the 
wash  tuii '(  I  warrant  you  will  be  turning  ladies'  maid 
next.  Here  is  your  master  come  home  1  Go  you  and 
Rebecca,  and  prepare  supper  for  him,— he  has  gone  to 
refresh  himself  with  a  bathe  in  the  rivei',  and  will 
return  shortly. 

Suppah,  Aliss  Lizzie  '(  Why  ?  what  de  time.  Miss 
Lizzie  ?  {loohs  up),  de  sun  aint  gone  five  o'clock  yet  ? 

Never  mind  the  time  ;  your  master  is  too  hungry  to 
wait  for  the  usual  hour.  Go  and  kill  a  chicken,  Ned  ; 
Miss  Margaret  and  I  will  hang  out  the  clothes.  {Exit 
Nkd  and.  Kei'..) 

Here!    Margaret  1    help    me    wring    out 
Where  is  the  rope  i     It  is  not  on  the  trees '. 

see ! 

Here  it  lies  !     {TJaiij  tie  rope  across  trees.) 
why  they  took  it  down.     Now,  the  pegs! 
they  ?     Ned  made  some  new  ones  yesterday.     Oh  ! 
see  them  (laiujJdng) ;  they  are  odd  1     Look,  mother  ! 

Everything' is  odd,  Margaret !  {haw/ing  shcef.)  The 
life  is  odd  and  the  country  is  odd,  Init  we  are  free  from 
insult  atid  oppression  ;  and  our  gooil  friends  in  Niagara, 
though  distant  some  ten  miles,  will  never  let  us  want  or 
sutler  hunger  {still  hanging  clothes).  This  land  is  well 
situate,  too;  we  have  the  river  near,  and  it  hath  a 
pleasjint  ehn'ation.  {Enter  Foil) 
For.  Well  done: — an  excellent,  healthy  occupati(m  for  the 

ladies.  Where  is  our  friend,  Mrs.  Wallace?  I  have 
news  to  give  her  of  her  sons.  Andrew  hath  been  with 
us  for  the  past  year.  I  could  not  return  with  him  and 
Henry,  for,  as  you  know,  I  was  obliged  to  go  to  New 
York\)n  business  :  Imt  they  slumld  be  returning  about 
this  time.  I  thought  to  hav(;  found  them  liere  before 
me:  It  hath  beeu  repoited  that  James  Wallace  is 
killed.  Edward  was  wounded,  slightly;  he  is  in  Hali- 
fax recruiting  his  health,  where  he  removed  when  our 
troops  evacuated  New  York.  When  he  hath  recovered 
sufficiently  he  will  visit  his  mother  here. 


this    sheet. 
Look  and 

I  wonder 
Where  are 
I 


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Mar. 
Eliz. 


For. 


Mar. 
Eliz, 


For. 

Mar. 
For. 

Mar. 
For. 


Eliz. 

Mar. 


Poor  lady  !  the  death  of  her  son  will  be  a  terrible 
blow  to  hor ;  yet,  methink.s,  had  it  been  Andrew,  it 
would  have  afflicted  her  more  soiely  ! 

Ay  !  that  is  so  !  She  hath  had  but  poor  health  and 
spirits  since  our  removal  here, — the  winters  try  her 
greatly !  Scarce  can  I  l)elieve  that  it  is  over  a  year  since 
Henry  went  away  with  j^ou  !  What  a  great  lad  he  will 
have  grown  1  He  was  over-young  to  fight ;  but  go  he 
would, — there  was  no  denying  him  ! 

I  hear  that  there  are  thousands  of  loyalists  coming 
into  Canada,  and  maiiy,  doubtless,  will  take  advantage 
of  the  escort  of  the  Rangers.  You  wnll  have  plenty 
neighbors  now.  Our  government  hath  granted  to  us 
each  two  hundred  acres,  and,  mothinks,  we  have 
chosen  a  most  pleasant  situation  ! 

Ay  !  and  our  little  river  looks  so  pretty  in  the  Spring, 
when  all  the  wild  flowers  bloom  along  the  banks. 

You  have  not  told  us  how  your  business  fared.  Is 
there  any  likelihood  of  our  oaiui)!;.'  redress  for  all  our 
projterty  ^  Within  the  past  year,  I  have  received  but 
one  letter,  three  months  since,  by  the  hand  of  our 
friend,  Mr.  Secord,  in  which  you  told  me  that  the  war 
was  over  and  the  peace  with  England  signed. 

Ay  !  and  it  never  would  have  been  signed  so  soon  if 
Congress  had  not  feared  that  the  Freneli  were  desirous 
of  retaking  Canada.  'Twas  signed  without  the  know- 
ledge ol"  the  King  of  Fiunce  ! 

Father,  think  you  that  the  rel)ols  could  have  con- 
quered without  the  aid  of  France  ^ 

Nay  !  Margaret !  They  could  not,  'tis  sure  !  They 
never  would  have  sought  protection  from  their  late 
foes  if  they  had  not  greatly  feared  their  own  weakness. 
But  now,  'tis  over,  they  nnist  learn  to  stand  alone  ! 

But,  father !  tell  us  of  our  property, — be  seated  here, 
and  tell  us  what  you  saw  I 

I  saw  naught,  my  child  !  I  journeyed  to  New  York 
and  appealed  to  the  Governor  of  the  State  to  allow  me 
to  visit  my  foiiner  liome,  and  recover  my  papers  or  any 
other  articles  that  could  be  traced.  He  said,  if  I  returned 
to  my  estates  the  j)enalty  was  death,  unless  I  first 
officially  renounced  my  fealty  to  King  George,  and 
swore  allegiance  to  the  thirteen  States,  to  be  called  the 
"  United  States  of  America." 

Ah  !  'tis  as  I  feared.  Where,  then,  have  our  poor 
peo[»le  gone  ? 

And  our  horses  ?  My  good  Chei'ry, — who  hath 
taken  her  :* 


Foit.  Be  couifurted  for  tViein  1     Yon  may  assure  yourselves, 

diioetly  after  General  Schuyler  took  you  hostages  to 
Alliany,  be  sure  they  iouiid  a  master.  As  for  my  pro- 
perty,the  States  hnth  handed  it  to  one  General  Kirhy, 
as  recoj^nition  for  his  services  durino-  the  war.  Truly, 
a  oeiierous  o-itt :  And  for  the  papers,  he  saith  he  ean- 
not  ^unarantee  that  they  are  safe  ;  if  so,  mayl)e  they  can 
be  boupit, — lie  knows  not  into  whose  possession  they 
have  fallen  1 

Eliz,  And  thus,  your  mi.ssion  wns  a  fruitle.ss  one.  Ah  ! 
well  !  our  lives  are  s])ared,  and  now  we  have  a  roof  to 
shelter  us,  so  let  us  take  these  losses  with  philo.sophy. 
Methinks  we  hiive  much  cause  for  thaidvfidness.  IS'ow, 
tell  Us  of  our  friends:  What  news  of  Mr.  Tempest's 
family  in  Philadelphia? 

Fon.  News  ^  The  worst:  He  failed  to  leave  the  town 
Avith  General  Clinton,  as  many  thousands  did,  and  tried 
to  keep  I'ossession  of  his  pioperty,  but  still  refused  to 
swerr  allei;ianee  to  the  States,  and  thus  he  brought 
upon  himself  the  ])unishment  that  lelthis  family  i)t'reft 
and  penniless. 

Mar.         Wliat  was  it,  then,  father  ?     What  could  it  be  ? 

Foi;.  He,  with  another  loyali.st,  — — — ,  were  hanged  : 

Eliz.         Handed  :  {Hoir/Jicd  covers  Jier/ace.) 

Mar.         Hiinged  ?    How  horrible  :    Fathei,  if  it  had  been  you  ? 

Foil.  Indeed:  it  is  too  hoi-rible  to  think  on  :     Thank  God! 

you  have  been  spared  such  pain.  And  this  is  not  the 
only  case  1  heard  of,  every  day  w^ere  tales  of  like 
atrocious  nature  poured  into  my  ears.  I  was  thankful 
that  I  liad  you  both  safe  out  of  the  country.  1  en- 
deavoured to  have  Mrs.  Tempest  and  her  family  con- 
ducted hither  :  but  so  far  have  not  succeeded.  I  will, 
howevei,  make  every  effort  to  facilitate  their  removal. 

Eliz.  This  is  indeed  terrible,  I  fear  to  make  further  en- 
([uiries  ;  yet  would  I  fain  hear  of  the  safety  of  our 
friend  Governor  Hutchinson,  and  of  his  fannly,  heard 
you  aught  of  them  ? 

For.  "  In  his  case  I  can  give  you  pleasant  news;  he  hath 
long  been  in  England,  enjoying  his  ease  and  coudbrt, 
by 'the  bounty  of  the  King  ;"'  together  with  many  other 
loyalists  wdio" have  held  office  under  the  Grown;  and, 
Margaret,  your  old  admirer,  Mr.  Crawley,  hath  been  ap- 
pointed iMinister  to  Russia,  see  wduit  an  op[)ortunity 
you  threw  away. 

Mar.  I  blush  to  think  that  ever  I  received  that  t)dious  man's 
addresses,  tell  me  no  more  of  him  :  If  we  had  gone  to 
England,  father,  should  we  also  have  received  assistance 
from  the  Kin^'  ? 


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Foi?.  We  liave  received  it  here,  my  daucrliter,  in  goodly- 

land  :  fior  I  am  vounij;  and  stron*,'  enough  to  work  and 
cultivate  the  earth  ;  and,  with  my  l)rave  comrades  in 
the  war,  to  help  in  opening  up  this  country.  {Enter 
RKii.  fi'o'-in  liouse.) 

Keb.  i\liss  Lizzie  !  Massa  !  Heah's  Masks'  lienry  an' JNIass' 
Andrew,  jes  comin',  dey  be  indoors,  biddin'  good  day  to 
Miss  Wallace.  Dey  be  awful  hungiy.  Sakes !  dey  be 
dat  brown (Enter  Hkn.  <i/ii(l  Axd.) 

Hen.  Here  we  are  again,  turned  up  like  bad  pennies.  How 
I'aies  it,  mother?  Margaret?  Father,  I  saw  thee,  not 
long  since. 

And.  {To  Eliz.)  Madam,  I  trust  your  health  is  sound  as 
ours. 

Eliz.  I  thank  you  for  your  wish,  I  cannot  much  complain. 
{Exit  RiiB.  into  house.) 

And.         {To  Mar.)     Margaret,  I  have  done  all  that  youth  and 
strength   can  do  to   wipe   out    wrong,    oui'    deeds    are 
stronii'i^r  than  our  words.      I  now   can  take  you  by  the 
•    hand  without  a  blush. 

j\Iar.  C)h  1  Andrew,  speak  not  thus,  I  never  blamed  you. 
Nay  !  I  thou<j;ht  a'ou  were  most  wi'onolv  usec.l.  (And. 
Jciuh  Mak.  bach,  vJiere  they  converse.) 

Hen.  Father  I  What  news  did  you  brin<x  from  New  York  ? 
Heard  you  aught  else  of  the  fate  of  pooi'  Major  Andre  ? 

For.  Too  much,  too  much,  alas !  He  was  hanijed  !  His 
last  re(}uest  denied  !  A  blot  forever  on  Washington's 
career. 

Hen.  Hauiied,  father  ?  It  was  murder,  nauirht  but  mur- 
der,  it  rages  me  to  think  on  it  I 

For.  One  of  tlie  brightest,  bravest,  most  promising  young 
men  I  ever  met.  He  showed  the  greatest  courage  in  his 
death,  even  his  enemies  will  testify  to  that.  (Enter 
Cxii.  from  house.) 

Car.  Where  is  \ny  Vioy,  I  fain  would  feast  my  eyes  upon 
the  hid.    ]\lethinks  I  feel  a  lighter  heart  since  his  return. 

And.  (Leading  Mar.  forward.)  Here  mother,  and  I  come 
not  empty  handed  neither.  I  bring  you  something 
better  worth,  to  feast  your  e^'es  upon.  Here  is  a 
daughter  for  you. 

Car,  Why,  how  is  this  ?     You   do   rejoice   my  heart,  Mar- 

garet affianced  to  you,  Andrew  ?  Let  me  take  my 
daughter  in  my  arms !  Mr.  Fordyce,  what  say  you  to 
this  arrangement  :*  Hath  my  son  consulted  his  god- 
father in  this  undertaking  ^ 

For.  By  my  faith,  he  hath  not,  and  I  have  a  mind  to  rob 
him  of  his  prize  for  such  audacity,  what  savs  my  wife, 
Elizabeth  ? 


•jna^m 


Eliz. 
Mar. 

FOK. 

And. 
Car. 


Eliz. 


Ned. 
Eliz. 


Ned. 

Eliz. 

Ned. 
Mar. 
Eeb. 

Eliz. 


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I  say,  Gud  bless  them  both.  I  could  not  wish  a 
nobler  lad  for  Margaret's  husband  than  our  Andrew 
here  I 

I  must  go  an<l  see  if  these,  our  hungry  warriors,  are 
soon  to  be  refreshed  !     (E'j:lt  Mar.) 

And  both  you  lads  liad  better  follow  my  example, 
take  a  plunge  in  yonder  stream,  it  will  refresh  you 
greatly. 

Tlie  very   thing  we  crave  I     {Exit  For.,  Hen.  and 

AxND.) 

I  am  over-joyed  that  our  children  have  become 
attaehetl  to  one  another,  this  hath  been  secretly,  my 
wish  for  manv  years;  but  1  feared  to  oive  it  utterance  ! 
lor  in  such  matters,  youtli  is  ever  averse  to  the  dicta- 
tion of  age. 

Your  pleasure  can  be  no  greater  than  my  own.  I 
esteem  Andrew,  after  my  own  son,  and  I  trust  he  will 
be  able  to  obtain  a  grant  of  land  adjacent  to  our  own. 
(Nkd  cr()f<)^i's  with  ]>aiL)  You  go  to  fetch  some  w\ater 
Ned  ?     Be  carelul  that  you  fall  not  in  the  stream, 

Dat  so,  Aliss  Lizzie,  de  niggah  be  mighty  heabby  dese 
days.     {Exit  Nkd.) 

Come,  Mrs.  Wallace,  you  must  I'est  awhile  before  the 
supper  hour,  you  mu.st  not  try  your  growing  strength 
too  much,  and  I  will  see  what  I  can  do  to  help  the  pre- 
parations forward.  {Exit  Eliz.  and  Car.) 
{hnin<diatebj  Indians  appear  from  heJcind  trees,  and 
look  about  cautiously.  The  fjhnv  of  sunset  appears 
tltroiKjli  the  trees,  they  gather  together  and  dance  a  war 
dance,  one  Indian  liaving  i^reviously  pulled  down  the 
sheet,  etc.  When  dance  is  ocer.  Enter  '^vJi.,w}to  upsets 
pail  of  water,  and  runs  to  the  house,  yelling.) 

De  debil,  de  debil  1  (All  the  women  ap)pe(tr,  Mrs. 
\Yai.lace  falls  fainting,  Mar.  su2)ports  her;  Ned.  cmcZ 
ReJI  prep  out.) 

Calm  yourselves,  these  Indians  may  be  our  friends,  a 
part  of  those  who  fought  with  Brant,  we  soon  shall  make 
it  sure.     (Exit  Eliz.  to  house.) 

I  wish  tie  massa  wuz  heah.  Dis  niggah  ain't  no  mo' 
good  dan  a  woman  to  kill  dem  debils. 

Rebecca,  help  me  to  support  })oor  Mrs.  Wallace,  or  get 
some  water. 

I  go  get  some  wattah,  Miss  Margaret,  you  keep  her 
dere,  I  comin'  back  (.I'reckly.  (Exit  1\kb.  hehiml  hoiise. 
Enter  Eliz.  ^vith  Union  Jack,  wJiich.  she  plants  in 
the  ground.) 

Come  forth  and  gather  underneath  the  flag,  to  show 
them  who    we  are.      (Mrs.   Wallace  reviving.  Mar. 


^wm 


For. 


For. 
And. 

Eliz. 


Hp:n. 
All 
Hen. 
All 

For. 


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ledds  her  to  /lar/.  Enter  Rkb.  cuj)  In  hand.  She  and 
Ned.  join  group  under  jiag.  Indians  give  signs  of 
satisfaction.     Enter  For.,  Hen.  and  Anl.) 

How  now  ?  You  have  addod  to  your  party  in  our 
absence  ;  liave  you  invited  these  w\v  friends  to  sup  with 
us  ?  These  are  hkely  some  of  tlie  Six  Nation  Indians, 
who  fought  so  bravely  for  the  King's  cause  all  through 
the  war.  Tliey,  like  ourselves,  for  sake  of  loyalty  have 
sacrificed  their  lands  and  friends,  and  though  our  side 
hath  lost  the  issue,  many  lives  we  owe  to  tliese,  our 
allies.  (Chief  comes  furivard  and  makes  signs  to  show 
they  luish  to  smoke  the  lyipe  of  peace.) 

Now,  see,  he  wishes  us  to  smoke  the  pipe  of  peace, 
Mrs.  Wallace  ;  take  heart,  these  Indians  are  no  foes,  they 
are  our  friends. 

My  dearest  god-mother,  I  trust  you  were  not  over-much 
alarmed  at  the  sudden  innovatioii  of  these  Indians. 
You  di<l  right  well  to  tliink  upon  the  flag,  they  know 
it,  and  respect  it  too,  1  warrant. 

Ay  !     The  good  old  flag  doth  speak  a  language  of  its 
own  that  every  nation  understands  ;  it  speaks  of  peace, 
of  mercy,  and  of  justice  wrought  to  suffering  men.  But, 
husband,  children!      What  is  this  I  see  before  me  rise? 
A  vision  of  a  hundied  vears  from  now!     This  little  hut 
hath  multiplied  a  thousand-fold,  it  is  the   prototype  of 
buildings  made  of  brick  and  stone.      These   trees   have 
changed  in  aspect,  as  I  hjok,  and  some  are  lojt'ty  chim- 
neys, some  are  spires,  and  in  the  streets  I  see  tlie  busy 
men,  a  steadfast,  loyal,  law-abiding  race.      I  see  the 
women,  and  their  little  ones,  and  all  their  faces  shine 
with  happ3^  smiles.     Within  an  open  space  I  see  a  staflf", 
and  on  it  floats  the  Union  Jack.       And  now  the  people 
gather  round  its  base,  and  there  with  clasped   hands,  as 
if  in  prayer,  they  cry  with    one  great  voice,  "God  bless 
the  noble  men  who  sacrificerl  their  wealth,  their  homes, 
their  friends,  their  all,  to   save  the  good   old  flag,  and 
plant  it  safe  upon  Canadian  soil,  where  underneath  its 
folds  we  may  enjoy  justice  and  liberty  and  peace. 
Hurrah,  for  the  Union  Jack  ! 
Hurrah!     Hurrah! 
Lonj;  live  the  Kin  or. 

Long  live  the  King.      Hurrah  !      Hurrah  !      {In  the 
distance  is  heard  chorus  of  "  God  Save  the  Queen.") 

Silence  !  Hark  !  What  far  off  strains  are  those  ? 
(All  listen  in  ivonder,  singing  continues  as  curtain 
falls.) 

[The  End.] 


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