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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. 
 
 t 
 
 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 ? 
 
6 
 
 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 
 
Mai{. 
 Cha. 
 
 JMak. 
 
 CllA. 
 
 Mai:. 
 Cha. 
 
 Mau 
 
 Cua. 
 Mar 
 
 Cua 
 
 Mar 
 
 CllA. 
 
 Mar 
 
 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 ! 
 
10 
 
 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 
 
n 
 
 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 
 
12 
 
 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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13 
 
 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.) 
 
15 
 
 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 
 
IG 
 
 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 
 
20 
 
 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 
 
21 
 
 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. 
 
99 
 
 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 
 
24 
 
 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. 
 
 25 
 
 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 
 
26 
 
 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^' ? 
 
28 
 
 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. 
 
 •29 
 
 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. 
 
 30 
 
 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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