The Two Lockets. ACT I. cene. Exterior of Mr. Sander shouse, K,iaiih steps leading into garden: railing fence i)i back ivith door in c. tvood drop back of fence, tcible with rustic chairs and bench in garden, R. c. hwge I ase contdini7tg Jlo7vers, 1.. C. Lively music at rise of curtain, eight bars. Kate Briggs discoz ejed arrangingfo Tuers in vase. Kate. Now I am sure this lovely boquet will suit the refined tastes of my young mistress and her new chaperon, Miss Martha Coats. 1do love to pass away my time among the roses, coming doum to be7ich, L.) Oh! dear how tired I am this morning, sits) I do wish those nasty robbers had not paid us that visit during the night, and Mr. Sanders would have allowed us to take our usual rest, and not have us up and ru -ning arouud the house like wild rabbets,long before it was daylight, bellrings) Dear me, who can that be, at this time in the morning? rises and looks off V) Bless me if it aint mv old sweetheart, Jerry Scribbler. E nter Sciibbler, L. 2. E. 7i ith roll of paper a7id pencil.) Scrib. Jeremiah Scribbler, Esq., city editor of the Morning News. Well, Kitty, my dear, you re an early bird I see. Kate. (r. c.) The early bird catches the worm, you know Scrib. Scrib. Hush! dont call me Scrib, rather ill-sounding my dear, especially for a gentleman of mv profession. But I say, Kitty Kate, My name is not Kitty, its Catharine; and I prefer to be called that, since itsounds much better for a lady of my standing. Scrib. Hal ha! ha! come, thats good, but dont be angry with me, Kitty, havent you promised that, one of these fine days, you will become Mrs. Jeremiah Scribbler. Kate. Yes, but Im likely to change my mind, unless you give up those high toned airs which you have assumed ever since you quit the tadoiing business, to become a third rate ink slinger, in a fourth class pap-r office. Jeremiah Scribbler, indeed! with an E.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.