The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-01-06

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Capt. c. X. Yes, mos, sweet Lady. And trust
Ter fellows never played at cut and thrust. Those
cadets raised in the land of Suwarrow and re-
ceived their finishing touch at Sheffield
| Indy p. p: Are you as brave as Swiss Guard7
Cap. c. X. Yes Lady. We have served as
janzaries of Turkey.
! Lady p. p. What is your trade!
! Cap. C. r. Revolution, carnage, blood.
Lady r. p Are Won vena,
CAPT c. Il. As lawyers or Swiss troops!
! Lqdy u. p. Come hither, and now chasten the
clamor Of thy courageous tongue Into whisper
! ['They whisper together.l Remember the word
"Now." Adieu, most noble Captain
ACT H.-ScESE |.
[Enter Pulles dancing in ballet, proue,,ins, whirng
and balancing, Mademoisclle Pheasant being chief
dalseuse, to the air Of La Wing and Wing.
Farewell, farewell, sister birds!
! These shall he our final words.
| We're now the last time our legs,
Farewell chickens--farewcIi eggs.
Farewell roost and happy nest;
Pullcts dance your veiy best;
Chickens all doomed to die.
Happy harem fare thee we'll
Alden dear red coinbcd cockcte,
These shall be final worls,
Farewell, farewell, sister birds!
SCENE 2.
Enter Lady Mnce Pie, with Apple Pie and Gus
tard Pie, her maids o. honor.l
! Lg3y Nine Pie. Fie on you, Custard. How can
you suppose ! indulge III any feeling of tenderness
toward Old Roast Beef, who is not only old enough
to be my father, bnt is actually one Of my nearest
blood reiationsl | beg Of vou aud Apple, for pity 5
sake not to hint any sach foolish suspician 10 Lady
! Plum Pudding.
apple PIE, CA little tart!y.) oh no, my lady;
to be do not believe word of that tale abont
your being with his Royal II,hncss Roast Beef, all
the ether night, in the cook shop.
C.tgrd Pie. Those i'll nltured Tarts said that
without him, YOU would be as poor roasted gar
stuffed with sawdust.
| Lady Enee Pis. Wherc--whcre is the reward of
innocent virtnc! "a to be suspected is impossible.
To be suspected, is to be damned. Retire to your
places.
| [Enter the Misses Tart, who have overheard the d.
alogue in the last sccne.l
Cranbery Tns. Oh Ia!
Rt4bar5 Tat. Oh me- Lawful heart. What Il
scandaous world. Amt tia burning shame
c, T. Sodom ana Gomorah; how awful loose
folks is getting
Il. r. Mnxes. WHY they are lewd-r than
yonder bare legged Pallets with their heels i" the
air.
4 c. T. The Lady Mincc Pie; yes iorsooth the
lldyi See her amble--see her twist--sec her wris-
bic and mince in her gait,
| X. 7. Yes, to be sare. she and her two baggages
amb,c as if the, brought up il border house.
+ D
Of her con- lick; there | will.
! ACT III.--ScENr l.
JEnter Oh. Mustard, Wine, Vinegar, Pepper and
Salt who have overheard al, the former actors in
the drama.l
OIL Cwhs,,crs.) Why my swoc, fellows, these
are in SCOTT, rather musical times in the realms Oh
Old Roast Beef.
Mustard. Why Won speak as II Ole Bull was il
the scrapc; whereas Old Roast Beef is in for it.
Sat- Much the same animal. His horns ara
growing.
W,ns. U.oita,in. goldberg Turk, turk, turk
Cobbc, gobt'e, golble
Pqyer, Why old mother Plum Pudding is as hot
Is aunt Pepper Pod. Lor, how she sweer:d
how she sweat, she sighed Ike fiery furnace.
OIL Let us try to smooth 1t over. Foibes, gen
tlenen; mere fobics of the great. Smooth it over
, Nncga-. Smooth hH over wtha hand rake.
Mnstard. Yes ard that -ha, ha' that tool Coch
Turkey; Lnt he done brown! WHY she woult
swallow him quicker thaa Mount Etna could swa!
: low sucking oyster.
Vine. What the old (hic) Rip whsrern.
about in brok- (hic)-en English, with that cut-throa
= Carving Knife
, SIT. Engagins him ! suppose, to cut up som;
rusty; hut sav--scanda apart-don't YOU think swce
little Mince Pie is chastc,
Mustard. ila, ha. YES and 50 is horse thief
but not half easily ovrrtakcn icod But diin'
the d.apcry that covered the Tarts, show Of thei
J --hnn-chasins to advaMagel
Vinegar. The Tars relations Of mine hu
b, as sharp You please. Don't spoil good jok,
for relations sake.
} Pcppe~. should think Won were all borne hv thr
same mother, before her divorce from Cream Tartar
OIL. Take care, my sweet little Vinegar, vol
viii get INTO n bad foam, YOU dill ono nigh
whra You kept company" with SaIy-Raus.
Tncgm. You mistaken, hbcrnes. Th
Tarts are not prudes. They differ from other
chiefly in being discreet and less sought after
VIM. Lcss-(hic)-ehascf yon mean.
SCENE 2
1.-THE bell rings, and all thc damati, pcrsone begin
t. arrange themselves in their proper places -
Roast Beef and Plum Pudding IN the &c tre.
Ct'~4s iy the mhic company.
Rafting, Gathering;
Dng!mg jinghng.
Crash. clash
Lot Dish and Platter
No longer scatter,
Come without number
Tuccn and lumber
With clean washed faces,
We march to Our places,
The boii is tung,
And our chorus is sung.
(Hcv, Pumpkn Pie advances and very rcvcrcntl,
repeats grace fifteen minutes ong)
SCENE s.
P'um Pulling. (T'hrovi,s herself into tragic
a,ti,u,e.) "INJwt''
Ljoa. Curing Ers. (Rising and s,abhng Roa,
Beet) Thus, thus do thrust thee British Tyrant
who so long hast ri led the roast!
CAPT. Corning kntc. (Carving.) And thus HOOD,
monster do cut and slash thee open.
R'est B'9. (Groaning and bcowing.) Thu:
Plum Putting. Advance ianizarics, Rank and
file, fall upon him. Follow Your captains slittcrina
blade. Forward brave blades. (rhe curtain faIl.
amid the din and ratting of dishes and the Gathering
carnage Of Knives and Forks)