The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-07

OF Teyrob0uno great on improvements
an. AND q
servant but now .oo ole 2 work ~ g. Jameson
sunnys nsSDor and friend s
Dora hi; only daasii.r and isres: '0.'a
southern belle Mrs =. IL Alien
waSnosss an Indian cisi Of he Isp.n tribe s-,'
Paul yellow soy f.yo.,t. q t1s i.ss Judges
Rats mate Of the Magnolia steamer. Mr. Pearson
man Mr. Russs,l
julie ibibodeaux young Creole Planter. e secor
Gsou an oyerseer. NJ reck
Claiborne &c aacicnser's clerk Mr. Ponisi
so less s Tsf!G SUy s .s.e NM seys
DIDO The cook ma nuun
Pisntcrs slaves deck hands and ladies' ~'''
The play opens with breakfast scene in the house Of
the widow Peyton A bright, sunny, and altogether
agreeable picture Of Southern life is presented There
the old lady, all genteness the slave children playing
upon the verandah the superannuated servant who is
like Verges, "hones the skin between his eyebrows
but exceedingly loquacious wtha there is the gded
youth George, who has just come home from long
ourn in Europe. and who taking his first lessons in
plantation life at the feet of the colored Gamae To the
heir apparent and the old lady enters Scudder the
seer, who explains the position Of their financial affairs.
1t seems that the old Judge very extravagant and
that he had been half ruined by his rascaly overseer
McCoskey the rest Of the was done by Scudder an
honest man, who has q weakness for innovations,
and who has finished the ruin Of the estate
with his new-fangled Yankee notions After this little
bit Of cloud introduced to Miss Sunnysde q
Southern belle Of the approved STYLE very lazy very fri
voous, very well dressed and very much inclined fir
taton 1t appears that the lady is In love with George
Peyton, who is snguarly fortunate with the beau see
having likewise engaged the affections Of Zoe the Octa.
room, who Is treated in the family pet child Scud-
der and McC1oskey likewise fascinated in the same
quarter. The bad does not hesitate TO tell her
that the family is ruined and to ask her to become his
mistress, which proposition is Of COURSE peremporily
refused. We ascertain further from McCosky that the
estate Of Terrebenne to be sold to satisfy unpaid mort
cages; that the only way Of saving it is the re.
ceip Of remittances from abroad fold debts due to
the late Judge and that the Ocoroons free papers
dated in 1841, while there Judgments standing
against the estate entered up in 1885, she all ntens
and purposes slave and must with the rest to the
ton block. So that the remittance does not arrive the
Ocoroon and the estate at McCoskey smercy That
the conclusion Of the first act The of the second
takes place in shed the steamboat landing. Paul.
the edmt terrible of the estate sent here to obtain the
mail bag, when it is thrown ashore from the steamboat
going down the river At the time Scudder is at
work taking the photograph of Miss Sunnysde. The work
having been completed they retire and give place to Zoe
and George. The latter takes occasion press his suit
Then singular scene singular that we quote
entre:-
GEoRGE-Zoe, you young your mirror must have
told you that you beautiful Is your heart free
ZoE.-Free OF course It s.
GEoRGE.-we have known each other but few days;
but TO those days have been worth all the Of my
msnd an have seen that love YOU GU"
ZoE.zMe you love mel
GEORGE As my wife, the sharer Of my hopes NY am
could watch the storms OF fortune pass UNDECIDED BY
o.:-Ay love my love- George, you don't know
Do you know what am? h t
GsoRGE-Your BIRTH I know it. Has not my dear
aunt forgotten i-she who had the most right to remem-
Der you are jllegimatef Love knows no prejudice.
ZoE-Alasl he does not know-he does not know, and
he will despsc me, spurn me- oathe me- when he learns
who and what he has loved George OH forgive mel
Yes, oveyou did not know until your words showed
me what has been IN my heart; each Of them swoke
new sense, and now know how unhappy, how very
GEoRcE-Zoe, what have said to wound your S
ZOE-NOthng; but you must learn what thought you
already knew George you cannot marry me-the laws
GEoRGE-rorbid il,
ZoE-There is gulph between Ms, wide your love,
deep my despair. But OH toll me- say that you
will pity mehat you will not throw me from you like
GsoRok-zoe explain yourself-your language fills me
with shapeless, underlined fears. 1900
not her Why should seek to refer this blame to her
George do you see that hand you hodY Look at those
1Dgers-do you see the nails are Of blueish tnges
GEoRGE. Yes. Near the quick there is q faint blue
mark.
Zox-Look in my eyes; is not the same color in the
whiteY
GEoReE.-It is their beauty.
ZoE-Coud you the roots Of my hair you would
the same dark fatal mark Do you know what that
ZoxThats Mason and Dxon's line; that is the inef.
faceabe Of Cain OF the blood that feeds my heart
one drop in eight black bright red the rest may
that one drop poisoDs all the flood those bright
drops give me- Love like yours hope like yours amibi
the morning flowers; but the one black gives me despair
for I'm an unclean thing, forbidden by the laws;
| octoroon.
GEORGE Zoe love you none the less; this knowledge
brings no revolt to my heart and can surpass the OBJ
GEoRGE.-We can leave this country and go far away
| where name can know. tf,
ZoR-And our mother she who from infancy has treat
ed me with such fondness she who, as You said, had
most reason to spurn me- she forget what ann will
she gladly you welded to the child Of her husband
slavep No, she would revolt from 1t as all but you would
and consented to hear the cries Of my heart, did
not crush out rs lie murder my infant love- what
would she to the poor girl on whom she had bestowed
GEoReE-Zoe, must we immediate our lives to her pre-
judiceS
ZoK-Yes, for had rather be black than ungrateful
| how to suffer.
deeper into my heart
Zos-And remained here to induce you to offer that
| neAft 10 OOTA. 4 II
| GsoRGE.-lf you bid me do 30 will obey you.
ZoENo, no; fyou cannot be mine, oh let not blush
| when think Of you.
The lovers retire. their places are filed by Paul and
tho Indian. Paul finds the mail bags, but instead Of
nverng them at once, commences to operate with the
Photographic machine He desires to take his pic
ure, and nstructs the Indian in the Of the
In order to time tho PICTURE the Indian is instructed
certain distance and return. While he is gone Nc
Coskey enters when Paul is killed by the overseer who
tears open tho letters, finds draft for the expected
foreign remittance, and hurres away. The Indian
turns to find his friend Paul dead and the drop falls
upon the triumph Of McCioskey and the grief Of wah
| notice.
| The third act finds Terrebonnc in tho hands
Of the sheriff The place is to be sold At
| auction, and the negroes go with IT, As a
last resort George offers himself to Miss Sunnysde who
very rch but ihat young lady sceraning the state Of
affairs with Zoe of Indignantly but finally insists
Currvo;da uholl Toyro1nv,uo Octorncr