The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-09
THE GENIUS OF AMERICAN LIBERTY.
SCENE FROM AN UNPUBIIaHED BUT RECENTLY
ENACTED DRAMA.

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| The scene is placed in New Orleans
Time. January, 1875 On the left Of tn
|ssage is erected an altar to the Genius o
American Liberty. At its foot kneels Til
lovely but wasted form Of Louisiana, i'm
ploring in agony. (Slox music: "Swee
Spirit Hear My Prayer.) On thu
right enters q. s. Grant, in the garb O
Roman Emperor, but with an ivy wreath OF
his brow and the laurel wreath under his
heel. To him enters Philip Sheridan, in the
character of slave, with leash of blood.
hounds. It is midnight, and the Genius Of
Liberty seems asleep: III >.
| Grant (loq.)-&s q. ,a Esats uFL
Philip! behold yon maiden. aalns
The chains 7 forged for her some mystic spell
hath broken, w ~ -llHi gag
And she at last has reached the affairs foot
Whose genius first deafened with the drum,
Then drugged to sleep with frothy proolama-
tons. ~ j Flu laz5 14s4
II she once wakes not Mars can stay her fury
And l, who now have trod my laurel down,
And bound my brew with badge of drink and
lust, sr 5ssssj6t H1ad s .5tr 5t4ar5 &.
Must yield to ignominious expulsion 'i''t
Loose thy dogs!! and bid them sink their fangs
Deep in her throat and still her voice forever.
he,'idan-
Yea, master, I will gladly do thy win. ll
some adverse god hath put knot i the leash,
But will gnaw it with my vengeful teeth,
And slip these trusty dogs so swiftly on her,
That she shall aye be dumb.
LouisjanG- s ia rt
0 Goddess who hast ever heard the prayer
OF me. the child born in thy vigorous age,
Whom thou hast chided Oft for waywardness
Awake! awake ! or else I'm foully murdered.
Grant to Sheridan agt 4
Set on, thou tardy varlet, curse thy
teeth
That are SO dull with feasting in my kitchen.
I've chosen thee for this same work Of mine
Because thou had'st the jaws of Cerbrus,
And now thou fail'st me. .at e,4
Sheridan (gnawing at the leash and trembling
in his knees)-.
rt5ae Aye, master
.3ait aside between his teeth.)
51eia o. I have known the day
When We were fellow-slaves and owned CRATE.
full master, st -!
But now ''s'7 - 81.
Grant purple with wrath)- -, aat ...1.
ri Gnaw slave! gnaw!! gnaw!!!
= Louisiana Shaking her broken shackles and
In tones Of despairing agony
Oh, mother wake! shake OF this lethargy, !
III yield my life before prostitute a /
That noble quality, which in my blood, |
inherited from thee, inspires my heart;
But It die, this power-besotted ruffisn |
wiz seek the lives Of each and al thy children,
And thou shalt wake, thyself, to die of anguish.
IN, mother wake, wake wake, wake, wake! |
Genius OF American Liberty springs up
With eyes aflame, and fixes them on Grant and |
who cover to the earth, while the
olood-hounds shrink piddling into the back
ground ,t.= ,-st .E,E
Come daughter, I will give thee sanctuary.
To Grant, Org
Thou fool, twas in my name,
The laurel wreath that now thou tramplest on,
Thou gainedst-and that which crowns thee now,
'roves thee unworthy-Flee and hide thyself.
there is no room for wrath, contempt fills all
Back to thy gutter!
To Sheridan
Slave ever Of higher will, Ii
nd ever reader slave to viler bidding, Il
give thee over to to the Muse that made thee.
nd she shall ever scourge and lash and fay !
thee. s- - ,.e---- f.. I-s-.gs ! ia
mississippi, South Carolina and other South :
m States rush in, freed from their chains and
radiate with Joy. The other States follow. :
canning with enthusiasm. Genius Of American
liberty, turning to them, and with all passion 4
ding from her face and love lighting it with
speaks:] IL s55s lssei
Daughters, all thy mother long hath slept r
erwrought with philters from traitors hand : >,
ut now she gathers all within her arms
u all her children stops their mouths with d
kisses, 4
nd meier again will loose her charge of We. "
1T in the last year Of her century not s.
'new her pristine vigor and her love. - .
~ &" [CURTAIN FALLS.
A few days since a convict resorted to a v
Id plan to regain his liberty. Just before +