The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-11

The commandant at the post, Major Glen,
is in love with Rosamond, the sister of Lieut..
Montgomery, U. S. A., and daughter of Nor
mon elder. The lady has, however, been prom
ised by the elder, her father to Elder Scram, a
pillar of the church, who, with four and
twenty wives, wants one more. The major is
to have the help of the Indian agent and in
tends to secure his bride, knowing his love to
be returned. After a love scene between the
major and Rosamond, interrupted by Elder
Scram, Arabela the daughter of the regiment
as well as washwoman and maid of all work,
sings,
I'm cheerful and happy in doing my duty
Devoted all day to the good and the true;
/ stand at the tub in my natural beauty
To wash out the duds of my darlings in blue
4ra6slia: ! With soap and h hot water,
From scrubbing and rubbing will never refrain.
And that is why all her
Acquaintance call her
The pet of the army, the sylph of the plain!
marched with the lads the far-rolling prairie,
Where no other lady for months you would see,
And when they thought sadly of Matte or Mary,
always cried 'Darlings! cheer up! Look at mel"
Choaus-The regiments daughter,
With soap and hot water, etc.
She is interrupted b. the entrance of the
four and twenty wives of Elder Scram and
also band of Indians, headed by an aged
chief, Sitting Hen, who relates the wrongs that
his people have endured at the hands of the
agent, Jessup. The How How" of the In
dams taking the place of the 'Policemen's
Chorus in "The Pirates of Penzance.''
Lo! the mighty Yankee Nation,
Loves to drive the Indians on (FIOw. Howl
And no treaty stipulation
Makes it blush for what is done (How! Howl
When it wants a reservation,
Off it starts them on q run.
To hunt 'em down
And thinks it lots of fun!
Robbing Indians isn't stealing;
You can never wrong Red! How! Howl
Killing one don't hurt their feeling
And he's incest when he's dead (How. HowD
They amt fit for honest dealing,
So our pioneers are bred
To hunt 'em down
It's an awful waste of lead.
Keep away your schoel-book teaching
If you educate their eyes (How! HowD
They'll detect our oyerreaching
When we furnish their supplies. (How. Howl
All your mandy PANTY preaching
Cannot make savage rise;
To hunt 'em down
Is the way to cvilize!
Elder Scram, who has only one child by
twenty four wives, invites the agent to his
house, who discovers that one of the elders
wives is an old friend, and they arrange to
elope. He proceeds that evening to serenade
the lady in the elders absence, and, as every
one of the twenty-fOur ladies supposeS herself
the one honored they all join in the chorus:
Jessup:
Q, fair one come away, and together let us stray,
Wh the s0ls moon Is sn MIN white ana still
And the mule team is waiting on the hill.
Wires:--O will! Twill! will!
Very joyfully 1 will
Where the mule team is waiting on the hill!
He then sends a letter to the lady with whom
he is to elOpe, naming time and place This
letter he intrusts to Lieut.. Montgomery, who
has twenty-four copies of it made, and the re-
suit is that Jessup elopes with the entire lot,
the baby being left behind for Scram, who, in
the following song, relates how that he is una
BILE to recollect which of his late wives was its
Her eyes are like Pollys,
Her ears are like Annies
Her mouth is like Mollies,
Her feet are like Fannie's
Twas born in September,
We hadn't any other,
But don't remember
Which one was its mother
Her hair is like Hattie's,
Her form is like Flora's,
Her chin is like Matties,
Her nose is like Morals,
Twas born in September,
The first, butch, bother.
l do not remember
Which one was its mother!
In the last act the major and Rosamond are
married, the Indians follow Jessup and insist
on his return. Elder Scram gets his wives
AT CONGRESS HALL.
The art entertainment to be given at Con-
gress Hall Thursday, Friday and Saturday
next will be worth seeing, and ought to draw a
full house. 1t is said to be the finest art exhi-
bition ever given in this city. The enter
tainments will be given, as follows:-Thurs-
day evening. monuments OF Paris" Friday
evening. "London, the great city, Saturday
evening. "The Rhine and the Rhineland."
NOTES
George and Lizzie May Ulmer are members
of Agnes Leonard's 'Woman's FAITH combi-
nation.
George f. Learock who was at one time the
leading man of the Portland Museum, is now
member of the stock company of the Chica-
go Academy of Music.
Exit" WAS repeated at the new Theatre on
Saturday evening and attracted large audi
ence. Tie acting was even better than on the
previous evening, and the company leaves
with our best wishes for its future success
Abby's "Humpty Dumpty and Tyrolean
Warbler Combination is billed for next Fri
day and Saturday. The sale of seats will COM
mence Wednesday, Oct. 18TH