The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-28
ENCLlSHMAN WRITES GREATEST
PLAY OF GREATEST AMERICAN

GranG-One.
Lincoln-Damn it. Grant. Why can't
you do without it? No, no, or course
not. Who is 1t?
Grant-Malins
Mains (opening a book)-William
Scott, sir. It's rather hard case.
Lincoln-What is it?
Malins-He had just done a heavy
march. sir. and volunteered for double
guard duty to relieve a sick friend. He
was found asleep at his post.
He shuts the book.
Grant, was anxious to spare him.
But 1t couldn't be done. It was a
critical place, at a gravely critical
time.
Lincoln-When is 1t to be?
Malins-Tomorrow, at daybreak, sir.
Grant-Ask them to brng Scott in
here
Dennis goes.
want to SEQ Colonel West. Maline
ask Templeman II those figures are
ready yet.
He goes, and Mains follows
| Lincoln-Will you. Hay?
| Hay goes. After a moment. during
which Lincoln takes the book that Ma
| Inns has been reading from, and looks
| into it, William Scott Is brought in
! lie IS boy or twenty.
| Lincoln-You know who I am
| ScOtt-Yes, sir.
Lincoln - The general tells me
you've been court martialed.
Scott-Yes, sir
Scott Ga pause)-I couldn't keep
awake, sir.
Lncoln-You'd had a long march?
! Scott-Twenty-three miles, sir
Lincoln-You were doing double
duty?
Scott-Yes, sir
| Lincoln-Who ordered you?
Scott-Well, sir, offered.
! Lincoln-Why?
| Scott-Enoch White-he was sick
sir. We come from the same place
| Lincoln-Where' that?
/ Scott-Vermnnt, sir.
Iincoln-You live there?
! Scott-fes, sir. My-we've got
d farm down there. sir.
! Lincoln-Who has?
! Scott-My mother. sir. I've got hel
! photograph, sir.
He takes it from his pocket
Lincoln taking iD-Does she know
about this?
Scott-For Gods sake. don't sir.
Lincoln - There, there, my boy
| You're not going to be shot
Scott latter pause)-Not going tc
be shot, sir?
LinColn-No, no.
! Scott-NOt-going -to-be-shot?
Lincoln (rising and going to him.
! There. there. I believe you when yol
tell mo that you couldn't keep awake
! I'm going to trust you and send you
back TO Your regiment.
He goes back to his seat.
SCOtt-When may go back. sir?
Lincoln-You can go back tomorrow
I expect the fighting will be over
though.
Scott-Is it over yet, sir?
Lincoln--Not quite.
Scott-Please sir, let me go bach
tonight-let me go back tonight.
Lincoln-Very we'll.
He writes. Scott calls one of his
guards in.
Lincoln-Your prisoner is discharg
ed. Take him at once to Genera
Meade with this.
He hands a note to the man.
The Soldier-Yes, sir.
He salutes and goes out with the
soldier.
| LincOln--Hav.
Hay tOutslde) Yes, sir
He comes in. Lincoln wraps him
self up on two chairs. Hay follow
suit on bench. After a few moments
Grant comes to the door, blows GU
the candles quietly, and goes away
The curtain falls. Night passes. Their
the curtain rises on the same scene
! Lincoln and Hay still lying asleep
The light Of dawn fills the room. The
orderly comes in with two smoking
cups of coffee and some biscuits. Lin
coin wakes. Grant comes in.
Grant-Good morning, sir; gooC
morning, Hay.
Lincoln-Good morning, general.
Hay-Good morning, sir,
Grant, didn't disturb you las
night. A message has just come from
Meade. Lee has asked for an arms
tice at o'clock.
Lincoln CATER a silence)-For foU
years life has been but the hope 0
this moment. 1t is strange how sim
pie it is when it comes. Grant, you've
served the country very truly. An(
you've made my work possible.
He takes his hand.
Thank you.
Grant-Had failed, the fault woult
not have been yours, sir. succeeded
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