CHARACTERS
Miss Lavinia Boltwood, a despotic spinster.
Betty Boltwood, her niece.
Mrs. Cowles, a neighbor.
Mrs. Adams, a neighbor.
Mrs. Strong, the village gossip.
Mandy, slave of Miss Boltwood.
Judge Ingram, a middle-aged bachelor of mild Tory sentiments.
William Dickinson, a fiery young Minuteman.