[ Exeunt R. H.
SCENE LAST.— The Court House.—An arm chair at the back, in front of which is a large table covered with baize.—On each side, a gallery.—On the R. of table are chairs.
Music.—The Judge discovered in C., seated.—The galleries filled with auditors.— Herman, L. H. — Knickerbocker R.
Judge. Well, now, Mr. Knickerbocker, bring amohl sell maidle fore de Court.
[ Knickerbocker goes off, and returns with Lorrenna and Alice, R. H. 1 E.
Judge. Geb denna weibsleit shteel os se sich setza kenna.
[ Lorrenna and Alice sit on R. H.
Herm. Un now, Judge, de tzeit is cooma os ich entitled bin tzu justice. Es is now tzwansich yohr sidder des bobeer g’signed is warra tzwisha meim dawdy un ’m dawdy fun dem maidle doh un according tzu dem agreement is all era arbshaft my property. [ Presents document to the Judge.
Judge.[ Reading ] “Agreed tzwisha ’m Derrick Van Slaus, Esquire, un ’m Rip Van Winkle, os der Herman Van Slaus un de Lorrenna Van Winkle engaged sin for hira wann se all tzwæ uf elt sin. Un wann anes fun ena ous back’d don is ’s agreed os ’s onner entitled is tzu’m property fun sellam os so ous back’d.
Rip Van Winkle,
Herman Van Slaus.”