Mr. Benson
By jingo and jumpin’ John Rogers, I’m goin’ to-morrow.
Curtain.
ACT II
Scene: Picnic grounds in the country near Harry Benson’s farm. Scene is at dinner-time on the picnic grounds. The band is heard playing in the distance. Ethel, Jennie, and Mrs. Benson are busy taking food from a large box. Mr. Benson is sitting on a spring buggy seat at one side of the stage. Toy balloon whistles can be heard at different intervals, some louder than others. Also auto horns tooting occasionally.
Mrs. Benson
While working.
Ethel, I thought the pageant went just fine. Didn’t you, Jennie?
Jennie