Enter Hangman with gallows.
Hangman.—Mr. Punch, you are my prisoner.
Hangman.—For having broken the laws of your country.
Punch.—Why, I never touched them.
Hangman.—At any rate you are to be hanged.
Punch.—But I never was tried and condemned.
Hangman.—Never mind! We’ll hang you first and try you afterward.
Punch.—Hanged? Oh, dear! oh, dear!
Hangman.—Yes; and I hope it will be a lesson to you. (Erects the gallows on the stage.)