Ray. I begin to like this place. We’ll set the men at work, and put up a house on the bluffs, large and roomy.
John Gale. That’s right; for this union of the Gales will be likely to end in a squall.
Ray. It shall be a family house, with room enough for Sept. and his wife, March and his wife, John Gale and his wife, I and the Captain; and, once a year at least, we’ll all meet there, to talk over old times, and return thanksgiving for the treasures found down by the sea.
DISPOSITION OF CHARACTERS:
R. Kate, Sept., Capt., Ray., John Gale, Mrs. Gale, March, Kitty, L.
A CLOSE SHAVE.
A FARCE.
CHARACTERS.
| Crusty | (a man of means, generally considered a mean man). |
| Tonsor | (a barber). |
| McGinnis | (his assistant). |
| Zeb | (a colored apprentice). |
| Heavyface | (a hypochondriac). |
| Simper | (an exquisite). |