| Mrs. Montgomery, | A Lady who is seeking Country Board. | |
| Mr. Montgomery, | her Husband. | |
| Florence Malvina, | ⎫ | Their Children. |
| George Alexander, | ⎭ | |
| Mrs. Jones, | A Farmer’s Wife. | |
| Jonathan, | ⎫ | Servants. |
| Patty, | ⎭ |
Scene I.—Parlor. Mr. Montgomery, L., reading paper. Mrs. Montgomery, R., sewing.
Mrs. Montgomery. Mr. Montgomery.
Mr. Montgomery. Well, my dear.
Mrs. M. We must go into the country this summer.
Mr. M. Is it absolutely essential to your happiness?
Mrs. M. (with suppressed eagerness). Of course I should enjoy it very much. But I wasn’t thinking of myself. The children need it far more than I do. They are both quite feeble and need fresh air and country living.
Mr. M. I hadn’t noticed that the children were not as well as usual.
Mrs. M. No, I dare say not. Men never notice such things. But they are both ailing; and if I didn’t doctor them all the time, they’d be down sick.
Mr. M. We can’t afford to pay the extravagant prices charged for country board.