(Curtain falls.)
PRACTICAL HUSBANDRY.
CHARACTERS.
| Frank Webster, | A Young Man from the City. |
| Edwin Aldrich, | His Friend. |
| Mrs. Leighton, | A Farmer’s Wife. |
| Annie Montgomery, | Her Niece. |
Scene I.—Frank is seated, R., in the depths of an arm-chair, his feet resting on the table. He is smoking a cigar. Enter Edwin, L.
Edwin. Well, Frank, you look decidedly cosey and comfortable, that’s a fact.
Frank (not altering his position, but motioning his visitor to a seat). That’s the way to do. One might as well enjoy life as he goes along. Have a cigar, Aldrich? (Offers him an open case, in which are cigars.)
E. (throwing himself on a lounge, L. C.). No, Frank, I believe not. The fact is, I’ve reformed—given up smoking.
F. Whew! I’ll wager that’s one of the consequences of matrimony.
E. I don’t deny it. But I think smoking is a bad habit, and have thought of giving it up before, but never could persevere till now. That reminds me, Frank; why don’t you marry? I dare say you could find some one in the city foolish enough to take you for better or worse. And you don’t know what a comfort ’tis to a man to have a good wife and a pleasant home.