Say not so; for if thou, my dear Ideal,
On such a cruel, frosty bank lay dying,
And I were Violet beneath the snow,
As violets do often grow, I’d call
On all the powers in stars above and in
The earth below to move the frosty barrier.
I’ll come to thee.
[The scene closes while Violet descends the stair, and Ideal advances to meet her.
Act the Fifth.
Scene I.—A room at the Dolphin Inn. Evening.
Enter Whetstone with Bluegrass in black dress as his shadow.
Each with guitar and song-book.
Bluegrass.
A day and night,—and now another day hath waned for our recuperation; and our adventures have flown on lightning wings to Cornville. Now do we start on new emprise.
Whetstone.
Major Bluegrass, this serenade must be played on the hard-pan. Put me through to-night, and I’ll make you half-owner of the Cornville Eagle.