Aunt Jemima Hopkins, a leetle inquisitive.
Mrs. Hortensia Fastone, very genteel.
Dora, her Daughter.
Katy Doolan, Irish Help.
Scene.—Room in Mrs. Clipper's House. Lounge, L.; Chairs, C.; Table and Rocking-chair, Looking-glass, R.
Enter Mrs. Clipper and Kitty, r.
Mrs. C. But really, Kitty, I cannot afford it.
Kitty. O, yes, you can, mother; just this once. It's such a love of a bonnet! it's so becoming! and it only costs fifteen dollars.
Mrs. C. Fifteen dollars! Why, child, you are crazy! We cannot afford to be so extravagant. The income derived from the property your dear father left will only allow us to dress in the most economical manner.