Mrs. Gabble.
Jenny Frost, Bessy Snow, Sadie Bean, | } | City girls on a vacation in the country. |
Sissy Gabble.
Juno, Miss Pease's coloured help.
Scene.—Miss Pease's best room. Table, c., back. Chairs, r. and l. Rocking-chair, c. Chair directly in front of the table.
Enter, l., Juno; costume, calico dress, handkerchief about her head in shape of a turban, broom in her hand.
Juno. Bress my soul! Nebber see, in de whole co'se ob my life, sich a galloping set as dem are city gals—nebber! For all de worl', jes like a flock ob sheep. Shoo! away dey go, from de cellar to de top ob de house—pell-mell inter de barn. Skipterty shoo, ober de fields; skersplash into de brook; don't keer for nuffin nor nobody. Can't keep de chairs straight, nor de flo' clean nor nuffin. (Looks off, R.) Now, now, now, jes look a dar! jes look a dar! See 'em scootin' round, chasin' dat are poor orphanless calf, what ain't got no mudder. Never did see nuffin like it, nebber. (Sweeps violently.)
Jenny. (Outside, R.) Ha, ha, ha! If you don't stop, girls, I shall die.
Bessie. (Outside, R.) Ha, ha, ha! O, dear, there goes my hat!