Poems And Plays

Tomnoddy, English attraction. Fitzpoodle, American attraction. Sergeant Bang, servant to Lacy. Bessie Barr, daughter of Hamilton Barr. Aunt Hester Barr, sister of Hamilton Barr. Helen Dash, after, Mrs. Col. Lacy. Slaves, soldiers, ladies and gentlemen, police, and creditors. PROLOGUE. Scene: On the James. Distant view of river and mountains beyond. To the right an old family tomb with " Barr " above the entrance. Time, sunset. As the sun goes down camp fires appear on mountains, and through entire scene distant roar o' artillery heard. Curtain discovers old Schack, Jeff, and slaves, men and women, looking off toward mountains. First Slave. Dye's comin', shu enuff. An' de Lawd knows dye 's thousands and thousands ob 'em. Second Slave. An' dey 's got big guns, too. Jis you listen. Aint it awful ? First Slave. Dey'l hab use foh 'em. Young Mass' Barr say dat one Souvner is good foh tree dem Yankees. Second Slave. Oh, shaw, dat's talk. Aint dey come, and don't they keep a'coming ? Where's yer Souvner as keep 'em back ? You talks foolishness wid yer young Mass' Barr. first Slave. Don't know. Hope's its foolishness. When Yanks come, de nigger go. Mind dat. He draps de hoe handle like a hot poker, an' has his freedom on de spot. De Lawd knows I want dem Yankees. But I 'se afraid, I is. Second Slave. The Lawd's on dar side, and when de Lawd takes side, as ole Mass' fiarr says, dar's a majority. I stand by de Lawd and de Yanks, I do. Schac...