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THE BRIDE OF FORT EDWARD.
PREFACE.
THE BRIDE OF FORT EDWARD, A DRAMATIC STORY.
THE BRIDE OF FORT EDWARD.
PART FIRST.
DIALOGUE I.
SCENE. The road-side on the slope of a wooded hill near Fort Edward. The speakers, two young soldiers,—Students in arms.
DIALOGUE II.
SCENE. The same. A group of ragged soldiers in conference.
DIALOGUE III.
SCENE. The same.
DIALOGUE IV.
SCENE. A room in the Parsonage,—an old-fashioned summer parlor.—-On the side a door and windows opening into an orchard, in front, a yard filled with shade trees. The view beyond bounded by a hill partly wooded. A young girl, in the picturesque costume of the time, lies sleeping on the antique sofa. Annie sits by a table, covered with coarse needlework, humming snatches of songs as she works.
PART SECOND
DIALOGUE I.
SCENE. A little glen in the woods near Fort Edward. A young British Officer appears, attended by a soldier in the American uniform; the latter with a small sealed pacquet in his hand.
DIALOGUE II.
SCENE. A chamber in the Parsonage. Helen leaning from the open window.
PART THIRD.
DIALOGUE I.
SCENE. The hill—Night—Large fires burning—Sentinels dimly seen in the back-ground. A young Indian steals carefully from the thicket. He examines the ground and the newly-felled trees.
DIALOGUE II.
SCENE. Chamber in the Parsonage. Moonlight. Annie sitting by the window, the door open into an adjoining room.
DIALOGUE III.
SCENE. The porch. Helen waiting the return of her messenger from the hut.
DIALOGUE IV.
SCENE. The British camp. Moonlight. A lady in a rich travelling dress, standing in the door of a log-hut.
DIALOGUE V.
SCENE. The interior of a tent. Maitland, in travelling equipments, pacing the floor.
DIALOGUE VI.
SCENE. Lady Ackland's door.
THOUGHTS.
SCENE. The Hill. The Student's Night-watch.
PART FOURTH.
DIALOGUE I.
SCENE. The ground before the fort. Baggage wagons. Cannon dismounted. Confused sounds within. A soldier is seen leaning on his rifle.
DIALOGUE II.
SCENE. Before the door of the Parsonage. Trunks, boxes, and various articles of furniture, scattered about the yard. Two men coming down the path.
DIALOGUE III.
SCENE. A Chamber partly darkened, the morning air steals faintly through the half-open shutters. Helen before the mirror, leaning upon the toilette, her face buried in her hands, her long hair unbound, and flowing on her shoulders.
PART FIFTH.
DIALOGUE I.
SCENE. The hill. A young Soldier enters.
DIALOGUE II.
SCENE. The deserted house—the chamber—Helen by the table—her head bowed and motionless. She rises slowly from her drooping posture.
DIALOGUE III.
SCENE. British Camp. The interior of a Tent richly furnished. An Officer seated at a table covered with papers and maps. A Servant in waiting.
DIALOGUE IV.
SCENE. The ground before Maitland's Tent.
PART SIXTH
DIALOGUE I.
SCENE. The slope of the Hill near Fort Edward. The road-side, shaded with stately pines and hemlocks.
DIALOGUE II.
SCENE. A little glen, darkly shaded with pines. A fountain issuing from one side, and falling with a curious murmur into the basin below.
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