Lanterna Rally

Author: Edward Grimm

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-19

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781331831044

Excerpt from His Name Is Mud: A Comedy, in Four Acts Scene I. - Parlor. Enter Mrs. Roland, Miss Roland and John. Miss Roland. Who could have done such a dastardly deed? John. Of course I don't know for certain, but - Mrs. Roland. Whom do you suspect, John? John. I think it was day before yesterday when I saw that second-handed dude sneaking around the rear part of the garden. You know, Miss, that loafer who has annoyed you so much. I am almost certain that he threw the poison over the fence. Dogs don't agree with fellows of his stamp. Miss Roland. Oh! shall I never be able to escape that hateful wretch! How is it possible? I have not been outside of this house since we moved into it. Mrs. Roland. Some one who knows us must have given the information. Do you think, John, that Lizzie has posted him? John. I hardly think so. Miss Roland. It must be she who has again betrayed our whereabouts. We have changed our butcher, milkman, baker and even our grocer, and, yet, here is that ruffian at our door again. It is she and no one else. Tell her to come up stairs for a minute. Mrs. Roland. You need not tell her of our suspicion. John. Certainly not ma'am. (Exit.) Miss Roland. Oh! if I only had a brother who could give that miserable scamp a beating that would lay him up for a month, I would worship him as my greatest benefactor. (Enter Lizzie.) Have you given any poison to the dog? Lizzie. Sure, Miss, you don't think that I done it? Mrs. Roland. Perhaps you can tell us who has done it. Lizzie. No, ma'am, I can not. Miss Roland. You know the cause why we have changed our residence twice within six months. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.