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Delia Salter Bacon. The Bride of Fort Edward: Founded on an Incident of the Revolution
The Bride of Fort Edward: Founded on an Incident of the Revolution
Table of Contents
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
