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One of the most useful of human virtues is patience. To bear afflictions and every event which tends to disturb the mind, with calmness, denotes a highly improved understanding. There is no condition of human life which cherishes this virtue so much as marriage. It is easy, and promotes the highest degree of self approbation, to bear distress for the sake of those whom we love.
Persons.
MEN.
Col. RIVERS — suitor to Miss Keensight.
GEORGE — son of Mrs. Goodheart.
PLAINFIELD — one of Mrs Goodheart's neighbors.
WOMEN.
Mrs. GOODHEART — a farmer's wife with a large family.
Miss KEENSIGHT — her younger sister, a manhater.
LETITIA — a brother's daughter.
LAURA — Mrs. Goodhearts eldest daughter, aged 18.
SOPHIA — — second daughter, aged 16.
NELLY — — a romp, the third daughter, aged 14.
SALLY — — fourth daughter, aged 8.
SOFTLY — woman assistant to Mrs. Goodheart, in the care of the family.
ACT I.
SCENE I
— Col. Rivers and Miss Keensight.
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(Exit Col. Rivers.)
SCENE II.
— Goodheart and Keensight.
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( Exit Keensight. )
SCENE III.
— Goodheart and Softly.
alone.
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Enters Miss Softly.
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(Softly goes out)
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Letitia enters.
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— Goodheart and Letitia.
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Keensight enters.
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Exit Keensight.
Laura and Sophia enter.
SCENE V.
— Laura, Sophia, Letitia and Goodheart.
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Goes out.
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(Shows her work.)
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Laura goes out suddenly.
SCENE VI.
— Sophia, Letitia and Goodheart.
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Goodheart returns
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All withdraw.
ACT II.
SCENE I.
— Plainfield and Goodheart.
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Exit Plainfield.
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George enters
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— Goodheart and George.
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(Exit George.)
(Softly enters.)
SCENE III.
— Softly, Goodheart and Sally.
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(Enter Letitia and Sophia.)
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(Goodheart goes out and Softly follows her.)
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SCENE IV.
— Keensight, Letitia and Sophia.
(To Letitia and Sophia)
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Goodheart returns and seals herself with a number of papers in her lap.
SCENE V.
— Goodheart, Softly, Sophia, Letitia, and Keensight.
[ giving Softly a paper
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She rises to go out, a great noise is heard, and Softly rushes in.
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SCENE VI.
— Letitia and Nelly.
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[ Takes a slate and makes figures.
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Letitia goes out.
ACT III.
SCENE I.
— Goodheart, Nelly, Sally and Keensight.
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(Rushing in)
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( She covers her face and wipes her eyes. )
SCENE II.
— Softly, Goodheart and Laura.
(Softly enters at the beginning of the scene.)
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Exit. Laura
Sophia and Letitia enter showing Sophia's work.
SCENE III.
— Sophia, Goodheart, Letitia, and Laura.
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(Opening,)
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She flies out in extacy of joy.
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All withdraw.