Category: Humour
JOSIAH ALLEN, a farmer, SAMANTHA, his wife, TIRZAH ANN, farmer’s daughter, THOMAS JEFFERSON, farmer’s son, BETSEY BOBBETT, an old maid, SHAKESPEARE BOBBETT, Betsey’s brother, DOCTOR BOMBUS, WIDDER DOODLE, SOPHRONIA GOWDY, ELDER PEEDICK, EDITOR OF JONESVILLE “AUGUR,” SIMON SLIM...
SAM. I declare them hens makes me more trouble than all the rest of my work, keeps me a scarin’ ’em out of the garden all the time, and that pup hain’t good for anything.
8. ACT VI.SCENE.—_Betsey and Simon Slimpsey at home.—Eight or nine children in various stages of distress, faces tied up, etc.—Two cradles with children in them.—Betsey sewing.—Simon tryi...
4. ACT III.ED. My hired girl has left me, Mrs. Allen, and I want to go to Shackeville this morning and see if I can find one. And I called to see if I could leave a twin or two with you wh...
2. ACT I.SCENE.—_Monday at the Allen’s.—Mrs. Allen kneading bread. Tirzah Ann washing at the washtub.—Widder Doodle picking over beans.—Elder Peedick sitting in the corner arranging a bo...
7. SCENE II—_Quire Meeting—Two or three rows of seats,—Any number ofSingers, the more the better—Editor takes chair in center of first row—Betsey and Miss Gowdy both try to take the vacant seat at his left: Miss Gowdy gets it—Betsey sits in fron...
5. ACT IV.SCENE.—_Outside of cottage—Josiah and Samantha within.—Cats heard fighting dreadfully behind the scenes—Upper window opens, and Thomas J. throws out something to scare cats.—Whe...
6. ACT V.SCENE.—_Josiah Allen’s wife with bonnet on ready to start.—She says to herself: “I wonder why Josiah Allen don’t come. We shall be late to that quire meetin’.”—When Simon Slimps...
1. ACT VI.JOSIAH ALLEN, a farmer, SAMANTHA, his wife, TIRZAH ANN, farmer’s daughter, THOMAS JEFFERSON, farmer’s son, BETSEY BOBBETT, an old maid, SHAKESPEARE BOBBETT, Betsey’s brother, DO...