The Deacon: An Original Comedy Drama in Five Acts
ACT II. ON THE BATTLEFIELD.--An Irishman's philosophy.--Unconscious of
danger.--Spies in the camp.--The insult.--Risen from the ranks.--The colonel's prejudice.--Letters from home.--The plot to ruin.--A token of love.--True to him.--The plotters at work.--Breaking the seals.--The meeting of husband and wife.--A forlorn hope.--Doomed as a spy.--A struggle for lost honor.--A soldier's death.--TABLEAU.