Marietta Holley

Josiah's Secret

A Play
Published by Good Press, 2019
goodpress@okpublishing.info
EAN 4064066134464

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ACT I.
ACT II.
ACT III.

JOSIAH’S SECRET—A Play in Three Acts
By JOSIAH ALLEN’S WIFE

Characters:—Josiah Allen——Samantha Allen.


ACT I.

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(Samantha’s kitchen, Samantha standing by a big churn looking very tired. Josiah sitting by the table reading a newspaper with great interest).

Samantha. I’ve been churnin’ on this cream for two full hours, ever since I finished white-washin’ the back kitchen, and ironin’ and moppin’ and bakin’; I’m all beat out and I wish you’d help me a little.

Josiah. (Not lookin’ up from his paper). I would love to Samantha, nothin’ pleases me more than to churn two or three pails full of cream. Men had always ruther do that than to eat.

Samantha. Take holt then and let me rest a minute. I did a big day’s work before I begun to churn, and I’m tired out.

Josiah. (Still reading). I would in a minute, Samantha, but if I take this tub of butter to Jonesville I’ve got to grease the democrat, it don’t run good. (Lookin’ up from his paper). I want you to hear this Samantha. Here is eloquence and good horse sense, I feel that I love the man that wrote it—love him like a brother. You know I always contended that wimmen wuz too weak and helpless to vote, even if they knew enough, which they don’t.

(Samantha stretches up her weary form and leans on the churn dasher and says). Yes, I know you always argyed that way, but what is the piece, Josiah?

Josiah.