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Identifier: historicalplaysf00bird (find matches)
Title: Historical plays for children
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Bird, Grace Electa Starling, Maud, joint author
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Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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has prayedfor your safety. Third Citizen (to interpreters wife). We areglad that you brought the youngest ex-plorer home safe and sound. Apparentlythe trip has done the child no harm. Fourth Citizen. How can we reward this gal-lant company? They have done what nomoney can repay. Governor. President Jefferson is anxious tosee you at Washington to express his grati-tude in the name of the nation. Clark. We have found the way to the PacificOcean, and opened up that rich country.What we have accomplished is a sufficientreward for our labors. (All go out.) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCENE I Boston — a Small Room behind the Soap andCandle Shop of Benjamin Franklins Father CHARACTERS Benjamin Franklin James, his brother Their Father and their Mother (Benjamin, with his coat off, is reading a news-paper on a table covered with candle moldsand wicks.) Father (entering). Benjamin, what in the world are you doing ?Benjamin (putting the newspaper aside). I was just reading brother Jamess newspaper. 199
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200 HISTORICAL PLAYS FOR CHILDREN 201 Father. Every time you find anything to read, you neglect your work. Have any customers been in here while I was out ?Benjamin. Yes, I sold a dozen candles to an old man.Father. If you do not attend to business better, we snail soon have no more candles to sell.Benjamin. I have finished cutting all these wicks. (He picks up some wicks.)Father (laughing). A candle needs something besides a wick. (He picks up dish of tallow.) This tallow will have to be melted again before you can pour it into these molds. (He points to the molds.)Benjamin (sighing). I hate candle-making.Father. I have heard you say that before. I hope you are not lazy, my boy.Benjamin. No, I am not lazy. I should like to go to sea.Father. Put that notion out of your head at once. The life of a sailor is both hard and dangerous. v 205 HISTORICAL PLAYS FOR CHILDREN Benjamin. I know that, but I am tired ofJ^e stupid work here. # Fattier. What is good enough for your fathershould be go

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  • bookyear:1912
  • bookdecade:1910
  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Bird__Grace_Electa
  • bookauthor:Starling__Maud__joint_author
  • bookpublisher:New_York__The_Macmillan_Company
  • bookcontributor:The_Library_of_Congress
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  • bookleafnumber:217
  • bookcollection:library_of_congress
  • bookcollection:americana
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