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      CHARACTERS OF THE DRAMA.
    • Old Mr. Firelock,
    • Mrs. Firelock,
    • General Washington.

Scene

Scene — Trenton, New Jersey.
Old Mr. Firelock enters, and places his crutch behind the door.
Firelock.

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Mrs. Firelock.

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Firelock.

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Mrs. Firelock.

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Firelock.

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Mrs. Firelock.

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SCENE II.

young girls
Trenton bridge, beautifully decorated with arches, interlaced with flowers and evergreen. The bridge on either side lined with young ladies and children dressed in white and carrying baskets of wild flowers. Mr. Firelock leaning on his crutch at the end of the bridge, with a garland of oak leaves and acorns. Music heard at a distance — and presently the trampling of horses. The old man listens eagerly for a moment, when Washington, followed by a train of officers and spectators, enters upon the bridge. Three loud bursts of hazza! huzza! huzza! are heard from the crowd. The music plays cheerfully, and the move forward, singing,

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Old Firelock
While they are singing, Washington passes along slowly, gracefully lowering his cap to the multitude; but when they sing the two last lines, and begin to strew their flowers beneath his horse's feet, he hastily turns aside to brush away his tears. steps up to him, and places the garland round the horse's neck, saying, in a trembling voice,

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Gen. Washington.

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He warmly presses his hand, and passes on with the procession

SCENE III.

MR. FIRELOCK'S HOUSE.
The old man throws himself into a chair and sobs.
Firelock.

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Mrs. Firelock.

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Washington
enters.

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Firelock.

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Washington.

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Firelock.

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Washington.

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Firelock.

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Tears drop fast upon the General's hand
Mrs. Firelock.

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Exit Washington
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Mathias Göbel
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TextGrid Repository (2024). American Drama. The Triumphal Arch. The Triumphal Arch (1824). American Drama Corpus. Mathias Göbel. https://hdl.handle.net/21.11113/0000-0014-A442-6