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;We are the Witnesses��
THE QUADROON GIRL
The Slaver in the broad lagoon
Lay moored with idle sail��
He waited for the rising moon��
And for the evening gale。
Under the shore his boat was tied��
And all her listless crew
Watched the gray alligator slide
Into the still bayou。
Odors of orange´flowers�察�and spice��
Reached them from time to time��
Like airs that breathe from Paradise
Upon a world of crime。
The Planter�察�under his roof of thatch��
Smoked thoughtfully and slow��
The Slaver's thumb was on the latch��
He seemed in haste to go。
He said�察 �My ship at anchor rides
In yonder broad lagoon��
I only wait the evening tides��
And the rising of the moon。
Before them�察�with her face upraised��
In timid attitude��
Like one half curious�察�half amazed��
A Quadroon maiden stood。
Her eyes were large�察�and full of light��
Her arms and neck were bare��
No garment she wore save a kirtle bright��
And her own long�察�raven hair。
And on her lips there played a smile
As holy�察�meek�察�and faint��
As lights in some cathedral aisle
The features of a saint。
;The soil is barren��the farm is old;��
The thoughtful planter said��
Then looked upon the Slaver's gold��
And then upon the maid。
His heart within him was at strife
With such accursed gains��
For he knew whose passions gave her life��
Whose blood ran in her veins。
But the voice of nature was too weak��
He took the glittering gold��
Then pale as death grew the maiden's cheek��
Her hands as icy cold。
The Slaver led her from the door��
He led her by the hand��
To be his slave and paramour
In a strange and distant land��
THE WARNING
Beware� �The Israelite of old�察�who tore
The lion in his path��when�察�poor and blind��
He saw the blessed light of heaven no more��
Shorn of his noble strength and forced to grind
In prison�察�and at last led forth to be
A pander to Philistine revelry��
Upon the pillars of the temple laid
His desperate hands�察�and in its overthrow
Destroyed himself�察�and with him those who made
A cruel mockery of his sightless woe��
The poor�察�blind Slave�察�the scoff and jest of all��
Expired�察�and thousands perished in the fall��
There is a poor�察�blind Samson in this land��
Shorn of his strength and bound in bonds of steel��
Who may�察�in some grim revel�察�raise his hand��
And shake the pillars of this Commonweal��
Till the vast Temple of our liberties。
A shapeless mass of wreck and rubbish lies。
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THE SPANISH STUDENT
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
VICTORIAN
HYPOLITO Students of Alcala。
THE COUNT OF LARA
DON CARLOS Gentlemen of Madrid。
THE ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO。
A CARDINAL。
BELTRAN CRUZADO Count of the Gypsies。
BARTOLOME ROMAN A young Gypsy。
THE PADRE CURA OF GUADARRAMA。
PEDRO CRESPO Alcalde。
PANCHO Alguacil。
FRANCISCO Lara's Servant。
CHISPA Victorian's Servant。
BALTASAR Innkeeper。
PRECIOSA A Gypsy Girl。
ANGELICA A poor Girl。
MARTINA The Padre Cura's Niece。
DOLORES Preciosa's Maid。
Gypsies�察�Musicians�察�etc。
ACT I。
SCENE I。The COUNT OF LARA'S chambers。 Night。 The COUNT in his
dressing´gown�察�smoking and conversing with DON CARLOS。
Lara。 You were not at the play tonight�察�Don Carlos��
How happened it��
Don C。 I had engagements elsewhere。
Pray who was there��
Lara。 Why all the town and court。
The house was crowded�察�and the busy fans
Among the gayly dressed and perfumed ladies
Fluttered like butterflies among the flowers。
There was the Countess of Medina Celi��
The Goblin Lady with her Phantom Lover��
Her Lindo Don Diego�察�Dona Sol��
And Dona Serafina�察�and her cousins。
Don C。 What was the play��
Lara。 It was a dull affair��
One of those comedies in which you see��
As Lope says�察�the history of the world
Brought down from Genesis to the Day of Judgment。
There were three duels fought in the first act��
Three gentlemen receiving deadly wounds��
Laying their hands upon their hearts�察�and saying��
;O�察�I am dead� ─�a lover in a closet��
An old hidalgo�察�and a gay Don Juan��
A Dona Inez with a black mantilla��
Followed at twilight by an unknown lover��
Who looks intently where he knows she is not��
Don C。 Of course�察�the Preciosa danced to´night��
Lara。 And never better。 Every footstep fell
As lightly as a sunbeam on the water。
I think the girl extremely beautiful。
Don C。 Almost beyond the privilege of woman��
I saw her in the Prado yesterday。
Her step was royal��queen´like��and her face
As beautiful as a saint's in Paradise。
Lara。 May not a saint fall from her Paradise��
And be no more a saint��
Don C。 Why do you ask��
Lara。 Because I have heard it said this angel fell��
And though she is a virgin outwardly��
Within she is a sinner�察�like those panels
Of doors and altar´pieces the old monks
Painted in convents�察�with the Virgin Mary
On the outside�察�and on the inside Venus��
Don C。 You do her wrong�察�indeed�察�you do her wrong��
She is as virtuous as she is fair。
Lara。 How credulous you are� �Why look you�察�friend��
There's not a virtuous woman in Madrid��
In this whole city� �And would you persuade me
That a mere dancing´girl�察�who shows herself��
Nightly�察�half naked�察�on the stage�察�for money��
And with voluptuous motions fires the blood
Of inconsiderate youth�察�is to be held
A model for her virtue��
Don C。 You forget
She is a Gypsy girl。
Lara。 And therefore won
The easier。
Don C。 Nay�察�not to be won at all��
The only virtue that a Gypsy prizes
Is chastity。 That is her only virtue。
Dearer than life she holds it。 I remember
A Gypsy woman�察�a vile�察�shameless bawd��
Whose craft was to betray the young and fair��
And yet this woman was above all bribes。
And when a noble lord�察�touched by her beauty��
The wild and wizard beauty of her race��
Offered her gold to be what she made others��
She turned upon him�察�with a look of scorn��
And smote him in the face��
Lara。 And does that prove
That Preciosa is above suspicion��
Don C。 It proves a nobleman may be repulsed
When he thinks conquest easy。 I believe
That woman�察�in her deepest degradation��
Holds something sacred�察�something undefiled��
Some pledge and keepsake of her higher nature��
And�察�like the diamond in the dark�察�retains
Some quenchless gleam of the celestial light��
Lara。 Yet Preciosa would have taken the gold。
Don C。 ��rising��。 I do not think so。
Lara。 I am sure of it。
But why this haste�拭 �Stay yet a little longer��
And fight the battles of your Dulcinea。
Don C。 'T is late。 I must begone�察�for if I stay
You will not be persuaded。
Lara。 Yes�察�persuade me。
Don C。 No one so deaf as he who will not hear��
Lara。 No one so blind as he who will not see��
Don C。 And so good night。 I wish you pleasant dreams��
And greater faith in woman。 ��Exit。
Lara。 Greater faith��
I have the greatest faith�察�for I believe
Victorian is her lover。 I believe
That I shall be to´morrow�察�and thereafter
Another�察�and another�察�and another��
Chasing each other through her zodiac��
As Taurus chases Aries。
��Enter FRANCISCO with a casket。��
Well�察�Francisco��
What speed with Preciosa��
Fran。 None�察�my lord。
She sends your jewels back�察�and bids me tell you
She is not to be purchased by your gold。
Lara。 Then I will try some other way to win her。
Pray�察�dost thou know Victorian��
Fran。 Yes�察�my lord��
I saw him at the jeweller's to´day。
Lara。 What was he doing there��
Fran。 I saw him buy
A golden ring�察�that had a ruby in it。
Lara。 Was there another like it��
Fran。 One so like it
I could not choose between them。
Lara。 It is well。
To´morrow morning bring that ring to me。
Do not forget。 Now light me to my bed。
��Exeunt。
SCENE II。 A street in Madrid。 Enter CHISPA�察�followed by
musicians�察�with a bagpipe�察�guitars�察�and other instruments。
Chispa。 Abernuncio Satanas� �and a plague on all lovers who
ramble about at night�察�drinking the elements�察�instead of
sleeping quietly in their beds。 Every dead man to his cemetery��
say I�察�and every friar to his monastery。 Now�察�here's my master��
Victorian�察�yesterday a cow´keeper�察�and to´day a gentleman��
yesterday a student�察�and to´day a lover�察�and I must be up later
than the nightingale�察�for as the abbot sings so must the
sacristan respond。 God grant he may soon be married�察�for then
shall all this serenading cease。 Ay�察�marry� �marry� �marry� �
Mother�察�what does marry mean�拭 �It means to spin�察�to bear
children�察�and to weep�察�my daughter� �And�察�of a truth�察�there is
something more in matrimony than the wedding´ring。 ��To the
musicians。�� And now�察�gentlemen�察�Pax vobiscum� �as the ass said to
the cabbages。 Pray�察�walk this way�察�and don't hang down your
heads。 It is no disgrace to have an old father and a ragged
shirt。 Now�察�look you�察 �you are gentlemen who lead the life of
crickets�察�you enjoy hunger by day and noise by night。 Yet�察�I
beseech you�察�for this once be not loud�察�but pathetic�察�for it is a
serenade to a damsel in bed�察�and not to the Man in the Moon。
Your object is not to arouse and terrify�察�but to soothe and bring
lulling dreams。 Therefore�察�each shall not play upon his
instrument as if it were the only one in the universe�察�but
gently�察�and with a certain mode