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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

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