The Bride of Fort Edward

About this eBook

Author

Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859

Title

The Bride of Fort Edward: Founded on an Incident of the Revolution

Credits

Produced by David Garcia, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama

Category

Text

eBook-No.

7235

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7235

Release Date

January 1, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BRIDE OF FORT EDWARD.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.THE BRIDE OF FORT EDWARD, A DRAMATIC STORY. — THE BRIDE OF FORT EDWARD.
4. 4.PART FIRST. — DIALOGUE I. — SCENE. The road-side on the slope of a wooded hill near Fort Edward. The speakers, two young soldiers,—Students in arms . — DIALOGUE II. — SCENE. The same. A group of ragged soldiers in conference . — DIALOGUE III. — SCENE. The same . — DIALOGUE IV. — SCENE. A room in the Parsonage,—an old-fashioned summer parlor.—-On the side a door and windows opening into an orchard, in front, a yard filled with shade trees. The view beyond bounded by a hill partly wooded. A young girl, in the picturesque costume of the time, lies sleeping on the antique sofa. Annie sits by a table, covered with coarse needlework, humming snatches of songs as she works .
5. 5.PART SECOND — DIALOGUE I. — SCENE. A little glen in the woods near Fort Edward. A young British Officer appears, attended by a soldier in the American uniform; the latter with a small sealed pacquet in his hand . — DIALOGUE II. — SCENE. A chamber in the Parsonage. Helen leaning from the open window .
6. 6.PART THIRD. — DIALOGUE I. — SCENE. The hill—Night—Large fires burning—Sentinels dimly seen in the back-ground. A young Indian steals carefully from the thicket. He examines the ground and the newly-felled trees. — DIALOGUE II. — SCENE. Chamber in the Parsonage. Moonlight. Annie sitting by the window, the door open into an adjoining room . — DIALOGUE III. — SCENE. The porch. Helen waiting the return of her messenger from the hut . — DIALOGUE IV. — SCENE. The British camp. Moonlight. A lady in a rich travelling dress, standing in the door of a log-hut . — DIALOGUE V. — SCENE. The interior of a tent. Maitland, in travelling equipments, pacing the floor . — DIALOGUE VI. — SCENE. Lady Ackland's door . — THOUGHTS. — SCENE. The Hill. The Student's Night-watch .
7. 7.PART FOURTH. — DIALOGUE I. — SCENE. The ground before the fort. Baggage wagons. Cannon dismounted. Confused sounds within. A soldier is seen leaning on his rifle . — DIALOGUE II. — SCENE. Before the door of the Parsonage. Trunks, boxes, and various articles of furniture, scattered about the yard. Two men coming down the path . — DIALOGUE III. — SCENE. A Chamber partly darkened, the morning air steals faintly through the half-open shutters. Helen before the mirror, leaning upon the toilette, her face buried in her hands, her long hair unbound, and flowing on her shoulders .
8. 8.PART FIFTH. — DIALOGUE I. — SCENE. The hill. A young Soldier enters . — DIALOGUE II. — SCENE. The deserted house—the chamber—Helen by the table—her head bowed and motionless. She rises slowly from her drooping posture . — DIALOGUE III. — SCENE. British Camp. The interior of a Tent richly furnished. An Officer seated at a table covered with papers and maps. A Servant in waiting . — DIALOGUE IV. — SCENE. The ground before Maitland's Tent .
9. 9.PART SIXTH — DIALOGUE I. — SCENE. The slope of the Hill near Fort Edward. The road-side, shaded with stately pines and hemlocks . — DIALOGUE II. — SCENE. A little glen, darkly shaded with pines. A fountain issuing from one side, and falling with a curious murmur into the basin below .

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