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A Merry Christmas

           Thesmallnessofthecompanymadeitnecessaryforthetwoprincipalactorstotakeseveralpartsapiece,andtheycertainlydeservedsomecreditforthehardworktheydidinlearningthreeorfourdifferentparts,whiskinginandoutofvariouscostumes,andmanagingthestagebesides.Itwasexcellentdrillfortheirmemories,aharmlessamusement,andemployedmanyhourswhichotherwisewouldhavebeenidle,lonely,orspentinlessprofitablesociety.

           OnChristmasnight,adozengirlspiledontothebedwhichwasthedresscircle,andsatbeforetheblueandyellowchintzcurtainsinamostflatteringstateofexpectancy.Therewasagooddealofrustlingandwhisperingbehindthecurtain,atrifleoflampsmoke,andanoccasionalgigglefromAmy,whowasapttogethystericalintheexcitementofthemoment.Presentlyabellsounded,thecurtainsflewapart,andtheoperatictragedybegan.

           "Agloomywood,"accordingtotheoneplaybill,wasrepresentedbyafewshrubsinpots,greenbaizeonthefloor,andacaveinthedistance.Thiscavewasmadewithaclotheshorseforaroof,bureausforwalls,andinitwasasmallfurnaceinfullblast,withablackpotonitandanoldwitchbendingoverit.Thestagewasdarkandtheglowofthefurnacehadafineeffect,especiallyasrealsteamissuedfromthekettlewhenthewitchtookoffthecover.Amomentwasallowedforthefirstthrilltosubside,thenHugo,thevillain,stalkedinwithaclankingswordathisside,aslouchinghat,blackbeard,mysteriouscloak,andtheboots.

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