Josiah's Secret: A Play

By Marietta Holley

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Dec 19, 2019
• ISBN: 4064066134464

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Marietta Holley

Josiah's Secret

A Play

Published by Good Press, 2019

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EAN 4064066134464

Table of Contents

ACT I.

ACT II.

ACT III.

JOSIAH’S SECRET—A Play in Three Acts

By JOSIAH ALLEN’S WIFE

Characters:—Josiah Allen——Samantha Allen.

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ACT I.

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(Samantha’s kitchen, Samantha standing by a big churn looking very tired. Josiah sitting by the table reading a newspaper with great interest).

Samantha.

I’ve been churnin’ on this cream for two full hours, ever since I finished white-washin’ the back kitchen, and ironin’ and moppin’ and bakin’; I’m all beat out and I wish you’d help me a little.

Josiah.

(Not lookin’ up from his paper). I would love to Samantha, nothin’ pleases me more than to churn two or three pails full of cream. Men had always ruther