Excerpt from Uncle Josh: A Drama in Four Acts
The Count overhears. Josh and the dude. "Wall by gum." Rejected. The insult. A blow. The attempted murder. Uncle Josh to the rescue. "Put 'er up, b' gosh, er I'll brain you!"
Act II. - Card room in Mulchaey's saloon. Plotting. The tipsy dude. "Ain't - I - bah jove - 'ic - one ther boys?" Seeing the elephant. The decoy message. Uncle Josh in danger. The poisoned drink. Uncle Josh plays a trick. Fooled again. "I'm ther liveliest dead man you ever see."
Act III. Count's apartments. Bills and duns. The Count and Joe compare notes. A fiendish scheme. The forgery. Letty and the Count. A plucky American girl. "I defy you." The Count shows his hand. Uncle Josh wants to fight. A surprise.
Act IV. Mrs. Reynold's drawing room. Erastus makes an offer. Minerva speaks her mind. "You shall see me no more." The Count asserts his power. Uncle Josh at work. "I'm not one o' the quittin' kind." The Count plays his hand. The bogus certificate. Uncle Josh makes a discovery. The detective takes.a hand. The Count in hot water. A trick that two can play at. Finale.
Remarks on the Play.
In order that all who take part in this play may thoroughly comprehend the characters, the author gives the following descriptions, which should be carefully studied.
Joshua Jarvis is a man of fifty, quick, keen, with all the sharpness of the ideal "Yankee." He is entirely ignorant of city manners and customs, and therefore makes amusing blunders wherever he goes. He is odd in speech and dress, yet is blissfully unconscious of it. This air of native simplicity must be kept up at all times, for therein lies the charm of the character. He can make up either stout or lean, red-faced or tanned - the former being preferable.
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