12 ST. NICHOLAS PLAYS AND OPERETTAS rv Alack for Mary Jane! the knife Hangs glittering o'er her head! Before the altar, Mortimer Waits his fair bride to wed. " Who knocks upon the outer gate ? Oh, father, quickly hie! " ' 'T is but the grimy charcoal man; We have no time to buy! " … "HEK SHRIEKS NO MEKCY WINt" " Methinks I hear the area-bell; Oh, father, quickly speed! " " 'T is but a pesky book-agent; Thou hast no time to read!"
Children's plays · Amusements
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