_Amorous Dan_—Good evening, my pretty VIOLET.
_Violet_—A warm salute to my kind protector.
_Dan_—Has Governor Simeon Draper been here to-day?
_Violet_—Yes, and Governor Bell. Simeon forced a dozen kisses from my
lips and cheeks.
_Dan_—O, the scamp! (Sits by her side, and sips luscious fragrance
from her cherry and rosy lips, while she archly reclines on the sofa
that he purchased for her)—Sim is a bold villain. Did he seek more
than a kiss?
_Violet_—He again strove hard to ravish me.
_Dan_—But you foiled him?
_Violet_—I did.
_Dan_—O, my love, let me reward thee with these grateful lips. (Kisses
her twenty times in rapid succession.)
_Violet_—O, dearest, I fear you will smother me with gratitude. Do not
strangle me with such emblems of affection.
_Dan_—I love thee too fervently, my charming Violet.
_Violet_—I’m sorry you have a family.
_Dan_—And so am I, my fair one. But neither kin nor stranger shall
blight our sweet relations. Thou art all to me. Without thee, I am
most desolate.
_Violet_—I fear Simeon Draper will mar our happy destiny.
_Dan_—Why?
_Violet_—Because he loves me.
_Dan_—His love is of a lustful nature, while mine is from the purest
rivulets of the heart.
_Violet_—I know you adore my spirit, while he only loves my form.
_Dan_—And dost thou avow so much? O, breathe those sweet tones again.
_Violet_—Shall I sing them, dearest?
_Dan_—O what bliss is this! Sing, O sing, my beauteous Violet, and
entrance my heart with thy celestial music.
_Violet sings_— For many a day,
With doubtful ray,
I gazed for thee,
O’er lea and sea:
And from my heart,
Thou ne’er shalt part,
So dear to me,
Thy love will be.
So on my bed,
Repose thy head,
And from my lip
Choice honey sip.
_Dan_— O my! and O thy!
I will ever try
To please thy fair eye,
So happy am I.
_Violet_— Come, O come with me,
And most happy be.
_Dan_— O, O, O!
(They retire for the night.)