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Rh I say, you schleeby, vake!
 * Vake oud! Vake loose! Vake ub

Fire! Murder! Police! Vatch!
 * Oh, cracious! do vake ub!

Dot girl she schleebed—dot rain it rained,
 * Und I looked shtoopid like a fool,

Vhen mit my fiddle I shneaked off
 * So vet unci shlobby like a mool!

SCENE FROM "INGOMAR."

CHARACTERS.

. Leader of a band of Alemanni.

. A Greek girl.

No violence! Ho! how he runs! and now He stops and cries again! Poor fearful fool! It must be strange to fear: now, by my troth, I should like to feel, for once, what 'tis to fear! But the girl— (Leaning forward.) Ha! do I see right? you weep. Is that the happy temper that you boast? Par. Oh, I shall never see him more! Ing. What! have we For a silly old man, got now a foolish And timid weeping girl? I have had enough Of tears. Par. Enough, indeed, since you but mock them! I will not — no, I'll weep no more.

Ing. That's good ! come, that looks well; She is a brave girl; she rules herself, and if She keep her word, we have made a good exchange—