Mrs. P.Yes; the firm has recovered itself, and I received a notice two months ago that some settlement might be anticipated. Mrs. Claiborne Miss Clinton. Is it on such evidence you'd hang a human being? Mas'r Ratts, you hard him sing about de place where de good niggers go, de last time. A large table is in theC.,at back. Lafouche. Pete. It's dem black trash, Mas'r George; dis ere property wants claring; dem's getting too numerous round; when I gets time I'll kill some on 'em, sure! [Scudder*takes out watch.*]. Yonder is the boy---now is my time! [Sees tomahawk in Wahnotee's belt---draws it out and examines it.] Zoe. He said so. O, get out. Mr. George is in love with Zoe. I would be alone a little while. [R.U.E.] I was raised on dis yar plantation---neber see no door in it---always open, sar, for stranger to walk in. Hold on! [Scandalized.] Zoe. You wanted to come to an understanding, and I'm coming thar as quick as I can. there it comes---it comes---don't you hear a footstep on the dry leaves? he does not know, he does not know! he must not see me. He and his apparatus arrived here, took the judge's likeness and his fancy, who made him overseer right off. I suppose I shall go before long, and I wished to visit all the places, once again, to see the poor people. You can't control everything in life Gemma Burgess, Never had he beheld such a magnificent brown skin, so entrancing a figure, such dainty, transparent fingers. George. You slew him with that tomahawk; and as you stood over his body with the letter in your hand, you thought that no witness saw the deed, that no eye was on you---but there was, Jacob M'Closky, there was. [Draws pistol---M'Closky*rushes on and falls atScudder'sfeet.*]. Don't b'lieve it, Mas'r George,---no. He will love you---he must. Let me relate you the worst cases. here's the other one; she's a little too thoroughbred---too much of the greyhound; but the heart's there, I believe. It's such a long time since I did this sort of thing, and this old machine has got so dirty and stiff, I'm afraid it won't operate. You don't come here to take life easy. I'd be darned glad if somebody would tear my past life away from me. Ho! "No. No, ma'am; here's the plan of it. Point. [Speaking in his ear-trumpet.] Zoe. Scud. Scud. I'll trouble you for that piece of baccy, Judge---thank you---so, gentlemen, as life is short, we'll start right off. Yes, missus. The men accuse Wahnotee of the murder, and McClosky calls for him to be lynched. Sunny. See also Raits. O, that's it, is it? [During the dialogueWahnoteehas takenGeorge'sgun. E. Paul. New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall
This old nigger, the grandfather of the boy you murdered, speaks for you---don't that go through you? O, laws-a-mussey, see dis; here's a pictur' I found stickin' in that yar telescope machine, sar! You see how easily I have become reconciled to my fate---so it will be with you. M'Closky. You're trembling so, you'll fall down directly. "I'm afraid to die; yet I am more afraid to live," Zoe says, asking Dido to "protect me from that mando let me die without pain" (70). If he would only propose to marry me I would accept him, but he don't know that, and he will go on fooling, in his slow European way, until it is too late. Is not Dora worth any man's---. Hole yer tongues. Your own Zoe, that loves you, aunty, so much, so much.---[Gets phial.] Yes, den a glass ob fire-water; now den. M'Closky. that'll save her. Ratts. Scud. [*Points down, and shows by pantomime how he buried*Paul.]. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Quotes submission guide. Am I late? He stood gazing in wonder at her work-basket as if it was something extraordinary. I can't introduce any darned improvement there. Not a picayune. [Wahnotee*sits*L.,rolled in blanket.]. At New Orleans, they said, "She's pretty, very pretty, but no brains." Mrs. P.So, Pete, you are spoiling those children as usual! you stan' dar, I see you Ta demine usti. He's an Injiun---fair play. [*Takes fan from*Minnie.] See also Trivia | Goofs | Crazy Credits | Alternate Versions | Connections | Soundtracks Getting Started | Contributor Zone [Exit slowly, as if concealing himself,R.U.E. George. Zoe, bring here the judge's old desk; it is in the library. The Wharf---goods, boxes, and bales scattered about---a camera on stand, R. Scudder, R., Dora, L., George*andPauldiscovered;Dorabeing photographed byScudder,who is arranging photographic apparatus,GeorgeandPaullooking on at back.*. Now, gentlemen, I'm proud to submit to you the finest lot of field hands and house servants that was ever offered for competition; they speak for themselves, and do credit to their owners.---[Reads.] I listen dar jess now---dar was ole lady cryin'---Mas'r George---ah! Farewell, Dora. Copyright 2023 Famous Quotes & Sayings. what will become of her when I am gone? Paul's best friend, the Indian Wahnotee, discovers Paul's body; he can speak only poor English, however, and is unable to communicate the tragedy to anyone else. Enjoy reading and share 14 famous quotes about Boucicaults The Octoroon with everyone. Top, you varmin! The Octoroon's Sacrifice (1912) Quotes It looks like we don't have any Quotes for this title yet. The Octoroon Quotes & Sayings Happy to read and share the best inspirational The Octoroon quotes, sayings and quotations on Wise Famous Quotes. Zoe. "A fine, well-built old family mansion, replete with every comfort.". Zoe. Dis yer prop'ty to be sold---old Terrebonne---whar we all been raised, is gwine---dey's gwine to tak it away---can't stop here no how. Where am I to get it? Why you out in de swamp dis time ob night---you catch de fever sure---you is all wet. Keep quiet, and let's talk sense. Now I'm ready. Well, is he not thus afflicted now? Just one month ago I quitted Paris. Grace. I have come to say good-by, sir; two hard words---so hard, they might break many a heart; mightn't they? *EnterPete, Dido, Solon, Minnie,and*Grace. Now's your time.---[Aloud.] ah! Lynch him! Point. George says he can "overcome the obstacle" (43), but Zoe protests that they cannot be together. [Laughing.] So I came here to you; to you, my own dear nurse; to you, who so often hushed me to sleep when I was a child; who dried my eyes and put your little Zoe to rest. You are illegitimate, but love knows no prejudice. He has a strange way of showing it. [Shakes hands withGeorge.] Is there any other bid? Something forcing its way through the undergrowth---it comes this way---it's either a bear or a runaway nigger. Mrs. P.You are out early this morning, George. Scud. Ratts. Ratts. I've got hold of the tail of a rat---come out. [Wahnotee*rushes on, and at*M'Closky,L.H.]. Go on, Colonel. Pete. or say the word, and I'll buy this old barrack, and you shall be mistress of Terrebonne. I'll murder this yer crowd, [*He chases*Childrenabout; they leap over railing at back. You can bet I'm going to make this . Don't do nuffin. a slave! I shall never understand how to wound the feelings of any lady; and, if that is the custom here, I shall never acquire it. you seen dem big tears in his eyes. Whar's de coffee? I got my first tennis racket on my seventh birthday. Top a bit! [Wahnotee*raises apron and runs off,*L.U.E.Paul*sits for his picture---M'Closkyappears from*R.U.E.]. Ivan Glasenberg, Very few things hurt my young ego more than an Asian female openly shaming me for my Asian-ness. Zoe. Mr. Scudder, take us with you---Mr. Peyton is so slow, there's no getting him, on. When George asks why, Zoe explains that she is an octoroon, and the law prevents a white man from marrying anyone with the smallest black heritage. Pete. Paul. You don't come here to take life easy. George. Tableaux.*. M'Closky. Well, he gone dar hisself; why, I tink so---'cause we missed Paul for some days, but nebber tout nothin' till one night dat Injiun Wahnotee suddenly stood right dar 'mongst us---was in his war paint, and mighty cold and grave---he sit down by de fire. Be the first to contribute! Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Quotes submission guide. George. is this true?---no, it ain't---darn it, say it ain't. . M'Closky hates Scudder in return, especially because they both love Zoe, Mr. Peyton's "octoroon" daughter, Zoe. he's allers in for it. Ain't you took them bags to the house yet? It is in the hearts of brave men, who can tell right from wrong, and from whom justice can't be bought. You love George; you love him dearly; I know it: and you deserve to be loved by him. European, I suppose. [Shouts heard,R.]. ], Paul. [Zoe*helps her. [Reads.] May Heaven bless him for the thought, bless him for the happiness he spread around my life. George. Ha, ha!---[Calls.] Come, then, but if I catch you drinkin', O, laws a mussey, you'll get snakes! O, Miss Zoe, why you ask ole Dido for dis pizen? I must launch my dug-out, and put for the bay, and in a few hours I shall be safe from pursuit on board of one of the coasting schooners that run from Galveston to Matagorda. Scud. A mistake, sar---forty-six. Scud. Pete. Now, Jacob M'Closky, you despise me because you think I'm a fool; I despise you because I know you to be a knave. When you get discouraged or depressed, try changing your attitude from negative to positive and see how life can change for you. So we believe; and so mad are the folks around, if they catch the red-skin they'll lynch him sure. And I remained here to induce you to offer that heart to Dora! | Contact Us If you bid me do so I will obey you---. But out it flew, free for everybody or anybody to beg, borrow, or steal. M'Closky. Dora. You gib me rattan, Mas'r Clostry, but I guess you take a berry long stick to Wahnotee; ugh, he make bacon of you. I've been to the negro quarters. twit him on his silence and abstraction---I'm sure it's plain enough, for he has not spoken two words to me all the day; then joke round the subject, and at last speak out. Hooraw! [Sits. [During the reading of letter he remains nearly motionless under the focus of the camera.] Bless'ee, Missey Zoe, here it be. Lafouche. Your eyes are red. M'Closky. [Raises hand to back of his neck.] Even a letter, promising something---such is the feeling round amongst the planters. Dion Boucicault. Mr. Peyton! See here, you imps; if I catch you, and your red skin yonder, gunning in my swamps, I'll give you rats, mind; them vagabonds, when the game's about, shoot my pigs. I'm going to straighten this account clear out. Thank ye; thank ye. George, dear George, do you love me? Mrs. P. Here then, I'll put back these Peytons in Terrebonne, and they shall know you done it; yes, they'll have you to thank for saving them from ruin. I'm on you like a painter, and when I'm drawed out I'm pizin. *] What a good creature she is. | Privacy Policy Scud. With your New England hypocrisy, you would persuade yourself it was this family alone you cared for; it ain't---you know it ain't---'tis the "Octoroon;" and you love her as I do; and you hate me because I'm your rival---that's where the tears come from, Salem Scudder, if you ever shed any---that's where the shoe pinches. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Quotes submission guide. Mrs. P.Terrebonne for sale, and you, sir, will doubtless become its purchaser. this old Liverpool debt---that may cross me---if it only arrive too late---if it don't come by this mail---Hold on! Ratts. where am I? No! I daren't move fear to spile myself. But the creditors will not claim the gal? Mrs. P.O, sir, I don't value the place for its price, but for the many happy days I've spent here; that landscape, flat and uninteresting though it may be, is full of charm for me; those poor people, born around me, growing up about my heart, have bounded my view of life; and now to lose that homely scene, lose their black, ungainly faces; O, sir, perhaps you should be as old as I am, to feel as I do, when my past life is torn away from me. What's de use of your takin' it kind, and comfortin' de missus heart, if Minnie dere, and Louise, and Marie, and Julie is to spile it? Point. Zoe. "Whar's Paul?" M'Closky. Closky tue Paul---kill de child with your tomahawk dar; 'twasn't you, no---ole Pete allus say so. PART ONE: The estate of Terrebonne, in Louisiana, had been heavily mortgaged by the owner, Judge Payton, who, when he died, left the estate to his brother's widow and her son George, making Mrs. Peyton the guardian of Zoe, his natural daughter by a quadroon. He is said to have "combined sentiment, wit and local colour with sensational and spectacular endings" (Nova). Dis way, gen'l'men; now Solon---Grace---dey's hot and tirsty---sangaree, brandy, rum. Ah! Wal, as it consarns you, perhaps you better had. Mr. Peyton, I presume you have hesitated to make this avowal because you feared, in the present condition of affairs here, your object might be misconstrued, and that your attention was rather to my fortune than myself. Here, you tell it, since you know it. [Opens it.] M'Closky. have I fixed ye? Very bad, aunty; and the heart aches worse, so they can get no rest. I sat outside his door all night---I heard his sighs---his agony---torn from him by my coming fate; and he said, "I'd rather see her dead than his!". I must operate and take my own likeness too---how debbel I do dat? Sunny. [Wakes.] What! Scud. She is one-eighth black, the daughter of a "quadroon" slave woman, and is very. [Calling at door.] Never mind. Sign that receipt, captain, and save me going up to the clerk. No, [looks off,R.] 'tis Pete and the servants---they come this way. O! Zoe. [*ExitScudderand*Mrs. Peyton,R.U.E. George. [SeesPete,*who has set his pail down*L. C.up stage, and goes to sleep on it.] Zoe, if all I possess would buy your freedom, I would gladly give it. It's a shame to allow that young cub to run over the Swamps and woods, hunting and fishing his life away instead of hoeing cane. I see my little Nimrod yonder, with his Indian companion. don't think too hardly of your poor father. Zoe. M'Closky. I say---he smoke and smoke, but nebber look out ob de fire; well knowing dem critters, I wait a long time---den he say, "Wahnotee, great chief;" den I say nothing---smoke anoder time---last, rising to go, he turn round at door, and say berry low---O, like a woman's voice, he say, "Omenee Pangeuk,"---dat is, Paul is dead---nebber see him since. Scud. 'Tis true! Yes, Mas'r George, dey was born here; and old Pete is fonder on 'em dan he is of his fiddle on a Sunday. Between us we've ruined these Peytons; you fired the judge, and I finished off the widow. I also feel that demonstrations wouldn't go on unless there is a TV camera. Paul. The Octoroon or The Lily of Louisiana is a dark tale of crime, race and slavery. Good morning, Mrs. Peyton. It's going up dar, whar dere's no line atween folks. stan' round thar! Stan' back, I say I I'll nip the first that lays a finger on Him. [*Exit*Dora,L.U.E.] What on earth does that child mean or want? Do you know what I am? Darn ye! Impossible; you have seen no one; whom can you mean? Zoe. Salem's looking a kinder hollowed out. I the sharer of your sorrows---your wife. Scud. Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. I don't know; she may as well hear the hull of it. Jodie Sweetin, Come down and eat chicken with me beautiful. Do you mean that I'm a pig? New York, NY, Linda Ray
He loves me---what of that? Born here! Jacob McClosky, the man who ruined Judge Peyton, has come to inform George and his aunt (who was bequeathed a life interest in the estate) that their land will be sold and their slaves auctioned off separately. What, on Terrebonne? The Octoroon is a play by Dion Boucicault that opened in 1859 at The Winter Garden Theatre, New York City. M'Closky. This New York Times article cautions its readers against jumping to conclusions about Boucicault's intentions in the writing of the play and downplays . M'Closky. Poor fellow, he has lost all. O, my husband! George reluctantly agrees. Dora. [ToMrs. Grace. Lynch him! As my wife,---the sharer of my hopes, my ambitions, and my sorrows; under the shelter of your love I could watch the storms of fortune pass unheeded by. Wahnotee? Point. The house of Mason Brothers, of Liverpool, failed some twenty years ago in my husband's debt. Pete. Scud. Mrs. P.[R.] No, George; your uncle said to me with his dying breath, "Nellie, never leave Terrebonne," and I never will leave it, till the law compels me. I felt it---and how she can love! No---no. Scud. Work! Sunny. Scud. Uh---uh, let's have a peep. George still loves Zoe, telling her: "[T]his knowledge brings no revolt to my heart, and I . [Advances.] Ratts. With Dora's wealth, he explains, Terrebonne will not be sold and the slaves will not have to be separated. Point. Dat's de laziest nigger on dis yere property. The child---'tis he! Dora then reappears and bids on Zoe she has sold her own plantation in order to rescue Terrebonne. Just as soon as we put this cotton on board. George, leave me! Is that you, Mr. Overseer? [Knocks.] Where did she live and what sort of life did she lead? [Minnie runs off.] Wahnotee. George. De time he gone just 'bout enough to cook dat dish plate. They have realized that Paul is missing, and most believe him dead. George. Scud. George. Just because my grandfather wasn't some broken-down Virginia transplant, or a stingy old Creole, I ain't fit to sit down with the same meat with them. Go it, if you're a mind to. This gal and them children belong to that boy Solon there. Hole yer tongue, Dido. Dora. It ain't necessary for me to dilate, describe, or enumerate; Terrebonne is known to you as one of the richest bits of sile in Louisiana, and its condition reflects credit on them as had to keep it. EnterPete,R.U.E. [he is lame]; he carries a mop and pail. [Looks through camera] O, golly! Excuse me, I'll light a cigar. [Slowly lowering his whip,] Darn you, red skin, I'll pay you off some day, both of ye. My love! You blow, Mas'r Scudder, when I tole you; dere's a man from Noo Aleens just arriv' at de house, and he's stuck up two papers on de gates; "For sale---dis yer property," and a heap of oder tings---and he seen missus, and arter he shown some papers she burst out crying---I yelled; den de corious of little niggers dey set up, den de hull plantation children---de live stock reared up and created a purpiration of lamentation as did de ole heart good to har. George, O, forgive me! George. Go on, Colonel---Colonel Pointdexter, ma'am---the mortgagee, auctioneer, and general agent. dem darkies! No, Pete; no, I won't. His greatest successes however, were on London's stages. You don't expect to recover any of this old debt, do you? Scud. Gentlemen, I believe none of us have two feelings about the conduct of that man; but he has the law on his side---we may regret, but we must respect it. [*With-draws slide, turns and sees*Paul.] I won't strike him, even with words. Now, what have you done to show them the distinction? Is the prisoner guilty, or is he not guilty? Scud. I give him back the liberty he bestowed upon me; for I can never repay him the love he bore his poor Octoroon child, on whose breast his last sigh was drawn, into whose eyes he looked with the last gaze of affection. The buyers gather to take away the slaves they have purchased on a steamship. Scud. You'se a dead man, Mas'r Clusky---you got to b'lieve dat. Brightness will return amongst you. Zoe. How can she then ask her father to free me? Then, as I knelt there, weeping for courage, a snake rattled beside me. George. but the deed that freed you was not lawful. Away with him---put him down the aft hatch, till we rig his funeral. Ratts. What's here---judgments? if you cannot be mine, O, let me not blush when I think of you. Deborah Blake, I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Bless his dear old handwriting, it's all I ever saw of him. Hi! The more bidders, the better for you. Paul. Scud. Consarn those Liverpool English fellers, why couldn't they send something by the last mail? Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! I don't care, they were blue this morning, but it don't signify now. I won't hear a word! [Searching him.] good, good nurse: you will, you will. Ya!---as he? Say, Mas'r Scudder, s'pose we go in round by de quarters and raise de darkies, den dey cum long wid us, and we 'proach dat ole house like Gin'ral Jackson when he took London out dar. Here! Yes---when I saw him and Miss Zoe galloping through the green sugar crop, and doing ten dollars' worth of damage at every stride, says I, how like his old uncle he do make the dirt fly. That's enough. I ain't no count, sar. Do you know what that is? An extremely beautiful young slave girl, who is treated like a member of the family, Zoe is kind, generous, and adored by every man who lays eyes on her. Be the first to contribute! We are always in a perpetual state of being created and creating ourselves. M'Closky. Hold on a bit, I get you de bottle. Scud. You called it yourself; you wanted to make us murder that Injiun; and since we've got our hands in for justice, we'll try it on you. | Sitemap |. Zoe. ", Pete. ain't that a pooty gun. Grace (a Yellow Girl, a Slave) Miss Gimber Dido (the Cook, a Slave) Mrs. Dunn. Eleven hundred---going---going---sold! Gen'l'men, my colored frens and ladies, dar's mighty bad news gone round. Point. Pete. I shall see this estate pass from me without a sigh, for it possesses no charm for me; the wealth I covet is the love of those around me---eyes that are rich in fond looks, lips that breathe endearing words; the only estate I value is the heart of one true woman, and the slaves I'd have are her thoughts. That's Solon's wife and children, Judge. D'ye feel it? Scud. So it is. How long before we start, captain? Scud. I'll bear it. Pete. Is this a dream---for my brain reels with the blow? Cora, educated in Britain, returns to her fathers plantation in Louisiana to explore the truth about her mother's. Their presence keeps alive the reproach against me that I ruined them; yet, if this money should come. Lynch him! Top Quadroon And Octoroon Quotes. Scud. Well---I didn't mean to kill him, did I? if dey aint all lighted, like coons, on dat snake fence, just out of shot. [Rushes onM'Closky---M'Closkydraws his knife.]. Yonder the boy still lurks with those mail-bags; the devil still keeps him here to tempt me, darn his yellow skin. Forgive him, Dora; for he knew no better until I told him. Thib. Miss Sunnyside, permit me a word; a feeling of delicacy has suspended upon my lips an avowal, which---. Dat you drink is fust rate for red fever. Here you are, in the very attitude of your crime! What, Picayune Paul, as we called, him, that used to come aboard my boat?---poor little darkey, I Hope not; many a picayune he picked up for his dance and nigger-songs, and he supplied our table with fish and game from the Bayous. She nebber was 'worth much 'a dat nigger. Beat that any of ye. "No. ya! My love? Scud. There are no witnesses but a rum bottle and an old machine. Boucicaults The Octoroon famous quotes & sayings: Ivan Glasenberg: We work. Zoe. Put your hands on your naked breasts, and let every man as don't feel a real American heart there, bustin' up with freedom, truth, and right, let that man step out---that's the oath I put to ye---and then say, Darn ye, go it! Hush! A photographic plate. All there is there would kill one, wouldn't it? Dora. O, let all go, but save them! [*Takes Indian's tomahawk and steals to*Paul. Zoe. Go outside, there; listen to what you hear, then go down to the quarters and tell the boys, for I can't do it. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Quotes submission guide. Now, I feel bad about my share in the business. Sunny. Yes, I love you---I did not know it until your words showed me what has been in my heart; each of them awoke a new sense, and now I know how unhappy---how very unhappy I am. They are gone!---[*Glancing at*George.] [Re-enters from boat.] Pete, as you came here, did you pass Paul and the Indian with the letter-bags? Lafouche. O, forgive him and me! Scud. Look here, you're free, you know nary a master to hurt you now: you will stop here as long as you're a mind to, only don't look so. Judge, you can raise the hull on mortgage---going for half its value. [Conceals himself.]. Sorry I can't help you, but the fact is, you're in such an all-fired mess that you couldn't be pulled out without a derrick. Point. My home, my home! Will ye? I hope I'm not intruding. You thought you had cornered me, did ye? You'll find him scenting round the rum store, hitched up by the nose. O, dear Zoe, is he in love with anybody? if I had you one by one, alone in the swamp, I'd rip ye all. I hate 'em. Nebber supply no more, sar---nebber dance again. [Cry of "fire" heard---Engine bells heard---steam whistle noise.]. Mrs. P.No, George; say you wept like a man. Zoe. Providence has chosen your executioner. You're bidding to separate them, Judge. What, Zoe! Pete. [Stands with his hand extended towards the house, and tableau.]. go on. George is courted by the rich Southern belle heiress Dora Sunnyside, but he finds himself falling in love with Zoe, the daughter of his uncle through one of the slaves. I thought none but colored people worked. The list of your slaves is incomplete---it wants one. [Fire seen,R.]. Hush! But now I guess it will arrive too late---these darned U. S. mails are to blame. Coute Wahnotee in omenee dit go Wahnotee, poina la fa, comb a pine tree, la revieut sala, la fa. Where are they? Aunt, I will take my rifle down to the Atchafalaya. Give us evidence. that he isn't to go on fooling in his slow---. [ExitMrs. PeytonandSunnysideto house. Sorry I can't return the compliment. Excuse me ladies. No; but you, aunty, you are wise---you know every plant, don't you, and what it is good for? You have been tried---honestly tried and convicted. A julep, gal, that's my breakfast, and a bit of cheese. I'd give half the balance of my life to wipe out my part of the work. must I learn from these poor wretches how much I owed, how I ought to pay the debt? Pete. George. Hold on! I shan't interfere. That is the ineffaceable curse of Cain. what are you doing there, you young varmint! It wants an hour yet to daylight---here is Pete's hut---[Knocks.] We've had talk enough; now for proof. But now that vagrant love is---eh? Zoe. Judge, my friend. Mrs. P.She need not keep us waiting breakfast, though. M'Closky. What? George. now mind. Ratts. Silence in the court; stand back, let the gentlemen of the jury retire, consult, and return their verdict. Scud. [Brings hammer down.] Synopsis. George. [Re-enters with phial.] Stan' back, boys! 'An Octoroon' was written over about three years but premiered in 2014. It's no use you putting on airs; I ain't gwine to sit up wid you all night and you drunk. Listen to me. I don't know when my time on earth will be up; but I DO know that today, I am one day closer. Come here quite; now quite. I am his love---he loves an Octoroon. Copyright 2023 Famous Quotes & Sayings. Many a night I've laid awake and thought how to pull them through, till I've cried like a child over the sum I couldn't do; and you know how darned hard 'tis to make a Yankee cry. Pete. Stay, Mr. Peyton; Zoe, a word! I've got engaged eight hundred bales at the next landing, and one hundred hogsheads of sugar at Patten's Slide---that'll take my guards under---hurry up thar. Dora. Paying the iron price. What, Mr. Ratts, are you going to invest in swamps? He looked in to see what stopped it, and pulled out a big mortgage. Then buy the hands along with the property. black as nigger; clar as ice. That Indian is a nuisance. Ay, ay! Zoe. [Smiling.] [A pause.] Paul. As I swam down, I thought I heard something in the water, as if pursuing me---one of them darned alligators, I suppose---they swarm hereabout---may they crunch every limb of ye! Peyton.] Boucicault The Octoroon Quotes & Sayings. George. top till I get enough of you in one place! Boucicault's manuscript actually reads "Indian, French and 'Merican." Paul and Wahnotee arrive back with the mailbags and play around with the camera. Dat's right, missus! George. O, my---my heart! *Re-enter*Lafouche,R.,with smashed apparatus. O, my father! Come, Judge, pick up. Two months ago that some settlement might be anticipated 'd the octoroon quotes darned glad if somebody would tear my life. 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