Indian Monologue from She Would Be a Soldier; Or, The Plains of Chippewa

From She Would Be a Soldier; Or, The Plains of Chippewa by M. M. (Mordecai Manuel) Noah

male · defiant · 1:02 min

True, preparation must be made to meet them. You are under my orders. (PENDRAGON: The devil I am!) Aye, sir; your general, at my request, has ordered you here to take command of a company of my warriors; but you must not appear in that dress: change it quickly, or they will not be commanded by you; they are men, and fight under the orders of men. (PENDRAGON: Change my dress! why what the devil do you mean, sir?) Mean? that you should appear in the ranks like a warrior, and not like a rabbit trussed for dressing--off with these garments, which give neither pleasure to the eye nor ease to the limbs--put on moccasins, wrap a blanket around you, put rings through your nose and ears, feathers in your head, and paint yourself like a soldier, with vermilion.

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