Jasper 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 · contemplative · 58 sec

In a short time, Jenkins, everything flourished; my cottage was neat, my cattle thriving, still I wanted something--it was a wife. I was tired of a solitary life, and married Kate, the miller's daughter; you knew her. (JENKINS: Ay, that I did; she was a pretty lass.) She was a good wife--ever cheerful and industrious, and made me happy: poor Kate! I was without children for several years; at length my Christine was born, and I have endeavoured, in cultivating her mind, and advancing her happiness, to console myself for the loss of her mother. (JENKINS: Where is Christine? where is your daughter, neighbour Jasper?) She left the cottage early this morning with Lenox, to climb the mountains and see the sun rise; it is time for them to return to breakfast.

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