Lincoln Monologue from Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People

From Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People by Constance D'Arcy Mackay

male · contemplative · 1:21 min

No, boys, I'm not coming. I tell you, it's like splitting rails. Once you get tired or give up, your work gets the better of you. I mean to stick to what I've set out to do. TOM. Well, then, good-night, Abe. LINCOLN. Good-night. Good-night. Watch your lantern, Amy. Good-night. Good-night, all. (For a moment he stands and there comes to him the sound of laughter and retreating footsteps, and a gay lilt from Francois fiddle. As the sound grows fainter and fainter he crosses resolutely to the hearth, tosses on a cone or two, places the shovel where it will be within easy reach, and stretches himself on the floor before the fire. From outside a sudden gust of wind brings clearly a last snatch of the air that Francois is playing in the distance. Lincoln raises his bead and listens, smiles whimsically to himself, and then opens his books.

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