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Excerpt from New Market: Or, the Boy Heroes of 1864, A Drama in Four Acts Scene I. - Murrell's room in Barracks - Table L on which is pile of books, bottle, water and glasses, photographs on wall, with hooks above to catch black cloth, boxing gloves, dumb-bells, etc. - Murrell sitting near table in his shirt sleeves smoking - Beverly standing C. - Door R.] Murrell: - Certainly I will, old fellow! I have only one invitation left, but it shall be yours. [Takes card out of drawer and hands it to Beverly.] By the way, there will be the usual number of pretty Virginia girls here. Beverly: - Indeed! Will any of the young ladies we met at the White be among the number? Murrell: - All of them! The Misses McDonald are expected to-day. Little Miss Williams is also coming. You were somewhat smitten with Miss McDonald, were you not? [Laughing.] You need not deny it! I was myself, old fellow! She is a queen among girls! Beverly: - She is indeed! But I must go - I will see you later - will hear you speak - and expect to see you cover yourself with glory. Murrell: - Thanks, old fellow! Come up this evening! [Enter Percy and Charlie R.] Murrell: - Glad to see you, boys! My friend, Mr. Beverly, of New York, Mr. Williams, Mr. Taylor. [Hand shaking.] Percy: - Pleased to meet you, Mr. Beverly! Charlie: - I am glad to meet any friend of Murrell's. Beverly: - No more so than I am to meet you, gentlemen! I hope to see you again - for the present, good morning! [Exit R.] Charlie: - An old friend, Murrell? Murrell: - Not exactly. I first met him at the White last summer. He spent several weeks there, and was desperately smitten with Miss Louise McDonald. Charlie: - [Laughing.] Something of a rival, eh? But he had no show while you were there. I suppose that is what has attracted him here? Murrell: - Probably, but have the ladies arrived? Charlie: - They are all here! Captain McDonald, his daughters, and Flo - my little sister. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.