MOTHER SHIPTON. [_Stands next to_ CRUSOE _and_ FRIDAY.] That was simply a misprint, young man. Just you wait long enough and you will see the world come to an end yet. Wait till 2881 and see what happens!
RIP VAN WINKLE. [_Leading toy dog._] Goot efening, good efening. So I bring mein little dog Schneider. I am so lonesome already ven I don’t have along the schmall dog, ain’t it? Mein frau like not Schneider never in the house. Have you some objectifications mit him, Mother Goo-ze? [_Stands by_ MOTHER SHIPTON.]
MOTHER GOOSE. Not at all, Rip. He seems a very pleasant dog. You must always bring him with you.
JACK. [_Aside._] I say, I’d like a game of ninepins on the ice with Rip. [_Aloud._] Dick Whittington and the cat.
JENNIE. Oh, Mr. Whittington, good evening. I am so glad to see you and the cat. I have so often heard of this wise old pussy of yours.
DICK WHITTINGTON. Oh, you don’t see me anywhere without that little mascot of mine. Here, Tabby, don’t be afraid of Schneider. Schneider is a good little dog. [_Dog chases cat._]
[Illustration: Captain Kidd and Robin Hood]
CAPTAIN KIDD. [_Dressed as a pirate with cutlass, earrings, etc._] Here we all meet again on this pleasant occasion. It is seldom we old rovers have this home feeling anywhere on the globe. We go cruising around all the time visiting scenes of old. But you know, Mother Goose, we always make a point of coming to the Auld Lang Syne Club to meet with you, even if we have to come from Cape Horn or Cape of Good Hope.
ROBIN HOOD. [_In hunter’s green._] Yes, yes, Santa, we look forward all the year to this quiet evening with you. I am happier here than I am anywhere except with my merry men in Sherwood Forest. The Auld Lang Syne meeting is worth a trip across the planet. [KIDD _goes R._ ROBIN _goes L._]
DAME RUMOR. [_Spectacles and ear trumpet, enters talking very fast._] I am sorry to be so late, but I met so many people on the way and there were so many things to tell and to hear that I thought I never should get here. They say—[_Goes whispering to_ MOTHER SHIPTON.]
JACK. Pocahontas and Lo, the Poor Indian.
POCAHONTAS. [_Dressed, as is_ LO, _in Indian costume, beads, feathers, etc._] Lo and I stopped to see the Falls of Minnehaha and that has made us late, I am afraid. We always linger at that lovely place.