Identifier: ArenaMagazine-Volume04 (find matches)
Title: Arena magazine - Volume 04
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: B.O. Flower (ed.)
Subjects: Progressivism -- United States liberalism reformism social reform Christian Socialism Gay 90s political commentary Benjamin Orange Flower Progressive Era social gospel
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-sion, and also to learn how great were the obstacles whichlay in the way of producing a real play, each year adding tothe insuperableness of the barriers. Mr. Heme was at thattime (two years ago) working upon a new play, in some re-spects, notably in its theme, finer than Drifting Apart, Itwas the result of several summers spent on the coast ofMaine, and is called Shore-Acre*. The story is mainly thatof two brothers, Nathaniel and Martin Berry, who own afine shore-acre tract near a booming summer resort. Anenterprising grocer in the little village gets Martin inter-ested in booms and suggests that they form a company andcut the shore-acre tract up into lots and sell to summer resi-dents. Martin comes with the scheme to Nathaniel. Martin. Id like t talk to yeh, an I d knows Ill hev a betterchance. Uncle Nat. I d knows yeh will. Martin. (Hesitates, picks up a stick and whittles.) Mr. Blakes benhere. Uncle Nat. (Picks up a straw and chews it.) Hez e ? Digitized by VjOOQIC 548 THE ARENA.
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Mrs. Heme as Dorothy Foxglove in The Minute Men. See page 544. Martin. Yes. He lows thet wed ought to cut the farm up interbuildin* lots. Uncle Nat. Dooze *e ? Martin. Yes. He says theres a boom a-eomin here, an thet theIan8 too valuble to work. Uncle Nat. I want t know f he dooze. Where ds he talk obeginnin ? Martin. Out there at the nothe eend o tho shore pint ? Uncle Nat. Yeh dont mean up yander ? (Pointing with his thumboter his shoulder.) Digitized by VjOOQIC MR. AND MBS. HEENE. 549 Martin. (Slowly.) Y-e-s. Uncle Nat. Dooze e calkalate t take in the knoll thet looks out t*A1T gator Reef ? Martin. I reckn he dooze. Uncle Nat. Did yeh tell him thet mothers berried there ? Martin. He knows thets wells you do. (Sulkily.) Uncle Nat. Whats he calkalate t do with mother ? Martin. He advises puttin her in a cimitry up to Bangor. Uncle Nat. Shed never sleep comfortble in no cimitry, motherwouldnt. Martin. He says thets the choice lot o the hull passll. Uncle Nat. Then whos got so good a r

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