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Show Story of "The Mocking Bird" : T"--e-ened bv Nc'h Sampete High School, March 2 5th.) 'The Mockir,-; Bird" tells the story . of the ceding of Louisiana to the Sr" lish - '" '"' ' eighteenth Century, and the brae resistance of the citizens of New Orleans Or-leans to the efforts of the Spanish to lake formal possession of the Colony. Te first of a ship from France, bear-' bear-' ir(; a can-go of pretty young women who have been sent 'over from the - mother country to find husbands a-mong a-mong the colonists. Among these girls is Manon de Lanrge, Hazel Peterson, Peter-son, whose independent manner finds faivoir with the Governor Gene- - ral Aubrey, Dan Wall. He makes !l her his w 1 after learning that r.h ) ' is the niece of an old friend in 1 France. The Governor's friend Maxime Granrlpre, Dean Larsen, has alo a ward in Yvette, Wilma Hafen, "The Mocking Bird," with whom he " is in love a.id intends to marry, she, however, favoring Eugene de Lorme, Ferman Brady, secretary to the Governor. Gov-ernor. Eugene an'.ves and Maxime is about to warn 'irn against further ettentions in the direction of Yvette, bult Eugene, who. bears the important and startli news of the ceding of the colony, has no time for him. The Governor does not know which way to turn. Eugene and otheiri patriots counsel iresistance, but the weak-kneed weak-kneed official is at a loss what to do. "Viking "Jacques Villieres," who is no other than the pirate La Farge, Gor- lion Staker, annives with Bob 'Pinch- ra! ley, Ray Petersen, a Virginian, who has taken passage with him, nor knowing his double character. La i Farge is amus'irr himself with-Man-Jl on, while Bob, on the stivge, is hum niing a few bars of an air which he i had heard upon his plantation before leavii'u Virginia. An old colored I woman who has been left to take charge of Yvette, completes the strain, and ai he is guealioniif; her shout its o:jin, Yvette attempts to leave the place, but is' stopped by the nurse, assisted by Bob. The latter (f then dismisses the nurse ana the sub iJ Ject of the elusive melody is again J" taken up. The two work it out be- tween them, and Bob calls it "Th'; 1; Mocking Bird." in honor of Yvette. ,0,i She tells him the story of her love for Eugene and the intention of hei glinrdian to marry her, and Bob plans to aid her tin escaping from that fate. They make a rendezvous j. at the home of the Marquise de Vill- ebois, Mary Monscn, and decides upon up-on the ajr of "The Mdekiiig Bird as their signal. At the attempt of the Spanish envoy later to naise the ban-no ban-no or Spain in the p.'aie of that of France, Yvette drags down the red and yellow emblem and iraiises the f! I of her native land to the top of the mast. She is protected from the ipa vM soldiers by Eugene, La targe. Bob and the populace. At the home of the Marqu le la e crimes the instrument, by which the S'.mn'sh Governor is prevented from land!" if. At-the time agreed upon. The Mocking Bird melody is sung, 'his bcit'iT the signal for the sailors of La Farge to cut tjj cables holding :he Governor's bri)?, which then Ho.t'.i helplessly down the Mississippi!. Mississip-pi!. Meanwhile old Maxime has been 'arrled off by La Farge's crew in mls-n!-p fn 'b- T" Mi Governor, and he ;s rPlened after "ngning a permission i for the marriage of Yvette. to F i ene. |
