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	Act 1	Scene 5
		Lovers meet - at a picnic  deep in the woods.  They are both sitting down.
	Dangerfield	(Far stage left - Hidden in the woods)  Caw, Caw (pause) Caw, Caw
	Virginia	(Center stage - hidden in the woods) (she wishtles in response) (Dangerfield pokes his head out of the bushes and she comes out of the bushes with a picnic basket in hand)
	Dangerfield	(laughing) You still whistle like a girl!
	Virginia	...and you still sound like a wounded crow!
	Dangerfield	(taking a peek in the basket.  He reaches in) Whew, enough chicken here to start another farm!)  (She smacks his hand away)
	Virginia	That's not the way to have a picnic.  Remember when your mama would bring us kids up here to play?  The first thing she would do is spread a blanket or something on the ground, lay the food out and call us over to eat.
	Dangerfield	Well, we don't have a blanket but will this do? ( He takes his coat off and spreads it on the ground)  How did you sneak past your Pa?
	Virginia	Sneakin' past Pa was easy (Spreading the food out) Getting away from that filty old sherriff was something else!
	Dangerfield	(concerned)  Did he hurt you?
	Virginia	Naw...He's too old to catch me.  (Laughing)
	Dangerfield	Be careful around that old man!  You know the story as good as I do.
	Virginia	...that he once grabbed your mother?  (Tenderly)  Dangerfiled, you know that's just talk.  It didn't really happin'.
	Dangerfield	Just the same, you'd better be careful.
	Virginia	I saw your mother today.  I told here that I had seen you and that you were all right. I also told her about your Capt'n Brown.  You know, I heard about him up North.  After what he did in Kansas some folks says he's the most famous abolitionist in the country!  They say he wants to start slave revolts all over the south.  I don't know what he's doin' here in Harper's Ferry and I don't want to know.  But you be careful.
	Dangerfield	You heard a log in that school up North! (Picks up one of her books) Uncle Tom's Cabin.  Hmmm...college (standing) I would give anything to learn all those things that they teach.
	Virginia	(standing) I know you want your freedom and I guess if I was you, I'd want it too, but if you stayed around I'd teach you all I know - just like before.
	Dangerfield	I'd like that.
	Viriginia	I'd like that too...uh...I mean...You should have a change to learn as much as you can.
	Dangerfield	(walking around looking at the forest)...and I think I'm going to miss this forest, this beautiful smell of the trees, and (turning around he found himself face to face with Virginia) I'll miss..you.
		(They kiss and embrace)
		(blackout)