Scene IV
(An open pine barren, with a beautiful Lake
in the back. alarums without. Enter Soldiers
under the command of Major Dade.)
Major Dade
Here, Nature dwells in all her majesty.
No human habitation here disturbs
The quest of this solitary scene.
But here where we now stand—where none but feet
Of savages were seen—shall soon,
A civilized community be seen,
Whose hands shall rear them prosperous little towns
While modest maidens, beautiful as pure,
With gentle coyness ripening into love,
Shall dignify existence with their own;
And joyful children, happy in their sports,
Sing songs where Savages now yell aloud;
And we shall be the foremost who shall lead
This Empire on. But hark! I hear them now!
This Empire on—
(The Indians yelling furiously without, fire
upon them scattering them in all directions.
Miccanopy encountering Major Dade, after
fighting manfully for some time kills him,
while Osceola is seen laughing across the
stage in triumph, as the curtain falls.)
