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CHAPTER 2 THE COMPONENTS OF MATTER
TOOL OF THE LABORATORY BOXED READING PROBLEMS

B2.1 Plan: There is one peak for each type of Cl atom and peaks for the Cl2 molecule. The m/e ratio equals
the mass divided by 1+.
Solution:
a) There is one peak for the 35Cl atom and another peak for the 37Cl atom. There are three peaks for the three
possible Cl2 molecules: 35Cl35Cl (both atoms are mass 35), 37Cl37Cl (both atoms are mass 37), and 35Cl37Cl
(one atom is mass 35 and one is mass 37). So the mass of chlorine will have 5 peaks. b) Peak
m/e ratio
35
Cl 35 lightest particle
37
Cl 37
35 35
Cl Cl 70 (35 + 35)
35 37
Cl Cl 72 (35 + 37)
37 37
Cl Cl 74 (35 + 37) heaviest particle

B2.3 Plan: Review the discussion on separations.

Solution:
a) Salt dissolves in water and pepper does not. Procedure: add water to mixture and filter to remove solid pepper.
Evaporate water to recover solid salt.
b) The water/soot mixture can be filtered; the water will flow through the filter paper, leaving the soot collected
on the filter paper.
c) Allow the mixture to warm up, and then pour off the melted ice (water); or, add water, and the glass will sink
and the ice will float.
d) Heat the mixture; the alcohol will boil off (distill), while the sugar will remain behind.

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 e) The spinach leaves can be extracted with a solvent that dissolves the pigments. Chromatography can be used
to separate one pigment from the other.

END–OF–CHAPTER PROBLEMS

2.1 Plan: Refer to the definitions of an element and a compound.

Solution:
Unlike compounds, elements cannot be broken down by chemical changes into simpler materials. Compounds
contain different types of atoms; there is only one type of atom in an element.

2.4 Plan: Remember that an element contains only one kind of atom while a compound contains at least two different
elements (two kinds of atoms) in a fixed ratio. A mixture contains at least two different substances in a
composition that can vary.
Solution:
a) The presence of more than one element (calcium and chlorine) makes this pure substance a compound.
b) There are only atoms from one element, sulfur, so this pure substance is an element.
c) This is a combination of two compounds and has a varying composition, so this is a mixture.
d) The presence of more than one type of atom means it cannot be an element. The specific, not variable,
arrangement means it is a compound.

2.12 Plan: Restate the three laws in your own words.

Solution:
a) The law of mass conservation applies to all substances — elements, compounds, and mixtures. Matter
can neither be created nor destroyed, whether it is an element, compound, or mixture.
b) The law of definite composition applies to compounds only, because it refers to a constant, or definite,
composition of elements within a compound.
c) The law of multiple proportions applies to compounds only, because it refers to the combination of
elements to form compounds.
2.14 Plan: Review the three laws: law of mass conservation, law of definite composition, and law of multiple
proportions.
Solution:
a) Law of Definite Composition — The compound potassium chloride, KCl, is composed of the same
elements and same fraction by mass, regardless of its source (Chile or Poland).
b) Law of Mass Conservation — The mass of the substances inside the glass bulb did not change during
the chemical reaction (formation of magnesium oxide from magnesium and oxygen).
c) Law of Multiple Proportions — Two elements, O and As, can combine to form two different
compounds that have different proportions of As present.

2.16 Plan: Review the definition of percent by mass. Solution:

a) No, the mass percent of each element in a compound is fixed. The percentage of Na in the compound
NaCl is 39.34% (22.99 u/58.44 u), whether the sample is 0.5000 g or 50.00 g.
b) Yes, the mass of each element in a compound depends on the mass of the compound. A 0.5000 g sample
of NaCl contains 0.1967 g of Na (39.34% of 0.5000 g), whereas a 50.00 g sample of NaCl contains 19.67 g of Na
(39.34% of 50.00 g).

2.18 Plan: Review the mass laws: law of mass conservation, law of definite composition, and law of multiple
proportions. For each experiment, compare the mass values before and after each reaction and examine the ratios
of the mass of white compound to the mass of colourless gas.
Solution:
Experiment 1: mass before reaction = 1.00 g; mass after reaction = 0.64 g + 0.36 g = 1.00 g
Experiment 2: mass before reaction = 3.25 g; mass after reaction = 2.08 g + 1.17 g = 3.25 g
Both experiments demonstrate the law of mass conservation since the total mass before reaction equals the total
mass after reaction.
Experiment 1: mass white compound/mass colourless gas = 0.64 g/0.36 g = 1.78

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 Experiment 2: mass white compound/mass colourless gas = 2.08 g/1.17 g = 1.78
Both Experiments 1 and 2 demonstrate the law of definite composition since the compound has the same
composition by mass in each experiment.

2.20 Plan: Fluorite is a mineral containing only calcium and fluorine. The difference between the mass of fluorite and
the mass of calcium gives the mass of fluorine. Mass fraction is calculated by dividing the mass of element by the
mass of compound (fluorite) and mass percent is obtained by multiplying the mass fraction by 100.
Solution:
a) Mass (g) of fluorine = mass of fluorite – mass of calcium = 2.76 g – 1.42 g = 1.34 g fluorine
mass Ca 1.42 g Ca
b)Mass fraction of Ca = = = 0.51449 = 0.514
mass fluorite 2.76 g fluorite mass F
1.34 g F
Mass fraction of F = = = 0.48551 = 0.486
mass fluorite 2.76 g fluorite
c) Mass percent of Ca = 0.51449 x 100 %= 51.449 %= 51.4%
Mass percent of F = 0.48551 x 100 %= 48.551 %= 48.6%

2.22 Plan: Dividing the mass of magnesium by the mass of the oxide gives the ratio. Multiply the mass of the second
sample of magnesium oxide by this ratio to determine the mass of magnesium.
Solution:
a) If 1.25 g of MgO contains 0.754 g of Mg, then the mass ratio (or fraction) of magnesium in the oxide
mass Mg 0.754 g Mg compound is =
= 0.6032 = 0.603. mass MgO 1.25 g MgO

0.6032 g Mg
b) Mass (g) of magnesium = 534 g MgO = 322.109 g = 322 g magnesium

1 g MgO
2.24 Plan: Since copper is a metal and sulfur is a nonmetal, the sample contains 88.39 g Cu and 44.61 g S. Calculate
the mass fraction of each element in the sample by dividing the mass of element by the total mass of compound.
Multiply the mass of the second sample of compound in grams by the mass fraction of each element to find the
mass of each element in that sample.
Solution:
Mass (g) of compound = 88.39 g copper + 44.61 g sulfur = 133.00 g compound
88.39 g copper
Mass fraction of copper = = 0.664586

133.00 g compound
103 g compound 0.664586 g copper

Mass (g) of copper = 5264 kg compound 1 kg compound 1 g compound

6
= 3.49838 x 106 g= 3.498 x 10 g copper
44.61 g sulfur
Mass fraction of sulfur = = 0.335414

133.00 g compound
103 g compound 0.335414 g sulfur

Mass (g) of sulfur = 5264 kg compound 1 kg compound 1 g compound

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 = 1.76562 x 106 g= 1.766 x 106 g sulfur

2.26 Plan: The law of multiple proportions states that if two elements form two different compounds, the relative
amounts of the elements in the two compounds form a whole-number ratio. To illustrate the law we must
calculate the mass of one element to one gram of the other element for each compound and then compare this
mass for the two compounds. The law states that the ratio of the two masses should be a small whole-number
ratio such as 1:2, 3:2, 4:3, etc.
Solution:
47.5 mass % S
Compound 1: = 0.90476 = 0.905
52.5 mass % Cl
31.1 mass % S
Compound 2: = 0.451379 = 0.451
68.9 mass % Cl
0.905
Ratio: = 2.0067 = 2.00:1.00
0.451
Thus, the ratio of the mass of sulfur per gram of chlorine in the two compounds is a small whole-number ratio of
2:1, which agrees with the law of multiple proportions.

2.29 Plan: Determine the mass percent of sulfur in each sample by dividing the grams of sulfur in the sample by the
total mass of the sample and multiplying by 100. The coal type with the smallest mass percent of sulfur has
the smallest environmental impact. Solution:
11.3 g sulfur

Mass % in Coal A = 100% = 2.9894 %= 2.99% S

(by mass) 378 g sample

19.0 g sulfur
Mass % in Coal B = 100% = 3.8384 %= 3.84% S (by mass)

495 g sample
20.6 g sulfur
Mass % in Coal C = 100% = 3.0519 %= 3.05% S

(by mass) 675 g sample

Coal A has the smallest environmental impact.
2.31 Plan: This question is based on the law of definite composition. If the compound contains the same types of
atoms, they should combine in the same way to give the same mass percentages of each of the elements.
Solution:
Potassium nitrate is a compound composed of three elements — potassium, nitrogen, and oxygen — in a
specific ratio. If the ratio of these elements changed, then the compound would be changed to a different
compound, for example, to potassium nitrite, with different physical and chemical properties. Dalton postulated
that atoms of an element are identical, regardless of whether that element is found in India or Italy. Dalton also
postulated that compounds result from the chemical combination of specific ratios of different elements. Thus,
Dalton’s theory explains why potassium nitrate, a compound comprised of three different elements in a specific
ratio, has the same chemical composition regardless of where it is mined or how it is synthesized.

2.32 Plan: Review the discussion of the experiments in this chapter.

Solution:

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 Millikan determined the minimum charge on an oil drop and that the minimum charge was equal to the charge on
one electron. Using Thomson’s value for the mass/charge ratio of the electron and the determined value for the
charge on one electron, Millikan calculated the mass of an electron (charge/(charge/mass)) to be 9.109x10–28 g.

2.36 Plan: Re-examine the definitions of atomic number and the mass number.
Solution:
The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. When the atomic number changes, the
identity of the element also changes. The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
of an atom. Since the identity of an element is based on the number of protons and not the number of neutrons,
the mass number can vary (by a change in number of neutrons) without changing the identity of the element.

2.39 Plan: The superscript is the mass number, the sum of the number of protons and neutrons. Consult the periodic
table to get the atomic number (the number of protons). The mass number – the number of protons = the number
of neutrons. For atoms, the number of protons and electrons are equal.
Solution:
Isotope Mass Number # of Protons # of Neutrons # of Electrons
36
Ar 36 18 18 18
38
Ar 38 18 20 18
40
Ar 40 18 22 18

2.41 Plan: The superscript is the mass number (A), the sum of the number of protons and neutrons; the subscript is the
atomic number (Z, number of protons). The mass number – the number of protons = the number of neutrons. For
atoms, the number of protons = the number of electrons. Solution:
a)168Oand 178O have the same number of protons and electrons (8), but different numbers of neutrons.
16
8Oand
17
8O are isotopes of oxygen, and 16 8O has 16 – 8 = 8 neutrons whereas 17 8O has 17 – 8 = 9 neutrons.
Same Z value
b) 40
18Ar and 1941K have the same number of neutrons (Ar: 40 – 18 = 22; K: 41 – 19 = 22) but different
numbers of protons and electrons (Ar = 18 protons and 18 electrons; K = 19 protons and 19 electrons). Same N
value
60
c) 27 Co and 6028Ni have different numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Co: 27 protons, 27
electrons, and 60 – 27 = 33 neutrons; Ni: 28 protons, 28 electrons and 60 – 28 = 32 neutrons. However, both
have a mass number of 60. Same A value

2.43 Plan: Combine the particles in the nucleus (protons + neutrons) to give the mass number (superscript,
A). The number of protons gives the atomic number (subscript, Z) and identifies the element. Solution:
a) A = 18 + 20 = 38; Z = 18; 38 18Ar

b) A = 25 + 30 = 55; Z = 25; 55 25Mn

c) A = 47 + 62 = 109; Z = 47; 10947Ag

2.45 Plan: Determine the number of each type of particle. The superscript is the mass number (A) and the subscript is the
atomic number (Z, number of protons). The mass number – the number of protons = the number of neutrons. For
atoms, the number of protons = the number of electrons. The protons and neutrons are in the nucleus of the atom.
Solution:
a) 4822Ti b) 7934Se c) 115B
22 protons 34 protons 5 protons
22 electrons 34 electrons 5 electrons
48 – 22 = 26 neutrons 79 – 34 = 45 neutrons 11 – 5 = 6 neutrons

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 The
Quest for Santa Claus
BY

FRANK ATKINSON

PRICE 50 CENTS

Copyright 1923

ARTHUR H. STROUSE PUBLISHING CO.

BERWYN, ILL.
 The Quest for Santa Claus
A C P
F A P
D F S O C E
I M E

Prologue
Act I A Street in Sandbach
Act II Brereton Hall
Act III Room in Santa Claus House
Act IV Santa Claus Workshop
 CAST OF CHARACTERS
R , The Original 2 in 1
C C S. S.
F M C S. S.
M
C } A brace of street urchins
M . S. C , Toymaker—by special appointment to Her Majesty, the
Queen
M . S. C , Frugal housewife
J. D. R F , Lamplighter
W K H , Watchman
H
E } Two souls with but a single thought
M R , Town Crier
M .A
M .C } Lovers of darkness rather than light
M’ B O
M’ V F S
M’ S L N
M W W
M’ F
M’ T , Playful as a Kitten
S C , Fountain of Eternal Youth
L M , King of Imps
Citizens, Waits, Retinue of Imps
 N : Before the curtain rises upon Act I, as soon as the company has
assembled, the Superintendent ostensibly begins a short address of
welcome. While thus engaged, “Beggar Maid” enters at the rear of the
room and immediately starts in with her lines and by the time the First
Mate, who up until that point has been serving as an Usher, has made
reply the whole audience is conscious of the conversation taking place,
and the dialogue goes on uninterrupted until the end.
The transformation accomplished by the erstwhile Beggar Maid, but
now a Fairy Princess, is the sudden illumination of the evergreen trees
flanking both sides of the stage by colored electric lights, and is very
effective.
 PROLOGUE
B M : Please, sir, and wot’s a’goin’ on ’ere, is it the movies or
somethin’?
(U ) First Mate: No, this is a Christmas Party for the boys and girls
of the ....................... Sunday School.
B M : Oh, I’m sorry—not for them, but for myself—I thought,
if it was a movie you might let me in for this ha’penny—it’s all
the money I’ve got—But this is no place for me—nobody wants
a beggar around when they’re ’avin’ parties.
(Beggar Maid turns to leave, but before doing so the usher
takes her by the hand.)
(U ) First Mate: No, don’t go away—I assure you we shall be glad to
have you as our guest—Come with me.
B M : No, thank ’ee, I can’t come here wi’ on’y these rags.
(As she speaks she is struggling to get away.)
(S .) Captain (Addressing the Usher): What is it, Mr. ——?
(U ) First Mate: We have with us, Mr. Superintendent, an unexpected
guest—a stranger in town, who came here thinking it was a
movie show—I’ve been telling our young friend that she will be
welcome—but she is reluctant to accept my invitation.
(S .) Captain: You are quite right, Mr. ——, we are indeed happy to
have anyone come and share our joy—let me assure you, dear,
you are welcome—come right along, see here we have a vacant
chair where you will be able to see the players, and, I dare say,
you will find them quite as fine as any you would see at the
movies.
(By this time, with reluctant steps, led by the (U ) First
Mate, the Beggar Maid has come to the front of the room and
the center of the stage.)
(But instead of taking the proffered seat, turning to the
(Superintendent) Captain, and rising to her full stature, she
speaks.)
B M : Mr. Superintendent, I am much pleased to find here the
Spirit of the Master, and to vouchsafe to you and to all of these
dear people gathered here, a royal, happy good time in all your
merrymaking, and in the homage I trust each and all are now
bringing in honor of the infant Christ, who, two thousand years
ago was born in a lowly stable amid the hills of Bethlehem, in old
Judea. No less true is it in our day than it was of old that
oftentimes we entertain angels unaware. Doubtless, you think I
am only a beggar, and for that I am very thankful, for thus it is
possible for me to reward the kindly spirit you have shown to
those less fortunate than yourselves. But you see I am not a
beggar.
(Here the Beggar Maid drops off her outer garment.) but a
fairy princess, whose magic wand can make beauty spring up
everywhere.
(Turning to the right hand she waves her wand over the trees,
which instantly flash into beauty, (colored lights), and then to
the left hand—and, while the people are rejoicing over the
illumination, she rapidly runs down the center aisle to rear of
room, and makes her escape, stopping only once to wish them
“A Merry Christmas.”)

E P
 ACT I.
S S
N : When the curtain rises Santa Claus is busy arranging toys in
shop window, lighting candles and doing such other stage work as will
enliven the scene.
No lines are spoken until Crispin and Maggie come upon the scene,
the idea being to portray the various types of folk one would expect to
find upon the street—the types can be many or few, fishmongers,
washwomen, laborers, children, musicians, teamsters returning from
work, street arabs, etc. Some of these enter the shop and buy, others, like
Crispin and Maggie, must be content with looking in. These characters
should enter alternately from right and left stage.
(Enter Crispin.) Note: Boy enters right stage.
(Enter Maggie. After one-half minute girl follows, enters left
stage. They both walk slowly up stage to window of the toy
shop, keeping as far apart as is possible. Both are interested
only in the window display, and for some time neither of them
speak.)
M : Hello!
C : (After pause) ’lo!
(Another silence)
M : D’jer live ’ere?
C : Naw.
M : Neither do I. (Pause). Wot’s yer name?
C : Der gang calls me Cris, but in ’igh sasiety dey calls me Crispin.
(After pause)
Wot’s yore name?
M : W’en I call on the queen my name is Maggie, but the folk in
our alley call me Mag.
C : Wot yer hidin’ under yer apron?
M : A apple.
C : We’re d’jer swipe it?
M : I didn’t swipe it, smarty, an old guv’ner gave it to me for
running an errand for ’im.
C : Is that all ’e guv yer?
M : Isn’t that enough—wot yer want a guy to guv yer—a sixpence
fer doin’ nuthin’—an’ besides, he wor a nice ol’ gentleman.
C : How d’jer know—was ’e a friend of yer feyther?
M : Naw, smarty, ’e was no friend of my fambly, I never seen ’im
before tonight—but I know ’e is a nice man—he said such nice
things to me.
C : Wot d’jer mean by nice things—I never seed any on ’em
knockin’ around our alley.
M : Well—w’en I got back to ’im he smiled and said, “Thank yer,
mi dear, and ’eres a apple fer yer, and I wish yer a Merry
Christmas.”
C : (H)excuse me, Mag, fer takin’ liberties with yer name on such a
short acquaintance, but I ’ave to laff w’en I ’ear of these rich
guys wishin’ the likes of us a ’appy Christmas, and doin’ nuthin’
to ’elp make their wish come true.—Now if yer kind benefactor
’ad said, “Here’s a ten-pound note—go and get yerself some
warm clothes to cover yer ’arf-naked body, and some food to fill
yer empty stomach, and get fer yerself one o’ them golden-’aired
dollys wot shut their eyes, and say, ‘Mamma’ when yer punch
’em in their breadbasket,” I could feel he were sincere in his good
wishes for yer.
M : Now, Cris, yer mustn’t run on like that, it isn’t fair—some of
these rich folk never had the chances you and me ’ave ’ad—and
so I say, clothes, or no clothes, food, or no food, blue-eyed
sleepin’, squawkin’ dollies, or no dollies, I’m glad fer the
progress some on ’em ’ave made. Perhaps some day they will
learn that true Christmas ’appiness begins in well wishing and
ends in well doing. Until then we must be content in lookin’ at
the things which belong to others, just as we ’ave been doin’
before this winder fer the last ’arf ’our.
(At this point the clock in the steeple strikes five.)
C : Gee, I must be going.
M : So must I, Cris—but before we part I want to wish yer a Merry
Christmas.
(Both start to walk away in opposite directions, but before
leaving the stage Maggie stops.)
M : Say, Cris, just a minute—’ave yer a jack knife in yer pocket?
(Cris searches his pockets—fishes out a rather dilapidated
knife—opens it, and hands it to Maggie, who cuts apple in half
—returns knife to Cris.)
M : And ter make my wish come true, Cris—’er’s the ’alf of my
apple.
(Both leave the stage, joyfully eating the apple and grinning
from ear to ear.)
(Exit Maggie, Right.)
(Exit Crispin, Left.)
(Lamplighter. Enter right, lights street lamp and exit left.)
(Washerwoman. Enter left, carrying basket of wash.)
(Fishmonger. Enter right—Fresh herrin’, all alive, all alive, all
alive. Herrin’, fresh herrin’, twelve fer a shillin’. Note: As she
passes the shop of Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus opens shop door.)
M .C : Are you sure yer herrin’ are fresh?
F : Mi lady, so ’elp me, they were swimmin’ in the sea this
very mornin’.
M .C : Wot are yer askin’ fer ’em?
F : O’ny a shillin’ a dozen, lady.
M .C : That’s wot I call dear for herrin’. Make it nine-pence and
I’ll take a dozen.
F : No, ma’am, not if I never sell ’em (walks away.) Fresh
herrin’, herrin’, herrin’, herrin’, all alive, all alive, (suddenly
turns again.) Well, missus, seeing as I on’y have a few left, ’ere
yer are, tak ’em at yer own price. Counts out herring and exit.
 (At this point Santa Claus locks up his shop for the night, puts
up shutters in front of windows and returns into shop.)
(Musician. Enter right, carrying bass viol.)
(Night Watchman: Enter left, eight o’clock and all’s well. Exit
right. Note by this time the village streets are nearly deserted.)
(Enter Ethel. Enter Harold. Immediately following exit of
Watchman after his 8 o’clock round, Harold and Ethel enter
from left stage—Harold is leading Ethel by the hand. They
look around from one side of the street to the other, which at
this time is deserted.)
E : I don’t believe Santa lives here.
H : Neither do I—I expect he lives in a big house, like the Earl of
Crewe.
E : I am beginning to think we shall not find Santa at all.
H : Oh, yes, sis, we will find him—don’t get discouraged.
E : But you are forgetting it is nearly time for him to start out on his
long journey.
H : I have not forgotten that, but I am thinking that it takes a big
factory to hold all the toys Santa has made since last year.
E : Yes, but I don’t see any big factory here, do you?
H : Look! Look! Ethel, I believe we have found it—see that sign
over the shop window, it says S. CLAUS, TOYMAKER.
E : Yes, and the shutters are up—that’s because Santa doesn’t want
anyone to see him at work.
H : Let us go and knock on the door and see if Santa will answer.
E : No, I am a little bit afraid. You go.
(While the children are hesitating about what ought to be done,
Mr. S. Claus leaves the place and starts to walk away rapidly.
Just then, the children turn and catch sight of him.)
H : See, Ethel, there he goes—Come, let us follow him.
(Both children leave the stage, shouting, “Santa, Santa, wait a
minute, please, Santa, wait.”)
 (Exit Harold and Ethel.)
(Enter Towncrier from right stage.)
(First time off stage—Second time on stage—Crier takes
center stage, rings bell vigorously, takes position with bell
reposing in left arm, with right hand clutching tongue of bell.)
T C : Lost, strayed or stolen, a ten-year-old boy and his young
sister—the children of our fellow townsman, Mr. Alphonso
Cruickshank, Ironmonger and Tinker, of Number 12, High Street,
Sandbach. When last seen, the children were walking in the
direction of Congleton Road, but beyond this their whereabouts
are unknown. A reward of 50 guineas in gold will be paid to any
person, or persons, who, finding the children, shall safely return
them to their bereaved parents.
(Exit Crier.)
(Watchman in distance is heard calling, “Nine o’clock and all’s
well.” The village clock strikes the hour and the chimes
sweetly play.)
(Enter Clews, right, who saunters across stage and returns,
taking position under lamp, when chimes are ended.)
(Enter Allcock, left, carrying bundle.)
C : Good evenin’, mate, w’ere ’as thi bin, I’ve been waitin’ on thi
fur the last ’our.
A : I dunna wonder at thi askin’ w’ere I’ve been. This’ll be the
first toime in the last twel’ yer that I’ve missed bein’ at the Black
Bear on Christmas eve. But that is ner the on’y thing I’ve missed,
so I must ’asten ’ome and get a bite o’ summat to eat.
C : Does ta mean to tell me thi ’asn’t ’ad thi supper yet?
A : I conna speak no plainer than w’at I sed a minit ago.
C : But w’at kept thi away from ’ome so long—Surely not the love
of thi work?
A : No, ’ardly that, but thi knows ’ow it is hup at the ’all—an’
’ow they fixes hup everythin’ fur the big party they’re ’avin come
ter-morrer—I dunno wat they would a dun if I’d a quit on ’em.
C : I ’no wat thi means, mate, I’ve thought miself wot a ’elpless lot
some folk are.
A : Aye, all I ’eard ter-day was, “Willyum, ’ave yer killed an’
dressed the sucking pigs—Willyum, ’ave yer finished plucking
the geese—Willyum, will yer be sure there are yule logs on ’and
fer the party—Willyum, go down to the butchers and bring the
roast of beef I ordered—William, this, and Willyum that,” until
I’m sick and tired o’ mi own name.
But they’re not a bad lot at that for the mester gave me a
Christmas box o’ ten shilling’ an’ I ’ave in this bundle some
clothes wot belonged to the little gel w’at died a year ago come
Michaelmas, an’ a bran new dress w’ich the missus sent to mi
owd woman.
C : Mite it be yer ’ad a goose in yer bundle fer yer Christmas dinner,
as well as the fine feathers fer the missus?
A : No, Jack, but you ’no and I ’no w’ere there is as fine a dinner
waitin’ fer them as knows, as ever come out o’ a pot—and yer
’ave ’eard tell as ’ow the first thing to be dun in makin’ rabbit pie
is to first catch the rabbit.
C : I understand, Willyum—Make it ten by the clock—at the old
place back of the ’all.
A : So long, mate.
C : So long.
(Exit Poachers.)
(Enter Carolers.)

1. What Child is This?

2. Good King Wenceslas.
3. Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn.

(Exit Carolers.)
C
N : It is very effective when the carolers can conveniently sing for
the first time off stage, as if in the distance. The carolers should be
appropriately dressed for cold weather, carry lanterns and the stage
should be darkened.
 ACT II.
N : Harold and Ethel in their pursuit of Santa Claus, the village
Toymaker and Shop Keeper, find themselves far from home and in the
grounds immediately surrounding Brereton Hall. The stage setting
should consist of a hedge row built up of small evergreen trees at the rear
of the stage and on both ends, with a wooden stile set in the hedge on
right stage. Evergreen branches are strewn around, left there by the
hedger, who had been trimming the hedges about the grounds.
The children enter from left and the Poachers, for such are Clews and
Allcock, who later appear, enter from the right, climb over the stile and
soon get busy at the task which brought them there, namely, the bagging
of a brace of rabbits for their Christmas dinner.
(As the curtain rises, Harold and Ethel are wearily dragging
themselves across stage—when center is reached, Ethel stops,
and in tears she refuses to go any further.)
E (tearfully): Harold, I just can’t go another step, I want to go home
to mamma.
H : Don’t cry, Sis, you know I believe we’re almost there—if you
only think of the fun we will have when we find Santa, you will
forget all about being tired.
E : I know it will be lots of fun to see Santa, and, if we ever do find
him, I’m going to ask him to show me all his wonderful toys. But
I think I’d rather wait until next year. I want mamma.
(No longer able to restrain herself, she bursts out crying, much
to the undoing of Harold.)
H : See here, Sis, please don’t cry. When we get home I’ll give you
my new cricket bat and ball. Perhaps if we sit down for a little
while we will get rested. I’ll just gather a few of these branches—
that will be better than sitting on the cold ground.
(Harold arranges the branches as a little bed down stage, and
places Ethel upon it.)
E : How lonely it is here at night. Can you see any houses near?
H : (Climbing up on stile so as to look over the hedge):
 Yes, I see a big house not far away. I’m sure that must be where
Santa is. Let us rest here awhile.
(Harold seats himself beside Ethel—puts his arms around her,
draws her near to him.)
And then we will surely find Santa.
(After pause)
I’m jolly glad the moon is shining, aren’t you, Ethel?
(Ethel does not answer, for she has fallen asleep. Gently
Harold lays her down upon the boughs and with a yawn says
——)
I think I’ll just rest awhile myself.
(And in a minute he, too, is fast asleep.)
(Soon after the children fall asleep, two Poachers arrive on the
scene, and, entirely oblivious to the fact that there are human
beings near them, they proceed to the work of the evening, just
as the bell in the village clock strikes the hour of ten. All
through the work of the Poachers the children remain fast
asleep.)
(Just as the Poachers make ready to leave, the children are
discovered.)
C : Well. I’ll be blow’ed, if ’ere aint the babes in the wood.
A (rushing to cover): Wo’t, yer don’t mean the Game-keeper and
his gang? W’y don’t yer duck?
C : (laughing heartily): ’Oo said onythin’ about game-keepers.
Come an’ luk fer thy sel’—’ere are two as fine babbys as yer
hever sot h’eyes on.
A (drawing near to sleeping children): Blime me, if they haint. I
wonder wot they’re doin’ ’ere at this time o’ noight?
C : I conna tell thi that, mon, w’y doesn’t thi ask ’em thi sel’?
A (gently shaking Harold): Wake h’up, little mon, does ta want
to catch thi death o’ cold lying out ’ere this cold night—and what
about the little gel, wake ’er h’up tew.
 (After some time and much rubbing of eyes, the children
awaken.)
H : Please, Mr., can you tell us who lives in yonder house—Sis and
I hope that is where Santa lives. If so, we must be going, or else
Santa will have left.
E : Yes, you know he will go just as soon as the clock strikes twelve,
and we want to see his wonderful toys before he leaves.
C : ’Earken to that, will yer, these kids want to see Santa Claus—
Ha! Ha! Ha! Say, Kiddie, there haint no Santa.
H : You are mistaken, sir, for sis and I saw him tonight, with our
own eyes, but he walked so fast we couldn’t catch up to him.
A : An’ w’ere might it be that yer saw the idol of yer dreams?
H : We saw him come from his shop in the square near the Black
Bear.
C (aside): Say, mate, it’s the owd codjer, S. Claus, the kiddies are
thinkin’ on. Wot der yer say if we giv ’em a lift. It’s not much the
likes of uz can do to make anny body ’appy, but ’eres a little job
we con do as well as anny on ’em.
A : Yer rite, mate.
(Turning to children)
Come along, we’ll ’ave yer in front of ’is r’yal ’ighness in less
nor a jiff’ey.
(Exit Poachers with the now happy children upon their
shoulders, and their Christmas dinner safely bagged.)
(Enter King of the Imps—At blast of whistle the imps spring
up behind the hedge.)
I (all): What ho, your majesty!
L M : Assemble ye here for a council of war.
I (all): Your Majesty’s commands shall be obeyed.
(Imps gather down stage and seat themselves Indian fashion in
a circle—the King remains standing.)
L M (addressing Imps): My mind is ill at ease—Go where I
will, I fail not to observe how men, in city, town, and hamlet
throughout the land, in fealty to Him they call the Christ, are
moved to deeds of mercy and of love.
I N . 1: If such be true, Your Majesty, it bodes ill of thee and thy
kingdom of darkness.
L M : Yea, such is true, and not content with that, they move
from street to street, and house to house, and, like the angels on
Bethlehem hills, two thousand years ago, they proclaim the
Messiah’s birth, and sing of Peace and Goodwill to Men. Thus do
they assail and threaten my right to reign and rule.
I N . 1: It must not be, Your Majesty.
L M : It shall not be—some way must be found to stop these
inroads upon my kingdom and domain—but what to do, and how,
and when, I know not.
I N . 1: Has not Your Majesty thought of persecution?
L M : Persecution, in that ye counsel without knowledge. To
stop this tide of Christmas cheer by persecution is as foolish as to
attempt to dam a river at its mouth.
I N . 1: Has not Your Majesty discovered any arch conspirator in this
plot?
L M : Aye, that I have and by cunning ways have I sought to
turn him from his course, but neither threat, money, or persuasion
have any effect upon him to check the rising of good will, which,
like water gushing from a fountain, overflows and fills the hearts
of the children of men everywhere with his own genial spirit and
warm friendliness.
I N . 1: Where does he abide, Your Majesty?
L M : He lives hard by an Inn, the Black Bear, where
incessantly he toils throughout the year in fashioning toys and
other gifts, which he lavishly bestows upon the people in his
journey around the world on Christmas night—but I fear his real
abode is in the hearts of men, and particularly in the hearts of
little children.
I N . 1 (rising and bowing): Pardon me, Sire for venturing to suggest
that thou commission us to wreak destruction upon the toys, or
otherwise prevent this arch enemy of thine from carrying out his
plan.
L M : Thou speakest words of wisdom, and it is my will that
thou perform in my name, and in behalf of my kingdom this work
of destruction. Here, then, is thy commission—Look well to the
task.
(King hands document to Imp No. 1, who reads it aloud to the
other Imps.)
“Whereas, one Santa Claus, by cunning devices and by his unfailing
good humor and goodwill, is stealing the hearts and fealty of my
hitherto loyal subjects—now, therefore, do I, Lucifer Match,
declare that from this hour I will give him no peace or rest—
And, in order that his work may be brought to nought, I do
commission my loyal band of Imps to sally forth and utterly
destroy not only this arch conspirator, but all his handiwork—To
him who shall accomplish the downfall of this personification of
Christmas Peace and Good Will, I give the half of my kingdom,
and the hand of my daughter in marriage.
(Signed) L M ,
LARGE
RED King of the Imps.”
SEAL

(After reading of commission, exit Lucifer Match. Then Imps

disappear behind the hedge.)
E A II. C .
 ACT III.
S —R S C ’ H
(When the curtain rises, Santa is doing some simple task around the
room with his back to the audience—then, turning around as the clock
strikes eleven, he speaks—)
S : Ah, the time is drawing nigh when I must sally forth—An hour
yet remains, and so I’ll improve it by taking a little nap—How
good it is after the day’s toil is ended to sweetly rest—perchance
to dream of the fruit of one’s labor. Here’s a cushion for my head,
and what matters if my feet hang o’er the end like culprits from
the gallows. ’Tis good—And now to sleep——
(Santa sinks into deep slumber.)
(Enter Imps stealthily—3 from right, and 3 from left—They
look around the room and presently discover Santa. They look
first toward Santa’s picture on the wall and then at Santa.)
I 5: This is the place.
I 2 (pointing to Santa): And there’s the man.
I 3: Methinks already half of my lord’s kingdom is mine.
I 4: Strike then the blow.
I 3 (approaches Santa, then returns): My heart fails me—Strike thou
the blow.
I 5 (approaches Santa, then returns): Only a traitor could strike so
kindly a face as his.
I 1: Cowards, make way—I’ll lay him low.
(Advances to Santa with hand uplifted as if to strike.)
His must be a charmed life—I can no ill do unto him.
(Turning to Imps)
Is there no one willing to obey our king?
I (all): No, not one—Would that our king were Santa—and here and
now we pledge to him our allegiance.
 (Each approaches Santa in turn making a profound bow, and
then leaves the room—excepting Imp 1.)
S C ’ R
I 1: I know what power is this which makes me traitor to my king—
Would I could warn him of his danger.
(Walks to and fro in deep thought.)
This will I do—With my dagger will I pinion to yon wall this
commission of my king, so shall he learn of the king’s purpose to
do him harm.
(Walks to back of stage—takes dagger from belt, and thrusts it
through the Royal Commission to the wall.)
(Then, after making bow to Santa, he retires off stage.)
(Exit Imp No. 1. After exit of Imp No. 1, Santa awakens,
stretches, and after rising makes discovery of the Imp’s
Commission, which he removes from the wall, examines
dagger, reads commission, laughs heartily, and to show his
disdain tears commission to bits.)
(A loud knock upon the door announces the arrival of Harold
and Ethel whom the poachers have safely landed at the home
of Santa Claus. Santa goes to door, left stage, and there finds
the two children whom he invites to enter.)
S : Well! Well! Well! In all my life I have never before had the
pleasure of a visit in my home from two such interesting children.
But what brought you here at this time of night?
H : We came on the shoulders of two of the nicest men we ever
met, didn’t we, Ethel?
E : Yes, and I am afraid we should never have found you, Santa, if
they hadn’t helped us.
S : Now, that you have found me what is it you want?
H : Sis wants awfully to see your wonderful toys, but I believe I’d
like a nice soft bed to sleep in. (Yawns.) I’m so tired.
E : You mustn’t mind what Harold says, Santa; of course, we both
want to see the toys, even though we are tired. (Ethel yawns.)
You see, Santa, we have been searching everywhere for you.
S : This is perplexing, but I think I am beginning to understand. Let
us go into the next room. Mrs. Santa will know what to do for
tired and hungry children, and then I will show you a few of my
animated toys which I assure you is a rare privilege. Come along.
(Santa takes them by the hand.)
(Exit right.)
C .
 ACT IV.
S ’ W
When the curtain rises, the toys are standing rigidly at back of stage.
Santa enters with children, whom he seats back to audience at front and
center of stage. Santa then proceeds to exhibit the toys, winding them up,
marching them to front stage, then to position at front of stage right and
left.
M’lle Beatysax Ophonia, Saxophone Solo
M’lle Viola Fiddel Strings, Violin Solo
M’lle Skylark Linnette Nightengale, Vocal Solo
Monsieur Wood Wynde, Flute Solo
M’lle Tabitha, Playful as a Kitten, who makes merriment whenever
the dolls are not actually doing their stunt.
M’lle Fluffy, a dancing doll
No dialogue need be prepared for Santa, as it is better to let Santa
make his own fun in his own way. After the last number the carolers and
other members of the cast slip quietly upon the stage and end the play by
singing one verse of “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”

C .
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