MRS. M. Then you have succeeded--for though, Marmaduke, you may love me a thousand times better than ever--I’ll never complain again. (_embracing MOUSER_) MOUS. On these conditions, I forgive you. MRS. M. My dear Cousin Crummy, what do I not owe you? CRUM. First, pay your debts here. (_taking BETSY by the hand_) MRS. M. Oh, you were in the plot too? BET. Yes, ma’am. MRS. M. And who are you? BET. Betsy Baker as is--Mrs. Joseph Harris as will he. MRS. M. And how can I serve you? BET. By allowing me to serve you--the best of vegetables, and fresh oysters every day. MOUS. We’ll certainly deal with you. Eh, ’Stasy? MRS. M. But I’ll go to market. BET. (_to audience_) Do, ma’am--and I hope you will only be one out of many customers, at our new shop, where by a supply of the best articles we can get--joined with attention, civility, and moderate prices, we hope to secure the patronage of the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public in general. CRUMMY. BETSY. MOUSER. MRS. MOUSER. RIGHT. LEFT. Curtain. Printed by Thomas Scott, Warwick Court, Holborn. Transcriber’s Note This transcription is based on two sets of scans of the Lacy edition. The first is available through the Internet Archive from a copy held by the University of Warwick: archive.org/details/betsybakerortooa0000mort The second, available through the Hathi Digital Library, is from a copy of Volume 8 of Lacy’s Acting Edition of Plays from the University of Michigan: hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015067453061 The text of _Betsy Barker!_ begins on page 302 of the scans. Other than differences in Lacy’s business address on the title page and information about the printer at the end, the text of the two scan sets appears to be the same. Because of issues related to publication, the condition of the scanned copies, and the scanning process itself, both sets were used for the transcription. The following changes were made to the text: Title page: Milliner’s Holiday--Changed to “Milliners’ Holiday”, the correct title of the play. --p. 3: I thought I heard my dear Cousin Crummy outside--Added a period to the end of the sentence. --p. 5: _who places it on back of chair, R. of table._--Added a closing parenthesis. --p. 7: ’Tisn’t every woman, sir, as get’s a Mouser.--Changed “get’s” to “gets”. --p. 9: but it won’t do do--ugh! you Don Juan!--Deleted the second “do”. --p. 9: CRUM. Wink at her,--Changed the comma at the end of the line to a period. --p. 10: CRUM. Umph! so, so: (_in a contemptuous tone_)--Changed colon to an exclamation mark. --p. 12: such as John, and Timothy, and Marma_dook_--Added a period after “Marma_dook_”. --p. 12: MOUS. (_aside_) Mouser, be firm--Added a period after “firm”. --p. 13: (_rushes at BETSY--she avoids him, leaving the veil in his hand._--Changed the period after “_hand_” to a closing parenthesis for consistency. --p. 15: (_great noise of WOMEN’S voices suddenly heard_--Changed “_great_” to “_Great_”.