(Clementina _runs up and stands behind Lincoln's portrait so that only her face is visible._ Mrs. Mortimer, Mr. Mortimer _and_ Albert _enter at right._ Mrs. Mortimer _is between the two and their arms are linked._ Sally _follows closely behind, and_ Auntie Temp, _who is behind the others, goes to_ George _and stands beside him._) Mrs. Mortimer: It seems too good to be true that I have _both_ my dear ones at home again. Albert (_breaks away from his mother and runs to Lincoln's portrait, laying his hand upon it_): And, mother, I am cured of my folly. I have seen him, and I am glad the old flag was victorious. All (_excitedly_): Have _seen_ him? Sally: O, tell us about him! Albert (_coming down_): [J]It was at Richmond. I had been taken prisoner with two other young fellows. We were shut up in an old store. The President came there with some of his friends and just a few of his sailors. He passed the store and saw us staring from the window. O, the look that came over his face I can never describe, as he called out: "Break in that door and let those boys go home to their mothers." In a second we were free. [J] This incident is purely fictitious and is given only as what might have happened, being quite in keeping with Lincoln's character. Auntie Temp: De Lawd bress him! Albert: And, mother, when I stood face to face with him I saw that not half had been told me of his goodness and his greatness. And when I heard of his death a day or two ago, as I was begging my way across the country, to get home, I wept like a child. I knew then, as others will know later, that this was the end of life for the greatest American this country ever had. Auntie Temp: De Lawd save us! I's mighty scar'd o' what 'comes of us pore niggahs now. Sally (_going to_ Auntie Temp _and putting hand on her shoulder_): You have nothing to fear from this time forth, Auntie Temp. Although Abraham Lincoln is dead, his _spirit_ will live _forever_ in the land. Albert (_comes to front-center_): Yes, and he has taught the American Nation, in his own immortal words, "that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Curtain SUGGESTIVE PROGRAM RECOMMENDED BY THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 1. Salute to the Flag SCHOOL