A rectangular decorative woodcut headpiece features a gadrooned vase filled with a bouquet of flowers at the center. Symmetrical acanthus scrolls and floral vines extend from the center to both sides, terminating in large blossoms, all framed within a double-line border.

THE INDIAN WOMAN,

COMEDY

IN ONE ACT.

SCENE ONE,

AH! the cursed obsession
Of getting oneself burned!
It is, they say, infinite glory
Which should bring us much comfort.
But for me, I prefer life,
Ah! the cursed obsession
Of getting oneself burned!

Prepare the braziers, then,
And you, carry the headbands,
You, prepare the torches,
And you, think of the firewood.

What pain! what madness!
And all this to immolate oneself,
Ah! the cursed obsession
Of getting oneself burned!