A decorative horizontal woodcut ornament at the top of the page features a central scallop shell motif flanked by symmetrical leafy scrolls and floral elements.

CHARACTERS.


MARCEL, Blacksmith.	Mr. Audinot.
CLAUDINE, his sister.	Miss Deschamps.
JEANNETTE, his daughter, in love with Colin.	Miss Neffel.
COLIN, nephew of La Bride, Peasant, lover of Jeannette.	Mr. Clerval.
EUSTACHE, } Rude BASTIEN, } peasants.	Mr. Paran. Mr. St. Aubert.
LA BRIDE, Coachman of the Castle, suitor to Claudine.	Mr. La Ruette.

The scene is in Marcel's shop. The action lasts three hours, and begins toward five o'clock in the evening in Autumn.

The subject is taken from Boccaccio's Decameron.

The stage represents a blacksmith's shop, a forge in the foreground, and a little further back on the opposite side, a cellar surrounded by a barrier.