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Excerpt from That Rascal Pat: A Farce in One Act Scene. - A large public room in a fashionable watering place hotel. Table and chairs R., clothes-rack and hat-stand L. C., a practicable door opening R.with No. 2 upon it, also one L. with No. 1 upon it. Both doors to open on stage. Enter, Charles Livingstone, C. D. from L.;coat and hat in hand. Charles. (calling) Pat! Pat! Confound that blundering Irishman. (looks off c. d.) Pat! Pat! I say, Pat! Pat. (without) Comin' sur! Comin'. Charles. (putting overcoat and hat down) Curse that stupid idiot. Here I'm half strangled with dust and no one to help me. What's the use of having a servant, I'd like to know? More trouble than they re worth. Pat! I say, Pat! Pat. (without) Faix thin, I'm comin', sur. Charles. Then why don't you come? Am I to wait here all day for that fellow? I've threatened half a dozen times to discharge him, but, somehow or other, hes hard to get rid of. The fact is, I owe the fellow so much, and he refuses to quit my service until I pay his back wages. Well, well, under the circumstances, I guess he'll remain a while, for I'm about as poor as a church mouse. Now if I'd only some crusty old uncle, willing to "kick the bucket" for my special accommodation, and leave me a snug little fortune - but there's no such luck in store for me, I suppose. Now there's Laura, when her Uncle Somebody dies, she'll have a cool hundred thousand - how I love that girl - and how convenient the hundred thousand would be! I think she loves me, her letters are so very affectionate. I've already proposed, and she seems perfectly willing, but that crusty old uncle of hers, it seems, must be consulted. Then he swears she must marry Fitznoodle, or Snoozle. Confound Fitznoodle, I say! Then again, Laura tells me in her last, that the old fool has heard of our attachment, and instead of feeling honored by my preference for his niece, says if she has anything to do with me, hell cut her off with a shilling. Confound all crusty old uncles, I say. (calling) Pat! Pat! Why the devil don't you come? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Rascal is only a baby when young Sterling brings him home. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of adventure—until the spring day when everything suddenly changes. A Newbery Honor Book