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...chorus of men and maidens singing a bridal song, Proserpina enters and soon after her comes Ceres who tries to persuade Proserpina to marry Exemplicus, the model young man. Proserpina hates him but is finally persuaded and they go off to make arrangements for the wedding. In the meantime Pluto and Venus enter. Venus tells Pluto that Proserpina whom he loves is engaged to Exemplicus. They arrange, however, that Cupid shall wound Proserpina with a dart, and thus cause her to fall in love with the first man she sees. To make sure that Pluto shall...
When Proserpina comes on the stage, Cupid wounds her with his dart, Pluto at once declares his love, and as he expected finds it requited. Ceres, Exemplicus and the chorus then come in, all ready for the wedding of Proserpina and Exemplicus. Proserpina tells her mother that she has just captured a prince whereupon Ceres, overjoyed, deserts the cause of Exemplicus and consents that the marriage shall take place at once in Pluto's kingdom of Hades...
...since only sinners can enter Hades, the Arcadians, none of whom have ever committed a sin, are debarred from companying the bridal party on the journey. Then it is suggested that, as stealing is a crime, each man should steal a kiss from each maid. This, Pluto points out, would admit the men to Hades, but the maids would still be debarred. Ceres overcomes the difficulty by suggesting that the maids take back their kisses, thereby receiving stolen goods, which of course is a sin. Exemplicus is now the only person left on earth; he declares that he will revenge...
...Wrenn.Head Clerk in Pluto's Hotel...
This communication was handed in to the CRIMSON yesterday by a geunine Memorial Hall waiter, who seemed in mortal fear that his head would be removed by the Pluto of the lower regions, if his identity was discovered. We assured him that he would be safe as far as our office was concerned, and unless his individual literary style betrays him, he may voice his wrongs to the world as often as he pleases, undetected. - ED. CRIMSON...