They are playing "will the circle be unbroken" in the background.
From
Twice-Told Tales, 1836, 1837
By
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-1864
The
May-Pole of Merry Mount
From
Twice-Told Tales, 1836, 1837
By
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-1864
The
May-Pole of Merry Mount