Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-05-18

 SERVANT GIRL.
 SCENE I. (Mrs. Morris and her two daughters in their sitting room, Hattie engaged with work while Susan makes herself comforta. ble in an easy chair, reading novel. AL ter moments silence the servant girl enters with letter..
 "A letter, madam which the post-boy left at the door,"
 Mrs. M. takes the letter and after exam ming the writing remarks, "I wonder who this letter is from. do not recognise the writing" (Opening it she continued wonderingly) :" Beaie Sunaerlaad Vere de Vere, who can she be?''
 .Susan-"It It is pity mother if you do not remember old Aunt Bettie.''
 Nrs. Norris" Certainly, your fathers aunt, but her name was Morrs.''
 1Natie-''I remember her distinctly.- She came here when we were little girls" Susan-" Mercyl thought she was dead and in her gravelon9 ago Iwonder what has brought her to life and with another name too"
 1Kdttie-'' Poor old womanl I remember the patience with which she taught me how to sew and knit.'
 Susan-" Yes, she attempted it with me- but l was too much for the old lady, laughs. Oh Hattie, that day she tried to keep me in with the pillows she said I should hem before dinner-she was de- termined l should do it, and I was deter mined l wouid not do 1t. Mother had gone away, and we were to have so much fun hunting chinqupins in the grove I could not forego the pleasure. Aunt Bette knew it and, mean old thing, she kept me in.- She rapped me over my head and hands with her knitting needles until l was so mad l would not sew another stitch. I was sitting by the window and I thought would make the old lady jump. (laughs loud.) Oh auntie, said l, the pony has trampled on some of the ducks, and now Rover is chasing the rest all over the yard. The knitting needles and stocking fell, and while she was hobbling into the yard I caught them up and away l ran (throws her head back and laughs still louder. )- Oh, it was fun to see her try to run; watched her from behind the large tree by mother window"
 -uatie-" Sister, why did you deceive aunt Bette like that?"
 .Suson-'' It was no deception, 1t was an out and out story Charles hal gone away on the pony and Rover followed them, but 1 knew l could not touch the old lady's heart sooner than to say some evil had be- fallen the ducks. and l was bound to get away from that hateful work and have q wild romp in the woods, but that was not the only time l deceived her."
 Nahie-" But did you not know sister such words and deeds were sinfuI?"
 Suso,,-''I ought to have known it, fol dear mel every day or two l was taken into her room and lectured several hours"
 NaHie-" AS you have remembered ii this long, hope you will never forget hel precepts."
 Susan-'' am sure 1 will never forget her, for she frightened me half out of my wits, telling me what an awful wicked gir l was-l would be disgrace to my mother when l was grown, that some day mothe would marry great big man who would beat the life out of me, and always finish ed by telling me of the great kettle of fir, where the bad man lived; he might com, that very night and get me after 1 went tC bed, as he was always after naughty girl who did not love their deor kind. aunties. ,
 4NaHie-" She attempted to make you better girl, and you ought to he thankful now she taught you SD many truths.''
 Sasan-" That kettle of fire the truth that cruel man mother was to marry tn, truth. Don't you see l have caught hol at last in one of her own stories? | q, wish-.'
 (Mrs. Morris, during this conversation has been reading the letter, but here inter rupts Susan.) "Ihis letter my daughters is from your father's aunt whom we sup posed dead sometime ago-your great-aun Bettie l will read it.
 Island cf Cu6o, May 10th, 1S-
 My NEpHEw's WIFE: No doubt yor will be surprised to learn that she who vi sited you ten years ago as your husbands amt, Is still living. Many changes have taken place since had left you but { year when 1 married Mr. Sunderland, Fer de Vere; we came to the island. of Cuba where he had acquired a large fortune anC where he wished to make his home as hi. attachments were 50 strong My husband died six months ago leaving me alone in th world-friendless I never can be wher, every one was so devotedly kind to him but am too far advanced in life to remain away from my native land. wish m, body to repose beside the friends of my youth; have not a relative left on earth your husbands death robbed me of tn last link, but come to his wife and ask home in her family. My wealth I shal freely bestow upon your children, as an ex presson of my love for the kindness of m, nephew, as well as for the favors I expec to receive from you and your family. have many infrmities; that of deafness an noys me most. l am also a little childish but 1 trust you will bear with all the whim of your aged friend.
 l shall sail next week with some of m friends in the steamer " Em,'' hoping t. reach New Orleans about the 20th; whel there, 1 shall easily find company to you place, where l expect to be at peace an, rest.
 Your husbands aunt,
 BETTE SUNDERLAND, Iere de Vere
 (Susan throws down her book in pet. "That old thing coming here to live wit us. l am vexed"
 Mrs. Moris-'' My daughter is that tn way to behave? Why do you speak S dlsrespe fully of your aunt?'
 Susan-" She'll spoil all my fun. N one can speak above whisper-or laug loud, or hop few steps across the room because her neroes will be shocked. Ikno, just what she s.''
 -Kdtt5e-'' Sister, she writes that she deaf, and we can romp as much as W please, it will not trouble her.
 Susan speaks contemptuously.) "RomT who ever saw poke like you romp, yo will be fit companion for auntie, (laugh ing.) l scould love to see you both hob bling along together, it would be sport"
 4Nrs. N.-" Now hush Susan, you shal not make sport of your sister, neither wi 1 allow any testing about an infrm lad | wbn oopooc 4o ,,c e. ...I