SHE WANTED COMEDY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1337, 27 March 1883, Page 2

SHE WANTED COMEDY.

Three months ago, when a new servant came to a Brush street family, the mistress, said she desired to post the girl in advance on one certain little point. She and her husband belonged to an amateur theatrical company, and in case Jane heard any racket around the house she must not imagine that they were quarrelling. They would simply be rehearsing their parts. The " play" began on the third evening of the girl's engagement. The husband taunted his wife with extravagence, and she said lie played poker for money> and chairs wore upset and footstools kicked about, and threats were made of going home to mother. Next morning the mistress paid to the girl" Did you hear us playing our parts ia the 'Wronged Wife' Inst night 1" "Yes'm," "It is simply a rehearsal you know, and you mnsn't think strange of my throwing a vase* at my husband, and calling him a vile wretch." Three or four nights after that the curtain went up on a play called "The Jealous Husband," and Jane heard sobs, sighs, protestations, threats, and exclamations. The next play was entitled" Coming Home Tight," and was mostly played in the front hall. : Then followed "The Depth of Despair."' "Threats of Divorce," and "Such a Wretch," until Jane was at last tired of having a private box and being the only audience. ■ Tho other morning she appeared in the sitting room, with her hat 011 and her bundle arm, and said 11 Please, m'a&i|H|k£omg this morning." " '• yes'm." " For wlijprreason f "Please ma'am, but I'm tired of tragedy. I'm a girl as naturally likes to see hugging and kissing and lovemaking on the stage, and when Marks the lawyer comes in on the what-do-you-call-it, I'm sure to be tickled to death. I think I'll try somi family where they rehearse comedy and have a deal of kissing, and perhaps I may como in as a stipe and get a share of it for myself.".—American Paper.