Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-12-12

placer mo. ii was only slight, proo-
ably involuntary movement, to ease him
sell by changing his position. The clock
stikes only once, it 70 the half hour only
and the clock is too fast besides How
much anguish-how much silent prayer in
these try ing minutes! She took up book
of devotion and tried to read, bnt her eyes
would wander from the page to fix upon
those heavy shoes. All at once n thought
arose that chilled her very heart. Sup
pose her husband should not come.
The weather is stormy, and he has reIa.
tves in the village he went to. Perhaps
they have pursuadcd him it was unsafe to
traveI at night with so large a sum of mon
ley about him; perhaps they have forced
him with friendly violence, to yield to
their Invitations TO wait ill morning. II
is striking eight, and nobody comes. The
IDEA we have alluded to, appears TO be
more and more probable. After two hours
of such agony, the unhappy lady whose
courage had been kept by the hope OF final
rescue, feels her strength and hope fail
her. She soon hears noise under the
window, and listens donbt(ully. This time
she is not mistaken. The heavy out door
creaks on the hinges, and shuts with
clamor; we'll known step is heard on the
stairs, and a man en'ers--a tall, stout
man. Ills he, II is he!-At that moment
liz he had been the worst Of husbands NJ
would have been perfection in his wlle's
eyes. Hehad only takcr oft his wet cloak
and put a wayhis pistols, and delighted at
seeing what he most loves On earth, opens
, his arms toembrace lis wife. She clasp
r ed him COW ulsively, but in a moment
a recovering her self possession, put her tn.
gers on her lips, and points to the two iee'
/ under the curtain.
y Ii NJ, Aubrey had wanted presence o.
/. mind he would not have deserved TO be the
It husband OF such a woman. lie made
A slight gesture to show that he understood
n her, and said aloud, excuse me my dear
n | left the money down stairs. I'll be
r. back in two minutes Within thai tint
- he returned, pistol in hand. He looks a
i. the printing, walks to theaIcoVe, stoops
st and while the inger of the right hand Is OF
OF the trigger, with the other hand selzes ont
or of the feet, and cries in voice OF thunder
Id "Surrender or you are q dead an."-
le He drags by the feet into the middle
ct the room a man Of most i'll favored aspect
ze crouching low to avoid the pistol whIc
III was hell within an inch OF bis head. II
:. lis searched and sharp dagger iouhu "
70 him, lie confessed that the glrI was NJ
10 accomplish, and told him Aubrey wou
If bring a large sum home at night, Noth'n
g. remains now hnt to give them over to IN
\. authorities. Madame Aubrey asked he
N husband to pardon them, but the voice
r. duty is louder than that OF pity. VINE
ne Aubrey heard from his wife all she IA
ed gone through, he could only say "w',
TO could have thought you SO courageous
But in spite of her courage she was a,.ac'
80 ed that night with violent nervous 'eVe
~, and did not g9t over her herolsm Tor Sc
70 eral days.
"a poop WoMLy.-What shall be don
n, cannot be asked too oiten) Tor u
thousands Of wretched females who a
Us ohlined TO labor with more lnccssant
verify than Algcrine slaves, to gam
ing scanty subsistence. Women VINO are u
be der The necessity disappearing themse'V
MS by manual operations are more opp press
lnd nv our odions moneyed system than a.
oiher persons. 1t is he natural opcra'i
the oe that system to bear heaviest on
ced weakest and most helpless. During
The summer mouths, or when business IS IN
way oct;ve. the females who subslst by nee
left work, (shop work, as 1t IS lamlllar,y O.
too, ed,) can barely maintain themselves
on, the utmost exertiou. II they are wido'
fire, and have children, their embarrassme
ca arc necessarily increased What, tn
lily. must be their situation IN winter, VI
bed, their business is for several mon'ns !
lcar state Of comparative inactivity, ana WI
find all the expenses Of living are greatly a
ladc mented? At that season there Is no 90
sad lbat many Of them suffer. Who can e
'and mate tho suharings Of the mother
lose hears the touching appeal OF her mi
the children for bread and who has no abb
TO supply their wants9 Who can Plc'
,,iou The apprehensions Of such parc,n'9
' 1'o anguish of contemplating the llltel'hoo'
fte a child's perishing with the coldf ~
o a'Li IS something in such things too hor'
nd Of for the page of liclon--io1 intensely
Haas nizing for the mimicry Of the stage
wing yot such Occurrences occurrences, rs,l l;fe y,
ven, large city produces its examples annu'
h"s with hideous regularity. There are
ID on conditions 10 nu'il'" I &c w;do
leath unhappy man 'he GEN. .,l.aa A,rond;nc
The women WIN sn'n'' :. 1." ~, The wan
The support 90 her oa"y ,;nrollv eyh