The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-04-23
4 GOOD SFOEV.
pLEAsANrAND lNsTRUCrIvE.

Mrs, w, consort and hclp-mate of}r w, mcr-
chant Of New York was very economical woman,
and, ftho eulogist was no, mistaken, had a very
strong apron. The circumstances narrated by the
friend of Mrs. W. were us follows Mr W. Il mer-
chant in ailluent circumstances, did heavy bust
ness and conducted all his affairs with the utmost
regularity. Every department of bushes, was
completely sysematised; every f,mily expenditure
was res'actcd to regular daily appropriations, and
no sarer is the sailing master of Il ship TO make his
observation, work his traverse, and ascertain his
exact latitude and longitude every noon, than was
Mr W. to have his accounts nicely balanced and
ascertain whereabouts in business every night
But WISE prudent, and punctil!oUs as he was, he
could not withstand the temptation to oyerrading
during one of the great paper expansions; land when
the lcvulsion came, he found himself embarrassed
beyond all his oil6rts to cXtrcatc himself lie had
stood firm as a rock while many Of the most rcpu-
table houses rembed to ruins around him, but he
cou'd not collect money due him from his hest Gus
toners, and there was one remaining note Of ten
thousand dollars that woud Gall due in few DAYS,
and he could devise no way 10 meet it. The no
tcc came from the baak, but three days remained
and every resource failed. The first of these three
d. ;;'a.3 7ncn. IN fQitlo.s atc.an:, 10 harrow -
The second was iuilIcssy spent in trying to force
sale olgoods Nobody had any money to lend
nobody had an money to purchase goods at any
price Failure presented itself before him with all
lis r.igltruucss.
The day of grace arrived, and horror was depc-
ted in hi; countenqncc. Mrs W. knew nothing of
bis troubles, and on rrcceying him evidently in
great distress ofmiud she insisted on knowing what
was the cause of his trouble. 1t was folly to con-
ccal his ruin from her, and he condesccndcd to
make her acquainted with the cause Of his misery
-llow much, she cnquircd will save you from fail
nrc' Ten thousand dollars, he replied, will pay
my last note in bank; but for what of this mus,
suffer the disgrace of having my nolc protested,
assign my property for the benefit of my creditors,
and suffer my name to 90 the world rs bankrupt.
Is this all said she why bless me my dear Mr.
~, can supply You with that sum without going
ont Of the house. Not waiting to hear the ques-
ton he was prepared to ask, she lrppcd up stairs,
and in less time than have occupied in telling the
s,ory,she returned with seventeen thousand dollars
all in change, which she had saved within few
years from her daily allowance Of market money.
All who heard the recital of this circumstance
by the friend Of Mrs. w. were highly delighted
with it, save one sharp-nosed slab-siied yankee,
who would not believe, though an angel had told
it, till he had applied the test of figures to it, to as
certain It's probability. As he finished his calcua-
lions and was in the act Of returning his pencil to
his pocket, he burst into a roar Of laughter. All
eyes were turned on him, and the narrator deman-
died what he meant by such unciyil Department.
6 Nolhin' at all stranger said the calculator 'ony
| was thnkin' what tarna strong apron that are
woman must had on to bring seventeen thousand
dollars worth of change down stairs. I've ciphcrcd
ii ont on this here paper, and it will weigh jst half
a ion il there amt single copper among the whole
n't'-!Satmddy Courier.