The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-18

10. Vermont {" /" Wing maj IL, 42l
| H. Delaware IS 9 do 1,093
| 10. N. Carolina I" do 1854
80. South Carolina (by Lcgislaturc) voted for
Van Buren,.
8. ST. Jean d'Acre captured by the Bri-
fish 1000 killed.
l6. Treaty signed between England and
Texas.
81. A Royal Princess born in England.
- A severe and destructive gale swept
the coast of England.
80. Slaughter of 49o Mexicans by about
100 Texans fighting in self-tlefence.
90. Count of Nassau inaugura.ed King of
Holland.
DECEMBER.
7. Congress convened.
9. The Presidents Message delivered.
IL. Steamboat Cherokee exploded, killing
l6 passengers.
10. Hen. Felix Grundy, U. S. Senator
from Tennessee, died.
A Prudent Wife and String Apron.
Mrs. W., consort and help meet of Mr..
w. merchant of New York, was q very
economical woman, and. if the eulogst
was not mistaken, had a very strong a.
prom. The circumstance narrated by the
friend of Mr.. w. was as follows: Mr.. W..
was merchant in affluent circumstances,
did very heavy business, and conduct
ed all his affairs with the utmost regu-
larity. Every department of business
was completely systema.ized; even fami-
Iy expenditures were restricted to regular
daily appropriations, and no surer is the
sailing master of ship to make his OBJ
se1vation, work his traverse and ascer-
tain his exact latitude and longitude eve
ry noon, than was Mr.. w. to have all
his accounts nicely balanced, and ascer-
tain his exact whereabouts in business
every night. But as wise, prudent and
puuc,ilious as he was, he could not with
stand the temptation to overtrading during
one of the great paper expansions; and
when the revulsion came. he found him
self embarrassed beyond all his efforts to
extricate himself. He had stood firm as
rock while many of the most reputable
houses tumbled to ruins around him, but
he could not collect money due him from
his best customers, and there was one re-
manning note of ten thousand dollars, that
would fall due in few days, and he
could devise no way to meet it. The
notice came from the Bank, but three
days remained, and every resource failed.
The first of these three days was spent
in fruitless attempts to borrow. The
second was as fruitlessly spent in trying
to force sale of goods. Nobody had
money TO lend-nobody had money to
purchase goods at any price. Failure
presented itself before him with all its
frightfulness.
| The last day Of grace arrived, and hor.
ror was depicted on his countenance.-
Mrs. w. knew nothing of his troubles
and on perceiving him evidently in grea
distress Of mind, she insisted on knowing
what was the cause of his trouble. |
was folly TO conceal his ruin from her
and he condescended to make her &C
] quainted with the cause of his misery
! How much, she inquired, will save you
from failure! Ten thousand dollars, he
replied, will pay my last note in bank
but for want of this | must suffer the dis
grace of having my note protested, assign
nv property for the benefit of my credit
ors. and suffer my name to go to the
world as bankrupt. Is this all! sale
she. Bless me, my dear Mr.. w, car
supply you with tina. sum without going
out OF the house. Not waiting TO hea1
the question which he was preparing te
ask, she ,ripped up stairs, and in less
time than have occupied in telling the
story, she returned with seventeen thou
sand dollars in her apron, all in change
which she had saved within a few years
from her daily allowance of market mo-
lney!
] All who heard the recital Of this cir
cumstance by the friend Of Mrs w. were
highly delighted with it, save one sharp
nosed slab.sided yankee, who would no
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