Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-12-12
One of the Women.

We have frequently heard about the charities
of the ladies, but it is once in while that we
hear of a noble act on the part of woman.
little incident occurred in private life in this
city last week, which rebounds to the honor OF rs
fair and good Il lady rs ever breathed'
Her husband is a merchant, who has been do
ing a prosperous business for Il few years past,
which enabled him to move in fashionable life.
He is passionately devoted to his Wife and his
numerous presents to her have mostly been of
costly character particularly jewelry. lie was
Justly proud of her, and as she was n beautiful
and accomplished woman, he was not willing that
she should be outshone by any one else. Her
purse was always literally supplied, out of which
through her generous nature she frequently con
tributed to the wants of the needy. Everything
was going on prosperously until the present con
vulsion took place, when one day last week the
husband was forced to communicate the painful
intelligence to his wife, of his probable inability
to meet his paper the ensuing day. lie was sur
prised that his wife eyinced no emotion, bnt on
the contrary asked him how much money 1t would
take to carry him through safely He told her
that it would take ut least ten thousand dollars,
but that every body was so hard pushed and the
banks having suspended, he found it impossible to
get such paper rs he held discounted without
most runous rates and consequently he must go
by the board. Then the picture he drew OF re-
trenchment, and reduced style OF living, was
sad one 1t is not for myself, Julia, that care
SO uuCN but you, now Will YOU CHluId IL
Speak not of me, said the gentle woman, throw
ing her arms around her husbands neck. You
do not know me- my dear, if you think can make
no sacrifices for your sake eff you suppose that
my vanity must be gratiicd at the expense of
your honor. Come, now, sit down beside mo on
che sofa. and tell me all about it, and how much
You owe, and how much it viii take to set you
right
lie pressed her hand rs he replied why trou
Bile you with all the detala of bankruptcy, Julia?
lie caught the expression of her eye at that mo-
ment, and proceeded TO relate to her in detail the
circumstances that had brought him to the verge
of bankruptcy, She heard him through without
speaking II word, and when he had concluded
she threw her arms around his neck, and kissed
him eNclaiming rs she did so, q. George am
so glad and immediately few from the room
Her husband was bcWildcred at her conduct but
he was not left long in suspense. She soon re
entered the room, bearing in her hands an cle-
CANT mahogany box, i'll which he knew she nj.
ways kept her iewchY. Placing ii upon the cen
tire table, she unlocked it, displaying its contents
at the same time saying There, George, redeem
yoursclf-t is all yours
The husbund was perfectly 0stonlshcd. lie
demonstrated, but his wife would not listen. She
led him to her treasure, and how was his astonlsh-
ment still further increased to find that Julia had
actually saved up in gold, out OF the moneys she
had been allowed by her husbands generosity,
five thousand dollars. 1t would be impossible,
almost, to describe the scene bctwiNt them at
that moment. Explanations followed, and it was
agreed that the most valuable portion Of the ew-
elry principally diamonds, should be sacrificed on
the morrow, the proceeds from which, added to
the five thousand dollars in gold, should be APP
piled to the relief OF the husband You may be
sure that there were two happy hearts in the city
that night.
The next forenoon the jcwelry and diamonds
were converted into cash, and thus, through the
devotion of IL true wife and woman, has Il hus-
bands credit and honor been saved, and it is not
probable that SHE viii ever have cause to regret
the sacrifice.
Are there any other wives who are disposed to
act like this one ~ T. .AtiaS.