, 1875-09-25
Her ONE MISTAKE.
\ Woman who had Unparalleled. Good
Judgment id EVcryGhing except Chocs-
ing "a Husband.

ing "a Husband.
\ local correspondent of the Boston Tye,1s
SCRIPT (can II be woman?) writes in ihis
strain: - l happen TO know a woman, now
more ihan sixty years old, who was taken
| from an honorable business avocation. IN
| which she had been emiuen,ly successful. &c
become wife. Like many others Of her
sex she was mistaken In her husband-noi
that he had what are called vices, for thcs;
he had none. He neither drank, gambled
nor frequented clubs, nor had he any immor-
al procliviries But he did not believe that
Il wife should know anything of her hus
| band business affairs. " hich idea also com
| pretended that he did not believe she could
understand them The truth was that ht
did not know his wife
1t happened, however, that he went TO her
Whenever his affairs became desperately
straitened, aud, by means of her severe
economy, often managed 20 eNtricate himself
Once when he had fooIishly exhausted his IN
come ia buiidiug additions to old houses OF
III extensive iepairs for exactiuE tenants. iJr
which his bills came Ii fast, she patiently
! -hUwed him how 10 change certain inv, st.
ments. proposing 10 take stores in lieu OF
those absorbing huuses-a successful change.
She gave up valuable servants, and executed
un amount Of work with her needle which
seemed almost incredible, besides drilling IN
raw people at low wages To take partially the
place of those she irlt obliged 70 reliuqui>h
She Instituted a kind Of domestic economy,
han which nothing could Be- more admirable
and praIseworthy; yet with all tins, she
never gained her husbands regard or con
fienee. He would come to her 10 ct him
out of lis - tight places, As h. called ihen,
but when ne had gotten out and was doing
apparently well again, he ceased 10 consult
/ her, never telling her how far his income
onght TO go, nor whether he had anything
l-fr after paying general expenses. He chose
10 relinqulsh business after some years-au
| ilI-judged step under the circums anc,s. He
had some small capital, however, and his
wife ven,ured to suggest certain purchases OF
real estate, but be disregard,d her advice,
| She mentioned to him four different chances
| for investment, all OF which have doubled
| or tr, bled in other hands, out ne wOn!d no
/ listen to her. Much aguiHst her wishes b,
purchased an old-fa,h:ourd house Tor hi,
family to live in, and spen. moGe Oh its re
! pairs Ihan : nru one would have cost Ht
sold it subs, quenrly At Il price that wouio
scArc,ly meet he on sinal outlay. lie agreed
20 sell valuable pieces Of properly, while II {
Was ,si,ivrly refusing 10 sign her name 70
the transfer, and Was afterwards compelled
t, e;iye her signature on briug told that ''t.'
p,oP-s'y wa~ h.-, mot hers, and he wouli d,
wha, he II, as-j ~Iih his own.
And i'll her work wen, on, menling,
patching, going to market for frugality,
/ keeping her house clean and neat. and
her children clothed with her own handl-
work. Certain property was under mort
=uge; she hoped TO save something TO pay
! THIS, and never took sugar III her tea, hoping
| 10 make even that an item in her rigorous
ecouumy But. thougn his wIte's influence
| WAS Of 50 HtiIe consideration, be gave hi-
confidence to An intriguing man Of no honor
and little credit, who had become known TO
him ,haough some former bu-iness counec-
,iuus. This man beguiled him; made him
assume the very Investments against which
his wife had demonstrated; borrowed nsoary
from him which he never intended to repay.
almost entangling this weak minded husband
in =. network OF bankruptcy.
81 years went on, the poor wife expecting
s,n.,uiu.ly that the time would arrive when
she would b- living upon an assur income,
see the reward IF her hard and unremittIng
labor in an easy old age. Alas d! such was
his promise and such her hope. But hope l.
de!usive. lie had broken his promise and
! had deceived her in all his Transactions; his
whole income was pledged to pay notes on
bo,ns stock and other fancy investments
| against which she had before : renuOnsly pro
/ tested. and would srill have warned him had
he c9ufded To her what he was about II
| was found by careful calculation that II H.
/ had placed $40, 900 which he had received
! BIZ inheritance, INTO such estates A. rhe had
propoS,d, he would have b-rn worm IN les
/ han sIx years more ihan double he amount
| Of the original Investment.
| Nearly thirty years had this careful woman
! ben wifi assisting judieInusly IA the edn-
cation Of her children, studying charac'er'
and the vast internal grow h OF our city
c,,u,bie Of being the advIsrr OF her husoand
IN all things pertaining TO domestic aud
financial economy. What am - she ssId
~ M. o,. day. in the agony Of her heart; " ]
am only =. hrwrr Of wood and Il drawer oi
water in nay husband house, hen "ah'e1
10 be his true and faithful partner, iIsh'enihE
his cares AID aiding him by advice %h1
c,uu--I" Ih:s man cherished the llea INA INA
N, woman had \ night 10 know her husOehl r
g+f,irs. This Is what many man ha7 7'41
b,- Uben the downfall comes, the poor
,,,,,,a,, tzs To subIHi. TO i, and 10 orlnS a.!
her waning energy, even IN old age 10 De'I'
and. If possible, 10 improve the bad re=uLt-
CorID DO MUcH BETTER.-A minister
who preached on some special occasion II Z
c,pntr town was told beforehand that tn
,.on,s could not afford to pay him more than
,,rirsa When service was over he an
svere5 the congratulations OF the elder7 2!
mos with a smile o. contempt rayIDg ~
Tar c,.1 that an sloqu~ut sermon. ! -bonld
INST like Won TO near my three guinea one-
CryTs-Tbe best thing TO give yoar enemy
Is forgiveness; to your opponent tolerance
70 =. friend your heart; TO your child goof
4zanpIe; to father, Difference; to YOU
rno-h-r. conduct that will mike hsr Prond OF