A SAVING WIFE
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A new York cotcmporary boasts OF hav-
the following skrtch, an acquaintance ~
which To be proud, and wife such as is "a
glory TO her husband =


Mr. ---, Il merchant, now residing in
Philadrlphla, Who fpmrrly liv d in ritter
rNtravagant style, was III the habit, every
Monday morning, Of giving lis wife a c-r-
tain sum Of money t"r table and other
household expenses for the week, he never
mentioned his busine TO h's wife, and she
deemed him sufficiently capable Of attend
ing /, his own affairs, never inquired into
them. About five years after their mar
riage, through 81 ght nismanag' ment, aud
the rascdII,y Of his confidential cle,k, Nh.


- suddenly broke, aud hi. fall was
mentioned sN sNmpathisingly on Change, aud
like such matters, there all sympathy
ended. The merchant kept The affair Sc.
cret, and The first nlimallon the lady had
of il, was by paragraph IN the 'L"dgcr.-
Shortly after dinner was over, on the day
Of the startling fact, Mrs. requested
her husband 10 remain in the arlor tew
minutes, as she had something 10 say to
him. She then left the room, hutn d up
slais, and shortly Afterwards relurnn.
with splendid bound Bible III her baud =
HANGING It TO her husbaGd, she said


George, the day after our marriage 500
gave ne this precious book as token olyous
love, and as rich lountain to look TO in
the day Of uouble. It's pages have been
precious TO me; and as your brow looks
sad to-day, now return n to you, that
you may CLEAN from il some consolation il
The hour Of gloom She then left the room.


The merchant opened The b,ok careIe Il !
Nv and bank note fell out oi it. He pick
I'd II up and glanced a, H. face il was y
$40 till. He opened the book ain, q, d
another note ol ,ht same amount was lie
tore him. He opsaed it at the first page,