of　her　dear　lord。　　And　when　his　last　hour　had　nearly　come；　and
  his　wife　and　children　waited　to　receive　his　parting　embrace；
  she；　brave　to　the　end；　that　she　might　not　add　to　his　distress；
  concealed　the　agony　of　her　grief　under　a　seeming　composure；
  and　they　parted；　after　a　tender　adieu；　in　silence。　　After
  she　had　gone；　Lord　William　said；　〃Now　the　bitterness　of
  death　is　passed！〃　（16）
  We　have　spoken　of　the　influence　of　a　wife　upon　a　man's　character。
  There　are　few　men　strong　enough　to　resist　the　influence　of　a　lower
  character　in　a　wife。　　If　she　do　not　sustain　and　elevate　what　is
  highest　in　his　nature；　she　will　speedily　reduce　him　to　her　own
  level。　　Thus　a　wife　may　be　the　making　or　the　unmaking　of　the　best
  of　men。　　An　illustration　of　this　power　is　furnished　in　the　life　of
  Bunyan。　　The　profligate　tinker　had　the　good　fortune　to　marry；　in
  early　life；　a　worthy　young　woman　of　good　parentage。　　〃My　mercy；〃
  he　himself　says；　〃was　to　light　upon　a　wife　whose　father　and　mother
  were　accounted　godly。　　This　woman　and　I；　though　we　came　together
  as　poor　as　poor　might　be　（not　having　so　much　household　stuff　as　a
  dish　or　a　spoon　betwixt　us　both）；　yet　she　had　for　her　part；　'The
  Plain　Man's　Pathway　to　Heaven；'　and　'The　Practice　of　Piety；'　which
  her　father　had　left　her　when　he　died。〃　　And　by　reading　these　and
  other　good　books；　helped　by　the　kindly　influence　of　his　wife；
  Bunyan　was　gradually　reclaimed　from　his　evil　ways；　and　led　gently
  into　the　paths　of　peace。
  Richard　Baxter；　the　Nonconformist　divine；　was　far　advanced　in　life
  before　he　met　the　excellent　woman　who　eventually　became　his　wife。
  He　was　too　laboriously　occupied　in　his　vocation　of　minister　to
  have　any　time　to　spare　for　courtship；　and　his　marriage　was；　as　in
  the　case　of　Calvin；　as　much　a　matter　of　convenience　as　of　love。
  Miss　Charlton；　the　lady　of　his　choice；　was　the　owner　of　property
  in　her　own　right；　but　lest　it　should　be　thought　that　Baxter
  married　her　for　〃covetousness；〃　he　requested；　first；　that　she
  should　give　over　to　her　relatives　the　principal　part　of　her
  fortune；　and　that　〃he　should　have　nothing　that　before　her　marriage
  was　hers；〃　secondly；　that　she　should　so　arrange　her　affairs　〃as
  that　he　might　be　entangled　in　no　lawsuits；〃　and；　thirdly；　〃that
  she　should　expect　none　of　the　time　that　his　ministerial　work　might
  require。〃　　These　several　conditions　the　bride　having　complied
  with；　the　marriage　took　place；　and　proved　a　happy　one。　　〃We
  lived；〃　said　Baxter；　〃in　inviolated　love　and　mutual　complacency；
  sensible　of　the　benefit　of　mutual　help；　nearly　nineteen　years。〃
  Yet　the　life　of　Baxter　was　one　of　great　trials　and　troubles；
  arising　from　the　unsettled　state　of　the　times　in　which　he　lived。
  He　was　hunted　about　from　one　part　of　the　country　to　another；　and
  for　several　years　he　had　no　settled　dwelling…place。　　〃The　women；
  he　gently　remarks　in　his　'Life；'　〃have　most　of　that　sort　of
  trouble；　but　my　wife　easily　bore　it　all。〃　　In　the　sixth　year　of
  his　marriage　Baxter　was　brought　before　the　magistrates　at
  Brentford；　for　holding　a　conventicle　at　Acton；　and　was　sentenced
  by　them　to　be　imprisoned　in　Clerkenwell　Gaol。　　There　he　was　joined
  by　his　wife；　who　affectionately　nursed　him　during　his　confinement。
  〃She　was　never　so　cheerful　a　companion　to　me；〃　he　says；　〃as　in
  prison；　and　was　very　much　against　me　seeking　to　be　released。〃　　At
  length　he　was　set　at　liberty　by　the　judges　of　the　Court　of　Common
  Pleas；　to　whom　he　had　appealed　against　the　sentence　of　the
  magistrates。　　At　the　death　of　Mrs。　Baxter；　after　a　very　troubled
  yet　happy　and　cheerful　life；　her　husband　left　a　touching　portrait
  of　the　graces；　virtues；　and　Christian　character　of　this　excellent
  womanone　of　the　most　charming　things　to　be　found　in　his　works。
  The　noble　Count　Zinzendorf　was　united　to　an　equally　noble　woman；
  who　bore　him　up　through　life　by　her　great　spirit；　and　sustained
  him　in　all　his　labours　by　her　unfailing　courage。　　〃Twenty…four
  years'　experience　has　shown　me；〃　he　said；　〃that　just　the　helpmate
  whom　I　have　is　the　only　one　that　could　suit　my　vocation。　　Who　else
  could　have　so　carried　through　my　family　affairs？who　lived　so
  spotlessly　before　the　world？　　Who　so　wisely　aided　me　in　my
  rejection　of　a　dry　morality？。。。。　　Who　would；　like　she；　without　a
  murmur；　have　seen　her　husband　encounter　such　dangers　by　land　and
  sea？who　undertaken　with　him；　and　sustained；　such　astonishing
  pilgrimages？　　Who；　amid　such　difficulties；　could　have　held　up　her
  head　and　supported　me？。。。。　　And　finally；　who；　of　all　human　beings；
  could　so　well　understand　and　interpret　to　others　my　inner　and
  outer　being　as　this　one；　of　such　nobleness　in　her　way　of　thinking；
  such　great　intellectual　capacity；　and　free　from　the　theological
  perplexities　that　so　often　enveloped　me？
  One　of　the　brave　Dr。　Livingstone's　greatest　trials　during　his
  travels　in　South　Africa　was　the　death　of　his　affectionate　wife；
  who　had　shared　his　dangers；　and　accompanied　him　in　so　many　of　his
  wanderings。　　In　communicating　the　intelligence　of　her　decease　at
  Shupanga；　on　the　River　Zambesi；　to　his　friend　Sir　Roderick
  Murchison；　Dr。　Livingstone　said：　〃I　must　confess　that　this　heavy
  stroke　quite　takes　the　heart　out　of　me。　　Everything　else　that　has
  happened　only　made　me　more　determined　to　overcome　all
  difficulties；　but　after　this　sad　stroke　I　feel　crushed　and　void　of
  strength。　　Only　three　short　months　of　her　society；　after　four
  years　separation！　　I　married　her　for　love；　and　the　longer　I　lived
  with　her　I　loved　her　the　more。　　A　good　wife；　and　a　good；　brave；
  kindhearted　mother　was　she；　deserving　all　the　praises　you　bestowed
  upon　her　at　our　parting　dinner；　for　teaching　her　own　and　the
  native　children；　too；　at　Kolobeng。　　I　try　to　bow　to　the　blow　as
  from　our　Heavenly　Father；　who　orders　all　things　for　us。。。。　　I　shall
  do　my　duty　still；　but　it　is　with　a　darkened　horizon　that　I　again
  set　about　it。〃
  Sir　Samuel　Romilly　left　behind　him；　in　his　Autobiography；　a
  touching　picture　of　his　wife；　to　whom　he　attributed　no　small
  measure　of　the　success　and　happiness　that　accompanied　him　through
  life。　　〃For　the　last　fifteen　years；〃　he　said；　〃my　happiness　has
  been　the　constant　study　of　the　most　excellent　of　wives：　a　woman　in
  whom　a　strong　understanding；　the　noblest　and　most　elevated
  sentiments；　and　the　most　courageous　virtue；　are　united　to　the
  warmest　affection；　and　to　the　utmost　delicacy　of　mind　and　heart；
  and　all　these　intellectual　perfections　are　graced　by　the　most
  splendid　beauty　that　human　eyes　ever　beheld。〃　（17）　　Romilly's
  affection　and　admiration　for　this　noble　woman　endured　to　the　end；
  and　when　she　died；　the　shock　proved　greater　than　his　sensitive
  nature　could　bear。　　Sleep　left　his　eyelids；　his　mind　became
  unhinged；　and　three　days　after　her　death　the　sad　event　occurred
  which　brought　his　own　valued　life　to　a　close。　（18）
  Sir　Francis　Burdett；　to　whom　Romilly　had　been　often　politically
  opposed；　fell　into　such　a　state　of　profound　melancholy　on　the
  death　of　his　wife；　that　he　persistently　refused　nourishment　of　any
  kind；　and　died　before　the　removal　of　her　remains　from　the　house；
  and　husband　and　wife　were　laid　side　by　side　in　the　same　grave。
  It　was　grief　for　the　loss　of　his　wife　that　sent　Sir　Thomas　Graham
  into　the　army　at　the　age　of　forty…three。　　Every　one　knows　the
  picture　of　the　newly…wedded　pair　by　Gainsboroughone　of　the　most
  exquisite　of　that　painter's　works。　　They　lived　happily　together
  for　eighteen　years；　and　then　she　died；　leaving　him　inconsolable。
  To　forget　his　sorrowand；　as　some　thought；　to　get　rid　of　the
  weariness　of　his　life　without　herGraham　joined　Lord　Hood　as　a
  volunteer；　and　distinguished　himself　by　the　recklessness　of　his
  bravery　at　the　siege　of　Toulon。　　He　served　all　through　the
  Peninsular　War；　first　under　Sir　John　Moore；　and　afterwards　under
  Wellington；　rising　through　the　various　grades　of　the　service；
  until　he　rose　to　be　second　in　command。　　He　was　commonly　known　as
  the　〃hero　of　Barossa；〃　because　of　his　famous　victory　at　that
  place；　and　he　was　eventually　raised　to　the　peerage　as　Lord
  Lynedoch；　ending　his　days　peacefully　at　a　very　advanced　age。　　But
  to　the　last　he　tenderly　cherished　the　memory　of　his　dead　wife；　to
  the　love　of　whom　he　may　be　said　to　have　owed　all　his　glory。
  〃Never；〃　said　Sheridan　of　him；　when　pronouncing　his　eulogy　in
  the　House　of　Commons〃never　was　there　seated　a　loftier　spirit
  in　a　braver　heart。〃
  And　so　have　noble　wives　cherished　the　memory　of　their　husbands。
  There　is　a　celebrated　monument　in　Vienna；　erected　to　the　memory　of
  one　of　the　best　generals　of　the　Austrian　army；　on　which　there　is
  an　inscription；　setting　forth　his　great　services　during　the　Seven
  Years'　War；　concluding　with　the　words；　〃NON　PATRIA；　NEC　IMPERATOR；
  SED　CONJUX　POSUIT。〃　　When　Sir　Albert　Morton　died；　his　wife's　grief
  was　such　that　she　shortly　followed　him；　and　was　laid　by　his　side。
  Wotton's　two　lines　on　the　event　have　been　celebrated　as　containing
  a　volume　in　seventeen　words：
  〃He　first　deceased；　she