Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1878 — Disraeli’s Devoted Wife. [ARTICLE]

Disraeli’s Devoted Wife.

Disraeli’s name is on every tongue just now. But how many know of the" rare devotion of his wife, who, though fifteen years his senior, loved him with a tenderness seldom equalled, cheered, consoled and encouraged him in defeat, and partook of bis joy and exultation in success? It was his habit to prepare his speeches with great care, to study thein elosely, and, just before leaving home for the House of Commons, to read them through for the last time. After this final reading, during which became utterly absorbed with his topic, he never wished to be spoken to, feeling that any iatemiption would disturb and disarrange the current of hifc l thoughts. When the hour for starting came, he would go silently to his carriage, his wife taking a seat by his side, but neither Uttering a syllable. Arrived at the House, she, who, never missed hearing him speak, would go to the gallery set apart for the wives of members, while he would make his way to his place and there-remain unobserved until the time for his speech i arrived. That over, he went directly to the gallery to receive his wife’s congratulation and applause, dearer to him than that of the hundreds of adherents who L'. • ''•

hung upon hia worth). On one ooca ■ton, just as the pair were leaving home, when the footman closed the door of the brougham, the lady's finger was caught and held. The pain was excruciating, but no tokfen of suffering eicaped her. In silent agony she roue to the House, went to her accustomed seat in the gallery and listened to her husband’s speech, and it was not until he oame to her, alter it was over, that he know of the accident We may smile at this over-strained heroism, but we must respect the woman who preferred to suffer rather than risk her husband’s success.— Oar. Boston Transcript.