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HOW TO UTILIZE THE POWERS OF WOMEN. 37
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much , for Mm .. He confided in others , and they defrauded him . ; he sent out agents to distant cities to buy and sellbut they became
, enamoured of the money and disappeared . He was , therefore , smitten with melancholy , and lay on his couch revolving in his
mind the plan it would be proper to pursue . His beautiful wife , who sat by his sideperceived his sadnessand soon conjectured the
, , cause . " Let not my lord be grieved , " she said , " for love in the heart of woman is strong , and there are few things which under its
influence she cannot accomplish . Tell me the cause of thy sorrow and thy melancholy , it is possible I may be able to remove it . "
He then explained to her that there was a rich merchant at Mosul , who expected from him an amount of merchandise which
would load all the camels of a large caravan . But he added that there was no one whom he could trust with so much wealth , or
"with the management of the business ; " and yet , " he said , "it is necessary that the merchandise should be forwarded , and the money
brought safely back , since it is the portion I have set aside for thee when the Terminator of Delights shall separate us . "
" Let that thought be far from thy mind , " she said . " Explain thy wishes , and verily I will arrange the whole affair and go to
Mosul , and do all that thou wouldst have done had thy strength permitted . To avoid inconvenience and danger I will shave my
head , and put on thy habit , and appear like a man , and , inshattah , we shall see what will , come of it . " The merchant made many
objections , hinting delicately at his wife's ignorance of business , at her unfitness to command a large caravan , at the slenderness of her
figure , at the softness and gentleness of her voice , which he affirmed would not be heeded by the camel drivers , or the accountants , or
the soldiers of the escort . The wife silenced all objections by saying she had made up her
mind to go , and that nothing could or should hinder her . Then she went and cut off her beautiful hair , put on her husband ' s turban
and the rest of his garments , and thus equipped made a tolerably respectable appearance . She was then furnished with letters and
orders , and set out for Mosul . The merchant meanwhile , though under the care of the ablest physicianswent on from bad to worse .
, His disease seemed incomprehensible , and the opinion prevailed generally among those who attended him that he was now on his
death-bed . However as the hopes of those around declined his own grew stronger . He thought perpetually upon his wife , and in
spirit accompanied her all the way to Mosul . In the caravan there was a Sheikh , old and experienced , who had travelled over half
Asia , and bought and sold among all kinds of people . With this man the lady conversed respecting the business , with which , as an
agent , she appeared to be trusted . He gave her good counsel and advice , supposing her to be a younger brother of the great Persian
merchant . With his aid she entered upon the study of books and
accounts , and made so much _proficiencj 1- in arithmetic that on
How To Utilize The Powers Of Women. 37
HOW TO UTILIZE THE POWERS OF WOMEN . 37
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1859, page 37, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031859/page/37/
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