| Show SALLYS LOSS LOSSI GAIN how maid servant loef lost husband and wealth and city became possessed of hospital that bequests to individuals and to public benevolences are ire frequently y the result of 0 a mere whim or of 0 caprice has no better illustration perhaps than the case of thomas guy who built and endowed the great guy guys s hospital of london at a cost of nearly two hundred years ago guy had a maid servant of strictly frugal habits who made his washes wish es her careful study he resolved to make her his wife the necess necessary a ry preparations were made tor for the wed ding and among others many little repairs were ordered by mr ouy guy in and about his house the latter in eluded the laying of a new pavement opposite the street door it so hap bened that sally the bride elect ob served a piece of pavement beyond her masters master a house that required mending and of her own accord she gave orders to the workmen to do this this was done in the absence of 0 mr guy who on seeing more work done than be he had ordered was informed that the additional work had been done by the mistress a orders there upon guy told sally she had forgotten or gotten her position and added it if you take upon yourself to order matters con arary to my instructions before we are married married what will you not do after I 1 renounce my matrimonial intentions toward you so sally lost a rich and grouchy husband and london gained a noble institution tor for her poor |
