A Bright Woman.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1635, 15 May 1875, Page 6 (Supplement)

A Bright Woman.

The presence of mind and prompt courage of woman need never hereafter be doubted, since Mrs Church, of Newark, has so conspicuously demonstrated her possession of those qualities. She was sued by a sexton, who had slipped and broken his leg while holding her horse, for the value of the leg. The sexton obtained a verdict in which his leg was estimated to be worth $2,000, which sum Mrs. Church will be expected to pay. Now, mark the manner in which that astute woman received the news of the verdict. Instead of bursting into tears and insisting that she would never pay the extortionate sexton for his grossly over-valued leg, she quietly went out into the street, selected a nice icy bit of pavement, and, gracefully falling down, broke her arm. Of course she will sue the city of Newark for the value of that arm, and, of course, no jury will estimate it at a higher rate than the sexton's leg. Indeed, she will probably make a handsome profit out of the affair, besides demonstrating that her sex is capable of the most brilliant feats of legal strategy.— -New York World. . • j