Lincoln telegraph., 1839-10-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE GRAY MARE Is THE BETTER HORSE.

of her family, Is thus related IN Addlsoh
Anecdotes, published in 1894;
"a gentleman in certain county IN
England having married young lady OF
considerable fortune, and with many o'hef
charms, yet finding, in very short tune
that she was of high domineerlng spirit
and always contending to be mistress oil him
and his family, he was resolved to part wl'h
her Accordingly he went to her iather,
and told him he found his daughter of such
"a temper, and was heartily tired Of her.
that if he would take her home again, he
would return every penny of her fortune.
The old gentleman inquired into The
cause of his complaint, asked him, why he
should be more disquieted at it than any
other man, since it was the common case
with them all, and, consequently, no more
than he ought to have expected when he
entered into the married state The young
gentleman desired to be excused, 'if be said
he was so far from giving his assent to this
assertion, that he thought himself more
unhappy than any other man, as his wife
had a spirit no way 10 be quelled; and as
most certainly no man, who had sense OF
right and wrong, could ever submit 10 be
governed by his wife. Son, said the old
man, you are but little acquainted with the
world, if you do not know that all women
govern their husbands, though not all in
deed, by the same method: however TO end
all disputes between us, will put what
have said on this to proof, if you are will
ing to try it. | have five horses In my sta
BILE; you shall harness these to a cart, in
which shall put in a basket containing
one hundred eggs; and if,in passing through
the country, aud making a strict inquiry
into the truth or falsehood of my assertion,
and leaving horse at the house of every
man who is master of his family himself,
and an egg only where the wife governs,
you will find your eggs gone before your
horses; hope you will then think your own
case not uncommon, but will be contented
TO go home, and look upon your own wife
as no worse than her neighbours. IT. on
the other hand, your horses are gone first,
! will take my daughter home again, and
you shall keep her fortune.
The proposal was too advantageous to
be rejected; our young married man, there
fore, set out with great eagerness TO get rid,
as he thought, of his horses and his wife.
At the first house he came to- he heard
a woman, with shrill and angry voice,
call to her husband to go to the door. Here
he left an egg, you may be sure, without
making any further inquiry; at every house
in short, until his eggs were almost gone,
when he arrived at the seat of a gentleman
of family and figure in the country; he
knocked at the door, and enquiring for the
master of the house, was told by the servant
,hafb IL, 81 ctirripu hut If br
pleased to walk in, his lady was in the par
lor. The lady, with great compIalsance,
desired him to seat himself, and said if his
business was very urgent she would call her
husband and let him know 1t; but had much
rather not disturb him. why, really mad
am, said he, my business is only to ask
question, which you can resolve as well as
your husband, if you will be ingenious
with me.-You will doubtless think it odd,
and it may be deemed unpolite for any one,
much more stranger, to ask such qnes-
ton, but, as very consId-
cradle wager depends upon it, and 1t may
be some advantage to yourself 10 declare
the truth to me, | hope these considerations
will plead my excuse. 1t is, madam, to
desire to be informed whether you govern
your husband, or nc governs you"
Indeed, sir replied the lady, this
question is somewhat odd but as | think
no one aught to be ashamed Of doing their
duty, shall make no scruple to say that
have been always proud to obey my hus-
band in all things; but if woman's own
word is to be suspected in such case, let
him answer for me; for here he comes
The gentleman at that moment entering
the room, and, after some apologies, being
made acquainted with the business, con-
frmed every word his obedent wife had re-
ported in her own favor: upon which he was
invited to choose which horse in the team
he liked best and to accept Of it as a pres
ent.
A black gelding struck the fancy Of The
gentleman most; but the lady desired he
would choose the gray mare, which she
thought would be very fit for her side sad
die; her husband gave substantial reasons
why the black horse would be the most use.
ful to them, but madam still persisted in
her claim to the grey mare. what said
she, 'and will you not take her, then? But
say you shall; for | am sure the grey
mare is much the better horse well,
my dear, replied the husband if it must be
So You must take an egg replied
the gentleman carter, 'and must take all
my horses back again, and endeayour to
live happy with my wife.
The intelligence from New York yester-
day was of more cheering character.
The panic had began to subsIde, and as an
evidence of the fact, stocks had risen, and