Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-17

h'piSo on HoRsKBAcK WITH A LApY-My.
Ed'for; read the article of = Subscriber
In your issue Of the LIST inst. With reference to
the suppos.tion OF my riding a horse ''accus-
TONED to shy" my knowledge Of him would en-
aoie me to judge when to spur him ahead and
When 10 check him TO the rear Of my companion,
u the application Of the spur and the horse well
held failed 10 prevent contact, which think II
would, could, or should do. | DENY that the
OH side affords the 80 best opportunity to render
assistance, and that lady properly seated on her
saddle looks fairly In front as alleged by "Sub-
scriber;" on the contrary, in conversing with
companion at her right hand the position il
strained ard inconvenient. / am amused in read
Ing IN the beginning of the article that the near
side is wrong for the gentleman to be on because
he is liable to come into violent contact with the
lady, and in the conclusion that the of side is
the most proper, as it will permit him to come
closest TO her
am aware that on horseback either side is
optional with riders as to meeting vehicles. and
supposed that as the law in England requires
persons meeting to turn TO the left that mip ut he
there a reason for gentlemen to ride on the off
side. In carriage the fashion is for a gentle
man riding with Il lady, unless he Is driving. TO
place her at his right hand. So in entering
room, or handing lady to dinner the gentle.
man yields her the post of honor at his right
hand All OF which being admitted, il follows
that that Is The proper position in riding on
horseback, unless the iRsIpsri.nes of the gentle
man and his want Of skill are likely to betrav
themselves, to avoid which he takes refuge on
the or side As to counting lady and partici-
Paling in the luxury implied in the expressive
silence OF his "ahem' the near side is, in nv
opinion, preferable, as there is no possibility in
the ecsiacy imagined of the lady losing her bal
ance or dislocating her neck, and when the
acquaintaHceship is but begun, and the gentle
man doubtful Of the prospect of hope becoming
frutIon, he can press her occasionally. all by ac
cident, and Judge by its reception some w hat Of
his chances, and if he encounter frown, charge
" 10 his horse. These are few of the reasons,
Mr. Editor, which will, 1 hope, induce your
" Subscriber to subscribe to INV side Of the
question, and in the hope that crescive knowl-
edge or spur and rein may enable him to take
the side aforesaid .'when he next goes out to
TId-, remain A CONSTANT READER.
April 18th. 1S5s.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH INTENT TO KILL
Last night, Thomas Donaldson, laborer, was
arrested by Officers McHcGry and Irving for an
assault and battery with an axe on his wife
They were residing In Swampoodle and are both
addicted to intempefance. Two of the Auxiliary
Guards, who were detailed by the Captain to OBJ
tam information relative TO the facts, reported
that they found the woman Wing in her house
with her children around her, IN a pool Of blood
The wound in her head appeared to them az il
lhe pra'n was protruding; they asked assist
ance OF the nei9hb and not a soul would 20
TO her relief. They offered to paw some persons
Ia go and attend to her, but TO no purpose The
watchInen, King and Richardson, returned and
Captain Mills went for DR. Toner and Justice
Dom, and they went to the place and with con-
siderable a ifficulty managed to dress the wound
DR.. Toner advised the Justice to Ia Ike her depo.
SIMON, from which II appears that her husban md
returned from his work and demanded whiskpv
She said there was none in the house Sine went
to the shops and requested that they would not
give him any, and on her return brought him
half pint. He went ont, but soon returned and
demanded more whi>key. She told him she had
no more, and lie then seized an axe and struck
her on the head
The wound looked as if it might have been
done with an axe. She is AZ well as could he
expected this morning. Donaldson was sent to
Jail for further hearing. after the yuard house in
yeSiigatiOn by Justice Donn
DIR. Toner is justly entitled To credit for hi.
Prnmptness in this and many other desperate
and sudden cases which have occurred since he
has occupied the position of Ward physician
On every occasion when called upon he has Il. :.
Tended without murmur to the wants OF the poor
The place where this last act occurred is really
the dwelling of intemperaEce poverty and mis-
cry.