Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-24
Tile STORY OF A PR0YERB.

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In certain shire in England, nobleman
having a marriageabe daughter, whose personal
attractions, position and accomplishments, were
calculated to inspire attachment, was applied to
for her hand by young gentleman of. equally
good family and pretensions, her own consent
having been first obtained. The father found
no cause for objection either in the family
means or character of the young gentleman who
aspred to union with his family by marrying
his daughter; and the course of true love ran
smoothly until it eliminated in merry peal of
wedding bells.
The happy couple set up an establishment of
their own, under the most auspicious circum-
stances, after the expiration of the usual honey
moon excursions and yisitings, and commenced
their career in the domestic relation as husband
and wife with its actual experiences.
As the novelty of their position and the rose
color of romance wore off, each began to think,
speak and act according to the spirit or temper
which he or she had inherited or acquired by ed
ucation, leaving the character of lovers for the
more staid relation.
Unfortunately twas not long before the young
gentleman thought he discovered tendency on
the part of the lady to abridge his liberty and
assume the control of the household, as well as
of her own actions, without consulting his views,
or wishes, or deferring to them when known.
Atfrst he was merely surprised at this assump-
ton of authority, but at length became indig-
nant, and, finding expostuation unavailing, he
began seriously to mediate a separation, and
waited upon her father with request that he
would take his daughter and her dowry back
giving his reasons for making the request tc
which the latter listened patiently and calmly
and then replied =
"My young friend, the fact of your father
having died during your infancy, and your moth
er remaining a widow thereafter, must be youl
excuse for want of knowledge of the practica
operation of the married relation, which the dis
cretion of the parties interested usually prompts
them to hide from the uninitiated. You
case, believe me, is by no means singular. Ii
my own house your highly respected mother
in-law rules with undisputed, and therefore 81
lent sway; and such, | am satisfied, is the cas-
in all the houses of our married acquaintances.
The young gentleman was astonished at thi
revelation, and ventured to doubt the accurac
of his father-in-aw's conclusions, when the lat
ter replied -
sin order that you may satisfy yourself tina
/ am not mistaken, will make this agreemen
with you. My four coach horses you know t.
be highly valuable-these you may take, and
basket containing five dozens of eggs, and com
mence a tour of inspection for yourself, calm
at every house and making such inquiry as sha
satisfy you regarding the fact as to which is ~
Ter, the husband or the wife. AT each hous
where you are satisfied the husband rules an
the wife submits with Difference and respect
I his wishes, leave one of the horses, it, howeve
you ascertain the contrary to be the case, leay
an egg. If the horses should all be given awe