The Van Buren press., 1873-08-05
Budget OF ScisSOrings.
" The Gray Mare the Better Horse,


This well known provincial saying
originated from the following circum
stances A gentleman OF 4 certain coun.
~ in England, having married young
lady Of considerable fortune, and at the
same tune possessed of many other
charms, he found not long after marriage,
that she was OF high domineering TEN.
per, and always cantcu3iug u be mis-.
tress both Of him and bis family there.
fore, he formed the resolution oi parting
from her Accordingly he waited upon
her father, and told him tha. he found
his daughter of such temper that he
was heartily tired OF her, aud il lie would
take her home again he would return ev
ery penny of her fortune
The old gen,lemaa, having inquired
into the cause of his complaint asked
him WHY he should be more dsquietcd AT
it than any other married man, since il
was the common cass with them all, and
consequently no more than he might have
expected when he entered into the mar
red state. Tho young man desired to
be excused if be said he WAS 50 far from
thought himself more unhappy than any
other man. as his wife had spirit no
way to be quelled, and most certainly no
man who had a sense Of right and wrong
could ever submit to be governed by his
wife. L" Son, said the old man, you
are but little acquainted with the world
if you do not know that all women gov
ern their husbands, though not all indeed
by the same method however, 10 end
all disputes between us, will put what
have said upon this proof, il you are
willing to try it have fya horses in
my stable; you shall harness these to q
cart, in which shall put basket con.
tainins hundred eggs and it, ia pass.
ing through the county, and making q
strict inquiry into the truth or ialsehood
Of nay assertion, and leaving horse at
the house Of every man who is master OF
his family himself, and one egg only
where the wife governs, you shaft huI
your eggs gone before your horses
hope that YOU will then think your own
case not uncommon, but will be content.
ed to go home and look upon your owa
wife as no worse than her u0ighbOrs II,
on the other hand, your horses are gone
first, | will take my daughter home agaia,
and YOU shall keep her fortune.
This proposal was too advantageous
to be rejected. Our young married man
therefore sat out with great caRcrness, to
get rid rs he thought, of his horses and
Of his wife At the FIRST house he came
TO he heard woman with a shriil and
angry voice call to her husband to 90 to
the door Here he left an egg, YOU may
DO sure, without making any further in
quiry At the next house he met with
something of the same kind, and at ov.
cry house in short until his eggs woro al.
most gone, when he arrived at tue seat
of gentleman of family and figure in
the county He Knocked at the door, and
inquring for the master of the house was
told by servant that his master was not
yet stirring, but if he pleased to walk in
his lady was in the parIor Tho lady
with great eomplaissncy desired him to
be seated, and said il his business was
urgent, she would wake her husband, but
had much rather not disturb him. Why,
really, madam, said he, "my business
ia only TO ask II question, which you car
resolve as well as your husband, if yut
will be Ingenious with me; you will
doubtless think it odd, and it may be
deemed impolte for any one, much more
of a stranger, to ask such a question
but as a very considerable wager depends
upon it, and it may be some advantage
to yourself to declare the truth TO me,
hope these considerations will plead my
excuse 1t is, madam, my desire 80 bt
informed whether you govern your hus-
band, or he rules over you " " Indeed
sir, replied the lady, this question i.
somewhat odd but "a think no one
ought to be ashamed Of doing their duty
shall make no scrupie to say that | am
always proud to obey my husband in all
things; but If a woman's own word is t.
be suspected in such case lei him am
swer for me, for here he comes.
The gentleman at that timo entering
the room, and after some apologies, be
ing made acquainted with the business
confirmed every word his o5e3ieW wifi,
had reported in her own favor, upor
which he WAS requested to choose whcl
horse in the team he liked best aud te
accept Of it as a present
A black gelding struck the fancy Of
the gentleman most, but the lady desireI
he would choose the gray mare, whicl
she thought would be very fit for heI
sids-saddle her husband gave substan
tial reasons why the black horse woul,
he the most useful to them, but madam
still persisted in her claim to the gray
mare. What, said she, and will yot
not take her, thenf But | say you shall
for lam Sars tie gray mare is much Mt
better horse Well, my dear, reptile,
the husband, If i, must be So 'lot
must take an egg, replied the ecntlcmar
carter, 'and | must take all my horse,
back again, and endsavor to live happy
with my wife.
Ent.r jury with verdict We find the
prisoner IAN Irishnan) guilty Of murder
in the first degree, and would recon.
mend him to the clemency of the court.
The Judge after pronouncing the death
sentence, addressed Pat az follows:
You have heard your sentence, but
being an old man, the court grants ysr
the privilege Of choosing your manner ol