The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-07-11

This well known proverblal saying
originated from the following circum-
stance: A gentleman of a certain county
in England, having married young
lady of considerable fortune, and at the
same time possessed of many other
charms, he found, not long after the
marriage, that she was of high domi-
neering temper, and always contending
to be mistress both of him and his fami-
ly; therefore he formed the resolution
of parting from her. Accordingly he
waited upon her father, and told him
that he found his daughter of such q
temper that he was heartily tired of her,
and if he would take her home again he
would return every penny of her for
tune.
The old gentleman, having inquired
into the cause of his complaint, asked
him why he should be more disquieted
at it than any other married man, since
it was the common case with them all,
and consequently no more than he might
have expected when he entered into the
married state. The young gentleman
desired to be excused if he said he was
so far from giving his assent to this as
sertion that he 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,
"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 indeed by the
same method; however, to end all dis
putes between us, Twill put what L have
said upon this proof, if you are willing
to try it. l have five horses in my sta
BILE you shall harness these to a cart,
| in which L shall put basket containing
a hundred eggs and if, in passing
| through the county, and making 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 one egg where the
wife governs, you shall find your eggs
gone before your horses, l hope that
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 neighbors. If, on
the other hand, your horses are gone
first, will take my daughter home
again and you shall keep her fortune. +"
This proposal was too advantageous
to be rejected. Our young married man
therefore set out with great eaSerness,
to get rid, as he thought, of his horses
and of his wife. At the first house he
came to he heard 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 the next house he
met with something of the same kind,
and at every house in short until his
eggs were almost gone, when he arrived
at the seat of gentleman of family and
figure III the county. He knocked at
the door, and inquiring for the master
OF the house was told by a servant that
his master was not yet stirring, but il
he pleased to walk in his lady was in the
parlor. The lady with great complais-
ance desired him to be seated, and said,
If his business were urgent, she would
wake her husband but had much rather
not disturb him. "Why, really,
madam, 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 i'm
polite for any one, much more a stranger
TO ask such question but as q very
considerable wager depends upon it, ant
1t may be some advantage to yourself t.
declare the truth to me, | hope thes,
considerations will plead my excuse. ]
is, madam, my desire to be informed
whether you govern your husband, o.
he rules over you" Indeed, SIR" re
piled the lady, this question is some
what odd but as / think no one ough
to be ashamed of doing their duty l shall
make no scruple to say that | am al
ways proud to obey my husband in al
things but if womans own word i
to be suspected in such case let hin
, answer for me, for here he comes"
The gentleman at that time entering
the room, and after some apologies be
ing made acquainted with the business
confirmed every word his Obedient wifi
had reported in her own favor, upo
: which he was requested to choose whic
horse in the team he liked best, and t
accept OF it as a present.
A black gelding struck the fancy c
the gentleman most, but the lady de
:, sired he would choose the gray mare
which she thought would be very fit fo
her side saddle her husband gave sub
stantial reason why the black hors
= would be the most useful to them, br
madam still persisted in her claim TO til
7 gray mare. What" said she, San
= will you not take her then? But 1 sa
. you shall, for / am sure the gray ma,
u u is much the better horse" "Well, m
- - dear, replied the husband, eff it mus
y be So" You must take an egg" II
q piled the gentleman carter, "and l mus
. take all my horses back again, and 81
% deavor to live happy with my wife. y
:, Ne,O York Observer.