The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-06-26
WHY HE LOsTHIs HORSE.
How u Hcnpecked Husband Was
Made Happy.
Nashville Union.

ion "Ot the black horse and tn
gray mare the gray mare is th
the best of the two" | have ask
ed my teachers and all the gen
men | know TO tell me the orr
gin of it, l find they all use j
when they want to show woman
influence over the sterner sex, bu
none of them know how the ex
preston originated. In this dilem
ma | appeal to you, believing tina
some of the smart gentlemen tina
write such pretty things about the
commencement exercises for the
Union can furnish me with the de
sired information.
Respectfully, "Mary-.'
The saying you refer to is an old
one in England, where it is said to
be founded on the following story
A henpecked husband appealed
to his father.in-law, claiming that
he could not get along with his wife,
and she persisted in trying to rule
him.
The father-In-law desiring to an
swer his daughters husbands COM
plant in IA practical way, told him
to hitch the black horse and The
gray mare to the wagon and put a
basket containing one hundred
fresh eggs in the vehicle. When
this was done the suffering bene-
diet was told to start out toward
London and to stop at each farm
house be came to on the way. At
each residence he was to try to as
certain whether the wife ruled the
husband. In each instance when
he found this TO DC the case he was
to present the wife an egg. But
should he iud a farm house where
the husband ruled the wife, then he
was to present the husband with
either of the horses he might
choose. "And," said the good
MAI as a parting injunction to his
sOn-in-law, ''Sh0uld you give away
both the horses before you do all
the eggs | will agree to mold my
daughter TO your wishes. Other
wise, you will have to do as your
neighbors aud make the best of the
bargain" The story goes that the
modern Diogenes started out and
stopped at a neighbours, where the
wife met him at the door aud ask
ed what he wanted. 81 want TO
see your husband u yentured the
visitor. "I1l do just as well as he
would. was the reply. The visi-
tor handed her an egg and drove
OH to the next farm. Here he
the place in an uproar. 1t
was washing day and the man of
he house had been told to hang
some clothes on the line, which he
lad let fall upon the ground, con
'equently necessitated their being
washed again. The house wife
,alled him a good.fOr.nOthing tel
ow whose room vas II good deal
than his company. Dloge-
les, Jr., gave the shrew an egg and
lrOve on TO the next house. Here,
when he asked for the husband,
he wife said he was breaking fax
n the barn and had no time to Cos.
lip with strangers, but the good
nan could communicate any bust.
.ess with her, as she was boss any
She got her egg, too, and
he henpecked spouse continued
is search. After he had given
way all his eggs, but one, and
as about to believe all women
like, he drove up to Il fine farm
ouse, where the wife again came /
} the door and said "My good {
laster is taking a nap, and ! I
.Ould not like to wake him, but if [
on, sir, will come in and put up |
our horses and refresh yourself '
nd rest until he awakens | will |
9t him TO come down and see you |
! whatever business you may G
I'VE with him. "Here at last,n t
id the modern DiOgenes, sis a d
uly, noble woman, who delights u
being ruled by her husband and b
his slightest wish. 1t will Il
me TO present the fortunate j
ID happy husband with either one 0
my father-In-law's horses that he I
ly select.' But no sooner had
ese hopes arisen in his breast
an the man of the house arose 81
,m his nap and came down to see t.
C visitor, who said 81 wish to h
esent you with Que of those fine al
rises. Which one will you have? tc
Ie old farmer looked the fine s
adster over carefully aud said : CT
the black horse and the gray 10
ire, is the gray mare is the best Is
the two" His wife then put her d.
ms around his neck and said SC
lxingly: "That may be true, hi
t you know how | have always "A
lged for a black horse.0 Upon this W
argument arose between them by
.ich resulted in the surrender OF dI
; husband, to whom the henpeck.
husband presented his egg, ex.
why he gave il instead of u
horse. DC
experienced all these ep- NJ
des, the henpecked husband re- WI
ned to the bosom of his family, Ga
himself no worse off than Oh
rest of his ueighbors, aud a Oh
I'd deal better off than many, Ia
ich reflections caused him TO I'D
every endeavor to please bis SD
who soon became so pleased al
t her husband found it a pleas We
TO auticiData her wishes and as. IA