Minnesota weekly times., 1857-04-25

Gets up at five O'Clock in the morning kisses
his wife and the babies all round and seats him.
| self at the table, after washing and shaving in
| cold water, with a smiling countenance-u unless
his lips are chapped. Complains that the bread
is too light and delicious, and the coffee is so de-
lectable that it shall have puff IN his paper
Eats everything with good relish and compli-
ments his wife several times during the meal.--
Bids her an affectionate good.bye, with another
| kiss all around, goes to his Office with light
! heart Apologies to his ofice-boy because there
| is no fire--likewise snilingly informs him that
the Office has not been swept. Takes it very kind
of the Office boy not to saucy in reply. Sends for
exchanges, and lays them obliginsly open on ta-
BILE for the use of his friends and the public gem
| orally. His clerk tells him he has made a little
mistake by which the Office will lose hundred
dollars. Editor bluntly requests him not to do
it again, as it is ssinconvenient' to lose money.
J. Devil calls for copy; editor hands him the
package Of smodel contributors tied up with blue
ribbon devil pockets the ribbon and tells him he
is green editor pockets the insult. Musical d.
rector calls to know if the editor will trapsfer
puff of six columns and accept ticket at half
price. Editor obligngly remarks that he shall be
happy to do so. Musical director wants to know
if he will write puff of the concert beforehand;
editor intimates that he will be happy to do SO
Musical director wants to know if he will furnish
one hundred and sixty copies of the paper edit
tor says he shall be happy to do so. Musical di-
rector wishes to know if he will loan him his desk
pen, ink and paper, and postage stamp; polite
editor intimates that he shall be happy to do so,
(by standing up three-quarters of an hour, while
musical director writes six letters,) and endeavor
ing to read paper upside down. Musical direc-
tor takes his leave with three bows the last one
nearly overturning lady who is entering the
door. Lady bushes and looks very interesting;
sits down and pulls out her handkerchief. Lady
prepares to cry and editor becomes sympathetic.
Lady says she has lost her all, and has six chill
dren besides, dependent on her exertions. Edit
or feels fatherly. Lady declares that she can la
Dor at nothing else but writing, and takes out
manuscript five yards long, (good measurement)
letting fall few tears as she asks if the editor
will correct all mistakes. Editor says certainly,
and tries to read, but cannot, because there is not
capital letter in MS. In fact, he sees at first it
is not capital thing, but can't bear to hurt her
feelings. Lady relieves herself by few more
tears, and asks the editor if he can advance a
few dollars for her Immediate wants. Editor re-
plies he shall be happy to, and pays the money
over. Lady dissolVes in tears, and editor places
Ms on the file.
The model editor reads his exchanges--f any
are left by noon-patiently. Like man diving
down through the ocean to find solitary
pearl, so he dives into the seas of ink to find a
solitary idea and when found, he--adopts it,
changes to if he has ever read it before. While
he is thus busy. he divides his attention between
two politicians, four duns, twenty new subscri-
bers, sixteen stoppages. three moral reformers,
six Irish women who want to wash the windows,
four candy girls, three apple boys, three beggars,
six applicants for work, fifteen contributors, for
tysix letters, thirteen calls for copy, five visits
from obtuse compositors to have him re-write un-
Ineligible manuscript (Which pleasant duty he
straihgtway jumps and performs,) one compli-
mentary visit from country cousins, four calls
for a lecturer, two applicants for husband,
three agents for q new pictorial, the publisher of
the directory, nine boys with new music, and six
teen recent volumes, besides any number Of ac-
quaintances requesting the loan of an exchange.
Model editor feels hungry three hours after din
ner time, and concludes to eat something. Goes
to an eating house, calls for turtle-soup, and af
ter he had finished, discovered brass thimble at
the bottom. tH
Concludes to go home and call it half day
all round,