The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-12-18
80. snow.a Literary Hual,aae

Yes, lm Mrs Peter Snow an editors wife.
! well remember h6 day whom Mr.. SNOW ask
ed me 10 bee his / coufsas Liked Mr.. Snow,
aud thinking Il would be- a very pretty thing
70 be lhe wife Of an editor I said yes as
pretllly a. ! knew how, and ! became Mrs.
snow ] have seen ten years Of married life,
and find my husband a. be an aminble good
natured man lie always spends his even
inBs At home, and he IL 10 that respect a
model man but he always brings pile of
exchanges, which il limited only by th0isHFth
of his arms, and reads, while / patch the
knees and elbows Of our boys panthloona and
coats, Afler We have had Quaker meeting
Of an hoHr'a length, break tho silence hy
asking i--"Mr Snow, did you order that coal
] spoke 10 you about p"
what did you say, my dear" he asks, az
ter few minutes silence.
did you order that coal / spoke 10 you
nhoutP"
"indeed my dear I'm sorry, but forgot III
about IL, IL shall come 10 morrow"
Another hours silence, which is relieved
10y the baby crying aud rather liking 10 hear
q noise Of some sort, make no effort 10 quiet
him,
MY dear," said MIR s., aftcr he hud crird
. minute or %, hadn't you better give the
baby some oatnip tea 10 quiet him, lie
troubles me-"
out q breath Of noise. HrcIming tired of W.
lence, take a lamp aud retire for the might,
leaving MI ~, 30 engaged with hia papers
that he does not acc me leave the room.
Towards midnight he comes to bed, md
just us hr has fallen To sleep, the baby takes
q noiion 10 cry again. rise aa quickly as
possible and Try 10 still him. While am
~olklug the room with the small SNOW In a.,
arms, our neHl-a boy Of three years begins
10 scream at The top Of his lungs What can
do There j. no other course but 10 call
Nh, s., 80 ! call outs
I"Nlr Snow Mr.. Snow /"
The third time he starts up and replies
"Wh't, Tim, morr copy p"
As though was lin, that little imp run
ming about his office. replied rather taftly
No don't want any more copy--l've had
enough Of that all my life time. / want YOU
to see what Tommy il crying about
Mr' Snow makes desperate effort IN rouse
himself, but "a Tommy stops To take breath, !
hr fails asleep again, leaving me pacing the
room IN rs much ycAa,ion as can comforta-
by contain.
The next morning, At breakfast, when I
give Mr' Snow an nccoun, of last nights adj .
) Neuturrs, he reptile, :-
Indeed, my dear, am sorry the children
trouble YOU
THAT Is always the way, l, is, 'Iudcod.
my dear ! am very sorry.'
But should the very same thing occur the
subsequent night directly before his eyes.
very likely he would not sec or know any
thing about it unless il happened to inter.
rupt the train of his ideas Then he would
propose canip tea but before can get il
into the ohild's stomach. he will be for away
IN the realms of thought leaving me not a
lils "-~-i %. 49, -rp~'eut s,upuuJ, q
Mr.. Snow knows the nature of every pa
per published ia England aud the UniirJ
States, but he can't for the life OF him tell the
names OF his children. lie knows exactly
the age Of every American journal, but hc
does not know :hc age of his uwubahy., lIc
knows how every contributor looks, but
don't believe that he can tell whether my
s+ss-l.Ea Alue or Llnck
The world says that Mr. Snow is getting
rich. All kuow 4, that he gives me money
10 feed and elothn our boys, and that too.
without poverty. hope the world is right
ia its opinions aud 1hcn ! ann fully satisfied
that it is, shall advise him to resign hi,
editorial honors, and spend few months in
becoming acquainted with his wife aud child
rem. The little ones will feel much battered
At becoming acquainted with 90 literary
gentleman.