The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-01-14
MARRYING an Editor,

Marrying al Editor
Yes, I'm Mrs. Potter Snow an edilor's
wife. remember The day when NJ
Snow asked me to become his wife. 81
CONFESS, liked Mr.. Snow. aud blinking
it would be q very lue lhiog 10 bo no
wife Of an editor, said yes, AZ pretty
as know how; aud / btcams Mrs Snow.
have seen ten years Of married life, gnd
end my husband 10 b3 an amiahlei qooi
uatured mau loalways spends MS eve.
nings az home, aud is. iu thpt respect, a.
model man; but be alwars brings pilaof
exchanges which only limited by lhas
length OF his arms, and reads. while u
patch the Rnees aud elbows ol our .boy's
pantaloons and coats. After we have had
4 quakers mOo,ing oi an hours length, I
break the silence by asking;
Me- Snow, did you order tlnt coal I
/ spoke 10 you about2"
"Whai did You say, my dear2" he
asks, after few moments silence.
"Did you order that coal ! spoke to
you abontg'' lt1 1
"tndeed. my dear. am sorry, but I
forgot all about it. II shall cvme to-mor-
row."
| AuVtHNt NNNt = alluNNtt WHICH la IeutN-
ed by the baby's crying, and ratherlik
ing 70 hear a noise Of somo sort, made
no effort to quiet him. a mu0
'Aly dear" says Mr. Snow, aftor ho
has cried minute oF so, you had bettert
give tho baby SOME oatnip tea 70 quiet
him, ho troubles me.'
Tho baby IS still; another hour passes
without a breath Of noise. becoming tired
lof silence, take the lamp, and fetire for
the night. leaving Mr., S. SO engaged with
his papers that be does not see me leave
this room. Towards midnight no comes
TO bed, and just as ho has fallen osleop,
tho baby takes q notion 10 cry again. y
rise as quietly as possible, and Try to still
him. While I am walking the room with
= small Snow In my arms ouf uext--a
BOY Of three years--begins 10 scream AZ
the top Of his lungs. What eau do9--s
There is no other course but 70 call Mrs,
Snow, so call oul
"Mr Snowl Mr. Snowl" aaT
i The third time he starts uP, and. roz
ploss fHe f srs
"Whatl Tim more oopy2"
AS though l was Tim, that little imp
running about the Office. reply, rather
tartly;
4 ''No, doh't want any mole oopy---f
have had enough Of that to last mo my
life ime-l want you 10 see what Tommy.
is crying about"
!, MI. Snow makes desperate effort to
rouse himself; as Tommy stops TO take a.
J breath, he falls asleep again, leaving me-
, TO pace The room 10 as much vexaGon as.
e | can comfortably contain. The next
morning at breakfast when ] give Mr.. s.
t an account Of last nights adventure, he
:, replies;
( "1ndeod my dear, I am very sorry
Q the children troubled you
Z This is always the way. III complain
t. Il il, 'indeed, my dear, am very sorry,
0 But should the sans thing occur the
e subsequent night. before his eyes, very
likely he would not see or know auythilg
about il, unlessit happened to interrupt
his train Of idoas. Then he would pro.
pose oatnip tea, but before can get il in
10 the infants stomach, no viii be far
away in the realms Of thought, leaving
, me q little yexed at his stupidity.
, Mr.. s. knows the nature OF every paper
published in England and the United
States, but no cannot, FOR tlIe life Of him,
D tell the names OF his children. lie knows
: precisely Tire years Of every American
Journal bat he doas not know the age Of
= his own baby, He knows how every oons
r tfibutor looks, but do not believe he can
tell whether my eyes are black or blue.
The world says Nj. Snow is getting
| rich. All know Is, h 3 gives me money
to el9the our boys, and that, too, without
a complaint Of poverty. l hopa the world
d is right in opinion, an /, when am satis-
D fed Il is, shall advise him o resign hia
editorial honors and spsnd few months
in becoming acquainted With bis wife aud
+ children. The little ones viii DO much
battered in making tho acquaintance Of
: so literary q man.
i DoUoLAs JERRoLo on WoMAN.--Vit.
a tues beautiful thing in woman, when
G they don't 60 about, like a child with
j. drum, making all SORTS Of noees with II.
n There are some women who think virtue
is was given to them as claws were given 10
Ie cats-to do nothing but scptch with
" What women would do if they could
,e not cry, nobody knows. they are Gre
!. ated badly enough as il is but II they
Q, could not CRY when they hksd. how they
q would be put upou-wbat poor, defence.
y less creatures they would be-.
ir Nature has been very kind to them -
s. Next to the rhinocelos, there is Rothug
in the world armed Ike a woman. And
e she knows ii.
p Cultivate your nerves. lou can't pet
.t them too much Something win always
Id be happening in the house, and unless
l, your husband be worse than Stone, ey-
TX cry new fright viii be as good as a new
e. gown or new trinket for you. There
are soms dQmestie wounds only % be-
1t, healed BY the jswelef'
x Theodore Hook. when dining ei,htha
q author Of work called 'rhre0 Words 10
ST. the DRINKERS" was asked 70 review it,--
ng "Oh, my dearlellow, that / have dons
re already 10 three words, Paes the BOTTLE 2
,e. Ny method fsr defeating error anl herr