Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-01-15
marrying an Editor.

"Yes, I'm Mrs. Peter Snow, an EDITORS
wife. we'll remember the day when Mr..
Snow asked me TO become his wife. | oop7
fess liked Mr. Snow. nnd, thinking it would
be very ine thing to be the wife Of an editor,
said yes as pretty as knew how, and ! be-.
came Mrs. Snow. have seen ten years ct
married life, aud find my husband to be an
amiabe. cooi-naturel man. lie always spends
his evenings at home, aud is 10 that respect,
model man. bn, be always brings a Pile OF
exchanges, VIII ch is only limited by the length
Of his arms, and reads, while | patch the
knees and elbows of oer pantalcons and coat.
After we have hal Quaker meeting o! an
hours length, break the silence ty asking:
' Mr.. Snow. did you order that coal | spoke
to YOU a'ou, 2"
"Whlt ill you say, my deaE" he asked,
after few moments silence.
"Dl you order that coal spoke about'"
"I1iecl, my lear, am sorry, but forso.
all about it. /, shall come tomorrow"
Another hours silence which is relieved BY
the baby's crying, and rather liking noise II
some sort, make no e.Tni to quiet him.
Ny" says Mr. Snow, after be had cried 5
minute or so, "you bad better give the baby
some ca;nip tea to quiet him, lie troubles me-
The baby is still another hour passes with
ont breath Of noise Becoming tired of
silence take the lamp and retired Tor the
night leaving Mr. Snow so engaged with lis
papers that he does not sec me leave the room.
Towards midnight be comes to bed, and just
as he has fallen to sleep The baby takes no.
ton to cry again. rise as quietly as possible
and try to slii! him. While an @alkins
the room with a small Sow IN my arms, our
uext-a boy of three yclrs-bcsins to scream
at tue top OF his lungs. Tbe'e is no Other
course but to call Mr. Snow, SO called out
"Mr. Snow Mr. Snow -
The third time he starts up and replies
"What Tim, more copy ?"
As though was Tim, that little imp run
ming about tie Office, reply tartly:
"No, don't want any more cop-i nayO
had euop "a Of that to last me my lifctime--I
want you to see wast Tommy is crying
about"
Mr. Snow makes desperate effort 10 .rous,
himself; as Tommy stops 10 take breath, hO
falls TO sleep again, leaving mo to pace the
room in as much vexa'iou as can comiorta-
oily contain. The next morning at breakfaet,
when gave Nj. Snow an account Of last
nights troubles, he said
"In1eed, my dear am very sorry The chl-
dren troubled you"
Thi, is always the way. If complain, j;
Is, indeed am very sorry"
But should The very same thin, occur ihe
subsequent night, directly before lis eyes, very
likely he would not see or know anything
about it, unless it happened to interrupt lis
train OF IDEAS. Then he would propose catrip
tea but before eau get It into the infants
stomach, he will be flr away into the realms Of
thought, leaving nc not little yexcl at hi'
stupidity
IL knows tie nature Of every paper pub
lishrd in England or the United States, but hs
cannot, Tor the life Of him, tell the names Of
bis children he knows precisely the years Of
every American jourual, but be does not know
the age Of bis own baby. He knows how
every contributor looks, but DO no. believe
Le c,n ,cIi whether nv owes are black or blop
They say Mr. Snow is getting rich. All
know Is he gives me money to cloihe our boys,
aud that too, without a complaint Of poverty
hope TIC world is right in opinion, and when
an satisfied it is, shall advise him to resign
his editor al honors and spend few months
in becoming acquainted with bis wife aud
children. The little ones will feel hatcred in
making tie acquaintance Of 50 literary a man.