July 7, 1842. . . My dear little wife grew much better from the very first day after taking the Jew's Beer. It seemed to have the most instantaneous and miraculous effect.... About ten days ago, however, I was obliged to go on to New York on business . . . she began to fret . . . because she did not hear from me twice a day.... What it is to be pestered with a wife! . . . I have resigned the editorship of "Graham's Magazine"....
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