The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-05-21
About Pockets.

About Pockets.
Pockets ara marked feature of civilized
life. The history is The history of human
ty and catalogue OF their successive con-
tents would furnish condensed biography.
There were no pockets in the. Es Leaf OF
Eden; our first parents bad no need TO hoard
or appropriate, for The trees and herbage OF
The garden offered them freely all their sim.
pie wealth There were no pockets IN
Adam first blouse of skins, for as yei he
had no knife wherewiih TO eni tobacco and
was innocentIy ignorant of the potency OF
the marvellous weed But when lie grew
hard and human interests conflicting then
the pocket became developed institution,
a receptacle for the means of daily solace,
amenity and convenience II Is a social
not Sc fish institution. It contains supplies,
moi hos rds. The treasures OF The mi~er are
buried in vault, while the subsidies Oft the
pocket are appropriately knowt' as change
From It's warmesi corner comes The penny
for the street sweeper, the toys for the flre-
side and the weekly gratuity for charities
of every kindly name.
But the most characteristic deposits are
not in money. Children prefer be concrete
to the abstract, the end TO the means -
While The liuIe nan wears the dress OF his
sister. his pockets like hers, is filed with
cakes and candies. BuI very soon he seeks
a wider range OF activities and the sweet
meats, not yet ignored, disputes possession
inch by inch with jews-harps, fish hooks
tops, kite strings, and knives. II be is me
chanical the knife gains a companion III an
ivory rule if s;uGious II pencils and paper
Then comes the biiIigeIent period, when
The country boy makes investments in pow
der aud shot, and the young citizen Is an
amateur IN pistols and percussion caps
And as war aileraates With peace, the lom-
ahawk with he calumet so about this PERI
+ cd, If al all, is developed a preference Tor
! cigars and fine cut, but these are noNlons
weeds that are liable 10 choke oul all
heahhiul growth. Just as rats leave sInk
ing ship, when these fragrant. treasures mud
their way to the pocket, indignant mo.hS
leave the young mems wardrobe IN disgus;.
Ii will be well II the odor does not serve
TO expei more desirable VisitanIs than these.
Then follows the youths Iates' pocket com
oauion, the watch, pointing with lis golden
finger the silent moral of The Time.
For The girl, her early sugar plums give
place 10 the cheap luxury OF Parer dolls
soon followed by that familiar implement a
lhimble Hard upon this come The scrlo-
bling stage, when the pocket finds room toi
pencil and paper for notes OF many page:
duly crossed and filled with the ianeIes
and follies, the friendships and fashions D
sixteen II is but a slight change from these
romantic missives to hose of a warmer hue
the billet doux of boyish admirers. TO oe
followed we trust by the firm lines ina
bear The frauk avowal of manly love-
Yet these last will no: long remain IN iht
pocket; these are too precious guests 10
each familiar treatment and shall retire &c
some inner sanctuary, sci aPars Tor ihe no
liest of all With love comes sorrow, VIII
sorrow religion; so when our crowned wo'
man DdS ulONSu iC' hAON'' -
hallowed by kisses Il not by tears. amid q
shower OF fallen rose.Ieaves perhaps pro
phelic of heir !ate, she receives ne"
friend pocket-bible in their place. Con
secraled 20 labor, love and duty, the poke;
thus meets the whole round oil human need
story o. an en:erprislng newsboy Is toit
by Detroit paper He took the telegraph
ic headings OF the news of the fennesse'
battle, and, at his own expense had .hen
leIesraphed TO Port Huron and the various
places along The railroad route. On the re-
ceipt of such news everybody was siirret
up and eager to get the toll particulars a.
the evening train arrived at the various sta
tiuns he found crowds anxiously awaiiIn!
him, and everybody calling for the papers
At Port Huron meeting was in progress
the church, and the choir was singing a
the wislle sounded the approach of the train
The meeting al once broke up the conere
CATION dispersed to read the news IN ie'
: moments every paper had been disPose
of.