The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-01-07
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much vexation, sometimes seeming to
be entirely beyond their control, think
it a mercy that trowsers' pockets were
invented TO give them rest, and keep
them out Of mischief A man with his
hands in his pockets generally looks ga
tisficd; and to me the picture is rather
agreeable than otherwise.
A short brown delaine, with suspic-
ious eye started up, and gave bust
ness like Interpretation Of the mystery
(Which is no mystery to me. They
put their hands there from instinct and
force OF habit, 70 preventtheir pockets
from being picked. Most every man
has something valuable in his trowsers'
pockets, which can easily be picked in
crowd; and, even if empty, Isuppose
he thinks il best, for the sake of dis
cipline, to keep his hand in
A tall and critical black silk gave a
different but equally philosophical mean.
ing to the custom under discussion:
Il have looked at the snhjcct in every
imaginable light, and / believe | have
arrived at the .rne cause, when say
,ha, the habit proceeds from a commen-
liable desire to correct natural ten
lency to swaggcr. A man cannct well
swaggcr when he has his hands in his
pockets. I have tried the experiment
myself, aud know"
A heavenly blue, with pair Of sno Sy
small hands, furnished her testimony
with illustrative gestures, carving the
air with her delicate digits in style Of
most ia lie elegance:
sIt is simply owing to wish to keep
the hands from being stiff or chapped
We all know that white and plan,
hand is an ornament to either sex. We
are often complimcn.ed by the gentle.
men for cur beautiful hands. What
they admire 50 constantly in us, it is
natural that they should wish TO pcs
sess themselves. Some use gloves for
the purpose. I, is more convenient for
the men to use their pockets. When
ever see a man going about with his
hands in his pockets l say to myself
There goes man who is taking good
care Of his haads, and I consider it a
sign that he is perfect gentlemen
A cynical intellect IN gray, with hair
parted from the right side OF bulging
forehead, took less good-nasurcd
glance at the matter: se
"The men are vain enough, the Lord
knows and it may be that they do
wish to preserve their hands; but l
think they ? Ike their paws into their
pockets because they know they are
awkward, and they think it makes them
appear graceful and careless. wish
all their pockets were sewei up, and
then we could readily tell, by their
movements, as.en,leman from a clown"
With flash OF sarcastic triumph,
she resumed her seat with vindica,ivc
bounce, which was the signal for
commanding and mothcrly pcplin in
tlounccs to give voice to her maternal
Judgment, with many cunning smiles
aud words:
'My dear girls, now want You to
pay particular attention 10 me and what
am going to say. am widow
three Tines, and have raised many boys,
and some are not done growing yet.
They learn it when they are boys, from
habit of feeling in their pockets for
their little toys and spending money.
1t is hard to teach All old dog new
tricks; and when they grew mp they
contiue on. It is very cxcnsable IN
little boy to be feeling in his pockets for
his marbles, whistles, aad things; bat
when he il a man he oughtto Le done
with toys, and employ All his faculties
with tbs greatest possible energy in at
tending to the regular business of life.
It may be Interesting to 'you to know
that this habit is dangerous one, as
wei! as idle. My second husband had
his hands in his pockets when he fell
oyerbord and was drowned"
She seemed highly amused after the
recital of this little accident 10 Mr..
FIounced Poplin the Second, aud con
tinned the rest of her speech in whis
per to those Immediately around her
while al elderly figured purple high in
the neck arose in plain collar, and
stated that she
'sIIad never had the misfortune to Be
married cncc, twice, or three times, and
if she was aware Of herself, she never
would. As to its beine::. boyish trick,
il was no such thing. II was done BY