Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-04-23

a PECULIAR POCKET The most diff
cult thing 20 reach is a woman's pocket.
This is especially the case il the dress is
hung up in closet. and the man is in a
hurry. We think We are safe in saying
that he always is in hurry on such an oc-
casiou. The owner of the dress is IN the
sitting room. serenely cngrossed in book.
Having told him that the article be is in
quest Of in her dress pocket in the closet,
she has discha gid her. whole day in the
matter, and can afford to feel serene. He
goes at the task with the dim consciousness
that he has been there before, but says
nothing. On opening the closet door and
finding himself confronted with a num-
Der Of dresses. all turned inside out, and
presenting n most formidable front. he
hastcns back to ask. Which dress ? and
being told the brown one, and also asked
if she has so many dresses that there need
be any great effort to find the right one.
he returns to the closet with alacrity. and
soon has his hands on tho brown dress
does not notice, lrvevcr, until he has
made several Intellectual attempts to get
his hand into it. Then he turns it around
very carefully and passes over the pocket
several times without being aware Of it.
A nervous moving Of his hands. and an
appearance Of Precipitation on bis forehead
are pcrccp,iblc. lie now dives one hand
in at the back. and feeling around. finds
a place, and proceeds to explore it when
he discovers that he is following up the
inside of a lining. The nervousness in
crcases. also the perspiration. lie witch
es the dress on the hook. and suddenly
the pocket. white. plump and exnspera-
relief he feels. and is mentally grateful
he did not allow himself TO use any often
sivc expressions. II is all right now
There is the pocket in plain view not the
inside, but the outsidc-and all he has TO
do is to ru, his hand right around in the
inside aud take ont the article. That is
ALL He can't help but smile to think
how near be was to getting mad.
Then he puts his hand around to the
other side. He does not feel the opening
He pushes a little furthcr-now he has
got i,-he shoyes the hand down. and is
very much surprised to see it appear op-
posi;e his knees lie had made mis-
take. He tries again again he feels the
entrance and glides down it,. only TO ap-
pear again as tefors- This makes him
open his eyes. and siraighten his facc---
He feels of the outside o: the pocket. pin
chcs it fu:iOusly. lifts j, NJ. shakes it. and
after pceTing closely about the roots Of il.
he says, by gracious :" commences again.
lie does it calmly this time. because hur-
ryins only makes matters worse. lie
hcIds up breadth after breadth goes orer
them carefully. gets his hand frs: into a
lining, then into tie air again (where it
always surprises him when it appears.
and finally iC;o pocket. and is about to
cry with triumph when he discovers that
il is the poke, to another dress. lie is
mad now the close, air stifes him he is
SO nervous he can hardly contain himself.
aud the pocket looks a, him 80 exaspcra-
,ingly tha. be cannot help hut plug j,
with his clenched fist. and Immediately
does. Being somewhat relieved BY this
performance. he has 4 chance ,osslook about
him. and sees that he las put his fool
through band-box and into the crown a
his wife's bonnet; has broken the brim tc
his Panama ha', which was. hanging in