Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-14
EVENING STAR
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pocket This 10 especially the csss n - 49,
is hung mp IN Q closet. and the nan /. 4. .
hurry. We hink We ere safe In saying that =
owner OF the drces IL In the sitting room sereprlv
engrossed IN q book. Having told him that tAs
sness, ysic en- he e In Saes Of z IN hss dre
whole duty in the matter, and can Afford % fesi
serene. He goes st ne task with q din con-
sciousness that he has been there before, bet
finding himself eoDsroassa WITH nS% oSs ss -
dresses, all turned inside out and pre.entinr a
. most ierm e front. he hsstsns bach % ssk
and also asked II sA< has 20 ..sss ars..es 40
mere need be any great effort % nnd the rfset
one he returns % the closet with aiscrltv.
10 70 inside out like the rest-a fact he doc ros
notice, however, until he hes MADE ssverSI
,n inc attempts 70 get h, hand into st.
passes over the pocket several. tine. si,hest
being aware OF 10. A nervous moving al ~
hands, and an appearance OF perspirssion %
hard In st the back, and feeling arouuS' ana
place, and proceeds % explored when he t,is-
covers thst he Is following M the inside OF a
perspirstion. He witches the dress on the hook.
and suddenly the pocket, white, plump, and ex-
&peratng, comes 20 view. Then he signs the
relief he fseIs and Is mentally grAtefai he dia
sions IL Is all right now. There Il the pocket IN
plain yiew-not only the inside but The outside
and al he has to do IL 20 put his hand right
around in the inside and take out the article.
That is all He cant help but smile %
think how near he was 20 getting mad.
Then be puts his hand around % the other side
he does not feel the opening. He pushes q
Little turiher-nov he has got THE shoves the
hand down, and is very much surprised 20 see
appear opposite his knees. He had made q
mistake He tries again; again he feels the en-
trance and slides down Il only % appesr again
as before. This makes him open hts EYES and
suAghten MS fsce. he feels Of the outside OF
the pocket, piuches Il curioasly, ufts hi nm.
shakes lt, and after peerinS closely about the
roots OF ~, he says, [" By gracious - and com
mences again. he does Il calmly this time. he
cause nuIry ing only makes matters worse. He
carefully, gets ais hand irst into = lining. then
into the air again, where it ALWAYS sur~
prists him when nc sppears,) ana dnslIv
into pocket, and is about 60 CRY out witk
triumph, when lac discovers that It a the
pocket of another dress. He IL mad nov:
the closet air almost stiles him; he a.
20 nervous he can hardly contain himself ana
the pocket looks At him 20 exasperstey that he
cannot help but ping 1t with his clenched hst,
and Immediately does IL Being somewhat re.
heyed by this performance he has q chance %
look about him, and sees that he has nut his
foot through q band-box and into the crown OF
bis wife's bonnet; has broken the brim 70 his
Panama hat, which was hanging I'm the same
closet, ard torn about yard OF bugle trimni
from q new cloak. AS all this trouO ole IL due d.
rectly 10 hts wifes infatuation In hanging I'M
her dresses inside out, he Immediately starts
aiter her, and impetuously urging her 20 the
closet, excitedly and almost profsnely intimates
his doubts Of there being pocket In the dress
anyway. The cause Of the unhappy disaster
quietly inserts her hand inside the robe, and
directly brings IL forth with the sought Tor ar
ucle In its clasp. he doesn't knos WHY, bat
this makes him madden than anything else
DdRbNry Neics.