The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-12-23
No Pocket.
BY SARAH WINTER KELLOGG.

1t was at Katie McPherson's Christ
mas party that the announcement was
made,-in the dining-room, where the
scores of bright children were assem-
bled to partake of the good things
which Mrs. Mcpherson had bountifully
provided, jimmy Johnson made the
announcement, and this it was:
q Bushy Caruthers amt got no
pocket {"
Jimmy delivered this in such tones
and with such a manner as he might
have used if he had said: "Bushy
Caruthers amt got no thumbs I" or
Bushy Caruthers amt got no nose ! >"
Has Mt hep" said Bobby Smedley,
with as much eager concern as Jimmy
johnson, or, indeed, the most exacting
news-bearer could have desired.
Has Mt he?" said also Dickey
Simpkin
There was that in Dickey's tone
which added, "rm glad I'm not in
Bushy's trousers"
Nellie Partridge, who was one of
Jimmy Johnson's audience, opened
her eyes roundly and puckered her
mouth into a perfect o, and then gave
vent to long "W-h-yl |" of astonisn-
ment
No, he amt got no pocket" Jimmy
repeated, with no abatement In his
can-you-beheve-it manner.
THAT cause he's little boy" said
Tommy Mayneer, who was large of his
age.
With this explanation, Tommy
thrust his hands into his trousers
pockets, drew himself up to the full
capacity of his inches, and marched
back and forth few PAGES with great
dignity.
Nellie Partridge, who, | must fear,
will in time grow to be a gossip, hur-
ried over to the group Of children in
the next corner, and repeated, with
solemn eyes
Say Bushy Caruthers amt got no
pocket
Did you ever?" said one little
auditor. It's too bad" said another.
Why ! exclaimed third, hurrying
away to carry the story TO the next
group of children. Then the word
went to the company of little folks
collected at the window; thence to the
children outside the dining room door
in the hall, and on, until everybody
knew that Bushy Caruthers was so un-
fortunate as to be at party where
candy and nuts and oranges and all
manners of good things abounded, and
where there was a Christmas-tree, and
yet to have no pocket.
What made it worse was, that it was
Mrs. McPherson's way at her Katie's
Christmas parties always to insist upon
each little guest filling his or her peck
cts with good things " to take home"
Poor Bushy
After while the word reached
Bushy himself. OF course he knew he
hadn't any pocket before the children
locked around him with their express
slons Of coincidence and their eager
enquiries and explanations of concern:
but until he had heard these, and seen
the CONSERVATION in the little faces. he
had no conception of the magnitude of
his misfortune. When this really
dawned upon Bushy, he thought he
ought to cry; but that seemed too much
like oaby-conduct. So he perked up
! his head with an heroic look in his
funny little face, and rolled his ewes
,pfrom one to another of his condolers.
as II he would say, DWELL, if amt got
any pocket I'm going to bear nv
trouble like man.
well, Bushy," Barney Williamson
advised, you eat all the candy and
jelly and nuts and cake and ORANGES
you can hold"
" What makes UNI call you Bushv
anyhow asked Henry Clay Martin
4" You amt busby bit; you're slick as
my black-and-tan terrier" and Henry
Clay looked the unfortunate over from