The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-23
A DANHURY MAN TRIES TO RHAtH A
WOMAN's POCKET.


Tho most difficult thing TO reach Is
voman's pocket. This is especially the
case II the dress is hung IN cupboard
aud the man is IN hurry.
We think we are safe in saying that he
is always in hurry on such occasions
The owner of the dress is in the sitting
room, serenely engrossed in book.
Having told him that the article be
is In quest of is in her dress pocket in the
cupbord, she has discharged her whole
duty in the matter, and can afford
to ieel serene. He goes at the task
with dim consciousness that he has
been there before, but says nothing.
On opening the cupboard door, and
finding himself confronted with num-
Der of dresses all turned inside out, aud
presenting a most formidable front, he
hastens back to ask (Which dressp and
being told the brown one, and also asked
if she had SO many esses that there need
be any great effort to find the right one,
he returns TO the cupboard with alacrity,
and soon has his hands on the brown
dress. IL is inside out like the rest; a
fact he does not notice, however, until he
has made several Intellectual attempts to
get his hand in it.
Then he turns IL round very carefully,
aud passes over the pocket several times
without being aware Of IL.
A nervous movement of bis hands, and
an appearance OF iperspiration on his fore
head are perceptible.
lie now dives one hand in at the back /,
and feeling round, finds place and pro-
ceeds TO explore il, when he discovers
that he is following up the inside OF a
lining.
The nervousness increases; also the
perspiration.
lie twitches the dress on the hook, and
suddenly the pocket, plump aud exasper-
ting, comes to view.
There is the pocket IN plain yicw-noi
only the inside, but the oulSide-and all
he has to dois to put his hand right In the
inside and take out the article. That Is
all. lie cau't help but smile to think how
near be was TO getting mad.
Then be puts his hand round to the 9th
err side. lie does not feel the opening.
lie pushes little iarther--now be has
got it; he shoyes the hand down, aud is
very much surprised to see il appear op'
posite his knees. He has made q mis-
take.
lie tries again; he feels the entrancs
and glides down it only to appear again
as before. This makes hiIa open his eye'
aud straighten his face.
He feels of the outside OF the pOck et
pincbes II cufiously, lifts II up, shakes 4
aud after peering closely about the root
OF it, he says, "By gracious" aud h
commences again.
lie does it calmly this time, becans'
hurrying only makes matters worse. III
! hauls up breadth after breadth, goes owe
, them carefully, gets his nand first into
lining, aad then into the air Agsin (wher
! il always surprises him when II appesrs)
! aud finally into a pocket, aud is about 1
, cry out In Triumph, when he discover
} that il il the pocket Of another dress.
, lie /, Wild now the cupboard ait Al
= most stiles him; he il 50 nervous be cal
Q hardly contain himself, and the poke
: looks At him 30 exasperatingly that be cat
not belp but "plug" il with his clenchs
Z Cat, aud Immediately does Il. Beip
{ somewhat relieved BY this Performance
i be has chance 70 look about bin, an
: that be has put bis foot through a banc
box aud into the crown Of bic wile's bot
net; has broken the brim Of bic new ha
a which was hanging in the cupboard, an
tore yard Of bugle trimming from ne
jacket.
As ali THE trouble IL due directly 10 b
wifes infatuation Ia hanging up b
dress inside out, be immediately star
after ber and impeta1asly urges her
the cupboard, ercitedIy and almost pr
= fAnelyintimallng bis doubts Of tier beiI
q poke, IN the dress anyway.