St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-31
A WOMAN'S POCKET.
Some Rather Startling ReveIa-
lions Concerning the Most Mys,
terfOua of ALI ReCentS

lions Concerning the Most Mys,
terious of All Receptacles.
New York Sun.
A pretty and vivacious little woman
piled her bundles on seat in the wait
ing room Of Jersey ferry house, and
then, giving her skirts just the right
shake with her body. and just the most
artistic twist with one hand, sat down.
Instantly she bounced up and ex-
claimed, in frightened voice:
"My purse has been stolen!"
Nonsense" said her companion.
"Oh, yes, it has,"
"But you have not looked"
"Lookedw exclaimed the young
woman with the scared voice and face.
~ guess l don't need to look. Pve got
on my new dress"
The other lady was perfectly satisfied
with that explanation, and the woman
in charge OF the room was called in.
After much discussion male under
official of the ferry company took part
in the excitement.
why on earth don't you feel In your
pocket" he asked.
A singular expression settled upon
the faces Of the three women-an ex-
preston of mystery blended with pity
for the man.
"But why don't she feel in her
pocket?" the laundering man per-
sisted.
ashes got on certain kind of dress,
and doesn't need to-" said the young
woman's companion. "The idean she
said after the man had gone. Chow
could l tell him that in DirectOire
dress you always know what you have
got in your pocket, because you sit on
your pocket. and if you don't sit on
certain thing you know you haven't got
it. How perfectly absurd men aren
But to return to the man. His face
showed that he was resigned to the
mystery of the certain kind of DRESS"
then it lighted up with brand-new
idea. He turned TO the companion Of
the girl who had lost her pocketbook,
and he asked:
why don't you feel in your pocket
Perhaps she has laid it down somewhere
and you have picked it up, mechanic
ally, you know"
'LOrd, man." said the lady addressed.
''DOn't you see, Pye got tabernacle
dress? l have no pocket at all to put
anything in. Excuse me, sir; but if.
instead of standing and pryiug into the
secrets of dressmaking and losing all
LniS ClWe. you NOulQ Step out anu SelZ0
the pickpOcket before he gets away, you
would do us great favor. He Is prob
ably out in the crowd now picking
pockets"
The man went out and very wisely
disappeared. The ladies waited for
him.
Ibid you have much in your pocket
bOok?" the woman of the waiting room
asked of the one who lost that article.
II had over S." she replied. 81 know
had my purse in the cross-town car,
because-because had to put up my
foot to sit on SO as not to feel it so
plainly. Twas robbed between that car
and this room"
"Five dollars!" exclaimed her COM
panion. ''Why, Lillian, how can you be
so careless! l never had S. in my purse
in my life. 1 never kept anything but
ferry tickets and cards and a pencil
and small change in my purse. When
I have bills / put them--well, put
them where no thief can ever get them,
that is, without doing murder"
TN your StOckings?" inquired the
little woman in charge Of the room.
''My stockings!'' the lady repeated,
with evident amaZement. "Of course
not. Who On earth ever heard of any
body putting money III their stockings?
No; when l want to keep anything like
money very safe, put it where | keep
my wateh-right here" and she tapped
the top of her cOrSage.