Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-31
TRlBULATloNs o. A PRETTY
womAk's PocKETBooK.
Here Is Detailed Lisl Of the Number Of Tines
One Pockclbook Was "Losi, srayed
or Stolen In a Few Month S.


ones.
/ have been looking up the history Of just
one pockdbook. 1.-THE pocketbook--is
relocated TO che past now, but while it was
IN known existence il had lively expert
ence II was handsome pocketbook; dark
blue, almost blnck sealskin, with corners
and claps Of solid silver There was no
sham about It anywhere. 10 had one piece
Of leather Tor the outside, and the pockets
were made OF one continuous piece Of kid.
The owner was very proud Of It's beauty.
She had nc pocket in her dresses. Fashion
had not provided for pockets in several
years. and this pocketbook was too hand
some anyhow TO hide in "A pocket SO she
carried it IL her hand.
IL commenced It's eventful career by dis
appearing one morning while she was dress.
ing 90 go ottt. She was sure she saw 10 on
the dresser few minutes before, but Il had
dropped ont Of sight, and no amount Of
searching could find IL. Three weeksAfter,
ward one q the drawers TO the dresser re
fused TO shut She finally took it out en-
tirely to Investigate It's obstinacy, aud there
back IN the corner was the beautiful peck.
etbook. II had evidently been standing on
end and hHd fallen down and thus exposed
it's hiding place IL was like meeting an
old friend She determined 20 do different
ly in the future.
She had some pockets in her coats. She
formed the habit Of placing it in u side
pocket, wh,re she could easily feel 1t with
her hand. Ono day she WAS walking along
the street, ind az the corner Of u crowded
thoroughfnrc SHE WIS jostled by number
OF men She felt Indignant that they should
want the spice that she was occupying In
passing and flashed glance OF rebuke az
them, but they seemed 80 perfectly uncon
scious OF her proximity that she soon for
got the annoyance
About tNp hours afterTard she wanted
60 use her pocketbook. 1t was gone She
went over the ground she had traversed
since she remembered using II, but it was
not 20 be found It then occurred to her
that the jostling Of those rough men meant
that they had taken her pocketbook. The
next day she received n note asking her %
Gull az n certain large business building and
ask for che head engineer that he had
something Of importance to communicate
TO her, The one important thing with her
just then was her pocketbook. She went
Immediately, And there il was II had
the cards and some checks, just tho same,
with the ready money taken out. The
piokpocllets bad run through an alley, and
had had the kindness TO rlise a screen that
protected ma open skylight and drop the
purse into the engine room Of the building,
almost into the engineers hands
She lost faith in pockets! She decided
that, after all, It was best TO carry the peck
etbook in the HAND She would keep her
mind on it and there would be no danger Of
leaving II or having II stolen. For quite a
while II skinned along without anything
happening 70 Il, excepting that her friends
were getting iuitiutcd into watching il and
were continually handing II TO her
She took trip west and placed tho seal
and silver combination In little chGtelaine
bag. On tho train the bug was Ia the way.
She unf,stened il from her belt and placed
II back OF her on the seat. She changed
cars at n junction, and in the hurry left the
little satchcl IN its resting place IL con.
tanned her passes and keys and some money,
but not all that she had with her She
telegraphed 70 the conductor of the train.
She received the bag and contents about
two weeks afterward.
Satchels aud pockets were alike for dan
ger, and again she decided that the hand
was the safest place She could remember
IL there, and II seemed TO DO taking care OF
itself And it did take caro- OF itself most
successfully in chair in the parlor of q
large hotel for IN hour one day, with people
coming and going all the time It's various
experiences were teaching it something OF
the world
One day she was on crowded steamer
The wind on one side of the deck became
disagreeable and sho changed Co the other
side. In about half an hour she discovered
that she had left her pocketbook in the
other seat. She dew around the corner,
sure that this was the last time she could
lose that pockotbook. But no, there IL
was A lovely, elderly lady and her hus
band were taking care Of it for her They
were strangers TO hei, but had found her
name and address inside the purse.
Then one night this pretty little Attain
took u sort OF tiendish revenge on her foT
her carelVssneSs or observation-disclosures OF
whatever II was She went TO "A reception.
In donning dress that she had worn sew
eral times she discovered that her dress.
maker had put a pocket In one OF the back
seams. II was great surprise, and foI
once she would not have 20 worry about
her pockctbook. She placed 1t In the
pocket, buttoned IL ia securely with the
blind fastening and for once threw on all
care OF It. While she and her husband
were waiting for their carriage one Of the
ladies', whom she had mel for the first time
Tat night, came up in great distress and
Hlidl NJ have lest my pocketbook. put II
down somewhere while was adjusting my
bat, and 1t Is gone"
Her husband volunteered his services
and she waited patiently for some time
with two or three other ladies In the hall
All were sympathiaing with the loser Sh,
Anally said, Some one must have thought
Il was their own and picked it up" AS sh,
spoke she glanced down at her own lovely
pocketbocll. II was not hers at all Herr
was blue and this Was black Hers was
where WAS hersi And then tho Thought o.
that newly discovered pocket came 70 her
Hers for once was safe, and she hid, from
the habit OF having a pocketbook In heI
hand, appropriated one belonging 70 som,
one else She rushed after the loser Of ia,
pocketbook She tried 70 explain, but neve
felt that she made her explanation 1t al
lucid
That pocketbook had gone through
good deil and could endure much, bu
there was limit 70 IL. Il met its Water
loo Ia Paris without going into details
Il was snatched from her hand one morn
ing nj II O'Clock ON Oncof the most respect
able boulevardls Ia the city The thief wa.
dressed IN common blouse and lahorer
hat lie was captured within the week
All there wRs left Of the beautiful pocket
book was a new suit Of gray, a gray hat,
white shirt and red nccktje, which th
man took with him 20 his prison house 70