Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
WOMAN AND A PURSE.
REGULATIONS or A PRETTY WON
ANS PocKETeooK.
Here 4. a Detailed List of the NambeE
OF Times One Pockptbook Was Lost.
strayed or stolen In the Short space 81
a Few Observation-Disclosures Mishsp.-

OF Times tine inthNA11oh VS. 1880
strayed or stolen in the short Space Of
Few Msnths-LudIcrous Mishsp..
II Is great combination-the woman
aud her pocketbook. Il serves AS source
of never firing satire Ia masculine circles
and Of never failing anxiety In feminine
ones
have been looking up the history OF jus,
one poeketboOk 1.-THE poeketbook-ls
RELOCATED to the past now, but while il was
IN known existence il had a lively expert
ence II was handsome pecketbook. dark
blue, almost black, seytskin, with corners
and claps Of solid silver There WIS no
sham about IL anywhere. IL had one piece
of leather for the outside, aud the pockets
were made Of one continuous piece OF Kid
The owner was very proud Of its beauty
She had no pocket In her dresses. Fashion
had not provided for pockets IN several
years, and this pecketb0ok was too hand
some anyhow to hide IN pocket. So she
carried II In her hand
IL commenced its eventful career by dis
appearing one morning while she was dress
ing TO 60 ont. She was sure she saw IL ou
the dresser few minutes before, but il had
dropped out OF sight, aud 10 amount q
searching could find il. Three weelsafter
ward one Of the drawers 20 the dresser r.
fused TO shut she finally took II otd en-
tirely to investigate it, ohstinaey, and there
back In the corner was the beautiful peck
stbook II had evidently been standing on
and and had fallen down and thus exposed
its hiding place II was like meeting M
old friend She determined 70 do different
ly In the future
She had some pockets III her coats She
- La. -. o..
pocket, where she could easily feel 1t with
her hand. One day she was walking along
the street, and IL the corner ~ a crowded
thoroughfare she was jostlcd hy a number
of men She felt indignant that they should
want the space that she was occupying ia
passing aud flashed glance Of rtbuke ii,
them. but they seemed so perfectly unCon
pcious OF her proximity that she soon for
got the annoyance.
About two hours afterward She wanted
TO use her pocsctbook Il WIS gone She
went over the g.uund she had trHyeTS,l
since she remembered using it, hut it was
not to be found 1t then occurred 70 her
that the justling OF those rough men meant
that they had taken her pncketbook. The
next day she received note asking her to
call nj certain large business building and
ask for the head engineer. that he had
something OF importance TO communicate
TO her The one important thing with her
just then was her pockethook She went
Immediately And there it was II had
the cards and some checks, Just the same
with the ready money taken ont The
pick pockets had run through an alley. aud
had bad the kindness to raise screen that
protected an open skyliitht and drop lie
purse into the engine room u the building,
almost into the engineers hands
She lost faith in pockets She decided
that, after all. il was best to carry the I5ock
etbook In the hand She would keep her
mind on Il and there would be no danger II
leaving 1t er having 1t stolen. For quite a
while i skinned along without anything
happening TO IT, excepting th5t her friends
were getting initiated into watching il and
were continually handing it 10 ncr
She took a tip west AMI placed the seal
and silver combination IN a little chatelaiHe
bag On thctr the bag was In the way
She unfHs'cned Ii from her belt and placed
1t back of her ca the sent She charged
cars at junction, and in the hurry !uft the
little satChel IN so resting place Il con.
tanned her passes and Keys ard some a.o..cv.
but not all TINT she hal with hls Sla.
telegrgphei to the conductor Of the train
She received tie bag RGd contents about
two weeks afterward
Satchels and pockets were alike for dan
ger, and again she decided that tho hand
was the safest place. she could remember
II there, and 1t seemed to be taking care Of
itself. And il did take care Of itself most
successfully 10 n chair in the parlor Of a
large hotel for al hour one day, with people
coming and going all the time IT. various
experiences were teaching it something Of
the world.
One day she was Oh n crowd a steamer
The wind on one side 81 the deck bccrae
disagreeablc and she changed To the osafr
side In about half an hour she discovered
that she had left her pockctbo1k In the
other seat. She few aroaud tie corner,
sure that this was the last time she could
lose that pocketheok, But no, there II
was. a lovely. elderly lady and her hus
band were taking caro- az ii for her They
were strangers TO her, but had found her
name and address inside the purse.
Then one night this pretty little affair
took II sort Of fieudish revenge on her for
her carelessness or observation-disclosures or
whatever II was She went TO a reception
In donniug dress that she had worn sey
eral times she discovered that her tlry.=.
maker hud put pocket In one Of the back
seams. Il W.. gregt surprise, aud for
once she would not have To worry about
her pocketbouk. she placed il ID the
pocket, buttoued 1t in securely wilh tie
blind fastening aud for once thruw on all
care OF IL While she ard her husband
were waiting tur their carriage one IL the
ladies', whom she had met for the first time
that night came up IN great distress aud
siid' Il have lost my parketbook put il
down somewhere while was al iuztinx my
bat. aud it 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 sympAt hizing with the loser she
finally said, "s5omc one mast have thought
IL was their own and picked il up A. she
spoke she glanced down AT her own lovely
pocketbook. IL was not beers at nil Hers
was blue and this was black Hers WIS
where was hers1 And then the thought Of
shat newly discovered pocket came 10 her
Hers for once was safe. and she had. from
the habit Of having a pockethook in her
hand, appropriated one belonging 10 some
one else. She rushed after the loser II the
pocketbook. She tried to explain, but never
felt that slss made her explanation at all
lucid.
That nocketboek h..l gone through i
good deal aud could endure much. hut
there was limit to 1t. Ii met its Water
Zoo In Paris Without going Into details
u was snatched from her hand one morn
ing at u o'clock on one Of the most respect.
able bouleyarrts Ia the city The thief was
dressed Ia common blouse aud Il lahorer's
hat. He was captured within the week
All there WAS lpft Of the b,#sttEf,tI ,,4...is.,