The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-06-21
FOUND ALADY's pocKETBook.
Being Absent Minded, She Restored 1t to
the Wrong Person.

Being Absent Minded, She Restored 1t t.
the Wrong Person.
''Ill never go anywhere again with
newly engaged girl as long as live,
groaned the girl in the little Dutch
bonnet. You brought me off in such a
hurry that I'm not even sure if my
gloves are mates, while every pin in
my hair is jabbing clear into the gray
matter of my brains and feel like
nothing so much as one of Fox's mar.
tyrs. And it is all because you wanted
to get me out and tell me everything
Harry said to you last evening"
"Oh, we'll, we hadn't long to wait for
our train anyhow" said the girl in the
velvet cape.
mo, but / verify believe you'd have
taken tickets for New York if hadn't
stopped you, just because you and Har-
ry are going there on your wedding
trip, and you were in the midst of tell
ing me about it when your turn
came"
"Oh, well, this is a lovely ma tinee
anyhow; Harry told me"
1.-The play is well enough, but I'm
fairly dying with hunger, and you hur-
ried me SO that forgot to bring cent
of money with me-"
swell, it is my treat anyhow" smiled
the girl in the velvet cape, land we'll
have plenty of time for lovely lunch
before our train goes. Don't you think
the leading man looks a little like
Harry?"
"H'm; considering that Harry's hair
is black while that of the leading man
is yellow, that Harry is smooth shaven
while this man has a mustache as big
as policeman's, l don't see much like
ness, however, with these small draw
backs"
''Oh, Louise. do look at the sleeves of
the woman next to me, she is just
starting out now; don't you think
might have the ones to my going-away
gown made like-Oh look! she must
have dropped her pocketbook as she
got up; what shall do?"
Leave it there until she comes back
or send the usher for it."
But she might not miss it until too
late. Wait; I'll be back in a moment"
She caught up with the lady who
was hurrying out. Pardon me, but
you have dropped your pocketbook.
and here it is
The lady looked puzzled. why,
surely not; I had it in my pocket
Why, where is my pocket? You see,
this is a new gown, and ! can't locate
the pocket easily among all these
plaits. Where is the thing? I'm afraid
I'll lose my train"
under your seat just after you came
out"
''Thank you, ever so much. 1 don't
know what I'd done at the station
with no money or ticket"
The girl IN the velvet cape sank into
her seat just as the curtain was about
to go down. AS they started out, she
said
I'm so glad followed that woman.
She hadn't noticed her loss, Harry
says"
Come along and let us get our lunch
now" said the girl in the little Dutch
bonnet. you can tell me what Harry
says while eat"
Every we'll. Why, where on earth
is my pocketbook? 1 must have lost
it? When did you see me have it?"
"Why, could it have been"
ooh, my goodness, yes; that was
just it. 1t was my own pocketbook.
and II fairly forced that woman to
take it!''
''You did," replied the other girl,
with the calmness of despair. 'We
shall have to walk all the way home.
aud shall probably die of hunger on
the way; but it serves me just right
for putting any dependence on the
sanity of a newly-engaged girl. Chi
oa oo TimaS- Harald