The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-07-24
ALADDIN'S LAMP.
By KATE W. HAMILTON.

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Y of course She was in full sweeping cos
tume-dark calico skirt, red calico saque
tied down at the waist by IN immens,
check apron, and an old yellow silk hand
kerchief over her tea colored locks tC
keep them from the dust. Her sweeping
was marvellous and earthquakey. Now
she dropped on her knees, and made a
| vigorous charge under the sofa; now she
instituted wild dancewith the chairs,
whirling first one and then another; then
she suddenly fourished her weapon high
IN air, rolling up her eyes in search of in
visible Cobwebs.
In descending from these last heights
the broom-handle made AN unexpected
dst0ur, struck large lamp on the table,
and in an instant the delicate globe Was
in fragments Nancy leaned upon the cause
of the disaster, and surveyed the pieces
in astonishmert.
''Suz! Well do say-suz!" she eiacu
lated. Glad Faint the lookin'-g glass,
cause then I'd think twas sure sign O.
Lad luck. an don't know It's as it's"
Poor Nancy had never read many Sun
day-school books, aud then knew nothing
about the highly original plan of attribut-
ing accidents to the CATS so when the door
opened, ana brown-bralded head looked
in, she burst forth, cheerfulIy: -av
swell, Miss 'Laddin, I've smashed yer
big lamp to flinders Couldn't have made
it much higher mlnce-meat if I'd been sot
and strivin' fort I do say" .ad9a
"Oh, dear, that's pity! I'm sorry" an
swered Mrs. Aladdin, with sigh. and a
faint shadow fitting over her white brow;
though, truth to say, neither sigh nor
shadow were as deep as they would have
been had the lamp been less oId-fashion
ed, and had not Mrs Garnet, over the
way, had prettier ones. }'i.l
But our young Mrs Aladdin was no
princess; she had to count too closely the
contents of her little silver and green
portmonnaie, and as she looked into it
now she shook her head, and her sigh
became genuine. 1t was nonsense to think
of lamp like Mrs. Garnet's or any new
one at all; she couldn't afford it, and must
Just content herself with buying globe
for the old one. It was aggravating,
though, to have to patch 1t up, when she
had so much rather dispose OF it altogeth-
er. RuL then she had spent so much this
quarter. And just there, oddly enough,
her eyes frightened. All: she knew some
body who would think her worth dozen
princesses when he came home at noon.
Because she so hated dull, old, old things,
and did so love bright, new ones, she
his old overcoat to ard fro from his office.
1t wasn't half god enough for her hus-
band-what was, indeed? Aud though
he said it must do one season more, she
determined it shouldn't; SO she had
planned and economical until she accom-
plished her object, and the handsome gar
ment was waiting to surprise him when
he came home on his bright birthday.
The portmonnaie closed with snap al
the end of the reverie, and the little lady
rose up cheerily.
"Well, Nancy, it can't be helped. Brust
up all the bits carefully, so that no OF,
will step on them. I'll dust and arrange
the things myself when you arc through
"Wants it Co look partic'lar ulce, caust
this is his birthday" soliloquized Nancy
watching the retreatlng figure. LA! mel
is we'll enough in their way, but 'twoul(
take powerful smart one to com fort m
for broken clancy ware in such hurry
Ten to one he'll never notice nothir
when she's got it all fixed up"
But.Mrs. Aladdin was no. disappointed
Q Doubtless, many delicate little detail
were unobserVed, for the pretty home wa
always pretty, and masculine vision coulc
not detect much difference; yet the fresh
bright, sunny air of the whole was NOR
> apparent than usual, even, and biough
an answering light to his eyes at the frs
glimpse OF it. Then her grand surpris,
had been managed SO cleverly. allow bat
she contrived to do 1t all without his find
ing out about it?' demanded the delight