The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-06
THE WONDERFUL LAMP.

I Milton Goldsmith In Life.
THE WONDERFUL LAMP.
The Perronnet family composed
Of M. Jules Perronnct retired hat.
seller. Nine. Leontine Perronnet his
wife; and their daughter Amelie
Perronnet young woman who had
just reached marriageable ago had
finished Its evening meal o.
Amclie Perronnet following the
wise precepts OF housekeeping that
her mothers had. inculcated In her.
aided tho little servant girl to remove
the cloth. with I'm eye on the frag lie
dishea Nine. Perropnet brought
forth her ledger to inscribe In 1t the
expenses OF the day. and NJ. Perron-
net after having looked over the
real estate sales had installed him.
self at the corner OF the fire TO devour
the political news For ut the Per.
ronnets they sat In the dining-room
after dinner. The parlor was used
only on Friday. the reception day;
the rest OF the week. the parlor furni-
ture was carefully swathcd In Its
linen covers. s..sxe,
II should not be imaGf1ed from this
that the Perronnets were avaricious.
They were. on tho contrary. worthy
people who had come TO San Fran
cisco in the early sixties and had
thriftily amassed comfortable for
tune in the hat trnde. But thoy had
their little foiblcs; and. Us they had
not accustomed themselves to use a
parlor they did not occupy the one
they had so richly furnished when
they bought their house on Geary
street a fine house that brought them
In 81. 900 u year. what with the gro.
Gerry store and the rooms they rented
on the third story.
Three times already they had been
asked for the hand OF their daughter
they had brought her up In the
good old french way. and Ameiie was
too obedient a child to have ideas OF
her own but they had declined.
They had thought that court was paid
less TO Amelie than 70 her ten-thou.
sand dollar dot to the Geary street
house. and to the further little for.
tune that constituted what a, regard,
marriage are termed expectations :"
! The cloth removed Amelie brought
her father his petit vcrre OF cognac
and then seated herself at the table
and read tho fashion journal.
From time to time when she
seemed absorbed In her reading M
and Mme. Perronnet exchanged a few
words In a low voice and mys.
FERROUS air; but as soon as Amelie
raised her head they were silent or
spoke OF having repairs made In the
house. s..s.
Toward half-past O'clock all
became silent listening. waiting for
something. That something was the
sound OF step on the stairs-a firm
regular step that they followed from
, the street door up to the third land
ing. Thoy said nothing but they
thought with an air Of very evi.
dent satisfaction. 'He has como In"
Almost Immediately. Amelie kissed
her parents and went to bod.
When the old people were alone
the father said: What regularity"
Evidently approved tho mother
'.he Is an orderly man"
Al ten o'clock there was knock at
tho door. II was the servant who
was come to say good might TO her
mistress according to the custom
Mime. Perronnet had cyacted OF all
her servants
After having gently closed the door
leading to Amelie's room Mma Per.
ronnet said TO the girl:
Well how Is the new lolger?'
WELL ma'am. he gavo me his lit.
tie lamp to fill again this morning"
1T is aston; shing!" cxclaim I'd
Nine. Perronnct
1t is lit already. declared M.
Perronnet who had pushed back the
window-cur and was looking up
OF the wing OF the building.
'What cnergy!" exclaimed Mmc.
Perronnet; and what Is it like this
lamp"
II saw it the day he brought It
here. madame; he carried 1t home
himself 1t is little blue china
lamp"
Tho lamp OF student" solemnly
declared M. Perronnet; 'nh---I see
him he Is taking a breath OF mir at
his window--he is smoking cigar
ette."
',And we'll he might my dear bo.
fore spending the whole night at his
work. Mary. he paid me in advance
for the first month yesterday. Tell
him To stop in 10 morrow and get ais
receipt Good night.
An hour later the entire house was
plunged In the most profound dark
ness except the little window In tho
third floor which shone brightly into
the middle OF tho night and even
until dawn.
Tho sun then shono into John
Chappcls room and nwoke him.
His first care wa, to examine his
lamp; no assured himself that 1t had
burned brightly and seemed grently
pleased.
A no dressed. he glanced happily
over the vista Of baclxyarIs md roofs
which constituted the view from his
window. Then. fresh looking and
handsome he wont down stairs TO GO
70 his breakfast Of rolls and co!fee.
and then TO HIS desk ut the store
where he earned t65 q month. AZ
he was leaving the hon-e the servant
haStened out 20 teii him that his rs-
es5ipt wHs ready In Nine lerrounet's