Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-01-21
THE WONDERFUL LAMP.

,of NJ. Jules Perrounet retired hat
seller Nine. Leontine Perronnet his
wife; aud their daughter Amelie
Pesronnet young woman who had
just reached marriageable age-had
finished its evening meal
Amelie Perronnet following the
wise precepts of housekeeping that
her mother had inculcated in her.
aided the little servant girl to remove
the cloth with an eye on the fragile
dishes Mime. Perronuet brought
forth her ledger, to inscribe in it the
expenses of the day and NJ. Perron'
net after having looked over the
real state sales had installed him
self at the corner of the fire to devour
the political news. For at 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 swathed in its
linen covers.
1t should not be imagined from this
that the Perronnets were avaricious.
They were. on the contrary worthy
people who had come to San Fran
cisco IN the early sixties and had
thriftily amassed u comfortable for
tune in the hat trade. But they had
their little foibles and, as they had
not accustomed themselves to use
par!or they did not occupy the one
they had so richly furnished when
they bought their house on Geary
street. q fine house that brought them
in ST. 600 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 child to have ideas OF
her own-but they had declined.
They had thought that court was paid
less TO Amelie than to her teu-thou-
sand-dollar dot to the Geary street
house. and to the further little for.
time that constituted what as regards
marriage are termed expectations.
The cloth removed Amelie brought
her father his petit yerre OF cognac,
and then seated herself at the table
and read the fashion journal
From time to time when she
seemed absorbed in her reading, NJ
and Nine. Perronnet exchanged few
words in a low voice. and mys.
tcrious air; but as soon as Amelie
raised her head. they were silent or
spoke OF having repairs made in the
house.
Toward half-past O'clock all
became silent listening, waiting for
something. That something was the
sound OF a step on the stairs-a firm.
regular step that they followed from
she street door up to the third land.
ing. They said nothing but they
thought with an air of very evi.
dent satisfaction. He has come in.
Almost Immediately Amelie kissed
her parents and went to bed
When the old people were alone
the father said: WHAT regularity"
evidently. approved the mother
..he is an orderly man"
AT ten o'clock there was a knock at
tine door. II was the servant who
was come to say good night TO her
mistress. according to the custom
Nine. Perronnet had cxacted OF all
her servants
After having gently closed the door
le.aing to Amelie's room Mime. Per.
ronnet said to the girl:
Well how is the new lodger2n
Well. ma'am he gave me mis- lit.
tie lamp to fill again this morning.
1T is astonishing" exclaimed
Mime. Perronnet
1t is lit already declared NJ.
Perronnet who had pushed back the
window-curtaiu and was looking up
at little window in the third floor
OF the wing of the building.
What energy!" exclaimed Nine.
Perronnet; and what is it like. this
lamp?7
1 saw it the day he brought it
here. madame, he carried it home
himself It is little blue china
lamp.
The lamp OF a student solemnly
declared NJ Perronnet; all see
him. he is taking breath OF air at
his window-he is smoking cigar
cite.
And well he might my dear be.
fore spending the whole night at his
work. Mary. he paid me in advance
for the first month yesterday, Tell
him to stop in tomorrow and get his
receipt Good night"
An hour later the entire house was
plunged i'll the most profound dark
ness except the little window in the
third floor which shone brightly into
the middle Of the night and even
until dawn.
The sun then shone into John
ChappeTs room and awoke him.
His first care was to examine his
lamp; he assured himself that it had
burned brightly and seemed greatly
pleased.
As he dressed he glanced happily
over the vista of backyards and roofs
which constituted the view from his
window Then fresh-looking ana
handsome. he went down stairs to go
to his breakfast Of rolls and coffee.
and then to his desk at the store