The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-06-07
DIDN'T KNOW HER HOME.
They Had just Moved In and All tho
Houses In the Row Were Alike.

They Had Just Moved In and All the
Houses In the Row Were Alike.
"Oh, dear, oh, dearr' groaned young
Mrs. Lambkin, as she returned from
her first outing after they had moved.
"Why do they make all the houses in
a row exactly alike? Algy is so afraid
that l will blunder into someb body
else's house by mistake. OF course
when we lived in fat it was a differ
ent matter-you had only to climb the
stairs until they stopped and there you
were. Let me see now, did Algy say
1t was the third from the one with the
lilac bush in the front yard or the
fourth? My goodness, there are three
houses with lilac bushes in the front
yardl What shall l do?'
She glanced cautiously about her to
see if anyone was aware of her di-
lemma, but no one was in sight.
"Why didn't / remember to look at the
number before l started? And, oh, if
had only stayed at home to-day and
put up my parlor curtains I'd have a
landmark to guide mel To think that
l don't know which house l live inl
What will Algy say to meP'
Trying to look unconscious she
walked to the other end of the block
and back again, seeking for some sign
of personal belongings, but in vain.
Whatever shall do?' she groaned.
sob, my goodness, there's somebody
peeping from behind that curtainr'
and she nervously walked on. ~
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the houses in the row and ask if live
there. No; I'll walk back and take an
other look. l told Algy didn't like to
live in house just like every body else.
but he said nobody with any sense
could possibly make mistake and go
into the wrong one. There comes a
policeman. I'll ask him. won't ask
for our own house, of course. He
would think me crazy if | did; but
Algy said that a Mr.. johnson lived two
doors away; can tell by that. Officer,
can you tell me which house Mr.. John
son lives imp
Two Mr.. Johnsons live in this yere
block; which wan dye want?'
IL don't know"
"Well, wan of 'em lives at ninety and
wan at one hundred and eight" and
he passed on.
'Oh, dear, I'm as badly off as ever"
she groaned; Il shall never hear the
last of this from Algy. Why didn't
ask the policeman where the Lamb
kins live? l forgot that he wouldn't
know l am Mrs Lambkin."
Several window curtains were flutter-
ing by this time as she again walked
to the end of the block, and she was
aware that each one partially con-
cealed new neighbor. As she turned
to go back. she caught sight of her
husband running up the steps to one
of the houses; she ran frantically to-
ward him, calling loudly, but in vain,
for he disappeared without hearing
her.
(which one did he go into?" she
moaned; was it the one in the middle
or the one next to it? If go into the
wrong one now, he'll be sure to see me,
and / shall never hear the last of it.
Well, there's no help for it; / can't
stay out here all night, so I'll try this
one"
AS she assembled the front steps she
was met by her husband coming down
with very red face.
why, Algy," she cried, Pm glad
you are at home, but are you going out
again at once?"
mo, I'm not" growled Algy, I'm
going in next door; these COMPOUNDED
houses are so much alike that you can't
tell tother from which"
"Well, Algernon Lambkin, serenely
replied his wife, II did think you had
sense enough to know your own house
when you come to it"
And both of them looked carefully
at the number over their door as they
went through it-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
IT iS don htfI1l IL tho man vrbo unalyac