The Parker post., 1913-05-10
LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS
By o. v. NETTLESHIP.

SAull tNcl uO Will al Jul
sighed Mrs. Hemming when she and
her husband decided after much dis
cussion. to move from their house,
which was too lonesOmely big now
that the children had all gone away
to homes of their own. Our apart
ment won't begin to hold our furni-
ture. to say nothing of all the things
We have stored in the attic
Pick out the furniture you need
and then turn secondhand nan
loose in the house" suggested Hem
ming
But, Charles, you wouldn't want me
to sell all our old keepsakes would
YOU"
Most assuredly. What earthly use
to any one are lot Of old books,
vases and pictures that no one ever
looks at except al house cleaning
time. Do they do any body. any good >"
NO. | don't suppose they do" reluc-
family admitted Mrs. Hemming but
/ hate to part with some of them.
That's just sentiment, my dear The
fact is it will be relief to you when
you are rid of all that old lumber"
perhaps | could select just few
OF the oldest things and we could put.
them in the storerOom of the apart
ment You know there's a nice big
storeroom. Charles"
Yes. 7 know it, Harriet and I'm
planning to keep my golf clubs there
and my fishing tackle So if you
please, we won't fill up that storeroom
with lot OF useless trash"
After the secondhand dealers visit
Hemming said to his wife: 81 hope
you were sufficiently strong minded to
let everything in the attic go?''
We'll. nearly everything" answered
Mrs. Hemming There are few lit.
tie articles that it seems a shame to
sell, such AS"
'Never mind enumerating them
Harriet. I shouldn't be interested in
list OF crippled furniture or ancient
photograph albums
But what thought Of keeping was
the two DID,
Now, Harriet, we decided to get
rid of all our old stuff. Don't let Han.
kins leave thing tomorrow when he
comes with his wagons"
When the wagons drove away load
ed with furniture and bric-a-brac
mostly Of a peculiarly inartistic pc.
riod, Mrs. Hemming laughed away
her regrets ''Charles was right" she
said to herself 1t would have beens
silly to keep that ugly trumpery.'
About a fortnight after they were
settled in their apartment, Hemming
came home one afternoon carrying q
large box
Il have little present for you, Har
riet," he said with boyish pleasure
You'll be surprised when you see
what it is. | was passing Devlins an.
tique shop this morning when some
things in the windows caught my eye
and took me back about 40 years to
the time when | was courting a Ger.
tain pretty girl in her grandmother
best parlor which was lighted with
green glass lamps. There, my dear,
what do you think of these?" He tri-
umphantly drew from the box two
large green glass lamps of old-fash.
ioned shape and decoration do they
make you think Of anything, Har
riet?"
yes, they do-they make me think
of lot of things" she answered.
How much did you pay for them?"
"Devlin let me have them cheap.
You see one of his collectors picked
them up for little or nothing in an old
outof- theway Vermont farmhouse
where antiques aren't appreciated, sc
he sold me the pair for 500 Really
Harriet, I'd have given $50 If he'd
asked it."
We'll, I'm glad he didn't ask it,
replied Mrs. Hemming, ''for / solo
these same lamps to Hankins three
weeks ago for 81 apiece"
Great Scott! Are you sure they're
the same lamps"
'Of course I'm sure I'd know then.
if you bought them in Egypt. l was
brought up under those lamps"
"A dollar apiece! And | snapped
them up for $40 the pair!" mused
Hemming, trying not to look sheepish
yes, and I'm glad you did," re
sponded Mrs Hemming. For they
were what l hated to part with most
I wanted to keep them and I'm awfully |
Glad IN have them hack"