The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-31
LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS
BY o. v. NETTLESHlP.

.,
sighed Mrs. Elemming 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 man
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 at house cleaning
time DO they do anybody any good? ?"
mo. l 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. 1t will be relief to you when
you are rid Of all that old lumber"
Perhaps I could select Just a few
Of the oldest things and we could put
them in the storeroom of the apart
ment You know there's q nice big
| storeroom. Charles"
Eyes, know it, Harriet, and I'm
planning to keep my golf clubs there
and my fishing tackle So II you
please, We won't fiji up that storeroom
with lot Of useless trash"
After the secondhand dealers visit
iemming said to his wife: 81 hope
You We're sufficiently stroug-minded to
let everything n che attic go?"
Well, nearl, everything" answered
| Mrs EIemmin2 There are few 1T
tie articles that it seems shame to
sell such as -"
Never mind enumerating them
| Harriet. shouldn't be interested In
a list OF cripnld furniture or ancient
photograph albums
Il But what thought Of keeping was
the two old =
Nov. Harriet, we decided to get
rid Of al our old stuff Don't let Han
kins leave thing tomorrow when he
comes with his wagons
When the WAGONS drove away load.
Cd with furniture and bric-a- brac,
mostly OF peculiarly inartistic pc
riod, Mrs. ITommin@ laughed away
her regrets. Charles vas right" she
said to herself II would have been
silly to keep that ugly trumpery."
| About fortnight after they were
settled in their apartment. Hemmine
came home one afternoon carrying q
large box
II have a little present for you, Har-
riet," he said with boyish pleasure
You'll be surprised when you see
what II is. | was passing Devlin's an.
tiQue shop this morning when some
things In the windows caught my eye
the time when | was counting a Ger
tain pretty girl In her grandmother
best parlor, which was lighted with
-reen glass lamps, There, my dear
what do you think OF these?" He tri
umphantly drew from tho box two
large green glass lamps of old-fash
toned shape and decoration. DO they
make you think OF anything, Har
rict?"
Yes, they dO-they make me thinh
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
thcm up for little or nothing in an old
out-of-the.way Vermont farmhouse
where antiques aren't appreciated. SC
he sold me tho pair for sao Really
Harriet, I'd have given $50 " he'd
asked it."
Well. I'm glad he didn't ask It.,
replied Mrs. Hcmming. for | sold
these same lamps to lIankins three
weeks ago for 81 apiece"
Great Scott Are YOU sure they re
the same lamps"
OF course I'm sure I'd know them
II you bought them in Egypt. | was
brought up under those lamps"
"A dollar apiece And | snapped
them up for So the pair" unused
Hemming. trying not to look sheepish
Yes, and I'm glad you did" re
sponded Mrs. Hemming. For they
were what hated TO part with most
: | wanted to keep them and L m awfully