The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-24
LIGHT Of OTHER DAYS
BY o. v. NETTLEsHlP.

'T don't see what In the world we
shall ever do with all our things
sighed Mrs. Hemming when she ana
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
20 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 goodY'
mo. 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, II will be a relief to you when
you are rid Of all that old lumber
perhaps could select just few
of the old ,st things and we could put
them in the storeroom of the apart
ment. You know there's a 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 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 1t seems a shame to
sell. such as"
Never mind enumerating them,
Harriet. I shouldn't be interested In
Q list OF crippled furniture or ancient
photograph albums"
But what thought of keeping was
the two old"
Nov, Harriet, we decided to get
rid OF all our old stuff Don't let Han.
kins leave a thing tomorrow when he
comes with his wagons"
When the wagons drove away load
cd with furniture and bric.a-brac,
mostly of a peculiarly inartistic pc
Rod, Mrs. Hemming laughed away
her regrets Charles was right" she
said to herself It would have been
silly to keep that ugly trumpery.'
About fortnight after they were
settled In their apartment, Hemming
came home one afternoon carrying
large box
81 have little present for you, Har.
riet," he said with hoyish pleasure.
you'll be surprised when YOU see
what 1t is | was passing Devln's 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 counting a GER
tain pretty girl in her grandmother's
best parlor which was lighted with
green glass lamps, There, my dear,
what do you think OF these" lie tri.
umphantly drew from the box two
large green glass lamps OF old-fash-
toned shape and decoration. do they
make you think of anything, Har
riet?"
'Yes. they do-they make me think
of a 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,
out.of-the-way Vermont farmhouse
where antiques aren't appreciated, so
he sold me the pair for $50, Really,
Harriet, I'd have given $50 II he'd
asked IT,"
Well, I'm glad he didn't ask It,"
replied Mrs Hemming, "for sold
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 them
II you bought them in Egypt | was
brought up under those lamps"
"a dollar apiece! And snapped
them up for $50 the pair!" muset
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 I'm awful!
glad to have them back"