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after a long absence, the opening remarks generally follow a very familiar path.
Now, Anthelmo, who is stopping off the the Andersons between trains? Isn't
one of the change things. That's why we find the family gathered in the
living room of the white frame house on Maple Street with a conversation running something
like this, my how the children have grown? Yes, I imagine you
notice quite a difference, Aunt Thelma, it's been over a year now,
y'all. Let's see who do they look like? And Margaret, I do
believe that Bud looks like you. And no, no, I'm second fot
he does have Jim's eyes and times you are certain expressions that Bud smiles me
once, huh, smile friand Thelma. Oh, that was Jim, all
right, that was me. And this is Kathleen. My, what a
sweet little angel. Thank him, Bud. Margaret. I don't believe Kathy
looks too much like you, or for that matter, Jim either. Oh.
I don't see any resemblance in the eyes and the nose, and what
is there about her mouth? Blueberry jam? But that wasn't necessary. I
do believe though the Kathleen favors your side of the family, Margaret, that
could very well be I come to think of it. She does look quite
a bit like I'm Florence. No, no, no, maybe it's Uncle
Harold. No, but there is somebody in that family that Kathleen resembled very
closely, very carcass spaniel. But I was just trying to be helpful.
Somebody came in, Mommy, it's Betty, Betty, aunt Thelma's hair.
Hello, Aunt Thelma. Nice. He's certainly growing into a fine looking young
woman. Thank you. I hate to be seen like this, mother,
but the most awful thing has happened. Just look at the back of my
head. Your hair, what looks like it's been chopped off. I was
over at Janie's and she was trimming my hair for the party to learn it
all, And she was doing a wonderful job when that brat of a brother
of hers came in and dropped a frog down her neck. Oh no,
oh, father, it's not the least bit funny. Well, it was
lucky you weren't hurt. When Janey jumped, she gouged out a big chunk
of hair. She's been spending the last hour trying to even it up.
Oh, dear mother, does the back of my head really look bad?
From here? It looks like somebody forgot to replace a vivid Father. I'm
not amused. I do believe Betty looks like one of the Martins and girls
with that haircut, she looks more like one of the Martins and boys.
Mother, I'm not going to the party tonight. Oh Betty, it isn't
as bad as your father and bud make out. It looks pretty bad,
Kathy, you run out and play. Oh okay, I'm not even going
out of the house until my hair grows in. Oh that's a shame,
just one of the many problems in raising your family. Anne Tella By the
way, Aunt Telma, how is your visit with Helen Roy? Oh just
fine, I'll go just between us. I did get kind of peeved at
them. Oh you know, when I sold my home and moved into an
apartment, I gave away a lot of my nice things to the relatives instead
of having them stored. Yes, you are very generous. Well, I
gave Helen and Roy this very beautiful love seat, and I assumed that they'd
prize it as I did. But lo and behold, I went down in
their basement and there, stored away like so much junk was the love seat.
Oh dear, Frankly, I was furious, and I let them know
it no uncertain terms. You could hardly be blamed. I have no patience
with people who can't appreciate beautiful things. And by the way, I imagine
you folks are getting a lot of enjoyment out of the lamp I gave you.
Lamp. This is the one with the green gas shade and the gold
tassels all that lamp. Well, I think I'll go out in the kitchen
and put some water on to boil. You like posting, don't you,
at Telmat? Oh? Yeah, good idea, Andy do you use cream,
Auntie, Yes, I do. Good, I go out and help
put the cream or uh, never mind, Dad, I'll help mom.
Thanks, thanks a lot, very uh helpful children. I thought, surely
i'd see my lamp here in the living room. Well, uh, we
did have it here, but it made the rest of our furniture look so
shabby. But you are using it, Oh, yes, of course where
in the uh playroom, the playroom. It was too good for your living
room, but you put it in your playroom. Well it was a matter
of the lamp fitting in with the scheme of things. It's so uh so
distinctive. I see. Well, anyway, you haven't got it. Start
away someplace where it's nothing but a dustcatcher. Oh jem oh, excuse me,
Aunt Helen. Yes, Margaret, now you've done it. Done what
telling, Aunt Telma her lamp was in the playroom, Well, it was
in the playroom until I couldn't stand the sight of the monstrosity. Dear,
I realize it wasn't the prettiest lamp in the world, Margaret. I've won
better looking lamps than that throwing baseballs at note bottles, So it wasn't too
attractive. And that green glass shade. Everybody in the room looked like they
had a bad ocean crossing. But Jim, you know how Anthelma is.
Before she leaves, you'll want to see every room in the house. And
when she goes into the playroom and there's no lamp, well, look out,
Margaret, there's nothing to get excited about. I'll see that the lamp
is in the playroom before she goes down there. Well where is it now?
Must be up in the attic with the rest of the junk. Honey,
you brought this whole thing on yourself. When she first offered you the
lamp. You should have politely told her that we didn't need it. Oh,
I couldn't do that. She was kind enough to give it to us
instead of leaving it with some storage company, and the storage company probably refused
it. Margaret, I just adore your house. Well, thank you.
I've been showing that Thelma around. Is the water boiling yet, dear?
Not yet? Certainly like your kitchen. Wait till you see the playroom.
Eh, excuse me, just a moment with Jim. I thought we were
going it'd be right back. Oh, but but what do you want Dad?
Look while your antthelm and mother and I are in the kitchen. I
want you to go up to the attic, get ant Thelma's lamp, bring
it down, take it out through the front door, then into the playroom
by way of the side door. Why can't Kathy do it? Because this
has to be done right, I'll get going. I'll keep Antellama occupied in
the kitchen until your mission is completed. Okay, here, your postums getting
cold coming, Honey, Margaret, that certainly hit the spot. And now,
if you'll excuse me, won't you have another cup? Antelima? No
thank you? Cookies, no donut? No thanks? Could we make you
some toast? Dear? Well, she's had a long trip. I thought
she might be hungry. Oh indeed, I have had a long trip,
and that's why I want to get up and stretch my legs. Now,
I don't want you to to worry about me. I'll just browse around the
house. Oh, why don't you wait a couple of minutes and I'll show
you around. Oh that won't be necessary, Jim. Now, as I
recall, this door over here leads to the basement and playroom right here,
I'll go with you. Oh no, now, Jim, I told you
it really isn't necessary. Now. Well, right here is the kitchen.
Yes, I've been sitting in it for the past ten minutes. And then
right off the kitchen here is the broom closet, very handy. Well,
there's the broom, and hanging right next to it is the mop. Yes,
each one has its own separate hook. So I see for a long
time Margaret hung the broom and the mop on the same hook, didn't you,
Margaret? Yes, I did. When did I put in that other
hook? Oh? I believe it was about four years ago. No,
I think it was five years ago. Well, I'm sure it really doesn't
matter. Oh, but it does. It's amazing how much easier it's been
for Margaret since she's had one hook for the mop and the one hook for
the broom. Jim, there's still a lot of the house. I haven't
seen them on the floor. Here we have the mop bucket, yes,
with ringer attached. Goodness, gracious, what was that? What was what
with that noise? Noise? It sounded like gas breaking. Probably just Kathy
dropping a bottle of pop or something that crash. A bottle of pop,
a king sized bottle, Jim, maybe you better investigate I'm going to uh,
you ladies stay there. But y'all, Dad, Oh no, look
at that mess. I missed the top step, but it looks like you
hit all the rest. I'm sorry, Dad. Well, I guess it
serves us right. We should have told Anthelma the whole ugly truth in the
first place. I don't get you. That was the only reason I had
you sneaking around so that you could get her lamp down from the attic into
the basement. But I didn't break her lamb. What well, when you
told me to go up to the attic, I figured I might as well
take that old fish bowl up from the garage. All right. Oh you've
been after me to store it in the attic. Oh well, in this
mess is what's left of the fish bowl? Yeah? Uh? Do you
want me to go up and get the lamp? Now? No? Why?
Why? How can you stand there, ankle deep and broken glass and
ask a question like that? Well, I just get the brow Betty,
Oh Betty, yes, father, would you would you go in the attic
and get Auntthelma's lamp? And when I tell you that the coast is clear
down here, I can't hear you. I said, go in the attic
and I'll get it. Margarets. Hello, h it's for you, Betty.
What do you want father, I'll explain as soon as you get off
the phone. Now hurry Hello? Oh hi Peggy. No, peg,
I'm not going to the party denied. Hm. Oh it's a long story.
Tell you call her back. Who our chaefers going to be there?
Oh? No, I am sick? What Truthy told Georgia the cheats see
Mary and Mary had talked to Susan and she'd overheard Art say to Barbara repeate's
sake, father, Please, I'm sorry, Peggy. Would you repeat that?
Trudy told Georgia the cheat See Mary and Mary had talked to Susan,
and she had overheard Art say to Barbara that he didn't. He didn't.
He didn't your needles stuck? He didn't. He didn't he did, Thank
goodness, he didn't. Betty. I'll call you back, Peggy. Yes,
what father? This is no time for guessing games. Trudy told Georgia
the cheat seen Mary. Mary talked to Susan, and she'd overheard Art say
to Barbara, father, how you know? Oh, just intuition, I
guess, And I told Barbara that he thought I was a very cute girl.
He didn't. And then I had very beautiful eyes he didn't. Father,
Betty, all this can wait. And I also said that I had
the most beautiful hair he'd ever seen, and look at it now, princess.
And he was looking forward to meeting me at the party. And now
I can't go and he come back here. Oh well, I'll take a
chance and go up to the attic myself. Oh, Jim, oh,
I had them. I was just thinking. You know, my trunk is
stored up in your attic, and while I'm here, there's several things I
want to get out of this. Oh yeah, Can I get them for
you? No? No, I want to look through the whole trunk.
I know. I'll bring the trunk down, Jim, don't be ridiculous.
Wouldn't be no trouble at all. No, you just come up to the
attic with me and I'll get along very nicely. All right, Let's go
n look at all the things you have stored up here. Yes, look
at them, chairs, golf clubs, dere a trunk is over there in
the corner, aunt, telma end table, rug bookcakes. You know,
Jim, I have a little confession to make to you, confession the way
you've been fidgeting and squirming. I really expected to find my lamp up here.
You expected to, I mean you expected to, yes, But now
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upon a time there was a fella named Latin who owned the land, and
by rubbing this lamp, which had certain magical powers, he was able to
do himself quite a bit of good. Now, some years later, there's
another fellow named Jim Anderson who owns a lamp. It was given to him
and his wife by his end Thelma. Unlike a Latin, Jim has realized
very little good from this lamp, and the only evidence of magic is that
the lamp itself does disappear. Let's catch up under details like this, Oh,
Jim, there must be some mistake. I'm telling you, Margaret,
the lamp is not in the attic. Are you sure? Certainly? I'm
sure. Aunt Thelma practically took an inventory of everything in the place. Now
that means she'll certainly be looking for it in the playroom exactly. There.
Couldn't you go out and buy another lamp, Margaret, there's no other lamp
like that one? How there must be. I doubt it. After the
fella got through making that one, I'll guarantee they put him out of his
misery. Is that you Betty? Yes? Mother, have you any idea
where that lamp is? That aunt Thelma gave us no, Mother, and
right now I can't concern myself with trivial matters. That isn't about time you
were snapping out of it? Father, When you're invited to a party and
one of your admirers is going you be there and you can't go. Well,
it's not just a matter of snapping out of it, Betty. If
you're so worried about your hair, why don't you go down to the beauty
shop and see what they can do with it. Mother, the way I
look, I'm not even leaving the house. I'll just have to work out
my own problem, Jim the lamp. Yeah, speaking of problems, how
about the basement. No, the basement is pretty well cleaned out. Ever
since we had that rummage sale over at the church. We rummage sale.
That's it. It was probably in that car lot of stuff we took over
to the church. That means that one of the church members has the lamp.
Well, at least we're on the trail, some trail four hundred members.
I believe Missus Ashby was chairman of the rummage sale. Well, why
don't I have Kathy go over to her house? No, not Kathy,
Margaret? Why not? We're having enough trouble as it is. Let's not
get her mixed up in this. Send butt over and maybe Missus Ashby can
give him some leads to follow up. I wonder how long Aunt Thelma will
be up in the attic. I don't imagine too long. But in the
meantime I'll get on the phone and make a few calls. Hm. I
wonder who did get that lamp? I don't know, but there must be
an intelligent way to approach this thing. I know the first person I'll call
will be missus Stevens. Why Missus Stevens. By the looks of those hats,
she wears she'd buy anything. Jim, that was cruel. Oh,
I'll go round out bought what a day chasing some beating upple? Hello,
Oh, hello, Ken, This is Jim, and I was going to
talk to your wife, but you'll do Ken. A while back, the
church had a rumming sale, and I was wondering if by any chance you
or your wife bought a lamp there. Oh, it had a sickly green
shade, funny looking gold tassels, and ugly stand. And well, I
know you'd have been out of your mind to buy it. But no,
Ken, I'm not saying that you are all right? All right. I
didn't realize he was so sense this. I don't know why you can't ask
a person a simple question without Hello, missus Benson, Uh, mister Anderson.
Not long ago, the church had a rummage sale, and I was
wondering if you happened to buy a lamp at the sale. Why, well,
it has a beautiful green shade, handsome gold tassels, and ex Oh
Margaret in the kitchen, dear any lock on the phone. No, I
call about a dozen people. She just came downstairs. That's why I came
in here. I just know she'll be heading for the playroom any minutes.
I think I've got a sidetracked for a while. She found an old family
album up in her trunk. I talked Betty into looking at it. With
it they're in the den. But after that, what? Oh, frankly,
honey, I've just about had enough of this whole business. I'm in
favor of coming out with the truth about the darn lamp. Oh dear,
we can't do it. No, now we're into deep mother. I'm dying,
simply dying. What are you doing here in the kitchen? I thought
I told you to look at the album with Aunt Felma. I can't stand
it. Aunt's uncles, cousins I've never even heard of. Never mind,
they're serving a purpose. We've got to keep Andy out of the playroom stall
for time, Margaret. Have you seen this picture of aunt Brace's boy Donald?
Oh, yes, I remember him. He certainly looks like his mother.
Well, I have a few minutes left before I have to catch my
train, so I think i'd like to go downstairs. I haven't seen that
album, you haven't. Well, this picture here was taken over at Uncle
Clyde's home. That's Uncle Clyde. There, a nice looking fellow, and
uh, who is that standing next to him? That's cause no one?
Oh, and next to him that's Uncle George and next to him. That's
and Doris, I see, uh now where was this picture taken? We're
down in cousin Clyde's playroom. Oh oh, which reminds me. Yes,
next Tuesday is cousin Clyde's birthday. Oh, we'll have to send him a
card. Make a note of that, Margaret, I will dear same birthday
card to cousin play route, I mean cod And over here is Aunt Lucy.
Now I'm sure you know her, Daddy, Oh, Daddy's kitten.
Bobby Hartley is in our driveway with a lamp on his wagon. A lamp
on his wagon. That's sure of putting out some fancy wagons these days.
I imagine that headlamps now. The other day I saw one with a tay
light on it. But Daddy, yes, they're making some fine toys.
Now, come on, kitting, let's take a look at the Bobby's new
wagon. You're right back on, Zelma, Daddy, I am, I
know what you meaning. For Pete's sake, don't mention the word lamp in
front of Aunt Felma. You remind us, don't do it. But Bobby
brought a lamp over to us. You can see it back through the window.
Yes, I see it, aren't you. Grab Bobby said that he
heard you were looking for one. I am kitten, but not that kind.
That's an old lantern. What kind are you looking for? Just don't
worry about it. I'll come back in the den while we visit with Aunt
Fellma. That looks like quite a gathering in that picture. Yes, that
was over to Aunt Martha's. It was a costume party. A costume party.
Say that's it. That's it. Excuse me? What's wrong with her?
This solves everything? Father, for everything, Jady, Betty, Jennie,
I just had an idea that super George Listen, could you make your
party tonight the costume party? Oh, I know it's kind of late,
but I'll help you call up the kids. You see that way, I
can wear some sort of a costume, like a gypsy, and I could
wear a bandana over my head and cover up my hair. Or I could
be a turk and wear a turban. Or you could put a bucket over
your head and go as a pale face. Very funny, would you,
Janey? Oh that's wonderful. Bye, mother. Now I can go to
the party and meet art after all. Well, I'm glad you come up
with something. Thanks to you, Aunt Thelma and the album. I'm glad
it worked out. And now, if you'll pardon me, I must get
my things and be on my way. Oh do you really have to leave
now? Yes, I'm afraid out. Oh that's a shame. I know.
I'll go to the costume party's Pocahontas. That way I can wear an
Indian headdress. Kathy. Where's that Indian headdress you used to have down in
the playroom. Oh, that's right, the playroom. I must take time
to see that before I go. Oh no, come on, I'll show
you the way. You go ahead, Kathy, and I'll follow you.
What are we going to do, Jim, We're trapped. You just have
to confess the whole thing, see, Aunt Thelma. Oh my, this
is a pleasant room. Yes, we certainly like it. And doesn't my
lamp look nice in there? Your lamp over there on the end table?
Huh jee there it is going still well with the curtains and the green came
home table. Well, I wish I could spend more time down here.
After. I must be getting ready. You coming up to you. I'll
be up at a minute. What's the matter, Daddy, nothing. Uh,
I'm just trying to figure out this lamp business. What about it?
How did that get down here in the play room? I put it here,
you put it here? And where'd you find it? I had it
out in my playhouse. When I built my playhouse, you told me I
could friendsh you with anything we had stored in the attic. So yesterday I
brought the lamp down. But how did it get in here? When it
started to rain last night? I put it in the play room. Well,
why in Heaven's name didn't you say something about it? Nobody asked me,
what's the maddy, daddy? My bad, no kitting, No,
you're good, very good. Well, after all that, thank goodness,
things worked out all right for the aesty. And now, before the final
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late evening now at the White Frame House on Maple Street. Anthelma has been
taken to the train and is on our way home. Blud and Kathy are
in bed, while Jim and Margaret are down in the living room catching up
on some much needed relaxation like this. I know it's a horrible word,
Jim and I hate to mention it, but what about the lamp? What
about it? Will it go back to the attic or a rummage sale?
I don't know. I can't stand to have the thing around. I'm sure
nobody would buy it. We couldn't even give it away. Well, our
little Indian princess return at home? How is the party? Dear, oh
dreamy mother, simply dreamy. I gathered that this means that Arthur the Euromeo
was he was, and never him all my life if I met a man
so romantic, a real dream boat. Oh but utterly before we parted,
he held my hand and asked me if I would give him some little thing,
something to remember me. By Princess Margaret, there's the answer. What
give him the lamp? Join us again next week, when we'll be back
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