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TIE TWIN BROTHERS.

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TIE TWIN BROTHERS.
The Count de Ligniyille and Count
D'AutricOurt, twins, descended from
an ancient family in Lorraine, resem.
bled each other 80 much. that when
they put on the same kind Of dress,
which they did now and then for
amusement, their servants could not
distinguish the one from the other.
Their voice, gait, and department the
same, and these marks OF resemblance
were 80 perfect, that they often threw
their friends, and even their wives,
into the greatest embarrassment. Be.
ing both captains Of light horse. the one
would put himself at the head of the
others squadron without tho officers
ever suspcctinS the change. Count
II. Au,ricourt having committed some
crime. the Count dc Lignivilc never
suffered his brother TO 90 out without
accompanying him, and the fear Of seiz.
ing the innocent instead Of the guilty,
rendered the orders to arrest Of no
avail. One day, Count de Lisnivilie
sent Tor q barber, and after having
suffered him to shave one half of his
beard. he pretended to have occasion
TO 81 into the next apartment, and put
hts night gown upon his brother, who
was concealed there, and taking the
cloth which he had about his neck un.
der his chin, made him sit down in the
place which he had just quilted. The
barber Immediately resumed his ope
ration, and was proceeding TO finish
what he had begun, as he supposed.
but TO his great establishment, he found
that new beard had sprung up Not
doubling that the person under his
hands was the devil, he roared out with
terror, and sunk down in a swoon on
the floor. Whilst they were endea.
voring to call him TO life, Count D..
Autrlcourt retired again inio the closet.
aud Count de LigniviIle, who was hall
shaved, returned TO his former place.
This was new cause Of surprise 10
the poor barber, who imagined that all
he had seen was dream, and he could
not he convinced of the truth until lie
beheld the two brothers together. The
sympathy that subsisted between the
two brothers was M less singular than
their resemblance. If one Tell sick,
the other was indisposed also; If one
received a wound the other felt pain,
and this was the case with every mis-.
fortune that befcl them; so that. on
that account, they watched over each
Others conduct with the greatest care
and attention. Bot what is still more
astonishing. they both had often the
same dreams. The day thar Count
DAutrieourt was attacked 10 France
by the fever. Of which he died. Count
lie LIgniy,ile was attacked by the
same ~ Bavaria. and was near sinking
under it. Paris Journal
/ Lntrepidiiy Of an Indian. AT the
village Of Indian Iorstte, . lev miles
from Quebec. on the ! 9Th inst. a little
girl. 10 years Of sge. daughter Of Ger.
maine Bechard, while dipping water.
having dropt her bucket. IN endeavor.
ing TO recover IL. fell into the river
and was carried away by the stream
and hurried over the fall. She was
altrrwsrds taken On. a muiila,ed
corpse. Her brother, aged ~, tried
10 ssve her, bot vas carried away by
the current, snd would have shared the
fate 81 his sister. hut for the intrepid
~ Of an Indian youth, not twenty years
81 szc, named Francois, who. without
stripping rushed 10 their assisianee.and
succeeded IA getting hold of both; but
unable, 80 encumbered, 20 stem the force
. Al. "A
being precipitated down a fsll Of On
feet. TO the verge of which he was fss,
h1Trying, viih those he IVES endeavar-
Jog TO save, he was obliged TO reliu-