Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-03-10

watching for the end yet the end did come anc
with it old Tise, (not old Time,) who appeared
all a-glow with success on his brow, written will
as sure hand as Nature could impress ant
the old man said, in a slow, solemn manner:
"Come! come all right !-come!''
I accompanied him and as went, Tise in
formed me of what had transpired since last
parted with him.
II started, - said he ''fust to drinkin' shop
| where the brothers is generally bout from leven
to twelve O'Clock but they was n t there then
| I went to the corner Of Wall and Nassau-street,
| and shyed about, thinkin' I might meet 'em
there ; then ag'in L went-run-down to the
Exchange; and they was Mt there, nuther ; and
| then felt as though would MT see em at all ;
and felt ugly, bekase thought should Mt see
'em ut all and then thikin' bout the confection-
er's shop in Broadway, just below Cedar-street,
where so many gentlemen go to get their 1even
| o'clocker, may be dey might be there posted
| dat way and afore got there, bless you, Mr..
| Sheriff, I seed em comn'.''
Both of them 2" said I, interrupting him.
Eyes, Mr.. Sheriff, both and den says l to
myself, dat's onlucky but howsoever, said no
thing, and let sm pass /; and den, ag'in, did t
know nothin and follered EN- but was MT
clus by, on'y was there and dey went flst to
| one place and den to another place and KEEP
my eyes on EN- all de time +; and one of 'em left
| and den begin for to feel good; and den 1 wan
ted to see you, Mr.. Sheriff, for I did mt know
which one to go after but says to myself, l
can't foller both, and airy one of 'em will do !;
so KEEP on de track of one and went after him :;
and folered on and he stopped; and den he
went on agin !; and den he stopped once more !;
and he talked little while with some one he
met and he pushed on and bmeby he went in
O house where there is lots of offices and fol-
lered him VERY near then but he did mt know
nothin' bout it !; and he went in the back Office
on de fust floor, and 1 guess he's in there now"
By this time, we had reached the place where
had hoped Tise had Gagged the bird and so
thinking, we opened the door, and true enough,
one Of the twins was there, but which one and
whether he was the one wanted, could not
tell. But Tise, on whom relied in this vexa-
going up to him, and announcing, in his peculiar
manner that ''he had writ for his arrest
MY arrest I. arrest me. what for .'' said he,
in amazenent. ''You must be mistaken, Sir ~
Amt mistaken Sir replied Thison. Your
name is William Stopford and l guess l got
writ ag'in you-aint mistaken, Sir"
'But you are mistaken, Sir. You say you
have writ against William Stopford g.
''Yes, Sir ~ and he mumbled out ''sir," that
thought never should hear the end of it. "Yes,
Sir agTn William Stopford."
We'll, then, my ancient Theban," replied
Stopford, with great deal of assurance 'If you
have got writ against William Stopford, all
have to say is, that am not he and you will
have to go o little farther to find him, for l
not William Stopford; so you see you are mista-
ken"
''Well, I might be, but guess l amt, ," rotor
ted Tise 'let's - and he drew the writ from
his pocket, quietly put on his spectacles, looked
at me, and then at Stopford; and then he SEEM
ed pleased, and gayly observed to Stopford THAT
twas mt often he was mistaken, but he in
this case" And then addressing me, he said
'.Mr. Sheriff, I'm blamed if l amt mistaken
/ thought all the time had writ agin William
Stopford; but it's John want, and not William
Why, how in nature could be so mistaken g
Yes, yes l-want John, and not William. Bless
my soul bless my soul ! believe I'm gittin'
old!'
s.Let me see your writ" cried Stopford, in
horror ''let mo see it perhaps"-and there
was a very weak hope in that perhaps you
may be mistaken again"
s'I can't be mistaken twice." replied Thison,
'where there be on'y two people ccnsarned;
once is enough but it's excusable in me now
I'm gittin' DID," And he handed the writ to
him
Stopford looked at it read it re-read ex-
amined it thoroughly and then, being satisfied
that it was all right in fact, but wrong to him,
intimated to Thison '.that he would at once fur
nish the required security soon as his brother,
whom he momently expected, came in"
At this announcement, feared that all diff
culties had conjured up in my mind, and which,
of necessity, by the brothers being brought to-
gether, must exist, so closely did they resemble,
sthe one so like the other could not be dlstln-
euished but by names," that should most like
ly then meet with my greatest extreme in keep
ing them distinguished and in this great ex-
tremity called upon my assistant to advise me.
'.Never you mind, Mr.. Sheriff, said he' with
the off-hand manner usual to him when perple1-
tiles, doubts and troubles, had all been mastered
by him 'leave that to me ; I'm all right III
keep posted now tell you, never you mind:
I've got him right, and I'll have him Fighter
bimeby."
sBut, Tise," observed 1, "you know they are
dressed alike in every particular, even their
white pants, shoes, and coat, and hat /; ay, the
the hat with the crape-band on each. Tise"-
and spoke to him with some alarm should
they desire, when the other brother comes, to re-
tire in room to confer together privately, when
they come out again, you cannot tell which is