Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-26
From the Union.
THE TWO DROMIOS;
OR, A
Duplicate of Old Block.
Concluded. |

! tlmeS with you now Z!
go, better than they were; I've got
through with my difficulties paid up
that note at the bank got new start,
and am buying goods now"
" | am glad to hear it," said /, still
wondering who the devil was talking to
me but feeling relieved at finding out
he did not belong to the Police.
" think the Directors were little
hard on me-" he continued, "and | al
ways thought if you had remained in
the bank | should not have had so much
trouble"
A light dawned upon me; was
elected Cashier again.
" You mean in Bath" said |.
"Of course do" he answered with
little surprise at my question.
" 1t is several years since | was in
Bath" said |.
"About four, | think, if remember
right. Have you been here ever since 2"
" No, I've been here only two or
three days; am buying goods too"
You buying goods Why, are you
merchandising in the city 2"
No, in Indiana, where | have lived
the last six years ?"
The man looked at me incredulous,
with sort of bewildered stare.
" Indiana, he repeated. "You-six
years; you don't pretend to say that
you was not Cashier of the bank in
Bath four years ago; that-you might
as well say your name is not Storms
and be done with it."
" | do say So" said I 81 never was
Cashier of any bank in my life never
lived in Bath; and though I've been in
some storms both literally and finan-
cially, my name neither is and never
was Storms-however stormy may
look"
He looked at me moment in aston
ishment-incredulous, then doubling,
and finally jumping up with a Well,
I'll be ID" moved slowly of, NUT
tering to himself, turning his head to-
wards me, but evidently believing that
| was denying my own identity.
a few days after, business called me
to Connecticut, where | was absent
about a week. The evening of my re-
turn to New York, | was sitting alone
in the parlor, reading, when a lady and
gentleman came in and seated them
selves on the sofa. Directly | raised
my eyes from my book, the gentleman
sprang up, and, taking my hand in the
most cordial manner, exclaimed, "Why,
have you returned so soon? How are
you? How did you find your friends
in Connecticut ?"
q" Very well, thank you; have you
been well?" | asked, but wondering
who my new and warm hearted friend
was. | made up my mind he was a
New York drummer, who wanted to
soft soap me into a customer-one OF
those animals who fawn and purr over
you till they seduce you into purchases
and get your money, and then can't
recognize you till you come to town
again with either good credit or flush
pocket. | didn't know him from a side
of sole leather.
"You were not gone as long as you
expected" he continued.
Yes" said |, g accomplished my
business, and thought should be back
again about this time"
He seemed to recollect himself
" Pardon me-" said he, "for my for.
getfulness, but allow me to introduce
you to my sister" and as arose, with
my best bow" Mary, let me intro
duce you to my friend, Doctor Storms. u
| made my manners duly in answer to
the lady's salutation, and taking her
hand, | observed q" Mary, your bro
ther has made trihing mistake, for
am the other Dromio. This is the
third time that I've been taken for that
same Storms, and am highly gratifed
in finding his associations so excellent.
| had become a doctor instead Of 6
cashier, but which was the best busines:
had no means of Judging, but my new
patients all at once seemed i'll at east
under my treatment, for the lady blush
ed, the gentleman stammered, and
amid a shower of apologies, and "won
derful resemblance" etc, the scene wa
very rich, and my inclination to laugl
was suppressed by the modification o
my new friends.
Moore" said ! to the landlord
Pm going to quit your house"
Why 2" he asked.
"For the sake of peace" said l.
"Herc everybody is calling me Storms
Storms Storms, and if Storms owe
anybody, | shall be dunned to pay hi
debts or if he is bad man, | shal
get into Jail for his deviltry."
The landlord laughed, as told hir
my adventures, and said that, by
strange coincidence, Storms boarde
with him; that he was then absent, bu
would return in day or two, and h
would point him out to me.
!. We were at dinner, a couple OF day
Q after, when Mr.. Moore came behind m
E chair and whispers that Mr.. Storms Sc
; a little below me on the opposite sid
/ and looking along the line nf guest