The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-10-15
Curious Case Of Mistaken Identity.

| Two young men belonging to phila-
| deiphia bore such a striking reseA blance
! to each other, that it was almost impcsi-
| bic to distinguish one from the other.--
! At school and college they had been frc-
quently taken for each other. They
both in the end became students at the
school of pharmacy, but F. d:stin-
guished himself by his stuaious habits,
| whilst the other became sonahat OF u
n.aurias sujet At last this latter left
Philadelphia, aud remained abscut for
about two years. On his return the two
young nieu happening to meet III Chest.
nut street. naturally began to speak Of
their position and prospects, and ia
the course of the eonyeraaiion, Il
mentioned that he could make brilliant
marriage in the country if lie could re-
solve 10 leave Philadelphia, aud renoupce
the position which he hoped one day to
arrive at in the scientific world, 1t was,
he said, by very extensive drugg ist Of
the city that this marriage had bsen pro-
posed to him, the lady being the dangh-
ter Of rich druggist in the country.
The other contriyed to learn the names
Of various parties, aud af'ersone further
conversation, they separated, C,
trusting to his extreme resemblance to
T., waited on the city druggist men
toned by this latter and said to him that
now being determined to marry the young
lady in the country, he had come to ask
him for u letter OF introduction to her
father. The druggist at once gave the
letter, and the young man took his leave.
A few days after, he arrived at the house
of the young lady in the country, and
presenting his letter, was most kindly re-
ccived by the whole family. 1t had been
agreeded by the city druggist that 4
was to pass some tino III the house OF his
| future tather-in-law, while tho prepara-
ton. for the marriage were being made,
, and on c. being told of the circum-
stances, he at once acec1cd, aud entered
| on his new duties. A few days after,
proiitng by the absence of the master of
for a week, he broke open a secretary,
and stizing on six thousand dollars and a
quantity of n.ily papers, which he found
there, FASTENED back to the city,
There, calling on several shopkecpcrs,
he exhibited the papers in question, and
gave very large orders for e DDS, referring
/ them as to his re>peetabIity to the city
druggist, and still assuming the name Of
! F. In that way he obtained for his
pretended marriage, jewels, lace, silk, &c
! Meanwhile the theft committed in the
! country b.inu diseov the father of
| the young lady set off for Pbilade' phia,
J and naturally enough, his tirst visit was
to the city druggist, aud informed him
of what hid passed. = d thief:'
exclaimed t!he latter. Ii is quite I'M
/ possible. Thsre is not more honest man
in existauee." They went to the hespit-
/ al where he was intern, and found him
making up some medicines in the lab
oratory He received the two visitors SO
calmly that the country druggist was in
dynant at what he considered his iniper-
/ tinence, and exclaimed, "wcH, you arc an
| impudeut fellow where are the six thou
sand dollars you stole from me- "Ncv-
er saw YOU before" Said Il, and
turning to the visitor, he added III low
,oice, lis it madman whom You have
! brought me p Some warm language was
! intercl anged between the three, bat in
the cud the truth came out, and a com
plaut was immediate y lodged before the
police. The young nan who has acted
50 criminaly in this business has net
been arrested.