The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-09-28

yonr wife have twins soon, and the Presi-
dent grant you furongh TO chrisien 'em.-
He smiled graciousIy and thanked me-
"For if one why mol another also"
All right for The next train and we were
soon Numbering along toward my desiins-
iion. From a VI cant seat in the car took
up copy OF the Fort Wayne Gozette In
the editorial read the following
"WRO IS NORMAN E. DoANE?
! From R. | Journal we see that Norman
(. Doane AN Indiana Volunteer, has feceiv-
ed farouch TO visit his vile and twins,
(bolh boys } at Fort Wayne, Indiana, which
he designs having christened "AbeD and
sandy" We intend 10 be in at that chris
tenng. His application for furIough caus
es laugh even amid the sternness- of the
War Department"
Hold on ] am coming in at that "chris-
tening' myself, thought I, and here at las:
seemed TO he an appreciation of service TO
ones conutry-twins were scarce in that
section a; all events.
A gentleman in seat behind me inqur-
ed "what affected me so? I rose 10 my
feet and turned proudly toward him, hand
ing him the paper,repIied, ~ am the man.
"Why not cell one Of them Little Mac 2 u
said he. Because, sir, do not wish 10
have any fighting in the family as they
grow up. | answered. Beside, know it
wouldn't suit Mrs Doane to have any polit-
icaI differences in the family as we would
have now enough on our hands to attend 10
the hnie domestic relations.
''Did you say Mister that you had twins"
said an old lady opposite replied my
wife had. {Both boys.) "Wen reckon
that was a right smart chgnee We thought
SOY 81 had twins once, but they never
done any good poor things for you see,
one of 'em was gal and they both died:-
| have often hearn it to be a fact when one
OF 'em was gal they wouldn't live" l
felt glad that none Of sourn" was gal.
The cars still thundered on, but 10 me
hey scarcely moved, and more than once
felt Gisposed-as did the fellow out on an
Illinois road-lo ask The conductor 10 tlet
me off to walk, for was in hurry"
1 was afraid, too, that we might arrive
in the night, and candle light would not be
so favorable for my first impression as to
scho The boys would look iose
The engine whisiled, the train rafting,
rubbing, screecFing and grinding, finally
checked up at The familiar station of Fort
Wayne, very pretty little inland city, con-
tanning upwards OF 20, 900 inhabitants, and
on the increase
"HaIloo, Doane." came from dozen
voices in the crowd about the station, as
stepped on the platform, How is Abe and
'Andy'l" Stand aside. gentlemen, said I
'tbat's what's the matter )" I'll see first and
let you know.
Home at .ast,and iusl as expected every
old lady in the country said, Hthe boys
were the very picture of their father" as
they ought 10 know. felt satisfied and
happy.
-Four weeks passed very pleasantly at
home with kindred and friends.
On my return was fortunate in pTocur-
ing seat in The same cars with the ceIe-
brated keystone Club" OF this city, jo-
vial set of fellows. on their return from the
Chicago Convention At Nevada. a little
station in Ohio, some two Of US got of to
take glass of lager, and j am sorry to say,
soon got into regular pugiljstic, political
muss ; meanwhile, the cars started. As We
thonsht more OF riding than fighting about
that time, we entered inIo an armistice, and
started for The ears, but 10 they came up
a; snoring gait; we clinched them, but,
after two or three evoIulions over each 9TH
er, a Ia Amyr. we landed in a very soft ex-
cavalion the hogs had made for US, about
four feet from one end of a wood pile. We
sat up, locked al each other, laughed, shook
hands and made up, then proceeded 10 re-
pair damages, take drink, and ait for The
next train Hospifa 4 Philadelphia Register
A good joke. says The Syracuse Standard,