The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-03-07
The INV Twin Brothers.
A True Story Of the Siege Of Port
3f2 i9ffg iad Hudson. iejseiihGa 3

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ton? How true this, is, Is exenpiified in
the following true. story Of two brothers,
twins which occurred during the memora-
bile siege of Fort Hudson. Passing one
day through. the streets of that ttletown,
we noticed two corpses lying upon the gal.
lery of the carpenters shopg awaiting their
turn for the boxes dignifed with the title of
collins, to consign them to their last resting
place. They were bodies of tall stature,
stout and well built, betokening the hardy
backwoodsmen of the Southwest. lover
the face Of each was thrown o cloth, through
which the blood was oozing, showing that
they had received their death wounds
through the head. 1t was no uncommon
sight during the siege to see death in every
form, from the body pierced by the single
bullet to the one shattered to atoms by the
cannon ball or fearful mortar, shell. Yet,
there was something in the appearance of
those two bodies which rivited our attention
and induced the inquiry. as to whose they
were. A rough, grizzly, weather-beaten
Confederate soldier was Sitting by their
side, whose arm, tied up, showed that for
the present he was unfit for active service.
The tears were trickling down his checks
las he gazed mourhfully upon the dead be-
fore him, while his quiyering lip told better
than words that they had been more to
him than simple comrades ofthe tent and
field. gf9' els.,i tia Esi'a.s7fi q. a'fe'o .
~ He related their story in few words !.
"They were my sons" said he, "and were
twins. One Of them Joined at the same
time l did We came here with Gen
Beale, and have done our duty to the best
Of our knowledge, and, l believe, to the sat-
Iisfaction of our officers. t tl9J ~ 5959f
.1y "This morning, sir, while at the breast
worksjnone ofmy boys, in order to get.a
good aim at the. sharp-shooters outsides
thoughtlessly raised himself too High. when
d rife ball pierced his brain, and he fell
dead at my feet. His brother seeing him
fall, sprang forward to pick him upgbut in
SO doing, exposed himself above the line Of
defenses, when he, too, received aiball
through the brain; and he fell dead upon
the still quivering corps ofhis brother. AS
they came into the world, so they went out
Of together. In removing their bodies
from the bfeastworks, / got this wound,
whichihas shattered MY arm. Would that
Iihad died with them, sir, for Ihayeno one
now to3love upon this earth" -a2aaiapq %
% "Apd their mother-you wife 2" 'i'iii
"Died, sir, in giving them birth" s'a
NJ One coffin received The remains of the
twins ; and q few days after, while sitting
in trout Of lis tent, al exploding shell gave
a death wound to the heart broken faith
-[Sngar Planter. 2l's sa'4 ;,t 'ss. ~ q
4 A POWERFUL LETTER. elderly lady
and gentlemen were riding,a few days ago
in an omnibus. Opposite to them sat a
pleasant looking young lady, with a fine,
noble, chubby, growing bully, ola boy in
her lap. Conversation arose between the
parties. A steamship from Charges had
Just arrived, and the good looking lady,
with the chubby juvenile, wished to know
the news, remarking that her husband had
been away fifteen months that day, and she
was very anAl0uS to HettI lIoH Hill anu
then the good looking lady proceeded 70
indulge ii a long and pathetic dissertation
or the discomfort and .annoyances Of wives
when husbands go of, and stay 50 long
from their homes. ii - i I'M.
"True, madam" remarked the elderly
gentlemen, who had never, known the pride
and pleasure Of paternity "but, then, that
fine little fellow must be great pleasure and
comfort to you,F ichucking at the same time
the jolly little, fellow. under the chin, who
crowned, and sWelled, and stared at the old
|gentlemen's spectacles; "a remarkable fine
boy, What may be his.age, madame" siat
b. 'Just three months. sir y, ! replied tbs
proud Young mother. 3sota 81 Z a4tilgIa,.
= "Three monthsl" replied the elderly lady
"three months!! | thought, you said YOU
husband had been away fifteen months?n ii
The good looking lady blushed very deep
[ly. but soon recovering the, momentaryr con
fusion, and remembering herself she ejacu
lated, "Oh, 1.-THE has arritonce.51 s.!i ~,
! 81 OIL ---~~-->~~s..-.es-e+-r~e-~ efli gs
MD~ During the past year the seVera
courts of Chicago granted 275 divorces, o
which lT7iwere applied foriby wives, ant
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