The Van Buren press., 1870-01-18
MISCELLANY.
The Twin Sisters.

"Well," said Ned Arlington, 81 for my
part, have never loved but one woman,
and she is now my better half"
-" / tell you,' replied the fellow stage
coacher, "you have had an easy court.
ship. ! was compelled to love two Ia
dies"
1.-Two ladies ?"
Yes, sir, two ladies'"
"But you did not love them both
alike p on lIsls '-aa'
"Now, stranger, there was just the
trouble. l was thinking Of this precise
difficulty when remarked that you had
an easy courtship."
"You puzzle me-" exclaimed Ned.
Suppose you relieve our minds by re-
hearsal."
g" 1t will afford me pleasure and you
entertainment rejoined the handsome
and social fellow traveller
Here we leaned forward, intent on
hearing hew man was compelled to love
two ladies with the same degree of fer
vor.
NY iilcuuo, oai't nc, IL you e'ci
visit New Haven, Connecticut, you will
here these expressions As much alike
as the Grover girls; or this: You can
no more distinguish them than you can
tell Sue from Hannah Grover say,
ladies and gentlemen, when New Eng
lander is discussing point ofsimilitude,
he is sure to refer to those Grover
girls. =" '..
/ had not been in the Elm City six
weeks before / heard Of these compari-
sons
went there intending to enter bust
nos. fisn. o., .-y arrival / stopped al
the Tontine At this hotel two gentle
men were arguing point of law, and it
was then first heard this language. One
speaker was proving that two expressions
meant but the same thing, and paralleled
the two expressions with the notorious
twins.
Now there is one thing l have in COM
mon with women-that is curiosity. !
own it, and l will confess that l was on
nettles. Never could l be appeased un-
til had view of these females
Tell me- said to the book.keeper,
"are these Grover girls 90 very much
alike ?"
Are they9' said he in surprise.
"Wcll, will tell you, Mr.. Miller, ifyou
can distinguish them after weeks &C
quaintance, | will pay your bill at this
house for the balance of your residence "
How can | see them p
%all %k.k lx.,s.~ IA 4
looking gent with the white hat. That
is Mr.. Potter, one Of our rising lawyers.
He is intimate with the sisters Obtain
an introduction to him aud he will put
you through r..
"Are these ladies in good standing?'
"Oh among our first people"
"Can Mr. Potter distinguish them p
Never, sir, never, and he looks with
the eye OF detective.
"How long has he known them ?"
"Three or four years to my certain
knowledge. 1t may be longer"
This determined me- | soon establish
ed myself with the lawyer by retaining
him in an important case. l found him
more than willing to afford al introduc
ton, as he was anxious to see the fix
their identity never failed to produce on
a stranger. ! will not forget the frs
interview Two exquisitcly beautiful la.
dies of twenty entered the room ] be-
held duplicates They dressed alike to &
ribbon and ring. Their voices and thcil
countcnances gave no clue. Then their
motions left you none the wiser.
Said Potter, "Now take a good look
for | wish to see if you will be able tc
identity them" ...... .I.......
"Mr. Potter" said I, "you will EN-
barrass the ladies'" -.E e..
mot at ALL" said one. 1--WE are uset
to this said the other. ct is the great
amusement afforded by our resemblance. >
Here both spoke, but on honor, it sound
cd like one voice.
I" Ladies'" said ], pardon me ] know
you are not horses, but allow me to looh
at your teeth p ..t...
/ desired this, decming there would bs
found some little speck, indentatlon OF
irrcgularity that would serve as an index
They exhibited their pcarly rows, but sf.
ter = minute of investigation, was nc
better informed examined their finger
nails, then their hands, still | had NO
point of distinction, and gave it up that
Sue and Hannah might forever exchange
places without fear of detection on my
part. ,....., rr...a
The ridiculous blunders Of admirers
were frequent. Mantuamakcrs, shoe
makers, and trades people in general,
were continually presenting Sue an sc-
count created by Hannah, or telling
! Hannah some lingo intended only for the
ears Of Sue
The beauty Of the ladies impressed
me. They were of my style. An &C.
quaintance of two months demonstrated
their superiority in all respects In brief,
l found myself In love-but with which
one?
When tender ideas arose, l found Il
I 40. h.