The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-11-10
MISCELLANY.
A COUPLE OF BROTHERS.

happened to know a pair of brothers who,
although they were not twins, resembled each
other SO much it is hard to tell which looks
the most alike. One is Charlie and the other
is Will. Charlie has brown mustache SO
has Will. Will has dark brown eyes SO has
Charlie. Charlie is five feet, eight; so is
Will. Win weighs hundred and forty
seven SO does Charlie. Charlie is good
looking fellow ; SO is Will. Each is in the
neighborhood of thirty years of age but as
they are not twins they vie with each other in
looking younger than each other.
Charles lives in stirring little city out
West. Will leaves in Pennsylvania, and went
out to see Charlie, not long ago. 1t often
happens that in case of strong family resem-
blance, the parties most nearly interested fail
to appreciate it, while strangers notice it at a
glance. So Will didn't know he looked bit
like Charlie. He thought he might have been
taken for a representative of altogether
different race of beings. Indeed, he may
have believed himself a triae better looking
than Charlie. Therefore he was somewhat
surprised on stepping from the train in the
little city Charlie lives in when man in
spectacles tapped him on the shoulder and
said, with undesirable familiarity, and said /:
"Hello Where the duce have you been?o
Not pleased with such greeting from a
perfect stranger. Will did not reply, but
hurried away, valise in hand and got into
hack. The hackman stared at him before
climbing up to his seat, and said:
"You're not sick, are you?"
"No, replied Will; "why do ask me such
a question ?''
ooh, nothin particular. l only wondered
at your ridin' such a little distance"
az suppose these hacks are to ride mare
they, or not ?" said Will, a little piqued.
"Why, yes-yes, of course, but, then"
"Well?"
The hackman was about to mount to his
box, when he besitated, stared strangely on
Will, and asked
"Home?" echoed Will. You can't
drive six hundred miles to-day, can your"
The hackman climbed to his box, mutter-
ing to himself" Charles kind o crazy to- day;
while viii, not knowing how to account for
the hackman's singular demeanor, soliloquis-
ed "Must be insane. | won't ride with
such man. He may drive me over preci-
pice or into river" So siezing his valise,
he sprang out before the hackman had time
to crack his whip, and walked back into
the depot. Knowing the name of the street
in which his brother lived, and the number
of the door, he accosted a boot-black thus:
"Sonny, where is P street ?"
The boy merely looked up and grinned.
"What do you mean9" demanded Will.
Can't you talk?'
"What's the matter with your" retortcd
the boy. "Pertendin' you don't know where
you live Do you take me for a sardine
Only--black 'em mister?" he added, in
loud key, addressing a man who walked by at
that moment.
"The boys crazy, too" muttered Win, as
he turned impatiently and walked away.
He had not gone far when he discerned the
name of the street he sought, painted in big
letters on a board which was nailed to the
corner of a house.
"Well, here's P---street," he said to
himself "Now, all have to do is to find
No. 1856. Let's see. Here's No. 81. 1t can't
be very far"
He followed P---street little way, and
presently very handsome young lady stop
ped directly in his path, looked squarely into
his face and said
sob, you boy Why didn't you come over
last evening? We had such a splendid time !
Mr.. Smithers and DIR. Plubbins, and Minnie
Smalllngs, and Elite Briggs were all there,
and we had such a spelling match. All of us
were floored on the word ichthyophtaaImite.
Can you spell it?"
She had mentioned the names of people
whom Will had never heard of before, which
of course puzzled him, but when it came to
ichthyophthalmite, he was fairly bewil-
dered. Everybody must be crazy in this
city, he thought and I'll be too, if stay
here long" Then he said to her
81 don't understand you at all, Miss
"Oh," she retorted, "You're such a tease.
Never mind" And with a jaunty toss of her
head, she passed ON.
viii had proceeded but few steps further
when gray haired gentleman nodded famil-
iarly to him, and said, as he passed
Elbow are you, today"
"Pretty well, thank you" Will mechanical
| " responded.