The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-02-11
A Slight Mistake.

NY brother and are twins. There
can be no mistake about that. for our
likeness to each other is so great that
1t is positiyely unpleasant to our
friends and ourselves. The celebrated
Corsican Brothers were not more alike
than we are T; that is, as far as person.
al appearance goes, beyond that Jim
and are utterly dissimilar. For in
stance, 1 am fond Of trade, Jim hates
It; have a great dislike to horse-rac-
ing, Jim dotes upon what he pleases
to call ''the Turf :" I avoid danger TO
such an extent that have heard some
uncharitable people call my caution
cowardice now, nothing pleases my
brother better than running risks
am quiet and peaceable to a fault,
while Jim is always up to mischief,
and in hot water In q word, two
creatures more alike in features and
unlike in character never existed.
OF course this likeness caused US no
end of trouble. Many and many a
time have / had to answer for Jim's
faults. If he robbed the orchard, /
was sure to be beaten for it, although
l detested unripe fruit, and therefore
could not share In the plurder for
which I had to pay the penalty.
For all that, we were the best of
friends, and always ready to assist
each other in any way we could, and
in spite OF all the annoyances, never
quarreled.
At the age Of fourteen Jim and I
weIe apprentieed to 3 buttermsn, who
resided in Acton. Of. course l was
the masters favorite, for I stuck well
to business, while Jim spent all his
leisure time with the men from the
training stables, and took more inter-
est In making up q betting-book than
in serving the customers. When we
had served our time 1 determined to
start in business, and asked my broth
er to join me, but he would not listen
to my proposal.
mo, no, Dick y be said, ''I've done
with butter and bacon forever-that
Is, except for breakfast or tea. I in
tend going in for horse-racing. I have
already put few pounds on the Der
by, and am now busy making up q
book for Ascot"
In vain 1 tried to persuade him to
give up the Ides he was determined,
and when Jim had made up his mind
nothing could make him alter it. 1
was very sorry, for looked upon Jim
as entirely lost for, in my opinion,
betting meant bankruptcy, both in
cash and honor. However, I trusted
that Jim would soon see the folly of
his ways, and would be glad to join
me in my shop. I pictured to myself
the happiness should feel when that
moment ntarrived (for that my shop
would fail never entered my thoughts
more than it did that Jim would ever
make fortune by betting, as be has
since done), and became almost anx-
ious for the news that my brother had
lost his money.
It was a proud day for me when I
frst opened my shop in High Street,
Whitechapel; my bosom heaved with
delight at the sight of my first Gus
TONER, who, by the way, only bought
an ounce Of butter; but it was but the
commencement of the gigantic trade
I intended to do (; and therefore was
happy. AS the day. advanced my
trade increased, and at night, when I
counted the contents Of NV till, 1
found that 1 had every reason to con-
gratulate myself, and therefore, in q
luCh4c1o uOuIf uCSCL LLAluCu 70 EmOk6 y
pipe and have q glass in the parlor of
4 neighboring public house. Accord
ingIy 1 put on my hat and starte1 of,
and in q few minutes I vas comforta-
bly, seated in the snug paTlor, putting
my tobacco and quafing my ale.
The company was neither numerous
nor select, being mostly composed OF
butchers, q set of men of whom I have
rather horror, I don't know why.
They are highly useful, and, 1 have
no doubt, honest set Of men but all
people have their antipathies, and
butchers are one Of mine. However,
disguised my feelings, and Joined in
the conversation, hoping thereby to
make myself agreeable to the compa-
ny, among whom were many Of my
neighbors.
How I did it / cannot tell, but by
some means I managed to offend 6
big, hulking fellow, whom I recog-
nized as the owner of q butchers shop
exactly facing my establishment.
tried al / could to soothe the mon
ster, but he glared at me like an ogre,
and made such very strong remarks
that I thought il better 20 keep si-
lent. hoping thereby 10 let the storm
blow over. Vain hope the butcher
being unable to speak to me In conse-