, 1875-02-27
4 SLIGHT MISTAKE.

Ny brother and | are twins. There
,.E he nn mistake about that, for our
likeness To- each other is So great that 1t
.- positively unpleasant to our friends
alI ourselves. The celebrated COrSiCAn
brothers were not more alike than we
are that Is. As far rs personal appear
ag.r goes, beyond that jim and | are
utterly diS-imiIar For instance: am
fond 4 trade, jim hates it; have Il
Crrl, dislike to hOTsr-ruCing, jim dote5
upon what he plcaScS 10 call e The Turf
avoid danger TO such an extent that
have heard some unCharitabie people
cal! my caution Cowardice; now, nothing
pIea>cs my brother better than running
risks, am quiet and peaCeable TO a
fault, While jim Is always up To mischief
and constantly in hot water; in a word,
TWO creatures more alike in features and
unlike in character never existed
How did il | cannot tell, but by
some means l managed 10 offend q big
milking fellow. whom | recognized as
the owner of butchers shop exactly
facing my establishment. | tried AL
could to sOOtbe the monster, but he
glarcd al MT Ike an ogre and made such
very strong remarks that | thought it
better 10 keep silent, hoping thereby 10
Jet the storm blow over. Vain hope
The butcher being unable 10 speak 10 me
IN consequence OF my silence, vented his
malice by speaking AZ me. He COM
planned about Jradesmen opening new
shops IN opposition to the old ones; de
Clarcd that he had been made quite sick
by som bad butter he had seen that day;
hoped, when She Inspector of Weights
AM Measures visited the neishborhOOd,
tina, he would look after some shop
keepers in particular, for he, Nj Grote,
aa- watched one fellow tampering with
-l>WeEh,s and scales all day.
! knew he meant me, for 1 certainly
had amused myself in the intervals of
'.r',0g NY customers by polishing up my
scales aut weights. and as | saw by their
looks that the company knew that the
wretch intended me had no help for 1t
bur tN reply
"N.r, said I, in the most conciliatory
manner possible, " ! am exceedingly sor-
y That should have unwittingly offended
you, 81, appears have done, but lean
--- .a-- 10 see that your observations are
evidently Intended for me-"
i The cap fits you may wear it,
-.n1ct the brute | shan't mention
NAMES 10 give anyone the opportunity of
s'...l- The law OF me-; amt SO green,
he 'ap does not fit, replied, a for
neg 10 say THAI my butter is excellent,
... scales Just, and that all your accusa-
-,lS l-y entirely false"
win a howl Of rage the brute sprang
.'L bis seat and dashed his pipe in my
-1.r. luckily two Of his companions
S.-,l MN So that | was able TO make
-! 'se4oe from the room; but as | fed
could hear him vocIferating, Come
W., ,o- c5wari-let me gO-vah, YOU
g-.. anu 50 On, until ! had left the
rom mat moment my life was full of
-->.y That hOrrid wretch, GrOte,
"'--- loi let me alone; he teased me
Z, noon and night, until became
ss ~sllng-Stock OF the neighborhOod,
-. Consequently my trsde fell off until
~, -.- seemed to stare me in the face My
l.e-''TS avoided me as if ! had the
t..--s ana some even went so far as TO
Go ne ,HteheT IN annoying me, so that
z-+ -, "Ccsme too frightened to 60 out
Inv ~, b..>>el my evenings in the little par
n----l n-l--l1l my shop making up my books !
g-e night whilst I was so engaged z
s-f ,-7 ,1Ae at the bell | opened the door,
IT, I,' ma man clad n A long cloak, the col
CO., "eich Was turned up so as to con-
r-...l, w. .ls io3ce, rushed into the passage, a
,lye'ng no sooner remarked than |
~ I-,o-.'y.oiaiely prepared TO rush out into
br. ss,iSeN lor | cannot bear burglars;
the iaT sgiore could execute my purpose
''-'O" caught me by the shoulder,