Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16

A. | didn't say be was dead.
@. But wasn't be dead?
A. Well. some said be was, and son
said be wasn't.
Q. What did you think?
A. Oh. it was none of my bushes
1t wasn't any of my funeral.
Q. Did you. However, we ca
never get this matter straight. Let n
ask about something else. What WI
the date of your birth?
A. Monday, Oct. 81, 1893
Q. What! Impossible! That woul
make you hundred and eighty yeal
old. How do you account for that?
A / don't account for it at all
Q: But you said at first you were onl
nineteen, and now you make yourse
out to be one hundred and eighty ]
is an awful discrepancy.
A. Why, have you noticed that
(Shaking hands.) Many time it ha
seemed to me like discrepancy; bu
somehow l couldn't make up my mind
How quick you notice thing!
Q. Thank you for the compliment, a
far as it goes Had you. or have 20,
any brothers or sisters?
A. Eh Ill think so-yes-bu
| don't remember.
O. Well, that is the most extraordi.
nary statement | ever heard.
A. Why. what makes you think that
@ How could I think otherwise
Why, look here! Who is this picture
Of on the wall? Isn't that brother ol
yours?
A. Oh, yes, yes. yes! Now you re-
mind me Of it, that s0as a brother Of
mine. That's William, Bill we called
him. Poor old Bill!
Q. Why, is he dead. then?
A All, well, | suppose SO. We never
could tell. There was great mystery
about it.
Q. That is sad. very sad He dis
appeared, then?
A. Well, yes, in a sort Of general
way. We buried him.
@. Buried him Buried him with
,ut knowing whether be was dead or
lot?
A. Oh, no! Not that. He was dead
nough.
@. Well, confess that can't under
tand this. If you buried him. and you
new be was dead
A. No. no! We only thought be was
@. Oh, sec. He came to life again?
A. l Oct ne 0lQnt.
@. Well, never heard of anything
Ike this. Somebody was dead. Some
Ody was buried. Now, where was the
,ystery?
A. Ah, that's just it That's it ex-
city. You see, we were twins. -defunct
nd /: and we got mixed in the bath
,b when we were only two weeks old,
I'D one of US drowned But we didp't
now which. Some think it was Bill:
,me think it was me.
@. Well, that Is remarkable. What
D you think?
A. Goodness knows! l would give
hole worlds to know. This solemn,
lis awful mystery has cast a gloom
'er my whole life. But will tell you
secret now, which | never have re-
'aled,to any creature before. One of
bad peculiar mark, large mole on
e back Of bis left hand that was me.
hat child Uas the one that acas drovned.
@ Very we'll, then, I don't see that
ere is any mystery about it, after all.
A. You don't? Well, I do. Any
". don't see how they could ever
We been such blundering lot as to
and bury the wrong child. But,
!! don't mention it where the family
o hear of it Heaven knows they have
art-breaking troubles enough without
ding this.
@. Well, | believe have got material
ough for the present; and l am very
lch obliged to you for the pains you
We taken. But l was q good deal
crested in that account of Aaron
IRIS funeral. Would you mind telling
what particular circumstance it was
It made you think Burr was such a j
carkable man?
A. Oh, it was a mere trife! Not one
n in fifty would have noticed it at
When the sermon was over, and {
procession all ready to start for the !
nstery. and the body all arranged 9
e in the hedrse, he said be wanted
take last look at the scenery; and 7
he got up. and rode Nth the drsver.
Then the young man reverently with >,
v. He was very pleasant company, .
I was sorry to see him 60 ,,
4 certain pompous Judge fined several Z