Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-03-25

this fine, and will, in all pro liability, be
more interesting, from the fact that some
have recently commenced experiencing the
-f TRIALS OF TWIN.
Tin form and feature, face and limb,
grew 30 like my brother,
That folks got taking me tor him,
AMI each one for tho other. -f7
1t puzzled all our kith and kin,
1t reached q fearful pitch;
For one OF us was born twin,
And not soul knew which.
One day, to make the matters worse.
Before our names we've fixed,
And vewere being washed by the nurse,
r We rot completely mixed;
And thus you see, by fate's decree,
80 Or rather, nurse's whim, pa --,. .s
My brother John got christsned ne,
And got christened him.
This fatal likeness. ever dogged
My fOotstepa " h n ut tchOol,
And WIS always getting fosged
When John turned out fooli
put this question fruitlessly
no every one knew: 'p.. Ul
what would you do ii you were me,
10 proveIhat yoa were yOuq'
Our close resemblance turned the tide
Ofmy domestic lie,
For somehow my intended bride 1908
Became my brothers. wife. ..
In fact, year after year the same
Absurd mistake went on.
And when died. the neighbors came a
AMI buried brother John.''
LEXINGTON PREsBYrKRr
of the Cumberland Presbyterian church
meets ut Greenton, Wednesday,, March %
The opening sermon will be preached BY
Rev. J. A. Prather. The funeral sermon OF
the late Rev. Robert Renlck will be preach
Ell On Saturday by Rev. J. G. Dalton.
MATRIMoNIous.
Though marriage by some is reckoned curse
Three wives dill marry, for better, for verse,
The hrsi for her beauty; the next Tor her purse,
The third for. y warming -pan. d0ctress and
NURSE
That reminds Us Of a clergyman whose first
wife was immensely rich, his second exQuis.
itely beautiful. ami his third. whom he
IN trrle in his o,d age to nurse and comfort
him In the decline of life, proved to have q
most ungovernabIe temper. Speaking OF
the three he said, that she had had thres
wives-the world, the flesh and the devil"
AN INTEMPENATE ATEcDorE.
Many are the mistakes a fellow makes
when a little too top heavy, but here is sbout
the best one Of late: Avery fancy young
fellow was at a social gathering of ladies and
gentlemen. when tossing was proposed,
After good deal of that sort Of thing, and
the young man had got pretty we'll thew
come you so,'' it came to his turn, when he
arose and got of thus: 1.-The ladles-may
they live forever, have no husbands and
plenty of Children A flutter and hiding
behind fans followed sn the other side ol
the house. ...s.
LOCAL R!P-RAPs.
Weather ehangeable, cold and gloomy
Snow fell last Sunday three inches deep.
RIVER rising. Steamboats, expected regu.
larly.
Business very GOOD.
DR.. john Mann, who has been attending
the ME iical lectures in ST. Louis the past
winteI, got back last week. He brought hia
s'sheep skin" and is ready for anything IN
his line. s..
Shoes aud stockings for Young chickens
have been badly needed shout here this
week. Do Coukring & Beedlng keep ..sich
like9"
Pharrz Slade, of Farville, Texas, is b ere
At preSent on visit. .....
The pile driving for the bridge over the
Big Snf Is completed, and the bridge work
going up. 9-
1t is very good sEeighins just at this time.
"uans' wishes To know ''what would be
the price OF 4 town COW OH hard mark ct ~
1t is SO '.dos-on-ed'' cold it is with much
difficulty we can persuade our pencil 10
write an answer. The best we can get it to
do is that it would be u "hard price"