Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-01

4.
The proomg we're wonderfully alike
and tI,e brides, resemblance was some
thing astonishing,
They had been married three or four
DAVIS only. and were little shy at first,
but after the ladies had taken their
wraps of mn stairs and the gentlemen
had left their oyercoats and hats On the
two ,hat-racks in the hall, and the old
gentleman. had. with old time gailant-
~ kissed tho brides aud called each dc I
tbe oroous ss,nv dear boy. y they felt Al
home and en;oyel their dinner hugely.
At about ten o'clock the brides retired,
and the erooms sat with Old Duplicatc
and b;o nanhau, - IN ,;hrorv enok;no
for m hour az two. and then they want
ed to % to bed The rood old man
knowing nothing Of the dreadful and
horrible fptnre accomnan;ed tl,e newk
married yonro n,en into the hall ami
said aHenry. nv dear boy. Won take
tho room nm tho r;oht. inst ~ the head /,
o. the hall and Albert. nv dear how
von take the room on vonr left.n q
The erooms found that their wives
had left the oas hnrn;nc. and they lat
Il burn and went to bed.
OId Duplicate was in tho habit If
turning off the gas Mt the meter in the
hall 40 after he had undressed he crrt
II off and went to bod and to sleep; but
such n s]eep. and how he dreamed.
ue was fIvinc thronph endless space
and swimming through mighty seos.a and
then be was WALKING IN the street. and
boothlack said to him. ~ saw. old
porhle. harel thav,re IN fine wrons
hodu ~ ssyhat y sa;d the old oentlemar
,,;u, > stort ..rhev,ro II the wrone
heas FLATS whatn
rhor 10 ,y,a IN tha maintains tront-
Inc Win h;s nenhew and he canebt 4
,aanstr o,s est tho 1noked lilo M;ss lane
'io'i'''o i' $50 $3.50. 800 : :,
VINO sazea up al him ''elluieiy' a''"
| said, Excuse me, SIT, but ! tear they
are in the wrong beds.v s.Nonsepse.
49,, ~ A.a thaa 10 ,vos ~ TIA p;n,l;eo
s'''' no ~" .,.on ~ ""' - - $500
races, ana had JUST TAKEN iahey 70
horse that had o head OIL him like his
nenbew that reached oyerfbe fence. and
l,,I =. I..,Ioa rraa.,,. ,,o,;ou
sa'u' oiioio'i ~ ''o"'' :. i.on .'s,'o'u
they're in the wrong beds" "fndge,
said he. ssNo tndge about it," said his
nenbow reached over him: Pm 80 snre
,,n1Y,. a.. -.
ao'ot y 'na, na'e '''',' n't' - '"',o
you. don't know what makes me
think so, bnt believe they're in the
rrono hodsu .non,t sov that don't
~ ST, "a .,4,a,,,a,.
say that, J feo' saia 'ie ''o sehOie'ian'
sitting up in bed. "Lord bless mel
fwould be too horrible to be true
.nyon nav "a, t,;nt tr,e hut III het,
~ ~, a. ........,:1,, -. 80, >,
on H. WHATS Tue iha''er Win 'le sas.
Sits cut off, Fred, just step ,ntotire nall
| and turn it on. "Merciful heaven, said
the old man, getting up and drawing on
bis wrapper as Fred returned and lighted
the gas, IF that's the case It's my fault.
What can be done, Fred y
Nothing said Fred let them aione.
It's all in the family"
"But, my stars Fred, how IN the
name Of al that's good could ! have
made such coniounded error what's
that" There was tremendous racket
up stairs in the duplicate chambers, and
the grooms ran out and shouted over the
rail- lis there anybody awake down
there ~ eyes, my dear boys" said Old
Duplicate, looking up from the lower
hall, 'Phew" said Harry. THERE'S
something dreadfully wrong up here"
II know it, know it I've done You
both most grievous wrong-uninten-
tionally. I'll make all the amends pos
sible; ] wouldn't do snch thing pur-
posely for the world"
"Gracions alive, Harry, open the Will
dow, " said Albert.
Don't, don't, beg OF you," said the
Old gentleman, very much startled, az
an idea crossed his mind that the young
men, overcome. might contemplate sui