Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-28
ANECDOTES OF TWINS.

Two twins were fond Of playing
tricks, aud complaints were frequently !
made; but the bows would never own
which was TIE guilty one, and the COM
plainsnts were never certain which OF
the two he was. 0ae head master used
10 say that he weuld never fog the in
nocent for the guilty, and another used
to fog both.
No less than nine anecdotes have
reached me Of a twin seeing his or her
reflection in looking-elass, and ad-
dressing it in the belief that 1t was the
other twin in person.
have many anecdotes OF mistakes
when twins were grown up. Thus;
Amusing scenes occurred at college
when one twin came to visit the other,
the porter on one occasion refusing to
let the visitor out of the college gates,
for though they stood side by side, ne
professed ignorance as to which be
ought to allow 10 depart.
Children are usually quick IN diStin-
gushing between their parents and his
or her twin; but l have two cases to the
contrary. rhus the daughter of n twin
says: "Suoh was the marvellous SINH
larity Of their voice, features and man
ner. &c, that | remember as n child
being very much puzzled, and ! think,
had my aunt lived much with us, |
should have ended by thinking that |
had two mothers"
In the other case father, who was a
twin, remarks of himself and brother:
owe were extremely alike, and are SO
at this moment, so much SO that our
children up to FIVE or six years old dld
not know us apart.
have fou- or five instances of doubt
during an engagement of marriage.
Thus:
A married first, but both twins met
the lady together for the first time, and
fell in love Wi h her then and there. a
managed TO see her home and 60 gain
her affection. though b wentsometimes
, counting in his place, and neither the
Dung lady nor her parents could tel
which was which.
have also a German letter, writer
; in quaint terms, about twin brothers
who married sisters, but could not cas-
, lily be distinguished by them.
In the well known novel Ct Wilki'
Collins of Poor Miss Finch, the blm(
J girl distinguishes the twin she loves b,
the touch of his hand, which gives he
2 thrill that lhe touch OF the othe
} brother does rot. Philosophers hay,
4 not, believe, as yet investigated the
' condition of such thrills but have
j case in which Miss FinCh's test woult
. have failed Two persons, both friend
l of twin lady, told me that she haC
) frequently remarked TO them that kis
q sing her twin sister Was not like kls
- sing her other sister, but like kissin
D herself-her own hand, for example.
II would be an interesting expei
, ment for twins who were closely allk
to try how far dogs could distinguish
between them by scent. | have n fey
= anecdotes of strange mistakes made be
: tween twins in adult life. Thus an o.
= iicer writes:
"On one occagion, when | returne
y from foreign service, my father turne
y to me and said, 4 thought you were i
I London thinking ! was my brother
Z; yet he had not seen me for nearly fOu
years-our resemblance was so great.
The next and last anecdote / sha
l. give Ia perhaps the most remarkable G
those | have. II was sent me by Tia
J brother Of the twins, who were in mid
! die life at the time Of its occurrence:
~ was coming home from India o
r leave. The ship did no, arrive till som
: days after it was due. Tho twin broth
er b had come up from his quarter
to receive A, and their old mother wa
very nervous. One morning. A rushe'
p in, saying, O. mother, how are you ?
= Her answer vas, No, B its q bad joke
+ You know how anxious [ am 1t wa
e a little time before A could persuad
8 her thai he was the real man ProI
9 Cations Book on Human Faculty.