St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-13
TWO OF A KIND.
The Horr:Twins Gice the Doorkeeper of the
House Considerable Unedsimess.
Washington Republican.

Washington RepuDncan.
There are two members of the House who
have twin brothers, who greatly resemble
them. The legislators who rejoice in dupli-
Gates are Phil Thompson of Kentucky and
Representative Horn of Michigan. 1t is not
an unusual thing for Mr.. Thompson's broth
er to find himself gathered by the arm by one
of the Hon. Pills Democratic colleagues and
dragged in on the floor of the house, and
the injunction Numbered in his ear. Why
the devil don't you get in your seat and
vote: Our bill is upon its passage"
The other day Horr's brother approached
the main door of the house, and the polite
Democrat III charge promptly snatched open
the green blaiZc door and bowed him in on
the house floor. The Michigan twin strolled
over to his brothers. seat sat down and took
part in all the opening ceremonies of the leg
islatiye day except that he failed to answer
the roll call Representative Reed of Maine
who has some peculiar way Of identifying
the Horn brothers concluded he would have
little fun, and slipped over and posted the
doorlcepcr. That functionary stall1ed over
to the desk of the Michigan statesman, and
informed the intruder that he must come
out But" said the occupant of the chair,
''my name is Horr; I'm from Michigan"
The Democratic Doorslammer looked hard at
the intruder, and would have weakened had
not Mr.. Reed made signs for him to go ahead;
that it was ali right.
''But yourre not Representative Horr," said
the guardian OF the House. ''and you must
come outside Just then the real represen-
tatiye of the Eighth Michigan district came
III, and the Doorkeeper glared at the two in
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tative Horr to his brother; ''you 90 outside
and I'll come out and talk to you.' As the
twin passed out the Doorkeeper took sort
of mental Photograph of him with his eyes,
and said to his chum ''Ill be bowed if he
comes that game on me again. In mo-
ment or two Mr. Horr left the floor and
Joined his brother in the corridor. After
thec had finished their chat the Representa-
tive said to his brother: ''You go in now
and take my seat again" AS he passed the
portal the doorkeeper smiled confidently and
said: ''All right, sir, l know which is which
now'' When Citizen Horn was again in his
brothers seat. Mr.. Reed again beckoned to
the doorkeeper and said "Great heavens.
you've let the wrong man in again. and
then pointed to Representative Horn, who
was coming in from another door. The be-
wildered Doorkeeper looked at the two Horrs,
and then, as the cold sweat gathered on his
brow, he stammered out: ''For Gods sake
mark 'em some way, or I'm likely to turn
the other fellow in a caucus any night"
Plymouth Congregational church, Chicago,
of which DR.. Henry Martyr Scudder, late Of
Brooklyn, is pastor, has four Sunday schools,
one home and three mission schools. 1t has
recently opened free dispensary at the cor
ner of Butterfield and Thirty-frst streets,
where poor people may be supplied with med
icine free of cost Two missionaries are
about to go to the foreign field from this
church. DR.. Scudder's son, Doremus Scud-
der, and his daughter, Miss Kate Scudder,
have been accepted by the American board
and appointed to the North China mission.
| 1t would not be easy to find another family
that has been so devoted to the work of for
eign missions as the Scudders. Dr. Scudder
himself was born in India, where his father,
ssthe elder Scudder," was missionary. He
! labored there in the same work, and now his
sons and daughters are following the ances-
| trail vocation.