Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-27
..s. ,:.e..:A STRANGE REPETITION

Isl: ::a:.A lHIKANt1E REPETITION.
). !: !: - ssslgsiar Nxperienoe Of the Traf-
ton Brothers.
,s:::~ sts ~ - 10 .un,.. ,.;u o,, -
-: -. :besn peterborough unlike in all phys
9 = ical and mental characteEstics than the
.;..-,. twin John and Herbert Traf-
~ tor. From babyhootl. to- young. man-
: .foed thag shad-Hute exsn q taste in com
...s mezi. and; the total absence Of sympathy
: m sSe8s tS1eratiop steward.each other
was sQssaarksd assto furnish the village
- where.tisey were borlK6 and feared with
an e,nendfng Subject Of conversation:
q -is xt tie age of sixteen Herbert ..left the
'~"a farm. while John stayed on and on and
=. cQprted TIE siEl whom Herbert after:
ward married. Everything that. Her
observation-disclosures to money, while all
Johns attempts and speculations in
eyitahly game to grief Strangely
= - enough hft ffhtere was -never any open rupt-
- ufe until Herbert took away john S
promised wife. Then they walked
n, - Salrnly down the ,road' together Until
: they came to an uhfrequented spot sand
g: then John suddenly halted and draw
,.s=,<s- >tssesal His sJlhpsanion !. blow. But
Is.rA Aerbsst,was Oh the alert and Johns
..--.-.- arm was caught by a still stronger one
and firmly held. -. -
..So You made up your mind to have
( q Sort Of Cain and Abel. affair.". did
* you?n Herbert inquired, showing his
handsome teeth as he spoke. :. >
'.And you.cmade ;up your mind to
swindle me out Of wife Sas you have
sw1hdHd me out Of comfort and every
lxstang else ever since f1can remember
John replied. . .'
.sE .EDyk herev' and now. Herbert threw
off the atm. be had held with q gesture
~ .aSdhieh expressed all the disgust he felt
it possible he continued. THAT
sya1efs another man?"
sszsI.ls .Lt.s:a Pie! lie!!'' said John. 'You have
Z dazz1ed her. with your :meney and your
schemes 81 ambition. I know you for a
liar and thief!''.
::,ra + Nnaas ssodld have to have more pa
tience than Herbert Trafton possessed
.-...,...to.hesr -such words as those without
swift retaliation. an instsmt later and
ha f3y stunHed'aId unconscious upon
l%asks !ffbzeh gr66nd, Tor this was Christ
v-zs -mas4ine. -S6Hdbert had succeeded as
usual in doing what his brother had
.p}aHNad 5ePAff II this way they
parted Herbert, from 3 safe distance,
watched the PROSTATE figure, and when
signs Ct life began to manifest them
ee1tes:he hdrried away few months
- later he married the girl Of his choiee.
." Th4re was no further trouble, for John,
- completely cowed and humiliated by the
:. blow he had received, left his home
without word and the places that had
once known him. kneW him no more
forever. Years slipped by,... Herbert
s grew richer and richer and there
seemed no shadow. upon his perfect hap.
pincss.. His wife was sensible and low
ing, his children healthy and generally
satisfactory. Surely, what could trouble
hlm? Alas, Tor the inconsistency of hui
."man mature, Herbert Trafton carried
..about with him a constant sorrow,
:. though no one suspected it. When it
became evident that his brother was lost
-.t6 him forever the love which he had
=. never before been conscious of swept
over him with an intensity which dis
...tressed and appalled, him. J" There came
. with it, too, a yearning tenderness and
anxiety for this man who had always
been sp simple and So helpless, that
: :. sometimes. in the busiest moments
= brought moisture to. his eyes and an
uncomfortable bunch to his throat. 1t
.. was . strange fancy that induced this
Millionaire TO- build house in retired
SPOT many miles from his palatial city
residence, in the style of the old home
stead. ....,e- $3.50
The. original HOUSE. had been de-
"A .stroyed by fire. !. This new place, with
"a. the ancient look, was furnished as
Ei4A nearly as possible like the old one, and
-xSa2ere Mr.. Trafton insisted that his fam
t. s.ssAy should spend all their holidays
;, sasI Hhe great brick oven was heated and
s-ie filled with all sorts of good things as in
the days gone by. Mr.. TTaftons ia
inous chef remained in the city. No new
fangled dishes were allowed on the
table, and no servants tolerated under
the roof. Mrs. Trafton renewed her
long lost acquaintance with the Kitchen
and the young ladies were initiated
nto the mysteries of turkey dressing
mince and pumpkin pies, brown bread
and Indian pudding. The, boys Herbert
snd John, twins, strange enough, both
of them in their father S counting ROOM
and with just as little sympathy be-
tween them as had existed between
their father and uncle. were always
present on these holiday festivals. They
brought the water from the old
fashioned : well, split the wood and
kept the coal box filed: service which
was By no means congenial to young
men whose slightest wishes had been
s anticipated nom their babyhoed. Bsst
their fathers win was absolute. aiAe
never disputed. Aaweek preticus TO