The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-06-06
Not the Man They Took Him For.

from the Rochester Democrat
Until few years ago there were two
brothers living in this city, who re-
sembled each other so closely that it
was almost impossible to distinguish
one from the other, the identity ex-
tending to the voice, expression OF the
face and even the movement in walk
ing. One of the brothers who is a
travelling agent for shoe firm here,
boards at a well-known hotel in the
city, while the other has been living
East. About two weeks ago the
Rochester brother left the city, stating
that he expected to be gone some
months, but last week to all appear
ances returned to the hotel Another
drummer, who was well acquainted
with the shoe man, walked up and with
''hullo, old boy, what brought you
back so soon?" slapped him on the
back. The newcomer quickly turned
and with an expression of astonish-
ment on his face paralyzed the drum
mer by saying, You're mistaken in
the man, sir, and walked off. Soon
another gentleman cameup and spoke
to him, but was not recognized. Then
it began to be whispered around that
the Rochester man. who is very fond
OF Joke, was making game of them,
and every one even to the slightest ac-
qualntance of his, was induced to stop
and shake hands with the apparent
stranger, even employees at the hotel
laughing at him when he asked where
the dining room was. This state of
affairs had been going on day after
d;E, and few will be aware that they
have been speaking to an entire
stranger until they read this article
The fact is that it is the Rochester
mans brother who has been at the
hotel. Singular as it may seem, the
brother by accident came to the city
on business and stopped at the same
hotel Their similar appearance has
caused theconfusion, and undoubtedly
some apology will be offered to-day.
The Rochester man is still out West,
entirely ignorant of the whole affair.
Pug and Cur.
From the New York Graphic
1t was picture in a Broadway win
dow. 1t told story of the gutter.
There was girl child-a pretty bit OF
millinery in a bang-and two dogs, a
pug and a cur The dogs were so
humanity male that they might have
been men. The pug was radiant with
aldermanic obesity and after-dinner
COmplacency. In the general pose
there was a self consciousness ofbeing
among the elect and chosen few of
gilded fortune. The cur was the EN-
bodiment of all that was NANCY and
ragged or trampish in cur Out of
heart and broken down with fighting
iron fortune against the long odds, he
looked too unutterably seedy to have
a habitation, and so changed out of
dOgl Y form as to have lost all claim
to name or origin. He was the dog of
a blind beggar with a string at his
throat and a small basket in his thin,
hungry Jaws. The basket, yawning
for the eleemosynary penny, looked
almost as hungry as the dog. Utterly
cowed, the cur held back before the
child with one paw up pleadingly, and
his currish tail twined currishly be-
tween his legs, but oh, what a tale OF
sorrowful petition looked up out of
his saddened eyes into the face of the
child Nothing to exceed its pitiful
eloquence was ever drawn by man.
The pug was of the very bloat and
purpledom of pugism. 1t was Murray
Hill looking with wonder at revela-
ton of Mott Street There was an
oleaginous "holier than thou" look
about the popped eyes and a sanitary
inspectors protest in the rigid curl of
his puglsh tail. He was evidently ad-
mitting the propriety OF the donation
under the circumstances, with the un-
a a
affair should be placed to his personal
credit by the recording angel.
ALegaI Definition of f.Infamous."