Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-06-06

asked Captain baltimore, greatly amused.
"Take you for him. said Sergean,
O'Sherry vehemently. "Why, his OWL
mother would take you for him / never
saw any thing like it before remember
meeting you, now. II was last night, al
mess. Strange that the resemblance didn't
strike me then Perhaps it was the uniform
made the difference
"Upon my word, you make me laugh, u
said Captain baltimore.
"Well, let me tell you Captain" said the
sergeant, lowering his voice in an impress
sive way, "it's no laughing matter.
wouldn't be in your shoes for something u
"Whyw asked Captain baltimore, open
ing his eyes in amazement.
"Whyl Don't you knowl'
"Not / I'm rather pleased than other.
wise TO find I'm like so dis tinguished q
man."
"Are you' Well, suppose you're sol
dier and don't care, but I'm only a civilian
and for my part l wouldn't take ten thou.
sand year and run the risk you do"
run the risk l do! Really, sergeant,
do not comprehend
"Don't comprehend Why, don't you
know that there are dozens of men about
Dublin looking out for a chance Of putting
bullet into Fitzpatrick! Now, what would
happen If they made the same mistake as ]
did, and took you for himln
"By George" exclaimed Captain DALI
more, thoroughly startled. Il never thought
of that"
perhaps you will soon have reason to do
So" said the sergeant, gravely. "It's all
right for fitzpatrick himself; he never goes
out upguarded-he takes good care of that
but with you it's different. You might gel
bullet through you any day.
upon my word said Captain baltimore,
seriously, "thats quite true. Am / really
very like him."
Every like him It's no name forit. You're
just himself over again. OF course you're
a soldier and brave man, and so laugh at
danger; but if i were in your shoes I'd pref
ty soon make change in my appearance"
How could do thatl"
"Howl Why, as easily as possible. Shave
of your mustache.N
Captain baltimore thought moment, and
then shook his head. The sacrifice was too
great.
''Well, yes" said the sergeant. in reply TO
the motion, IL forgot you're military man,
and so wouldn't like to part with your mus
tache. Well, let US see. Why not shave
off your whiskers! That would be nearly
as good"
Captain baltimore writhed under the sug
gestion, but nevertheless he considered it,
THAT wouldn't be quite so bad he said
at length. "But do you think it would be
enoughW
"Well, it's hard to say" answered the
lawyer; "but I'm inclined TO think it would.
You sec, you wear your whiskers exactly
a q lima rinlx AOnC Tkotr no 1o,,laf do
to produce so striking resemblance. If
you took them off / dare say it would be
scarcely noticeable"
Captain baltimore and Sergeant O'Sherry
continued talking earnestly until the time
for departure arrived. They left together,
when the lawyer showed how deep and sin
cere his concern was for the risk Captain
baltimore ran by insisting on accompanying
the officer home the whole way to the royal
barracks.
Even my presence he said, twill add
something to your safety, and so l feel II
my duty to go with YOU"
All night long Captain baltimore tossed
about, unable to sleep. He was tortured by
the prospect Of dreadful alternative. II
seemed as though he must either shave off
his beloved whiskers orr go about for the rest
Of the regiments stay in Ireland with his
life in his hands. He thought the matter
over and over again, in hopes OF discovering
some third course, but none appeared. The
position seemed to be- Your whislSers or
your lifel
One small hope did, indeed, still remain.
He might not be so very like Mr.. Fitzpatrick
as Sergeant O'Sherry thought. He, him
self had never seen Mr.. Fitzpatrick, bat he
had often seen his photography was In
every shop window-and il never had struck
him that there was any very wonderful re.
semblance between that distinguished gen
tleman and himself. Now, however, when
his attention was called to it, he could not
deny that there was a considerable likeness
AS Sergeant O'Sherry said, it was partly TO
be accounted for by the similar way in which
both wore their mustaches and whiskers
But, besides that, their features, build, and
he believed height were much the same
There was, undoubtedly, marked resemb
lance between them.
That resemblance, however, might not be
so great as TO lead an ordinary person u
mistake them. He hoped such might prove
to be the case. He resolved TO test it the
next morning, and TO abide by the result OF
the trial.
Immediately after breakfast he made his
way 10 his chum's Frank Terrington
quarters. Lieutenant Terrington had just
finished breakfast. After the usual greet
ings Captain baltimore said, in careless
sort OF way: ''Do you know, Frank, funny
thing happened last nightl was actually
mistaken for a leading public man here"
~Leading public men here" said Hon.
Frank, unjust look doosed stupid"
''But seriously, Frank, ] was, and I'm most
anxious-curious, mean-to know if there
be really any likeness. Now, would you
mind taking good look at me, and telling
me whom you think I'm likef'
Hon. Frank looked at Captain baltimore
as he was requested, but in very languid
sort OF way. Suddenly he opened his eyes
as If little startled.
"By George ~ he exclaimed, ''you are like
one Of them though. 1t never struck me be
"who is IL Frank.n asked Captain DALI
more, with slight tremor in his voice.
"why, Fitzpatrick, TO be sure" answered
Hon. Frank, unhesitatingly. "It's those
blessed whiskers, think. You've got ZEN
locked exactly as he has,
With sad heart Captain baltimore lef'
his friends quarters and went TO his own
He bitterly felt that his last faint hope wa,
gone and his much loved and much-admiret
whisleers must also go. He went TO hi
dressing room and gazed gloomily into tn,
mirror and caressed again and again tn,
dear bristles, as he used to do In happie
times. Alas, they were doomed II he ha,
been Drawer man he might have chung u
them, but he was timid and would rattle
part even with them than with his life.
He took up his razor to remove them, bu
his heart failed him, and he put of tn
dreaded moment yet little while. He hal
laid down the fatal instrument and vallc,