The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-03

class, and sent Jennie as a substitute. This
outY sue performed so nicely that LOuise's
PuplIs never suspected thew had received a
lesson by proxy until their teacher ex-
planned matters the following week.
IN 1873 Louise mar led James 4. Kelley
OF b oston, and during their preliminary
meetings before marriage. constant watch
IulheSs only Kept him from divulging mat
rlmonlal plans to the wrong one.
Al the marriage ceremony the bridal veil
was the only distinguishing mark, bu5 at the
reception following the marriage at their
Boston nome. special pains was taken that
there should be no dissimilarity in their
dress, even to the wavy locks of their light
brown hair.
Here the company were mostly strangers
to the bride, and to have bride so nicely
duplicated only added confusion to the
scene, and only when leaning upon the arm
OF her husband could any one with conf
dence tender their congratulations to the
right one.
Here even the husband, at a glance, was
not positive about the identity of his bride.
so perfect was the resemblance made to
appear through the efforts of their dressing
maid.
During their residence in the city Miss
Jennie was frequent visitor, aud often
curing these visits she was cordially greeted
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and unless an explanation was made the
stranger would have renamed in ignorance
OF the mistake
IL was here that the husband insisted on
giving friend the photograph of Miss
Jennie for that of his wife, tut his wife
convinced him Of his mistake before it was
carried away.
After s1me three years residence in the
city Mr.. Kelley built fine residence here.
whnrA IA ,lac .
past the twin sisters have lived as near
neighbors
lime works changes in all things, and
while 1t Is apparent there has been change
since Childhood, the same similarity still
exists, and the same trouble as to identity
goes on as ever before.
Not long since the husband of Louise
came into his house not knowing that Miss
Jennie had called during his absence, and
hndIng her reclining upon the sofa, and
supposlng her t. be his wife, addressed a
few kind words to her, handing her at the
same time the family mail matter. Then
removi G his overcoat he drew up chair
to continue the conversation.
Miss Jennie could no longer suppress a
laugh at his mistake, and an explanation
Immediately follow ed.
Hundreds of nUSing instances of mis-
taken identity could be menti mel il the
case Oh One HIlce Twins, but with few bust
ness mistakes this sketch must suffice for the
readers Of the Globe
As they are now situated, each often or
ders the family dinner and other household
supplies, and it sometimes hapDe that one
family gets two dinners, while the other
gets none, ana the same mistakes occur in
other purchases.
This Is not happening now so often as for
merry, not that tue traders make less mis-
takes now than then but the families better
understand when the delivery man is
wrong, and they set him right before he
leaves the premises.
But mistaken identity still goes on. AT
church, social gatherings and elsewhere it
Is the same, and Someti nos c)aversation is
allowed to proceed without sug gesting that
mistake has been made. as it is of so fire.
quent Occurrences explauatio IS become ii e.
some, a d the mistakes being harmless in
their nature the deception passes for reality