Evening journal., 1889-08-19
TOO MUCH ALIKE.

Eyes" assented Mr.. Bird, with evi-
dent appreciation. as he ran his fingers
aaressngly through his iron gray hair.
"yes. sir, rs you observe, they are very
pretty girls and their likeness to each
other, in every way, is truly wonder
full
The remark was made in answer to a
tribute Of respect which the writer had
paid to a pair Of young ladies' use the
word pair advisedly, because they
We're twins-who had passed out Of the
Office Of Mr.. Bird, one Of the oldest and
most highly respected members of the
Miadlesex bar
"l knew the mother Of those girls and
her sister, and their parents, more than
thirty years ago The grandparents OF
those girls were clients of the man with
whom read law, and afterward theh
children became my clients, and now
am the legal adviser of both the grand
children. l don't think, however, that
those children are as much alike as were
their mother and her sister You could
not ten them apart at all, unless you had
them together"
At this point one of the young ladies
returned, with little rush and furry
saying in a very pretty tone:
Il beg your pardon, Mr.. Bird, but
went off without my gloves"
Don't apologize, don't apologize,
pray, Miss Miss-ah, Miss Annie an
only too glad to see you in my Office o.
my home, at any time"
alice, you mean. Mr.. Bird; but
thank you for the compliment all the
same" and away she fiuttered.
"Ccnfound i'll" growled the old gen
tcman. as he resumed his seat, after
closing the door upon the fair visitor
I'D have sworn that one was Annie.
Then he looked up with a smile, after
thinking a few minutes, and resumed
IF you can spare five minutes, and care
to hear it, will tell you how came
near going crazy getting acquainted
with the mother Of those young ladie
and her sister"
OF course, nothing would please mo
better. and | said 50 at once. Mr.. Bird
produced an ancient and most respect.
able brand of cigars, and when we had
lighted up he proceeded;
.The maiden name Of those young
ladies mother and her twin sister was
Van SERVER and their father, old John
Van SERVER, was a large farmer and
miller, quite wealthy, residing mean
Princeton. had been admitted to the
bar only about year when he died, and
my preceptor, in whose office l was still
located, had the settlement Of the estate.
ION one occasion he wrote to the
girls, who were the on heirs, that he
needed certain memoranda from certain
papers in the homestea, and that on q
day he mentioned he would be there tC
get them. asking the girls to look the
papers up in the meantime. When the
day came the old man was particularly
engaged and asked me to take his horses
and carriage and do the errand; and
was only too glad to oblige him.
'ln due season | reached the home
stead. was received by staid elderly
housekeeper and ushered into the parlor
where l was greeted by one Of the bright
est and most beautiful young ladies
had ever met with. told her who
was and how came to be there
"'That is all satisfactory, Air. Bird
We are glad TO see any friend Of Mr.
Adairs. Be seated, and l will have thu
papers ready for you in a few minutes
E1cuse me, please, and she disappeared
Il sat pleasurably thinking of TN
young lady who had just left me, whel
the housekeeper came in with cake an'
wine, after the then good, old fashione,
custom and soon left me to enjoy them
had been alone again but q very shor
time. it appeared to me, when the youn)
lady returned with papers in her hand
but instead Of coming forward. 81
stopped and stared at me in the mos
embarrassing way.
"'Did you find the papersy asked
in my best society tones.
"'Sirv she exclaimed, with a JAG
Frost ID her beautiful voice Did
, WHAT
"'Find the papers you went after.
"'What are you talking about? VIII
are you, sir, and pray, what are you dc
. ing herey
] 1.-The only thing I'm doing at present
madam. | responded, in tones quite a
, glacial as her own. is leaving here a
soon as possible.
z "'Oh. thank you, she replied. wit
7 lofty urbanity, as the maddest youn
man in New Jersey slammed the doc
$ behind him.
Long afterward / learned that ha
: hardly driven away when the hous
keeper re-entered the room, and Mi
Laura Van SERVER, with her dignity sti
at its full height, demanded;
"'Who was that horrid, impudel
young man found in the parlor ju
nowy
why, he's the young man Mr.. Ada
sent down for some papers that Magg
has gone to get. Where is hep
Miss Laura responded by droppir
% into a chair and exclaiming, with alIno
!. a scream;
\ "'Oh, myl haven't l done it? VIII
y Mrs. Elkins, / actually drove the po
"a fellow out of the house. What in Il
! world will l do? Don't, for gracior
,e sake, tell Maggie. I'll make it up wi
le Mr.. Adair somehow, indeed | will
r. The result was that Miss Maggie v;
re SERVER never heard Of my cavalier tres
!. ment, and was for a time filed wi
= wonder as to what manner of busine
~ ~ man could possibly be, having driv'
ic fifteen miles TO do an errand and tn
v gone off without courtesy or perforl
( ance.