Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-06
TOO MUCH ALIKE.
DY i-cEur. j. DARK CHANDLER.

Eyes, asscntcd Mr.. Bird, with evil
dent appreciation, as he ran his FINGERS
carclcssly through his iron gray hair
Eyes, sir, as you observe, they arc yer,
pretty girls, and their likeness TO each
other, in every way, is truly wonder.
tul."
"rhc remark was made in answer TO a
tribute Of respect which The writer had
PAID to pair Of young adic u use the
word pair adviscdly, because they
were iwins-who had passed out of the
office of MIR. Bird, one of the oldcs. and
most respected members of the Mid lie
SEX bar
al kncw The mother Of thos, Girls
and her sisters, and their parents, more
than thirty years ago. The grAnlpar
ents of those girls were clients of the
man with whom | read law, and after.
ward their children became my clients,
and now am the gal adviser of both
the grandchildren. don't think, how
ever that those children are MS much
alike as were their mother and her sis
ter. You could not tell 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 very pretty tone
II beg your Pardon, Mr.. Bril-, but l
went off without my gloves"
Don't apologize, don't apologize, I
pray, Miss-AIss- Miss Annie.
am only too glad too sec you in my Of
flee or my home, at any time"
"Aicc, you mean, Mr. Bird; but |
thank you for the compliment all the
same" and away she flu,lcrcd.
"Confound il" growlcd the old Gen
ilcman as he resumed his scat, after
closing the door upon the fair visitor.
"Id have sworn that one was Annie"
Then he locked up with smile, after
thinking few minutes, and resumed
"1f you can srarc five minutes and care
to hear it, will tell you how | came
near going crazy getting acquainted
with the mother OF thos, young ladies
and her sister
OF course, nothing would please me
better, and said SO at cncc. MIR. Bir
produced an ancient and most rcspecta
bic brand of cigars, and when we has
lighted up he proceeded:
The maiden name Of those young
ladies mother and her twin sister wa,
Van SERVER, AMI their father, old JOIN
Van Server, was large farmer ant
miller, quite wealthy, residing nca
Princeton. | had been admitted to TN
bar only about year when he died, ant
my prcccp:or in whose off q l wa
still located, had tho settlement of tn
estate.
"On ono occasion lie wrote to tn
girls, who were the only heirs, tina. h
needed certain III moan In from som
papers in the homestead, and that on
day he mentioned he won d be there t.
get them, asking the girls TO look tn
papers UP i'll the meantime. Wlcn tn
day came the old man was PARTICULAR
engaged, and asked me to take hi
horses and do the GRAND; and l wa
only too glad to obligc him.
'In due season cached tho homo
stead, was received ty staid. cldcrl
housekccpcr and ushered into the PAL
Tor, where l was greeted by one Of tn
brightest and most beautiful young |;
1ies l had ever met with l told he
who was and how ] came to b
there.
"'That is all satisfactory, Mr.. Birt
We are glad to see any friend Of NJ
Adair's. BE seated, and 1 will hav
tho papers for you in q few minute.
Exoiiso mo, please and she disar
peared.
~ sat plcasurably thinking of II
young lady who had just left me- whe
the housekceper came in with rcfresl
ments, after tho then good, old fash
toned custom, and soon left me to enio
them. 1 had been alone again but