Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-01-31
New Series, Vol. 20, No 3.

with a red silk handkerchief, I'm as
much at loss to understand matters as
yourself. | desired to see your good Ia
dy in order to demonstrate on her i'm
prudence on not taking more care of
herself. On my producing my instru-
ments for the purpose of making an ex-
animation, she at once fell into the state
of agitation which you perceive
"Either you must be out of your mind,
Mr.. Twizzleton," exclaimed Hardup, an
grily, "or this is the most impertinept
fooling 1 ever"
The sentence was cut short by the en-
trance of the butler. Jack was about
to say that he could not be interrupted
at this moment, but, on Thompson
mysteriously whispering something in
his ear, he made haSty apology to the
company, and left the room. In half a
minute he returned, accompanied by a
gentleman of "a or 25, in travelling
clothes.
"Now, SIR" said Hardup, addressing
Mr. Twizzleton, "this gentleman" Gndi-
CT .ng the new comer,) ''claimS to be Mr..
Twizzleton, whom we expected by the
$50 train at Bumpington this evening.
1t seems that, by some mistake, he has
been taken elsewhere. Perhaps you can
explain how it is that you got here in
his place and under his name?'
'If you will excuse ME for minute" :"
interposed the new TwizzletOn, Il think
can throw some light on the situation"
Thereupon he informed the company
how, on his arrival at BumpingtOn, he
had been accosted by man servant,
who inquired whether he was 'Mr. Twiz-
zleton for Soakington," and on his re-
plying in the affirmative, how he had
been at once conveyed to house four
OF five miles off, which he has since
learned was the Manor House, Soaking
ton"
"What an extraordinary mistake" ex-
claimed Hardup. "HOw did you dis
cover it?''
"As soon as 1 arrived starchy-look-
ing spinster met me, and pretty nearly
threw me on my beam ends by asking,
in a solemn tone, whether l would look
at mammals leg at once or wait until
Mr.. Squills came. You see 1 saw there
must be mistake somewhere. Squills
arrived in half an hour. 1t turned out
that he was the local doctor. The man.
ma, whose name l found was Seely, and
not Hardup, had something wrong, it
seems, with her left leg; and Squills,
considering that amputatiOn was neceS-
sary, had called in my eminent name
sake, DR.. TheOphilus Twizzleton, of
Harley street, who was oddly enough
expected by the same train as myself.
Unless am mistaken, Mr.. Hardup, you
have got him here"
On hearing this the elder Mr.. Twizzle-
ton at once produced his card and hand
ed to Hardup, apolOgizing at the same
time for his intrusion:
"Iam delighted, my dear madam" he
said, turning to Mrs. Hardup, "that you
have no occasion for my services. With
your permission, will now go to poor
Mrs. Seely, and leave my namesake to
perform with the banjo and the three
dogs in the barrel"
But he did not go. The hospitable
Hardups insisted on making amends for
his discontinue by keeping him for the
night and taking him to the Dumping
ton ball. There Mrs. Carnegie persuad-
ed him to renew his dancing days, and de-
voted herself to consoling him with so
much success that it is very likely there
will soon be Mrs. Twizzleton in Har-
ley street.