Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-12
COULDN'T TELL 'EM APART.
The Amusing Experiences Of Clittie
and CLAYTON Heath.

Inc Amusing Experiences OF Clittie
and Clayton Heath.
The. life stories Of Clayton Heath and his
twin sister, Clittie, surpass ything related in
fiction and have been the cause of many re-
markable incidents, says the Boston Globe. But
let Miss Clayton tell the story:
sour names are Clittie and Clayton Heath
We were born in 1858 in Louisville, Ky. Our
father at that time was connected with large
match factory. Until the age of four it was
impossible for any of our family to pick out the
boy from the girl, and SO often was taken for
the boy that at the age OF four my mother was
compelled to put boys clothes on my brother
CIatie, In order to protect me from getting q
sound thrashing from boy in q back street, as
my brother was full of cussedness.
HE was also very fond of raw eggs and on
one occasion, when caught taking them. he
declared that it was 1 who had done it. The
result was a punishment from my father and
the lovely name OF sucking eggs by my sister,
who was two years older. Although only a
child, would not dress myself until father and
mother both promised they would not allow
Clatie to wear the same clothes as my self and
to make matters decided insisted oh mother
cutting his hair. to which she decidedly OBJ
jected. as his hair was very long and, like that
OF many southern children, blonde and curled
my brother in breeches and in dresses
did splendidly for week or SO, bu. as he was
so like me 1t only required wrap on a stormy
day to completely hide those little pants. So
was in for a sound scoJIng every rainy day.
When we had week of wet weather and
mother was obliged to go shopping and sister
was at school, we were left at home with the
giri-a black auntie, who allowed us to do any
thing we liked For amusement brother and
once went into the dressing room. took long
strings and tied all the movable furniture to-
gether and made wagons for moving The
univ thing remaining w a hat fhof
stood in the hall. Clatie suggested that we
move 1t. said it was tOo big. But like all
boys he thought himself a man, and so he
moved tat least he tried to-when over came
the rack, mirror, marble slab and fancy top,
broken into thousand pieces.
"Clatie and ran upstairs in great fright
hiding behind the machine in mothers sewing
room. We huddled up like little chickens.
saw lying on the floor mothers shears and
thinking it could not be laid on me if it was
not for our hair. took the shears and cut
Claties hair as short as it ever has been done
since by barber, although 1t lacked STYLE
Our faces seemed never to change. When
Clatie was ill was. At one time We both lay
for weeks with the same fever.
when he was eighteen years of age my
brother fell IN love with a pretty girl and our
people objected. But my brother declared it
was only flirting acquaintance. One fine
evening played the part of brother. l put on
his best coat, hat and gloves and drove up to
dDOuc VI my laUy love. asked
her to drive for half an hour. 1 did my best
to talk love. l did what thoughts sweet
heart ought to do. talked of future home
and OF love by the sea. After fairly en-
gagged myself found the dear little dove cry
ing. / asked the reason for the sudden flow of
tears from those lovely eyes and she said:
MIR. Heath, have been waiting for you to
propose for SO long, and to think it has come
at last" and then she put her head on my
shoulder and wept
Il trembled for my brother, and tried all
manner OF tales to have Clatie make q trip to
some seashore for my health before the next
engagement night, but that night came, and to
my surprise he was only absent short time
l crept out OF the barn to see my brother as he
drove in. l overheard him say:
e That girl is a fool; she must take me for O
fiat
II crept back to the house, and to this day
my brother has the greatest sympathy for those
who are engaged without their knowledge"