The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-17
AMERICAN DROMlOs.
Two Twin Brothers Who Ere ~quently Pux
x1e Their Parents.

Two Twin Brothers Who Ere quently Pug
xle Their Parents.
San Francisco has developed two Dro-
MOS as remarkable as tho brothers OF
sphesus and syracuse. says the Examiner.
The stories OF their young lives. which arc
being told by their %neighborB and accepted
10 true by those who hear them, are anus
ug in the extreme. Beverly and Harold
sfe tho twin sons Of VIM. q. Hughes. super.
ntendent of public works. who lives at
Es786 California street. They are seven
years Of age, we'll developed for their age,
and there 10 Just a quarter OF a pound
difference in their weight. one weighing
fifty eight pounds and the other hfty-eight
pounds and a quarter. II Ia the marvellous
Resemblance the boys bear to each other
that has been a source OF wonder TO MIR.
fdughes' friends and of frequent annoyance
tto himself and their doting mother.
1t ia impossible to distinguish them apart,
and the boys sometimes doubt their ident-
[ity. as one is taken for the other 40 ire
Euuently. Even Mrs. Hughes ia often puz-
Ezled on this vital question. and it is nc
wonder, therefore, that when Harold was
I'm need of the rod Beverly often got 1t. and
that when Beverly was to be rewarded the
other received the prize.
Several months since Beverly was taken
with measles, and he was instructed to re-
& IA Vho ASuDGs ~ iathAJ pSss
in a mild form, and no outward traces were
noticeable. He objected strongly to the
rule that was to prevent him playing ball
with his playmates, and on ono occasion
left his room just ns the doctor arrived.
AS he did 80 Harold went in. MIS-.
Hughes was not aware of Beverly's disap-
pearance, and when she entered the room
with the physician Harold was romplng
\ about very much unlike q boy with the
measles. The physician gave him an Milo
pathio decoction. which he objected &c
strongly. bat vainly. lie insisted that nc
was not Beverly. and the error was not dis
covered until the latter returned. Their
there was a matinee in which Beverly e1-
plated the crime of leaving the house with
out orders, at which Harold evinced UNI
dignifed joy.
Until recently it was necessary. to place 4
distinguishing mark on the boys IN order e
place their identity beyond question. bu'
the marks would disappear ana then every
body would be at fault.
A few days ago Harold lost n front tooth
and Mr.. Hughes rejoiced exceedingly at tn
discovery. Here was an infallible sign
inasmuch as Beverly had a handsome AM
complete set of teeth. Unfortunately TO
Mr.. Hughes, however, Beverly on Monda.
last lost an identical tooth, but of this h
was not sure until he CHANGED to see Harolt
performing n boyish act for which punish
ment was necessary. He turned for the ro'
with which to infilct the casti&atlon AM
Harold took the opportunity to decamp q
Beverly appeared Upon the scene.
Despite his protest Beverly was in tn
tolls. He denied that he WAS Harold, be
this ONLY exasperated Mr.. Hughes the more
for was no that eye-tooth missing? Bev
erly not only was c%astigated for q faul
committed by Harold, but, owing to ths
missing tooth, he got a few additional rap
for telling what appeared to the father {
be a glaring falsehood.
The neighbors declare that the resem
blance between the boys is wonderful. ]
has been the means of getting both int
trouble for the performance of boyis
pranks by one or other of them. They ar
however, as we'll behaved as the average
and they are great fayorites among the
playmates.