The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

The man had 2 commonplace face, with
pleasant look usually upon it. sparse,
stubby beard grew around the lower part
of his face and under the edge Of his chin.
II stopped ut the ears, of course but was
continued Just behind them by another
sparse. stubby fringe of hair, which
reached around the back of his head. The
entire top was bald and shining.
The woman was short and slender and
very trim in person and dress. Her face
WAS not so round as her brothers.; her
hair, Just turning gray, was parted careful
ly and smoothed away over the forehead
and behind the ears into coil low in her
neck.
YOU'RE real mean an graspin, Jot," the
woman was saving somewhat shakily.
IAN how you can be, with poor pa a-lyin
there in the parlor, don't see wouldn't
begretch him anything nice naow. I'm
sure it was all his'n. and he ARMED 1t by
workin hard"
"Now, Dot, don't you take on so. Can't
you talk sensible 'thout cryin, l wondery
| knowed pa well enough. He wouldn't
prove O. no sech outlay as you seem to
want Well come to the poor'us yet If
you re bound TO go on So"
"Come TO the poor'us" she CALCULATED,
her eyes flashing. II amt Altered o that,
anyway | wouldn't be mean enough to
think O sech things while poor pa is
waitin TO be buried. Mebbe you'll wantto
go an dig the grave yourself, to save payin
fur hevin it done"
The brother made no reply to this. He
rose and walked cautiously TO the door of
the parlor and opened it trihe. Come
In, Mr. Gregory" he whispered to the
waiting undertaken
"We've decided TO hev the hearse, Mr..
Gregory" said the brother; "an give us
plain wood coffin with proper trimmins."
Mr.. Gregory soon departed. He had heard
the discussion between the brother and SIS
ter, and was not slow in telling of it.
The Trynns had lived for years in one
of two frame houses built double" the
only structure of the sort in Fairway.
People thought old Jacob Trynn eccen-
trio when he built in that manner. When
the houses were done they went by the
name of 1.-THE Twins" time honored
Joke which was meant TO be pun on the
owners last name.
The family was also called "The Twins"
and finally every one forgot how the name
was spelled. There had been originally
the father and mother, a son and daugh
ter-curi0usly enough twins-alsoa young
err son. The mother faded out Of life after
five years in the little house. The father
lived long enough to see his twin children
confirmed in solitary ways of living They
were about fifty when the old man, four
years past the allotted threescore and ten
Of human strength, died. Their names
were Joshua and Dora, Familiarity short
ened TO Jot and Dot. The younger son
had gone away after the mother died, to
"ranch it" in Colorado and had not been
heard from for several years.
The end came TO Jacob Trynn suddenly
and formed the chief topic of conversation
at the store. The tale told by Mr.. Gregory
was not long in reaching there
"Heerd anything abaout the trouble up
20 Twins'?" asked Hi Anderson, the stage
driver who generally had the news before
che rest did.
mo; is there anys What abaout, Hip
asked his hearers.
oval, it's abaout how they she'll put the
old man under. Dot, she wanted him to
hev cloth covered casket an hearse, but
Jot he said 'twan't no use goln TO sech