The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-09-26

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London Tss-8ats.
| KISSING THE BRIDE.
Zeke and are twins. We were. in
fact at the time of nay story. Always
have been a. far back a. | can rrIncln-
Der, and that i good long while |
know that i the reason they called u
Zeke and Zei-Zekiel and Zcdekiah,
but somehow We could never quite for
give them for giving u those names.
We are alike, and always have been
When we were boys, mother had a
great fancy for similarity in our dr,ss-
\ patch on the knee meant a similar
patch on the other boys knee The
storekeeper never tried 10 sell her sam
ples Of goods unless the remnant con-
tainesi enough for two pairs Of pants or
two cuats. Hence none but our parents
knew u apart Zeke had large wart
on his left hand, while i had none.
He had often tried To remove il, for
People were ever on the lookout for
that wart- But it was not 10 b-e got rid
Of - easily.
We were very fond Of each other. /
I'm sure up TO the time Of our manhood
one never did nor could do anything
withnai abe other al his heels But
when we were p Zeke did something
which left me entirely in the cold /
have never quite forgiven him Yet.
He fell in love And, whereas before
| was never too near, | was now al
together too near and one too many.
1t was very bitter to me-to be put in
4 secondary place, and 30 | told him.
go and do likewiSe," was all he
said.
Ii made me feel rather mean, and
felt inclined 70 give him something to
turn the channel OF his thoughts, but
somehow ! loved him too much 10
bother him, and ~ We joggei along for
year.
We used in those days 10 have sing
ing and spelling schools. and il was at
those places thai we young People pair
ed of for the walk home. One night /
stopped and talked with some OF the
boys after Zeke and Nellie had gone
home, 20 had good chance 10 oh
serve them just ahead Of me - near
ri them on my way home The moon
Was bright and the SHOW white, and
well, Zeke sJnopesi over too look inside
that hood - many times or 70 do some
thing else that | made uP.my mind the
wedding must be very near al hand /
thought Zeke ought 10 take me into
his confidence in this matter - well a.
In all others | think - still / would
never have b-en half mad al him If he
had But he and father would stand
ont aud view that south 10 acre lot and
pace of she plot for the house and one
for the barn, and If nearei them they
would l--gin 70 talk about fer,iliZing it
for next years crop Had / been :
little lad Of 10 | would never have car
,-i-but Zeke's twin and treated like 8
stranger, I could not CUES the cause
Of Zeke's actions
But in later years, when | found q
little Las just 10 my eye, and when
other fellows looked on her, felt rath-
er selfish, and-well, ''Stingy" too /
know now, because / looked like Zeke
and talked like Zeke and behaved like
Zeke- He, Zekid Dune, was afraid
Nellie Lambert would swap twins
But then | was only angry A. said,
| knew the wedding could not IL many
moons away. In Iho-e days '-belling"
wa- the fashion Woe unto each New
IL married couple il they did not ap-
par at the door during the serenade
and stand treat for the crowd men
TONED in half anger 10 my best friend
next 20 Zeke one night II the singing
school that i supposed Zeke would soon
quit such plses-- of amusement and st
tie down by MS own fireside- Ofcour-e
they wanted to find out when the affair
would take place / confessed ignoT-
ance-
The following plan was Hlaturei-
But | viii relate the results instead Of
the plan- only viii say first, if Zeke
hsd u..-d me like = twin brother ought
I would have been better too / feel
half aSham.i Of myself now a. / sit
gray-hesasiei anda grandfather. To t-e
sure. laugh over the joke Yet, but il
wa- rather hard on Nellie and your
humble servant too.
Twas L. find the secret plans from
Nellie herself And | did We were
al singing school. IKE and /, and, &C
coniing to cur clstOnl, ires-e,i jus.
alike / had -een ZSke get tinough the
ceremony ~ often knew just how
20 while one Of the other boys kept
Zeke AZ the schooihoase / took Nellie
under my wing and escorted ker home
Zeke was little anxiosl- 10 Be gene,
they said, baf Bob said the girls were
waiting in the eutTy, - they were,
the most Of them }, and he Was anxious
10 lay tine plans for a grand sing and
exhibition in the near future, - kept
Zs.ke all right
But TO rcturn 10 Nell and myself.
If Was wicked, to he sure, but took
her little hand in mine and pressed il
a. knew Zeke did and walked on 81
Iently.
There's Dave sud Jen behind u,
/ whispered al length, 40 we'll talk
low
YES she replied I hardly knev