Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-13

some manuscript before her.
Il think 50. she replied. Il have
drawn Il line through the most ornate
passages But YOU must really try and
| adapt yourself to Your congregation,
Cyril This goes completely over their
heads. BE less elaborate, and speak
from your heart, simply and hon
estly"
The discipline which turns out
wrauslers." observed cyril, With Il dry
little smile. does not train popular
rustic preachers.
"CyWlS sermons again" asked Mrs,
Maitland. LILLIAN Should compose them
entirely, l think. And yet | aim wrong,
for doubt If either OF you could do
anything without the other
The twins smiled. knowing this to be
perfectly true, They We're alike, and
yet different, Iilian'S features We're
fuller than Cyril'S; her eyes softer and
Of Il gray color. but they met the .,aZcr
with an even more powerful electric
thrill than CyrirS light blue orhs; hW
hair was many shades lighter than
her brothers.; and while Cyil could not
appear in any assembly without OK
citing interest and drawing all eyes to
! himself, Lillian had Il peculiar manner
of pcrvading places without attracting
! the slightest observation. Gradually
one became aware of an influence. and
only after u long time discovered tn"
t.,l
No one ever praised l.lian'S beauty,
{ though She possessed all the elements
of lovelneSS. She shared Cyril'S mus
zeal voice, but lacked its more power
full and penetrating tones. Cyril had
beautifully shaped hands. but lilian's
wore like two fair spirits, and formed
the only striking part Of her person
atty; they were the first thing the
stranger observed in her and. once
observed, they were never for mo
ment forgotten. The twins had shared
everything from their babyhood. The
| same tutor demanded equal tasks of
! brother and sister; and when Cam
! lowed the course of her brother s
studies. and would doubtless have been
la high wrangler, had she been sub
mitted to the same tests as he. The
peculiar bond between them was re
! Sprrtud and acknowledged even by
Mark Antony, who was. as his mis-
treSS frequently observed, a cat Of con
ridcrahlc force of character. Besides
! Lillian. Cyril was the only humap he
ing Mark Antony ever followed or
| fawncd upon. and it was supposed that
/ his very strong affections were entirely
bestowed upon the twins,
TO strangers this eat was haughtily
indifferent; and, If visitor took such
! a liberty as TO stroke his cb0n fIlr.
/ would rise and walk away With of
/ tended majesty. To the family he OBJ
served a distant but cminently cour-
tcuus demelnor; to the servants h" was
condcScendin@; to thr children polite.
| but never familiar. thCir respectful
, carcs>cs being received with diguitied
resignation, and never suffered to 20
! beyond q certain point; his bearing to
! the dogs was that of dpspot He was
a great warrior and suffered no other
/ cats to intrude SO much as a paw on
I the r"ctory grounds; hence his name
! He never left Lillian while she was
! in the house, and ut certain seasons
! "Nactrl games Of play from her, scoln-
/ ing to play with any one else, save
/ occasionally when he unhent so far az
10 cntangle himself wildly in Winnie's
curls. to the great CONSERVATION of tn"
dogs, But Cyril might do anything
/ viii him and could never do wrong,
In this. Mark Antony differed from
/ his mistress, since Cyril was the only
! person with whom She ever quarrelcd.
/ the two having had many a pitched
battle in their childhood though they
always stood up for each other to such
an extent that if one was punished by
! the deprivation Of pudding, the other
was permitted to 20 or half rations
with the delinquent, and to give one
an orange meant to give each half a
one.
Did you tell him that the Eycrards
were here this aftcrnoon%" Mrs. Matt
land added, the personal pronoun be
ing considered sufficient indication to
Lillian of her brother. while her" in
addressing Cyril was known - mean
Lillian.
Were they. indeed? aud l away, Of
course" grumbled Cyril.
You may guess Marion's message"
laughed Lillian. in low aside, at which
cyril looked pleased