The morning call., 1894-10-16
SCENE IN A DINING-ROOM.
One a Cattle King and the Other
a Pauper.
STAYING AT THE SAME HOTEL.
One Shows a Birthmark to Convince
His Brother That They Are From
the Same Parents.

Two old men met in the dining-room of
the Cosmopolitan Hotel yesterday morn
ing. They had gone to the hotel the night
before about the same time. and regis
tered the names of Henry and William
Mclaughlin respectively. Henry was
from Dallas, Tex, while the other was
simply from "abroad."
Mr.. Fahey. the host, took pleasure in in-
Producing them at the table. and incident
ally remarked that as they we're OF the
same name they sh ould know each other.
The twain joined in conversation, and in
a moment or so the people, who were dis
cussing the menu, were almos. paralyZed
by seeing two big men rise up and clas
each other as if in mortal combat.
When one of them, however, exclaimed:
"Bill Mclaughlin. my brother /" peace
was restored.
Henry told the story of the happy meet
Jug and their long separation.
"We are twins" he said, "born in
Athenry. County Galway. Ireland, fifty
one years ago.
"William left home when he was four
teen years of age and came to America
with an uncle. A year later l followed,
but when landed in New York 1 could
not find him, nor could / hear of my uncle.
They had sent me just money enough to
come over, outside of few shillings, and
I was certainly in straits. In a few days
l got job from a grocer named Marron.
"Atter two years l secured a better
place and went down to New Orleans,
where / started in business FOR myself.
served throughout the war in the Twenty
-, fla
war / went to Texas and engaged in the
cattle business.
Now. l think am independent, as my
stock covers one of the biggest ranges in
the State. and l believe that / ha We 90. 900
beasts that wear horns down there.
MY brother here, who was once
wealthy, is now broke, and l will do any
thing for him that he suggests"
William, who seemed 10 be hale and
hearty, admitted that he bad only few
dollars left. but he was delighted to be
able to explain to his brother how it hap
pened that they had been separated for so
many years and relieve his mind of bur-
den which he had been trying TO solve for
SO long time.
He had written to Ireland only to learn
that nothing was known of the where
abouts of Henry.
William Was entirely too nervous 10 tell
his full story, but he declared that if ever
a man was Shanghaied he was that man,
or rather boy, at the time Of the event. 1t
was on board of a whaling bark. Her
name was the Dolphin. and at that early
period she came around the Horn. He was
absent two years, and the trip had the
effect of making regular sea dog out OF
him. William even admitted that he had
been married in several ports, but at the
present time ho knows no wife to whom he
acknow wledged allegiance. The recent ex-
perience of William was In the salmon
canneries Of the north. He alleges that
five years of his life was spent in Siberia.
Although the brothers did not know
each other, when William showed the
birthmark on his left forearm it was a
thorough confirmation of their previous
talk.
The strange thing about the whole af-
fair is that the brothers came from the
same town and county that the landlord
did, and he knew the family well.
The twin brothers Mclaughlin are now
joined after separation of nearly forty
years. and it is already decided that they
return to Texas together. where Henry
will endeavor TO put stop to the nomadic
career of his twin brother.