The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-07-16
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| think you're little off IN the top
story, but ] can't see any signs Of it.
| Come. now, tell us all about it."
Il have nothing to tell you, except
that you are mistaken IN your man.
Did did this man Jackson have any
relatives here?"
They canvassed the matter over
and decided that he had not. Then
| asked where he boarded, and they
gave me the name of widow,
Very well, gentlemen" | said L
will go with you to the house Of this
widow and we'll hear what she has to
say. She ought to remember a man
who boarded with her for a couple of
years"
1t was decided that the lawyer and
| should go together, and | felt Ger
tain that the woman would instantly
solve the mystery. She had no soon
er opened the door and caught sight
Of me than her face was covered with
smiles, and she cried out;
For the lands sake, but if here is
Mt Mr.. Jackson looking as natural as
an old shoe! Where on earth have
you been, and why didn't you write to
say | might expect you?'
To say that | was amazed is drawing
it mild | was regularly knocked out,
and sat down in a sort of dream.
While | was in this dazed state the
lawyer asked her if l changed much,
and if she would know me in a crowd,
and a lot Of other questions intended
to establish my identity beyond a
doubt "knOw Mr. Jacksonw she ex
claimed with lBngh. l can almost
say that / would have recognized him
On the darkest night | ever saw.
Madam" | replied, as l pulled my
self together, does my voice sound
natural to you?"
"A little bit hoarse, but your voice
of course"
Look at me closely. at my hair, at
this scar this mole. Observe me as /
stand up. Now, then, are you perfect
ly sure that am Mir Jackson"
"Why-why-of course! Isis
anything wrOng?'
Many things are wrong. / am not
Mr.. Jackson, and you never set eyes
on me beforem
Nv hy--yOu--"
She rose up with fear upon her,
looked from me to the lawyer and
back, and he took my arm and walked
me ont. Not a word was said until
We reached my room where the men
We're waiting. Then he stated that
the women had positively identified
he.
'Gentlemen," | said after observing
a look of sympathy Oh each ones
face, IT may be possible that my
name is jackson, and that | have been
out OF my MUD for year past. The
more l think of it the more | believe |
am Jackssn. If everybody says I'm
jackson, then | must be"
"Of course you'ro Jackson right
enough" replied the landlord.
See here" | suddenly shouted as I
was about to give up my identity this
jackson had tailor herer
"Oh, yesw
And a shoemaker"
"Of course"
Well, now, let Us 90 to the tailor
first. He has my measure if | am
Jackson"
That's so. Come on"
As we entered the shop the tailor
shook hands with me as jackson, but
it wasn't ten minutes before | had won
my case, He had scarcely put his
tapeline Oh my body before he said a
mistake had been made In no sing e
point did l measure the same as Jack
son, while his arms We're three inches
the longer AT the bOotmaker's he
took an eight and [ seven, with a
difference in other measurements.
When these things had been settled
people began to note other discrepan
cies, and in the course Of twenty four
hours everybody was ready to pro
nOunce it a marvellous coincidence
SO it was. 1t went beyond that.
While | was III the town Lorenzo
Jackson returned. The resemblance
could not have been closer had we
been born twins instead of in different
years and 1000 miles apart. While
sitting down together the only dis
tinguishing mark was the mola on my
cheek When standing up he was
half an inch tne taller, and close Oh
server could see difference in length
of arms and breadth of shoulders. It
was a curious case because it stood so
many tests, and yet l have met at
least a dozen men IN my time who had
found their twin brothers as they
travelled about. 1t was not and Is not
that any two people are so exactly
alike, but because mankind is careless
IN the matter OF observation. 1 can
find you a dozen men who viii wager
new hat against peanut that there
is not one husband in one thousand
who can furnish an accurate descrip-
tion of his wife in ease of need. and
the police records are living proofs
that not more than one mother in a
hundred can give faithful descrip-
tion of any one of her children. to say
nothing of the husband. who would
be briefly listeu as. Nv ell. he's pretty
tall and wears a gold watch and dark
pantaloons"
Charlie Debroke-'I suppose, Miss
ROSy. that you are aware that for some
time my heart has not been in my pos
session
Miss Roxy Why, Mr. Debroke, had
no idea that you conld borrow money on
that"
In South America, Tourist hy
can't you put a stop to these contin-
ual instructions?
Native" We are considering a
measure now which may have a ten
dency in that direction. 1t is propos
ed to reduce the presidents term OF
| office to three weeks, and to provide
that he shall not be eligible for sec
| ond term"