The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-21

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,hn, r,cw in intensity as we advanced
~ v,I,rs Perhaps the peculiar alice
,;,n which is said to exist between
twins was strong in u.s.
o,r home, a little cottage OF ro4Sh'
h.wn stone was situated in one OF the
,niId INIT beautiful wales that lies north
Of I5ala.
We played together, Hugh and l
climbed the rocky hills together
boated on the tiny lakelet together
and, whom we were ola enough
tramped over the hills to school to-
gether. We were inseparablc. The
dangers OF one we're the dangers Oi
the other: his sorrows werc mine, and
NV Joys were his. So our lives passed
ia simple. childlike happiness, until
we we've is, whom q thing happened
that strained the strength even OF our
love To its very utmost tension.
We would either Of us have willingly
.n,j chccrfully died for her-thc girl
we loved but we would also, if there
had been need, as chcerfully and will
ingly dieI for each other.
Many times wc walked together to
her home at Bala and pulled across
the lake. Sometimes Hugh rowed and
she ans | sat side by side in tho stern
ana stccrcd the little boat sometimes
the nositirn was reversed. and pulled
while nc sat by Jcnnjc's side and held
:hr ru,idcr lines. But it could not go
on so always. We knew that she could
no. make us both happy. though, SO
lar, as we thought it over, she had
shown no preference for either, unless,
rs | sometimes fancicd, her eyos rested
longer. and with different expression.
on me than on him. Vet it must come
to an end, and SO, one gloriously bright
summer day we strOlied arm In arm
up The mountain side and sat down At
the turn Of the footpath, from whence
We could sec the white cottage and the
beautiful lake behind 1t.
IL was there she lived, and Oh, for
ony did We gaze lovingly, with full,
trcmu}ous hearts, at the dear place.
That scene the lake, lis wavelct&
dancing and sparkling ike diamonds
IN tho >Nnii.'hy: the great mountnluS
which cncircled it As with rampant
nay. rather as Il gem is cnclrclcd by
;nr metal which protects IL and the
cottage, with its clinging ivy and
Jasmine and scented honGysuckle. tho
tair roses. which shc---faircr even than |
thry--had tended how it spoke to us
that day. Yet it was not Of sparkling
lake. nor Of swelling hills, nor even Of
tho endowed cottage that we thought,
but OF what we knew was in that cot
tagc: to Us the centre Of the whole
>cCnce, the jcwcl in its caSket.
".Iim," at last said my brother. and
his voice sounded far away, SO faint
was i, aud cnNkcd with emotion
".iim, We cHnnct always be together.
She must choose one Of US. l'romiSc
me thnj which2ter oi us she takes.
son Oy NE ANA W. vii! take no un-
lair aCVaY!"Et. one over the other
promise me thar yoU Will still be friend
Aud brother. aud that nothing in the
world shat come between Us"
| dared nnt trust myself 70 speak,
but gl0sptG liGnt the hard. rough
h"nri he neId ont to me. Then, each
With ore long loot; into the others
iacc 20 see, perChance the honorlng,
WuSt!ui love mirvorct, there. silently,
with io:cboding Of a great sorrow, ',
We went down the mountain arm in
arm, q. We had gone up. And so. for
the iu,urc. We never went TO see her
togcth&r. but took ou' little, simple
presents on different days: ana never
= did riIher IetUrn without tue other
meeting him OF the way 70 see by his
face whether !. hal ended.
But there Was nothing Unfair. moth
jnT bv!ow board. We could always
look ono another stra. gh. n The face,
g.Nc the honest grip .. !-t ta-L. and
walk home together &: wc had always
uOnc. Jennie soon slOStC tina. she
cared ior HE mos, ye; / Am su!e
6hc shed many tears .lal snc should
need 20 pain MIN. iog kaer size was
aware that my brother loved ccr a
we'll and truly a !.
However tina, Dr. ort rrigut Gay.
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