Evening journal., 1899-12-05
ROMANCE OF LowNDEs TWINS
STORY RARELY MET WITH IN
REAL EVERYDAY LIFE.

REAL EVERYDAY LIFE.
This story comes from Annapolis II
Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. hadn't had a twin
brother Richard he would never have
married the girl he did in Chillocothe,
Ohio, last week In fact, there is a
story behind the wedding rarely met
with in real life.
The twins are the sons Of Governor
Lloyd Lowndes, OF Maryland, while the
young lady in the case was Miss May
Campbell-Quinn, daughter of J. C..
Quinn, vice-president OF the First Ma
ticnal Bank of Chillicothe.
Lloyd and Richard Lowndes look as
much alike as the proverbial two peas
in a pod" and this resemblance has al
ways caused more or less annoyance.
Both are tall and spare and fair. When
they are together those who know them
well may not mistake the one for the
ether but when they are met with sep
arately even their mother occasionally
cOnfuses their identity The day before
the wedding at Chillicothe, Governor
and Mrs. Lowndes We're sitting in their
room when one of the twins appeared
in the doorway. Mrs. LOwndes looked
UP hurriedly and then asked: "Who
are you, Lloyd OF Richard?" When they
were boys the twins objected very
strongly to being mistaken for each
other. AS they grew older they grew
wiser and such mistakes ceased to
worry them. Richard has been married
several years and lives at Clarksburg,
w. Va, and he is a prosperous mer-
chant Lloyd, until his wedding, lived
at home, in Cumberland, Nd. About a
year ago Richard was going West when
he was approached on the train by a
young man who slapped him familiarly
on the back. The young man had been
a classmate of the twins at Yale.
Hello. Lloyd, what luck?" he cried.
You're going to pass through my town
and I want you to stop off and spend
the night with me-" His town was
Chillicothe. Il am not Lloyd" said the
twin; u am Richard" At this the
Yale man laughed and pOked him play
fully in the ribs. "Oh, quit your fool
ing; come on" he said. III introduce
you to some nice girls and we'll have a
fine time" But 1 am not Lloyd" the
other objected with emphasis. Il tell
you l am Richard, and besides. l am
married. The thing would never do"
But the Ohio man would not take no
Tor an answer. He insisted that Rich.
ard was Lloyd and that he should stop
on with him at ChillicOthe. He be-
came so persistent that Richard, in de-
spair Of convincing him Of the error, al
lowed himself to yield. They spent ar
enjoyable evening in ChillicOthe, and
among the young ladies Richard me
was Miss Quinn, to whom he was intro.
dueed by the Yale man as his old col
leg chum, Lloyd Lowndes. She was
much pleased with her new acquaint.
ance, so much So indeed. that she tolC
him on leaving that he would soon heal
/ from her.
Richard wrote to Lloyd, at Cumber
land, at once. He explained the sitla
ton; told him that he would probabl,
receive a letter from Miss Quinn, ant
gave him several pointers. so that h,
might frame an appropriate reply. A
regular correspondence between Mis-.
Quinn and Lloyd was the result, an,
finally the young man determined +,
pay Chillicothe a visit Miss Quinn di,
not discover the difference. but appear
ed as pleased with Lloyd as she ha,
been with his Dromio The sentimen
was reciprocated. Matters progressed
satisfactorily, but It was not unit
! Lloyd was about TO return to Cumber
land that he announced that he was no
Richard. OF course ne had a hard tim
to convince her, but it did not proven
! them from becoming engaged.
The wedding was the most beautiful
Chillicothe had seen in years, but fe1
: Of those who attended knew the rc
nance behind It, Governor Lownde
= himself being one of those who was nc
2 aware of it. Mrs. Lowndes had neve
! seen her prospective daughter-in-lal
] until the evening before the wedding
P but was much pleased with her son
choice
T The bridal couple are spending thel
honeymoon In New York al the Wal
( dorf- Astoria. but will come in a fey
. days TO the Executive Mansion. at Al
napOlis, TO remain until the first of tn
< year, when they will go to Cumberlan
r to live in house which was the wed
i ding present OF the governor.