Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-12-04
The UnearthIy TWINS

vice versa, IS probably this: We were
twins, and our extraordinary antlpath IS
were not as ' ct in good working "Ider.
In in first place--so I rave been told
--during the hour that "Jack" was a
wakeful and peevish; if one evlnced
hunger, the other would refuse nour-
ishment.
All that, OF course might have been
passed over with little comment; but
one morning, while the nurse was CIV
ing US our Lath, "Jack" Put his chubby
fist on the hot stove and l received
terrible burn. I yelled Justify with the
pain. much to the nurses bewilder
ment, as the red seal appearing on
Jacks" hand caused hun not the
slightest Inconvenience.
Three weeks later got even 9TH
Jack" for his car, lessness by falling
over the shoulder of the nurse and
striking fave dow inward on the door.
She snatched me up hurriedly, and
with Terrified face, sock me with
yigor. but mercy looked a. her con-.
placently. Strangely enough, the
screams OF "Jack" in the adjoining
room were appalling; aud it was after
ward found that he hat a gcoi-sized
swelling on his forehead.
These phenomenal characteristics
were puzzle to the attending physi
clan, who called in the most emlnet
medical experts but their experiments
revealed nothing. but their expert
ments revealed nothing, and the re-
SUIT was merely lol of conflicting and
attenuated theories.
Many interesting and ine1phcable
Incidents marked our career through
boyhood. any one Of which would
scarcely be entertained seriously as
the trutk. In time we bee me cele-
brated under the facetious sobriq ct
OF "The Unearthly Twins"
One of my great likings vas for
candy--Jack loved pickles--but when
ever l INDUCED it poor Jack bad to
suffer, pacing the floor half the night
with the toothache; on the other hand,
Jack nearly put wings on my innocent
shoulders by parlaking too freely OF
green apples Ahle on our vacation at
Orchard Ridge.
1t was therefore to onr mutual inter
ests that We study each Others pecu lar
tiles, course we adopted and fol-
lowed most copscientiously. Still,
through inadvertence, many amusing
complications arose.
One morning | was discovered lying
prone on tie kitchen floor exhibiting
all the symptoms of one drowning. Our
dear mother, wise tn eugh long expert
ence, disregarded me entirely and sent
the seryents off scurrying rough the
neighborhood looking for Jack. The
mill race where we were accus omed
to take an occasional plunge, Was
searched, the creek at tie foot Of the
hill was visited, but Jack was not
to be found. At length some one
thought of @he well, In few moments
the dripping body oi Jack was drawn
lorth-very much alive. An erIor that
nearly cost me my life vas discovered
MT momen too soon, AL hcugh l
was the sufferer by the catas rophe, the
application Of the usual remedies to
me proved of no avail, but when trans
ferred to the unfeeling Jack, they re-
yiyed me Immediately.
As the years passed and We entered
manhood's estate, to the satisfaction OF
our relatives and friends We exhibited
a union of feeling on vital point
both we're fond OF the opposite sex.
But even through the delicate fabric
| of our lovedreams ran the zig-zag vein
of contrariety The dramatic instinct