St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
j JUGGER'S.
DOU BILE 8
BY TOM p. MORGAN

s FICTION contains SO many ex.
/ amples Of duplicate personages, OF
doubles. " as they are commonly
clled. our old friend Jugger, was right
y the fashion when he discovered that
mere es tsted another man as near like
himself as one warty toad is like an.
a other
he discovered about the same time
tnat his double was an enterprising
fellow. genius in his way. His first
antlmation Of the existence of this du.
pilcate came during journey that he
vas making to "a part Of the state
somewhat removed from his home He
noticed that the gentleman who sat
opposite to him in the cars had for
sometime been regarding him with in
terest He thought little of it till the
Ger. catching Jugger's eye, ad-
dressed him with:
out"
Out OF what? questioned Jugger.
ne Insane asylum, of course" an
Wered the other, in q loud whisper.
AeA me all about it. Twill make at
Vast column and half for the Daily
5ewgag!'
don't know what
Why, just tell me about your kill
sssnG your wife and children; l know all
aoout the burning of the house and the
enasing Of the neighbors with an Ak.
Tell
Ihe stranger suddenly ceased, fright
4 med BY Jugger's look Of wrath. He
ICED out OF his seat and took to the
noking car, muttering something
& aoout, Its coming onto him again"
He mistook me for some one who
resembles me-" Jugger told himself.
But. cOnfound it, l don't look like a
iunatic!"
The next time he struck the trail of
nls double was very soon after he left
sfhe cars. He was proceeding leisurely
mp the street when an irate citizen
rushed out Of q store and fell upon our
friend and smote him hip and thigh.
oh, I've been laying for you, darn
I you!" the thumper cried, as he beat
Jugger full sore. IA man can't call me
. jackleg and shyster behind my back
and not suffer for it,
Jugger protested that he had not
called the other anything behind his
back or anywhere else, but in vain. He
did not succeed in getting away till the
thumper considered the jacklegical In
suit avenged. Jugger drew out his
notebook and as he limped away, put
down long black mark against his
unknown double.
Before he reached the hotel he was
arrested upon charge Of swindling
that stood against his double and was
only released when he exhibited the
strongest symptoms of having a fit.
Els double. the real swindler, never
had fits. He had just finished putting
another long black mark in his note
book, when q young lady fell upon his
neck, hugging him rapturously, she'd
ding great hot tears inside Of his coli
lAr, and declaring in calliope tones that
she had heard that he had committed
suicide She had kissed him IA con-
secutive times before Jugger succeeded
ia convincing her that he was not the
man who had committed suicide. Then
on the credit side Of his notebook, he
put n kisses on account of his double.
on the way to the hotel, he was pre-
scented with a tailor's bill, caned by
an irate citizen who swore that his
]! daughter had been insulted by our
friend, caught by the collector Of road
taxes, who vowed he had been lodged
- long as he was going to be, and fol-
lowed by q half-starved dog that evi-
dently recognized him as his master.
arriving 1T the hctel, Jugger met .
warm, II not cordial, reception.
ssYou need not take the trouble to
raaister!. said the clerk You cannot