The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02

To a couple of young Salt Lakers has
been given that power for which Burns
prayed in the oft repeated verse:
"Oh wad some power the giftie gle US,
To see oursels as ithers see US
Their names are Albert and Gustav
BollsehWeileT. They are twin brothers
and natives of Switzerland. But these
and other facts are not half as interest
ing as many which, We're it not for pic
lures to prove them, would read like
the complications arising from a fertile
imagination and not from a reSem-
b!ance so strong that little or no differ
ence can be found in the countenances
of the brothers.
To look so much alike that associates
of years cannot tell one from another;
10 fool employers and friends; to be
able TO keep each others engagements
and TO fill each others positions-th5se
are affairs which are easily managed by
the Bullschweiler brothers.
- How They Fooled Their Father.
Albert and Gus, as they are known
TO their friends. were born twenty-eight
years ago, and each succeeding year
makes them look mere alike. When
small boys their father was never sure
AiI hilCh Oll6 AiblAl lilt OIllGI. NTuS once
showed his father two pictures of him
self. Father" said the youngster,
'the neighboTs bet you can't tell Al
bert from me. Now, who is who?'
The father shifted angrily as he made
some remark about a father who
couldn't tell his sons apart" and point
ed 10 one of the pictures. saying proud
", This is you" He had guessed right.
This is Albert" he added, pointing to
EFs
bOrs had won.
Express Handlers Get Mixed.
From Switzerland. the two brothers
came to Canada. and about ten years
ago came to Salt Lake. They have
lived here ever since and are now en-
ployed by the Wells-Fargo Express
company. Gus drove a wagon for sew
eral years, but six months ago was pro-
NOTED to. the Park City run. Albert
was awarded the driving position. There
IS one continuous round of meTriment
on III the offices of the Wells Fargo
company at the Rio Grande deDot as
the attaches of the offices are forever
getting Gus and Albert mixed.
Fool the Railroad Men.
Two weeks ago Albert was sent to
Park City on the Rio Grande train as
also on the train in the capacity Of
messenger. Conductor ]. Langford and
Brakeman +. II. Snyder bet each other
that they would not make a mistake
during the trip 10 the camp and back
When the train was hardly out of Salt
Lake. neither trainman was willing to
bet he knew which brother he was
talking to. although both had made a
run each day for six months with Gus.
T
Wells-FargO in Salt Lake. has known
Gus intimately for the past three years.
Now that Albert is also working for
him, MIR, Carey asks the boys who is
who before he can issue Instructions.
Patrons of the company on Albert's
run. thinking him Gus. assure Albert
that they are glad TO see him back
again and want TO know why he quit
the Park City run.
Great Mix-up at Dance.
Some years ago both brothers were
isiting Joseph Peterson in Payson.
They went to a dance one evening
both are fond of dancing-and were en-
joyinE themselves when they noticed
the ccrnet player cycling them with
more than polite intensity. At last the
musician left his place on the platform
and. catching the arm of Mr.. Peterson.
said in a whisper: Say, / am going
crazy. That fellow who is visiting you
is driving me mad. He no sooner passes
me than he is clear around the floor
and past me again. He dances slowly
and evenly. but covers more ground
than Nancy Hanks ever could" The
musician had been watching the two
brothers, thinking them one person.
Not Afraid to Bet on Himself.
Albert was a street car conductor be-
fore going with the express company.
one evening while waiting in a drug
store, Gus was -acc0sted by a young
man who shook his hand i'm a friendly
manner and asked him how he could
change his clothes so quickly. what
10 you mean2" asked the wondering
Gus. The fellow explained that he had
seen him III a street car uniform a few