Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26
A Story of Twins.

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 ''They say, Charlie, that the love be- tween twins Is something far beyond ordinary fraternal affection - that q man will suffer any amount for his twin. You have a twin brother, so you ought to know if this is true. How is it?'
 You mean suffer things willingly?'
 "Of course. Why do you ask that?"
 "Well, sometimes a fellow will suffer for another when he doesn't want to-
 q don't understand you"
 'Tt's this way: I'm fond of Dan just as you say twins are, but I want you to understand one thing-the next time Dan gets sick and has to go to a hos pisal I propose to let the doctors and the nurses take care of him. AS for going to him with pigs feet or jelly or any other good things, I'm not going to do 1t. He can get or without me if he is my twin brother"
 Something unpleasant must have happened while Dan was in the hos pital last summer"
 ''Something happened! I should smiler'
 ''well, smile then; don't look as if you'd like to carve somebody and tell me about 1t"
 Well, not long after the surgeons had been carving Dan I went to see him. The door of the hospital being open, walked in, expecting to see a janitor or somebody connected with the institution who'd show me to Dams room. Nobody being around just then, I walked to the rear of the building, looking this way and that for an at tendant, but not finding any I stopped and exclaimed to myself:
 "'Well, I'll be jingedr
 Suddenly heard a woman's voice:
 "Heavens! There's my patient walk ing about delirious" There was a smash of crockery, and, turning, saw nurse looking at me with horror, a heap of broken dishes at her feet which she had just dropped from a tray Another nurse came out of a door and. seeing me, seemed to recog- nize me, though I'd never seen her be- fore, and the two made a dive for me.
 "Tm a peaceable, fellow and can be led like lamb, especially by wom- an or even two women if they are pretty, and both of these were, but I'll be jinged if I could stand having each one of them seize me by a wrist and attempt to force me up a stair way. I resisted. One of them stepped to m electric button and pressed 1t. It must have sounded general alarm, for a man attendant came from one direction and another from another, and the nurse who'd dropped the dishes said:
 "'Take him up to No. A. When l came down to get his dinner he got up, dressed and came downstairs. I'll get discharged for this. Heavens! There comes the house surgeon! Put him in here.'
 Do you know, those two duffers just picked me up and hustled me into room close by, while I kicked and struck out like a maniac. They DlI luC ou DSd, ullu OllS Ol IhCll AGiu me down by main force while the other rushed out for something. The nurse-mv nurse. you know-poured some funny tasting stuff down my throat, and in a few minutes the man who had gone out came back with a chunk of ice and put 1t at the top of my head. Then they got hot water bags and put 'em to my feet and all stood round looking scared to death
 "Well, I was getting madder and madder every minute. Now, look a-here,' l shrieked, you just let me up or when l do get out of this I'll | murder every mothers son or daugh- ter of your
 "'Give him another dose, Miss Wal ker.' said ore of the men.
 Miss Walier-my nurse. you know she poured out another dose, and just as she was about to put it down my throat 1 made big effort, freed one of my fists and sent the glass and contents flying toward the ceiling.
 "'Mercy me" cried my nurse why did ever leave him? It's a sure case of brain fever
 "Just at that moment something pop ped into my head. ! wondered why I hadn't thought of 1t before. They had mistaken me for Dan.
 "'See here, you people, you're bark ing up the wrong tree, aren't you? Do ! you think I'm Dan Malone?
 Funny remarked one of the men, how people who are off their heads always think they're some one else.'
 "'You blankety blank fools! You go to Dams room and see if you don't l find him there. I'm his twin brother. came to see him
 "The two nurses began to look at each other. the two men pricked up their ears, and then my nurse said to the other one:
 "'Run up and sec
 ''So she did and in a minute came back into the room with a grin on her face that looked like the cat that ate the canary.
 "'He's safe in bed,' she giggIed. | Thank ba3VpDr So1bnd my purso