The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-04

are dressed right tins tlme," confess
ed the culprit with short hair
"Great Scott! wife, who went with
me to the barberq'
"Paul, of course. They are just
teasing us" replied Mary.
Ono, Mama, it really and truly
WAS Paulina. I'll go today, if you
please,' and Paul's arm stole around
his mothers neck while he continued:
"No, little Mamadie-don be an
CRY. We just can't bear to be 50
different-only in dress. IT would
spoil everything. WHAT'S the use of
being twins if there amt no fun in
it7' teased the boy, kissing her again
and again. AS usual John Dayton's
mirth knew no bounds. His laugh
was contagious, too, and at last the
smiles came back to Mary's grave
face, though there was an evident
fact that the tears were very near
the surface, as she at last spoke re-
signcdly:
never know which is which till Paul
is old enough to sprout NOUS
tache!" Of course Paul's hair was
cut right away and except in dress
the twins were still exactly alike. AS
| hae intimated before, John Dal-
ton was a farmer Of only modest
means, and as the years passed he
achieved no greater success, but rath-
er, his farm was "going lown.' and
he seemed to just plod along VIII, no
energy OF aspirations. Crops failed,
horses and cattle dic7, and at last
Johns health failed. Steady drinking
was making him a physical wreck
though he was no drun'%.r,l. The
farm wa mortgagcd - buy mere
horses and cattle and man r4s hired
to take Johns place at The ~. w.
Uncle Jake and AUNT Dil>;r Worked
Faithfully but slowly. ami both coulG
hardly do the work Of one "hnnd."
The twins attended the district
school near by, during the winter,
and in summer were taught by their
mother. They were wonderfully
bright and at twelve years of age had
an unusual talent for music. which
their mother was anxious to have de-
rcloprd. But 10 buy piano was i'm
possible.
a kind ncighbor who was the
proud posscssor Of an organ gave the
twins three music lessons every week
and their progress was wonderfully
rapid. Paul and Paulina talked and
talked, plotted and planned. but how
to gctt a piano was Il puzzle. "Papa' -
had big doctor bill to pay, hcsidcs
the mortgage and they wouldn 7 think
of adding another burden to the load
he was carrying.
One day in early Sprin" they we're
| walking in the garden. Half mile
away, they could sec the great white
hotel, known as "The Springs. - "Tt
was great summer resort and soon
l'cor]e wHuld hc"in t. come tLcrc
i from everywhere TO drink the health
giving waters of thc several different
mineral springs.
n long row of rhnbarb, or pie
plant, had begun to greet the spring
and was springing up in beautiful
luxuriant growth. As Paalina looked
| in admiration at the broad green
leaves, she exclaimed:
ooh! brother, I have an idea-a
tremendous great big one! Let's get
Mama to let us have all this that she
doesn't need, and we IL make pies an
sell 'cm at the hotel! I can bake real
nice, you know, an Aunt Dilsie will
| help me. You can sell EN-! I know
Mama will let us-and la! maybe we
can have a vegetable garden Of our
own"
Paul's eyes danced, 'Paulina You
are brick! Let's go and ask Ma
ma. -
When at last Mama understood,
she gladly gave hearty cooperation,
knowing that piano was the prize to
be worked for. Papa, too, aroused
from his usual state of dull apathy
and enjoyed the children S enthusiasm.
IIe gave them an acre Of his best
ground, and helped them plant it.
Lettuce, onions, radishcs, cucmbcrs,
tomatoes, beans, rabba@es and celery
were planted and tended with loving
care. Backs achcd and little hands
were blistcrcd, but the twins never
IL Il :, , L l.