The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-08
A Story of Twins.


4 clation.l
They say. Charlie, that the lore, be-
tween twins Is something far beyond
ordinary fraternal affection = that a
man win suffer any amount for his
twin. You have q twin brother, 90
you ought to know IL this Is true. How
Is it7'
you mean suffer things willingly ?"
"of course. Why do you ask thaty'
swell, sometimes fellow win sufror
for another when he doesn't want TO-"
II don't understand you"
sits this way: I'm fond OF Dan Just
as you say twins are. but want you
to understand one thing--the next time
Dan gets sick and has 10 go to a hos
pltaI propose to let the doctors and
the nurses take care Of him. Az for
going to him with pigs feet or jelly
or any other good things. I'm not going
10 do It. He can get on without me II
be Is my twin brother"
Something unpleasant must have
happened while Dan was IN the hos
pitai last summer"
Something happened should
smilel"
swell, smile then; don't look as IL
you'd like to carve somebody and tell
me about It."
well, not long after the surgeons
had been carving Dan went 10 see
him. The door Of the hospital being
open, walked in. expecting TO see a
janitor or somebody connected with
a. institution who'd show me to Dams
Dom. Nobody being around Just then.
walked to the rear Of the building.
looking this way and that for an at
tendant. but not finding any stopped
and exclaimed 20 myself:
"'weii, I'll be Jingedy
Suddenly I heard woman's voice:
'Heayensl There's my patient walk
ing about deliriousr There was
smash Of croekery, and, turning. saw
a nurse looking at me with horror,
heap Of broken dishes at her feet.
which she had Just dropped from
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 dive for
me.
I'm q peaceabIe fellow and can be
led like lamb. especially by wom-
an or even two women II they are
pretty, and both OF these were. but
III be jinged IL could stand having
each one OF them seize me by wrist
and attempt TO force me up stair
way. resisted. One Of them stepped
to an electric button and pressed II.
II must have sounded general alarm,
for 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
came down TO get his dinner be got
up, dressed and came downstairs. I'll
get discharged for this Heayensl
There comes the house surgeon! Put
him In here
just picked me up and hustled me
into a room close By, while / kicked
and struck out like a maniac. They
put me on bed, and one Of them held
ME down by main force while the
other rushed out for something. The
nurse--Bag nurse. you know-poured |
some funny tasting stuff down my
throat, and In few minutes the man
who had gone out came back with a
chunk Of Ice and put II at the top Of
my head. Then they got hot water
bags and put EN- to my feet. and all
stood round looking scared to death.
"WeIl, was getting madden and
madden every minute. Now, look
a-here, ! shrleked. you just let me
up or when / do get out of this III |
murder every mothers son or daugh |
ter of your
"'Give him another dose. Miss Wal. |
kerr said one of the men.
Miss Walker-sng nurse. you know |
--she poured out another dose, and |
just as she was about to put 1t down
my throat / made a big effort, freed |
one OF my fists and sent the glass and |
contents flying toward the ceiling.
Mercy rner cried my nurse Why /
did ever leave him? It's sure case
Of brain fever
"Jast at that moment something pop
ped into my head. ! wondered why /
hadn't thought of II before. They had 7
me for Dan.
:" See here, You people. you're bark
Ing up the wrong tree, aren't you? DO
you think I'm Dan MaloneY
Funny remarked one OF the men,
how people who are or their heads
always think they're some one else
"'You bIankety blank fools! You
10 to Dams room and see If you don't
and him there. I'm his twin brother.
came to see him.
THE two nurses began to look ar
each other the two men pricked up
heir ears, and then my nurse said to
he other one:
Run up and see.'
$50 she did and In a minute came
back into the room With a grin on her
lace that looked like the cat that ate
he canary. A
He's safe in bed. she giggIed.
Thank heavenr sobbed my nurse.
Ind she fell over In the other ones
rms. When she came to herself she
nrned TO me and said: I ask a thou
land pardons. shall rely on your