The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
MIX II
That's What Happened 10 Lsm & Lon Peters and As a Result Lsm's Wedding Has Been Declared Of All Being Over Bstwlrt Him and Matilda Brown.

As we go to press Lem Peters, who I is one of our most promising young men, and Miss Matilda Brown of Hap py Valley, who have been engaged to be married for 10, these many years, which happy event was toNof took place next June, are not now agoing to be married at all. The engagement is broke and all is now over betwixt them. Sad, sad, sadl As everybody knows Lem Peters and Lon Peters is brothers and twins--they was borned on the same day about s years ago and Lon is only about half a hour older than Lem. Lem and Lon looks as much like each other as 2 peas do, and to make matters worse they have alters dressed alike. As result of their similarity their own mother didn't even learn to tell 'em apart un- till they got to be about IS yrs. old. Consekwently Lem often used to get licked for things which Lon done and vice versa.
 We'll, Lem has been courting Ma tilda very consistently for years and at last spunked up enough courage to ask her to be hisen, which she agreed to do with great cheer. Lem has made it a rule to alters go to see Matilda every Saturday night. Last week, however, Lem was took down with what Doc Livermore called the grip and he felt so miserable that when Saturday come he knowed he couldn't make the trip to Happy Valley so he asks his brother Lon to kindly hitch tip and drive over to the Valley and tell Matilda that he was too sick to come so she wouldn't be disappointed.
 Lon hitched up the old gray mare last Saturday evg. and driv over to the Browns. When he arrove at the house l he hitched outside and went and hooked on the door. Matilda, who was looking for Lem, answered the mock and think ing of course that Lon was Lem she says, 70, Lem, l am so glad to see you!" and before Lem could say or do anything she throwed her arms around his neck and kissed him right smack on the front piazza; then she pulled him
 into the parlor and Lon set down with his hat in his hand wondering what was agoing to happen to him next. After Matilda had kissed him Lon was afeared to tell her he wasn't Lem. Ma tilda set down beside him on the sofa and held his hand and told him how much she loved him and talked a reg. lar streak about her wedding and how happy they would be after they had went to housekeeping, and run upstair: and brot down her bridal gown, which she was agoing to wear to show to hin and all the time Lon set there like s bump on a log wondering what the thunderashion he was agoing to do tc get out of such skrape.
 Matilda noticed that Lon wasn't al talky as ushual and she asked him if h, wasn't feeling very well, Lon says Yes, I'm feeling pretty we'll, thanl you, but my brother is sick" Matiid:
 says. Poor Lon, I'm sorry to hear he,
 sick" "Yes," says Lon, The sent m,
 over to tell you that he's so sick h,
 couldn't come to see you tonight. Goodness sakesl" says Matilda, '.
 wasn't expecting him-I was expecting you"
 Lon he picks up his hat and kind ot
 hitched over lords the front door so h,
 could get out if necessary and then h,
 says, q am awful sorry, Matilda, but
 am not who you think I be-" "Who b, lyou, thena" says Matilda. growing kinc