The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-10-07
a Brother S
Sacrifice
How Two Brothers, Though Not
Twins, Became Sacrificial
Lambs For Each Other.

There is probably little doubt that
many have heard of the story of DIR.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. Some may have
seen it dramatized while others can
point to instances within their own
knowledge of dual personality. but
does anyone know of a case where two
brothers, not twins, were so identically
alike in features, height and every other
respect that none could tell them apart,
save members of their own family and
a few others, by various traits of char
acter and action, of which others had
no knowledge? 1t is not of many, very
many, confusing and often ludicrous
errors in their dealings with the world
at large that this story has anything to
do, but only of one episode which
brought about the downfall IN pride of
an old aristocratic family coupled with
the death of truly lovely girl and a
devoted mother following up vain
sacrifice of a noblehearted brother. To
summarize in few words the needful
particulars regarding the family to
which your attention is now called is
difficult and brief resume of its his
tory must suffice. Sir Richard Suffield
could trace his lineage back to the Irish
kings. or this fact and that the family
escutcheon bore only upon it history
of the deeds of valor of his ancestors
he was abnormally proud-as proud as
he was of his own military and hunting
career and his old port in his cellars.
Marrying for love and with one of
equal social standing, he had no SYM
pathy with tales of mssalliance, and
when he heard that his elder son, Dick,
was bent upon marrying village miss
his wrath was as excessive as unreasOn-
able. While his only daughter, Lily,
was the pride Of his heart, yet of his
two sons he was also excessively proud
as each had distinguished himself in
many ways both at school and univer-
sity, and in his elder son-as his heir
> he could rest content, from the knowl-
edge of his character, that the name OF
Suffield would be handed down to pos.
terity untouched by scandal. Such
were his hopes, but let us now look tC
the sequel.
Bert, the younger brother, from the
age of eighteen, grew more and more
to resemble Dick. He was decidedly
sporty character-fond of loose com
panions-the gaming table and Other
vices, but by everyone beloved and b!
none more so than his brothe", who al
most continuously was being shoulder
ed with his offences. To instance on,
particular case, which took place a
college, it will be necessary to stat
that all students were required to b.
inside of gates by 10 p. m. On the par
ticular night referred to Bert had beel
with boon companions and had re
turned to the college "quOd" decidedly
befuddled In the square was foun
tain which was continuously playin
and by some unaccountable reasoning
Bert lay down in the same and starte
singing ribald songs. The Dean of tn
faculty, tracing the sounds to the sell
same fountain, was astonished to see
as he thought-Dick Suffield, apparent
iy oblivious Of his position, enjoyin
himself with the water playing aroun
and upon him. Asked what he wa
doing there, he replied: "I'm waitin
for the rain to STOP" This, though tn
night was an exceptionally lovely sun
mer evening. As to be expected, Die
heard of all college antics and out G
pure love for his brother he bore th
ignominy of being "sent down." hol
ing he would take the lesson to heal
as seriously as he knew bis moths
would If it had been Bert-her pet-ht
idol-thus disgraced.
The foregoing episode was but tt
prelude to events about to be relate
On returning home Dick found b
~oor<ipot of a fofhor f,,ri0ur hovOnd q