The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
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That's What Happened to Lem & Lon
Peters and As a Result Lens
Wedding Has Been Declared Off
All Being Over BstWiIt Him and
Matilda Brown.

As we 60 10 press Lem Peters, who
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 10 OF took place
next June, are not now agoing 70 be
married ar all The engagement IS
broke and all is now over betwixt them
Sad. sad, sad
As everybody knows Lem Peters and
Lon Peters is brothers and twins-they
was borned on the same day about $
years ago and Lon IS only about hall
a hour older than Lem. Lem and Lon
looks as much like each other as : peas
do, and 10 make matters worse they
have alters dressed alike. AS result
OF their similarity their own mother
didn't even learn to tell EN- apart un-
till they got 10 be about IS yrs old
CONSEQUENTLY Lem often used to get
licked for things which Lon done and
/ vice versa
Well, Lem has been counting Ma
tilda very persistently for years and AZ
last spanked up enough courage TO ask
her 10 be hisen, which she agreed 10 do
with great cheer. Lem has made It a
rule to alters 90 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
lnowed he couldn't make the trip to
Happy Valley so he asks his brother
Lon to kindly hitch up and drive over
to the Valley and tell Matilda that he
was too sick TO come so she woulcn'
be disappointed.
Lon hitched up the old gray mare last
| Saturday evg. and driv over to the
| Browns. When he arrove al the house
he hitched outside and went and nocked
on the door. Matilda, who was looking
/ for Lem. answered the mock and think
ing Of course that Lon was Lem she
says, 20. Lem. | am so glad to set
! you~ and before Lem could say or dc
anything she throwed her arms around
) his neck and kissed him right smack OF
, the front piazza; then she pulled hin
into the parlor and Lon set down with
his hat in his hand wondering what wa!
agoing to happen 10 him next. Aftei
, Matilda had kissed him Lon wa
afeared to tell her he wasn't Lem. Ma
tilda set down beside him on the sof;
, and held his hand and told him how
! much she loved him and talked a reg
i lar streak about her wedding and how
{ happy they would be after they Ia,
went to housekeeping, and run upstair
and brot down her bridal gown, whicl
. she was agoing to wear to show TO hIr
and all the time Lon set there like
bump on a log wondering what tn
thunderashion he was agoing 10 do {
p get out OF such a skrape.
> Matilda noticed that Lon wasn't Z
: talky as ushual and she asked him If
i wasn't feeling very well Lon say
Yes, I'm feeling pretty well, than
YOU, but my brother IS sick" Matild
says, Poor Lon, I'm sorry TO hear he
sick" Eyes" says Lon, che sent n
over to tell you that he's so sick I
couldn't come to see you tonight
- Goodness sakes!' says Matilda, 70
If wasn't expecting him-I was expectin
d you"
II Lon he picks up his hat and kind {
IS hitched over lords the front door so I
d could get out if necessary and then I
If SAYS, Il am awful sorry, Matilda, but
Y am not who you think | be" who
j you, them" says Matilda, growing kr