The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-03-04
A Story of Twins.

lney say, CHaTlle, tnht the love IL
tween twins IN something far beyon.
ordinary fraternai affection = that
man Will suffer any amount for ii
twin. You have a twin brother, 8,
you ought TO know II this Is true. How
In mr.
you mean suffer things willingly 2
"Of course. Why do you ask that 2
We'll, sometimes fellow will suffer
for another when he doesn't want to.
Il don't understand you"
tits 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 hns to go 10 a hos
pitai ! propose To lot the doctors and
the nurses take care OF him. Az for
going 10 him with pigs feet or Jelly
or any other good things. I'm not going
to DO H. He can get on without me II
he u my twin brother"
Something unpleasant must have
happened while Dan was In the hos
pital last summer"
Something happened should
smlle~
We'll, smile then: don't look as II
you'd like to carve somebody and tell
me about IT.
Vol. not long after the surgeons
had, been carving Dan ! went to see
him. The door of tho hospital being
open. | walked In. expecting 10 see q
Janltor or somebody connected with
the Institution who'd show mo to Dams
room. Nobody being around just then.
] waikedsto the rear OF the building.
booking this way and that for an at
tendant. hut not finding any stopped
and exclaimed 10 myself:
Well. I'll be jingedr
suddenly heard a womans voice:
Heavensl There's my pa tient walk
ing about deliriousr There WAS
smash Of crackery. and. turning. saw
. nurse looking 1T me with horror
heap Of broken dishes Mt her feet.
which shs had jast dropped from
tray. Another nurse came out Of q
door aud. seeing me. seemed TO recoE-
niIe ne. though I'd never seen her be-
fore. and the two made q dive for
me.
I'm 4 peaceable fellow and can be
led like . lamb. especially by a won
an or even two women II they are
pretty. and both Of these were. but
I'll W Jinesd II ! could stand having |
each one Of them seize me by wrist
and attempt to force me up 4 stair
way, ] resisted, One OF them stepped
10 an electric button and pressed IT,
IL must have sounded n general alarm.
for a man attendant came from one
direction and another from another.
and the nurse who'd dropped the
dishes said.
Take him up to No. H. When 1
came down to get his dinner he got
up. dressed and came downstairs. III
get discharged for this. IIeeyensl
There comes the house surgeonl Put
him In here
-Do you know. those two buffers
just picked the up and hustled mo
into room ciose by. while | kicked
and struck cut like maniac They
put me ON a bed. and one of them held
me down by main force while the
other rusbsi out for something. The
nurse. ny. nurse. you know poured
some. funny tasting stun down my
throat. and In a few minutes the man
who had gone out came back with a
chunk Of Ice and put II at the top OF
ny heads Then they got hot water
,ags and put EN- 10 my feet and all
TODD round looking scared to death
We'll. | wac getting madden and
madden every minute. Now. look
! here ! shrieked. you just let me
~ OF when ! do get out OF this III
murder every mothers son or daugh.
er OF your
Give him another dose. Miss Wal
err said one OF the men.
Mis- Walker my nurse. you know
she poured out another dose, and
ust M she was about 10 put Il down
ny throat / made big effort. freed
ne OF my fists and sent the glass aad
ontents dying toward the ceiling.
Mercy mef cried my nurse why
ID | ever leave hlmf It's a sure case
brain fsver'
Just at that moment something pop
nj into lay bead. wondered why /
adnf thoslght ef II before. They had
iistaken NE for Dan
So here. you people. you're bark
" up the wrong tree. aren't youi DO
ou think rm Dan MaloneY 4,
Funny. remarked one OF the men
'ow people who ane on their heads
ways think they're some one else
You blankety blank foolsl You
, TO Dams room and see A you don't
nj him there. I'm his twin brother.
cane 20 see him
The two nurses began 10 look Mt
ich other. the two men pricked up
'eir ears. and then my nurse said to ne
" other one.
t" Run up and see 70
$50 she did and In minute came
'ck into the room with a grin on her
&c that locked like the eat that ate
e canary.
" He's safe In bed she giggled.
Thank heayenr so5bed my nurse.
ID she fell over In the other ones
ms. When she came 10 herself she I'M
rned. 70 me and said I ask a thou
nd pardous shall rely on your