The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-03
ARDENT LOVER
MARRIED THE
WRONG TWIN
Sisters Could Only Be Distin-
guished by Close 1nspec.
tion of Their Teeth.
El0PED WITH SISTERS LOVER
But THOUGHT he WAS HERS
Mistake Not Discovered by would.be
Groom Until the License Clerk Ask.
ed for Girps Name-Too Gallant
Then to Refuse.

Pittsburg, Sept. 3.-Neglecting to
make her open her mouth when he
courted one of the Curran twins it is
apparent now that John Parker at
times did not know whether he was
making love to Cecilia or Mary. He
has married Cecilia, but when he
eloped with her he thought he was
leading Mary to the altar. to the mag
istrate's Office or wherever the nuptial
knot was tied.
The trouble was not even their
mother could tell them apart without
scrutinizing their teeth. The teeth
differed slightly, so slightly that 1t was
necessary for them to open their
mouths to make the Identification GER
tain. Had Parker had a magnifiying
glass and a strong light before he de-
parted with the soon-to-be Mrs, Park
er, Mary, and not Cecilia would now
be his helpmeet. But they eloped at
night and in the dark.
When the elopement occurred Mrs.
John Curran, their mother, who has a
boarding house at 1912 Bingham
street, Southside, noticed that one Of
her daughters was missing but which?
Without the other present that the
teeth might be compared, even she
was uncertain, and looked upon Mary
as Cecilia. What helped her to be-
lieve Mary was Cecilia and that Mary
had departed with Parker, who was a
boarder, was that she knew Parker
had been counting Mary and not Ce-
celia, but Mary insisted that she was
really Mary and showed her teeth to
prove It.
Then Mrs. Curran's son went to the
police station and had warrant is-
sued for the arrest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker. Mrs. Parker and her twin
sister Mary are but is years of age.
Cecilia, during the courtship and
elopement. believed that it was she
whom Parker desired to marry, for
she did not try to deceive him when
they reached the marriage license Of
fee at Youngstown. When Clerk
John Rogers asked for her name she
unhesitatingly said it was Cecilia
Parker gasped, almost imperceptibly,
but as he was unable so far to tell
the difference between the sisters. he
saw no reason why he should not let
the comedy of errors resolve itself in
to a happily ending romance ana so
they were married.
Parker arrived at the boarding
house about three months ago. He
is 80 years old. He fell almost in
stantly in love with Mary. So did
Mary. Cecilia believed he was in
love with her. So did he when he
made love to her. Mrs. Curran be-
lieved he was in love with Mary. To a
reporter he said:
II would not have been surprised
had it been Mary, for Mary was of
that nature which loves adventure,
elopements and such things; but /
little dreamed that Cecilia, who was
always quiet and unassuming, would
do that"
But during the summer love plays
peculiar pranks. When it gets tangled
up with twins that look so much alike
that their teeth have to be examined
before 1t can be ascertained which is
which, being blind, love is in a strange
dilemma. Meeting Cecilia in the
cleaning Sunday Parker neglected to
address her as Mary maybe. He had
other names for his sweetheart, no.
menclatures to which Cecilia respond
ed as readily as Mary. For instance,
had Parker said, "Let US elope, DEAR"
that would have applied to either Mary
or Cecilia.