Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06

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it. Then the last half hour he became
very impatient. Then nurse came and
he went home.
Next day when mother went to get a
picture of her boy she received two
pictures. One had the expression of a
merry, good boy, while the other looked
diseontented. Mother asked the artist
lady to explain. The artist lady said:
1.-TWO little boys came to me. They
were meant to be the same, but knew
the difference by their character"
When Freddy saw his picture and
saw his character he resolved to be
good. SO another picture was made
and his character was shown good like
that of his brother.
BETTY CHAPMAN.
1854 East Ninth street, Ninth street
school, grade AS.
The next day little Teddie had to go
to see the artist lady again. He did
not say word about his plans to any
one else but his brother, and so when
the time came to start he and Freddie
slipped into the nursery and Freddie
put on Teddie's clothes and Teddie
slipped out of the room until after
Freddie had gone.
1t happened that the nurse was the
one to take Freddie to the artist this
time. and she was late in getting
started, and in hurrying away never
stopped to look to see who she had
with her. All the way to the studio
Freddie said very little, so it was not
noticed that it was Freddie instead of
Teddie
Soon they reached the place. and as
Freddie and the nurse went up the
long stairway Fred thought just as his
brother had about the place. AS they
entered the studio they found the
lovely artist lady of whom Teddie had
spoken at work with her paints and
brush, but as they entered she arose.
laid down her brush and addressed
them. She asked the nurse to have a
chair and then she picked Freddie up
in her arms and kissed him. To him
she seemed just as Teddie had said
a lovely lady. The nurse did not stay,
but said she would call for him little
later, and the artist lady looked at
Freddie several times before she could
really think he was the same boy who
sat for his picture the day before. She
asked him if he would like to see the
music box again, and of course he was
a littlee shy at first, but she only
thought he was bashful
She showed him books and the dog
and cat as she had showed Teddie.
That was the last time he was to sit
for his picture, and when the nurse
called for him he didn't want to go.
The picture was to be finished on the
following day, and as the nurse took
Freddie home she discovered that she
had taken the wrong boy with her, but
it was too late now to go back. When
she got home with him and told his
mother she didn't know what to do.
She didn't whip the boy, but he was
questioned and he said he went only
because Teddie had had such nice
time, and he wanted to have a nice
time, too. He was forgiven, and |
must say he never had to be punished
again for not having his picture taken,
but to this day the artist thinks it was
Teddie whose picture she made.
1t certainly was a twin portrait.
LESLIE SALOW.
Twenty-frst Street school. Age 10
years. 1889 East Twenty-first street.
l am so glad to have you join us,
Leslie, and l hope you will write to me
often.
Freddy dressed up in his brothers
clothes and when the nurse came to
get him ready she did not realize that
she was dressing the wrong boy His
mother could not go that day and
when he was safely in the carriage
she waved her hand to him and he
waved back. He was beginning to
feel little afraid that the artist lady
would find him out
Soon he was in front of the house
where she lived, and then he went up
the narrow stairs which his brother
had gone up the day before, feeling
as though he would have liked better
to have stayed at home Freddy felt
nearly as bad The dark hall made
him feel more like going back home
than visiting the artist, but soon he
came to her door and she was waiting
for him She let him play for while
and watch the cat and dog as his
brother had done, but he did not seem
to be interested and she wondered what
was the matter with him. When she
looked at the picture which she had
started the day before and then at
him they did not look exactly the
same.
Freddy's mother had told her that
Teddy had a twin brother and why
she had not brought him, too. Just
then she remembered and thought per-
haps this was Teddys brother, and
she asked him and he told her how he
had dressed up in his brothers clothes
because Teddy had had such a nice