Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-06

some aversion to afford me the sausfac-
ton wished but at length compiled
! They accordingly we're placed, as ~ish
ed them--one above stairs and the other
IN tile room where / sat--'here could not
have been the least chance for any sign
TO have been given. One would seem to
Tx her mind on subject, quite inmate
rial what, and would communicate IN
| ahisper what she was thinking about. and
Immediately would ask the one above
stairs what she was 'hinkhg about. and
| the answer would b. the same. This
think was tried no less han twenty times
Without failing j. one instance; the word
however that va frequently used to con-
vey the idea was not always the same.
After they had gone on for some
time in their own way expressing their
Thoughts on such subject as would &C
cur to them, without asking them any
questions or endeavoring To make them
think on such subjects as would BE- pro-
posed, more fully to satisfy my mind that
the subjects which the, had been think
ing on 50 precisely alike had nor been
previously arranged, so as to folio" each
other as for them to understand them, |,
with others of the company in the room,
put to them several questions on various
subjects. to which answers we're gwen
by them as readily and As correctly ss
had been done on the previous ques-
tons: a few Of which | will .ta'e.-
" hlie one Of the young ladies' was sitting
opposite window and seemed 10 be no.
uc,pg the appearance Of the weather. she
was asked what she though Of the wea-
lhe'' her eply vas, she thought 1t would
snow before the next night. She was
then asked if she had any other ideas
Connected with the ole just expressed re.
latiye 10 the state of the weather, lat
which moment a number of snow b. Gs
were to b. seen in the yard y he; reply
was, that she thought the snow BIRDS stard
much longer this .prf . than usual. he
anne question was asked the one above
stairs. who exp ess"d the same opinion
respecting the snow birds.
hiter some time had elapsed and the
this young lady, just as in common Con-
versaticn speaking of certain gentleman
who was a widpwer and had it was said,
come in from Kentucky snort time pre-
ious to that, tor the purpose Of getting q
wife, this lady observed with consldera-
bic hunor, that he was very sorry be
mad been disappointed The one up
stairs was then asked what he was then
thinking about. She replied as humo-
rousIy as the other had done, mentioning
The name Of the man who had Just been
l!uded to, that she was very sorry that
ne had been disappointed. and 1t he
would come again he should not 60 back
"a he come. There happened at that
line to be gentleman in the room who
was wldower, who to satisfy hi. own
curiosity and renove his particular DOUBTS
as to what lie was Wit essins, desired the
lady dawn stairs to have the goodness to
think something about him. She fixed
her eve on han fer moment, replied,
his cravat was not tied OIL is widower's
should be. He asked tie one above stairs,
"hat she was thinking about. She repli-
I'd. MS crayat was mol ted with vi
d"wer's knot. This appeared quite TO
satisfy him a. II the matter.
in this way fhev continued for several
hours, without, as have just stated.
failing to express n substance the same
things whenever they acre asked.
4 few having seen and conversed with
these ladies, as | have. doe, aud from
time to time when | have been in that
n-Ighbu,hnod. conversrd with so many
aiffrrent persons ot respectabliity wha
-re well acquainted with these girls,
strange aud "Iarcnuntabs as II may seem
L. be must BE- sccptic not tn believe
it.-I is subject OF a. much noturiety
in that part If the country as that there
are two such Persons living there. |
however met with some persons who
knew them very we'll. who seem 10 douOt
the truth Of wrat they have heard 0i
them but in every case that ! see, they
were persons wso had never seen them
try thei. faculty.
Those young ladies' !aIe 81 yeas OF
age they are remarkably healthy. we'll
looking girls; | weighed rHem twice du.
ring the day that l was in their conps.
ny. There was about one pound dltfe-
renee in their weight. Their features,
complexion and gestures, are 81 precise
" alike that could not Distinguish one
from the other. Tneir parents Informed
me, and tits what is generally said Of
them, that when one is sick, the o'heris
SICK what one di.likes, the other dis
likes (; what PHRASES oss, please the o.
her: and an rjury done to one, i. re-
ceved in the same way by the other
that each OF them, If ! mistake MT he