Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-27
TIE TWIN iSLSTERS.

nlS6N 10 our IcdNSTS some weeks since
but lis author was anxious for another
opportunity of verifying the impressions
he had formed by personal Inspection. :.
The following is furnished as the fruit OF
his recent researches. We must confess
that his description is very singular and
surprising-it true, II would addnew force
10 the remark Of Hamlet that IS there are
more things in heaven or earth, than are
dreamed of in our philosophy" But
however strange II may appear, we have
no doubt II presents perfect transcript
OF the authors Impressions. He is well
known citizen oi this place, whose vera
city has never been impeached.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER.
SIR-DuriDg ny excursion in the country
last week L was induced to visit the two re-
maTkable young twin ladies, to whom is attri-
bnied the remarkable faculty of knowing each
others thoughts, OF whom some notice was
taken last winter in some of The newspapers
printed in this state. Having been in the ba.
bu OF visiting occasionally for several years
past the Deghb9rhO0d where thew live and
having repeatedly heard from such good au.
tlorlty thai left doubt on my mind that
lucy did possess the remarkable faculty OF
knowing each others thoughts and feelings
when separate from each other feel warrant.
ed, having seen them myself. TO exhibit the
evidence OF thN faculty; and having tried the
thing to the entire satisfaction OF nv mind !
feel entirely Justtahle IN giving il as my de.
clded opinion that all ttat has been attribufFd
10 them on this subject is correct. When
was first introduced into their company on
this occasion, they showed some aversion to
afford me the satisfaction | wished hut at
length complied. They accOrdinriy ,yere
placed, as L wished them-one above stairs
and the other in the room where L sat-there
could not have been the least chance for anv
sign 10 have been given. One would seem to
FIX her mind on subject, quite immaterial
u rs.s,fo a.,
what she was thinking about, and Immediately
would ask tie one above stairs what she was
thinking about, and the answer would be the
same. This think was tried not less than
twenty times, without falling in one instance
the word however that was frequently used TO
convey the idea was not always the same
After they had gore on for some time in their
own way expressing their thoughts OF such
subjects as wOuld occur TO them, without ask.
ing them anyquestons OF cndeavorng TO make
them think oil such subjects as would be pro.
posc1, moreiuliy to satisfy my mind that The
subjects which they had been think ing on so
precisely alike had not been previously ar
ranged, so 70 follow each other as for them to
understand them. !, with others Of the compa.
ny IN tile room, pat 10 them several questions
on various subjects, to which answers were
gwen by them as readily and as correctly as
had been done on The previous questions: a
few of which | will state. While one of the
young ladies was sitting opposite "a window
aud seemed 10 be noticing the appearance of
Tue weather, she was asked what she thought
of the weather. her reply was she thought If
would snow before the next day. The same
question was directly put to the other her
reply WAS, she thought il would snow before
the next night. She was then asked fshe had
any other ideas connected with the ope inst
expressed relative 10 tle state of ile weather.
lat which moment number Of snow birds
were 10 be seen ia the yard y her reply was
that sire thought the snow birds sfaid much
longer this spring than usual The same uues.
ton was asked tie one above stairs, who *.
pressed the same opiuiOn respecting the snow
buds. After some time had elapsed and the
conversation turned on other subjects. this
young lady, just as IN cOmmoR conversation
speaking ct certain gentleman who WAS a
wldowct and had. IT was said, come in from
Kentucky a short time previous to that, for the
purpose OF getting n wife, this young lady OBJ.
served with considerable humor that she was
very sorry, that he had been disappointed -
Tie one mp stairs was asked what She was then
thinking about. She replied as hnmorousIy
as the other had done, mentioning the name
OF the man who had just been alluded TO, that
she was very sorry that lac bad been disap.
pointed, aud if hc would come again he Sboujd
not 20 back as nc came. There happened N
That time 10 be gentleman ~ the room who
was WtdOwcr, who 10 satisfy hs own curiosi.
" aud remove his particular doubts as 10
what he was witnessing, desired the lady down
STAIRS 10 have tie goodness 10 think sopiethiug