The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-11-12

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M. EIIl0r.-In . late excursion
ahsagh lhs state u North Caroiiuas !
made ii convenient y pag . visit 81
shs celebrated Siam~se Tsinss sha J
fousa Il th~ir owm residence IN Wilkes
csansy. rs miies =. Z. 81 Nilkesba-
roget; and bsliesing II might PC ..
trrrsffHg 10 y0ar readers. thoughl
uoald give yoa : shart account q
those singular Aai very Interesting
iadisidnais. They arc attended ~ :
very neliie aEd Interesting gentleman
named Harris. aho sermsto have The
particular charge Of The IAins. IL
lin I frsi save myself sn iaIroduf-
lion: lie il an lrishman By birth. bal
educated in Englsad. found bin We
nv polite aud his Treatment 10 me ~as
quite eaurleaus. | then introduced
snrself 20 lbe twins Chang and Eng;
faund them highly intelligent. bland
and open 10 their manners, and very
Interesting in their conversation. In
politics they are entirely Wing
spend their opinions freely. though IN
moderation. They have taken The
necessary steps 10 become natural.
lied. that thry might enjay The right
or suffrage and citiz. nship--Nhirh
right or suffrage. they for The first
time exercised 10 be caniest for 90
sernor-eaeh one casting his soie Tor
Morehead.
These men seem 10 be The rroduc.
lion Or one Of natures Ni.dssi freaks.
and perhaps The only instance u
living double mn in The anrid. In
many things ihey appear TO have but
one mind. yet they ore two men per-
feet aud distinct. except the ligaiure
that binds them Together.
They have never bcen known to
disagree 10 srstimenl On any subject.
their likes and dislikes are Invariably
lhe same. If ,ou sprsk 70 one The,
are apt both % ansaer II neither i
engaged In consersaiion-yei, ahi.e
YOU are consersing with one The o1brr
Is frequently consersing viii, another
person on a diffsreot and quite oppo-
ne subject.
They are fond Of active life, en-
gage frequently In sporting With
guns, q, which They are pretty keen;
they arc very indusirlaun and can da
almost sny kind &c aork upOn farm.
They srre born in The year 1914, in
the Kingdom ~ Siam. which i sIiua-
zled between the Cbinrse aud Bur-
msse empires. They Ieil that country |
and came 10 America in The year
1899, and since that time bate travel.
led almost over the zhole Of The Uni.
ted States; they have been In Tennes.
sees bnt never have travelled through
II, bnt are anxious 10 make a tour
through II, provided The Legislature
would pass an act CITING them liber-
~ pass through without The paymen;
n fsx. They arr united together BY
! iigafure abuat 81 inches m length
md eight In circumference. formed Of
he extremity Of The breast bone oi
zach and extending dosnsards to
he abdomen. The upper part OF This
Igsiure 10 strung and cartiiaginous,
he lower part soft aud firsby and con.
Iains q cavity, thus msking q COM
from one 10 The other; they
are about Eve ieei one or tso inches
high: they do nDi seem TO be III each
others wsy. and whatever movement
Is made BY the one is 50 quickly re
sponded 10 by the other that u seems
10 though they we're both moved by
The same impulse.
they very seldom speak 10 each
,ibcr. bot this 10 BY no means surpri.
ling when u Il recollected that they
rave slssys been placed in the same
aud that THEIR sphere
of operation has been limited BY the
same butte and baunds. They never
have been known to oppose each 9TH.
sr 10 sDy say, and perhaps present
he only instance 10 be found On earth
Of two persous living together taen
y.six years without even tue appear.
lnce Of strife or contention; they have
,een the ssbj.ct VI great speculation
among The literary. the scientific aud
Ihe curious. but all medical aud
men mbo have examined
Ihsm, agree that . division vi the
Iigsiure that binds them togetbsr
n Onld be as certain and sudden death
10 The diyision Of the head from the
IL lie said they have Sc
rious thoa ;;bts Of marrying. aud thus
more fully dividing the sorrows and
tOuSling tn joys Of life. On thr
sbole, they are one Of the most iute.
resting spectscIas we ever looked nj.