Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-11-06
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VISIT TO THE SIAMEsE TwINs.-A cores
pondent of the Raleigh On. CO. Bidiical
Recorder, under date of August 2, ls47,
gives the following account of visit to
Chang and Eng, the celebrated Siamese
Twins, who, it will be remembered visited
this city some fifteen years since:
In company with my friend, William Nj.
Nance, ESQ.,, called to see the Siamese
twins, Chang and Eng, residing about one
and a half miles from Mount Airy, on a
valuable farm which they have lately pur-
chased and removed to from the county of
Wilkes. To my great disappointment they
were not at home, being absent on visit to
their plantation in Wilkes. The wife of
one of them was at home, and four of their
children, all of whom favor them much in
appearance. They have each ofthem chill
dren about the same age. In addition to their
native names they have assumed the name
of Banker, in honor of their banker of that
name in the City of New York. The Mrs.
Banker whom we found at home appeared
to be a good-looking, intelligent woman.
with free and open countenance, appa-
rently about % years of age. There appear
ed to be number of servants about the
premises of different ages and sexes. Their
house is small, but they are making arrange
ments to build new and conmodious one.
The wife of one of them, and two of their
children, were at Wilkes. They live alter
nately at each place, and will so continue UNI
til they build a new house, or sell their PLAN
tation in Wilkes, which they design to do
They take much pleasure in farming, have a
fine crop, and are quite plain and economic
cal in their dress and manner of living, are
fond of hunting, and, with their wives and
little ones, apparently quite happy and con-
tented. ges W
Their wives are said to be members OF
the Baptist Church, of respectable parents,
and the twins occasionally go to church with
them. They are punctual in attending the
election, and vote the Wing ticket. learn
that in addition to their property in North
Carolina, they have an invested fund in
New York As they are fond of farming,
it would be much better that they were situa-
ted where they had facilities of getting THEN
productions to market. Isuppose, however.
the inducement of the chase makes them
prefer residence near the mountains.
The PRoPosED BoUNDARIEs.-Mr. Trist
demanded the following boundary:-u
The dividing line between the two repub-
lies shall commence i'm the Gulf of Mexico
three leagues from land, in front of the
mouth of the Rio Grande, thence along the
middle of said river to the point where il
touches the southern line of New Mexico
thence westward along the southern limit Of
New Mexico to the southwest angle of the
same; thence northward along the western
line of New Mexico, to where the same is
cut by the first branch of the river ella; il
it be not cut by any branch of said river, then
to point n-said line, nearest the said branch
and thence in a direct line to the same, and
downward by the middle of said branch, and
of the said river ella, until it eInpties into
the Rio Colorado; thence downward by the
middle of the Colorado, and by the middle OF
the Gulf of California to the Pacific ocean,