Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-12-02
The Siamese Twins.

Many persons who, in days gone By,
have taken lively interest in the welfare
of Messrs. Eng and Chang Bunkers, the
celebrated Siamese Twins, may be glad
to learn that these gentlemen are well,
and live at Mount Airy, in this (Surry)
County, surrounded by their wives and
children.
Mr.. Eng has six and Mr., Chang five
children, all of whom are apt scholars and
remarkably well behaved, manifesting the
strongest possible desire to learn their les
sons and to secure the good will of their
teacher. They all partake strongly of the
most refined Siamese cast Of countenance,
form and manner of ofdeporting themselves,
In truth, they are credit to their pa
rents and the community in which they
live.
Messrs. Chang and Eng are alike re-
markable for their industry and belliger
ent dispositions. They are strict and thor
ough-going business men, and woe to
the unfortunate wight who dares to insult
them
Formerly they resided in Wilkes Coun-
ty, but in consequence of the numerous
actions for assault and battery brought
against them in the county, they removed
into the adjoining county, shortly after
which they were fined SIS and costs at
Rockford, the county seat, for splitting
board into splinters over the head of a
man who had insulted them.
As regards the supposed sympathy ex-
isting between them, it may be stated that
their most intimate acquaintance deem
them to be entirely Independent of every
thing of the kind, and give US instances
to sustain their opinion, that not long
since they attended an auction sale of hogs,
and bid against each other till they ran
up the prices above market rates. Also
that on one occasion Mr.. Eng or Chang,
was taken i'll and took to his bed, where
helay complaining for some time, although
his brother scolded him severely all the
while for dstaining him in bed when he
ought to have been attending to the bust
ness of their plantation.
On another occasion, as they were pas
sing up the road, a gentleman inquired of
them where they were going-whereupon
Mr.. Eng replied, ~ am going over the
Blue Ridge in the stage;" at the same
instant Mr., Chang, looking over his shoul-
der, replied with an arch smile, II am
going back home to look after our wives
and children" When questioned about
their mother some time since by an ac-
quaintance, they stated that they had for
merly received letters from her, but lat
terly they had heard no tidings of her,
and even if they were to receive letters
from her written in the Siamese language,
they would not be able to read them, as
they had forgotten their mother tongue.
They are excellent hands to carry up
corner of log house-exceeding all their
neighbors in cutting saddles and notches
in corner logs-both of them welding the
axe with power and dexterity superior
to any of the most expert wood cutters in
this wooden country. When they chop
or fight, they do so double handed and
in driving horse or chastising their me-
groes, both of them use the lash without
mercy.
A gentleman who purchased black
man short time ago from them, inform
ed the writer he was "the worst whipped |
negro he ever saw" They are inyeter-
ate smokers and chewers of tobacco-each |
chewing his own quid and smoking his
own pipe; it has been remarked, however,
in support thesympathy supposed topre-
vail throughout their systems, that as
general rule, when one axes fresh quid,
theother does the same. tits also generally
admitted that there is marked difference !
in the systems and temperaments of the
gentlemen, but still they almost inyaria-
bly, draw the same inference from topics
submitted to their consideration, and ar
rive at similar conclusions. Mr.. Eng not
unfrequently gives serious otfense to Mr..