The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-08-21
THE DOUBLE NEGRO GIRL.

The siamcsc Twins are fairly cclipsed
by q new novelty that has been introduced
to the public. This immense curiosity at
tended the grea. Jubilee at Boston, or
rather was SIDE attraction TO that great
event, and is thus described by the Boston
Post:
This most remarkable human being. as
above quoted from the handbill. is Miss
Christine Mile, young lady Of African
color and lineament, who holds levees at
the Mclodeon We say she, for brevity;
for there are two Of her IN most respects
two heads, necks. busis, two pair of arms,
shoulders and legs, aud but one waist. As
the exhibitor says in the brief address
which he delivers thrice hourly, you may
call her she or they, but he has always
called her the wonderful ,wo-hea9ed girl,
and thinks he shall ever do so. Miss
Christine Mile is evidently ofpurc negro
blood. her skin dark, her lips thick and
protruding. her noses broad and foreheads
low. Yet there is an intelligent cast TO
her countenancc which would have led to
classification as a smart negro IN the auc-
ton block Of her North Carolina home
ten years ago. Indeed, it is said that in
the balmy days OF her childhood and
slavery, $50 900 was the price; but this
was her valuation as a rare specimen Of
deformity, rather than herintrinsic worth.
She is of short stature, one OF her being
somewhat shorter than the other, though
the difference is hardly noticeable. Her
arms are long, rs are also her hands, her
fingers possessing that slender formation
aud those little movements which seem to
indicate an aptitude fer manipulating cur
rency. Her hair is glossy, sugscstively SO,
and though comparatively straight where
it escapes from the gorgeous coronets of
black velvet aud jewels which encirclc
her heads, falls about her shoulders in
close ringlets. Which head answers to
Christine aud which d, Millie, is not as
certaiuablc, although there is difference
in the faces. Que is bright, laughing, and
always wearing pleasant expression; the
other settles, when at rest, into look OF
morosc and sullen discomfort. The hap
py face sells her photographs, the other
dispcnses biographies. Both sets of nim-
bic fingers take the money, and the long
arms make change for each other across
the common waist. Miles side giving
Christine's five half-dimes for a scrip
quarter, and Christine's halfreturning the
five without grumbling the next minute.
Christine Miles two selves are joined to-
gether at the lower part.of the spine, back
to back, one set of organs supplying the
lower part of the body, upon which two
perfect chest organizations rest. They
chat lively enough with two different per-
sons at the same time they evidently
think of different matters, and only In
STOPPING, sitting down or walking, when
one proceeds backwards or sideways, does
their uncomfortable unity appear. They
sing duet, the lively head taking the
soprano, and the other very tolerable
alto and they sing very nicely to those
not disposed to criticise They certainly
have the rich, sympathetic negro voice,
and with it the deficiencies of the same.
As the lecturer above referred to remarks,
there is no humbug about this girl. She
has certainly got double supply of those
external organs which so to make up the
colored girl of the period, and is certainly
joined together in most substantial man
ner near the point where the Grecian bend
begins in better favored females. This
girl is but IL years old and as there are
two Of her she might be called 81, with
out violating figures, and is curiosity
which seems as attractive as rare.