Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-11-10


ABLE ACCOUNT.
Correspondence Cinninrati COMMERCIAL.
CARDiSGToS, ONO, Nov. ., 1870.
SOLVING A DoURT.
ANY doubt that may have possess
ed me regarding the double headed
child reported to have been born,
three weeks ago, in Morrow County,
began TO lose grou d and disappear,
mist like, in the light OF evidence
which came TO me at once from
many veracious mouths. this morn
ing, when i found myself awake 10
inquiry, in Caraington. Indeed.
the people seemed to have grown a
little used 10 the marvellous thing,
had rubbed their eyes fairly and
made up their minds to tit was
no dream alter all.
Seeing is believing" however,
as the proverb runs, and / had come
to see. Therefore, in company with
gentleman who courtcously vol
unteered to be my guide, / drove
across the country about thirteen
miles, into Bennington Township,
close to the southwest line of the
county, where a neat, new, white
frame house, near our road, was
designated, as We approached it, TO
be the home of Joseph Finley, father
of the wonderful birth. There was
an out-of-door look Of thrift about
the place; the lands seemed well
fenced and clean, while, hundred
yards behind the present dwelling
stood an older one, which, unless
one had little ambition and enter
prise, must have seemed sufficient
for few years longer cheerful res
idence- Putting these things to-
gether was prepared TO enter neat,
comfortably furnished and well kept
family room, in which two or three
women were sitting, and two or
three bright. healthy. black eyed
little girls were playing. A cradle
in the corner of this room did not
escape my first glance, nor did the
slight twitching of the wrapping at
one end, from which faint treble
crying was-heard to arise.
We took our seats, Mr. Finley Was
temporarily absent from home. Mrs
Finley was in an adjoiring apart
ment-she would appear presently.
Meanwhile 1 saw that at either end
of the small cradle were little pink
face and head, one of which was in
motion, its owner awake the other
quiet and still in sleep. Now, per-
haps, my imagination was a little
timid about looking under the cover
to find ont whether-
THE MOTHER.
But here the mother made her ap-
pearance, quietly greeted US, and
sat down. She is of an agreeable
person, of medium height, rather
large in figure, b.unette in complex
ion, with something sweet and kind
ly in her voice and in her dark eyes
and with something attractive in her
self possessed movements and nan
nerS.
Ny companion stated the object
Of my visit, and | told Mrs. Finley
that the reports in the newspa pcrs
Iad been somewhat various and in
definite, and that many had doubts
Of their truth i; therefore. l had CO me
10 get. if possible, the full pariicu-
ars, and, if / could. convey them in
l manner that would seem reiia BILE
and authoritative. She said that a
good many misstatements had been
made, and that one or two Of the
she had seen did
not show much polish in the writer's.
asked her il the children playing
N the room were her own. She
old me they were. There were
hree of them-the Oldest being
.leven years old. the others I have
tinted at their bright, healthy and
attractive look) four and two years
# age respectively.
Il suppose, of course, you want
o look at and examine the child"
he then said.
Yes, came especially to see the
aby," / answered.
''Well, will get th;s one to sleep
rst," she said; "then you can see
lem."
With this she took the baby I
sc the singular noun for convent
nee, letting it convey plurality of
lea IL the readers pleasure) upon
er lap, laying its sleeping head on
er right knee and soothing the
ther on her left. Presently this
I;ter head became quiet, and re-
loving apart of the body-wrapping,
lie mother invited us to see it. Now
II
THE BABY THEMSELVES.
es, here they were. The baby vM
2 plural! 1t is, perhaps, difficult
} describe or realize them. (Jus.
this moment the two pair ofeyes
ere opened. and the two heads were
yake.) But imagine two we'll
laped heads, at opposite extremi-
es, with delicate growth of dark
lir showing itself on each; the
reheads nicely proportioned, and
dicating more than average infant
tellect; eyes dark aud bright, al
ady indicating the early spirit Of
quisition at moving lights or 9TH
objects-taking notice, as the
lrase is. Imagine these heads
'operly adjusted on well proper
,ned necks, and each of the latter
.sed upon perfect shoulders, With
rfect arms and perfect breasts. all
the usual development and pro-
'rtion, below. From each head
'wnward everything is according
the vented formation of oature.
TcoNcLuDED on End PAoE.1