The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-11-22
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Two living Souls in a Single Living
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Two Individual Human Bodfes
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Correspondence Cincinnati COMMERCIAL

+ Correspondence Cincinnati Commercially
CARDINGToE, ONO, November Amy
doubt that may have possessed me. re,
|garcing the double-headed child report
led to have been born, three weeks ago,
in Morrow County,began to loss gronnd
and disappear, mist like, in the light of
evidence which came to me at once
from many veracions mouths, this morn
ing, when I found myself awake to in
lquiry, in Cardington. Indeed, the peos
Iple seemed to have grown little used
to the marvellous thing. had rubbed their
Ieyes fairly and made up .heir minds to
tit was no dream after all.
"Seeing is believing" however, as the
proverb runs, and had come to see
Therefore, in company with a gentleman
who courteously volunteered to be my
guide, drove across the country about
thirteen miles, into Bennington Town
ship, close to the southwest line of the
county, where neat, new; white frame
house, near or 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 seem
ed well-feneed and clean, while, hun
dred yards behind the present dwelling
stood an older one, which, unless one.
had little ambition and enterprise, must
have seemed sufficient for few years
longer cheerful residence Putting these
things together I was prepared to enter
q neat, comfortably furnished and we'll
kept famlly-rooru, 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 slighttwitching of the wrap
pings at one end, from which a faint
treble crying was heard to arise. aos
We took our seats Mr.. Finley was.
Temporarily absent from home. Mrs.
Finley was in an adjoining apartment
she would appear presently. Meanwhile
/ 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.
Nbw, perhaps, my imagination was lit
tie timid about looking under the cover
to And out whether -S
THE MOTHER. sa
But here The mother made her annear :.
ance, quietly greeted US, and sat down
She il an agreeable person. rof me.
dium heioht. rather laroe in ,fionre. brn.
,natta in comnlav;on.g with omo,b,nn
attractive in her quiet and self.possessed
movements andsmanners, - -
NV companion stated the object, of
nv visit. andsI told Mrs. Finley that the
reports in the newspapers had been
somewhat various and indefinite. and
that many had doubts of their truth.
therefore, / had come to get if possible.
the full particulars, and. # j could. con-
yey them in a manner that, would seem
reliable and authoritative. She said that
q good many mis- stafstiehts had been
made, and the one or. two of the CON-
munications she bad seen did not show
mucn J! pp:,sh ,,l ~ u lne I. Mrlters: asked ner
y lue clliurell playins ~ tne room lr were
ner OWL. que ,oia me .uey were; ihere
we're 'nree oi ,neln--.hs oiuese peihg
eleven years oio. fsne otnefs nave
Illnteo al tneir nfignt, neaitny and at
tfactive iook Tour ana TWO years ei
age fespectiveiy. pc
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