Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-03-12
him for the interest, but never touch
the principal. Their investments IN
North Carolina have all cen made
with the interest of the money.

! Will UIjo Interest Oh Tie money.
THEIR NOTIONS OF RELIGION.
DO you ever expect to travel again?
owe wish to try it again next fall,
about October. "What direction are
you going?' ''We going to the West
we no 60 North?' "What are your
notions about the Christian relieion?'
''We no like your religion; you quarrel
bout him too much; too much differ
ent church; all say him right and tother
wrong; weneyer quarrel bout our re
ligion.' ''W hat do you think will
become Of you when you die?' eve go
in hog first, and stay till we repent for
de bad done in dis world; den we 90
in horse or deer, or some good animal ,
and stay always" DO you believe
that if you are in horse you will be
used i'll drawing a buggy, blowing
corn, hauling wagons, &C." Eyes, we
know this is true; our religion tells us
so, and all our people when we i'll our
own country tell we same thing 'We
go some time wild we wife, (wives
'Do you believe what the preacher
says?' preacher no speak true all
time"
have only given few of the many
questions which | asked the Twins
during the night; and during the time
| was making my questions the wife
Of Chang paid the most strict attention,
and appeared perfectly absorbed in
deep and solemn thought. 1t had no
| doubt occurred to her for the first time
that she had united her destinies to
men given to superstition and idolatry,
and whose opinions and feelings on
this important subject We're perfectly
at variance with hel own, and from
whom she could receive no kind and
tender instruction upon this subject,
with which her souls eternal interest
was so closely connected. This, to her
was, no doubt, solemn moment; and
so it would be to all who have been
taught to look forward by faith to ''that
city that hath foundations, and whose
maker and builder is God"
| GOING TO BED.
The Twins appeared to be well pleas
ed to have me to stop at their house,
and begged me to stay week with
them. After supper some two or three
hours we went to bed, they in the ''big
ROOM, but not in the ''big bedstead,"
and in little room adjoining. The
children were put in trundle bed, and
Mrs. Chang, of course, 'took sides with
her husband"
On the next morning they apologlzed
to me for having disturbed my rest dur
ing the night by getting up four or five
times. They had a girl runaway, who
had the previous night been seen in
their kitchen, and they expected to be
able to find her that night.
The Twins dress very poorly; when l
saw them they had on pants made of
country hom, spun, and cotton Osna-
burg shirts. They always complain of
being very poor, say they must be say.
ing, big family coming on, sc. The
one being sick the other is similarly af
fected. The one desiling anythingsay
a pipe or any other luxury, the other
also desires the same thing.
SARAH AND ADELAIDE.
When Eng first proposed counting
the Misses I.ates Chang readily consen
ted, but they differed little as to
which should have '':Sarah" and which
should have "Adalaide."
wish the ladies to distinctly under
stand that in their courtship they had
no secrets among them but such as
were common to the whole. The
Twins always selected place wide
enough to enable their lady loves to get
on each side. The ladies will also I'M
derstand that they were married on the
same evening, by the same preacher,
and retired to rest about the same hour.
asked Eng if he was not Lonesome
of night, having his wife forty miles off.
He replied that every dog had his day,
and his day Cor night would come be
fore long; for they intended going to
TRAP Hill" in few days, remarking
''then have wife, and my brother
have none;' if they could sell the ''Trap
Hill the two families would then lie
side together, and then the ''big bed
stead and Sbig cradle would be re-
moved to surry county for the benefit
of all concerned.
The Twins can chop wood remarka-
bly, fast, four hands being on the axe
at the same time. They also shoot at
a mark OF game with their four hands
resting on the gun. They drive their
wagon to Wilkes themselves, and do
any kind Of work about farm. Mrs.
Eng says her husband is very kind with
the negroes, and that Chang is very Sc
we're with them. Mrs. Eng is also
much better disposed than Mrs, Chang,