The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-01-30

converted in a religion revival. and Eng
also embracing tie belief, they joined the
Baptist Church. They were regular in
their attendance thereafter. and retained
their standing as good Christians. Their
tempcrs, however, were not improved by
the spiritual change, and before the
emancipation their slaves were the most
whipped Of any in the region. The re-
bcllon freed their slaves and otherwise
seriously impaired their wealth. To re-
pair their losses they again exhibited
themselves through the country, and at
Wood. Museum in this city; but they
were only moderately successful, owing
partially to a rapaci,y which prevented
managers from having anything to do
with them. 4 greater curiosity in their
line had sprung up, too, in the two head
ed girl-two negro children from South
Carolinia-who are joined at the hips,
who are on exhibition in Paris. Chang
and Eng had grown uglier as they had
older, the latter especially being wrink-
led, thin and bent. Their tempers were
sourcd, and they quarreled with each
other constantly. They had gained
greatly in intelligence, however, and
we're more sensitive to the gaze Of the
crowd. At the Revere House, where
they bplIici, they received few visi'
tors, to whom they complained Of the
necessity which had driven them back Il
show life. They als1 retand strong Sc
cession procivities. During their alb
sence their wives mana gel the planta-
tons. Those Of the children who were
not deaf mutes were sent to school. and
now are well educated. Before theii
last exhibition here the twin, had again
been 10 Europe.
A CERTAINTY or UNION IN DEATH.
The cause of their moroseness as the,
grew older is believed to have been th,
probability Of the fatal effect of one
death upon the other. The idea of sep
arating them by surgical operation ha'
been often preached, but physicians ha'
generally agreed that would kill them
Therefore each was haunted with drea,
of being left bound 10 his dead brother
with almost 2 certainty of dying undo
any attempt to sever him from tn,
corpse. While in Paris and Londol
they consulted the most eminent surgeons
One experiment, however, dashe'
all hope of separate existence. The liz
AZURE was compressed until all the circu
lstion of blood between them was stoT
| ped. Eng soon tainted, and a remova
, of the compress was deemed necessary +
, prevent death. This proved that neithe
could sustain a separate circulation q
! the blood, and to have cut the ligatur
l would have killed both. With thi
: knowledge, they returned TO their nome
; and livel as they had done before. Ii
. ter the health of Eng grew worse, an
) Chang was frequently obliged, althoug
: well himself, to keep to bed with his sic
, brother. But about year ago Chan
suffered paralytic stroke, from whic
: time his health was the worse OF tn
two. lie took to drink as relief fror
I; suffering. and the lives of the twins gree
wretched indeed.
The details of their death are mes gre
Chang died first, and few moments a
tcrward Eng, who had for few day
been well, became dellrious and rave
, wildly. This may have resulted fror
the mental shock and apprehension as t
| his own fate 1; but more likely it was tb
result of cessation Of blood circulatio
, between him and his brother. A stupo
! followed. and he died two hours after
ward. Me- Tark SUI.