The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-02-12
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DOMESTIC INFELICITY.

Mrs. Chang had the first child, and
it was a deaf mute. The families
increased rapidly, until Chang had
six children and Eng five. Of these
children four never heard nor spoke,
although in all other respects all were
strong and not deformed. Eight are
living, the oldest, a daughter -. of
seventeen, having lately been married
to the lessee of a neighboring plan
tation, About eight tyears ago Chang
became converted in a religious re-
vfiyaI, and Eng also embracing the
belief, they joined the Baptist Church.
They were regular intheir attendance
thereafter, and retained their stand
ing as good Christians. Their temp
ers, however, were not improved by
the spiriturl change, and before the
emancipation their slaves were the
most whipped of any in the region
The rebellion freed their slaves and
otherwise seriously impaired their
wealth. To repair their losses they
again exhibited themselves through
the country, and at Woods Museum
in this city, but they were only mod
erately successful, owing partially to
a arapacity which prevented managers
from having anything to do with
them. A greater curiosity in their
line. had sprung up, too, in the two
headed girl-two negro children from
South Carolina-who are joined at
the hips, and who are on exhibition
in Paris. Chang and Eng had grown
uglier as they had grown older, the
latter especially, being wrinkled, thin
and bent. Their tempers were
.soured and they quarreled with each
other constantly. They had gained
greatly in intelligence, however, and
were more sensitive to the gaze of
the crowd. At the Revere House,
where they boarded, they received
few visitors to whom they complain
ed of the necessity which had driven
them back into show life. They al
SO retained strong secession procliv-
tiles. During their absence their
wives managed the plantations.
Those of the children who were not
deaf mutes were sent to school, and
are now well educated. Before their
last exhibition here the twins had
been again in Europe.
A CERTAINTY OF UNION IN DEATH.
The cause of their moroseness as
thew grew older is believed to have
been the probability Of the fatal ef-
feet of ones death upon the other.
The idea of separating them by sur
gical operation had been often
broached, but physicians had general
" agreed that it would kill them
Therefore each was haunted with
dread of being left bound to his
dead brother, with almost a certain
ty of dying under any attempt to sew
er him from the corpse. While II
Paris and London, they consulted
the most eminent surgeons. One
experiment, however, dashed all hope
of separate existence. The hgaturt
was compressed until all Circulation
of blood between them was stopped
Eng soon tainted, and a removal o
the comdress was necessary to pre-
vent death. This proved that Meth
er could sustain aseperate circulation
of blood, and to have cut the igatur'
would have killed both. With thl
knowledge they returned to ther
homes and lived as they had don
before. Later the health OF En-!
grew worse, and Chang was frequent
ly obliged, although well himself, t
keep to his bed with his sick broth
er. But about a year ago Chang
suffered a paralytic stroke, from
which time his health was the wors
of the two. He took to drink as
relief from suffering, and the lives O
the twins grew wretched indeed.
The details of death are meagrt
Chang died first, and few moment
afterward Eng, who had for fey
davs been well, became deli1ious an
raved wildly. This may have result
: ed from the mental shock and az
: prebension as to his own fate; bu
! more likely it was the result Of
+ cessation ofblood circulation betwee
him and his brother. A stupor TO
: lowed, and he died two hours aftel
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