Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-03-12
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course "took sides with her husband. ;

ting up some four or FIVE times. They
had girl runaway, who had the previ,
Gus night been seen il. their kitchen. and
they expected to be able to find her that
night.
The Twins dress very poorly; when I
saw them they had on pants made Of
country homespun, aud cotton Osnaburg
shirts. They always complain of being
very poor, say they must be saving, big
family coming on, &C., The one being
sick the other is similarly affected. The
one desiring anything, say pipe or any
other luxury, the other also desires tho
same thing.
'sARAH AND ADELAIDE"
When Eng FIRST proposed oourtlng the
Misses Lates Chang READILY consented.
but they difIerered little as to which
should have Sarah" and which should
have Adelaide"
l wish the ladies to distinctly under.
stand that in their courtships there were
no secrets among them but such as were
common to the whole. The Twins al
ways selected place wide enough to
enable theii lOdy>lovers to set on each
side. The ladies will also understand
that they were married on the same even
ing, by the same preacher. and retired to
rest about the same hour.
] asked Eng if he was not lonesome of
nights, having his wife forty miles of
He replied that every dog had his day,
and his day Tor uight) would come before
long; for they intended going to Trap
Hill" in few days, romarking. "thsn l
have wife, and my brother have none -,
if they could sell the TRAP Hill" place
the two families would then reside togeth.
er, and the big bedstead" and "big cra>
die" would be removed to Surry county
for the benefit of all concerned.
The Twins can chop wood remarkably
fast, four hands being on the Ak Mt the
same time. They also shoot at mark or
game with their four hands resting on tho
gun, They drive their wagon forty miles
to Wilkes themselves, and do any kind Of
work about farm. Mrs. Eng says her
husband is very kind to the yroes, and
that Chang is very severe with thsm,
Mrs. Eng is also much better disposed
than Mrs. Chang, althoug Mrs. Chang is
much the prettiest, Mrs. Eng is very
close and saving; and Mrs. Chang is dis,
posed to in niulge in dress and various oths.
er expenses.
DIFFERENCES IN THE TWINS.
The Twius rarely differ about dress,
but often differ in their ideas Of purchas-
ing negroes or land, The opinion Of Eng
is always the law, and Chang readily ac>.
quiesces. Eng does all the writing, in
Guiding the signing Of notes and other iml
pOrtant papers. Eng is One>inch taller
than Chang, and Chang's wifeis taller than
Eng's. "
Some old lady in the neighborhood e
few days ago asked Eng which was the
oldest, and he replied he was just six
months older than his brother, "Well,"
says the old lady, II thought there was
about as mueh difference, for you're pur"
ty considerable bigger than your brother"
They are both good on joke, and tho old
lady was in good earnest.
They have q blacksmith shop on their
farm, and a shocmakcr's shop also. !
saw quite good size frame house that
they made, without any assistance, from
foundation to roof.
At the stable they always use bench.
and each one has bis own knife and
fork.
WHAT THEY THoUG ct OF DEATH.
asked them if they both expected to
die at tho same time, aud they replied
"that it could not be otherwise for if the
same disease did not take them both off
at one time, that the living ope would have
to be separated from the dead body, and
the act ofseparation would be bis death =
but their general impression is that thsy
will both die Of the same disease and Of
the same time. Their affection for each
other is very strong. Any one Of the
ueighbors offering any insult to the one, the
other Immediately resents it and it would
take a champion in strengthe to cope with
them in rough>and>tuubls hght. To
use an expression of their neighbor.
"They fight like cats"
A LOVE INCIDENT
4 Miss Smoots, Of Wilkes county
xho has since changed her name. fell il
love with them, aud desired to marry
them both but they replied that it would
not be "iair shake" for her to marry
them both when thero were so many gsli
about. but if she would get partner and