Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-19


Nightingale" as the womah with
The two heads is called. In ad,li
to the visitors were two other per
sans who are ranked among the cu-
rinus things which nature has pro.
duced. They were two dwariS.
known rcs~ciivrl, as Baron Little
finger aud Count Rosebud. The
Baron is thirtNtwo Years of age,
and thirty five inches high. He
has a wife, whom he introduced nv
the Baroness. an Italian woInau.
tall aud rather good looking, aud
two children which she has borne
him, u boy and giIl. These latter
were play ing about the room, and
the Baron seemed never 81 we'll
pleased rs when The company po
iirrd his "chrrulS." He strukrd
his moustache, pulled his gnatrr.
and pointing with i,artlonablr pride
at his offspring, appealed to every
new conner to gaze aud admire.
The "Nish'iHealr" is Il good talk
or. amiablt To excess, and r,inc. d
Willingness tn answer all ques.
tions readily. THE Reporter inter
viewed the lett hrad-'t hrisSir'
Mr.. Smith calls if-anl while the
progress WAS going on, the right
head. "Millir." carried on an AMI.
mated and evidently amusing con.
,rrSaiion IN Italian with Il iall gen.
ilrnan with IA WAVED mustachr.
Chr,sslr said, speaking for both:
Il was born on the plantation III
Mr.. Joseph Smith, in Columbia
county, North taio,lua, on the
llih day ot July, 1871. Our father
and mother wee SLAVES, and they
had eight chi ,lien before We came
to astonlsh them Was the first
To appear in the world. My head
is rlnch larger than Millir's. Bni
Millir. Ia make mp tor this d;sadran
| tag". lp,SsrSS"s 10y far the strong
esi viii. aud generally succeeds in
/ g"tfin. her own NAY
/ "lS IL lrur that YOU have been
asked tor ,utf cohesive ltaHd!"
Il" said MiilIo; ~" began Chris
eir.
"One at n time, please, suggest
Ell the visitor. Ill N"n will SPEAK
Ia me in the tongue al oar na,iN,
| lard. I've NO doubt that | shall u,
ah'r 10 interpret Nonr m"aniug."
Nii.ir luhrd at the reporter in ;
good hGmnrcd SOFT at way, whll'
ChlIS>ic smli,d un him from arunn'
The .ui ucr He prt his foot on Ill,
fur ot the former. Chils>ir said:
"plra" don't do that again. Mi,
iic aud | are fast friends, and II
isn't right. Nou know. because ",
have nn secrets lrum each other"
"loung man." chinrd in Mile
Il ike Nui.. and YOU are welcome IL
caIi upon us here al any time. VI
danger al either oi is hcing ont"
"llow old are your asked III,
scribe.
"TWtH;t ->.ApH.
The reporter jotird duwu ~,
~ hen he Was slaSp,d 10y the hand.
What are yea putting down:
asked Miilir.
Your united agrs-iiiiy.tuur be
tween YOU"
Mlllc.t hiisSie demonstrated. an'
tLe obnoxious number WAS bioitc'
ont.
"What an expense for nillin, I.
there must be-" unused the reporter
aloud.
"CeitaInly. OF course We hav
two hats, il Nou mean that, sdi'
ChrS>ir. smiling.
{ The two heads are perfectly torn
. ed. and the rXpr, >siou OF the face
is remarkably pleasant for the co
orrd race. They look almu>, eXac,
il alike. aud il they were separate
IL would lac difficult 10 diStlngulS
. one from the other, excerpt hl Ill
difference in size. Their bosses III
large, aud the lips are chaIactrrI'
4. It's of the negro. Each neck rest
| HpoH It well rounded pair al sh"n
drrs. from which depends a pei.c'
pair oi arms and hands.
. just below the shoulder blade I
each the two bodies merge inio on
the same spinal chord prri"runln
( it's tunctions for both the head
\ This single body continues until I'll
. end of the spine is reached, wht
4 two separate organizations agal
e appear, the legs aud feet oi ga,
r lwlug perfect. OF course, born
I, this condition., the heads tour
!. themselves naturally back Ia hac
bit 10y continual twisting the ban
:. or union seems to have m,p force
, IN piNp Somewhat. AID The ~