Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-25
CURIOUS INTERVIEW.
Reporters Talk with . TWos
Headed Girl.
From the Macon. Ga. Telegraph ]

IRON Lhe mhCOns 08ss 1eIeBIapusl
Last night . Telegraph and Mes
senger. reporter dropped In at Ne-
sonic hall, where the two.headed girl
is being exhibited. Expecting to iind
a melancholy Siamese twin mon-i
strosity, the reporter was agreeably
surprised to find two girls Joined Ia
one, cheerful, refined aud cultivated.
The haggard, worn expression. which
as a rule, the faces Of the curiostties
of humanity wear, was,entirely abb
sent. 1t seems true Mile Christine
Millio is entirely satisfied with hee
existence as much as any reader Of
the Telegraph and Messenger IL Of
his.
The girl or girls, for no leoker-ou
can learn to regard her as other than
plural, was bora in Columbus coun-
W, North Carolina, in 1850, and IL
consequently tb;rty-one years OF age.
She is of Moorish color, her mother
being negress aud her father Of
Moorish descent.
She has travelled allo YER the world,
and speaks English, German. French
and Italian perfectly. Moreover, she
sings, sweetly, and converses In the
most ladylike and Intelligent manner.
The reporter heard her sing last eve
ming. She convsrsed with German
aud q Frenchman present, and spoke
English perfectly. Kessler's band
was present, aud struck up . waltz,
to which she responded by waltzing
with herself In the most graceful
Spirit, Hear My Prayer" ~ we'll e
vmn hoo IA . -
went down tho steps together.
After the crowd had Withdrawn
the reporter approached and said !:
"Yon speak French, understand" !"
"Yes. do. Do you ?"
"No. 1t is difficult at times for me
to speak English"
"That is only natural. One 10 fre.
quently at loss for words"
"What do you think Of the wealth
er 2" asked the reporter, by way Of
relieving the silence which had on.
sued.
"It is warm" replied half Of the
girl. eyes. warmer than In Cuba."
responded the other hall.
"Ah, you come from Cuba then g''
EYES," said the girl on the right.
''Dld you get sea sick 2"
s'No," said the one on the left.
"Can you swim 2"
"No, sir," (from both of her).
"What would you have done had
the boat gone down 2"
81 would have gone down, too"
said the left section.
"And you?"
81 would have gone down with the
balance of me-"
"To be sure," said the reporter. "I
had not thought Of that. Were you
ever desirous of being separated Z"
'No, SIR"
"You believe then that whom God
has joined together no man should
put asuuder Z"
Eyes, sir, we arc one."
"Have you ever decided which
one ?''
'That is my worse half" said the
girl on the left, nodding back ward,
''snd," said the balance Of her, ,imitat-
ing the motion, ''vice versa"
How are you going home to-
night z"
"Oh, have a gentleman to see rs
home," said the left hand half
"Are you authorized to make en-.
gagemeuts for both?"
ooh, yes; it is only across 10 the
Planters House," And taking the arm
of gentleman who at that moment
appeared, she, or they, sauntered of
side-ways across the street, one Of
her companions responding to the ads
vice not to get sunburnt: 81 shalt
be careful, sir" and the other say
ing, gently: Goodnight, gentle
men," Consider ably nonplnssed. the
reporter withdrew.