National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11
THE SIAMESE TWINS,
Their Biography mud characteristics, ms
Thrown Together by RIIl Nye.

III answer 10 u correspondent who writes us for
information on the above subject, we have COM
piled the following information: Eug and Chang
were boru simultaneously OH the 18Th day ofApril,
1871, and died at the age of sixty three years
Theywere connected together by a patent coupler,
which entered the body Of each in the region of
the vest pocket.
This connecting arrangement necessarily threw
them great deal in each others society. When
they were boys their lives were rendered more or
less unhappy by their widely different tastes.
Eng was very fond of sour apples in his youth,
and when at night he rolled and tossed upon his
couch with large stock of collie on hand Chang
had to lie awake and get the benefit Later In life
Chang developed strong longing for the flowing
bowl while Eng was Good Templar
While Eng went TO lodge the worthy outside
guard would refuse to let Chang in because he
conduit give the password, and, as Eng couldn't
| 30 in aud leave Chang in the auto room, he had
| 10 go home and wait till another meeting Eng
| was Mason and Chang was u Knight of Pythins
| and they used TO give each other away sometimes
| and have lots of tuu.
Eng was a Half. Breed and Chang was a Stall
| wart, and that made II bad about attending eau
| cuses.
Chang Joined the Episcopal Church and believed
| In sprinkling, while Eng was Baptist. and not
only got immersed himself but fxed IL so that
Chang bad his sins washed away at the same time
Once in while Chang would get an invitation
| to an evening party in set to which Eng did not
belong. and thon they had TO settle the question
| by putting Etruscan noses on each other as to
| whether they should 90 or remain at home.
Chang died first, and Eng died a few hours later
as matter of courtesy. Eng was not prepared to
die, and regretted that he was not consulted by
Chang before this important step was taken, but
he sud II would save the expense of two funerals,
and he wanted 10 do what was right
The lives of these two men were somewhat
peculiar III many respects. There were many
little nameless annOynnces TO which each was
compelled to submit and which would not at
first occur to the student For instance, Chang
had 10 get up aud go for the doctor in company
with Eng whenever Eng's children had the
Group and whenever Chang's wife thought there
was burglar in the woodshed Eng had to get up
In his night shirt and so with his brother in
search OF the villain
They couldn't ride the festive velocpede, and
when Chang got billing drunk Eng had to go TO
the cooler with him and stay there till the law
| was satisfied.
From what we have said 1t will be seen that
with the opportunities each had of forming an in
innate acquaintance the ability afforded for Civ.
ing each other away was almost boundess, and
In looking over their history we feel that we can
| not be too grateful that we wero not born a twin
with a partnership existing between us in the
shape ofa ligament eight inches in circumference
No one who has never been Slamese twin can
estimate the peculiar annoyances TO which he
would be subjected.
Among the many blessings which cluster about
us and are showered down upon us through lift
we are prone to lose sight Of the fact that with all
of our sorrows aud disappolntments we were moi
born Siamese twIns.-Ldrdmte Boomerdng