Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-23
THE SlAMESE TWINS.
Their typography ana Characte ristics,
as Thrown together by bill Nye,

Their Rs "graphy ana characteristics,
as Thrown together by bill Nye.
In answer to a correspondent who
writes us for information on the above
subject, we have complied the follow
ing information: Eng and Chang were
born simultaneously on the 18th day of
April, 1911, and died at the age of six
ty-tnree years.
They were connected together by a
patent coupler, which entered the
body Of each in the region of the vest
pocket.
This connecting arrangement neces-
sarlly threw them great deal in each
others society When they were boys
their lives were rendered more or less
unhappy by their widely-difierent
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 colo OH hand, Chang had to
lie awake and get the benefit. Later
i'll life Chang developed IL strong long
ing for the flowing bowl, while Eng was
a Good Tempiar.
While Enc went to lodge the worthy
outside guard would refuse to let Chang
in because he could't give the pass
word, and, as Eng couldn't 60 in and
leave Chang in the ante-room, he had
to go home and wait till another meet
ing. Eng was Mason and Chang was
a knight of Pythias, and they used to
give each other away sometimes and
have lots of fun.
Eng was Half-Breed and Chang was
Stalwart, and that made it bad about
attending caucuses.
Chang joined the Episcopal Church
and believed in sprinkling, while Eng
was Baptist and not only got miners
ed himself, but fixed it so that Chang
had his sins washed away AZ The same
time.
Once in while Chang would get an
invitation to an evening party in set
to which Eng did not belong, and then
they had to settle the question 10y put
ting Etruscan noses on each other as
to whether they should go 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 re-
GREETED that he was not consulted by
Chang before this important step was
taken, but he said it would save the ex-
pense of two funerals, and he wanted TO
do what was right.
The lives of these two men were
somewhat peculiar in many respects.
There were many.little nameless on
noyances to which each was compelled
to submit, and which would not at first
occur to the student. For instance,
Chang had to get up and 60 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 90 with
his brother in seach of the william.
They couldn't ride the festive veoci-
pede, and when Chang got billing drunk
Eng had to go to the cooler with him
and stay there ill the law was satifed.
From what We have said it will be
seen that with TIE opportunities each
had of forming an intimate acquain-
lance, the ability afforded for giving
each other away was almost boundless,
and in looking over their history We
feel that we cannot be too grateful that
we were not born twin, with part
nership existing between us in the
shape of ligament eight inches in cir
conference.
No one who has ever been Siamese
twin can estimate the peculiar annoy
ance 10 which he would be subjected
Among the many blessings which
cluster about us and are showered
down upon us through life we are
proue to lose sight of the fact that with
all of our sorrows and disappointments
we were not born Siamese twins. I'D
ramic Boomerang