The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-18
TheIsiamese Twins.

In answer to . correspondent who
writes Us for information upon the
above subject, We have compiled the fol-
lowing Information: Eng and Chang
were born simultaneously on the 18th
day of April, l81l, and died ut the aye of
sixty-three years. They were connect
ed together by patent coupler which
entered the body of each in the region
Of the vest pocket. The connecting ar
rangement 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, E.'g was very fond OF
sour apples in his youth, and when at
large stock Of collie on hand, Chang had
to lie awake and get the benefit. Later
in life Chang dcvelo ped astrange long
ing for the flowing bowl, while Eng was
q Good Tenlpl'r. While Eng went to
lodge, the worthy outside guard would
refuse to let Chang i'm because he could
not give the password, and a. Eng
couldn't go in and leave Chang in the
anti-rOOm, he had to 50 home and wait
till another meeting. Eng was llason
and Chang was q knight of Pythias,
and they used to give each other away
sometimes and have lots Of fun. Eng
was Il half-breed and Chang was a Stall
wart, and that made it bad about attend
ing callc,,ses. Chang joined the EpiscO-
pal Church aud believed in sprinkljng,
while Eng was Il Baptist, and not only
got emersed. but fixed it 50 Chang had
his sins washed away ut the same time.
Once in Il while Chang would get an in
vitaticn to private party in a set to
which Eng did not belong and then they
had to settle the question by putting
Etruscun noses on each other as to
whether they should go or remain at
home. Chang died first, and Eng died
i few hours later rs Il matter Of courtesy.
Eng was not prepared to die, and re-
grtttetl that he was not consulted by
Chang before this important step was
taken, but he sai,, 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 are many little
nal,lclcss annoyanccs to which each
was compelled to submit, and which
would not at first occur to the student.
For instauce. lang Lad to- get up and
go f,r the doctor iii company with Eng
whenever Eng 5 children had the Group,
and whenever Change wife thought
there was a burglar in the wcMlsiletl,
Eng h:,,l to @cs up in his night-shirt and
go with his brother Ill search OF The viii
lain. They couldn't ri !e the festive ve-
lM;pet!c. and when Chang got billing
drunk Eng had t" go to :Le c,Oler with
him and stay there until The law was
satisfied. From what we have said 1t
will hc seen that with the opportunity
each had Of forming all intimate ac-
quaint.nce, tic ability afforded for Civ
ing each other away wa- almost bound
less, and in lo"kiuy over their history
We teel that we cannot be too grateful
that We wer. not born Il twin, with II
partnership existing between us in the
shape Of ii lisAnlent eight inches in cir
ctit,tercn"e. No one who has never
been Siam.sc twin can estimate the
peculiar annn.'al,:..s t0 which II" would
be subjected. Among tie many bless
ings w!,lcl, c:ts-icr :.'out Us, and are
s!luwcrel down upon lis through life, We
are prone to lose sight Of the fact that
with all OF our SORROWS and disarnOint-
mems We were not born ;ia!;lesc twins.
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