Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-11-15

you am l to address YOU as two or OEe?"
you may consider us two in one."
laughingly replied the right-hand head.
independent, but always agreed"
added the left. "Wc have two perfect
ly distinct minds and think entirely in
dependently, but we arc always perfect
ly harmonious. We have never had the
least difference of opinion on any sub
ject, and never quarrel"
"Will you please give me a short
sketch of your history. thenp''
ITO begin at the beginning, them"
said the left head, Il was born in Co.
lumbus County. N. c. My parents are
both alive, and now reside in South
Carolina"
'Do they consider you as two or
one?''
"Two in one," said the right head.
"Are there any other children in the
family?"
IL have three brothers and three sis
sisters" said the left head.
"And how many children do you
count in the whole family?"
"Oh, there are seven children in our
family" the same head replied.
"Are you the oldest?"
"Oh, no"'
"Or the youngcst?''
"No; there are three older and three
younger. l come in right in the mid
die"
''And are any of the others different
In formation from ordinary people?"
mo, not in the least. -
when did you first begin to exhib-
it?'
"Iwas stolen from Philadelphia when
was one or two years old. was then
on exhibition there and was stolen for
purposes of exhibition. The person
who stole me took me to Europe, and l
was there two, three or four wears. NV
managers father, MIR. Smith, took my
mother over to Europe, when they dis
covered where was, and they brought
me back"
"Was the person who stole you pun
ished in any way?"
mo, my mother was too glad to get
me back to bother anything about him.
We then came back to this country and
/ remained here till 1871, when l went
second time to Europe and remained
there eight years"
WAS it during the first or second
visit to Europe that you became pro-
ficient as linguist?"
"Oh, during the second trip. 1t was
the lady who took me there who edu-
Gated me-"
"What European countries did you
visit thenp'
II went all over through Great Brit
0iv, onl T,s,lo,,l o~I H., o,x
hibiting in all its principal cities. al
ways drew great crowds everywhere.
That was very pleasant trip. and dur
ing it l made numerous personal
friends"
Il came back here in 1879, and since
then have been exhibiting in the far
West and extreme South. Indeed,
there are not many places of any i'm
portance in this country where ! have
not exhibited. Four months last winter
1 spent quietly at home with my par
entS."
Is your general health good?'
"1es; have excellent health all the
time"
''Should one of you suffer would the
other suffer, too?"
''Yes; if one suffers, both do"
''Do you both constantly 60 to sleep
together, or will one go to sleep and
the other remain awaken"
Generally we 60 to sleep together
aud sleep for the same length of time.
Occasionally one will be asleep when
the other is awake, but only for very
short time"
''Do both heads eat, or does one eat
ing do for both?''
'One eating would sustain the life of
both, but both do eat and both get
hungry and thirsty"
us one ever hungry and the other is
not?"
''No; both get hungry together"
''Are the tastes of both similar?'
Eyes; both have the same tastes.
We are at all times perfectly har-
monious on everything. Wherever one
is, there the other will generally be
found"
'.Does your similarity of tastes extend
to the intellectually
Eyes; we have similar mental tastes.
We have never had anything to quarrel
about Sometimes one will read and
the other will write at the same time,
but the difference never extends beyond
that. Both mental and physical tastes
are the same"
Mile Christine is religious. and will
not break the Sabbath by exhibiting on
that day.
Some time ago correspondent of the
Auckland New Zcaland) NesCs writing
from San Francisco gave the following
description of this freak of nature, treat
ing especially of her physical peculiari-
ties:
Miss Millie Christine is colored