Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-05-03
THE SIAMESE TWINS.
THE SIAMESE TWINS.
A Recital Of the Disadvantages of
Being Born Double.
An Entertaining Essay by the Great
Philosopher of Laramie.
Laramie Boomerang.I

An entertaining Essay by the Great
Philosopher Of Laramie.
Laramie BoomerangJ
In answer to a correspondent who
writes US for information on the above
subject, we have compiled the follow
ing information.
Eng and Chang were born simultan.
eously on the 10Th day of April, 1911,
and died at the age of 63 years.
They were connected together by
patent coupler. which entered the body
of each in the region of the vest pocket.
This connecting arrangement neces-
sarily threw them great deal in each
others society. When they were busy
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 couldn't give the pass
word, and as Eng could not 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
Knight of Pythias, and they used to
give each other away sometimes and
have lots of fun.
Eng was half breed and Chang was
a stalwart, and that made it bad about
attending caucuses.
Chang joined the Episcopal church,
and believed in sprinkling, while Eng
was a Baptist, not only got immersed
himself, but fixed it so that Chang had
his sins washed away at the same time.
Once in a 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 by put
ting Etruscan noses on each other as to
whether they should 60 or stay at home.
Chang died first, and Eng died a few
days later as matter of courtesy. Eng
was not prepared to die and regretted
that he was not consulted by Chang be-
fore this important step was taken, but
he said it would save the expense of two
funerals and he wanted to do what was
right.
The lives of those two men we're some
what peculiar in many respects. There
were many little nameless annoyances
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 go for the doctor in COM
pany with Eng whenever Eng's children
had the Group, and whenever Changes
wife thought there was burglar in the
woodshed Eng had to getu in his night
shirt and go with his brother in search
of the villain.
They could't ride the festive veloci-
pede, and when Chang got billing drunk
Eng had to go to the cooler with him
and stay there until the law was satisfied.
From what we have said it will be
seen that with the opportunities each
had of forming an intimate acquaint-
ance, the ability afforded for giving
each other away was almost boudless,
and in looking over their history we
feel that we cannot be to greatful that.
we were not born twin with partner
ship existing between US in the shape of
a ligament eight inches in diameter.
No one who has never been Siamese
twin can estimate the peculiar annoy
ance to which he would be subjected.
Among the many blessings which
cluster about US and are showered
down upon us through life we are prone
to lose sight of the fact that with all our
sorrows and disappointments we were
not born Siamese twin.