The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-09

seeing the danger. begged them q
desist. The twins ceased s'ru1
CLING, but decided that they wonl
then and there be separa'e
aud at once sent to Mt. Airy io
/ their family physician. ~, He
lIngsworth, q man with quite
local reputation as a sklllful sal
geon He arrived with his lnstru
ments, and after being told wha
was wanted, remarked: Yer
well; iust get up on that table an'
/ I'll fix you, but which would Nol
prefer, that | should sever the fie>i
| that connects you or cut of YOU
headsP one will produce mucl
about the same results a tn,
other" This brought the twins L
their senses, for they know very
we'll that the great surgeons II
London, Paris, New York had de
clded that it would be death 10
separate them.
In a pei ple1ity of mind how to
guard against future warfare IL
their hou.ehold, the twins called IL
DR.. Holllngwsworth and MeSSrs
Gilmore and RawIey, of Mt. Airy,
as arbitrators. These gentlemen
after revolving the problem in then
minds, drew up a legal contract
whose principal provisions were
that out OF the money owned By
the twins similar mansion and
like ut-buIldings as those which
they then owned should be butt on
the large estate about one mile
f. ON the exi>t'ug homestead; that
the land shOald be equally divided
between the brothers by cOmpe
tent surveyor that no transaction
of business nature should take
place on these farms between The
two brothers; that the family O
Chang should 1--we iii one house
whilst that OF Eng should liye il
the other, and whilst the wives
occasionally visited each other II i:
worth noting that fOI many wears
the children did not InterchAnEt
visits, thongh they met at church
or 10 the village. | Was alsC
agreed thas Eng should speUd
three days and three nights
with his folks and that Chang (who
of course, could not help being
preSent) should, during that time
remain passive and not in any way
interfere with the affairs Of Eug
then Chang should spend three
days and nights at his own house
Eng bt ing during that time az
mindful OF attending strictly to his
own business, and not that of hI'
brother, as Chang had been. These
provisions were accepted and re
lgiousIy observed by the bOFtbers
until death, they alternating every
three DAYS IN their visits to th"ll
faulty. Indeed, 20 particular wee
they in not having business t!anH
actions with each other that If, fo1
instance, Eng needed corn for hl'
cattle, and Chang had II toI sale
Eng never once hinted at buying
from bis brother. And again. u,
som times happened, it enc brOthe
received 90 :uvltattOn to i Ih"t e
tea. tsit other wouId, Il course, 70
Ou5 upon 'raV!nG ""u / j. m"lk Il
the siu-t, q aiIl pay ny vl>H /
YOU at some future tiDe."
Alluslon has been made to the chee
tul disposition OF the TWIN. They
were lively aud very fond OF joke
and several might he related dl'
space permit. Two will suffice. Oh
one occasion, while driving through
the neighborhood III a buggy, the,
were thrown ont, resulting II
one beng badly bruised, whilst th'
other escaped without a scratch
1t then became necessary fpI ID
injured twin to remain IN bed f"r
week. and, of course, bis brOthe
had to do likewise, explaining TO
friend who called 10 see them tina
he STAYED there to look after bl
brother aud keep off the t1'e~.
The other joke occurred on tri
they made from Greensboro t
Raleigh. Before starting Eng ru.
nnased one tlcket; they then bOalC
cd the train, auI after awhile IS
conductor came around for ticket
Eng handed his mp, bat Chan!
with "a merry twinkle IN h!s eye, u
marked: ~ have no ticket, and
nave no money" Then when tt
conductor threatened TO put him O
Eng interposed and told him th'
cnnld not be done. as be fEngl Ia