In the United Kingdom of the last century, there was a pair of very tragic conjoined twin sisters, who were cruelly abandoned by their mothers as soon as they were born, and after being adopted, they were reduced to money-making tools, and their lives were very miserable, and their endings were lamentable.
The twin sisters are often referred to as the Hilton sisters. They were born in 1908 to a mother who was originally a bar waitress.
Because life is relatively casual, emotional experience is quite rich, not yet married and pregnant, which was also a scandal at the time.
After barely giving birth to the child, she was horrified by the sight before her, her two daughters, their hips so closely connected that they were naturally glued together and unable to separate. Doctors even asserted that the two children would not live more than a month and would soon die.
At that time, science and technology were not particularly developed, she did not know that this was a relatively special medical phenomenon, and mistakenly believed that she had been punished by God.
In order to avoid these two children, who symbolized bad luck, she cruelly discarded her own flesh and bones and left alone.
If no one cared for them, the two conjoined babies would surely have died. But Hilton Mary, the female nurse who helped with the delivery, did not let the two children fend for themselves, but adopted them.
It should be emphasized that the midwifery nurse Mary adopted these two conjoined babies, not simply kindly, she just felt profitable.
Because of her work, Mary often came into contact with people from all walks of life. Once, she inadvertently met someone from a circus.
In the process of chatting, the circus staff told Mary that those children who were born with defects may seem to ordinary people as "monsters", but if they enter the circus, they can attract a lot of audiences and bring rich returns to the circus by virtue of their special image.
Therefore, after Mary adopted the two children, she ignored the children's feelings and directly carried them to the tavern to show them to the public. Guests who come and go only need to spend two pennies to see the conjoined twins up close.
At first, Mary just held the attitude of trying it out and testing the effect, and the result really attracted many curious guests.
Often, because of curiosity about the situation of the two sisters, people casually pull out two pennies, open the dresses of the two children, and look closely at their bodies to see if they are really connected.
By this means, Mary earned a lot of money and quickly changed her life. It is reasonable to say that Mary, as a beneficiary, should provide relatively good living conditions for her two children, so that they can have a happy and happy childhood.
As a result, the cruel Mary, instead of doing so, revealed an even uglier face. When the two children first learned things, Mary forced them to learn to sing and dance.
From the age of 3, the two sisters toured around under Mary's arrangement. Compared with other entertainers, there is nothing special about the singing ability and dancing level of the two sisters.
After all, they were still young at that time, no matter how hard they studied, it was difficult to have a very high artistic attainment, and their performance level, in the acting industry, could only be regarded as average. Even so, the two sisters were naturally connected, attracting a lot of viewers.
In the process of constantly touring, the two sisters earned a lot of money for their adoptive mother Mary. But Mary still refused to be satisfied, and in order to get more benefits, she took her two sisters to Germany and Australia and other countries to tour.
Every time they come to a new place, the two sisters can attract the attention of many people because of their special image.
Mary, the adoptive mother, took the opportunity to make a lot of money. When the audience is aesthetically tired, Mary will immediately take the two sisters to other places and continue to perform in the same way.
Later, Mary tried to take her two children to the United States to perform a tour because she heard that the United States was relatively wealthy, but she was refused before she entered the country. The reason given by the US official is that the image of the two sisters is too special to perform in public.
But the conundrum did not stop Mary, and in order to force the American auditors to compromise, Mary spent a sum of money to hire the American media to spread the news about the two sisters.
Soon, the matter of the two sisters attracted the attention of many American people. Because of the strong appeal of the people, the American censors reluctantly chose to compromise and allowed Mary to enter the country with her two children to tour.
In the process of constantly running, Mary earned a lot of money and enjoyed it for a long time. Later, Mary emptied her body due to excessive profligacy and came to the end of her life.
Regrettably, the two conjoined sisters, who had been controlled for many years, did not gain freedom because of Mary's death.
Before Mary's death, she passed the two sisters over to her own daughter Edith, allowing her to continue exploiting the two sisters as a guardian.
It is often said that it is not a family that does not enter the house, and Edith's personality is almost the same as that of her mother Mary. She is also an extremely greedy person, full of only her own interests.
After Edith took over the two sisters, like her mother Mary, she unscrupulously exploited them, forcing them to learn more skills and keep them making money for themselves.
If the two sisters disobeyed orders, Edith would have her husband punch and kick them and force them into submission by force.
Under the pressure of the Edith couple, the two sisters learned to juggle and perform, and also learned to play the violin, play the saxophone and other skills.
With the continuous improvement of their abilities, the performance effect of the two sisters is getting better and better. More and more people, because they like to watch their performances, come all the way to watch the show.
At the same time, the two sisters also got more performance opportunities because of their increasing fame. When they were most famous, they even performed on the same stage with chaplin and other acting masters.
Because of the continuous hard work of the two sisters, edith and his wife lived in a mansion, and the two sisters also lived in it, but their lives did not improve at all.
The Ediths also beat and scolded them casually, as in the past, trying to squeeze their surplus value. At that time, the two sisters' weekly performance income was about $5,000. The money all went into the hands of edith, and the two sisters could not get a penny, so they could only eat a little leftovers and barely make ends meet.
For the two sisters, the mansion where Edith and his wife live is not a warm home, but a seemingly luxurious cage, and there is no happiness at all.
What's worse is that because of the constant bullying of the Edith couple, the two sisters don't even have the courage to fight to the death, and can only be at their mercy like marionettes.
Later, a man named Houdini learned of the tragic experience of the two sisters and developed compassion. To help them get rid of the Edith couple, Houdini hired a lawyer.
With Houdini's help, the two sisters became convinced of rebellion and began to actively collect evidence. In the end, the two sisters completely got rid of the Edith couple through legal action, and also received $100,000 in damages.
This money was a huge amount of money at the time, and it could even change the fate of ordinary people. The Edith couple was unwilling to pay money or let the two sisters go, and they still wanted to continue to bind them and let them continue to earn money like a cash cow.
However, the struggle of the Edith couple is meaningless at all, and in the face of legal sanctions, no matter how unwilling they are, they can only obediently admit their fate.
In the end, the two sisters were freed as they wished, and with the compensation given by edith and the couple, they formed a "Hilton Sisters Troupe" to continue public performances.
After gaining their freedom, the two sisters began to wear different clothes and dye their hair different colors in order to facilitate the audience's distinction.
The income they earn is basically their own, because of the money in their hands, the two sisters learned to enjoy life, sometimes even all night carnival.
Due to the frequent outings, the two sisters soon met many friends and met romantic love.
However, their emotional experience did not go well, and Violet, the favorite of the two sisters, was named Morris, who was a very talented musician and had performed many public performances.
After the two fell in love, the relationship has been very good, and they soon became engaged. However, when they applied for a marriage license, there was an accident, and they went to 21 states to apply for a marriage license, and they were all rejected.
Morris was particularly frustrated by this result and gave up the relationship. Morris's ruthless departure dealt a great blow to Violet.
She was even so upset that she complained to her siamese sister Daisy that I was a woman and should have the right to live like a normal person.
However, this kind of complaint is only a complaint after all, and the bodies of the two sisters have been glued together for many years, and it is almost impossible to separate.
If surgery is so easy, it can easily lead to fatal dangers, and almost all doctors are reluctant to take on this responsibility. The two sisters could only continue to stick together and live together as usual.
In 1936, Violet announced that he was going to marry the actor James. In 1941, Daisy also announced that she was marrying another actor, Jim.
On the surface, the two sisters each formed their own family. But in fact, their lives have not changed much. Their so-called marriage is only a means of propaganda, and there is no real marriage at all. After being recognized by the public, the two sisters dissolved their marriages one after another and returned to their single state.
With the continuous development of the times, people's entertainment methods are more and more, and simple juggling and talent performances are increasingly unable to meet the artistic needs of the audience. The conjoined state of the two sisters, also because of years of publicity, has caused the public's aesthetic fatigue and lost its former heat.
In order to make ends meet, the two sisters received a lot of low-cost performance promotions, and as a result, they could only earn some meager income.
In the end, the two sisters completely lost the opportunity to perform because of their increasing age. In order to avoid hunger, the two sisters opened a hot dog stall and made some money by selling hot dogs, which was rejected by other stall owners.
They felt that the two sisters were sensationalizing and robbing them of their own business, and they had to be driven somewhere else. Because of the rejection of these stall owners, the two sisters reluctantly gave up the hot dog business that had not been able to improve.
After several turns, the two sisters went to a grocery store and applied to become cashiers in the store. The shopkeeper was a very business-minded man, but he was not as vicious as Mary, the adoptive mother of the two sisters.
He was very sympathetic to the plight of the two sisters, not only accepted them, but also specially designed a special counter for them, which provided a lot of convenience for their work.
Not only that, the shopkeeper also provided a lot of help to the lives of the sisters, often sending them some necessities of life.
In January 1969, the owner found that the two sisters had not been at work, and he was afraid that the two sisters would have an accident, so he hurriedly called the police.
After the investigation, everyone was sad to find that the two sisters had died at home. Forensic determination after examination. The two sisters were not poisoned by the bad guys, they simply died of the flu.
They actually had the opportunity to call for help, but they chose to give up. Perhaps, they have realized that their lives are coming to an end and are unwilling to continue to struggle.
Before they died, they left a will in the hope that they would bury their bodies together. The well-meaning shopkeeper, knowing that the sisters had a deep affection, respected their will, customized a coffin for them, and buried them in the cemetery.
In this life, the two sisters have been devastated by the fate of the conjoined body, from birth to death, they have never been separated, and their encounters are really regrettable.