Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-08-01
DOMESTIC.
Mystery Unveiled 4!

The Baltimore Sun states that some three or
four weeks since lady, calling herself Miss or
Mrs Rogers, from appearance between thirty
and thirty-five years of age, of quite an at.
tfActive form, though not Of lovely features,
took lodgings at hotel in Baltimore, at the
usual rate Of board, being one dollar per day.
She seemed TO be in command of funds, talked
OF depostes in the Merchants Bank, and
dressed in silks and satins at the top Of the
mode. She had been a resident Of the hotel
some two or three weeks, when variety Of
rather whimsical notions and sundry pecuari-
ties Of conduct, awakened suspicion that some
thing was going on wrong, or strange at all
events, in connection with this damsel of the
farther side Of thirty. At length consultation
was held>in relation TO her, suggested by an
apparent necessity Of ascertaining who or what
she was. II was stated that she was in the
habit of leaving the hotel every day, immedi-
ately after breakfast, and returning Just before
dinner; and Of leaving just after dinner and re-
turning to tea. One day last week the lady
was clearly spotted as the phrase s-that is,
pointed out to an old hand on the tra-who,
having stationed himself near the hotel, pres
emily observed the lady walk out, very richly
arTayed in silk, with bonnet, veil, &C., cores
ponding in character and quality, and carrying
a small red reticule on her arm. OFF she trot-
ted, and led her quiet follower a circuitous
route, through and along and across one street
after another, until al length she darted into
little court, occupied chiefly by colored people,
near Hanover street. While the vieilant OBJ
server is bordering in his mind the mystery
lol the door opens and form appears; il is the
same, yet not the same; the features still are
there, yet melancholy sits upon them; the silk
gown has changed into miserable old dirty
calico wrapper; the elegant bonnet and veil
have been superseded by an old slouched con-
Germ, topped by piece Of flimsy, greasy, green
barege, to accommodate the occasional necessi-
ty for the concealment Of the face; the neat
light shoe has yielded 10 a brogan that has
scarcely claim to feminine character; the
hand, instead OF displaying tight glove, is ex-
hibited sticking out from an old pair Of mud
colored mitts; while the red retcule is CONVEX
ted into capacious green bag. But the eye
has only few moments to read the change I;
she darts through blind alley and energies on
Rare street, still followed by her evil genius,
who presently observes her ringing the bell at
house in the neighborhood she enters and
after short time comes forth, visits another
house, another, and another. and so on, her
follower visiting after her 10 inquire her Grand
She presented paper stating that she had an
aged mother with six children, and widowed
sister, all in deep distress and poverty, and she
solicited the aid Of the charitable and humane
for the collection Of sufficient funds TO enable
them to procure passage to Ohio. The re-
suit Of the whole matter was, that she was du-
ly waited upon by Officer Zell and the landlord
OF the hotel and politely informed that her pro-
fesson had been discovered, and that the pro-
lection Of our citizens from the arts of such an
impostress would make it good Tor her health
TO leave the town in the course OF twenty-four
hours.-Boston Post.