The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-11-01
A MAN IN PETTICOATS!

SingW ar 4dceatureS Of Mn as House
Ma1-N Matrimonial Engagement - Feats
WAgHty-Rodbeyy, Arrest ahd Exposure.
[From the Albany Journal, Oct 81
A few months ago, a robust looking per,
son dressed in the becoming garb of a Ie
male domestic, made application at Barl's
Intelligence Office, in this city, Tor a situa-
ton to do ordinary hougework. Soon after
lady from Sohoharie county applied for
''help;" but all whom she selected were un-
willing to leave town. The "domesiic' a
boye referred to, however expressed will
inyness to engage, but the lady did not like
her appearance. But finally she was rcluc-
tantIy compelled to accept Of her services
She accordingly ordered her to appear with
her trunk at the Man.ion House at O'Clock
the following morning, where she found her,
on time, but qnerrcling with the cabmm,
whom she offered a sXpence-alI the mo-
ney She said she had for conveying her box
to the place OF renit zyous. The lady set
tied the difficulty placed her proteye in the
IN the stage, and proceeded with her 10 her
pleasant mansion in OLD Schorarie
Nothing Ian$pired to disturb either mis-
tress or servant. The latter took hold with
most wonderful industry--risins at four o.
clock every morning, and working SO long
as any work WAS to be done. Indeed, so
assiduous Was she that the lady of the house
reproved her for working harder and later
than was necessary. Her only reply was
that she ''coulI not bear to be idle, and
would rather work than play"
The FIRST remark on her eccentlicities was
made by a little girl, who one DAY entered
the parlor, with open mouth and eyes, ex-
claiming, Oh, grandma, what do you think!
,hat new girl goes down the cellar stairs at
single jump" But this was not deemed
sufficiently strange to excite any other re-
marx than that she was "a smart girl. -
New Developments, however wee in re-
serve. A few evenings after, when all the
workmen about the premises were at sup
per--fiteen Or twenty in number - the
household was startled by the boisterous
laughter oG the men. On enquiring the
cause, it appeared that "Ehzabcth"'lad on
| a>banter/ Jumped square over the broad ia.
BILE, dishes ana all. u! bound, and offered
to wager q new bonnet that she would DO
the same thing if chair were placed on top
of the table-only stpulating for a single
step backward. No one however, accept
ell the wager, but all concurred that "she
was a lcetle the smartest girl in the Dig
gins"
In the course Of time, fellow servant glrl
! with whom the strange girl roomed, in
| formed her mistress that she could not re-
main any longer in the family if"Eizabeth"
did not leave She refused to assign any
reason for this intimatiou; bit elizabeth, ,,
when arragned, said the other servants
were angry with her because she "refused
to contribute dollar to the priest" As
this ives known 10 be true "Elzateth' was
told to 20 70 her work and the other girl to
leave if she persisted in her demand.
elizabeth" continued to grow in favor
with all hands, in spite Of hel apparent stu
pidity; but she was particularly intimate
| with one "Patrick," with whom she often
took evening rambles. Her mistress chided
\ her for this intimacy warning her against
4all gay deceivers;' but she closed all re-
proof BY the very unexpected piece of'infor.
nation thai .PsMick and she we're engaged
to be married.
/ No one suspected anything amiss in
"Eizabeth." until one morning, on the re;