Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-10-24
{from The Albany journal Oct. Sth.l
Singular Adventures Of Man - . A0ussnaso :
Arrast and Exposure. III

Singular Adventures Of . Man - 1ousenaad =
Arrest and exposure.
A few months ago, robust looking per-
son, dressed in the becoming garb OF fe-
male domestic, made application at Bnrt's
lintellicence office, in this city, for situa-
ton TO do ordinary homework. Soon after
4 lady from Schoharie county applied for
.heln. !" but al whom she selected were un-
willing to leave town. The domestic" a.
hove referred to, however, expressed will
linpness 10 engage, but the lady did not like
her appearance; but finally she was reluc-
family compelled to accept OF ter service
She accordingly ordered her to appear with
her trunk atthe Mansion House at O'Clock
the following morning, where she found her
on time, but quarreling with the carman'
whom she offered sixpencs-all the money
she said she had-for conveying her box 70
] the place of rendezvous. The lady settled
the difficulty, placed her protege in the stage
and proceeded with her to hcr. pleasant man
sion in old Schoharle.
Nothing transpired for several days to dis
turb either mistress or servant. The latter
| took no d with most wonderful industry
ri Ing at O'Clock every morning, and work.
inc SO long as anything was to be dome
| Indeed, SO assiduous was she, that the lady
DIV Of the house reproved her for working
harder aud later than was necessary
Her only reply was that "she could not
bear to be idle, and would rather work than
play"
The first remark on her eccentrics as
nj ade by little girl who one morning en-
tered the parlor, with open mouth and eyes
exclaiminy, "Oh! grandma, what do you
think. the new girl goes down the cellar
stairs at a single jump!' But this was no,
deemed sufficiently strange to excite any
other remark than that she was smart
girl"
New Developments, however, were in re-
serve. A few evenings after, when all the
workmen about the premises were at sup
per-some fifteen or twenty in number
the household was startled BY the boiste-
rous laughter Of the men. On enquiring the
cause, it appeared that Elizabeth" had, OH
a banter, jumped square over the broad ta-
BILE, dishes and all, at a bound, and offered
/ to wager new bonnet that she would do
the Something if chair was placed on the
table--only sipulatiag for single step
backward. No one, however accepted
the wager, but all concurred that "she
| was q ICcllC tuc omhktCSt Siittti iu luS
gins"
In the course Of time afellow servant girl
with whom the Strange girl roomedl in
formed her mistress that she could not re-
main any longer in the family if"Elzabeth"
did not leave. She refused 10 assign any
reason for this intimation; but Elizabeth
when arraigned, said the other servants
were angry with her, because she refused
to contribute dollar to the priest As
this was known to be true. Elizabeth
was told to 60 to to her work, and the
ether girl to leave if she persisted in her de-
mand.
/ elizabeth continued to grow In favor
with all hands, in spite of her apparentstu-
pidity; but she was particularly intimate
with one Patrick" with whom she often
took evening ramblcs. Her mistress chided
for this intimacy, warning her against all
"gay deceivers;" but she closed all reproof
by the very unexpected piece of information
that "Patrick aud she were engaged to be
married."
No one suspected anything amiss in
,'Elizabeth," until one morning, on the re-
turn Of The gentleman of the house, after
several weeks absence. The family, con-
sisting Of sons, daughters, sons-in- law,
grandchildren, &C., were quietly seated OF
breakfast, with Elizabeth" serving the Ia
BILE. The gentleman scrutnized her pretty
closely, when, as she retired, the breakfast
circle was startled by his throwing DOWN.
knife aud fork and exclaiming, THAT girls
man--didn't You notice her beard." Nov
don't be boyish with your nonsense" from
his wife, and hearty laugh from the whole
group was all the response he received for
his wonderful discovery. elizabeth con-
tinued to work with great vigor and effect
than any girl ever did work before, and the
family resumed their congratulation at their
good luck at having picked up SO good
girl"
In week or two the gentleman Of the |
house had occasion to leave home for time,
and was about to get into his carriage when
it occurred to him that there might not be |
money enough in the safe for household and
business surposes until his return. He look
ed through his account book and found that
there should be some 1915 in gold in the
safe, besides some paper money. On look
ing to see whether he was right, he found
the paper money, but the gold had disap-
peared Here was a" ago" "Who was
the robbe.. was the next question. He
decided in his own mind that there was one
servant in the house with wit enough to get
hold of the keys and remove the money I'M
observed, and she was the favorite and
trusted nurse of the grand children, whose
mistress was then absent. 1t was deter
mined, therefore, that she shold be arrested,
her trunks searched, &c. A search warrant
was accordingly obtained, with direction to
the officers to be in readiness to come when
sent for
As if to confirm the business of these sus-
picions, the girl informed the son.in-law,
whose children she had nursed, that she
was going to leave in a few days-slthough