The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-12-26
Prom the New Orleans Delta.
i Romantic story A Womsn's Adven.
lures in Mans Apparel

In passing along St. Charles street
yesterday. about IL o'clock, Officer Dan
Busby, (vho is always wide awake)
caught one oil the queeres, fsh that was
ever seen out Of water--nolhing more
nor less than woman in msn's apparel
The peculiarly Of her shape frs, attract
ed the notice Of the officer, as she was
standing a, the corner Of St. Charles and
Poydras streets, leaning against the Crys-
ta Palace coffee house, and he al once
arrested her. At first she denied the sof,
impe eachment, but finally admitted th",
she had been born woman. though cir
cuus,a nces had made her a man. Wo-
man-like, she let The officer into her con-
hdence without much ado, and told him
,ha, she belonged to very rich fanny III
New York, and was niece OF gentle
man in this city. About five years SINCE
she fell in love with man named Smith
and under promise OF marriage, accom-
panied him to Boston.
She loved not wisely, but too well, a
the sequel proved; Tor after seduc,ng he'
ia Boston, Smith deserted her being
discarded by her relatives, the only alter
a,iye leit her, was to dof her woman
gear and don the male attire, which sh'
accordingly did, aud took to sea 10 gan
livelihood. Shipping on board me'
chant vessel, she was at once installed a
cabin boy, and made three voyages I,
. LIVERPOOL and back-durlng one Of tn
voyages the ship was ovehauled by pl
Z rates, bu, The gallan. crew succeeded i
beating them oil, and during the rencon
: ue, our heroine was foremost IN the hgh
, receiving q slgh, wound In the cheel
/, ,or which she was complimented by tn
CAPTAIN. This was the last voyage sh
n male. On her return she lett the SIN
Il and took to bar keeping, At which bus
r ness she ,hvived in New York, but ge
4 ting tired Of the dull monotony astend'n
$ the re,a!lin, of liquors, through the a
IS si.tance of some of her acquaintance
/. she obtained the pos, Of book-keeper
II mercantile house in New York, ~hic
Il she retained for me time, but preierrit
;. more active to the sedentary life tn
ct position imposed upon her, she again to-
: 10 sea, aud after making one more vo
1e age to Europe as sailor before the ma
g she found herself a few weeks since
"a one of our Northern seapor's.
n Hearing by accident tha, smith, h
or seducer, was IN Mobile, tnlthsr she
III rected her steps. On reaching MOI
:, gonery her mon y gave out and she "
a. forced TO walk l25 miles. The poor CIR
TX feet gave evidence OF The hardsihps s
encountered and endured during Il
drea,y march. Arriving at Mobile s
nc was mysterlously instructed to come
= this city, stop at the Alabama ESchani
:, where she was informed Smith, who
10; appears is a daguerreotyp'st, would J.
III her in few days. While wander'
81 "a forth Yesterday III search OF sometime
10 eat, she was arrested by Officer Bus
III Thus ended the recital OF her event
ey history. Dan Busby took her before
~ corder Bright, WHO, after hearing
I'VE story. told her she had incurred fine
10, S25 by appearing in male ATTIRE and
'.u monisaed her to don her proper aPp'
l"' l ss soon as possible. She, however,
'u' resented TO the Recorder tha. this
'as aS the only clothing she, and that she
a'' a'' been 50 long accustomed t. wearing
'el breeches, it would be as easy Tor the Il
oun w ard TO change his spots or an E'hioI
ou his skin, as for her to cast ofi the paI
ta "a looms, and being IN good humor'
NV Recorder discharged her.