New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-15

uhshad no monsy to assist me. lie said that tn
-. n. oould do was to let me have q suit OF his
-, which | thought l would accept, as they
"a Ia moro appropriate, having lost all OF my
- scLDess. To remedy this deficiency, he pur-
800 mo a cheap wig in Pearl.street. That evening
..r, ont together, and learning that saloon
.p,o.avoy was in want of a boy 10 attend bar, |
,od t,r the situation, and was accepted. The pro-
-. Aid not suspect my sex until had been there
time; and when accused Off, confessed the fact
.,a toid them the circumstances-that was desrous
~ srtting an honest living, and had done the best
could. They kept the matter secret, and | re-
,O,;oed there FIVE months. At this time my husband
srnd me out and persuaded me to live with him again.
we secured an engagement at the Providence Mu
seum-I still continuing to wear the male ATTIRE as
tked il best played both male and female comedy
parts. The persons in the theater supposed was
younger brother of my husband. After renaing a
few weeks in Providence, we went to the Albany Siu
,eum. where my husband and myself again separated
after four weeks-he continuing to i'll treat me. re-
NAMED there till the close Of the season, playing
nearly every afternoon and evening then returned
10 New York, and secured place in a bar room in
Canal street. / remained there all Winter and then
left for New-0rleans in the steamship Jewess, where
had obtsired situation as mess boy. was suose-
ouently promoted to the caba as cabn-boy in which
situation remained for three trips, and left her the
trip previous to her last, when she lost. then
resumed my place in Canal street for short time,
and continued working as bar-keeper until
September last, when l went to Savannah, Georgia,
and thence Travelled through the States to
| obtained employment there. About six weeks after
received from my sister in California, letter which
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contained an order for passage for Ann Linden in the
second cabin to California by the Aspinwali route
But had no female apparel to wear, and not money
enough TO get it after paying my fare from New-Or-
leans TO New-York Under these circumstance con-
GUIDED 10 come to New York and try to obtain employ
ent TO support me- and to send the order back to San
Francisco to get it changed to mans name 50 that
could come out | returned to New-York aud sent
the order to California the fifth day Of this month";
80 for have not been able TO get employment.
have had Just money enough to pay my board in re-
speotable but cheap hotel. L expect to receive
the draft from California by the first week
IN MAY, when l shall leave in the first steamer.
On Wednesday last, while sitting in the bar
room of the hotel reading a newspaper, Mr.. Keefe,
one of the Chiefs aids whom 1 did not know,
came in and arrested me without any warrant, and
,wore that was a vagrant and prostitute. This is
hlse | put on male attire from necessity, but as
found aterward that it gave advantages in obtain
ing an honest livelihood by securing better remuner-
stiop, l concluded to keep it on as matter OF
choice, and have since worn it entirely. have
worked constantly except at such times as have been
out Of employment, and have got living almost un-
aided. My hands now are as hard as any boys who
works, which 1 think is sufficient guarantee that
get my living honestly. As soon as l receive my
order from California shall leave and when arrive
there shall put female clothing and try to become
little more feminine in my manners. In conclusion,
will soy that in putting on male attire have no'hns
10 regret 1t has saved me from insult, and has So
cured me compensation to enable me to live better
than could have done had to work as poor girls do
for from two to four dollars week. and have to pay
their board out of that and think that the public
will agree with me in saying that took the beat
course under the circumstances"