Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-29
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A Girl Dresses in Mems Clothes and starts
for Pike's Peak, bat Didnst get There.
From the Detroit Free Prsss. April lie.


From the Detroit Free Press, April Is.
A young gentleman arrived in town On Saturday
and put up at the Farmers House, who represented
himself as on his way TO Pixies Peak He was
well dressed aud good looking, and appeared to
have money 10 pay for all he got although quite
prudent in al his expenditures as denoted by The
style Of public houses which he resorted to. His
entire ignorance of the route or Of the necessary
equipment attracted some attention. but people set
him down as q verdant young gentleman, and kind
ly gave him all the inform ltion in their power.
There was nothing about him that excited suspicion,
although the landlord thought him somewhat fas-
tidious in refusing 10 sleep with another man, and
he staid overnight THIS operation was fatal to
him however, for the women folks discovered that
the supposed young gent was girl Of eighteen or
nineteen years Of age. They we're highly scandal
lied at this as women are apt to be in such cases.
and insisted upon having an ofhcer sent for. Depu-
ty Sheriff Champ soon arrived and tOSk charge Of
the now disoonsOlate young woman, who was com
pletely overwhelmed at her discovery, and deprived
of all the self-Possossion which had characterized
her disguise.
She vent with him willingly, being assured that
10 harm would be done her. and above all that she
would not be put in Jail, and told her story uure
ssrVedly She did not leave her quarters, however,,
without giving the females who had discovered her
disguise pretty smart piece Of her mind On ar
irving at officer Champs Office, SIZE confessed her
design, and acknowledged that she had run away
fIom home IN Canada, with the intention of making
her way to Pixies Peak, which locality, however,
she had very little knowledge Of She had taken
money from her fathers desk for this purpose had
appropriated her brothers best suit IN which TO
travel She said that she thought that Pixies Peak
was little way from Chicago, and size thought Chi
cage was about fifty miles from Detroit. Her idea
of the expense had been obtained from the neWspa-
pers, and she had provided money enough to take
her ali the way there. She was gocd-looking ard
intelligent, and so abUndantly energetic that she
was quite sure that she competent for the task
Being informed that she must 60 home, she beg
ed hard TO be released which was peremptorily de-
MED She then implored fervently that her name
or that of her father might not be made public,
promising, under condition that her request was
complied with, TO 90 home and stay there, and be
good girl A recital Of the dangers she must en-
counter her journey, and the life she must lead
when she got to her destination, reconciled her TO
this arrangement, and she went home cheerfully in
charge of q Canadian officer who was summoned for
the purpose. In view of the promises made to her
it would of course be inexpedent to publish names.
or 20 give the place os her residence. She said
her father a farmer, and in comfortable circum-
stances. II is not the first Of such WsyWsrd fancies
the part Of young girls that we have had to re-
cord, and singusrly enough, most of them came
from Canada. We have never withheld names be-
fore, but the circumstances of this justify il
doing so, the girl was more imprudent and
thouehtless than sinful.