New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-10
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TEE President
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UNITED ArES
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Carr. W. n. STEWART.
aid 10 the bark George Thomas Of y
ROMANCE AND SENTIMENT.
A YOUNG GIRL IN BOYS CLOTHES.
From The Detroit Free Pre,s.

Young man made his appearance in Justice Purdys
office last evening in company with an officer, whose
very fair complexion and generally petite appearance
at once attracted attention. He had pretty face,
world Of brown rnglets melting blue eyes aad such
winning little mouin with dmples at the corners, that
70 woman could have resisted falling IN love with hun
the spot-s circumstance that, to experienced eyes,
sbarpened with long familiarity with feminine eccen-
trcitles, suggested doubts OF sexual identity-sus-
pcions that the pretty boy was no boy at ALL but only
pretty girl in boys clothes. With the doubt came
the confirmation III the account vi the officer, who
stated that he arrested his prisoner at the instance OF
boarding house keeper ON Randolph street, named
Mrs. Murray, who alleged that she was runaway
girl in boys clothes. She was quite abished at her
detection and at the nqusye eyes directed upon her,
and for time, declined to make any answer TO
the questions put, except by spteinl little pous, but
che finally regaued her temper, and gave al &C count
If herself with many hestatious and hslf.fcghteued
glances the listeners gathered around She said her
name Minnie Harris, and that she belonged 10
Canada some where near Woodstock, It anybody
knows where that Is and that her father was aster
mechanic who had apprt citation Of the troubles OF
yourg ladies of aromatic disposition.
She had received tolerably good education, the
principal element Of which an extensive course OF
novel resdipg from which she had gathered enlarged
ideas Of the sphere designed tor the development OF
young ladies' III tue bud she thought that washing
d hes was the last thing for heroine to engage IN,
and rhe thought of becoming heroine, and told
her father so. He did not appreciate her romantic
sc ntmens ard sent her to bed at shutdown for being
obstinate ard taking trash, he styled IL. She
mpr " ed the time between sundown ana morning in
reading Rinsldo Rinaldino, by the light of tallog
dip. Being unacquainted with the plo. of this In
teDsely interesting work, we are unable to state Its
substance but gathered from her narrative that there
was Young lady in il who ran away from home In
boys clothes, climbed over mountao, rolled up her
sleeves to fight big giant, but succeeded IN subdung
him with glance OF her mild eye, and then ferried
herself across broad ses IN dug-out, To crest
city, where she had many charming and successful
adventures and finally aired rich.
Minnie a~Oke in the morning, with her blue eyes
suffused with tears at her hard fate which were not
done away by the events Of the day, consisting a.
they did of severai hours application To the wash tub
in compliance with the demands of her parents. Her
mind WAS made up that night to follow 10 the footsteps
Of the brave and vlrtuous Geraldine. No more wash
tub for her-no di-hcloth to disturb her romance
visions-no more drudgery to dash the aspirations OF
her sentimental sonlal should be novelty, adventure
and success. She would go and teach SCHOOL sell dry
goods, embroder fancy work or engage IN any other
light diversion, until rich gentleman came and
threw himself at her feet offered TO kill all her perse-
cutors and married her in a halo Of happiness.
She went, in the beet sult OF her youngest brother,
and arrived in Detroit a couple of weeks ago. Here
she found herself alone and iriendless snoog multi
tude OF strangers. not ore Of whom cared n straw
value for her welfare. What on earth TO do she did
Dot now, and in despair sine went to TIE boarding
house and cried ner eyes out during the first tso
three days after bch she settled down into lstesJ,
bewdtred state of mind, ana made no effort whatever
10 help herself. The consequence was that sharp eyes
soon discovered her secret and he was speedily handed
over to the police here she was and that was her
story and all she wanted WAS to get home. Glad
enough was she TO hear that she would be sent there
by the first train in the morning.