The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-11-15
"Harry" Stokes, the Man-Woman.
The following strange and interesting story |,
told In an English paper, tho Stafford Ner,:-

told In an English paper, the Sa!fo Nems:--
The most remarkable woman Of this century, was
"HARU +" Srokrs. tue brcksetter, who committed
suicide in the aiuicc q tho river Irscl, at Mode
Wheel, last night wook. For about 80 years, this
extraordinary person had lived In Manche 81 sr aud
Saliord, a. aJourneyman and master brcksettsI; bad
houses and served customers at the tar as a "iolly
landlord; had worked at her trade q brio ksetter
and erected many, important buildings In both
towns; and bad obtained the reputation of being
the most skilful hre-srate setter and "cniui.
ney doctor" m the ncighborhood. she always
sss ,nSasrlS SON. IN tss ~ 70 her
ployment; and could LIT q weight spread tho NOR.
tar, and set brick with the best Of the N Her ha
binary IN the town along with other bIIoksters,
drank, smoked, and joked with the hardest, aud
Joined in the evening carousas. Pet With ali this
constant and close Intimacy with the opposite sex
this .streng minded woman contrivod e. keep her
great secret and there Is every res,on 10 believe
that she hss gone down into the grave At the sdyanc
the whole Of her remarkable life maintained an un-
broken check upon those pAaions which crowd tho
soS Hsr grs.t sndsavor was on 3. OCCASIONS 70 te.p
ny the manly character she had assumed. From q
child she bad been accustomed TO the overo work of
one Of tho most Abotious occupations In which man
Ia engaged, and the skill she bad attained In the
trade reveals an amount Of ersevuIing energy which
made her worthy of better fate than that Of tho
It's curious to know what Arst Induced her TO az
sumo the garb and occupation ~ . man, and what
pow rfn agency Il was tnat enabled her TO remaiu
faithful to the lin. OF duty she had thus marked out
for herself. There instances innunerabe whors
the influence Of love, or romantic dispO Ositon has
clothed the form Of woman wi h inale attire,
| and ENtsinod her amid the perils Of the battle
field, Ia tho dangers Of the deep, or In Wild ai-
| venturs in foreign lands but we know Of no
other case in history or tradition where a
woman has 30 wonderfully rspressed her ow a fool-
ings and natural dispoation 30 completely assumed
the habits Of man, aud bc,n successful Ia eyad-
ing the prying curiosity Of the world. "HlRHY"
II NJ I'D ~ ola -
II s with the greatest difficulty we have baon Ablo 10
soan the fllowiDg facts, Which, mssge as they are,
throw some little hight on hor past history.
She WAS the daughter of a brick aver in a VILLAGE
Ia the nelghboIhoOd Of Doncaser II fore she oJuId
vol balance her httle body she was u ado ''use.
fu' In the house and erc many years had Jaased
over her hosd she was brought into acquaintance
i with some e the ruughSt and toughest work
In those hard. wrought days. Lluo ulLRIIr
| places. She was ground down by tue Iron
| hard OF homo that, when she was about eight
years oe, she put on st.,tsred suit q bo, cothin
l and waktd forth into thu wide, wide world" Ar
nved st the village Of whitby, she looked shout for
work She had not run way from hsr fat hers houae
because .ho Old not IKE work and preferred to eat
the bread Of idieness. Tho hard treatmsnt Of par-
ens, ignorant OF their responsibility, had driven her
from the protection of houn., and FROM all the ass,-
home. That s6c was not afraid OF hard work was As
an parent when sho offered her services 10 brlck-
setter Ia Whitby. Though some what undsrdzcd,
speedy set to work. Her frat Efforts ri, sse were
ate ended with success, and she TAI On as an
srpTehnce:
I'm :. l.,ihN ~ uust uI,P tne uSihinre appel
| iauYe, anu sPSeN W hstAn oipAts as ooy WOO
hH Wo.Su ,. ~, "y W .uo uBh'y o' !Onrheyinhn
ohcs - ~ ,e soe,n w hEe ~ ysh's ron tlih
S' n.,,. Sn a ,.r,.n,a 80 y. ~ u.s. su5 l". tlls
| , te @ W iis mshonoste. n's ,hpDnt
| ys',,ns ~ Io"sn' ~ py piolen'y uhdsf tns
| h"pe " W. pIDae ~ t''v eoLh',iueucaa "t M &C.
| ethIic esSnstoh Hh'ch he hhi TAKEN Int the
| S"hhis W ihNuunony. hsh" oIphS waiting
l v,ml laHiun r ~ w ehevu'su mslinohiA c0h.re
| e"ps, Llus W ~ '.lp n usL--'pr ne hah
| teaehea uio sso oh'n tuo sIerage OF prleSsetters
| are isass S wsh ~ mn1he cas-
sHou., 40 pAes ~, .a.'o ulyn pun HIto "lio"
~ho k.m o11 LhSsso ,n oupu aey on pseapsyite,
h ni .moEs bs sbn ,in. nsdsr 20 pSt
had 81 east taken decided fancy to Betsy her
| sell. He was agood;looking young man was HAxRr
/ sToknh, Tor, Athough SUI undernzed AMI innocent
| oi WnnSes lac a. sac fh as womsn & he WA
| touny phh., haa = capacious dePth Of chest, And
i pair Oh nlPs "mch gave an unlnuN profit 10 his
tanor' bhnf theh l9oked with favor on Has
| hs suit, Ior no hAa tho reputation OF being
i Y wen onekseter. II was resolved tina
tnsy WAN an sn1aa NJ. become one hesh And 50 20 the
| sn snuicn uey soI. hAA' Il. osehaIgod tne duties oi
/ pinesloon, NJ snuIc. W PeHeeuoui put when the
i w." ~ III. III o t s ssIo nNa seIiloie Ioy' rue
hish. "n spoat, "a % %uomnlsht auaLro. ana nshi
i shu ule iA.ah.A i.au, Ss summons tAken our
nt b -. ss.nn"sa,or,d ~ .ns s.n 20, sai ior
VI m".oa -, ,oon,bs Diri,e ths hasr,, ~ to' one
| OF TWO noh'os NON Dtn,ns unns n' hoahY o tne GAse,
Brsr, with g,eat yeaeaenoe dso ard tsat her hus,
oAnu w.s ~, S' An, tn snu as suN She eie,o,o Would
no. Wo aO..in. ., ~ 49, "a teu sisA, suuse- use
| meht Anu s Hs ~ o ILL., .uhs' @ anu Io''n .he suO;
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