Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-10
From the ST. Louis Democrat.
Romance I'm Real i.ife-Adventures OF
A woman.

attire Some three mouths ago she Was arrested
on the same charge. Her appearance. manners.
stvle OF conversation and the account che gives
of herself. place her above the ordinary class If
women who aff ct the garb OF the opposite sex
All who converse with her impressed with
the conviction That her story is true In light
grew pants. vest AMI coat. and light felt hat she
looks like sprghtlv boy of fourteen She j. of
medium (wom,n's) size, black and curling hair.
large lns dark eve, regular features. ruldv
and fresh looking. and in very generous ne 18th
Her narrative received from her in the cal,
boose, is ns follows:
| Wis born in Michigan. near To and north al
X ,lamazoo City Nv father was heir IT, large
landed estate in England. and had an abundance
of money. with which he travelled about for
pleasure. Wis taken from my birthplace when
only n few months old. Mother died when
seven years old. then father had the who.e care
of nv TWO brotl ers and me. We had private
tutor who travelled with Brothers sent
to college When was eleven father died At
fourteen | was married To a member of a min
stre troupe n had some five thousand dollars
in money and with il went IN partnership with his
uncle. who lost his life and the money while
crossing the Atlantic When had been m ,rrie
eighteen months my husband died, an was
left wholly To the care of my two brothers The
elder was clerk in banking house and the
other still at college IN Ohio When the
war broke out nv Younger brother came home
and they both enlisted. FIRST they committed me
about enlisting. | ut last consented / con
sidered that the country nee ;ed every abe bodied
man 10 aid in putting dowI the rebellion Their
regiment went tn b ,ltmpre. and afterw 'rd he
came restless and uneasy aud " inied to JOIN them,
Nv Younger brother W - eiger ! should. and IN,
elder brother reluct,ntly consented Going 10 Bal
timore entered The hospital and was nurse 10 the
sick and wounded There | frequently met m,
two brothers and toler bly, cuntended but
at length received insults and ungrateful retu
from some Of the recovered soldiers Snme
were kind hearted and grateful | was determn
ed to I've with nv brothers. vet could MT endu, e
tie continued insults. and so a-ked nv hrcrh
ers consent dress in mllc attire and join their
regiment in some capacity so as To he near them
! proposed 70 act Orderly To the Major, who
was our second cousin on fathers siie Nv
brother first peremptorily refused his consent,
hut the younger and myself insisted and he final
lv bur reluctantly yielded. When | assumed
male clothes my Younger brother cOmDl:mented
me aud said look Ell like great green hoy He
thought the disguise perfect. He took me 10
some rough places To accnstom me to act naiur-
ally. ! recollect going with Large party where
the glasses we're handed round TO drink A. I
undertook To Tip the glass my hand tremb.e ell
awkwartiiv but no one seemed u notice t
enlisted and WAS sworn in ~ the VI jpr's Orierl,
The regiment ordered To New Orleans under
Gen Butler Nv Younger brother was wounded
in skrmish and died in consequence | nearly
went crazy. was in the second assault on Ba
ton Rouge. and received n severe sabre cut Oh
the right arm A ball also or zpd one of m,
lower limbs. and number ,ssed through NV
clothes In short time The VI inr ,isc4v crei
nv sex. hut. leirning all the circumSttnres. aud
thar would stay with my brothers, he let ne
remain. and treated me as respectfully AMI kind
lv 20 father could do I got on very we'll ill
on one occ isiOn a m III who su-pe.te me AT OK
ed me in nm out of the way place when ] had to
defend myself and. after giving him warning.
shot him with four shooter ! meant To- ds be
his arm. hut he stopped 80 quick that the bill
entered his face and found wav unner his
skull cap ! attended him FIR two weeks I'll he
was our ofdanger. but would not Kermit him Ia
speak 70 me When he attempted To | told him
| should leave unless he desistel ami he then
wonli not o hers wondered much but didn't
understand and said was tooli hoy. After
| left hun he sent me written apology. very
humhl and begging forgiveness i'm such "A man
Ter that fnreave HIM
| rem ined, with few interruptions or 1iiicul
ties, as ORDERLY for the Major but. by and by he
was taken SICK. TO k the Louisiana fever, lr,d
the erv-ipelas and was very homesck This
was las; January The Major got furlough- for
US accompanied him ~ Northern Illinois, his
hame. and then went to Michigan On the way.
my health bee me good again I resumed fe-
male dress when | CANE ~ the place where
had lived with nv husblnd-Pleassnt Valley
near Detroit Staid about four weeks. then
started out again and took citizens (male) dress
Meanwhile the VI jor had resigned
had resolved to join my brother again at New
Orleans He was nv only hope and stay in the
world travelled bv rail to Giro and thence
to Memphis Oh the steamboat Belle Memnhs:
and from Memphis. on another boat, To Lake
Providence had heard Of tie illness of a col
lese m .te of nv deid brother. and found him
(the college friend) in the hospital 1T Lake ProVi-
dence. he vas also our second cousin on nv
morher's side I went TO the hospital and tayesi
two weeks. until he died Then ronk boat To
60 tn Cairo in or,ier To go 20 New York n
thence bv ship To New Orleans: hut on the Wv
not getting nv trunk checked. lost il with 800
in gold, some greenbacks. a revolver that cost
$50 ard an ivory handle stilettO The trunk
Was too helvv for me 20 carry TO the state room.
he porter neglected n do il. AMI the next morn
ing il was missing Then had lett ONLY money
ennut h 10 take me to 81. L us, where ! o lrlu
ded must GO and try To get work got here
aboat the 29th of March or 1T of Anrl, m
went first to the Taylor House. bur STAYED ony a
short time. when 90, work ut the Everett, House
As dining room boy | was all the time ANXIOUS
and nearly distracted about NV only remaining
brother, from whom | could herr nOihing; ami
after writing TO him in vain. | wrote home and
received a letter that ne had died ct fever s. I
was left all alone. Al the Everett House.
succeeded ~ a wsiter. though had never done
any housevork; and nv sex VAS not discov
though had 20 sleep with bow
could not knead bread. hut could
make pastry, having lerrne il ptstime
had to ne among the boys ss one OF them. and
they urgei me to go tn the Bpwery and Varete-.
till At last consented. and one night went with
Jimmy and another boy TO the Bowery We
were followed by two fellows OF the house,
who accused u both of being girls, which I
denied: but Jimmy said he was one One of
them went off with him. and the other staid
with me AM | could not get rid of him. hut
would 90 back To the hotel for fer of trouble
AT last | told him he must leave or I'd call q
satchman: he refused aud the alteration drew
the attention OF "A watchmsn across The street
Who called u In come Ia him | told him To
come to "a Then | said. What shall do.
for am really girl Ny companion Told
re To- run np fight Of stsirs. and 80 I dill
hut the IN er caught me and locked me up
The Recorder taok interest in me AMI re-
laasei me- advising me tn change nv dress