The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-09-05
Genuine Romance in Real Life.


A young woman was arrested by a
policeman last Saturday on Fourth
street, for wearing male attire. Some
three months ago she was arrested on
the same charge. Her appearance,
manners, style of conversation and the
account she gives of herself place her
quite above the ordinary class of women
All Who converse WITH 4f are the .pp app9site sex
with the conviction that her history is
true. In light grey pants, vest and coat,
and light felt hat, she looks like a
sprightly boy of fourteen. She is of me-
dunn (woman' 81 size, black and curling
hair, large, lustrous dark eye, regular
features, fresh looking and in very gen.
erous health. Her narrative, received
from her in the calaboose, is as follows:
was born in Michigan, near to, and
north of Kalamazoo City Ny father was
heir to large landed estate in England
| and had an abundance of money, with
which he travelled about for pleasure. |
was taken from my birthplace when only
a few months old. Ny mother died when
; l was seven years old, then my father
had the whole care of my two brothers
and me- We had private tutor who
travelled with US. Brothers were sent to
college When / was eleven father died.
At fourteen | was married to member
of minstrel troupe He had some five
thousand dollars and with it went in
partnership with his uncle, who lost his
wife and money while crossing the At
lantic. sn t a
When / had been married eighteen
| a., 1.aI II l,ct
wholly to the care of my two brothers,
The elder was clerk in banking house,
and the other was still at college in
Ohio. When the war broke out my
Younger brother came home and they
both enlisted. First they consulted me
about enlisting. | at last consented.
considered that the country needed every
able-bodied man to aid in putting down
the rebellion. Their regiment went tc
Baltimore, and afterwards | became rest
less and uneasy, and wanted to Join them
My younger brother was eager l should
and my elder brother reluctantly con
D sented Going to Baltimore l entered
the hospital, and was nurse to their sicl
and wounded. There / frequently me
my two brothers, and was tolerably con
snd n1aro,efaI f rsfgtfhhs fGth FFsssssiyed insult
soldiers. Some were kind hearted ant
grateful. / was determined to be witt
> nv brothers, yet could not endure tn
continued insults, and so l asked m
brothers consent to dress in male attir
. and ioin their regiment in some capac
. ty so as to be with them. proposed
q act as Orderly to the Major, who was on
" second cousin on fathers side. My elc
IT or brotaar at fret f-an---+~~si.- -~f----l
II consent, but the younger and myself IL
n sisted, and he finally reluctantly yielded
= When l assumed male clothes my youns
he est brother complimented me, and sal
Il; that looked like great green boy. d
hu thought the disguise was perfect d
R. took me to some rough places to accu
tom me to act naturally.
I recolect going with a large par
He where the glasses were handed round
drink. AS l undertook to "tip T
hN glass" my hand Atrembled awkward
hut no one seemed to notice it. | e
listed and was sworn in as the Ma]o
~ orderly The regiment was ordered
1rc- New Orleans under General Butler.
y Younger brother was wounded in sk
HE mish and died in consequence. lnea
- . went crazy. / was in the second ASA
HE ON Baton Rouge, and received sew
.vs sabre cut on the right arm. A ball a
the crazed one of the lower limbs, anC
humber passed through my clothes.
AT a short time the Major discovered
our sex. but learning all the circumstant
- and that | would stay with my b-otf
he let me remain and treated me as
spectfully and kindly as father CO
do. | got on very well till on one OF
s;on man who suspected me attac
me in an out of the way place, wh'
had to defend myself, and after giN
sma. him warning | shot him with
ding, shooter | meant to disable his 6
i%een aDs;t but he STOPPED so quick that the ball
tered his face and found its way III
best, his skull-cap. l attended him for
every weeks till he was out of danger,
WoiIId not peTIuT5
Is and when he attempted to, | told h
,onye should leave unless he desisted, an
ty too then would not Others wondered n
,tsr bnt didn't understand and said v
.sool;sb hov After | left him he ser
oDd a written apology, very humble, and
- forg;veness in such manner
/ forgave him.
lR remained, with few interruptio
d;f;rnlties. as Orderly for the Majoi
hv and nv he was taken sick, and
the Louisiana fever, and had the
elias. and was very home SICK.
a. was last January. The Major g
ma louehs for us both. aceompanie
H TO Northern Illinois, his home, ant
81 went out to Michigan. On the wa
- health became good again. re
s female dress when l came to the
HIHs where 1 had lived with husband
ant-Valley,- near Detroit@Stald
o+or four weeks, then started out agar
q o' mn took citizens (male) dress. Ne
for for GiB- the Major had resigned.
s. We ( 1 had resolved to join my orothe
nee; n, siann haT at New Orleans. He was my en-
interest MT res of and stay in the world. travelled
y one Of to Cairo, audythence to Memphis
ses eest. naer per steamboat Belle Memphis, ant
pans, &c. Memphis on another boat TO Lak
early, as :5odo had heard of the illnC
tie in the luenSc' - h.otI