Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-01-22
sc EI.I.AN Y.
Romance IN Real Life An Extraordi-
nary Story.

nary Story.
A young woman "a. arrested by police
mAn last Saturday. on Fourth street. for
wearing male attire. Sone three month.
ago she vas arrested on the sane char-e
Her apPcarance. manner. style q oonvcr-
sailon. and The accounts shc gives Of her
sell. place her quite above the ordinary
class of women who Affect the carb Of she
opposite scx. All Who convcr.cl wT-h her
arr Impressed With the couyiction that her
story . true. In light gray pants. vest and
coat. and light ich hat. sbs looks hke
spughiiy BOY 81 fourteen. She Is medium
tvoulan'') sizc. black anI curing hair
large i-stroas DARK ewes. regular FEATURES.
ru4dy aui ire.h booking. and iu scry gen.
erous health. lirr narrative. received
from hcr in the cslaboosc. b. a. i1Iiovs.
va born iu Michigan mar che north q
hsiamaFoo city. My father va. Lrir % a
iarsc landed estate IN Ensiaad. and had an
Abundance oi money. With vLich he travel
"a About for pleasure. / was taken fron
ras lirth place when onls a frw months
oid. Mother died when Wa only seven
years oil ibcn father hai the Whole care
~ my two brother. and me We hal A
P-isate tator vhc travelled With u. Broth
era wcrv seat o. college When was cl-
even iathor died. At fourteen va mar
rcd o. mrnib-r q a minsirrl troop. lie
h.l some hsr Thousand dollar. in money.
aHa vcH' inio partaersblp wiih his uncle.
Who lost his life ant the money rLilc eros
sin- ,ho Atantic
When hai bccn married eighteen
mouths my hu,band died. anl was lrh
wholly to thc carv of m, t~o brothers. To.
eH.es wa' ri~rk 20 q banking hoa.e. AMI
she oihcr vas stil a. college in Oh.o.
Nleu th, sar brok, oaf my Younger broth
90 came home anl they both enlisted
tirsi th~y eon.alicl me- a1out roii.ti1r
a. last clascai-i. / consil-r-I tlni ths
colnirs ncr.l-l every abI--s1lirI man o.
ail iu puiuag dpwn th- rebellion rhcir
regimcnt went O. Ealf.morc. aaI after
sarls became rssti-.s AMI unc1.r. aa.l
wanted % join them. ~ youn-,r BROTH
cT VAS eager sioaii. ani ms ,lI-r BROTH
cr rciaciautly consented. Gotas % Balti-
more ] entered tac hospital aai ~as nurse
O. ihs s,eS aad wounded. There / f-c-
g1enuy met my two brothers. anI uss toll
erabiy couicnicl bat a. lcnrth received
irsaits anl sn-raicfal retarns from some oi
the recovered soilirrs. SJm- v--e kiaI
hearted aai grateful. was determined to
b vIth my brothers. vri I could not calarr
tlc elrtnleI .nsa,is. AMI 81 asked ms
brother consent to ir-ss in male attire
an ...1 fhrir regiment il some cana ..s .o
a. ta ls nsar th-a. Ip-lpos~l t5 aet a.
orlrriy fo the MAJOR. uh1 "a our srrrui
ccl..a on iather'. sil~ MvelIer brother
fr.t grrcmI It1-iiy refused h,. consent. blt
thc younger a1l myself insisted. aai De- g.
nal.r l1t r,i4rfaatly yicllrd. When ! as
.4mcI uaie clothes ~ younger brother
: comr rliueatsi ule anI saiI iookeI Lac q
great rrrca tor. thought tLe Iis-l.se
vas perfect H. took mc o. solc r1aeh
places fo areastsm me to g naturally.
fe.o.'eei going viih larse party ubere
thr s'a.sss utrc hanicd around fo driuk
As ] aale-1okt to cd f'P tde glass; my band
t--r.t.rl aukarlif. llt ro oae sr.a.I t0
nolrs .t enlisted aai uas sworn in al,
tl. Majors orderly. Tie rlg .aieli sas or-
t--,I t1 N,v Orleans ua.ler Oen. Bat..r.
Ny yaaagsr brother vas wolalsd .a a
skirri-l lal died i1 c1ls~Tle1cc Inrar-
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