Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-03-28
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CREDULOUS PEOPLE.
From the Musca,Ino Courier, Feb. It'll.

From the Muscatinc Courier, Feb. 7th.l
Our readers have doubtless perused a
yarn in tho La Crosse Democrat, cen
corning the transformation Of n woman
into II man. This is entitled n !" strange
story" and rightly, too, for it is strange;
but we. know Of one that beats it. In
Montpelier township, in this country,
reside an ngcd couple by the name OF
Rose. These two individuals take it
turn about. That is, every three years
the woman becomes n man, and during
the same three years the man changes
to II woman. Strange rs it may seem,
there arc some dozen Of people in this
country who stand ready to verify this
statement with nm affidavit. These two
unfortunate beings were married in
1913. In l849 the IN gave birth 10
q child which died. Shortly after the
birth of this child the parents began TO
change sexes. A separation followed,
and the parties moved from Tennessee,
where they then resided, one to Illinois,
the other to Kentucky. In 1851, the
change having become complete ir both,
they were again brought together by
friends. They fell in love n second time
and were married, tho former husband
this time being the wife, and rice versa.
In 1852 the former husband and now
wife, presented the former wife and now
husband, with n female child. This
child is now sixteen years old. She IS
also troubled in the same way, oftan
changing in II single uight. She never
knows, when she goes to bed, but she
will wnkcsup in the morning and find
herself n boy, and is not certain when
he gets up in the morning but that he
will be u girl. He Tor she) keeps two
sets Of clothes handy, and when the
changes begin to come on, dons the
proper apparel of her. Tor his) sex. This
may seem u tough story, but 1t is
vouchcd for by II large number of relia-
Bile persons. But to return to her pa
rents. At intervals Of thTco years the
change of sex described above has
taken place regularly. The couple now
have five children, three of which call
the original father mother, and two of
which call the original mother father.
These children are all liable to occa-
siounl and complete changes Of sex, but
not of so sudden n nature rs marks the
status Of the oldest boy Tor girl). a
good story is told of u young darkey
who was not acquainted with the family
failing. Meeting the girl at u party ono
evening, he fell violently in love with
her, escorted her. home, and OF the way
solicited and obtained permission to call
again. The next evening found. him
promptly at the house Of his sweetheart.
Imagine, kind reader, the astonishment
of this prospective citizen when he
found his dulcinea 'nrrayed in boys
clothes, and sporting mn incipient mus
tache on which the evening before was
the smooth rosy upper lip. Two days
later he came again, and found his
Mary, John flor that was the name
given by the considerations parents)
once more the blooming lass, without
even tho semblance Of n man: Taking
one look at her, the astonished youth
rushed from the house and never went
near it again, +" Cor fear" as he said,
"that he might get to be n gal hissclf.'
OF the truth Of this last circumstance
we are not so certain, but We again as
sure our readers that the remainder
of our story is rs true rs fact q
mako IL.