The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-04-02
Another .stronge story.O

tFrom the Muscatne Uowa) Courier.l
Our readers have doubtless perused
a yarn from the La Crosse Democrat,
conccrmng the transformation of a
woman Into a man. This is entitled a
''stfahge story" and rightly, too, for
it is strange. but We know one that
beats it. In Montpelier township, in
this county, there lives an ageI couple
,by the name of Ross. These two indi-
Siduals tako it turn about. That is,
every three years the woman becomes
a man, and, during tho same, three
years, tho man changes to u wOman.--
Strange as 1T may seem, thore arc
some dozens Of people IN this county
who stand ready 10 verify this state
mont with an affidavit Those two
unfortunate beings were married in
1913. La 1849 tho woman gavo birth
to child which died. Shortly after
tho 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 othor TO kentucky.
In 1851, the change having become
complete in both, they were again
brought together by friends They
fell IN love second time and were
married, the former husband this time
being the wife, and nice UerSa. In
1852 the former husband and now wife
presented tho former wife ynd now
husband with a female ohild. The
child is now l6 years old. She also is.
troubled in the same way, often chang
ing sex in single night. She never
knows when sho goes To bed but she
will wake up in the morning und find
herself boy, and is not certain when
he gets up in the morning but that
before night he will be q girl. lie (or
she) Keeps two sets of clothes handy,
and when the change begins 20 come
on dons tho proper apparel of her Cor
his) sex, This may seem tough
story, buC it is vouched BY a large
Dumber Of reliable persons, But 70
return TO the parents. At intervals of
throe years the change of sex deserib.
ed above has talkenplaoo regularly
The couple now have five children,
three of which call the original father
mother, and two Of which call the orig
inal' mother father. These children
are liable to occasional and com
plete changes of sex, but not of so sud-
den nature as that which marks the
status pfthe Oldest boy Cor gIrl) A
good story is told of young darkey
who was not acquainted with the iami-
~ failing. Meeting the girl at a party
one evening, he foil violently in love
with her, escorted her home, and on
the way solicited and obtained per.
mission to call again The next even
ing found him promptly at the house
Of his sweetheart. Imagine, kind
reader, tho astonishment IF this pros
pective citizen when he found his dul-
Gina arfayed in boys clothes and sport.
ing aniihciplent mustacho on what the
evonlng before was the smooth rosv.
upper lip. Two days later he came
again and found his Mary John Dor
that was the name given by the con-
scentious pments) once more bloom
ing lass, without the semblance OF
a man. Taking one look at her, the
astounded youth rushed from the
house and never won't. near it again,
''for fear, as he said shat he might
get TO be gal hissclfo OF the truth
of this last circumstance, we are not
so certain, but we again assure our
reRders that tho remainder Of our
story ls as true rs fact can make it,