The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-01-12
From tho Now York sun.l
A WOMAN-MhM.
The Extraordinary Career of
IRENE rsObiu.On.

Irene rsobin.on.
Two years ago there lived IN the
suburbs of Peoria, H., family named
Robinson, consisting Of husband,
wife, one son, and several daughters.
The son and all but one Of the daugh-
ters was married. The youngest
daughter, Irene, pretty girl Of sew
enteen, was sought by John Stiger, a
schoolmaster in Peoria. Stiger's suit
was favored by the old folks, who
wished to compel Irene to marry bin.
Irene's dislike of the man was undis-
guised. He was AZ years Of age, tall.
shambling, and uncouth. Notwth-
standing, day was named for the
marriage.
One night in November, 1869, the
wedding day being near at hand, Irene
dressed herself in her brothers
clothes. and at = o'clock in the morn
ing stole down stairs, unbarrcd the
door and struck out for Ilaynesyille.
She took train for Chicago, Pnd
there sought employment from a lum-
Der dealer as driver. The man was
10th To give her work. He looked at
HER WHITE FACE AND DELICATE
HANDS,
and told her she would not do for
him.
"How do you keep your hands SO
white:" asked the lumberman.
"Oh, ! have been working for a tai
lor," was the reply.
The man was otherwise favorably
impressed with young William Frank
THAT was the name the girl took, aud
finally hired her at one dollar day.
William drove team, handled lum.
Der, and did a mans work, though as
she said 10 the San reporter:
1T WAS mighty tough for while
used TO get splintets' in my hands
and have lots of trouble, but | finally
got used 10 it"
William worked for the lumber.
man about two week, and then went
10 driving cart for contractor who
was filling up streets. Her soft hands
h@iS Eip"4HE bioh anu DaEhs aHI
excited less comment. She got along
better; but after stay Of three weeks
with the sand contractor,
HER SEX WAS SUSPECTED,
and she went To work in the suburbs
making fence posts. Here her sex
was again discovered, and one night
she quietly made of 10 Toledo, pay
ing her fare with the money she had
saved from her labor. In Toledo she
worked for one Hawes. building q
board fence. She received Sl.35 per day
aud stayed about two months. then her
sex WAS suspected by one Of her fel
lew workmen, and she was again
| obliged To move on.
This time she reached Sandusky
| where she drove team Tor one Bot
field, who was filling up roads. Sht
had been one month quietly at work
when young girl who boarded il
the same house suspected that young
William Frank was not what hi,
name implied. William quietly slip
ped away, and made for new coun
try. This time she stopped in Buiia
! 10. Here for two months she droy,
4 two-horse team for Mr.. Eyer, haul
ing wood. He paid her 81 - day
from which she saved money. Sh,
did her work satisfactorily, and every
thing was going on pleasantly, when
as usual, woman
MADE THE OLD DISCOVERY;
as usual, the woman told her hus
band. William began to be the ob
ject of unpleasant attention, and again
moved on, this time to Rochester
where she worked in Mr.. Brewer
livery stable. She took to the horse,
and things went on agreeably 70
three months; but she was again dis
covered by woman.
"Thcse women" said Irene 10 tn
'Sun reporter, "are quicker'n Lightning
aud all there was to do was To go.
used to keep away from them all
could. / would get my meals an'
get out of the house rs soon as coul'
bnt it was no use, they would Sc
through it. And then the wome
would tell their husbands, the hus
bands would tell others, and whenev
folks used to look at me sharp | use
to quietly get away and so somewher
else.
From Rochester William went t
Clyde, where she was employed by
railroad conductor named Looks
For three months she worked with
gang Of men laying railroad ties. i
was the old story; her sex was su.
pccted. and she again pulled up stake
and hired out to Tom Johnson i
Savannah, splitting wood. This wa
late in the Fall OF 1870.
SHE SWUNG AN AXE
all the following Winter. For fou
months, until the spring of 1871, sh
escaped detection. Then Tom Johr
sons wife began to be inquisitivc, an
William made his bundles again, an
: went back to Rochester, where sh
remained but short time. She nea
started for Syracuse; she went to Tro.
and thence to Mount Vernon, whei
she arrived in April. There 81
went to work for William Thompso
/ hauling wood. The other hands su
: pected her, and she soon went
work for Samuel Johnson. The san
fate followed her, and she engage
herself to Willian, Brewer, agardene
: for whom she worked some tim
: digging potatoes. picking cucumber
: for pickles, and getting along fine
5 until the the wife of her employer su
3 pected that