Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-27
THE BOY GIRL.
and why she Took 60 wearinE

ana why she Took 90 Wesriar
nreeches.
The Little Rock Republican furnishes
the following additional history Of tn,
hoy girl, mention Of whose arrest foI
horse stealing was made by us on We'd
nesday. The Republican says;
To Marshal John Il. Robinson, Of
Jacksonport, who paid us friendly
visit Yesterday, We are indebted for the
following account Of the "pretiy
blonde. who for sometime past has been
disportinc herself in male attire in Jack
sonport aud Augusta, and Of whose ar
rest mention was made in yesterday $
issue. Mr.. Robinson followed her to
Missouri and brought her back to this
State on a charge OF horse stealing, and
from herself aud many parties who knew
her in Missouri he gained the following
facts concerning the strange and unac'
countable act in DOMINIC the garb Of the
sterner sex and wishing 10 pass oil as
boy. Her real name is
MoLLIE SHERWOOD,
and she was born and raised in Cape
Girardeau county, Mo-, where most OF
her relatives are still residing. At the
ace of thirteen, or some two years ago,
both her parents died, leaving her TO the
control OF two elder brothers. The
brothers, upon the death of their pa.
rents, placed her out 10 work in hotel
at Allenyille, Mo. Here she had no lib
critics, and what is more, received no
money or recompense for her labor,
which in no wise suited the advanced
ideas of our young heroine. Whether
she was addicted to perusing Beadle
dime novels or not, or given TO pouring
over yellow covered literature OF a highly
sensational character, does not appear
in those truthful records Suffice 1t to
say, that dish-washing at country ho-
tel at no salary made her very dissatis-
fed with her position, and in the depth
of her own heart or chamber she re-
solved to make one final effort to be free. |
From the manner in which she carried |
out her desperate resolves, she must
have more or less of dash and romance |
about her, which goes to prove that even
the lowliest among US may have a slight
sprinkling OF romance. Making the
acquaintance of
POST BOY,
who carried the mail to and from that
hourishing little burg, she learned, to
her great delight, that they needed an
other boy to perform like service at
the other end of the line. Here was
her chance; now was the time, the ac-
cepted time for her, and borrowing a
suit Of boys clothing from her mail car
rying friend she fed, applied for the
post, and filled it honorably and credita-
bly, for one year, under the assumed
name of
BILL HENDERSON.
While in this position all with whom
The came in contact spoke well of her.
She was faithful and trustworthy, filling
With pleasure all of those little roadside
messages which post boys know so we'll
low to do
AS was natural, her sex was eventually
She was placed under ar
est at Allenville, Mo-, and forced to as
Iume the garb of her sex. Not the
hade or breath Of suspicion was ever
,ast upon her virtue during the year she
,arried the mail as boy, or even after
ward.
Finding herself discovered, she went ;
gain into hotel, but, as she says, with
he same luck. She ran away from this
lace, and, resuming her male attire, I
rent to work for a farmer near Cotton
Hill. Work on farm was too heavy !
or one so delicate, and she was dis
harged. She then hired with two men
rho were taking drove of horses to t
augusta, and this is how she came into {
he White river valley.
In Augusta she, still passing herself
q as boy, worked for Mr.. Melon |
ell. She soon left his employment and J
rent to work in livery stable at Jack 9
onport. Here, few days previous to
er leaving with Gus Taber's horses, her t
ex was again suspected, and the men S
bout the stable, and even the boys on {
ne streets began to call her an hermaph- t
odite and similar names. She soon {
red Of this, and in order to get away, o
g she says, she took the horses.
The marshal came up with her in r
.llenyille, Mo-, where she is well known,
nd at first the citizens were not in
lined to let her 90 with the officers of
lie law, and weapons were drawn on
9th sides. She eventually came of
er own free will, and is now at Jack !
import awaiting trial on a charge of !
orse- stealing. She states that abe was
reed to don the male attire to earn a
velihood, or do worse. Such is the
story Of the pretty blonde Of the White
yer valley.
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