Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-29
IN MEMS CLOTHES.

smoked ana was Shaved "Likc
MAN."
Bangor (Mo.) OommOrcial.l
In the early part of July Mr..
Jesse Kinks, a farmer, on Main
street, near the Brewer Brick Com
pany works, in Brewer, was called
upon by a good looking young man
who desired to assist in haying.
Mr.. Kinks engaged the person, and
Charles Works, as he gave his
name, commenced to do all the
work of a common laborer on the
farm. Haying was in operation,
and he took hold with readiness
and was a thorough and efficient
farm hand. After remaining with
Mr.. Kinks till the busy season was
over, about a month, and being out
of work he went to 0rrington,
where he engaged board with Mr..
Lewis Bolton, about a mile below
0rrington Corner. He remained
there some little time, and about
the first week in September he was
taken sick.
Several physicians we're called at
different times during the sickness.
DR.. Buker, of Hampden; DR.. Wood
cock, of Brewer Village; DR.. Wal
ton, of this city, and DR.. Thomas,
of Brewer, all visited the patient.
The disease was pronounced inham-
nation of the bowels, and in two
or three weeks the sick person was
up and around all right. He told
the doctors who had been to the
trouble of visiting him that he had
a brother a physician, in Aroostook
county, who owed him some $500.
He had friend in Bangor, how
ever, who would settle the hill. The
gentleman when seen told them
something that let a strange
light on the affair. The aforesaid
Charles Works, although the SEM
blance OF a man, was in reality a
woman. This soon spread, and the
person of whom feminine pronoun
must now be used, soon found her.
self the subject of a deal Of gossip
The surprise was very great, and
many could not believe the report
but various suspicious things were
taken into account, and last week
it became a settled fact that she was
a woman, and she acknowledged il
after some time.
She had, however, succeeded in
Disgusting herself very perfectly,
and none distrusted she was other
than man. She wore mems cloth.
ing and assumed most of the habits
of young men. She smoked and
chewed with the rest cf them, and
Manley Rankin, the wielder of the
shears in Brewer, has shaved hel
several times. She has been around
with the boys most of the time and
spent one week on the blueberry
plains with them. On all of these
occasions no incident occurred
which would lead any one TO sup.
pose that she was other than hel
dress indicated.
She is spoken of as a person of q
free, open countenance, possessing
by no means coarse or masculine
features, and is of dark complexion
wearing her hair, which is curly
cut close. Nothing but down grew
on her face, but since being shaved
the skin has become rough and thC
growth of hair encouraged. Sh,
has been in company considerably
during the season, and has seemed
to be much inclined to flirt will
the girls, thus inducing the jealous,
Of some young fellows. She ha
been especially attentive to youni
lady of 0rrington, and has callet
, on her several evenings, doing tn,
courting" in good shape.
The reason given by her for he.
strange conduct is that her mother
who, according to the girls report
lives in Dixmont, told her, as he
J, father was dead, they would have t.
look to her for support, and think
ing she could get better wages b.
assuming the garb Of a man sh'
did SO. She is about twenty year
nr noe sInnt md sIrnnn- and as