Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-27
In Mems Clothes.
THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO DRESSED,
SMOKED AND WAS SHAVED LIKE A


From the Hanger (1e) Commercial
In the early part of July Mr.. Jesse Kinks,
farmer on Main street, near the Brewer
Brick company's works, in Brewer, was
called upon by 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 common laborer on the farm
Haying was in operation, and he took hold
with readiness, and was & thorough and eff
Gent farm hand. After remaining with Mr..
Kinks TIL the busy season was over, about a
month, and being out OF work he went TO
Lewis Bolton, about mile below Orrington
Corner. He remained there some little time,
and about the first week in September was
taken sick. Several ply sicians were called
at different times during the sickness. DR..
Buker, of Hampden; DIR. WoOdcock, of Brew
er village; DR.. Walton, of this city, aud DR..
Thomas, OF Brewer, all visited the patient.
The disease was pronounced inhamma-
ton of the bowels, and in two or three
weeks The sick person was up and around
all r:snt; He told the doctors, who had
been TO the Trouble OF visiting him, that ne
had brother. ply stefan In Aroostook
county, who owed hi n some $500. He had a
friend In Bangor, however, who would settle
the bill. The gentleman when seen toll them
somethirg that let strange light on the az
fair. The aforesaid Charles Works, although
The semblance OF man, was in reality
woman This soon spread, an the person OF
whom feminine pronoun must now be used ,
sO0n found herself the subject OF deal of
gossip. The surprise was very great, ard
many could not believe the report, bu. va
riOus suspicious things were taken into &C
count, and last week IL beca me a settle IA ct
that she was woman aud she acknOwled gei
IL after some time. She had. however, sue
ceeoed In Disgusting herself very perfectly,
and none mislrus' ed she was other Tia IN a
man. She wore mems clothing and assam ed
most OF the habits of young men. She smok ed
and chewed with the rest of them and Man
ley Rankin, the wielder OF the shears in
Brewer, has shaved her several times. She
has been around with the boys most OF the
time and spent one week on the blueberrv
plains with Them. On all these occasions no
incident occurred which would lead any QUE
TO suppose that she was other than her dress
indicated.
She is spoken of as a person of a free. omen.
cOubtenance, possessing by no means cIarse
or masculine features and is OF dark COM
plexion, wearing her hair, which is curly,
cut close. Nothing but down grew on her
face, but since being shaved the skin has be-
come rough and the growth OF hair enco1r-
aged. She has been in company considera-
bly, during the season, and has seemed to be
much inclined to fiirt with the girls, thus In
duciDg The jealousy OF some young fellows.
she has been especially attentive to a young
lady OF OrrtngtOn and has called on her sew
eral evenings, doing the "cOurting" in good
shape APE rs.,o, o,v.u nv ,., %. 10. .,-.,
to the girls report, lives In Dixmont, told
her. as her father was dead, they would have
TO look TO her for support, and thinking she
s6e sSs the
years of age, stout and strong, aud as q farm
labOrer gave good satisfaction to her en-
ployer. Saturday night she left Orrington
without telling where she was going.
A Farmer being poorly provided with
materials OF sustenance for his men, fed them
with pork cooked with the rind upon IL. A
young man OF the company, not liking the
outer portion OF the food, was observed by
the host to be carefully removing the outside
covering, whereupOn the latter said: "YOung
man, we eat the rind and all here" To
which the youth replied: "All right, Old m an;
I'm cutting It OF for you"
~A young lady recently carried of the
highest prize in literary studies 1t the uni
versity OF Naples.
~ Utah is said to have produ sci three.
fourths OF the supply of refined lead In tn
country last year.
~Young man IL you would be the ton est
OF the tony, you must wear sleevs buttons so
large that they will hide your dirty cuffs
(Haukeye.