The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-14
IN MEMS CLOTHES.
The Young Woman who Dress
ed, Smoked and was Shaved
tsLike a Man,
From the Bangor {Ie } Commercial.

In0 4 Dung w woman VINO Dress
ed, Smoked and was Shaved
tsLike a Man"
From the Bangor taIe ) 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 a
good-looking young man who desir-
ed to assist in haying. MIR. Kinks
engaged the person. and Charles
Works, as he gave his name, CON-
menced to do all the work of COM
mon laborer on the farm. Haying
was in operation, and he took hold
with readiness, and was a thorough
and efficient farm hand. After re-
naming with Mr.. Kinks till the busy
season was over, about month, and
being out of work he went to Orring-
ton, where he engaged board with
Mr.. Lewis Bolton, about a mile be-
low Orrington Corner. He remain
ed there some little time. and about
the first week in September was
taken sick. Several physicians
were called at different times during
the sickness. DR.. Baker, Of Hamp-
den; DR.. Woodcock. of Brewer viii
lage; DR.. Walton, of this city. aud
DR.. Thomas. of Brewer, all visited
the patient. The disease was pro-
nouuced Inflammation 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 brother, a physician in
Aroostook county, who owed him
$500. He had a friend in Bangor,
however, who would settle the BILL
The gentleman when seen told them
something that let strange light on
the affair. The aforesaid Charles
Works, although the semblance of a
man, was in reality woman. This
soon spread, and the person of whom
feminine pronoun must now be
used, soon found herself the subject
of a deal of gossip. The surprise
was very great, and many could not
believe the report, but various sus-
picious things were taken into ac-
count, and last week it became a
settled fact that she was q woman,
and she acknowledged it after some
time. She had, however. succeeded
in Disgusting herself very perfectly,
and none mistrusted 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 of them, and
Manley 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 Burberry
plains with them. On all these &C.
casions no incident occurred which
would lead any one to suppose that
she was other than her dress indi-
Gated.
She is spoken of as person of a
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 the
growth of hair encouraged. She
has been in company considerably
during the season, and has seemed
to be much inclined to flirt with the
girls. thus inducing the jealousy of
some young fellows She has been
especially attentive to young lady
of Orrington and has called on her
several evenings. doing the "court-
ing" in good shape.
The reason given by her for her
strange conduct is that her mother,
who, according 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 could get better wages by as
suming the garb of a man she did
SO. She is about twenty years Of
age, stout and strong, and as farm
laborer gave good satisfaction TO
her employer. Saturday night she
left Orrington without telling where
she was going.
The Poor Gentlemen.
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