Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-29
IN MEMS CLOTHES.
The younr Woman Who Dressed, Smoke
and was Shaved Like a Man."

L ia
and was Shaved 'sLtke a Man,"
Front the Bangor (Me.) Commercial.
H. In the early part of July Mr.. Jesse Kinks,
farmer on Main street, near the Brewer
brick company works, in Brewer, was
called upon by a good looking young man.
who desired to assist in baying. Mr.. Kinks
engaged the person. and Charles Works, as
4 he gave his name, commenced TO do all the
work Of Z common laborer on the farm.
Having was in operation, and he took hold
| with readiness and wss q thorough and eff
Gent farm band. After remaining with Mr..
| Kinks till the busy season was over, about
a month, and being out of work, he went to
Orrington, where he engaged board with
Mr.. Lewis Bolton, about q mile below Or
rington Corner. He remained there ONE
little time, and about the first week in Sepf[
TENDER was taken sick.
h Several physic;Ans were called at differ
ent times during the sickness. DR.. Buker,
of Hampden; DR.. Woodcock, of Brewer
village; Dr.. Walton, of this city, and DR..
Thomas, of Brewer, all visited the patient.
The disease was pronounced 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 be had a
l UIOlltI, q UuNSlCthus III Nouukys
who owed him some $500. He had a friend
In Bangor, however, who would settle the
lbili.s aThe gentleman, when seen. told them
something that let a strange light 90 the
affair. The aforesaid Charles Works, al
Though the semblance, Of q man, was in
IfealiY a~woman.. This soon spread, and,
the person of whom a feminine pronoun
must now be used, soon found herself the
lsubject Of q. 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 il
became q settled fact that she was a woman,
and she acknowledged it after some time.
aShe had,, however, succeededin Disgusting
, herself very perfectly, and none mtstrusted
she was other than q man She wore mems
, clothing and assumed most Of the habits OF
Young men, She smoked and chewedw with
the rest Of them. and Msnley Rankin, the
: wielder of the shears in Brewer, has shaved
her several times. She has been around
with boys most of the time, and spent one
: week on the BURBERRY plsins with them.
T On all these occasions no incident occurred
which would lead any one to suppose that
, she wastothefy shan her dress indicated.
Shell spoken OF as q person. Of a free,
open countensnce, possessing by no means
coarse or masculine features, and is of q
dark complexion, wearing .herhatr, 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 COM
t pany considerably during the season, and
has seemed to be much Inclined to flirt will
. the girls, thus inducing the Jealousy O
: s5iiHe young fellows. She has beer espe
clally attentive to a young lady of Orring
l ton, and has called on her several evenings
/ doing the counting lin good shape.
The reason given by her for her strange
:. conduct is that her mother. who, according
tothe g~irfsrepori, lives In Dixmont. tolG
9 her;las her father. was dead, they woVlG
!. have toiook 70 her for support, andsthink
! ing she. could get better wages BY assuming
q the garb Of a man, she did SO. She is abou
twenty years Of age, stout and strong, ant
asa farm labor gave good satisfaction to he
" emplpyer,, Saturday. night she lett Orring
, ton Without telling where she was going.