Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-11-07
PLAYING MAN.
A Young Woman VINO Dressed, Chew, 4
Smoked, and SwOre Like a Man
Bangor fMe.) emnercia,.

''sN' INV IA "tANia.
In the early part of July Jesse Hink.
II farmer on Main street, near Brew.
Brick company works, in Brewer Wa,
called upon by Il good-looking vonna
man who desired to assist in havin%s
Mr.. Kinks engaged the person. ana
Charles Works, as he gave his namo
commenced to do.all the work Of .
common laborer on the farm. Havinp
was i'll operation, and he tool
hold withreadiness and was
thorough and efficient farm hand
After remaining with Mr. HIM..
till the busy season was over, about
month, and being out of work. he went
to Orrington, where he engaged board
with Mr. Lewis Bolton, about a mile
below Orrington Corner. He remained
there some little time, and about tho
first week in September was taken sicl,
Several physicians We're called al
different times during the sickness. DR.
Baker, 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 thee weeks the
lsck person was up and around
all right. He told the doctors
who had been to the trouble of visiting
him that he had Il brother, Il physician
in Aroostook county, who owed HIM
some $500. lie had a friend in Bangor
however. who would settle the bin
The gentleman when seen ted them
something that led "A strange light on
the affair. The aforesaid Charles
Works although the scmblance of a
man, was IN reality woman. This
soon spread, and the person of whom
q feminine pronoun must now be used.
soon found herself the subject of deal
of gossip. The surprise was very great,
and many could not believe the report
but various suspicious things We're taken
into account, and last week it became
settled fact that she was woman, and
she acknowledged it after time.
She had, however, succeeded in dis
guising herself very perfectly, and none
mistrusted she was other than a man.
She wore mems clothing and assumed
most OF the habits of young men. She
smoked and chewed with the rest of
them, and Manly Rankin, the wielder of
the shears i'll 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 occasions no
incident occurred which would lead any
one to suppose that She was other than
her dress indicated
She is spoken of as person of 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 tlirt with the girls.
thus inducing the jealousy of some
young fellows. She has been especially
attentive to a young lady Of Orrington,
and has called on her several evenings,
doing the counting" 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 assuming the garb of a
man she did SO. She is about 20 years
Of age, stout and strong, and as a farm
laborer gave good satisfaction to her
employer. Saturday night she left
l. ,,l,.
going