The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-24


with money he was frequently unab lie t
supply himself with food. He decide
ms wife property, valued at $3.50. OOC
out discovering that she wished to l.av
e him to die in poverty he brought suit +
e recover. During the last six weeks hi
4 wife has not been near him. When abl
to leave bis miserable little den he wonl,
go up stairs 10 her room ard beg 70
] money and clothes, which were invar;-
ably refused. A friend Of the old gen
tleman describes the condition Of Nr
Newhouse as follows: His quarter,
We're miserable. He lay in this little
stuffed up room on a common husk mat
tress which rested on a small bedstead
we sent up for pillow, and the old
lady refused to give him one. We tried
to coax the old lady to give us something
with which to make him comtor. alb :
during his last hours, but she reius ID
point blank.
Had the old map been abused he
forc2''
.Oh, yes. HIS wife has treated him
badly since she has controlled the pro
perty.
/ st. Louis is apparently more gay
than dangerous, as this shows =
| from the st. Louis Post-Dispatch, M.ysl
'.Lcttie ST. Clair" called out Marshal
Hough in the first District Poiece Court
this morning. The iron gate of the
dock swung open, and a pretty pale
raced girl Of II, with full growth Of
hight blonde hair bound tightly on the
top OF her head, walked out. She car
ried well-worn Derby hat in her hand
and was dressed in blue bob tail coat
and vest OF the latest pattern. and an
old black pair Of pants, which hung
down over her feet. Holding her hat
over her breast she timidly approached |
the bar in that frightened walk peculiar
to ballet girls in their first appearance
IN tights and tinsels. A laughing. ro
8uish look was in her face until the clerk
read the charge, and, leaning her head
on one hand, looked absently at the
court Officer Bill Toone took the stand
and testified
II arrested the defendant at Thirteenth
and Chestnut streets last isht as she was
leaving the back room of a saloon loca-
ted there. She caught sight of me and
ran rapidly up Thirteenth street. II,
eyer 3Q.yyer'f-22k .heI-a and arrested her She said
arrested her. Miss st. Clair, who is
considered belle in the best circles Of
society, explained that she left her aunt's
residence IN Pine street, near Grand
avenue, on the previous evening in order
to see the city by gaslight. She was ac-
eompanied by her young cousin. who
fed when the policeman took her into
custody. Judge Jeck o, while cognizant
that the law had been broken, was in
clined to be lenient, and dlsmissing the
Young lsdv with reprimand. sent her
home in his private carriage.
But Pennsylvania is just too horrid
She actually changes the woman into a
man. as this account affirms:
IN. B.-If you don't believe it. don't
tell anybody; there's too much Agnosti-
cisln in the world anyhow.
From the Chicago Herald.
A letter from Erie, Pa, tells the fol I
lowing almost incredible story, vouches |
for by eight respectable citizens, Of the |
transformation OF girl into young |
man. 1t appears that William T. Bax-
ter is the owner of large farm situated |
near Ripley. n Y He is frequently in
Erie. where he is well known. Near
the Baxter farm there lives q family by
the name of Fear, highly respected 10y
their neigbbors. About twenty five
years AGO there was born in this family |
girl who became general pet IN the
neiyhborhood. They named her Rosa. |
and she grew up a lovely child, and IN
due time was sent to school. She dis. |
tinpuished herself there by most extra
ordinary precociety. Her aptitude ex-
ceeded that Of scholars ten years Older
than herself. and in less than two years
she had passed every other pupil and
stood at the head OF her classes, the
holder Of all the honors competed for.
| At the age of fourteen qhe entered the
service OF MIS-. Baxter, the sr>t wife OF
the fal nser referred 10. Rosa proved to
| be as good }, Glri Tor farm holse duties
as she bad b-en a student. and the Bax-
ter family liked her SO well that she was
treated in every respect as one OF the
family. She continued to live there, and
when she had attained the age of elgh-
teen her hand was sought IN marriage by
A Young farmer from nel9h bOrhood
village. Miss Fear declined the offer,
alleging she hai no desire to quit the
roof of her kind friends. About this
time it began to he noticed that Rosa's
features were losing their feminine SOFT
ness. Her hands once well shaped, be-
gan to grow large and coarse, and down
appeared on her upper lip. The pres
ence of the latter greatly distressed her
and as it continued TO grow, IN spite OF
all her Efforts to prevent It. she became
so ashamt d that she refused 10 accom-
pauy the Baxters to the family pew IN
the village church, or nin2ie IN any o.
the suciais OF parties III which she h''i
once been "a c. uIted belle. Tie family
while deeply regretting The loss OF kosa's
personal attractions. tried to laugh her
out Of her sepsitiveness, but the giri ap-
noared to lie consumed with secr,t.
Abcat six IN, d hs after this Rose dld
not appear as usual one morning. No
answer CANE nom her room, and when
it was broken open il was found to have
, been unoccupied that night All Rosa
clothes wtrc banging cp. even TO those
she was accustomed to wear about the
, Louse. Two letters were found III her
trnnk. one. addressed to Mr.. Baxter, the
, other to her parents. The contents OF
Mrs. Baxtei S letter created the utmost
CONSERVATION. 1t was said that the
writer had goBe away, that 1t would ot