Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-30

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living quietly and attending closely TO
business, so that her neighbCrs grad
ually came to look upon the proprie-
tress OF the little store as an old man.
Judge, therefore, Of their establishment
when, on last Tuesday, Reb. appeared 10
Marlinsburg. boldly announced her con-
version from the gentler to sterner sex,
purchased and arrayed herself in suit
of masculine habilments, including a
silk hat aud a pair Of red topped boots,
aud followed the performance by stall
lng her intention TO marry Mlss Annie
Hutton, a lady who for years had been
her associate 10 the town Of Rest. 10
the explanation furnished some stated
that there had not been any occasion to
doubt her femlniuity until about a fort
night since, when she wss led 10 visit
Drs. Mcclure aud Love al Winchester.
These gentlemen performed a simple
and painless operation. and announced
to the patient that there could be no
doubt as TO tile perfect masculinity, and
that the ignOraInus who superinteDded
her advent into the world deserved
Il be prosecuted for the dense slup!-
dity which brought about hel subse-
Quent wearing Of petticoas instead OF
trousers. Armed with tins iuformatioD,
Retecca lost no time IN Carrying out the
programme before mentioned. The
license issLed for the ceremony was
made out in The name of l.. II. Payne
instead of Rebecca PAYNE. il being L.
Rs inteuton 10 have his feminine
name Rebccca changed TO more
suitable name of John as soon as an
act of The legislature can be procured
for the purpose. Of course the COM
munity in which this startling metamor.
phOsis occurred Is considerably stirred
up over the event, but there is no
doubt as the facts stated. as 90 one
questions the purity and sincerity Of
the parties 10 the matrimonial co.,
tract.
TLcy were married last Thursday
afternoon. by Rev. John Landsreet, OF
the NJ. E. Church, South. The doors
were thrown open, at the special re-
quest OF the groom. 10 order that all
" o so desired might be witnesses OF
The marriage.
The following additional particulars
are furnished by the Winchester cor
respondent Of the New York World:
The mysterious parsonage kuO WI
as Lydia Rebecca Payne 10 this com
muuity, but who now claims to be
man, reached the village of Rest, near
here, this afternoon with his bride,
nee Annie Hutton. Payne is Of me-
dunn build. and does not look unlike
a m an until be attempts to walk or
move. Then bis lack of familiarity
with male habiliments becomes ap-
parent. He wore a plain gray pep
per-and-salt coat to-day, black vest
and black trousers. The latter fitted
closely to his neither limbs, which are
of fine mould and as delicately con-
structed and shspely as those of a fe'
{ male.
81 re'lly did not suspect my true
SEX he said. "until three or foul
weeks ago. when some casual remark
made by lady friend aroused my
: suspicious. 1 then determined to g
to DIR. Mcguire, Of Winchester, bu
did not inform him of my perplexltY
After professional inquiry he at once
; but with much hesitation made know 1
} my true sex. 1 suppose it was the
force of uature which impelled me t
tall in love with Miss Hinton although
, ne yer could understand the feeling
which my passion for her INSPIRED
when l first met her as a servant il
our family, and was struck with hel
beauty aud ladYlike bearing, and 500 I
found that l thought a great deal
more Of her thsn any one else knew.
evil you wear a man clothing
herccforth, Mr.. Payne 2 asked the
correspondent.
"Of course | WILL he responded,
with an expression which would have
been mistaken for blush had be been
woman. 81 wish could continue
in the dress | have worn all my life,
but people would look at me SO that
would be annoyed"
"How did you manage about get
ting your boots OD?"
"Well, now, do you know" he re-
marked, with wOwanly giggle, 81
had. 40 suful timei We men have to
get used to TO these things, however.
Mrs. Payne, who is pleasant'faced
r, fined Lady Of about twenty tive
years, at first fused 10 talk, but bel
, hush. nd told ber she had better have
the trouble over and done with il
? She said that she had looked on Mr.
Payne as woman until he had in