The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-06
SHE WANTED! TO SEE TIE
. WORLD.
Sensational and Romantic Care.
er of a Country Lass.

ef Oh u country Lass.
/ Philadelphia Times.
4 Large tears rolled down the cheek
of a girl about Is years Of age, O
rather attractive appearance, VIII,
stood with dropping head behint
the bars at the Central Station yes
terday.
/ She was Nellie Burns, who yeal
ago left a good home at McKeesport
this State, to see life in a great city
Size tired Of the monotony Of coun.
try life, and her desire to see. the
world led her to adopt methods
which were decidedly questionable
She knew that it was impossible fol
a young girl to travel alone, and be
ing determined to divorce herself
from every luxury that a well-to-dc
and indulgent father could provide
tor her, she donned male attire. On
arriving in the city she applied for
work at Wanamaker's. She was
then dressed In a natty suit of male
attire.
Can you give me a position?'
she asked of the official in charge of
the employment bureau at the
establishment. "I'm willing to
make myself generally useful about
the place."
The voice was that of a girl. The
superintendent was surprised when
he gazed upon the applicant and
saw what appeared to him a boy.
Surmislng that her sex was discov-
cred she abruptly said she would
called again, but she never returned.
The next day she secured a situ-
alton as cash boy in an uptown dry
goods store. She had not worked
in the store more than a couple of
days when she became a general fa-
vorite with all the boys about the
place. Finally her sex excited sus-
.picion and Identification and dis
charge followed.
Concluding that she could do bet
ter in the apparel that fashion de-
cress women should wear, she cast
aside the male attire and next made
her appearance at an intelligence
office among a beyy of other appli-
ants for domestic work.
Ii was there that 4. Rothwell
Hunt, who lives on Seventh street,
near Oak lane, 0lney, met and en-
gagged her. She was very attentive
to her duties In the house and made
a favorable impression both on her
employers and the neighbors. It
was therefore a matter Of surprise
when the Announcement made yes
terday that the girl had been held
IN 5000 by Magistrate Pullinger up
on the charge of robbery.
Mr.. Hunt, who made the charge,
stated that on Sunday last he and
family went out driving, aud on
their return they were met at the
door by the servant, who exclaimed:
"Oh, MIR. Hunt, your brother was
here during your absence and went
up stairs. Afterward he came down
with . number Of things which he
said belonged TO him, and then he
went away"
u have no brother" answered
MIR. Hunt, and, gong up stairs, he
found that Nellie's story was in part |
true, as the house had been thor. |
oughly ransacked, and money, Jew
elrY and clothing taken. But Mr.
Hunt became suspicious and repor-
ted the matter TO the police.
He then questioned the girl more |
closely, and finding she told con-
fitting stories had her arrested. The
police got down to Nellie's former
history and also learned that the |
girl enjoyed the alias Of "Burling-
tom" How she came by 1t they |
could not ascertain. They think
There n n man m tho casa.