Her secret was discovered during an
illness, and she finally went to America, where she lived as a
man for thirty years, making money, and becoming somewhat
notorious as a Tammany politician, a rather riotous "man about
town." The secret was not discovered till her death, when it was
a complete revelation, even to her adopted daughter. She married
twice; the first marriage ended in separation, but the second
marriage seemed to have been happy, for it lasted twenty years,
when the "wife" died. She associated much with pretty girls, and
was very jealous of them. She seems to have been slight and not
very masculine in general build, with a squeaky voice, but her
ways, attitude, and habits were all essentially masculine. She
associated with politicians, drank somewhat to excess, though not
heavily, swore a great deal, smoked and chewed tobacco, sang
ribald songs; could run, dance, and fight like a man, and had
divested herself of every trace of feminine daintiness. She wore
clothes that were always rather too large in order to hide her
form, baggy trousers, and an overcoat even in summer.
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