Show mademoiselle WAS A MAN an clue from france of sue B people living in a ud near gap in the upper alps department were recently startled tart led lythe sadden metamorphosis ot fine boring woman into a fall grown young man mils laure bernard dij years old had for devoral years past very successfully managed an institution for the cure of stammering in speech it appears that or stammering is prevalent in the region so mile bernard was ablo to make nearly 2000 at it in a few years this money enabled her to live independently of her parents who however are well off one of her brothers recently died in the colonies where he practiced as a physician another is a priest and she or rather he for mademoiselle is now monsieur has sister who is a nun the successful specialist in stammering cases was registered at birth aa a female child and grew op in petticoats lately while studying medicine at grenoble bernard fell deeply in love discarded the petticoats bad the birth registration altered and married the girl who had smitten him by her charms the ex selle was also duly enrolled a military conscript and will have to serve in tho contingent for the ayar 1896 it is said that bernard while passing as the part to perfection so far as wearing tho clothes went his features however were just a trifle harsh for a damsel and his voice was occasionally gruff paris cor london telegraph |