Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-07-20
Prem the Richmond dispatch.
A ROMANTIC STORY.

A gentleman OF this city, who has been
many years engaged an the prosecution Of
military claims, fell in accidentally with n
case In which both man and his wife re-
ccive pensions for revolutionary services.
The singulnrlty of the circumstance struck
him SO forcibiy that be Instituted an In
quiry. and ELECTED from an old lady, the
sole surviving descendant. the following
facts We state them substantially, hut
our informant not being present. IL is pos
sibie that we may be incorrect In some in
significant particulars
Early In the Revolutionary war, men
named Lane, we think, enlisted In com
pany raised in the neighborhoOd of Mas
suchusetts, to serve three years. lie went
with his regiment, TO the north, and there
ioined Washington's army. Taking part in
all the previous battles, he was severely
wounded Mt Brandywine or Germantown,
and during the battle and after, was taken
care OF by "A brother soldier. to whom he
had become greatly attached, and who be-
longed to the same company with him
self The term Of service having expired,
these two soldiers we're discharged aud re-
turned home, devoted and inseparable
friends. In the meantime the tide Of war
rolled to the South, aud the couple had
scarcely reached their destination, when
they again enlisted to serve General Lin
coins army. Mt that time engaged in the
seige Of Savannah. Our readers well
know that Lincoln was afterwards eooped
Mp in Charleston, and compelled to SUR
render, after long siege, TO the Royal
forces, under the command Of Sir Henry
Clinton.
Throughout this siege Lane and his friend
stood 10 their posts like heroes, and did
their duty hravely. At last Lanes com
rude wts wounded In turn. aud was car
red OF the field In the arms of his devot-
ell friend. What must have been the
amusement of Lane on discovering that
the brave companion who had 40 long
fought by his side, aud had unused him 80
tenderly when he was wounded, through
the report Of the attending surgeon, was n
womun II appears that she had accident
ally fallen in with somewhere, and had
formed n strong attachment to hint
At the time, from some cause or other, she
had made 20 little impression upon him
that he did not recognize her in the least
when he afterwards met her disguised ne
n soldier. She was in despair when Lane
enlisted, and under the influence Of that
fee ing she fed from her parents home,
donned the Continental uniform, and fol-
10 we'd him 10 the wars. What followed
was proper finale TO such romance. The
wounded woman recovered, and rs soou
"a the twain were released from captivity.
they became one. They lived many years
happily together, and left several children.
Incidents cf his nature-disgulsed dam
sells following their lovers to the wars In
the capacity Of pages-wete great favorites
with the old romance writer's. The read
ers Of Shakespeare will reccilect that one
of his plays turns upon something Of the
came sort. Nevertheless, we feel assured
that the tale we have recored il true in all
its essential particulars. At any rate,
both the man aud his wife received PEN
sion for services rendered rs soldiers until
the days Of their deaths, respectively.