Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-07-10
A Romantic Story.

A gentleman of this city, who has been many
years engaged in the prosecution of military
claims, fell in accidentally with a case in which
both man and his wife received pensions fo
revolutionary services. The singularity of the
circumstances struck him SO forcibly, that he in
stitnted an inquiry and elicited from an old lady
the sole surviving descendant, the following
facts. eve state them substantially, but our in
formant not being present, it is possible that we
may be incorrect in some Insignificant particu.
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Early in the revolutionary war, man named
Lane 1--WE think) enlisted in company raised in
Ithe neig5borhood of Manchester to serve three
years. He went, with his regiment, to the
North, and there Joined WashiDgtons army
Taking part in all the previous battles, he was
severely wounded at Brandywine or German
town, and during the battle and after, was taken
care Of by brother soldier, to whom he had
become greatly attached, and who belonged to
the same company with himself. The term OF
service having expired, these two soldiers were
discharged, and returned home, devoted and in
separable friends In the meantime the tide OF
war rolled on to the South, and the couple had
scarcely reached their destination, when they
again enlisted to serve in General Lincoln's ar
my, at that time engaged in the siege of Savan-
nah. Our readers well know that Lincoln was
afterwards cooped up in Charleston, and COM
PEELED to surrender, after long siege, to the
Royal forces, under the commend of Sir Henry
Clinton. Throughout this siege Lane and his
friend stood to their posts like heroes, and did
their duty brayely. At last Lanes comrade was
wounded in turn, and was carried off the field
in the arms of his devoted friend. What must
have been the amazement of Lane on discover
ing that the brave comrade who had 80 long
fought by his side, and had nursed him 80 ten
derly when he was wounded, through the report
OF the attending surgeon, was q woman! 1t ap-
pears that she had accidentally fallen in with
him somewhere, and had formed strong at
tachment to him. At the same time, from some
cause or other, she had made 90 little impression
upon him that be did not recognize her in the
least, when he afterwards met her disguised as
soldier. She was in despair when Lane en-
listed, and under the influence of that feeling,
she fled from her parents home, donned the
continental UNIFORM, and followed him to the
wars. What followed was a proper finale to
such a romance. The wounded woman recov-
cred, and as soon as the twain were released
from captivity, they became one. They lived
many years very happily together, and left sew
eral children.
Incidents of this nature-disguised damsels
following their lovers to the wars in the capaci-
ty of pages-were great favorites with all the
old romance writer's. The readers of Shak-
speare will recOllect that one of his plays turns
upon something of the same sort. Nevertheless,
we feel assured that the tale we have here re-
corded is true in all its essential particulars. At
any rate, both the man and his wife received
pensions for services rendered as soldiers, until
the days of their deaths, respectively. Rich.
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