Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-26

uTSl Dy SWOTQ cut Oh the ltlt STU
of the head. Many were the odd an,
singular adventures she passes
through. Enough, as she would OF
ten say, to fill volumes. Frequentl.
placed in circumstances where sh
feared detection, yet she always es
capped without the slightest suspicion
The soldiers called her Milly, in play
full allusion to her want OF beard, bu
none of them ever dreamed that tn,
gallant and amiable youth fighting
by their side, and so uncomplaining
ly submitting to all the privation'
and hardships of soldiers life wa.
in reality woman.
About four months after her frs
wound. she received another and q
more serious one. being shot through
the shoulder. Her first emotion
when the ball entered, she described
to be a sickening terror at the proba.
bility of her sex now being discov-
cred. She prayed for death as pref.
erable to the shame that would then
overwhelm her; but strange as il
may seem, she even yet escaped de-
lection, and soon recovering, again
took her place at the post OF duty.
Her immunity, however, was not
long to continue. She was suddenly
seized with brain fever, and her suf-
ferings, for the few days that reason
struggled against the disease, were
indiscribable. Always her chief dread
was that reason should desert her,
and that she should then reveal the
secret she had so long scarcely
guarded.
She was carried to the hospital, and
could only ascribe her escape from
detection to the number Of patients
and the negligent manner in which
they were attended. Her case was
considered hopeless, and so low was
she that one day the physician in at
tendance asked, "How is Robert?"
The nurse replied, Poor Bob is gone.
The doctor went to the bed, felt her
pulse, and attempted to place his
hand on the heart, he noticed that a
bandage was fastened tightly about
the bosom. This was removed, and
to his utter astonishment he then
knew his patient was a woman. The
gentleman was DIR. Binney, OF Phila-
delphia, and with a prudence, and
delicacy and generosity ever after
wards most warmly appreciated by
the unfortunate sufferer. he disclosed
to none his discovery, but paid her
every attention. provided every com
fort, and when convalescert had her
conveyed to his own home.
And now occurred another ofthose
ronances in real life which in strange
ness surpass fiction. The doctor had
young and lovely niece, an heiress,
whose compassionate feelings led her
to join her uncle In attention to the
friendless youth. Many censured the
doctor for his imprudence In allow
ing them to be so much together,
but he only Laughed quietly to him.
self aud allowed the intimacy free
scope. The gentle heart was touch
ed by the pale and gentle and deli
cate soldier, for whose fate none
seemed to care; who had no posses
sion save his musket, and who had
suffered so much in the cause OF lib
erty. She saw his gratitude for the
attention bestowed, yet knew that he
would never dare aspire to the hand
of one SO gifted by fortune and SO
much above him in social rank
In the confiding abandonment
therefore, Of woman's love the fair
girl blushingly made known her Sc
cret attachment and offered to pro-
vide for the education OF its object
Robert was thunderstruckl He had
never dreamed OF such denouement
OF their mutual regard. She often
afterwards declared that the moment
in which she unwittingIy gained the
love OF being so guileless, was
fraught with the keenest anguish she
had ever experienced In return for
the tender cares which had been so
freely lavished upon her, she would
have to inflict pain upon one she
would have died to shield. Her for
mer ENHANCEMENT was a simple mat
ter, but here was a heart of a differ
ent mould, and to confess her real
character was impossible. Before hel
departure = which she determined
now to make as speedy as possible
the young lady loaded her with gifts,
some Of which are still preserved as
relics in the family.
Her health now being restored, hel
benefactors had a conference with
her commanding officer and this was
followed by an order for her to carry
a letter to General Washington. AL
was now overl she knew itl she fell
IL yet she dared not disobey. She
had all along suspected DIR. Binney
had found out her secret, and nov
she was sure of it. When she pre-
sented herself at Washington's head
quarters, she trembled as she haC
never yet done before the enemy
fire.
Almost sinking with despair, anc
overwhelmed with confusion, she wa
ushered into the presence OF the ma
jestic commander-in-c chief. He no
ticed her agitation, and endeavoret
with kind words to reassure her. HI
bads her retire and take some re
freshments while he read the lette
she bore. On again being summoned
into that August presence, he sais
not word but handed her a dis
charge from the service, note con
tanning some words of advise, and
sum OF money to pay her way to he
home. How thankful, she has OF
ten said, "was to that great an'