The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-03-05
TOUCHING ROMANCE.
An&ont Love Letters Found Al
Stone Arabia, N. z.
Che arsvs EaGiish Lover Fsrsshed sa the
ls>fsIs and His Sweetheart, an Ia
Efish Lady Of Rank, DisA Of .
Broken Heart.


gomery County, was found recently q
pctallic boz, the contents OF which
reys.lad an interesting romance Of long
ego. The box, SAYS the New York Sun.
was badly battered and begrlmed with
ths rust OF many years 1t was about
six inches long and two inches deep.
The casket was opened with conSiier-
able dif1cclty, and It's contents were
found to consist OF q locket ard brpG!a
ofletters wri item upon parchment and
tiee with = failed piece OF blue ribbon.
Ths lockei il OF goil and Of ere ufsiso
workmanship. Il hxs on cae side, in
soribsd in rnenosrsia, tao lssocrs "a. IL.
d. while CT the other Is . curiously
wrought hunting scene. The loclet
contains e miniature, Geiicately painted
on porcelain, Of rSung LAZY CT rare
beauty.
The letters, though She writing was
somewhat faGsd by tbs lapse Of tine,
wern quite easily rc.A. They we're I'd
kresse3 20 Captain Lowe, 80 eficeT in
She BTisiaS army during the revslntien-
cry war. IN appears By the letters.
Captain Lowe vxs tae betrosaed CT tho
lsdy whose portrait Is IN the lockot- Tho
letters ere written IN the most tender
lkngusge.
The fndsr OF tbs box and contents, \
gentleman residing at Paiatinc Bridge.
took much interest in his discovery, and
resolved to investigate the romance. 1Io
had photograph taken from the min
tature in the icoiret, and sent 1t with a
letter requesting Information, to the
officials Of the Royal Historical Society
OF London After considcrSb BILE delay
he received q letter from the society
cncials, which completes tho story,
The outline of which is indicated By
The letters In the casEet. The writer
es the letters was Alice Douglass, a
young lady Of rank, belonging to one
OF tbs noblcst and most sristocratic fam
lies In Britain. She became enamorei
Of Captain Lowe when that brave young
oficsr was with his regiment at London,
snd they wore engaged to be married.
When the American coloniats arose in
rebellion Captain Lowe wa. sent with
bis regiment 10 America.
Captain Lowe served with bravery
e1f& AASb.H( lli Jls DEkslSu ST.uJ III
STE esrly years OF the revolution. lie
was connected with the forces CT Sir
John johnson when he made his cele-
brsted raid through the Mohawk valley
In sis fall OF 1859. Coming down from
Canada with sn army of British resu-
lars, Indians and Tories, Colonel John
son laid waste with ruthless hand the
fair and tortile fields OF tho Mohawk
valley. Tho settlers wcre nassacred,
their dwellings burned. and crops de-
stroyod- Sir John continued his march
Of devastation. up tho Mohawk river,
westward from Caughnawaya tnow
Fonda. General Robert Van Eenssc-
iser, OF the pstriot army, hastily col
tected body of Albany and Schenectady
militia snd woas In pursuit Of tbs enc
ny. Fort Paris, at Stone Arabia, was
oornsnded by Colonel John Brown. no
brsver man than whom hold a coinmls-
sion In me Continental army. General
Van Rensselaer, ssnt q message to
Colonel Brown TO leave the fort with its
garrison sni head OF Colonel Johnsou's
sroops, while no fell upon their rear.
Gcnssai Van Rensselaer thus hoped to
hem johnson and his army in betwesn
swo 6rcs and capture them. IN response
30 the orders Of his General, Colonel
Brown and his littlo band of patriots
marched out OF Fort Paris 70 DO battle
with tho enemy. This force numbered
iexs than two hundred, while the enemy
had four times ss many. The American
troops foil into an ambuscade, and were
taken st disadvantage. They held
their ground bravely for awhile, low.
ever, and desperate struggle followed.
The patriots VIC re overpowored by num-
bsrs, and were 1t length co,apellcd to
give way, while their brave commander
tell dead with a muskes ball in the heart
bravely led the charge up on tie Amer
loans.
Rendered conspicuous mark by his
com nanding presence and officers uni
form. hs drew tho FIRE OF sharpshoo.er
and sank to esrth mortally wounded. A
sorarsde knelt beside him and raised
him In his arms. The dying soldier
e!th his last expiring strength drew tho
pssket from ss bosom and handed it to
bis companion.
Take it." he whispered, "and carry
Il 70 Alice. Tell her died bravely, and
that my latest breath spoke her loved
z.me-"
They buried him on the field of battle,
Win his martial cloak around MIN for
'hroud. Here also was laid at res.
Colonel Brown. tho brave American
commander. Side by sido they lie. tho
,etriot and tho invader. IS reposc Wolfe
md Moatoalm on the plains Of Abraham.
The oeo oanion to whom Captain Lows
ntrustcd the caeket hastily concealed
{ By burying it near o stump i'll the
Ield. expecting to return for it after the
The BritiSh Mgssum-
Electricity has been introduced as
rbt into the british Museum. thus on
bling that institution for tho FIRST tiro
, it's es sis,ense 70 be keps open in she
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