Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1891-01-09
TOUCHING ROMANCE.
Ancient Love Letters Found at
Stone Arabia, N. Y.
The Brave Eoglish Lover Perished in the
Battle and His Sweetheart. AN En-
giish Lady of Iiauk. Died Off
Broken Heart.

On the ancient battlefield OF Stone
Arabia, IN the town of Palatine, Mont
gomery County, was found recently n
metallic box, the contents OF which
revealed an interesting romance OF long
ago. The box, says the New York sun,
was badly battered and begrimcd with
the rust of many years. 1t was about
six inches long and two inches deep.
| The casllet was opened with consider
able difficulty, and its contents were
| found to consist of a locket and bundle
/ of letters wri tten upon parchment and
tied with faded piece of blue ribbon.
| The lockot is of gold and OF exquisite
workmanship 1t has on one side, in
| scribed in monogram, the letters "A. IL.
D." while on the other is curiously
wrought hunting scene, The locict
contains miniature, dolicately painted
on porcelain, of a young lady of rare
beauty.
The letters, though the writing was
somewhat faded by the lapse of time,
were quite easily read. They were ad-
dressed to Captain Lowe, an officer in
the British army during the revolution
arY war. As appears by the letters,
Captain Lowe was tho betrothed of the
lady whose portrait is in the loclSet The
letters are written in the most tender
language.
The finder of the box and contents, a
gentleman residing at Palatine Bridge,
took much interest in his discovery, and
resolved to investigate the romance. lie
had photograph taken from tho min
iature in the locket, and sent it with a
letter requesting information, to the
officials of the Royal Historical Society
Of London. After considerable delay
he received a letter from tho society
officials, which completes the story,
the ontlino of which Is indicated 10y
the letters in the caskct. The writer
of the letters was Alico Douglass, u
young lady Of rank, belonging to one
Of the noblest and most aristocratic fam
lilies in Britain. Sho became cnamorcd
of Captain Lowe when that brave young
officer was with his regiment at London,
and they were engaged to be married.
When the American colonists arose in
rebellion Captain Lowe was sent with
his regiment to America.
Captain Lowe served with bravery
and distinction in tho British army in
the early years of the revolution. lie
was connected with the forces Of Sir
John johnson when he made his ccle
brated raid through the Mohawk valley
in tho fall of l7S0. Coming down from
Canada with an army of British regu-
lars, Indians and Tories, Colonel John
son laid waste with ruthless hand the
fair and fertile fields Of the Mohawk
valley. The set tiers were massacrcd,
their dwellings burned and crops de-
stroyed. Sir John continued his march
of devastation, up the Mohawk river,
westward from Caughnawaga (now
Fonda) General Robert Van Rensse-
laer, of the patriot army, hastily col
lccted body of Albany and Schenectady
militia and won't in pursuit of the enc
my. Fort Paris, at Stone Arabia, was
commanded by Colonel John Brown, no
braver man than whom held commls-
sion in the Continental army. General
Van Rensselaer, sent a message TO
Colonel Brown to leave the fort with its
garrison and head off Colonel Johnsons
troops, while he fell upon their rear.
General Van Rensselaer, thus hoped to
hem johnson and his army in between
two fires and capture them. In response
TO the orders OF his General, Colonel
Brown and his little band OF patriots
marched out of Fort Paris to do battle
with the enemy. This force numbered
less than two hundred, while the enemy
had four times as many, The American
troops fell into an ambuscade, and were
taken at a disadvantage. They held
their ground bravely for awhile, how
ever, and desperate struggle followed.
The patriots we re overpowered by num-
bers, and were at length compelled to
give way, while their brave commander
elldead with musltet ball in the heart.
Captain Lowe, at the hoad of his forces,
bravely led the charge up on the Amer
lcans.
Rendered a conspicuous mark by his
commanding presence and officers uni
form, he drew the fire of a sharpshooter
and sank to earth mortally wounded. A
comrade knelt beside him and raised
him in his arms The dying soldier
with his last expiring strength drow the
casket from has bosom and handed it TO
his companion.
Take It," he whispered, "and carry
it TO Alice. Tell her died bravely, and
that my latest breath spoke her loved
name"
They buried him on the field OF battle, |
with his martiafeloak around him for a |
shroud. Here also was laid at res: |
Colonel Brown, the brave American
commander. Side by side they lie. the |
patriot and the invader, as reposo Wolfe !
and Montcalm on the plains OF Abraham. |
The companion to whom Captain Lowe |
intrusted the casket hastily concealed |
it by burying it near stump in the |
field, expecting 20 resurn for IL after the |
pursuit OF the flying enemy. The Brit
ish army, however, never returned TO |
the spot, as General Van Rensselaer's |
detachment and other American forces |
pressed upon them fiercely to aYenge !
the death of their comrades in arms. Sir !
John johnson and his forces were com