Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1901-11-13
MASQUERADE AS MEN
Women Who Don Masculine Carb
and Live Accordingly.
Notable Instances That Have Come
Down to Us from the Past-Ths
jean d Are Of the AAsri-
can Revolution.

Itseems hardly possible that WON
an disguised In the uniform OF Unite
| States soldier could masquerade as
trooper for three months at Fort Sher-
idan. The fact would not be credited
were it not well authenticated, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
Similar occurrences have taken
| place in times past, but they were few
and far between. ST. Petersburg IL
soon to unveil a statue to woman.
Nadeyda Dourovna. who entered the
Russian army in 1906, Disgusting her
self as q man. Although her identity
was soon discovered she was allowed to
remain in the army for seven years be-
cause of the pressing need Of soldiers.
Gar Alexander l. became inter
ested in her and conferred upon her a
| commission in the regiment of hus-
sars. She won distinction and final.
ly received the decoration Of the
cross OF St. George. Her last years
were passed quietly at home and she
died Mt the age of So. She was hon
ored with a military funeral and was
buried in the uniform of the Litovish
dragons.
A case nearer home y that OF Deb
orah sampson, who WAS the Amer
lean Jean dare In the revolutionary
war. She WAS q descendant OF Miles
Stanaish and also of Gov. Bradford
anh inherited the fearlessness and
military instinct Of her ancestors.
Losing her father when young, she
was brought up by strangers on a
farm in Middleboro. Mass. Farm
work was distasteful TO her. She
WAS fond Of reading and had an in
world. During leisure hours she
went to the woods and there made
for herself masculine suit from
cloth which she herself had woven.
Leaving home II took her some time
to famiharizs herself with her
clothes and the new part she intend
ed to play. For some days she kept
by herself in the woods. She soon
enlisted at Worcester, became a mem
Der of the Fourth Massachusetts in
fantry and WINS ordered to West
Point This WAS in l7s7.
She Is described as Ave feet seven
inches in height. having 20 blooming
complexion and somewhat masculine
air" Her peculiar appearance was
observed in camp and she was known
as Molly" and as "the smock-faced
boy" but she became favorits and
gained the reputation OF being "a
good fellow" Miss Sampson WAS in
several engagements. As sergeant
with squad of 50 men she made an
attack on q gang of mounted guerril-
las and received a snber slash on the
head and bullet In the thigh. A
surgeon dressed the saber cut. At
her own request abe secured permits
sion to remain at farmhouse for
ten days to nurse dying companion.
Her object was to care for the bullet
wound While there the tory farmer
persecuted her and his daughter fell
in love with her. Either way the sit
uation was embarrassing.
For a time Miss Sampson was the
personal attendant Of Gen. Pattsr-
son. Later she was sent on spe-
cial expedition to Philadelphia, was
seized with . malignant fever and
taken to the hospital. Alexander
Corbett, Jr.. who has investigated
and reported the facts Of Miss Samp-
sons life. says that while here a
rich Baltimore heiress made her an
offer of her hand and fortune. but
finding her love for the soldier boy
indifferently requited, parted with
him after giving him an outfit of
haberdashery made with her own
hands and a watch As souvenir.
On her recovery Miss Sampson was
sent with a isttsr from the hoapital
physician to Gen. Patterson, It re-
vealed her secret. With the utmost
kindness the general assured her
abe should have nothing to fear. She
received her discharge. but with
many honors and testimonials to her
bravery.
Miss sampson became the wife OF
Benjamin Gannett. a brother Of the
great-grandfathsr of Rev. William
Gannett and Of Mrs. Kate Gannstt
Wells. She never received a cent of
pay until 1899, when the Nassachu-
sets Legislature gave her S17o. The
nation granted her a pension in 1905.
After her death in 1887 her husband
was allowed to draw her pension of
eight dollars a month.
The Gannett home still stands in
the little town of Sharan. Mass, and
contains relics of its former illustri-
Gus occupant. In the little graveyard
is Tombstone marking the burial
site Of Deborah Gannstt and each
Memorial day the members Of the
Brockton chapter, D. A. r., named
in her honor, place flowers on her
grave and renew the American flag
which waves there psrpetuslly.
The Right Method.
"A man cannot make q woman love
him by giving her chocolates and fow-
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