American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-06-26
WILMINGTON, DEL. TUESDAY JUNE &C. 1927


gilded bow no one claims for her throat that it
was lined with fiddle strings. but this must be &C
knowledged. that her step bespoke energy and be
It said only tor the sake of truth that she could
round off sentence regardless of being called a
hard swearer
The perforatng punch of the CRATE maker never
did closer work on the yielding tin than did that
dreadful scourge of beauty, the Small Pox. when it
set its emphatic signature on her face she was
horribly cross-eyed as well as cross grained. but
nevertheless, she was sharp shooter Nothing
was more common than to see her in full pursuit Of
the bounding stag-the huge antlers that hung
round her cabin, or upheld her trusty gun. gave
proof OF her skill in quincy; and the white comb
drained OF its honey, and hung up for OF nament
testified her powers in bee finding She was
markable for her frequent robberies on these pat
terms Of industry, and piqued herself on the inven
ton of an Infallble bait for their discovery. Many
can testify to her magical art in the Of cook
cry, being able to get ups pumpkin in as many
forms as there days in the week: she was ex-
tensiyely known and employed for her profound
knowledge in the management of all ailments and
yielded the palm to one in the variety and rar-
ity of her medcaments.
Her skill and knowledge took wider and more
profitable range, for il is well known fact that
she held tract of land by the safe tenure of first
survey, which was made on the sabbath, Ratchet in
hand. But she was most remarkable for her mill
tary feats. She possessed high toned ideas of lib
erty, not even the marriage knot could restrain
her on that subject; like the wife of Bath,'' she
received over her tongue scourged husband
"The reins of absolute command,
With all the government, OF house and land,
And empire DER his tongue and DER his hand"
The clouds of war gathered and burst with a
dreadful explosion in this state. Nancy's spirit
rose with the tempest: she declared and proved
herself friend to her country, ready to do or die.
All accused of whigsm had to hide or swing--the
lilly hvered Mr.. Hart was not the last to seek
safety 10 the canenrake with his neighbors: they
| kept up proving, skuking kind of life. occasion.
| ally sail ing forth in a kind of predatory style
The Tories at length determined TO beat the brake
| for them. They however concluded to give Mrs
| Hart call, and in true soldier manner ordered a
repast Nancy soon had the necessary materials
| for good feast spread before them the smoking
venson, the hasty e-cake, and the fresh honey
comb. were sufficient to provoke the appetite Of
a gorged epcure
| They simultaneously stacked their arms ant
seated themselves. when quick as thought, thu
dauntless Nancy seized one of the guns, cooked i
and with blazing oath declared she would blow
out the brains of the first mortal that offered t.
rise or totaste amouthful They all knew her char
acter too well to imagine that she would say on
thing and do another, especially il it lay on tn
side of Satan. Co. said she to one Of her sons
and tell the wings that have taken six id To
ries' They sat Still. each expecting to be oerc'
up, with doggedly mean countenances, bearing tn
marks of disappointed revenge, shame, and unap
peased hunger. Whether the incongruty between
Nancy's eyes caused each to imagine himself he
Immediate object, or whether her commanding at
titude, stern and ferocious fixture of countenance
overawed them, or the powerful idea Of their IN
soldier like conduct unnerved them, or the certain
ty of death, it is not easy to determine. The
we're soon relieved, and dealt with according t
the rules of the times. This heroine lived to Sc
her country free; she. however, found game an
: bees decreasing, and the country becoming old $
fast, she sold out her possessions, in spite Of tn
remonstrances of her husband, and was among.
the first of the pioneers who paved the way to tn
wilds of the west.