Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-01-03

daughter, still renamed with her partts
but the frequent visits of certain Jim
Edgar, who lived some eight miles dwn
the river, seemed to give color tohe
rumor, now rife in the settlement lat
she was soon to exchange her rnsen
name for that of the young Ranger 'p-
tain.
And, without implying any licen to
dispute about tastes-which, frona hme
immemorial have been considereooul
of the pale of controversy - Ears
choice was well justified by her qu3ies,
both of mind and person. She wa BON
siderably above the medium heighkvith
the free carriage which health and dhstic
spirits always give. Even now, bugh
forty years have passed, and 81 has
borne and nurtured nuprous
family, her bearing is more ereS and
graceful than that of many girl Iithin
her teens. Dark hair and eyes, Iith a
well arched brow-cheeks a litt en-
Drowned by exposure to the 81 and
wind-a nose rather aqueline than taight
"a pleasant mouth, with red lipsyvhich
were never known to tremble, saveh talk
ing to the Ranger; a round, full cl, sur
mounting, like an Ionic capital, i mar
BILE column of her neck, and 9igure,
which united the freedom of nal life
with the elegance of city culhation
these were her attractions. Captn Ed
gar was lucky fellow-for she lloyd him
with all the fervor of the wildernS and
by nothing in her education ID she
learned to act as if ashamed of Il affec-
ton.
He was well worthy of such bride.
Tall, elegantly formed, active anlgrace-
full, he was the very type of 4young
frontierman. Gait, carriage, vGe, and
countenance, were all in unison Nth the
open, manly spirit of his class. .re-em-
inendy brave among people nted for
courage; able as a leader, where, order
to lead, superiority must be plaily seen
and deeply felt; he was already though
scarcely five and twenty, the aptain of
a cn,sa.arlr- -ec- ----s nlrais vJboeah ,dro,s
task it was to protect ffdErrr ..--.--y e-o12
an hundred miles from the derfdations
of the Indians. The latter, stirred up,
as is universally believed in this 3ountry,
by British agents, since the opning of
the war, were gathering in unprecedented
numbers, along the lakes and dthe Up
per Mississippi; and like bolt from a
thunder cloud, war parties wei moving
rapidly in all directions-fallin} n}with the
suddenness of Indian strate1, when
their descent was least expectedsnd van
ishing among the shadows of tb forest,
ere their blows could be refined. If
the settlements on Shoal Greek had as
yet escaped inc ursion, it was defy ow-
ing to the vigilance and activh of Ed
gar's Rangers, and in circumstAces like
these, it may be well supposedthat no
thing save the utmost confdere would
have induced the pioneers tos srust so
young man with responsibility so
heavy.
But neither war nor rumorsof war,
could exclude from the mind of the
youthful captain, thoughts of I've and
anticipations of domestic bliss In the
midst of these alarms, a day was apointed
for his marriage with Jane Fielding. 1t
was the 10th of September, 1854 day
memorable in the annals of our ountry,
as that on which Perry achievedhi IA
nous victory over Barclay; andE hough
they, of course, knew nothing ofhe ap-
preaching event, it is probable tht even
SO brilliant an anticipation wotd not
wholly have withdrawn their ;pention
from that which so much moranearly
concerned them.
Thomas Fielding was true rpresen-
tative of his class and those wb have
been in the West will need nofurther
description. For two weeks befre the
appointed day, he had invited everybody
he met to witness the marriage of his
daughter, and take part in the rejocings;
and by those whom he saw, he nd sent
notice to others; so that at least once a
week before the eventful tenth, evry one
within twenty miles was not only hotifed
but asked to attend. Preparaticss were
then made upon corresponding scale;
and fervent wishes were expressed that
the weather might be fine, thu none
might fail that none might fail to pme.
AT length the ventful morning came,
and the sun had scarcely began to tecline
toward the west, ere they first wele seen
approaching. From all directions along
the narrow road, over prairie PATHWAYS,