The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-12-18
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1858.

had ever set foot in the parish. The store
OF health and vigor that she had laid Up in
her tom-boy days; might be seen in her elias
tic step, and her cheek fresh as the cheek Of
morn itself.
She was somthing above the middle-size,
| OF beautiful figure, and livcliness of mo-
ton that turned all eyes upon her. Her
features were extremely fine, and her face
had mixture Of life, archness, freedom and
fun in 1t, that was especially attractive. and
especially dangerous to look upon. Her
eyes were of half dozen different coloIs, if
half dozen different people might be be-
lieved: but, in truth, they were of some
, dark color, that was neither black nor brswn,
nor grey, nor hazel: but one thing was GER
tain, they were speaking and laughing, and
beautiful eyes, and those long, flying locks
were now, by some gracious metamor,ho-
sis, converted into head of hair that was
of the richest auburn, and was full enough
of a sunny light to dazzle troop of behold
ers.
Nancy had enough of the old leavcn in
her to distinguish her from the general ,un
OF ladies, with their staid and quiet deme,n-
or. She was altogether dashing womln.
She rode beautiful light chestnut mare,
with switch tail: and her brother Ben,
who was now up, with the ambition of cat
ting figure as gay blade of Il farmer, vas
generally her cavalier. She hunted, md
cleared gates rnd bitches to universal 3D.
mrntion. Everybody was asking. 'who is
that handsome girl that rides like an Arab?'
Miss Nancy danced, and played, and sang;
she had Wit rs ready as her looks were
sweet, and all hearts of the your. farmers
round, were giddy with surprise and de-
light. Miss Nancy was not Of il temper to
hide herself in the shade, or to shun adm-
ration. She was at the races, at the fair,
at the ball, and everywhere had crowd Of
admirers about her, that were ready to eat one
another with envy and jealousy. The young
squire cast his eyes upon her, and lost no
time in commencing a warm Irritation; but
Nancy knew that she could not catch him us
Il husband-he was too much of n man of
the world for that; and she took care that
he should not catch her. Yet she was polite
enough to parade his attentions whcney cr
he came in the way, and III ght be seen at
the market inn window, or occasionally on
the road from church, laughing and chat
ting with him in fashion that stirred the
very gall Of her humber woocrs. The gay
youug gentleman fnrmer, the rich, miller,
the smart glazier, the popular lawyer of the
county town, were all ready to fight for
her; nat, the old steward; who was nearly
as rich az the Squire himself, and was old
enough to be h.r father, offered to make a
settlement upon her that filed her father
with delight.
take him, Nance, lass, take him. he
cried, 'thy beauty has made thy fortune,
,Lat If has Never n woman Of nur family u
wac ever worth a hundrcdth part Of that
money!
But Miss Nancy had younger and a
handsomer husband in view; and Miss Nam
CIV is Miss Nancy no longer, she has married
the Colonel of marching regiment: and is,
at this moment, the most dashiDg and ad-
mired lady of a great military circle in the
garrison town Of