St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-17
Aomantit Skettb.
THE BRIDAL EVE.

LIE DklDAL EN Il.
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-, "nc o' summer h'Sht' the o'aze ol
d",m Lany ,.snlS, Streaming from the WIN
= do"' aon Vi ah oIa mansion perched yon'
: a. 0,a,., ",''ch5 tne ipchs ana woods,
IaIo I'oIr.C ChoI ',r over Tue uarN waters OF
''"%e 7" '"a;np'a'n ,;nt n c,
of ,h". 4",e' ".'u oo'''lortao'e c'la'noer
on;en % ei''t lia!lS'oh' a party OF brttISn
.i,I'' ,m;.L ., S'''i"9 AROUND 'ao'c spread
t,";, ",'n " T'neS @ ana V'ands, discussed a
,vP'N Vi oo'iiI interest II IL was not
tho tho l,ost , important IN Tue world while
elc ''cai o' me dancers SHOOK the
'''Ur o' tne aoj3'n'nS room.
ics' "n''c al! was Gayety ana dane
nv ana music IN Tue largest nati OF
'i,e o'a manson, whose hundred lights
glanced tar over tho waters Of Cham
pam here IN this quiet room, with
the cool evening breeze blowing in
their faces through the opened win
doWs, here this party OF British Off
GERS had assembled to discuss their
wines and their lavoritc topic.
That topic was-the comparative
beauty of the women Of the world.
AS for me, said handsome young
Ensign, will match the voluptuous
forms and dark eyes Of Italy against
the beauties of all the world !"
And ], ;" said 4 bronzed old veteran,
who had risen to the CooncIcy by his
IouG service and hard fighting land
| have a pretty lass of a daughter
there in England, whose blue eyes
and aaxen hair would shame your
tragic beauties Of Italy into very ug-
illness"
| have served in India, as you all
must know said the Major, who sat
next to the veteran, and l will con-
Tess, that l never saw painting or
statue, much less living woman, half
SO ioVeiy as some OF those Hindoo
imaiochs' oehd,hS down with water
,'i'es IN thclr hahds oehoihg down
ny INC ''9ilt ol 'otciles' o'ef lhe aarK
waves OF the GahSes.
Ana 'hoS' one a!'et ahothcr, Ensign,
oo!one'' ana Mayor hao gwen 'heir
0p..''oh' until that young american
- T. =, /
,p' p,e' IS ie't 10 aec'ue inc argument
ina' hmer'cah-lot / piush 10 say IL
young leiI0" as ne Is,
"'tn i"ee 'u'' VI iiia'Iy pea",y' ueep
"'uc cyGs' ruu"y eaeeks' ana glossy
cioN" ii,'', '''"' -;ii'c. ''ah - 1 . ne
iuSee' 't,' eaPt''i' III 'ue p''''Sn
At"'y. nc nc wore wore. 'ne nahuS"n'e scar
L..
l 'u'!icS III ''S 0oSo"i' ""o a'ouHu HIS
"ttstS. -.
come, captain; pass 'he WINE thlS
way ShoI'eu tno hn7'Sh pass
'nc wine , an" "ec'uG ''''S great qceS-
',on Nhlch arc the most beautiful
lhe red eheeks OF Merry England, tue
iark eyes OF Italy' on the graceful
'o[mS n1 Q, li'naooS'ah
ne oap'a'n heS'tatea ior moment,
ana y '.leh tossing OH a bumper OF o'd b,
Naaeita' somewhat HuSheu us nc was
S'th me, rePl'eu
Nou'u your 'ATce 'houe'S oi oeau-
y your hhGtlsh iasS' y9nr l'aliah ,,
queen, your II ''nooo hy"'ph' ii''o one,
'hu aoo 10 '''er G'aath'S d thousaha
sraces Oh coior anu iorih ana features,
'ho Woo'u not compare tiliS pctlec-
non oi 'o'ei,nesS lor Single moment
', " Ut" ''io VIM 'it'eo@ pe"uts oi-""
Strt.
Inc iauSi, OF tue tnree oinceLs lof
moment drowned the echo OF the Z
lance III inc next room: -, =, {
compare MS anerican ihilKmaia
WIN the women OF ,ta,y >.
or thc lass oi England
of the Sfacein' iiihaoo S'ft
., ih's laughing scorh Oh 'hG br!t'sh h
'ihccfs sung lhe handsome hcioSee t
0 tl!c quick. E
marx se Tic cf'eu, nan rising Il
rom his scat, win iiusned brow, h
'ut ueep anu oe''oeta'e voice 10
morrow, l marry "iie an h"S'tc"n S
sitl lo-hight, at hi'a,t'ohe too' that Il
sineF'cah s'r' wiz JON ,he dancers III lt
he next room loN shali see hcr-- b
'ou shai' JnaSelor youtselVcs-whcth- Il
I the American woman IS not the b
most oeaa'''o' III tne "or'a d
lhere was something III the manner
i the young Refugee, more than IN C