Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-04
NELL AND nora.
by HERBERT A. W. WILLIAM.
Dedicated to Mi-ses Byram and Cab

dedicated to Misses Byrar' and Gabbert
There lives within loves vestal limits two maid
en-, sweet amt iIIr,
Who blend upon their nObl" cOuntenuncss a
tImIi, hIynit-'i AR.
| hey wear those smiles OF beauty that can 4
InIIl most a!"Tu.
And lh,ir hearts are Il, pure and innocent n, the
lands wh"r. ~. blessed are born.
Their names are Nell ami Nora. two rair-haIret
College girls,
Who AZ. eiIui"u- for their beauty quite common
for such pearls;
For woman viii rival woman, even where
christian spirits exist,
And inau, unlike that charming sex, IN another
,L-e oil lie L. missed.
Fair Nell has that sweet name Of which all ro-
ct love Ia sing,
I'll glowing with lIic'- music where memories
love fD cling;
Ny liie. lingering on its pathos. there fuudly
To warbIe lnrth one melody whose beauty words
cannot portray.
Oh, darling Nell. could | depict the hallowcd
iustrr III those modest rye7,
/ would collect the 1arest beauties that WIN in
eastern skies,
And float item on Thy brow OF love, so calm, so
And decorate Thy forehead with the majesty of
queen.
| love to wander over hills, whore sun BRAINS
gently scatter,
In" ld1IiTS relics OF thrlr bloom, aE! Cast their
sweet -mll's at her
| love To sing her naine in praise, tunming 1t
low aud s":ily-
Giving 1t that hign flown air appearing grand and
lofty.
I now will speak Of Nora. a maid of great at
Who keeps The boys that pass the college IN quite
a laughing action
Her ;fetr ar" ni the finest pearls that the oceans
IAN pTat-s or boast,
While her AIR il "f eNhIlaratiOn, a charm all
youths love most.
| Her f.ure is one Of symmetry that the men never
tire L. greet,
Fiitt,n- down the hill. OF pngeantry, under the
brilliant gH- on the street.
Turning over The pages at rom NICE. 1t Will APP
par that her name l. TIE tlT=i;
GltnClne over the currents uf poetry, you Will
find she IL ~skilIu,Iy vcT,cd.
Fair Nora has not that heavenly gift that dar-
ling Neil possesses,
True, noble hr.iniv, without art, that God be-
slows and Dl--scs
But she Is tie one whose tongue revoIvc. or
wings ut gay"st laughter.
For, II her voice - not heard now. it soon will
be hereafter
She Is one at those little coguet,ish imps. who
low. at the boys to stare,
And make them nwkwnrI rs they pass by. pull
ing their mnustache and iair.
! really never cared Tor girls until she brought
me out;
And now 1 pass the college ak times a day,
about.
She has a mind of hoarlcl wealth, that time O,
fortune can He'rr drift;
Such are accIImulati0ns oil learning, the riches
ties OF earthly Kilt.
How 7ai 1t Is woman IL seldom made tor beauty
and learning to come togcthcr;
One Is IT, music II ones life, the other freighteG
with AZ IA rer wrathcr.
Bertha, Florence. ln,z andfNcll are far too fan
To b" burd' ned by such incessant, toIIsom,
care.
But they have to pursue knowledge, and they
may AS we'll begin.
To redeem that nature that has been born in sin
COSCLu<IOS.
There is no JOY more pure than this as youth.
fast agc advances,
Than casting sweet i""ks at the girls and recciv.
ing melting glances.
It's his first hope III lite 10 see his infatuations
scatter,
And reap a harvest OF delight from those who dc
not na.ter.