My recollection was that she was considered the prime catch of her day. Her father was supposedly not terribly happy to have her courted by an older widower.
30 posted on 07/08/2013 8:42:33 PM PDT by donmeaker
(Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
My recollection was that she was considered the prime catch of her day. Her father was supposedly not terribly happy to have her courted by an older widower.
I'm sure she was the Cameron Diaz of the mid-19th century.