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| XXXII. MARIA THERESA. | ||
Her father the Emperor—Frederick of Prussia seizes her Province—Yields Silesia to the conqueror—Interval of peace—The seven years' war—Her complaisance to Pompadour—Frederick's invasion of Saxony—She abolishes torture—Frederick's tribute to her . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
399 | |
| XXXIII. LADY FRANKLIN. | ||
Sir John Franklin's first wife—He marries Jane Griffin—Her life in Van Diemen's land—His last Arctic expedition—Not heard from—She assists in the search—Her address to the President of the United States—The liberality of Henry Grinnell—Lieutenant de Haven—The "Prince Albert"—Sir Edward Belcher's attempt—Discovery of relics by Dr. Rae—Lady Franklin's appeal to Lord Palmerston—Captain M'Clintock's expedition—Her letter to him—The final success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
406 | |
| XXXIV. MADAME DE MIRAMION. | ||
Her early life—Her extreme piety—Death of her father—Her wonderful beauty—Her marriage—Death of her husband—The young widow carried off—Devotes her life to charity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
417 | |
| XXXV. PEG O'NEAL. | ||
The O'Neal Tavern in Washington—General Jackson and his wife inmates—Peg's childhood—She marries Purser Timberlake—Death of her husband—Marries Senator Eaton—The great scandal—General Jackson defends her—Martin Van Buren calls upon her—Efforts of the British and Russian ministers—The Russian ball—The English dinner—General Jackson's gratitude to Van Buren—Mrs. Eaton's later years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
423 | |
| XXXVI. MRS. L. M. MONMOUTH, AND HOW SHE LIVED ON FORTY DOLLARS A YEAR. | ||
| From affluence to poverty—Advice of her neighbors—The struggle for independence—Her clothing—A cheap dressing-gown | ||
