The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-07-07
Peggy o's,ii'. Coed For'a"e.

Uf tiDef uhl iuNte ui'h y" A''" ~"
an Italian by the name Of Gabriel Antonio
Buchisnani. For years be had kept a lii
tie hotel 90 Third avenue, lust back OF the
Academy OF Music, which has always been
the resort Of Italian opera.sipgers and Boz
hemians OF the better class, No man In
the Italian colony in New York was better
known than Buck. as he was Familiarity
called, and few men have had stranger
or more romantic career. He came ~
Americs in 1856, boy Of tsenty one At
the outbreak OF the war he was the close
and trusted friend OF President Lincoln,
who first appointed him to an important
diplomatic post in Rome and afterwards
intrusted him with the delivery oil impor'
tant state papers TO Nil the courts OF Eu
rope. The above facts aud his romantic
elopement and marriage with the aristo
O attic Miss Randolph, OF Washing ton, who
was bis second wife we're fully written up
10 the New York papers, but the strsngest
experience in Bucks eveniiul life was not
touched upon at all This was his mar
rispe with his first wife, who was no less
person than the famous Peggy Eaton
and from whom the young Italian ran
away to marry her granddaughter, Emily
Randolph The facts we're we'll known to
but few, perhaps; and those his Oldest
friends, for it was subject on which
Bucks lips had been sealed for yearp.
Peggy ONeil WIS the daughter Of an
lrish innkeeper in Washington, where bel
fore the present century had turned it's
first quarters che was notorious for her
escapades and her beauty Senstor An
drew jackson and bis colleague from TEN
nessee, Major John II. Eaton. boarded at
her fathers house aud were both warm adj
mirers of the lovely Peggy who bad been
publicly crowned at public ball by Dolly
Madison as the prettiest girl in Wsshing'
ton.
In 1928, the year that Androw jackson
was elected to the presidency, Peggy. be-
came widow by Purser Tlmblelake OF the
United States Navy, whom che had mar,
rled few years previously, committing
suicide while on duty in the Mediterran'
can. A few months afterwards she mar
riep Major Eaton, and when Jackson re-
turned to Washington as president he
invited his friend Eaton into his cabinet
as secretary Of war. This raised tremen-
dous row, as the wives OF the other cabinet
officers refused absolutely to associate with
Mrs. Eaton. The wives OF the foreign
ministers followed snit, and the whole
county was stirred up over the scandal
A committee OF clergymen was sent to re-
monstrate with the president, and even
his niece, Mrs. Donelsop. mistress OF the
White House, declined to call upon Mrs.
Eaton
Then you'll pack up and go back to
Tennessee on the next stsgel said Jackson,
and pack up and go she did
During two years poor Peggy was snub'
bed at every bali or reception which she
attended, and at the end OF that time Jack
son. who had been the firm friend Of Eaton
and his wife through the whole quarrel,
demanded the resignation OF Attorney Gen
eral Berrien. Secretary OF the the treasury
Inghsm and Secretary Of the Navy Branch,
the three married members OF his cabinet,
whose wives had scorped good little Peg
py. as the president called her. These
designations were shortly followed by that
of Vice President Calhoun, whose wife
bad been one OF Peggy's strongest opponi
nents.
Secretary OF State Van Bnren espoused
the presidents side in the quarrel and
stood up for Peggy. Jackson wrote lett
ter at this time. to be published only IN
case OF my death, in which he definitely
named Van Buren as his successor.
Soon aftef this Eaton resigned and wal
appointed minist r TO Spsin. and for I'll
teen wears Peggy shone with brllliancy ID
the court Of Qneen Isabella and in Psri'
and London, where she became q great so
cial favorite Her life during these year
seemed TO have been above reproscb. La II
40 she returned fer Washington snd lived
quietly until Major Eaton's death Thi
second Ninon de L'Enclos at the age
sixty one met aud fell 10 love with the las
cinatipg Italian Bucbigusni, who 10 lsb
wsp teaching music aud la gusges u
Washington He was then twenty tbre
wears old, and although Peggy bad passed
her prime, she was still handsome won
an, and it may be that be loved her. A
any rate, they we're married, aud II wa
the erbwpigs folly Of Peggy ONeilis life
ODe OF her daughters bad married DR.
Randolph, Of virginia, aud bad borne bin
., ugit r, who was named Emily. ]
+. this very Eniiy Randolph. then
Wy giri Of eighteen. who inspired Il
he hesrt u the Italian o gen uipe love psf
: .ioa. sac returned IL. He bad quick
groxu weary Of Peggy, sod Peggy vs.
,ii..ptoipted 10 bin The Young peopl
torgtt everything but their love sud ra
away together Peggy Ia d Sgust 80
4 divorce aud resumed the name Of E'ioi
. -oe 4..1 10 1879 at the ripe Old sge {
igbty thres.
& Bachisbspi and Emily wers legally ma
. f,sd' and lived tpgeiber 30 perfect happ
,.es. until the destb ~ the latter riyi
a wears age. Dnrna toe first years of tue
q married life they visited together The col
,e psls Of Eur ype where the womsu who vi
.. thu g.snd mother OF the ooe and who Dc
!, been the wife II the other once reigned
of soeisi queen. Does history snord psr'
y 'ei TO 'l'''