The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-28

mated that from a moderate income she
had expended over 100000 In public and
private charity
The great Gothic widow was Amala-
suntha, the daughter of Theodore. She
was married by order of her father TO n
Gothic chieftan, whom she survived, and
at the death of Theodore became queen
regent during the minority OF her SON. He
died before ascending the throne, and she
married her cousin Theodotus, who treat
ed her with great ingratitude, and finally
had her privately assassinated. She was
one of the most enlightened women of
her age, and gave both peace and pros
perlty to the nations under her govern
ment.
An heroic widow was Alexandra, the
wife of Alexander famous, of the Mac
cabean family. After the death of her
unpopular husband she kept the secret
until she had secured the fortress then
went to Jerusalem in triumph, made
friends with the Pharisees, became i'm
mensely popular with the people and sue
ceeded quietly to the throne. She reigned
with great splendor for nine years after
the death of Alexander and during fhe
most OF that period managed to keep the
country in at least a. semblance of peace.
She died at the age of %, and almost i'm
mediateiy a civil war concerning the sue
cession broke out among her people.
The younger Agrippna, the daughter
of the widow of Germa nicus, was a wild
ow of entirely different species from her
mother. When a young girl she married
Roman gentleman, who soon after died
under suspicious circumstances. She next
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died very soon after the union She then
fascinated her uncle, the Emperor Clau-
dius, and persuaded him to marry her. She
is believed to have had hand in his death
as also in that of several persons who OPP
posed the accession of her son Nero TO the
Imperial throne. After innumerable crimes
she was finally put to death by command
of her equally infamous son.
Mary Stuart was one of the most fas-
cinating widows who ever lived. She had
abundant experience in the condition of
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moods of all sorts and conditions of men.
She fascinated every one with whom she
came in contact, and even her jailer, dur
ing her last imprisonment, rislSed his life
in an unsuccessful attempt to secure her
escape. Unluckily. she was exposed to the
jealousy of an old maid, the virgin queen,
who could not endure the idea OF any one
being more fascinating than herself, and
so, at the earliest opportunity, Mary was
her beauty and, after a long imprison-
ment, was finally put to death out of
pure jealousy.
person Of Ayesha. the third wife of Mo
manned The first two we're widows
when he married them; she was young
girl but such was the ascendancy she OBJ
tanned over her husband that, though she
was repeatedly charged with being un-
faithful to him, and on one or two occa-
sions the statement was proved, he never
could make up his mind to part with her
but in her vindication composed a chapter
for the Koran. After the death of Mo
ity among his followers. She was called
the Mother of the Faithful and in all
difficult points the interpreters Of the
Koran consulted her to ascertain what
had been Mohammed's meaning She re-
tanned her influence until her death, and
was buried with her husband.
Catherine II. the Great was, perhaps.
the most gifted woman who ever sat on d
throne. Her state policy was broad and
enlightened, and although she was engag-
ed in almost continual foreign wars, they
are believed TO have benin a measure
at least-forced upon her by the almost
ungovernable turbulence Of her people
Her private life was vicious She
had innumerabie lovers, and when she
became tired Of one she had his commits
sion made out for foreign appointment,
and told him that little travel would be
good for his health He always travelled
BY one of those curious contradictions
often seen IN human nature. she devoted
what time she could spare from her
lntrigues to the moral training OF her
children, and for their instruction wrote
three books OF pious sentiments. She died
Of a complication Of diseases brought on
by drunkenness and vice.