Striking Instance of Patience 331 Susannah Elliott 336 Anna Elliott 338 Patriotic Stratagem 340 Influence of a Faithful Teacher 341 Wife of Thomas Heyward 343 Noble Decision 345 A Tennessee Heroine 346 Mrs. M'Kay 352 Heroic Conduct of a Daughter 354 Heroic Decision 356 Daughter of Aaron Burr 358 Female Intrepidity 361 Wife of Richard Shubrick 362 Retort of Mrs. Ashe 365 Wife of a Drunkard 366 Mother of Dr. Dwight 370 Happy Results of Maternal Fidelity 373 Mrs. Scott 375 Success of Boldness 378 Mary Knight 380 Wife of William Gray 381 Mrs. Huntington 383 Mrs. Biddle 385 Kindness of Convicts 387 Margaret Prior 388 Noble Acts of Kindness 395 Wife of Dr. Ramsay 398 Margaret Schuyler 400 Noble Treatment of Enemies 402 Humanity Rewarded 403 Margaret Winthrop 404 A Pioneer Settler's Adventure 408 Mrs. McKenny 410 The Fisherman's Heroic Wife 416 Mrs. James K. Polk 418 Widow Jenkins 421 Faithful Little Girl 423 Hospitality of California Women 424 Sarah Lanman Smith 425 Brother saved by his Sister 429 Mrs. Borden 431 Margaret Corbin 432 Mrs. Channing 433 Commendable Courage 434 Heroine of Shell's Bush 435 Father Taylor's Widowed Friend 437 Revolutionary Mother 440 Successful Daring 443 Worthy Example of Forgiveness 444 Crookshanks saved by a Female 445 Patriotic Artist 446 Mohawk Women 448 Female in the Revolutionary Army 450 Elizabeth Brant 459 Brief Anecdotes 465 Miss D. L. Dix 474 INTRODUCTION.