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Show WAS PRAISED BY THACKERAY. Woman Whom Ha Called "the Prot-tleet Prot-tleet In America" la Dead. A cable mcasngo from Flornnco, Italy, confirms the report of the death fig A there of Mrs. Charloa Oodfrey Leland, whom Thackeray thought the prettleat woman In the United States. Mrs. Ieland waa atrlcken with puralysla eighteen months ago. She was the wife of Charles O. Leland, the author, widely known for hla ballada, written thlrtflve years ago under the pen name "liana Hrelt-man." Hrelt-man." She was the daughter of the lalo Rodney Klaher and Kreat grand-niece grand-niece of Cntaar Itodnoy of Delaware, one of the signers of the declaration of independence. When Thackeray vlalted the Unltod States he was Introduced to Mrs. Iceland, Ice-land, thon Miaa Klaher, at Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, and waa Impreaaed by her beau ty. On hla roturn (o Knglaud ha declared de-clared In an Interview that she waa "the prottieat woman In America." |