ws and humiliations of this day were not the only
ones experienced by Maria Josephine from her victorious enemy.

It is true her cry for help resounded throughout Europe. Preparations
for war were made in many places, but her allies were not able to
prevent the fearful blow that was to be the ruin of Saxony. Though the
Dauphine of France, daughter of the wretched Maria Josephine, and the
mother of the unfortunate King of France, Louis XVI., threw herself at
the feet of Louis XV., imploring for help for her mother's tottering
kingdom, the French troops came too late to prevent this disaster. Even
though Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, and niece to the Queen of
Saxony, as her army were in want of horses, gave up all her own to carry
the cannon. The Austrian cannon was of as little help to Saxony as the
French troops.

Starvation was a more powerful ally to Prussia than Austria, France,
Russia, and Sweden were to Saxony, for in the Saxon camp also a cry of
woe resounded.

It was hunger that compelled the brave Saxon General Rutrosky to
capitulate. It was the same cause that forced the King of Saxony to
bind himself to the fearful stipulations which the victorious King of
Prussia, after having tried in vain for many years to gain an ally in
Saxony, made.

In the valley of Lilienstein the first of that great drama, whose scenes
are engraved in blood in the book of history, was performed, and for
whose further developments many sad, long years were necessary.

In the valley of Lilienstein the Saxon army, compelled to it by actual
starvation, gave up their arms; and as these true, brave soldiers,
weeping over their humiliation, with one hand laid down their weapons,
the other was extended toward their enemies for bread.

Lamentation and despair reigned in the camp at Lilienstein, and there,
at a window of the castle of Konigstein, stood the Prince-Elector of
Saxony, with his favorite Count Bruhl, witnesses to their misery.

After these fearful humiliations, by which Frederick punished the
Saxons for their many intrigues, by which he revenged himself for their
obstinate, enmity, their proud superiority--after these humiliations,
after their complete defeat, the King of Prussia was no longer opposed
to the King of Saxony's journey. He sent him the desired passports, he
even extended their number, and not only sent one to the king and to
Count Bruhl, but also to the Countess Bruhl, with the express command
to accompany