The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-10-01
PRINCESS EoyAPARTE.
Tho Death of n Daughter Of Lucfen
BOunparte.

The following ia from a Perug,a I.aly)
letter to the New York Evening Pos::
"Al eyes nrre directed, one evening last
week, to n box occupied by three gentle
men, which, but a few evenings before. had
been fiilsdly group cf laoics, and between
nets by II crowd Of friends. In the morr.-
lug our good Doctor 'rrinci ha.i paid us a
hurried Professional call, and excited our
-ympathy by bis wearisd appearance. lie
h.l been passing the Light at the bedside
OF the owl er of the box in question. She
WIS none other than the Princess b ma
psrte NalentinI, daughter of Lucien Bona
Earte. wo.ian of great personal beauty,
which she preserved to the last, and of very
decided Intellectual powers; born poet,
liberal in politics, of very strong affections,
uho Lad made a real love match in her
early youth, ard who many years ago lost
her has band ander most painful circum
.tancss. He COMMITTED suicide at tie
family home 10 Caniao. For many years
the vidowslived in very close retirement,
coming again into the world for the sake of
her childrea only. One of her daughters
she married to Count Kxins, who has ex-
tsnsive estates in the neighborhood of
Perugia, aud whose great sllkworks are
situated in arsuppressed convent on one of
the slopes of the mountain. The Princess
shoveI hour hopast Sba Mos in har
sion of liberal sentiment, for Count Faina
is altogether self-made man, and not very
many years ago was common peasant,
working for his daily bread. Her other
daughter married Count Bracci Cas- tracano,
of Fano. Her daughters being settled In
lite, the Princess returned to the literary
pursuits she had followed with such ASST.
duty and success during her husbands
life, and published two new volumes of
poems within few rsouths. Her poetry
rises far beyond me1iocrity, and one Of her
works, which she called The Legend Of
Margherita of Lairano, is full of tcsuty.
1t is poeticai history Of St. Margaret of
Cortona, and the author had drunk in to
the full aud ipresepted 70 her ,eaders the
physi ,ai beauties of Lake Thrasimene and
its mountains, the legends OF the middle
ages and the traditions which haunt the
shores and heights Surrounding her home.
Just as she seemed 10 have recoaefed the
use OF her powers, and TO enjoy hSr Few
life, abe was smit,en by an aff etien similar
to that which ha cloaded her early life.
Her eldest SOD, who had gene on hunting
expedition to Canino gilla, shot himself un.
der the same mysterious circumstances as
those which surrounded the death of his
father. Soon After this event followed
the death Of her sister Letitia, and of he,
cousin, the ex Emperor. Since these event.
she has ceased ber literary work and girer
herself up almost altogether to works o.
benevoleCce. This seemed to be the only
solaee of the oereayed mother. Urged by
her friends to quit her solituas, shs h2i
established herself in Perugia for few
weeks, and on one occasion occupied he
box at the theatre. Her illness was 5,
short that Ter chilarel did nos reach her j,
time to receive her last words. 1t is vel
known that often this tyne hearted woman
endeavored to influence Louis Napoleon il
favor of Italian ipdel endence. and evel
wrested from him promises which he-ala
for hirselG-neslected to fulfill, He
death excited great deal OF sympathy i
the community.