New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-13

extract wax, while many medicinal herb
1.-THE Gin chODa or quinine plant among them
were brought forth as really worth,
trophies Of hie passion for research.
One day Prince Murat assumed his some
time philOsOpbic, or rather moral mood II
persuaded his wife to spend the day with
near neighbor, and descanted profusely OF
the duty to those whom Holy Writ com
mands we shall love as ourselves. The lad,
consented. and he promised to call in tn
evening and escort her home.
| Expecting her lord out of tho dusk of tn,
groves separating the two plantations
naturally hOmeward she looked as twilight
shadows began to close upon her social lay
In the direction of LipOna, 10! a strange
alarming light! The dwelling must be fired
| thought the mistress, and she hurried
thither accompanied by her friends.
On their arrival they found no cause fol
excitement Of the kind they anticipated
Murat was decried in the yard most indus
triousIy at work, heated and smoke stained
| over a huge kettle, beneath which still
famed the fire that had occasioned such
treplda,ion. He rushed toward his wife on
her approach, exclaiming lob, Kate.
have made all your clothes most beautiful
pink!'
Horrors! He had actually taken her
clothing Unfortunately, dresses, under
garments, wrappings, and dyed them all the
same rosy hue. conclusively TO test the vir-
tue of some native dye wood which he had
secretly ordained should not forever "blush
unseen"
However trying hi. eccentrcties may
have made him to the kate" Of his adOra-
ton she was most excellent and devoted
wife, the quality of these virtues being ad-
ditionally tested subsequently through long
years Of disease and helplessness on his
part.
A sojourn in Brussels of nearly two years
duration formed an agreeable episode in the
life of the Murats. There the Prince had
the command of q regiment assigned him,
and there he had the pleasure of seeing his
wife adOrn her new position among counts
and kings as she had heretofore reflected
grace on the surroundings Of her American
home 1t was the general verdict that she
seemed "natlve to the manner born" and
in no wise inferior to the renowned Pauline
and Caroline Of the Bonapartes in all fem
inlne graces.
The wary eyes Of monarcke soon discoy.
cred cause of fear IN the sojourn of Murat
in Europe, and there may have been some
thing more than mere apprehension in the
idea that he might make his regiment the
nucleus Of q force for the restoration of his
family to France and Naples.
He was frequently stopped in public BY
old soldiers and subjects Of his uncle and
father, who knelt to him, covering bis hands
with kisses. His resemblance TO Napoleon
created demonstrations Of enthusism, ill.,
deed, among his old men at arms, that, as
already hinted, there appeared some shadow
Of plausiblity in the royal suspicion az to
the possible or designed ultimatum.
And so. by order of the King OF Belgium,
Prince Murat's reg iment was diabanded,
The Colonel, in resi- gning the command ad-
dressing his men in seven different Ian
yuagee, evincing the national variety of
hat body, as we'll as bis own linguistic at
sainments.
The exiles were stlll forbidden France
md Italy; they therefore turned their faces !
Oward Euglafd, finally London as the |
where they spent a year of |
delightful social intercourse, their house |
,eing the resort of the exiled family. Here |
we're frequently Hortense and Louis, the |
after OF whom, in his hour of triumph long
Ifter, did not forget the kind sympathy Of |
cousin Kate" extended in his days of pow
rty and obecurity; and here came freely, |
leo, Washington Irving, and other noted
Americans sojourning At the time in Lon
lon. I
Doubtless much disappointed, whether
Justly or not, that his visit to EurOpe had |
developed no hope of the restoration OF the
sonapartes, Murat returned at last to Flor
la, where he spent the remainder of his
avs, industriously but not effectively, with
is experimental and visionary tendencies. 4
the plantation at Lipona.
Truly there came a partial interruption |
D this moderd idyllic life in the Florida
indian war. wherein, as aid dc camp 60
ienera! K. X. Call, he accompanied many
n expedition in search of the dusky -hued
In one of these occurred q lit !
9 incident Illustrative of characteristic
llnded to elsewhere-the princes plentiful
pck of prejudice in matters gastrononlc. I
be command had been on q march for two !
avs without ratiOns in the wild everglades !
the Indian country when, on the evening |
the second day, they encountered . band
the enemy, killing quite number. Hun
~ and wearied, the victors threw them |
lives down to rest when drove Of hogs,
ttracted by tho bloody cOrpses of the In-
lans, came up to the spot, insfitutiDg
'nguinafy feast. These in their turn ar.
'sted the attention OF the nearly exhausted
my, and, soon claim, were directly frying |
i'd kissing and sending forth most appe- I
zlng smell to the poor, hslt-starved men. |
olonel Murat, presently provided with a !
le tat chop, was gnaving it with such !
lsto a. TO provoke an involuntary look Of
sgust from his commander, Who was par
cularty delicate in his diet Colonel Murat
piled to the nsinuation-truthfulIyI
Tough none doubted-'I know why you no
It dc pork: because he eat Indians; but /
st Is soon eat Indian as pork-if he well
led"
In religious matters. Prince Murat many
'ars expressed himself an Atheist. VIII lie |
student at the University-sO he used to I
ll-he was first exercised concerning the {
Iistencs Of a Supreme Being. He con {
ssed so much 20 his priest. who. with !
Gus caves" and ''Paters,' endeayored to I
W Of Nuif 81, !
g prescribed course. but without benefit. Z
more rigid system of prayer was inau- | /
rated. and yet the result was equally IN
tlsfactOry; then Mnrat withdrew from | b
g pale OF orthodox faith and hope in the e
mortal and unseen a
That he was most sincere in his lack of | e
lief than many who similarly express /
emselves, was tested on the occasion of 4
fighting duel. The parties had taken f,
cir position on the ground. when he beck j,
ed General Call. his second, to hi. eide,
said 10 him. ~ may be dead the next q
mute, but declare to you that ! am an t,
i're dlsbelever in any future state Ot ex. u
ence." Al
Age and disease subsequently brought a u
Iolution OF thought and feeling, and for n
'eral months previously 70 his death he | Al
Ind his greatest comfort 10 the PRAYER. u
conversation of the Catholic priest | e
oM he had caused to be called TO his sick OF
I'M. No religious fervor. however, could &c
Ike him forget his faithful wife in an ac, III
contritiOn beQueathing his estate to the al
arch. For more than twenty years had
1ured the married life of the born Prince n
the gentle and refined Virginia girl. p
3 had borne his eccentricities and in Ii
mites with affection and patience, and a.
was not unmindful Of tho same Had u
nee Achille lived two years longer he "
uld have witnessed the day for W hich his Il
. had SO longipgly watchei--the res &C
alton OF the Napolsonic dynasty to u
lnce. q;
came too late for him. but while he IN
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