The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06

How Prince Kano Captured {
Pretty Italian Girl in New
York.
From the New York sun, eth.

From ;b. New York sun, eth.
NJ. Kano is Zulu, and was prince in
his country. lie Is toO much III Il gentle
man, he SAYS, To have taken any part i'm
the murder OF the young Prince Imperial,
but his hatred ior the British invaders Is
shown BY the vindictive manner i'm which
he chews his wooden ioOthpick rs he talks
of them. When the last resisting Zulu
hal writhed and died, and King Cetyway".
loaded with chains. WAS carried away,
Kano gathered his simple garments around
him AMI He'd. lie came To America and
joined Bnnnclls Museum. Here he met
many Of his own race. and in few months
learned To speak the English language, as
il spoken in Thompson and Sullivan street.
80 tluenily that there were many who said
hc drew his first breath in one or other of
those localities. But the skill with which
he whirle,i his assegai and the marvellous
shrillne>s vi his war whOop gave 4 fla,
contradiction to all such assertions His
English name is Charles benson, but he is
more commonly known il Zulu Charley
Among the millions who fimked To >ee
him in New York was Miss Anita q.
Cor>ini. a pretty girl vi eighteen. Of l,al-
ian descent. living on West Eleventh
street. The dark, handsome. melancholy
face Oi the Zulu prince fascinated her the
eager gaze III the young lady attracted his
attention. Attraction resulted i'm a.-
quaintancc. The prince learned that Miss
C"r>ini w;l> we'll educated, emincntly re-
spectacle and likely To h. rich He de-
clared his love. The maiden acknowl-
edged an affection for him.
g.
ri Name. lie did not want the prince ior
Il sOu-in-!aw. he said. In fact, he wonld Il
great deal rather have a bricklayer. II.
threatened 10 complain To Manager Bun
nell. ri the museum. kano He'd. lie wen,
IL far ~ BROOKLYN. where he Joined the
branch I'll RunncIrS museum, SO Wa,h-
ington street. lie was true to his New
York love. and when she followed him 10
Brooklyn he folded her Ia his dusky bosom
and >wUre that an army Oi fathers should
not par, them. They 81, together in the
dark corners and passages Of the museum,
and people coming in and going Oh, tun,-
bled over them, until Manager Bunnrll
said they were burden, and that they had
better get married and have done with il.
Ii was finally decided that the wedding
should take place in BROOKLYN on Wednes-
day afternoon but on "Wednesday MORN
ing Mr.. COrsini had his daughter arrested,
and she WAS locked up in Jefferson market
prison all night.
When the case was called On Thursday
morning, Miss Corsini pleaded with her
father 80 earnestly that she soitened his
heart. and he would no, appear again>;
her. lie took her home and asked her 10
give up her lover; bu; this she refused .o
do, and after q somewhat violent scene.
Mr.. COr>ini told her that ii she married
Prince kanO she was no longer his daugh-
ter and need never ask him to forgive her.
The unhappy girl hurried over 10 Brook
lvn and told her lover the state of affairs.
lie wa, equal TO the occasion. He engaged
the services Of two friends. Uskali, a Zulu
like himself, and Charles Richards, a
white man, and. rs soon ~ he had asse-
gated party Of English soldiers who were
introduced on the stage Tor the purpose,
the bride and groom, with Cskali and
Richards, hurried to the residence Of Rev.
L. J. Page, us Union street. where thew
were speedily made man and vile. Uskaii |
handed the clergyman ~, kano hastenetl |
soldiers and help to bury those ALREADY |
dead. and Miss Cosini lost no time in going !
over To New York 10 show her father the |
certificate. She was dressed i'm a |!
dark blue gown and satin overskirt. and |
sparkled in her ears.
The bridegroom is twenty-one years oi !
age, and, though prince. is industrious. |
I"r he says the honeymoon must lie passed |
in the museum, sd that his business will !
not bc suspended. Mrs. kano was with
her husband yesterday, anu appeared to bc
very happy and contented.