The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-11
EVERY INCH 4 PRINCE
Prince Aurat's Father Well
known in America.
Ne PLAYED = GRACE CANE.
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Muret, assuming as = las TIE naenFe 81 an
international episode, makes the caTeer Of
tie French princess father Lacien IN Tbs
country snskseF Of present interest.
Alter tile execution Of the putative king
III Italy, whacl followed the downfall Of
Nap0Ison Ia 1sf5. LucIens his eldest SOC,
leA : scrsnbiIng life. living on his relatives
rail- they became ashamed Of his escaptdes
and shipped him Of 70 the United stslses.
Msraf choice of this cDsatxy was no dVabt
inslnenced By the presence here Of Joseph
1onapnrte, alo was living at Berdentefwn-
His wealth was large and dispensed with
bonndIess HEeTality, and Mnrak taxed this
70 the utmost. But the discovery Of his
cheating 1t ecarte led 20 his explii-
sion from his patrons hospifable
mansion, though hs Was not per-
mitted % want, and among the glided
youth Of The Quaker City fifty years ago
his title Of prince Was . rich inheEisanee.
lie borrowed right and left and bis card
playing made him q comfortable income.
He had peculiar way Of shniiiing the
deck Ia his padgy hands that ut hrst
pNssea without notice, but on one occasion
) Virginia gentleman named Robert Diggs,
Nho mas playing With him in 4 noted
gaming sAleon IN Fourth street btsiow
Chestnut. noticed several peculiarIties
about the game that could o8iy be ex-
psalned on the theory that someone Was
eheatins he soon assured hiuseh that
Murat was playing brace game, and
going 70 . billiard table near he got . cue
and assonixhsd the spectators By laying II
over the princes shoulders with an earliest
ness that made that gentleman howl with
anguinA, and then laying his card on the
table left the room This. IN 8 measure,
ended Murat,s social career here.
About 1856 he had married Miss Caro-
line Fraser. member Of an old South
Carolina family. She had some property
IN land and slaves. ali Of which the noble
bridegroom quickly spent thencefcrth this
unfortunate lady's life was one CT toll and
sorrow She moved 70 Bordantown and
did everything possible 20 support her chill
siren: kept boarding honsf. taught school
and did her last TO keep up the sslf-respeet
% the family. After the Dlggss affair In
Philadelphia Murat discarded ell preieEse
TO rospectabIllty. and became peripatetic
herse.deaier, and was better known than
respected through Southern and Western
Jersey. For time his sauve and efIlisise
manner and magnificent capacity for lying
enabled him 10 do good business with the
haFd-headed farmers, and even with them
his title was talisman.
Al this ti.ne he was huge mass Of flesh,
weighing close on 70 800 pounds, and de-
lighted In adjoining himself with cheap,
SNOWY ieHelry, all of which he was ready
20 sell or trade in connection with bis nu-
MARQUIS horse transactions. He was
skIllful handler and sn excellent Judge OF
horne.aesh, and was always ready 10 give
bosg in the shape OF premissory note.
and In the course u time there was enough
az his promises 80 pay In West Jersey TO
have papersd the room IN . good-sized
house.
lie was utterly without shame or scru-
Piles and woaid borrow OF a hoatlsr or
wandering tinker. but he sometimes met
his match. In Isl2 man named Abel
Goiugs lived ON the line OF the Delaware
a gMrllan canal and his business was
dealing in canal teams. he bad sen who
was NOT considered very bright and who
was under are. Ills father had given him
q line sofrel mare. and Mnrat mel him at
tavern near Trenton. The poor haykeed
was pisasssi al the attentions and ilaisary
literally bestowed hy the prince, and finally
traded bis mare Tor . plug worth abols so,
getting besides Murate note for $40. Old
tsoings was man OF few words, and he
started out on horseback Is look Tor the
prince and found him AT tavern few
miles north Of lIorslentoxn. He at once
hauled Murat out OF bis buggy and gave
him q tremendous flashing with a horse
whip. anh soon effected an arrangement
for restitution more 60 his own advantage
shan il was 10 MnrAt.
Tn Tact. the stories told about this nean
and his career In Jersey are innumerahle,
many III them. no doubt. exaggerated but
sli having some sebstratuu OF truth. One
of the best Is this: There had heen q cir.
Gus In the town OF Salem, producing the
usual excitement among the country peo-
pte. short distance from town man
naiuei soley kept little store. which CA
this particular day was lsit in charge ol
his son SMns. lie was \ duh young fellow,
but at this time was much elatesl sisouf
seeing the circus. A very stout. dark COM
pgexianed man cane in asd asked Tor some
information about the roads. He had =
hage watch chain hanging GA bis vest and
pin IN hls shirt front rs big as n eoekade
sammy Il once recognized him a. . circus
man. The stranger admitted the fact aud
invited the buy "a came Ga the grounds and
be would gas y tree admission. Sam Was
fairly beside hlfassu AZ the Alsa and DE-
lighted 10 change hank note for slI,
watch the stranger held ia his Aana.
The old s. bills had two enes on the
rsghs-hand corner ard the n0nlevAl tpfo on
the left ThEs ghe nfeane stranger covered
With his thesnh SAM weRE thrungk che
drawers ard finally naassss eat the Sil. when
the supposed circus man laid down the hil
and fasabAsd inse his buggy and drove o.
Old eossy came ia shortly and looking IN
the drawer said. where's ali the money
nay sen. F" "Why, Pop. changed 1even
dollar bill for circus man, and IN DO Get
in foF ncshins"
Changed = ieven dollar hssl' on, l.orfl
rnt eR she shutters, sammy. you've done
saaagh tor today Ana thss wAs Marat's
prtacsly way ed doing baxsness.
After lSsA bis circumstances seeEaesi 10
lmrFuye and il vas knoNn thar he received
ssnksslef Ahie asoney IN rxsnitsances fronl
Earope. hat lis creditors we've ne better
ess.
There wss eue resident II Benaentown
vhe sesfsisei MagAt IS 3 swtnalex and
sFoh. and mel his slskeH advances Ia lnRs-
nsaey with eaasenaps and thss Was the late
Henry Bee9es. who hye4 90 the ola ftoaa.
FAfSe estate. On ore eccassea Mural al
tempse1 10 sYeak 81 ksskes eas waa net
Ssh epiifssd cane and : sxhenent ssSser-
saon thai frightened the Freedman and
he aakekly slank away, When. in isEa BE
sass hss ehadrvn were invited 70 France ~
Louis Aapoieca. thu INsoT site SAs lets ~
A.ssd ard eaded her unhappy ilte GA =
sas@l psAen near Jaeksonxtsle. ia Florida.
frbsasiaess sna asosAc.
2ha Ikkr .taektr@samg Cigarettes
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