Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-26
eRlNcz AND PRINCESS MURAL.
story Of the Royal Couple whose Bodies
Are Buried in Florida.

story Of the Royal Couple Whose Bodies
Are Buried Ia Florida.
In the well kept little cemetery in
the ouiet little city of Tallahassee, the
capital of Florida, side by side beneath
the shade of the trees, rests an that was
mortal of "a once well known prince Of
ROYAL blood and his American bride,
their graves tlr.ei over and marked
by plain marble shafts. One of these
! stones bears the following inscription:
Departed this lie April Is, 1917,
Charles Louis Napoleon Acliile Murat'
son Of the king of Naples and Caroline
Murat. aged forty-seveu. This monu-
ment is dedicated 10y his wife Catherine
in perpetual memory col her love
Upon the other shaft is cut these
words:
sacred to the memory of Princess
c. \. Murat. widow of Colonel Charles
Louis Napoleon Achille Murat and
daughter of the late Colonel Bird 9.
Willis. Of Virginia. She departed this
life on the 9th day of August, 1867, in
the six~ty-fourth year Of her age. \
kind and afTectionate wife and sister.
A sincere and devoted friend None
knew her but to love her. None named
her but to praise. This monument is
erected TO her memory by her bereaved
brother and sisters.
The Prince and Princess Murat re-
sided upon their plantation in Jeifer-
son county. east Of Tallahassee, and
owned numerous slaves. They lived
in grand style. and pictures Of their
royal robes and magnificent jewels are
vet fresh in the memories OF old resi-
dents.
When the remains of the prince
were brought from Tallahassee for
burial the funeral cortege presented q
/ novel appearance. There were car
riages. buggies. wagons, carts and buck
boards. drawn by blooded horses, ordi-
. nary horses, shabby horses, mules, dom
KEYS and oxen. Everybody for miles
around attended. and among the
mourners were 200 slaves, all in fune-
real black. and there yet remained upon
, the plantation many slaves either toe
d old or too young 10 ONE
lI4llEt AuAaL Wa III NN'NANAN 'N
] acter. and old citizens who knew him
well delight 70 tell anecdotes and remi
@ niscences of his peculiar doings. Sew
eral Of his former slaves are yet living
in and about Tallahassee, and they
too, are proud 70 have listen L
their marvellous tales of "Maus Muh
raw" The prince had three favorit,
% slaves-Mingo, Jerry and William
who took part in all his hunting, fish
. ing and exploring expeditions.
The prince was a great sportsman
5 and he always shot any bird or beas
r that came within reach Of his gun. H'
\ never shot anything but ono that h
4 did not eat; in fact, he was often hear
TO sayt that before he stopped he in
tended knowing the flavor Of ever.
animal. Ash or fowl 70 be found i
!. Florida.
One day he brought in a bird and do
n livered it 70 William with instruction
y 70 cook IT,.
n Good Gawd, mausa, yuh amt gwa
tub eat dat ting, is yuhF asked Wi
'e liam.
: Il viii eat zat crow, William; 20
E. cook eetl'
l. But. mausa, OATS uh buzzard.'
- You cook eeti'
le The buzzard was plucked and put
Y. the pot 70 parboil, but soon the atmo
i phere became so dense with such a p
Il, culiar efiuvia that ever the prince ha
70 hunt purer air. He did not eat IN;
bird.-Detroit Free Press.