The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-08-18

proud past. Inseparably linked with
her name is a long list of famous men
and women who in their day gave
prestige to her name. Here were
the homes of the Duvals, the Calls,
Sheppards, CANDLES, Crooms, Shines,
Eppes, Randolphs, Walkers, Alstons,
Winthrops, Lamars, Williams, Wards,
Bonds, Brevards, Brooms, Browns,
Hendersons, Bloxhams, ond others.
Here for a season lived fair Peggy
Eaton, who broke up a presidents
cabinet; here lived charming Dora
Triplett, sweet and dainty. and the
toast of the court of Louis Napoleon
and Madame Murat, la princess
Achiile, born of Catherine Willis.
and niece of George Washington;
her grave and that of the erratic son
of Caroline Bonaparte and the gallant
Murat are in the Episcopal cemetery,
marked by twi, pyramidal shafts.
These and a long list of famous beau
ties who coquetred like summer but
terflies at the famous resorts and
came home for a season of gayety
during the winter months. What
gallant, brave days those were. lire
moved on in stately lines far removed
from the sorCid cares en- at veX our days.
That was before the fire brand OF
war swept the land, leaving it dis
mantled and desoiate. Those were
the days of her glory
The Tallahassee of today retains
much that is charming of the old
characteristics. Nowhere can be
found kinder-hearted, more hospit-
able, cultured or refined people. The
noblesse oblige of the old regime
still guides. There are noticeably
fewer notably beautiful women, but
there are many pretty women, grace
full, soft voiced, charming descen-
dants of the pioneers Of the early
days. After the exchange of flags
in 1921, when the Spanish flag dis
appeared from Florida, came cara
vans OF settlers, numbering family
carriages filled with cultured women
and children, attended by outriding
m IN and masters, followed by wagon
trains loaded with household goods
and chattering bands Of slaves. l..
such state came the early settlers
, most of them were young men of
wealth and prominence. Her. as
planters, they established their estates
in the neighborhood of Tallahassee;
and here began the exchange of
courtesies which was the beginning
Of the afterward aristocratic and ex-
famous. The conditions of the times
threw the neighboring families into
familiar and intimate association, and
established bond almost of kinshit,
between them. Intermarriage and
the sympathy, congeniality and I'M
a nd Of al
bond. Time and change and decay
have scattered the famiiies-ruin has
claimed the handsome estates. but
the kindly courtesy and generous
hospitality is still a Distinguishing
mark of life here. Many delightful
old customs, such as addressing each
other by Christian names and remem-
bering with gifts Of fruit or flowers.
or some delicious dainty each others
MISUNDERSTANDING seldom pass
without some such token of remen-
brance and good wishes; and in
times of sickness and death every
heart is softened with tender svmpa-
thy and none are left to sorrow
alone
Tallahassee has a number of hand
some buildings; the state house, the
government building, the Walker
memorial library, erected as a men,
orlal to former governor David s,
Walker, the state college and normal