The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
turned with his vile to his American

OF the princess made great impress =
sion among English nobility, and they
were of real financial assistance TO
members Of the exiled Bonaparte fam
lily, especially Louis Napoleon. the
cousin of Prince Achille. The follow
ing year Prince Louis Napoleon came
to America expecting to visit his
Cousin Kate" and cousin Achille"
at their southern home, but he was
recalled from New York by the illness
OF his mother
The prince. with his active mind.
became at one time very much inter-
ested in the study of law. to which he
devoted his entire time and quickly
mastered it. He was admitted to the
bar in New Orleans and formed .
partnership with Mr.. GARNER, and for
several years made his home In the
congenial French city, where he d.
vided his time between his beautiful
town house and large sugar plantar
ton which he bought on the Missis-
sippi river. Not understanding the
culture of cane, he lost great deal
Of money, but learned at the same
time a great deal about the people and
their life, which he recalls in his books
on America.
Returning to the ever cherished
neighborhood OF Tallahassee the
prince and princess spent number
of years at Econchattie, another OF
their plantations, and It was then that
the fighting blood of the Bonapartes
was aroused by the continuous out
RACES OF the Indians, and the prince In
command OF a regiment fought with
Americans for American rights.
The prince was a brave and daring
soldier, quick, firm and resourceful.
but his wife proved herself a mate
worthy OF Bonaparte by following
him through every peril OF the cam
paign, nursing him through an almost
q fatal case OF fever and remaining with
! him until the bloody little war was
, over.
A AT lovely Econchattie, with its giant
e live oak trees hung with long gray
moss and the whole world about II
n fragrant with flowers, Prince Achille
a Murat died April 10, 1S47, and 1t was
d at Econchattle that his widow spent
r the summers during the twenty years
4. she survived him. She died August .,
n 1867.
e Bellevue, Just two miles from ITALIA
h hassee, is more closely associated with
g the princess after the death OF Prince
g. Murat. She bought the place and with
& her favorite slaves settled there to
" spend the remainder of her life. 1t 10
D. pretty white cottage Of four immense
10 high pitched rooms, set on beauu-
N full hill overlooking Tallahassee to the
m east. An oleander lined walk leads
v. from the road to the doorway, and all
Iy about the house are enormous mag
or nolla trees, covered most OF the year
re with big white blossoms, red berried
lg holly trees and grapefruit trees which
as at all seasons are beautiful with either
le fragrant waxy blossoms or pale yellow
to fruit.
m The entertainments given by the
n princess at Bellevue were noted all
over the south for their lavish hos
n pitality, and were enhanced perhaps
III in interest by the service OF solid gold
ne and the imperial livery of the Bona
ps parties. The privilege Of using the rec
If and gold livery was bestowed with
IN $4,000 on his Cousin Kate" by Louis
nd Napoleon after he had become EN-
ed peror.
In the cottage were also a marble
lie bust OF Caroline Bonaparte. many ex
as uuisite pieces of French furniture anC
Dis other handsome gifts presented to hel
by by Napoleon when, with the othe
nd members OF the Bonaparte family, sh'
ID. went TO Paris for his coronation. Oh
on many occasions she was selected b!
nd him for especial honors and welcomes
'ts as a princess Of France.
sir On one occasion she was invited u
a court function at the Tuileries ant
re was told that she would know he
We position at table by the rank of TIL
eff person with whom she went in to din
as ner. AS one after the other Of tn
tn dignltaries present passed out befor
II her to dinner her heart sank at tn
es sight of the few nonentities left. He
in unaffected surprise and delight greatl
to pleased the emperor when he himsel
w. came quickly in, offered her his arm
and seated her beside him at the table
ais The emperor was never tired Of Iii
ri tening to the animated stories OF hi
ne American cousin and he and Eugeni
ily begged her to make her home l
u.s. France, but Nine. Murat could nc
wo forget the friends left in Florida an
,as that many plantations and slaves meet
60. ed her personal attention, so she n
el- turned to America and to Bellevue.
gi- When the close of the war left NM
he Murat penniless, although possesse
100 OF thousands of acres of fertile farl
rte lands, and she and her several hundre
Ich slaves faced starvation. the emperc
Ma came to her assistance and gave her
on large yearly income, on which she nc
;ol- only lived in great comfort but wit
ore which she did a vast deal OF Chart.
helping many stricken families an
fof friends In Florida and Virginia
list Nine. Murat made another visit