The acme magazine . r-ty of compan-ions were playing billiards in theAmerican House, Bordentown, when aviolent storm arose. They continuedthe game until long in the night andthen wondered how they should gethome without a drenching. At lastMurat took off his clothes, tied them ina bundle and started on a dead rundown the street. The others followedhis example and the night being darkthey reached their several homes with-out detection. But the story leakedout and was soon heard in every this day the old people who boastof their former acquaintance with thePrince Lueian, love to tell th
The acme magazine . r-ty of compan-ions were playing billiards in theAmerican House, Bordentown, when aviolent storm arose. They continuedthe game until long in the night andthen wondered how they should gethome without a drenching. At lastMurat took off his clothes, tied them ina bundle and started on a dead rundown the street. The others followedhis example and the night being darkthey reached their several homes with-out detection. But the story leakedout and was soon heard in every this day the old people who boastof their former acquaintance with thePrince Lueian, love to tell the tale. Of all the village belles not one wasmore beautiful, accomplished or viva-cious than Caroline, the daughter ofThomas Fraser, a Scotch officer in theBritish army, who having served inAmerica during the Revolution, mar- Horse Tavern. ried a young Virginia maid and settledat Bordentown. One day a close car-riage dashed down the road, past theWhite Horse Tavern, to Trenton. Itsoccupants were the Prince Murat and. Prince Liiciiin Murat, Caroline Georgina Fraser. When thecarriage returned some time later thenumber of its occupants had been re-duced by an exchange of vows and theblessing of the church. But the blessing of the Princes uncledid not follow. The ex-king had notonly opposed the match but declaredthat whoever married his nephewwould have to support him, and so itproved. The young man soon disposedof his wifes scanty fortune and of hersisters. But Madam Murat proved equal tothe emergency and their quiet homeon Park Street was turned into a board-ing school for young ladies. From all parts of the country camethe maidens to learn music and mannersof the beautiful wife of Prince sisters, Jane and Eliza Frazer, as-sisted in the class room and the princepresided at the dinner table, treatingthe fair students with grace and easycourtesy. His bearing then, as indeed,whenever he chose that it should so ap-pear, was that of a polished gentleman. In 1839 and again in
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