The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
MADAME JEROME BONAPARTE

MADAME BoNAPARTE, or Mrs. Pate. son, as
she Il now called by many persons, very much
10 her annoyance, for she delights in the name of
Bonaparte, was the daughter Of distinguished
and opulent merchant of the city of Baltimore.
In the year 1901, Jerome Bonaparte, then mid
shipnan in the French Navy. landed at Balti-
more, from sloop Of War, to which he was at
ached and, young, gallant and handsome, as a
''young REFER" might be he fell in love with a
beautiful Miss Patterson ; and, shortly afterward
married her. His immortal and illustrious
bro her Napoleon was then IN the pride of power,
and, as 1t was at once preccIved that he was de-
termned TO control the destines of The whole OF
Europe, ifDot of the world, the alliance of Jerome
and Miss Patterson, was regarded by many of
NJ. statesmen as an suspicious AID desirable
event.
Jerome t''ub lis wife 10 Europe and after he
had lived with her brief period, not two years il
We reCollect Alright, Napoleon ordered him TO re-
pudiate her on the ground that she was of pie
beian American birth. A bill Of divorce was
obtained from Rome, and the loves of Jerome
and Miss Patterson were severed. Immediately
afterwards, in the year 1907, Jerome married a
princess Of the House of Wir,emberg, and took
up his residence in that territory where he now
resides under the tile of Count Montiord. Mad
anne Bonaparte had one son by Jerome. He is
now living near Baltim' re, or was living there
the last time we saw him, happily and content
edy, as country gentleman, in the embraces of
mus beautiful wife, blessed by the smiles of
two or three lovely children. He bears his faith
er's name and is so strongly marked wl.h the
features of the Bonaparte family. that every one
who has seen correct portrait of Napoleon, has
at once recognized him as one ofihe Bonapartes,
if not the offspring of Napoleon himself.
The repudalion Madame Bonaparte sustain
ed with as much philosophy as Josephine did
her senafation from, the h0Snm nf N. md
as she knew hat 'her bosoms lord and master
separated from her in obedience TO the Stern die
tates OF his Imperial brother whose state policy
required him 10 secure alliance with the House
Of Wiremberg, she quietly and silently. and
with bosom surchareed with anguish, yielded
10 her fate And could more severe trial have
been imposed on young, confding, beautiful
and devoted wife, whose very hope and joy and
thought by day, and dream by night, were cen
ted in the welfare Of her husband
Since The reputation, Madame Bonaparte has
resided occasionally 10 the United States. but
larger par of her lime has been whiled away in
Europe. At this moment, we believe, she is in
Paris.
A few years since we had the pleasure of
boarding several months with Madame Bona
parte, iu private hotel. During that period,
we had the pleasure TO become acquainted with
the lady, and never did we fall into the society
o1 1ema.e more lDtelllSent OF interesting. one
is now rapidly approaching the age Of sixty
and yet, SO perfectly does she reain the charms
ur early days, that you would scarcely suppose
her TO have passed the age offive-and-thirty. She
speaks with perfect facility, the French, Spanish
and Italian languages; and having travelled
over every part of Europe, aud resided for limi
ted periods, near many courts, she has accumula-
ted vast fund Of Intelligence and anecdote.
She rarely speaks Of Jerome, her late husband
but notwithstanding Napoleon was the author OF
all her sorrows and dsappontments, she Heights
in laudiug his character. and his vast qualities,
as hero and statesman, and dlates on the lus-
tire of his story with warmth and zeal bordering
on enthusiasm. Prior TO his fall, he annually
allowed her large pension, which was pune
,ually paid as long as he was monarch of France.
On the accession Of the Bourbons, it was suspen-
drd. -t.-
On one occasion only did we hear Madame
Bsnaparte speak of Jerome. She thea spoke of
him in the klndest and most respectful manner
and although she had then bern divorced up
wards thirty years, she manifested a feeling for
him which was honorable TO her nature, ard dis
played an ennoblng evidence OF the constancy
of woman's love.