The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-07-29

'"0 '.lieiu''y rciralncd from taking
any steps IN the matter until Jerome
lounii IT. necessary to return to France,
ncar!y two years after. Elizabeth s
father, Il wealthy ship. builder and
owner, n' Baltimore, fitted ont, in
regal stvi", on" Of Iii, fastest vcsscls
TO convey his royal children TO
france. Upon arriving at Lisbon
they found the port closed AGAINST
! them; as well As every other port un,
der rcnch authority. When asked
! low she felt when she discovered tho
ieelinS entertained for her hy Napo.
: i"0n, and What h"r i,!.as wcro in
. r'i"i"'i:"'' to Jcrp;n"'a rntvr, shr
, sal!
! II hoped to tnn1nrr n, lst al
,h"oEh ! did not think jerome would
have innch influence with his brother,
ANY Bonarartc against that Bona
Tartc would never he able to accom-
p!ls'' mach. did expect him to re-
turn, however, if only for short
ti:ur'
That must have been very hard, ,"
Ee;narhcd, as L vision of the desert
ell wiic--s' young aud 40 tair-cx-
i'"ctin., in u few weeks 10 become n
m'th"r, passri before mo in heart
br"akinS review
And What i hard hearted wretch
, Napo!""n was. Not content with
hfcak:nE the heart Of the woman
, "!:p i2""l linn, ha nll.t enlcavor to
h.aflrr ;he "';iuau who l,,rrI his
!r"t:lnr."
- h"rr y"I ;,rc miStaicn," she re-
I.iI"t, quickly "Naloleon hadn't the
Sig htc>t objection to my living lust
ia long As the Lord saw tit. Ii.
d!unt believe IN sentiment; no more
80 1. | respect tho character Of Ma
p"lcon more than that Of any other
man who ever lived. Had once
b""n allowed, however, to havo taken
my place i'll the French Court rs
J"rones d wife the Emperor's scruplcs
"nn!I have been Immediately rcmov-
ei. Oh: bow NY ambition has been
, crushci."
Ihis is the whole burden Of her
song. Never, in Lcr mpat excited
moments does she let fall \ single
word of her love. On July 7, 1865,
y: Canhcrwcll: near London, NJ Madamr
l1onnpaltc gave birth 70 a SON, called
Ly hrr Jerome Napoleon Honapartc.
,i"r", again, pride taxes precedence
q: love. E,r few years She resided
N Europe. receiving from the En-
prror, al annuity OF E5HJ0. OF her
lie in Europe SHE seems disposed to
say very little. Her friends say that
She l,rc! in great retirement, for the
purpose Of saving all that she posi-
by could troIa this allowance for her
snn 3 future. She took great pains
With his education: returning to Bal
t'm9re IN order to have him prepared
tor college. II" graduated from Har-
ward IN ls2G. studied law, but never
pr"cticcl. He was said by all who
had seen tho Bonapartcs to very
CLOSELY resemble his uncle NAPOLEON.
lie had" said his mother, "the exact
characteristics Of the Corsican people.
liis features wcre perfectly regular,
his eyes dark and peculiarly Napo-
icon!c. and the same square figure Of
the Emperor"
Jerome married, when quite young,
4 Miss Williams, OF Roxbury, Mass,
u most excellent young lady of
wealthy and aristocratic family.
When Madame Bonaparte found this
union was inevitable, disappointment
and chagrin knew no bounds. In
speaking of this she said:
''Oh, that was another cruel blow
to my ambition, and came very near
running everything. To think of a
bonaparte marrying the daughter Of
a common shopkeopcr when he could
have welded q princess"
notwithstanding tho apparent lu-
cidity Of Madame Bonaparto's intel
lcct: one thing is certain, she must
have dimmed all consistency, Or she
never would have given uttcranco to
such contradictory sentiments.
"Your son vito was not as hand
some or as accomplished rs yourself
not SO well fitted to be the wfo of a
man Of rankT" l suggested, endeav-
ing TO draw out some excuse for her
strange remark, or some acknowl-
cdgcm,at Of her Inconsistency. Not
another word on that subject would
she vouchsafn. Tho shrcwd old lady
saw the point, aid in a twinkling
cLau&ed the conversation.
Odd you ever see your husband uf-
ter separation, at Lisbon?'
you know Of course, if You know
anything about history" (this with Il
little unnecessary accrbity) chat
Jerome was compelled, yes compelled
you needn't Sit there shaking your
head-to yield TO the will Of the En-
peror, and marry and Princess Fer
dina Catherine Of Wertomburg."
eyes, Madame" with considerable
humility.
"WcIl, after Napoleon's banishmout
J visited Europe, and ono day mot
Jerome, with the Princess on his arm,
walking in the gallery of tho Pitt
Palace at Florence. Our eyes met.
! did not speak or move. Lifting
one hand to his head excitedly, he
exclaimed: My GodI Madame Pat
tersonP and walked quickly away"
"For heavens sake, Madame, how
did you feel7" ! almost gaspod.
"Oh," she replied, "t6e next dav l
dressed myself just as becomingly as
l knew how, and went to the gallery,
hoping that he would come again ;
but he did not. / never saw him af.
terward."
The old lady's voice was as firm as
ever when reviewing what to most
women would have been O heart
breaking eDisOQe Not n e;p,,lo too,.