Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-06-24
HOW HE WAS WON.
Story of the Wooing of Jerome
Bonapart at Baltimore.

y correspondent Ol the New
York World thus tells the story of
the wooing and wedding OF Madame
Paterson Bonaparte by Jerome, the
brother of ihe first Napoleon:
The captivating of Jerome Bona
parte was done OF malice prepense
She had heard of his arrival in
Baltimore, and when the lady who
tells the story went to visit her
at her fathers country seat, a few
miles from that city, on the New
York road, the conversation turned
on the newly arrived Frenchman.
Said the visitor: "You must come
to see me soon, Betsey and meet
Bonapalte.,, Il shall come, replied
the young lady, .prepared for con
quest. Oh, to go to Fanee as his
wife, and be the admiration of all
Europe" A few days afterWard
she went to Baltimore. Il heard
voices in the street," says the lady
friend; s-looking out of the window
1 saw Betsey soming on a jackass. y
In this way it, seems the beauty
rode on to glory The next day
there were races, aud Betsey atten-
ded them. wearing white, wig.
II was tie fashion in in those days
for ladies to wear wigs of every
imaginable color. A belle might
appear in the morning with REQ
hair, at noon with white at night
with brown her own perhaps being
black, as was the case with Miss
Patterson's, which was of beauti
full shade of black-not the inky
black OF yet the blue black. Wear
ing her white wig, and seated in the
carriage with other ladies', she wa:
introduced by Commodore Barney
to Jerome Bonaparte, who was a
once struck with admiration Of the
"Grecian beauty" as she was called
while rival beauty who afterwarl
married one Of Jerome's suit, Gen
eral Rubell, was known as the "Ro
man beauty The same day Gen
eral Smith, 'sthe hero of Mudfort,
f gave dinner to the Frenchman, a
which Miss Patterson appeared
weareing her own hair, and compile
ted her conquest on the spot. Jer
, ONE told her she was 50 much NOR,
, beautiful when adorned by her nat
ural tresses than she could possibl
be in any wig, that she never agail
; donned one Of those monstrosi
| ties.
; In the course of d few days youns
3 Bonapart gave grand ball, an'
Miss Patterson was his partner. Il
, the dance he threw over her head
r gold chain, to which was attached
miniature likeness of himself, set il
diamonds, and the lady bore it OF
= in triumph Thus the engagement
, was made. Mis-. Patterson's father
) however, disapproved, and sent he
y away to what is termed the wilds o
Virginia. Jerome's love penetra
; ted even to that secluded spot, an
| succeeded in having letters carried t.
t her. When Mr.. Patterson discov
: ed this he made no further violen
!. opposition, but brought the daugh
, ter home, and in a short time tn
: marriage took place. When tn
: young couple were ready to go t.
Europe, Mr.. Patterson, who was
t merchant and a ship-owner, fitte'
e out one of his own vessels to con
t vey his daughte in aegal style t.
, that France which she hoped. tt
t convuer by her beauty. Alas alas
she reachedlit only to find every pei
closed against her by reason of th
Emperor's order. A message fror
!. Napoleon, that his brother shoul
! come at once. .to Paris nt
: consult with his Majesty; was cor
: veyed to the ship, and, hoping a
e things, the bridegroom departed
D making sure he could win his sovel
, eien's consent to hissmarriage in
: personal interview. The Empro
c forbade his returning to his wift
e and she. after waiting him in vair
t was taken to London by her brother
t There her son was born. They me
. Jerome some years afterward, i
), Florence,in in a picture gallery. The
n recognized each other Instantly, bt
{ the gentleman who had accompanie
| the deserted wife led her away :
n once. and the next day jerome Be
naparte left the city.
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