Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-06-30
The COurtship Of Jerome lsonaparte.
A corresnondept of the New York Weld

thus tells this story of the wooing and we'd
ding of Madame Patterson Bonaparte 10y
Jerome, the brother of the first Napoleon:
The captivating OF Jerome Bonaparte was
done OF malice preperase. She had hear,l ".
his arrival III Baltimore, and when the lady
who tells the story went to visit her 1T her
fathers country seat, few miles froiu t...Ft
city, on the York road, the conversation
turned upon the newly arrived Frenchmen.
Said the visitor: "You must come to see me
soon, Betsey, and meet Bonaparte." Il
shall come, replied the young lady, ""pre.
pared for conquest. Oh, TO go to France
his wife, and be the admiration of all
Europe" A few days afterwards she Went
to Baltimore. II heard voices in the street, -
says the lady friend, ''and looking ont the
window l saw Betsey coming on jackass.
In this way 1t seems the beauty rode OF 10
glory. The next day there were races. -ad
Betsey attended them, wearing White
wig. 1t was the fashion in those days ipr
ladies to wear wigs of every imaginable
color. belle might appear in ths MORN
ing with red hair, at noon with while, 1T
night with brown, her own perhaps be-
ing black, as was the case with Miss i'ii.-
terson's, which was of u beautiful shnie,
of black not the inky-black, or yet
WIG ahd seated in the carriage with 9th
er ladies, she was introduced by Commo-
dore barney to Jerome Bonaparte, who
WAS at once struck with admiration of the
.'Grecian beauty" "A she was called, while
rival belle who aiterward married one of
Jerome's suite, General Rubell, was known
as tho Roman beauty" The same day
General Smith, 1.-The hero of Mudfort, gave
l,pn.r IN, tba From at ubtoh Ma
Patterson appeared, wearing her own h;iir,
and completed her conquest on the spot,
Jerome told her she VAS 40 much more
beautiful when adorned by her natural
tresses than she couid possibly be in any
wig that she never again donned one of
those monstrosities
In the course of few days young Bona
parte gave grand ball, and Miss Patterson
was his partner. In the dance he threw
over her head gold chain, to which was
attached a miniature likeness of himself
set in diamonds, and the lady bore it off in
triumph. Thus the engagement was made
Mrs. Pntterson's father, however. disap-
proved and sent her away to what is termed
the wilds of Virginia. Jerome's love pen
etrated even TO that secluded spot, and he
succeeded in having letters carried to her.
When Mr.. Patterson discovered this he
made no iurther violent opposition, but
brought his daughter home. and IN ? short
time the marriage took place. When the
young couple were ready to 60 TO Europe,
Mr.. Patterson, who was a merchant and
ship-owner, fitted out one of his own yes-
sells to convey his daughter in regal style
to that France which she hophd to con-
quer by her beauty. Alas! alas ! she
reached it only to find every port closde
against her by reason of the Emperor s
order. A message from Napoleon, that his
brother should come Mt once to Paris TO
consult with His Majesty, was conveyed
to the ship, and, hoping all things, the
bridegroom departed. making sure he could
win his sovereign's consent to his marriage
In n personal interview. He never saw his
wife again. The Emperor forbade his re-
turn to her. and she, after awaiting him IA
vain, was taken to London by her brother.
There her son was born. She met Jerome
once years aiterward, in Florence, in pic
ture gallery. They recognized each other
instantly; but tile gentleman who had ac-
companied The deserted wife led her away
at once. and the next morning Jerome Bo-
naparte left the city.