, 1877-09-16

charming little Wounan,-] Just the figure anG
nearly the size OF Thco1osia Burr Alston, by some
thought little like her; perhaps not SO well in
the shoulders; dresses with taste and simplicity
and spriGhthncss." jerome now began to quake
at Napolcon's fulmna1ions against his mar
rage, and. but for his spirited wife. would have
louger delayed confronting the Imperial wrath.
In 1o05 they set sail from Philadelphia, but, be-
fore reaching the Capes, terrific gale drove
thetn on sandbank, each moment threatening
destruction. Nine. Bonaparte's courage
SAVED THEIR LIVES.
Clambering to the deck, she insisted that the
sailors should man boat. Pray, are you
ayes, If necessary tHow do you propose
reaching that boat!'' he aucried when At length
il was launched. 'syou are to throw nc Inn
He obcyed, but, in attempting to lower
her from the ship, now nearly on its side,
his strength failed, and she fell into the
waves. Her wadded silk pelisse carried
her down, but as she rose the sailors grasped
and hauled her into the boat. "Whcre is
Prince Jcrome!" was her first question at that
pcri1ous moment They reached land through
the hospitality ur farm house. sYou ire
lcious little wretch!'' said her aunt; instead
Of kneeling in thanksgiving for your deliver
anse, you y are enjoying roast goose and apple
Not disheartencd by this ominous venture, in
few weeks they again embarked for Lisbon,
where, after Jeroine's dcscrtion, his wife re-
manned Tor seven days, and thcu sailed for
Amsterdam. As the Erin lay in Tcxel Roads,
the Captain Of French friSate cltnc daily to
present ''scs ho,n,nagcs Mile Patterson, and
to ascertain her orders for the day. s'Prlsofl-
ers, sir have no orders to giyc,"wa her reply.
Percciying the futilily Of opposing the En-.
perors deetces, aud justl; .apprchensiye
ing on the Continent, she sailed for Dover:
but here again she WAS inmcshrl in
Bonapartc restrictions, us no member OF that
family could enter England without permission
Of 9i the Government Mr.. Pitt, thcn Prime
Minister, sent military escort which ined the
way, Keeping offthe crowd that strore to get i
glimpse OF her as she ,lisclnbarked auu entered
her carriage AT Camberwcii,
HER son, JEROME NAPOLEON noSArARTE,
was born, eighteen months after her marriage
Two months later she sailed for the United
States. Her father, III the n,arria.e-contrart,
had guaranteed to her certain property anu
Sl,000 per anhun; but On her return lie de-
clined 10 redeem his promise, the plea that
her rejection BY the First Consul. by inyaliuas-
ing the marriage, had nullted his AGREEMENT
with his cllild, whose misfortune he resented as
4 crime. Prince Jeronie at the birth Of their
sou, sent her Thousand gu;ncas; aud with this
paltry sum she began life anew
Neither poverty nor tue humiating
overthrow Of her happincss daunted this
ways to the occasion: s' When King je-
rome, after his marriage with the Princess OF
Wurtcmberg, offered his reputliated wife the
Princpalty Of S1nalcand with $4,000 per an
NUN, her witty reply, that "Westphalia no
,loubt was considerable Kingdom, but not
large enough to hold two Queens" SO pleased
the Emperor that he directed the French Minis
wis!, to serve her. .'Tcll the Emperor that
am ambitious; wish to be made j Duchess OF
FRANCE" This the Emperor promised to do at
u later 1lo1uent, and Offered her ,NU down
1,1 L..
cd, "proud to be indebted to the greatest man
Of modern tines,'' but with the proviso that tue
receipt Tor payment should be signed by her us
Elisabeth Bonapurte, which weuld be virtual ae-
knowletigmcnt Of the legality Of her mar
the he family. M 70 this stipulation the Eur
peror acccdcd, and until his abdication
tho annuity was regularly paid. Jerome
was stung to a protest against her
acceptance Of aid from bis brother while reject
ing lis own, to which she rctorted that she
* preferred shelter beneath the wing Of the
eagle to suspension from the pinion Of the
goose"
Nine. Bonapa.te nov applied tothc Maryland
FOR \ DIVORCE,
which Was ut once granted. This action on her
part was natural, but. as I matter OF policy,
questionable. His vile by every law, human
aud divine, she could better haze: guarded her
sous interests, and even maintained her own
r;fh t6e Pr;nrrss which was rcyartic,l hy
:, " ,.i,f;.. ,,n fhrst..nIo,n ~ iIey,, -, pnn'.
= ta.,t1r rafus;nr ~ nnl1;rv tho 'nrevinus mar-
iars
w. porar,r+o o,,v,rs o1nra,sns enthusiasm
'or ti1. Emnrrnr 51nsni:r tie dtsnotii1n that /
-; ,in4 49, tn foI;,. ~ bas 1;fo snn;rm
,,,. -, tha a-;~anmns ~ ,is ana,un,ous r,s;tion
~ iS ~ r,.;'1n', IN pa-;s after 9he Rnst'ua
ION j n,;s Divsfiuit -jn. U,itrec thr x;ts
.,,.lo,9 1 In, frn,n s inor;l;mat,. Iove nj |
,ys+nr. MfoocrnU thar her nrnsrn.e vo,1d |
s,,,. '.,,,,t7,,,,sIx ~ thc atc ..Cor-
;n 1,sur,r :, ,,a1', lno,v1, his 1rish to scc hcr
>. 1,,~+ .T,'ie i,n"r sho la,;nc,I isnnf wish
,,,r ~ ,,os,. az r;t;n, ~ Imnrr,1 tvr,n,,1..
ho had .''snnt,.i t,,e Ennaror:s tinf}nrss. nyu
ur ~ net ma ~ l,.r v;c,s ): Warshal
,rrtr,ni -ssfaithful a:nouv tbc faith]css'' Na-
,%io",., t,.1 hin, Wiz 7carI r1,r ost s;.rh nf
he ,.rcat heart at S. Helena, visited this country
1irtr Ii raars a9o ,ni, rnnurstcI nj intcryic;y
.-;,h Sf,na R,nanaT1a The Emner,,r !, hr
,;j ..ha1 cnol.,,nf her talent viii, od,n;r,
~, +inTs', ,rt h rc1r.t fr t,. shadow hc hal
.,e+ >..aE Iar ]:fe fnr he had hoard Of her rcn
-e,s sant,,nnts tn,rartl him. ,]]ur1nr tn whi,j,
- ms Inv sid .Tnrsc wI,o1n I So wroure,I |
,o,so for,,,,c1, mr.. tin,s. 1ycrwhc1mctl with
- ~ i,,n,n1v harr fors,scn n,e.',,
r,"a H,nanarfe hore nn ,na]ice tn Jerome.
.a1a m, ,,r. .': nnt ri hero;c ,nn1l. and yct
's +n,,,,,;nr 1rnfess;ons ri f,lclitv hc sent
,st,ars ,,,surn,sscJ in manly tenderness.
~ fo,, ',,,ts af4..r 1i,cir sr,r,rntion. n rem,
] ~" a ,.u;...s ~ him u a.. ;s anv,vc saw