, 1879-08-14
Jerome's Lack Of Ambltton..-llls Molll-
or Opposes His Marriage with
Pen and Tongue.
Under No Obligation to Her Family, Be-
cause Of Thoir Most Cruel and
BYutaln Treatment Of Her.
"hy ambition, My Beauty, and Ny Intellect
[1n1tted No for the Life Led In
America"


teta present this remarkable woman 10 new
and brilliant light wo publtsl, them n d vnluu-
bic and entertaining contribution 10 this ro-
n,ancc OF modern history.
Atmu. Donaparte hnl exhausted her tnlents
nMd ingenuity Ii. endeavoring to make splcn-
lid European match for her only son, Jerome
Napolcon Donaparto. This was her ona am
hl,iuts object In lite after the dcspotle mandate
oG Napoleon had excluded her from the Conti-
ncntai courts and sent her back 10 the dctestcd
obscurisy uf Baltimore. Whtle fonlly c.ersll-
iug her brilliant schemes for her. SON the fatal
news reached her at Florence that jerome was
engaged 10 aud soou to marry tile daughter OF
Baltimore merchant. Th!s sudden terluina-
tion Of ull bcr ambitious plans Of nearly quar-
ter Of century crushed her at Q blow and al"
most destroyed her reason for time.
When the intelligence first arrived, Nine.
Bouapartc, under date VI Florence,, srpt, +.
1890, sent her father tho following bEicf alid
ptth, letter:
WASHES HER HANDS OF THE MATCH.
DEAN sIn: ! received your letter Of 9Th Jnly.
]ungth, nDt being able t. writc more th1n three
words At time; You and tl,e son oi Ptinee Jerome
s,defeI marriage tetwoer HIN anu anv American
woman mich beneath htm ttat would never,
fo. my eo!.iderat"n consent n to s, T.. r,,. ,,,.u
declare publicly thai was nut consulted; thnt my
consent was not atsea; Gnd that ny oplninn n. a..
Blngic unlcaa no maFries snltaby TO Ills connections
III lsNr0pc.
" i, nA1 of @y 10 n @ o I IL u &
marry .nc Miss Williams E; rATIshsoS:
II II rca3iy III ,"v"s ,aco it wi ts,en b. ,ne
enough ios tn jnst,ty myself fron al the b!amo
Of H. Nc IL now u agc, therefore havo no legal
eoetfo' e'et nls aceons'
father her riews upon the sublect Of the mar
rlaee ut sp,nu length u,ld
WITH aRIAT ~ nirr37Ssss: m
FLoREsrE. sept: ~. 4s.u'UnEAK sin: Ay
Ms5 10 as@f csss u rest aena J. and
r. S;sS s xs; II: ss;si FIJI snf
enonvt to allow lnc 10 Protest against tho mns.
r'a-e you nfanossa ior M1 s9n: ! au' now COM
anco 10 my op!nSas and g NY Wishes. They Wit
~ perhaps NJ l!ttls rcsardeh ~ snGy wssa when
Ssfss sew fa xaa '' 70" soemn
rhall. with my consent' maffy any woman III
NV before oppressed determ!nat'on and fnten-
tion yetoa! a,a written, ~ , to both q % y91 wsre.
shona marry IN .tuicrtcu. li!s cdHcation haI ever
% fSs m op}se, t Fnsa1neS s1onof a Or !atet ~ ~
inio sac Of taS Eieat ati Eur"pea ~ ias". amt ii
can prcscnt II y ths authority of mother can an
prevail, ls never shall dystt9S hls prospects for
litc enough 10 GfG''se Tf'u ana me tor aalnx MIN
In narrsins beneath nh ratk. .,-.,
to my meaa: @ mi 81 Vii mover sat'nk itum tha
dniy o. narent ice! that wren FAYE bsrth 10
1.n , S,in ino sargo q" maintaining h a
The nrphew of Sal'olson !ias M @ equal in Amer.
isa H. a'E En ,ry y, xg x59a,.y 4. II hnftaa' 70 where
tho laws Of thu country lo pfeyvnt u d,ssolya the
twenty brtter marriages than ,ho p!c proposca 10
hfn!, But ncscs inrto1 Tint haIi tho honor or
~ s9a 1n1 nw r@as !efs,sa x1 y a% of
different !!lnss IT, been ny lot; hnt tauy nrscs bent
NY splr1t 10 te inra'1hesa 0! marrying unfuiiaoy.
never can consent, ! ,,, nGvcr wi'i cnls'nt to
Ansqsaa rs' s.s H. IT. s sss TT anf otasr
ploy every means n hts power 10 tes!aln 90. LIT
him en,p,oy m my naIo IN any WY o. % every WY to
snssps ss On s s he 1 s sonsa 5 ss
hls relations here. Let him DO anything rather
than make sueh a match. yrars rejection
WoH!a SNOW h1l tho tnily OF ciatRtnE himself 20
the Wtlnmset, VIII nerer acknowledge II. II
this 'nastiaEc shoua hare been III l;'s!e on to RE:
cyety ono Of them knows that hnse too mnch
scnso nnd tuo much pride ever to :!ya my consent
th,, utterly @ seaim a in parc,pasion M in i. ay
iastrnclions 70 Mss spear tif ha .ias married hcrl
horn oil lt1 huuse linen, plate, aud wea1flG- at,.
Which Jeroms l'as tno kcy, could oe sent by somo
teats. hase iunas hcro 10 lust ms ono year. aud
ct tue expiration Of that time she must remit me
.ns tuxrs, utc. i nuyu ws.t,en to Edward. rsc1l.
lecttuE thq tntere1t hc han tasen IN ny napplneHs,
nuthng uboni the contents Of ny lcttcr, Should
10 hurry, VIII thEn wrtH 10 h!t grandmother and
the rest VI the family to G1press my a!ictlon Thai
n!seltcu and In defiance Of my w,aIlea.
W T. he ~" :na1F'ts ner wFito to syery on.
3uNGH IN fptG VI nnA that nEUfGH1 GH1tntf II III