Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-24

ana Is one or the JOIlleSt OmpanlOnS
that ever smoked pipe at Crimean
camp fire, or ate canvas back duck at
the Maryland Club in Baltimore. For
all that he possesses in such degree the
qualities of beau sabreus, his init
mates have not suspected him of any
deep completely with Messieurs Cassag-
nae, B9uher, and the rest; and
if he ever contemplated the
possibility of the decadence of the
young gentleman of Chiselhurst, who
has just gone to Africa after a second
baptism Of fire. he, with great good
sense kept it to himself. For many
years Nine. Bonaparte has lived in a
Baltimore boarding house. and when
long past 90 could be seen in the bust
ness parts of the city collecting divi-
dends, and managing all her affairs with
great shrewdness. She loved society to
the last. She conversed freely, often
with vivacity, and frequently with Bit
terness. In her talks with young girls
she laughed at the idea of love III mar
riage, and treated the institution as one
of convenience. She thought senti-
ment a weakness, and did not hesitate
to say she married for position. Her
costume was eXtravagant and ancient.
consisting of a black velvet cloak and
bonnet, with orange colored feather of
fashion of twenty years ago.
| In a conversation on the subject of
religion, with the late Mrs. John Eager
Howard of Baltimore, Nine. Bonaparte
said if she adopted any religion it would
be the Catholic, because at least I" that
was a religion of kings-a royal reli-
gion." Her niece, who was present, ex-
claimed: "Oh! aunt, how can you say
such thing; you would not give up
Presbyterianism? ?" To which Nine
Bonaparte responded: 1.-The only rea-
son l would not is, that [ should not
like to give up the stool my ancestors
had sat upon"
The property of Nine. Bonaparte,
both personal and real, is valued at
about $1,000,000. The personal estate
consists of bonds, principally gov
eminent and state. By a re-
cent decision of the court of ap-
peals of Maryland the bonds of other
states held by Nine. Bonaparte were
declared taxable, and this decision, it is
believed FASTENED her death
The property to which she was most
attached was the building On the east
side Of South street. This is the lot
where, until twelve years ago, stood the
family mansion Of her father, William
Patterson, and in which Nine. Bona
parte was born. The present building
was built by her son, the late Jerome
Napoleon Bonaparte. This property
! of hyyA M p,t II
entailed and would have descended to
her son had he survived her. Her
ground rent investments amounted to
$4,000 per amman. Her real estate
has been burden to Nine. Bonaparte,
being a sort of expense rather than rev.
enue. Her real wealth consists of her
personal investments which have rap
| idly accumulated, her expenses being
only trife, comparatively, less than
81 900 per annum.
By will made some time ago Nine.
8onaparte left nothing to her grandson,
Col. Bonaparte, on account of the Of
fence be had given her by his marriage.
This breach was, however, healed about
| eight months ago and the will was alt
cred, dividing her property equally be-
tween her two grandsons. the personal
effects of her residue going to Charles.
There are no other legacies. The will,
as it now stands, has not been opened,
but it is believed that Col. Bonaparte' s
share on his death will go to his two
children, but will exclude from its bene-
fits his wife and her children by her
! former marriage.
Nine. Bonaparte's diary, which she
had kept for half a century, and for
which she was offered $4,000 by a pub
! fishing house a few years ago, will 60
to Charles, her grandson, she having re-
fused the offer on the ground that this
grandson could make better use of it
after her death.