Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-23


Until recently Nine. Bonaparte was
in the habit of visiting the White Sui
phur Springs, Va, every summer. She
carried her jewel box and her
wardrobe in one modest trunk.
and although she aid not take part
in the gayety Of the ball room,
she kept crowd around her by
the sharpness of her wit and the clever
ness OF her satire. She delighted to
talk of her early life, her romantic mar
riage, her European experience-of her
distinguished friends, Gortchakotf, Demi-
dofl, the duke of Tuscany, Princess Cal
itzen, Lady Morgan, the Countess of
Donegal, the Earl of Normandy, and
other celebrities with whom she had
lived on terms of intimacy. Although
Napoleon had treated her with so much
harshness she always spoke of him as
the greatest man that ever lived, while
of her husband she bad proper con-
tempt.
Several efforts were made by the Bal
timore Bonapartes to have their legiti
macy recognized in France after Louis
Napoleon became emperor. This was
bitterly opposed by Jerome and his son,
Prince Napoleon. In 1860 Jerome
died, and in 1861 Nine, Bonaparle
made n last attempt to be restored to
her rights and to have her son acknowl-
edged as an imperial prince. but with
out success.
Nine. Bonaparte's last years have been
passed in Baltimore, and she has exper-
fenced two grievous appointments.
Her grandson, Col. Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte--a graduate of West Point
after distinguishing himsellin the Grim
can war, where he was rewarded for his
bravery by several gold medals, and in
the late Franco-Prussian war, in which
his conduct caused his promotion to
the colonelcy, returned to America, and,
in opposition to the wishes Of his grand
mother, in the summer of 1871, at New
port, K. l., married Catharine lie Roy
Appleton, widow Of Newbald Edger, and
the granddaughter of Daniel Webster.
Five years later, her second grandson,
Charles Joseph, at the same place, mar
ried Miss Ellen Charming Day, of Mass
achusetts. So, not only her son, but
both of her grandsons, married Ameri
oah "oiiial, Npli0ibi. w ANi tAPiSooNN
wishes.
Both Of these grandsons have in a
very marked degree the physical char
acteristics Of the family, except that
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte is prob
ably the handsomest Bonaparte that
the family has produced. He is splen-
did looking fellow, soldierly, gallant,
and deDonnair in his bearing, forty
nine years Of age, but does not look 1t;
and is one 81 the jolliest companions
that ever smoked a pipe at a Crimean
camp lire, or ate Il canvas back duck at
the Maryland Club in Baltim ore. 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, BOuher, and the rest; and
if he ever contemplated the
possibility of the deca dence 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
Baltimore boarding house. and when
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 rs one
Of convenience. She thought sentl-
menC a weakness, and did not hesitate
to say she married for position. Her
costume was eXtravagant and ancient.
consisting of q black velvet cloak and
bonnet, with orange colored feather Of
a fashion of twenty years ago.
In conversation Oh the subject OF
religion, with the late Mrs. John Eager
Howard of Baltimore, Nine. Bonaparte
said if she adopted any religion 1t would
be the Catholic, because at least : that
WAS n religion of kings-a royal reli-
gion." Her niece, who was present, ex-
claimed: con aunt, how can you say
such thing; you would not give up
Presbyterianis IN p To which Nine.
Bonaparte responded; The only rea-
son | would not is, that | should not
like to give up the stool my ancestors
had sat upon"
The property of Nine. Bonaparte,
both pers Jnal and real, is valued at
about S1,000,000. The personal estate
consists Of bonds, principally gov
eminent and state. BY re-
cent decision Of the court Of ap-
peals of Mary land 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