, 1879-07-10
In obtaining safe Investments for the saysnys. Ut

her large income.
1tEn FORTUNE AMOUNTED TO st,55o.0o0,
which yielded trr an iEcnnc of urariy SlNaND
Ter annurn, nut of which sir spent something
iikr $2tOU year. ....... ..........
Ihr creator past aG her money size acestnlu-
nri during tt,e last thirty ycars u 'er isis pY
saving. 1t, her old ngU Str Otnn sAttl: "bnra>
lad cvcrvth4:. o't money; nov have notf'-
Ing int !nonef.h
Even when she had reached TIC. atlvnnnrel
ngc Of !,o wears" sais Mr. DhIes, "Mn's: hal.a.
1A,rtc was IN the lIahtt of Waiting thu business
parts ot the city, collecting her yi'stntls, max.
ing close bargains with brokers. mud n,hnaElui!
all her af1atrs With great shrcw,IncRs. She III
she said, IT WAS not wisr IL put MI your cgEs
lit one baslset.'." Her bfoEfnpher continues:
rarsiunpnsnus to all others. sho was very llbcraa
10 her Erafsonr. Lnr!ng THO time that lrr srnnt-
yrrr infTo su,n4. tnying ''the witlcd him 10 VI.
ear il, . ,nnnaes bedtiing hIa h!lI!. as sc gsa,.
ron u Kiae;" t'n tl!s I'm Of ',ans I, is5,. her
jnntly. shr bnuEht ont ,!csnn,c'h sl,ar". mn:
preuehsed 4 1t. yunnler hr.'tlher II .hd last
christmas u prsrcnt Of 5t0o each 10 two nF three
fasoFte relatives.
*he was vsry regular in her hsb'ts Of U.s. fc,is.
RESIDENCE In Baltimore. Of r0nfnr. while living
Eas.pc attending n!shty 1a''s sama aud pa5ts' nt ~.
,ssycr ott aSep at night without ant'ng it up dur
testimony te be. 1eaaty Is IN, snan;; ;,:
hJ her eyes anil slays with her tongue" bnt 4
her wi..'csu,n !n*pircd lear, her gar mariner an.
eslt'tikc laughter took away ihcsr sting. ENC "'s
vnnr VAIN or HER PERSONAL cltAnMs,'
and oncc n.kcl lady who had recently returned
frup Europe II ~ ahe had moi heasu Of ant 'tan.y
OH The cuntinent.'' Ahr wis III thu hant - <iahd-
placcncy tuu wnndrnus btnHsy which hal led cap
ttye ths hcatt ot .lcru't.e lonanatts .,,a,,
s @ ss s''y s s;sitt'Ss ws. sns nSt
Springs Rhe enjoyed tho tneIcty Ut Halttn'nro
gentleman very nIcI'. cnmpl!'ncntins bs nans'c.a.
5atal n,istaKc Of making thc Maaan,e1 aSr. She
never spukc ln hnl .aga!n. Another snn1ncr nt
m9Hk ts sngs' y : IT, s " of aore snn1 'y one '1 s
.l,s re,'nrkc: = Maaa'nt. am very Elsdt II, 70
es! ilew o arc yoa us"r o5ws 5 'ei o whic me lonn.
par.o cnrtiy replied: .'Sins hnnired and ninety
ycaf. t'incy y-nino days ont niue minutes" ,,,,,.
mofe, Mime. i'"i,a''arss coutluued 70 enjoy The
visits Of her trtt1is up to the VERY la.t snt cnn
with bitterness. She hal very llitc confidence Ii,
men, bns did not with1Old her admiration from cf
own ncx, 4 she met ono NhD cams up 10 hcs
in a conycrsation on t;o subject religion With
the late Mrs. John Eager llnward, Of 's,mo're.
Mnc. Ilonapartc said II she adopted my felgloH
It would he The Catholic, becaaae at least
| ''rnAr wAs a RELIGION Or KtSis--
cxcla,nol: ''nhl aunt. how can you sny such !, 4
b
10 which Nine. l.onaparte responded: ''Tho
unly reason would not II, that should not like
| tu rive M tho aloul my nnccstor. Ind rat upon''
4 catpet-baR containing sslaabcs wat Nine.
1lonapartc's constant companion i sho va. was
called 10 tue paror 10 see visitor she TOOK II WIN
her and hung ~ OH tho back OF her chair. In every
expedition this carpet bar waa taken. mud on iotc
uccas!oue than ono young gentlemen who wished i1
sNow aitcnttnH 10 Madame lArc been annoyed
and embarrassed ny being obliged to catry thl,
thoroughly old fashioned companion. In ono 81
EARLIER t1ps to EMsops sno carried n her rq ows
tho Journey Philadelphia s!ic was introduced Il
q young gentleman Of Baltimore, anu upun aEsxlhl
Al the hpovc city ~l1o handed him thc trunk. say
! ins, tloung mnn, take this: IL contains I'M
| jewels, ana, taking htH artc, size aat,
"IwlLA HOLD on 10 rou,"
which she did until Eafcty settled Inn carriage Will
her treasurer. Her ruInl wRs piled with trunks
anu tlp to The time VI hur laht !f)ncta sc was IN tht
nab!t of look!ng oyer licr ancient ttucfY. Eac,
article had i;a history; ihls was hrr .hHshana'
wedding coat; this drcss was given her br IN
rrtncets }uErhcsc; hln ono hnd been worn IT tt
Palace on The tuy rho met her husband; thIs ON
tho wore when presented ~ Mnr: Nero, etc.
I1usiMs mo Ing. two years q Mme, gonaparte,i
lie her digestive nowe's failed and .he LIVED 4!
: went dnwn-sialEh for tho tnst timc OIL cht!stu1a
! DAY, 1HiH. hut was taken III five days nfterwa1d
Her nnysic!am knew this would De her last Illness
iar al.u did not manifest any desire 10 leave he
bel. a. allc hat alwaya done III prevfons tEdlennsi
ttuns. She satd shat she Ind disease which met!
clnc could not curc,-oltt age: and hn apn1n 0no'
, | rcnlaEktng in her presence that n1thsng was Il
cnttain as death, she !aconicay replied, "Exccp
| taxcE."
Aud thus ends tho story Of ono OF tho mos
beautiful, one OF the cleyercst, one Of tic mos
ambitious. ind certainly Que Of the most unfor
tllnato.. women Of modern times. The life 9
ro1nnucc, md must be told alonE with that Q
. ! tic Krcat N0poleou,