Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-04-16

secret, yet nothing was less 80. Each
of the ladies protested to their inno'
cence OF divulglng the voyage, and one
of them, it is very possible, may not
have spoken of it, but certain it is the
great secret was known in my family
indirectly from the other one.
1.-THE passage to Lisbon offered very
little to interest the attention. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bonaparte were both sick during
the greater part Of the passage, and oc-
casionally Mrs. A."
AMBITIOUS AND SPIRITED.
1--WE found Mr.. Bonaparte quite an
agreeable passenger, requiring very little
attention, very familiar and extremely
good.humored. His secretary, M. lie
Cannes, was much pleased with as
man of good understanding and asreea-
BILE manners the surgeon quite a gen
tlemau, full of life and animation, and
ofa most admirable appetite. Having
said something about talking oil cur
absent friends above, would not by
any means thereby insinuate that Mr.
Ronaparte was in that way, or indeed
any of the gentlemen it was IeIt en-
tirely to the ladies', and could not be In
better hands.
"J,rome always spoke well OF the
people of Baltimore aud of the Amerl-
cans in general. Ou the arrival oil the
xsssel at Lisbon on the I'd day OF April
French guard was placed around the
shin. and Madame jerome was mol
allowed to land. An ambassador from
Napoleon waited upon her and asked
what he could do for Miss Patterson. To
whom she replied: Tell your master
that Madame BOnapdrte is ambitious
and demands her rights as a member
of the imperial family"
A DESEklED WIZ
This pithy and high-spirited reply
,,ritcs the keynote ofa character which
was imperial by nature if not by rank.
Orders were issued TO every port under
French authority forbidding them to
land. Napoleon sternly refused to rec
opuize the marriage. Jerome lelt his
wife at Lisbon, and FASTENED 70 Paris
boping by personal interview to soi'e"
the Emperor. Madame Bouaparte'
however. was obliged to sail for Eng
land. On her arrival shO was attended
Nv her brother, w. Patterson MIS-
Anderson. a female companisn ; Dr.
Garnier, a French physician, and sever
=, servants. The Erin came in to the
ouav at Dover at three O'Clock oil a
sunday afternoon, and q great concourse
Of people gathered to witness the land
mo. A London paper of the times
saws MADAME BOnaparte is a pe'l'e
figure, elegantly formed OF lar com,
nlex,on, hazel eyes, and beautiful
couutcnance, full of the most interest
ing expression
EXILE IN ENGLAND.
"A, letter from Dover, May 2l' lSOo'
5.'uo5 t'rks aqy, at about hall.paSt
,,2 ,,.,, o'clock the beautiful Madame Je'
rome Bonaparte received the visits OF
the most conspicuous persons, oo'h
ladies' and gentlemen, at this place
Her style and behavior on this occasion
displayed an unaffected elegance anu
dicui6ed composure which entirely con-
Brmcd the favorable impression wn'c"
on hor first landing was Immediately
modo She was dressed with great
simplicity aud modeSty' "a ne "o%" '
.ho wore no ornament but her halr'
seeming to trust completely to ina.
nature which to her had been so oount.
ful. The company remained c'n'ia
srable time, each appearing 10 VIC III
the offer OF attentions.
At Camberwell, near Lonuon' 'u9
7 1905. she gave birth to son. '"'
late Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte.-
Jerome's petition to the Emperor ior
recoonit,on Of his wife proving una'"'',
INC he yielded to the imperial wilt an" M
ON the o2d of August, 1907, married the
Princess Frederica Catherine oil -" III
temburg.
MY FORMER WIFE,
Madame Bonaparte meyer saw ne'
husband again, except in casual meet
ing many years after their separation
After the downfall of Napoleon sue
visited Europe and encountered hi'n'
with his princess, IN the gallery oil tue
Pitt palace in Florence On oOserS'n4
n 4 L..
her Jerome started aside and SAID TO Tue
rr;rcess THAT lady is my former
Wife He instantly left the gallery
ond the next morning departed from
Florence Madame BOnaparte, soon
ofer the birth of her child, Jerome
returned to Baltimore. Napoleon never
succeeded in inducing the Pope Plus
VII TO declare Jerome's first marriage
: null and void. To the pontif's homo
be il said, he invariably refused suci
appeals. Of course new interest wa'
thrown around Madame Bonapart'
when she once more returned to hel
native city.
ROMANCE AND SUFFERING
4 halo of romance, poetry and suffer
inc was about her. Besides her strength
of character, her wit, beauty and accom-
, plishments would have graced an.
circumstances or rank. She had tn
; satisfaction of seeing her arch enemy
Napoleon. hurled from his throne an
! ;mnrisoned at st. Helena. After hi
, dewnfall abe visited Europe and remain
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