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Tse park alone contained about one
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I,lsd ten farms, ~ IN the immediate
rs,isorhooi of Borieutown. lie hai
, Eumt.r cf fHsyschx Ani pleasure
bo,;, ii.at always lay az anchor out OD
,bs Dslawaer, immediately underneath
.Is blug that marks tie terminus Of the
north side Of che park. Nor content
w;,b his nearness 70 the river, he had a
,rge and teautifa lake made in the
over end Of his park, where in Sup-
msr there was always on hand number
or small pleasure boats In the Winter,
when the lake would freeze over, he
would throw his gates open and invite
The Young folks of Bordentown to come
in and skate. When the sport would be
at its height Joseph and his family
would come down and amuse themselves
BY looking on. A favorite psstime of
the ex.king on,t these occasions would be
to roll oranges and coins down on the
ice and watch the skaters scampe- COR
them. .u. ,n,..r I..nyu j-y 3D.,
For long time the only immediate
member of Joseph Bonaparte's family
who was with him in his exile was his
daughter, Princess Zenaide, who married
her cousin, Charles Bonaparte, a son of
Lucien. A residence for this daughter
and her husband was built on the lower
end Of the park, some hundred rods
from the residence of Joseph himself.
It is still standing as it was left by
them. After several years Joseph's sec
Ond daughter joined her father and sister
in America. His wife, Queen Julia,
never did, however Several times she
undertook to set out to join him from
italy, where she waH living, but i'll
health invariably prevented, the physi-
clans counseling her against it. Joseph
was most popular man with the people
Of all classes. 1t the Winter his house
was always thronged with guests.
Among these were many of the most
prominent men in the country of chat
day. Clay; Webster, Calhoun, Benton
and many other shining lights in the po-
litcal armament were entertained by
the ex. king at his Bordentown home at
different times. Henry Clay left cane
there, which is in the possession of one
Of the old inhabitants of Bordentown
to this day. 3 Nor was it only among the
statesmen and wise men of the country
Joseph Bonaparte found his companions.
He was intimate with many OF the old
families up IN New Jersey, as we'll as
with Stephen Girard, and all the people
Of prominence in Philadelphia. Before
taking possession Of his Bordentown
property Joseph had resided in Philadel-
phia, in house on the west side of
Ninth street, between Spruce and Locust.
Afterward, with his daughter and her
husband, he occupied one Of Stephen
Girard's houses, on the site Of which
Bingham House now stands. 1t was
here the Princess Zenaide's first child
was born. EA a'Ea
An amusing incident is related Of
Joseph and Stephen Girard. Joseph
expressed desire to purchase the
ground between Eleventh and Twelfth
and Chestnut and Market streets, owned
BY Stephen Girard and as yet unoccu-.
pied by buildings At dinner gwen
0y Girard to the ex-king one day,
Joseph broached the subject, and offered
to pay Girard any fair price he would
ask. "What viii you giveF SAID Cir
ard. "lll tell you," said Joseph 81
will cover the block from Eleventh to
Twelfth and from Chestnut to Market
streets will silver'half dollars" !" "Yes,
Monsieur le Count," said Giraro, nftera
moments reflection, "if you viii stand
Inem up edgewys" The bargain was
NOT closed.
VI his manner of receiving and enter
Alhing guests at Bonaparte Park much
mas been said, and many people are iy
ing to this day who were young then
aud who gi'l alvays remember the occa-