Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-16

the succession to the throne Of Prs.
She held that her son was The ri,5.s
heir. She spent her life IN as,.-..
these claims, and gained great
patty in Europe, where she lived
Of the time.
Her son, however, though M,
verse to the honors claimed fo- M
by his mother, declined 10 be am gct--
factor in the affair. He prafarra5
quiet life, and lived most of ii n D.,
timore. He studied law. but dd y.
practise. He developed great sbraw5
ness in finances, ana made his ,pbsrt,
ance a great fortune.
Baked in her ambition for 1a- ,r,-
son, Nine. Bonaparte turned 10 NJ.
eldest grandson. He was named r..
his father, Jerome Napoleon Ran.
parte. He inherited much of IA.
grandmother's character. and e3rlv IN
life set out upon a career which nla,s@5
her greatly and revived her homes tho.
her issue might yet attain the rigbt,
which she conceived belonged ia h.
ana hers.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte. sea,e5
was born in Baltimore on Noyemhar !
1880. He was his grandmothers ma,
from his infancy and early Learned
from her lips the story of her Wropcs
and Of the great future TO which h
might aspire. For Nine. Bonourt.
would never admit that the children IF
her husband by his second wife had
any rightful claims, and there wars
many in Europe-and in France. Too
who agreed with her. She believed
that when the time came her Issue
through this little grandson, would src.
coed to the dignity and the grapden,
Of the French throne.
When the time came! That was tbo
phrase upon which little jerome WINS
brought up.
He was educated with the r of
being a soldier. To this his father con.
seuted, and as soon rs he could mass
the examination he was entered at tba
United States military academy AZ
West Point. He gave himself TO m,
work there with all his will ana was
graduated wen up in his class In 1872
He was lieutenant in the United STATES
army at twenty-one years Of age.
Or course he went into service. That
was part Of his grandmother's Dlaps
and his ambitions were in the same
line. He vas detailed to the Texas
frontier, ard there he served two Years
in garrison duty.
As soon as he was free to do so
Lieutenant Bonaparte resigned from
the service and at once sailed for
France. His grandmother's influence
had paved the way, and he found a
second ~lieutenancy awaiting him in the
imperial French army. lie was as
signed TO the seventh dragons and
was sent on foreign duty. 1t was bis
grandmother's purpose that lie should
win the hearts of Frencmen by deeds
of arms.
Inc young man was brave and ambi
tiouS and rose rapidly. In the second
Crtmean Wac he distinguished himself
for gallantry at BaIaklaya, Inkerman
and Tchernaia, and was accounted q
hero at the siege of Sabastapol. For
these services he received the uuusal
decoration of Medjidic from the sultan
OF Turkey ana the Crlmean medal from
the queen Of England. He was also
made a knight of the legion Of honor.
All this was nectar to his ambitious
sIandmother's palate. She meantime
was living il the courts OF Europe and
laying plans for her grandson's future
greatness. She had secured. from q
court under Napoleon Ill, the right,
denied her by Napoleon l., TO .b2
name Of BonupaItc.
As q result Of his brilliant deeds
B~onapaIte was transferred TO tb2
Ghasseurs d'Afrique as a lieutenant
ana was soon mace captain. In The
Algerian campaign in 1857 he served
IN several actions against the Klh les
and in the italian campaign against
Austria he won distinction for bravery
in the battles IF Monticello and 81
feriuo. For this he received Fr1TeI
ana italian decorations. In 1915 40
WIS promoted to the rank Of Chef
q E>CadIon and two years later was
transferred TO the empress dragon
guards.
Upon the downfall of Napoleon I'LL
Nine. Bonapdrle played her trump
cuds. There was Il large party behind
her who hoped to sec Der brilliant
grandson made regent and finally sue
cacl TO the throne, When all her plans
Went 10 pieces she retired TO Amcrc g
broken hearted ami died in 1873.
Jerome was at the bedside.
Colonel Bonaparte served in me
guard of the empress of France from
1SG7 to 1872. On TIE fall of the en-.
pire he with difficulty escaped with his
life from the commune i'm Paris Al
the close of he war I'm 1871 he returned
TO this country. and the same year
he married in Newport. r. T. Mrs
Carolina Reloy Edgar, formerly Miss
Appleton, q Granddaughter OF Daniel
Wei ter.
Colonel Bonaplrte went 70 Paris I'D
1873 and returned il 1879, q few days
before abe death OF his graudmother.
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