The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14
A BONAPARTNIN JERSEY
FIXING JOSEPH PAssEDH HIS fEAh'
OF EXILE IN BORDENT0WN.
III. Fourth of July Celebrations ana '""'
ing Carnivals Are still ke"e""
Many Distinguished Visitors

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na,arte once.klng Of spain anu 80
- had become an exile. lie VS. -,
s,ir things I'D every Fourth Oh 800 1,oad
+ha whole town. lie bought M"eo 500,
-, nraworks and he brewer rN,a,I
.,,,ncb 10 keep an ordinary hone . -1,,
clarrbake in good spirits. -, tho
,,.ao tnovvs a thing or two aooue
Ronanarte family-and IN 'nese -
,ba Napoleonic revival tHei' 40 -,
HE 10 get any amount OF la'i''Is ~
knows that Joseph Bonap@,.e - uos
Icons ''light-minded pIO'nO., -, ,tdaI
.r,es bv the Little Corporal 'iu",
OAilieu '.,',,o,itv on TO two thrones, ana
49, "a ,lasi,u,ard tow into Jersey exile.
- =, e,ro the air of France became 700
,.7.. 90, him he had made up MS nilhu
49, 10 had TO take French leave mat
-. HALFWAY between New YORK ana
1,..s,s,ior,,bsa would be a good place 10 10
- hccause II would be handy TO get
,o,rs from the French ships coming 10
these two ports. ,<,.,o
oId commodore Stewart met the ex-hihs
-. bfs philadelphia club and told MIN
about the glories Of Bordentown. ana IN
I'D him to locate on the stephen Sayre
oet,+c and to buy a farm and 20 10 fals-
ING vegetables. The New Jersey Legs
lature gave him the right 10 own proper
~ and he set up n good deal or an eS'dp-
lishment. considering that he was suppos-
ed to be poor King. and always III
debt. Napoleon told him once that MS
finances were "deplorably conducted dp-
rarentlv on metaphysical principles. BE
lievc me, money Is a very physical thihs'
Toqeph. however, did not come over
emptv-handed. for he went into American
securities by the wholesale, and had con-
siderable cilt-cdge stock 10 give away
10 his relatives when he died.
Ioeoph ala not like the Borlentown peo-
ple M first. They annoyed him. Iney
were busybodies. and kept him IN Dad
humor one day when he went up 10
Trenton his house burned down. and the
townsfolk turned out and saved much or
his rropcrtv. and every house in the town
sheltered some OF the royal bric-a-prac
and valuabes. Everything was returned
even TO some little trinke's belonging 10
the little sad-faced Emperor, then az 81
Helena. The honesty or THESE Jelsty
neonle in,rressed him to tears. and he was
nrofpse I'm his thanks and expressed his
gratitude i'm a hundred other ways. re
boran 10 associate more with his neigh
bors and threw open his great PARK
Then began the Jolly Fourth OF July Gel
eoratlons and the ice carnivals which
were his principal diversions.
Joseph was a royal gentleman more by
accident than anything else. His Jersey
neighbors did not know that IN the eyes
a. his fiery little brother he had been
q Youthful ne'er-do-well. lie was educat-
"a IA be a bishop. not being courageous
enough TO make good soldier. Napo-
leon thought he had talents at hat'ery
and would get on wei in society, out
never I'm var. He, however, dld 40
some fighting IN Naples, and earned ior
himself a crown. 1t was a small crown
on a large head. Napoleon himself Is the
authority for this statement, for when
he was on the throne OF Naples joseph
boasted considerably about MS kilEiy
novvers. and this often caused Napoleon
IN lose his temper Joseph must forget
all orr ties OF childhood. Let him make
himself esteemed. Let him acquire glory
Let him have a leg broken IN Datle.
Then | shall esteem him. Let him give
M, his old ideas. Let him not dread
fatigue" with all his sharp criticism
III Joseph. Napoleon loved him. In the
busiest time Of mis- life he often wrote
him a daily letter on matters OF STATE
and actually kept him busy at one time
trying 10 inspire his pretty sister-in-ia"'
Desiree Clary, to contemplate an aillai'1e
with him. but Napoleon had been piac-
ticallv cashiered out OF the army Tor dis
obedience. so Des.ree waited and became
the Queen Of Sweden.
Henry Clay was the first American to
accord welcome 20 Joseph. lie had the
only available apartments In the hotel
where Joseph and his friends applied,
and Henry Clay gave them up instantly,
and. strange To say, a dinner was spread
at the time so the eX-king sat down 10
a royal good meal and Henry clay TOOK
his party around 10 cnop mouse. ne
friendship begun this day was d ldslins
one Joseph reciprocated at borue"-
town. where the eloquent Henry Gay
fften stretched his long limbs under
l-ngfv mahogany and absorbed punch
with the ardor which unwritten history
savs the greet statesman was capable
of Daniel Webster JOnn quincy Adams,
Cen. Scott and old Commodore stock
ton were some OF the Americans VINO
called TO cheer tie exiled King In his
loneliness.
Commodore Stewart lived about nalt-
nile away, and he was conSeniai neigh
hor. lie always participated IN the jolly
Fourth OF July celebrations. The gates
were thrown cren and tho whole town
was welcome 90 come and spend 'he day.
There were music and refreshments and
a generous discharge OF firearms in homer
OF the facS iltt uOdt'l from tu' li--9.
There were always some distinguished
callers from New York and Philadelphia.
10 was on these occasions that COnimo-
dore Stewart laid his strongest claim 70
brew Of punch. There were a fcv men
Of his day and generation WhO could
make as many varieties OF fancy drinks
as "Old Ircnside" stewart II was his
delight each year 20 mix a novel brew.
There is no doubt that Joseph enjoyed
these Fourth or July celebrations. Tor
when the Marquis Lafayette visited him
on the 18th day OF September 1926 there
was a very decided expression OF revor-
ence and esteem on the part Of the pe0-
pie who crowded into the park. and be-
fore the departure OF the Marquis ana
his friends the doors Of the mansion
were thrown open and the tOwnsfolN
poured into the main reception room TO
shake hands with the distinguished
Frenchman. who was then the guest OF
The country After the crowd had left
the house Gen. Lafayette begged his
hosts pardon for having drawn upon
him so great a cOncourse OF visitors. Jo-