The age-herald., 1898-01-02

There was never a breath of scandal ut tered against her fair name
 She hated the English and the repre- sentatives of that country abroad were frequently the subject of her bitter sar- casm. At a state dinner given by the Prince Metternich, it fell to the lot of the English ambassador to take her out to dinner. In the drawing room a short time before he had suffered at her hands for a remark made derogatory to Napoleon, and it was with bad grace that he escorted her to the table, and he determined to pay her back in her own coin. So when there was Hull in the conversation he asked her in a loud tone of voice and with mali cious smile if she had read Mrs. Troliopes recent book on America. She answered that she had. Whereupon, in triumphant tone of voice, he said to her: Well. did you notice, madame, that she said all Americans were vulgariansY
 There was an expectant pause and then Madame Bonaparte quickly replied:
 'Yes, I noticed the stricture but I am not at all surprised that it is so. Were the Americans descended from the Indians or Esauimaux I should be astonished but since they are directly descended from the English it is not at all to be wondered at that they are vulgarians.'
 The retort was quoted all over Europe and it is said that 1t virtually ended the ambassadors diplomatic usefulness.
 After the downfall of Napoleon and when he was languishing on the island of St. Helena Madame Bonaparte visited Paris and was dined and feted by all and for several months lead life of the widest gaiety. What a commentary on une un- certainty of human existence.
 Her son Jerome Napoleon was educated Tn Europe and while there he met his father by appointment and. .swas most affection- aItely received He was later admitted 10 Harvard college where he distinguished himslslf in mathematics When he was z, oh ao ifas hiG mothers W1SneSj ne married Miss Susan May Williams, mem her of an old Massachusetts family which moved to Baltimore before the Revolution- ary war They had two children, Coi. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte who marraed lady from Providence, R. l. and Charies Joseph Bonaparte who married Miss Lay, of Boston, so that it follows that every Bonaparte though all Baltimoreans, mar riod natives If New Eng,and.
 After crossing the ocean sixteen times, Madame Bonaparte settled down in Balti- more. where she lived quietly in board- ing house. hoarding every cent she could She was misery to the last degree, ana begrudged herself even a carpet on the floor. Until within few years since sne was a familiar figure on the streets of this city, and always carried a red cotton um- brella and wore yellow feather Tn her bonnet. She was sagaclous specuiator' and by virtue of that and severe economy she was enabled to leave million She was disinherited by her father, whom she cost lot of money after her marriage to Prince Jerome, but altohugh her son mar ried much against her will, she left him her entire estate, saying that parent did not have a right to dsinherit child, even if that child tried to cut the parents throat and failed in the attempt
 Baltimore has no more public-spirited a citizen than Charles J. Bonaparte, and many poor deserving man has experienced his wise charity and will rise up and call him blessed. He has been known to let poor widows live in his house rent free. to , help bring young men through college and to set others up in business. Should he reach the senate, and it is very probable , that he will, he will go to Washington with the best wishes of thousands.
 HANSON HISS.