The age-herald., 1898-01-02

: son, who had been born in that country, and named Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, sailed for the United States, where she was received as one surrounded by halo of romance, sorrow and ill-usage.
 As for the weak and fickle Jerome, he soon forgot his vows of eternal and ever lasting constancy under the Napoleonie frown and sheer, and before many months consented to a divorce from his well be- loved Elsie" As reward for this cur like act. he was made a prince of the em- pire and elevated to the rank of admiral in the French nayy-poor pay for souls eTHeifricn < f+s 'nntss f"te5 he wf'e married with every conceivable pomp and ceremony to the Princess Catherine of Wurtemburg.
 Be it said in honor of Plus VI. that he firmly resisted Napoleon's demand for a divorce for his brother and on that ac- count Napoleon confined him to Versailles. The marriage was annulled. however, by the French council of state so in the eyes of the Catholic church, of which Napoleon always proudly declared himself the eld- parte and Betsy Patterson of Baltimore are the only legitimate.
 Heirs to tke Imperial Throne of France,
 Inasmuch as Charles Joseph Bonaparte. or Baltimore. is the. present head of the family 1t is not at all improbable that he may some day have an opportunity to as- sert his rights. but it is far more improba- ble that he will do it-he is too good an American Indeed there is a large class of ignorant people in Baltimore who think that the time will come when his claims will be taken up by our government and France forced to admit the legality of the American Bonapartes, and should MT Bonaparte call for volunteers to go with him to France to assert his rights there is no doubt but that he would have host of followers.
 After Madame Bonapartes return to Baltimore, Jerome offered her a title and annual income of $60,000, but she de- clined it saying that:
 "Westphalia was very large country. but it was too small to hold two aueens'
 But when Napoleon offered her an an- nual income of S12,o00, provided she did not assume the name of Bonaparte, she ac- cepted it, saying:
 'I would rather be sheltered under the bill of an eagle, than suspended from the bill of goose"
 Indeed she had the greatest admiration for Napoleon and always said that he was "the greatest genius that ever lived" and defended him every occasion, especially against the English, whom she loathed She held Jerome in the utmost contempt, and his treatment of her changed her into a cold cynical woman of the world with a biting sarcasm and a brilliant wit. Dur ing her social career in Europe she was the belle in every capital and her friend ship was sought by all. Barring the em- peror the entire Bonaparte family recog- nized the regularity of her marriage to Jerome, and she frequently the guest of Napoleon's mother in Rome, who to a large extent supported her son. On one occasion while in Florence she came Face to Face With Prince Jerome,
 who was accompanied by the queen of Wurtemburg. She looked him haughti- ly in the face and completely foored her erstwhile spouse. Jerome leaned over the queen and said to her in the utmost con | fusion:
 "Mon chere, mon chere, there is my | American wife"
 scandalous the society. she passed through the fiery furnace unsullied and unscathed,