The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-16
4 bONAPAR1E AND A wellington
N THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
Remote Possibility as a Result of the Split
Among Maryland Republicans-Story
of Charles Joseph Bonaparte.


(, II 70 be wondered at that tire eyes Of this
proud Baltimore coauette scarcely y,
uere E!.Haed 70 the faults and el0udsd 10
{ the ~aallogneSs % this snowy FreachnEan
! bea ring sueh II taiiSmanie name and the
brother 81 Emperor Napoleon as weils
( jerome xas then tfe very lion OF
the hour in Baltimore. Balls. feEes
( ard oiaaers were given In mis- honor, ard
{ ne Was treated as though ne were the
EMPEROR himself II vas cas-. of love
a. first sight between him and Betsey.
/ They saw one another for the FIRST time
/ az the races When she learned a. the
eleventh. hour THAI he was 10 be there
ske hastily ordered horses. ara accom-
panied bs her younger brother. Robert.
gaiIopsa to the course. This youth Rob
| ert married the beautiful Betsey eaton
| and al his death she married brother
az the Duke OF Wellington, SO sisters
married or6thsrs OF the chief actors a.
Waterloo. When Prince Jerome saw this
careless beauty 81 the track he was
greatly struck o. her good looks. and
asked her name = few days later he
was introduced 20 her at the home OF
the Hon. Samuel Chase one of Mary
lands signers Of the Declare ton. and
| fell raadly in love with her. he deIerm-
fneei instanter 10 make her mis- wife.
France. fame and the forthcoming wrath
OF the emperor were alike forgotten. and
they were soon befrothed. Betsy Patter-
was the envy of every girl In Balti-
more and their engagement was the sig
nal for another round OF brilliant social
events.
When the French consul al Washington
heard of what Jerome had done he was
beside himself with rage and terror.
What would Napoleon say? He paled
at the thought, and alternately tore his
hair and said naughty. wicked words in
choice Partisan, He ordered his carriage
straightway and drove TO Baltimore 10
try the effect Of French eloquence on the
erring one. Jerome received him coldiy,
and the consul ragged and implored.
threatened and went down on his knees
all TO no purpose. The marriage took
place al MIR Pattersons residence, and
the ceremony was soiemniZed by Arch
bishop John Carroll the head of the Ro-
man Catholic church in America;
witnessed by the mayor of the city and
nearly al its prominent residents. The
French consul. making a virtue OF ne
cessity. graced the occasion with his
presence and heartily congratulated the
handsome pair; thanked the good Lord
that IL was Jerome. and not himself. who
had TO face the Napoleonic music in
Paris.
An eye witness says that the brides
clothes were so scarce that they could
be slowed away in ones vest pocket.
They consisted of embroidered, flow
ing silk robe, and beneath that single
garment. Seant costume for winter
weather. but Nine. Bonaparte was as
original In her ways the present head
of the family today is in his. She once
said that If she saw a woman enter a
hall room dressed as the Goddess Miner
VA and walking on her head, she would
not think II remarkable. as she would
assume the woman had a good reason
for doing
When Napoleon heard of the marriage
he was beside himself with fury. He i'm
mediately issued an order 10 the consul
at Washington forbidding him TO advance
Jerome any funds. and another to the
captains Of all French vessels. warning
them not to take on board, under heavy
penalty. Citizen Bonaparte and the
young person TO whom he had attached
himself" Jerome and his young wife
stayed in this country for nearly year
after their marriage and finally. in order
10 reach Europe they were compelled 10
cross the ocean on ono OF Mr.. Patter-
soE's vessels They arrived At Lisbon on
The "a day Of April. 1905, and Al once met
proof of NapoeOns despotic power.
4 French guard Was placed around the
ship anc Nine. Ronaparte was not al
lowed 10 and. All ambassador from Ma
poleon waited upon her and asked her
, wat he could do for Miss Patterson.
shs looked him naughty In the face and
replied: Tell your master that Nine.
| Bonsparte IS ambitious and demands her
rights as member Of the imperial fam
| uyt'
Jerome fastened TO Paris. hoping TO
; win over Napoleon. but could not gain
au Interview With him lie was told 10
address tie emperor ny letter When he
vas finally admitted 10 Napolecns pres
eucs. the emperor thus addressed him:
80, sic. you are t.e drst of the family
5 efsy0PsaffV abandon u.tgf
/ reqairc many splendid actions TO wipe
! of tina: stain from your reputation. As
! to *0uT love affair with your little girl
, ! DO not ~e&aro IT." Jerome plead with
/ the emperor with ;ears III his eyes on be-
1 nGlf Of ,he little girl but Napoleon
/ was adamaat The evrng one must give
/ mp his wife or suffer Nspoisonc ostra-
/ ciaia. He would rot even lot her enfer
/ European country, much less see her
! Jerome Was IN despair. and at frs, was
/ true 20 his beautiful wife. He wrote from
( Parts follows; Ny dear, my beloved
! wife. Life Is nothing 10 me without thee
/ and my sen, Re Tranquil, thy husband
/ viii not abandon thee."
/ y few months later he wrote her rs
/ fellows; Believe me. my Elise. my FIRST
Thought In awakening &ud my last In
! falling asleep IL always OF thee. and II
/ / we're not sure OF the la ppineSs q, re-
/ joining MY wgll-b+Ioved wife should
/ cesse ID live"
| lie wrote her the following. evidently
| in answer 20 4 question concerning his
| tAthGulness 10 her, and even then he
! had consented to a divorce: TO leave
thee, my good wife. / have never had
/ that fatal thought act rs man Of
honor as brave And loyal soldier
love my country. / love glory; but | love
them As a man who. accustomed 20 fear
nothing reVer foTgets that he is tho
father o. Jerome Napoleon ana The hus
/ hand Of Elise / embrace you as love
: thee. and love thee as my life"
! In the meantime. how Jared the. well
beloved wife" n stranger Ia foreign
land, without \ friend or coufdart ard
! even then her life In Danger After ~
/ rcated attempts 20 land i'm Sraln she
. sailed ae&.n Tor Amsterdam and aaS
sgaln given an experience OF Napoleon's
+ fsr-reaching hand. lie had ORDERS. the
/ grand lsussoHary az the Ratavfan rer,uh-
AZ - prevent from landing in any po~t
{ IL me country Nine Rouaparte or any,
5 orc assuming that maine and wher, the
! unfortunate wife arrived in the Texe7
Roads she was Immediately ordered or
+ and All persons forbidden from holding
,ater>ourSe wUa her under severe nen-
nify- During her eight days stay xhs
vas strictly guarded, and her vessel
+ placed between . sixty four-xun shin ard
/ an ARMED frsgate Surety thu '*l.tsis girl"
+ fvaEa Baltimore vas giving the ;,o-nt,sr-
of q Europe : world % trouble.
Being excluded from every port I'm I'm
! roue ana In mortal danger Of assasslrs-
t.oH. Myce- Ronapartse sailed for Err-
land. Herr a new form % danger me-,
Aer. The people, learning that she vas
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