Morris tribune., 1901-07-27

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he was received. Very soon the young
wife left Lisbon under advice frona|
Jerome and sailed for Amsterdam I'M
the same vessel In which she Left
America. Her vessel the Erin. WaAi
not allowed to land. After weeks
waiting the Erin sailed for England.
and the fair but disconsolate bride
was landed at Dover. From thence
she went to London, and on July Z.
1906, she gave birth to a son. After
Emany months of narrowing suspense
she began to realize the treachery Of
| her husband. 9st5
l Napoleon absolutely refused to az
knowledge the marriage as valid and
offered pension Of 10000 francs a
year for the support Of miss Patter-
son." as he called her, il Jerome would
persuade her to return to America
and abandon the name Of Bonaparte.
The emperor had already requested
the pope to publish a bull annulIing
Jerome's marriage. This the pope re-
l fused to do. Immediately Napoleon
had the imperial council pass a de-
prince of the empire and advanced
to- the rank Of admiral. Efforts were
made to marry him to a European
princess. .it, rs vg 4ig5s{gg
AS late as October, 1905, jerome still
continued to write to his bride, avowa
ing his Interchangeable love, but events
disproYed his loyalty, for in less than
4 E,i eel In S11'
more his final abandonment of 9his
faithful American bride was confirmed
by his marriage to Princess Catherine
OF Wurttemberg. The marriage was
celebrated with great pomp and the
approval Of the emperor. The newly
married couple Immediately proceeded
to YVestphaiia, Of which Jerome Lad
only recently been made king.
The disconselate bride and her infant
son had returned to Baltimore. Her
life imbittered and her spirit envenom-
ed, she found no satisfaction in living
except in ambitious hope for the OF
spring Of her treacherous royal hus-
band. '7 ~ .stitsiLof p H'5t!i:sf4
Her love for Jerome was transformed
into hate and contempt. jerome offer
ed her title as princess and dover
Of 10000 francs, which she refused.
When he learned that she had accepted
smaller pension from the emperor
and rejected one from him so much
larger, he requested reason for heR
doing so. She replied sarcastically,' "T
prefer to hide under the wing of an
eagle rather than hang from the neck
Of gosHng." Again Jerome advised
her that she might have a home in
Westphalia. She sent him the reply,
"Your kingdom may be large, but it is
not large enough for two queens"
Her fame for wit and repartee was
international. There were cutting vein
Of sarcasm and a pithiness Of humor
that made her conversation Interesting
by it's brilliant and reckless malicious
ness. When she was ruthlessly shut
out from the regal circles to which her
husband belonged, it imbtttered her
against the democratic herd. Neyerthe-
the toast Of the salons and the center
Of attraction in court and diplomatic
circles. sa tft
She never saw her husband but once
after he left her at Lisbon. Years aft
erward Jerome was in the gallery OF
the Pitt palace, in Florence, when
Nine. Bonaparte was also a visitor.
Jerome recognized her as she silently
walked by, and he whispered to his
other wife, Catherine, ''That lady is
my former wife" The recognition was
mutual, but no words were interchang-
ed. and they never saw each other
agS9in. tiiii..ts ntst.2#7l
Her son developed wonderful like
ness to his famous uncle, the emperor,
and she lived in the hope that the re-
vival Of the empire would reinstate
the Napoleonic dynasty and that her
son would be accorded his just posi-
ton in the royal household. When the
republic was overthrown in 1852 and
the empire re.esta blished, she made a
desperate effort to secure the recogni-
ton of the validity of her marriage
and the legitimacy of her son. Jerome
entered plea to the council of state
demanding that Jerome Patterson
should be prohibited from using the
name of Bonaparte. The council de-
cided that he was a legitimate child
and entitled to the name, but did not
recognize him as member Of the
royal family.
Nine. Bonaparte lived to che ripe old
lge Of 81, and her latter years were
by eccentricities in
By parsimonious economy
'he accumulated a large estate, but
Ter vitriolic temperament held at dis
ance many who admired her beauty,
yirtue and even her vaulting ambition.
stood beside her grave only few
hours after she was laid to rest, and
ould not help contrasting her madly
omantic mesaliiance with a royal
raitor with the sweet love matches
hat have made the happy homes Of a
,reat republic. -Sunny South.