Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-13


As late -s October, 1906. Jerome stil
continued 70 write 10 his bride. svOw-
inx his Interchangeable love. but events
disproved his loyalty, for IN less than
four years after his nCptials in Balti-
more his nnsl ah7nJ0lment OF Lis
faithful American bride WAS confirmed
by his marriage 10 Princess Catherine
OF Wurttcm5erg- The marriage vas
celebrated with great pOmp and the
approval OF the emperor The newly
married couple Immediately prOceeled
10 WSstptzIia. OF which Jerome lad
only recently been made king
The dsscOnsolzte bride snd her Infant
son had returned 10 Baltimore Her
life ImbiItered and her spirit enven5u-
ed. she found no satisfaction II living
except n ambitious hope FOR the or
spring OF her treEchcrous royal hus-
band
Her love fer Jerome Ess Transformed
ito hate and contempt Jerome offer
ed her title - princess and dover
Of 2O0.Oo0 francs. which she refused
When he IesrnrJ that xhe had accepted
q SmaI,eT pc1Sia7 from the emperor
and rejected one fTo1a him 50 much
larger. hr requested reason f5r Ae-
doing So - -r,,.-s,ll s-vy-ls,iss-lT- i
prefer 90 lille U2ssr the Wing u an
eagle ratlsF J-a2 Laz. from ths necz
OF .osi.u- la irro--s advised
her thai SEs G.-Lg L2vs Loz-ls =
WeSIph4l-a S. s.-.S him rAs 2. ply
Your kingdom may D< sSESe- but = :
not large enough sDr t7y9 p.-eeDs-"
Her FAM &C. s,.S .ad Eerzstee ssis
internas-4.lsL Tl,.--- ey-r : cGtti-ls VS-n
of sarczsl 81. 4 pi;hi1ess g tlalor
that mad t..r U.aVeTS-lIi.I. Interesting
by lis b-------Gi z.I rsoNl.ssS l---,---j1US-
ness Ss-r-4 s. s...s rs.s-ale2S.y shut
cut from Tx rezsll circ.ss - which hcr
husband l,--4ei- -. &; j. .1.,t.-sd ke-
against iss. s.s.-l-c-at5c Se.l Severthe-
less w1s--a s.is- visited E,ro9r she v2s
the toSsl ~ rh< salons S2d She center
Of attraction in co1ri End diplomatic
circl-S
She never saw her husband bCt once
after he left her =t Lisbon Years aft
erward jerome was in the gallery OF
the Pitt palace. N Florence, when
Nine. Ronaparte was also visitor
Jerome recognized her ss she silently
walked by. and he whispered TO his
other wife. Catherine. That lady IN
my former wife The recognition vas
mutual. but no words were interchang-
ed. and they never saw each other
again
Her son developed & wonderful like
ness to his famous uncle. the emperor.
and she lived in the hope that the re-
vfval Of the empire would reinstats
the Napoleonic dynasty and that her
son would be accorded his Just posi-
ton In the royal household. When the
republic was overthrown In 1882 and
the empire re-estsblished. she made
desperate effort TO secure the recogni-
ton Of the validity of her marriage
and the legitimacy Of her son Jerome
entered 4 plea to the council OF state
demanding that jerome Patterson"
should be prohibited from using the
name OF Bonaparte- The council de-
cided that be was q legitimate child
and entitled to the name. but did not
recognize him Is q member Of the
royal family
Nine. Bonaparte lived 70 the ripe old
age Of o.. and her latter years we're
characterized By eccentTicities IN
Vulnerable By parsimonious economy
she accumulated a large estate. but
her vitriOlic temperament held at dis
tance many who admired her beauty,
virtue and even her yaulting ambition
/ stood beside her grave only Few
hours after she was laid to rest, and
could net help contrasting her nsdly
romantic messllisnce with = royal
traitor with the sweet lore matches
that have made the happy homes % a
great republic.-Sunny South