The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20

and bcautlfcatlon OF the estate I1S
had the eye of an artist and he had
money enough to indulge his, fancies
4 To the old Sayre mansion he built
! wings, and nearby he built a pretty
!. home for his daughter, the Princess
Zenaidc, and her husband, Charlie:
ILucien, Prince Of Canine and Musig-
|! nano. There was lodge at the en-
trance to Bonaparte Park, and near
| 1t was the home Of the Kings physi.
clan. There was a picturesque little
| house uncovered In roses for NJ. Mall.
lard. the Kings secretary, as there
were cottages for various members
of his suite. Out near the Trenton
Road was what was known as thu
Garden House. ono Of the most arts
tic Of all the structures In the group
But twas not to landscape gardening
and house building that the exile gave
his most earnest attention. From
Philadelphia he brought the mos
skilful cabinet makers the city could
furnish, and these worked for many
weeks under his personal direction In
his private rooms in the mansion.
HouseWnrniing.
When at last all work was finished
the King. who. soon after his arrival
In America, had assumed the name o.
Comte de Survilliers, gave a house
warming, to which he invited all the
people of Bordentown. Never had Dor.
!dentown seen such magnificence o,
!! had been received with more democra-
| tic simplicity. The King was their
neighbor. and as such he received them
| Short and rather stout, but very
I graceful, he was in appearance much
| like Napoleon. His two daughters, the
Princess Zenaide and tho Princess
Charlotte, received with him. while
1.-TWO of the marshals Of France stood
on either side After the formal VOL
\ the King opening the dance with one
of tho stately danes Of the historic old
| town.
| Never did Bordentown have to regret
the advent of8the Comte de Survilliers.
To this day stories are told of tbs
| glories of Bonaparte House and Bona-
parte Park. Scarcely month passed
! but that some great man came to visit
the eXiled King From across the ocean
came Clausel Lafayette, Desmonettcs.
| Cirouchy. L.allemand and the Louis Ma
/ poleon who afterwards became Napo.
leon III. From Washington, or New
| York or Boston or Philadelphia came
Andrew Jackson. H-nry Clay, Thomas
Jefferson. John Adams, Daniel Web
ster. stephen Girard, Wingfield Scott
| and multitude of others. Across the
threshold OF Bonaparte House there
| passed moro princes. more soldiers
moro statesmen. more men of letters
perhaps than of any other private
| house In America. II,
1t was n strange mixture of simpli-
city and state in which the people Of
Bonaparte Park lived. In the belvc
dere near the lake day and night, a sem
tinel was posted to report the approach
Of visitors on the Trenton Road. IN
the great hall, attended by his cham
berlain and the various members or
his suite, tho King always received his
callers. whether they We're of high or
low degree But the Princess Zenaide
and the Princess Charlotte and all the
others Of the household went shopping
in Bordentown like all tho rest OF this
town or country folk and now and
garden and the farm, however. took
up most Of the Kings time when lie
could spare some hours from his Coz.
respondence or his study. OF his roses.
| his strawberries and his corn he was
| extremely proud. He was proud. 100
| OF his little patch of mint. When his
devoted friend and crony Commodore
Stewart (Old Ironsides) walked over
to see him there always was use for
the mint.
| The Princess.
| Delightful days We're those at Bona.
parte Park Adjoining Bonaparte
House and connected with 1t BIZ a coy-