The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-11-26

time, Jerome's resistance having
been broken down, that body is
sued a decree annulling the mar
riage.
Betsy probably was not great
ly surprised at this, for she had
realized for some time how
weak willed was her husband
and after the first ardor of their
marriage had cooled, it was
probably her ambition rather
than her love for Jerome which
made her persist in trying to win
Napoleon over. Despite the fact
that the emperor had baked that
ambition, she seems to have had
a great admiration for him and
without giving up her claim that
she was the legitimate wife of
Jerome, she accepted pension
of 10000 francs year from
Napoleon. But she refused pen
sion of 100000 francs from Je-
rome, declaring 81 prefer to be
sheltered under the wing of an
eagle rather than to be suspend
ed from the bill of goose.
Not Room for Two Queens.
AS a reward for deserving his
wife, Jerome was made success
sor to the imperial throne in
case Napoleon died leaving no
heir and in 1907 he was made
King of Westphalia. In the same
year he married Princess Fred
RIGA Catherine. daughter of the
King of Wurtemburg, and offer
ed his American wife a residence
in Westphalia. To that offer she
replied, 'It is, indeed, a large
kingdom but not large enough to
hold two queens.
Napoleon's star which had
risen so swiftly and so brilliantly
began to descend in 1918 and
the French were expelled from
Germany. Jerome was now a
king without a kingdom but after
Napoleon's return from Elba, he
rejoined his brother and COM
manded a division in his army
during the historic 100 days while
the emperor's star famed again
in the skies. Then it descended
for all time at Waterloo and st.
Helena ended his dream of en-
pire.
Gone now was Betsy Patter-
sons hope of ever reigning as a
queen. In 1915, by special act
of the Maryland legislature, she
divorced Jerome to prevent his
claiming any share of her for
tune. In that year she returned
to Europe. A new ambition was
stirring in her. She had recon-
ciled herself to never becoming
the wife of a ruler but she might
be the mother of one. If ever
the Bonaparte dynasty were re-
stored, her son, Jerome Napo-
leon Bonaparte, might be called
to the throne. So she dedicated
her life to bringing about that
event.
Meanwhile the Bourbon dy-
nasty had been restored in
France and Louis XVIII had be-
gun his short-lived reign. But
despite this fact, GLORIOUS Bet
sy" (for she was still a beautiful
and charming woman) still
dreamed of seeing her son be-
come emperor of the French.
Young Jerome did not share his
mothers ambition for him. He
wanted to be an American citi-
zen and live normal American
life. So, during a visit to Ameri-
ca, unknown to his mother (but
with the hearty approval of old
William Patterson, his grand
father) he wooed and won Susan
Williams, Baltimore girl.
Betsy Patterson Bonaparte
screamed with rage when she
heard the news of her sons mar
riage. For a long time she con-
tinued unreconciled to the
match. She refused to send any
message of congratulation when
a son was born to Jerome Napo-
leon Bonaparte and Susan Will
liams Bonaparte on November
S, 1880. But eventually she for
gave her son and her heart
warmed to her grandson, who