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By ELMO SCOTT WATSON fIWRPETIHEN Father Time closes his books for 1936, whom will lA/l he write down as “the man of the year” and “the woman 11 I of the year”? CdlgßjS Opinions as to the former may differ but it’s not likely that there’ll be any disagreement on the latter. For the woman whose name has been on every tongue, not only in America, but all over the world, is Mrs. Wallis (“Wally”) Simpson of Baltimore, Md. Whether, during the coming year, King Edward VIII of England marries her or doesn’t marry her she probably will be, in 1937, as she was in 1936, the most talked-about, most written-about and most pictured woman in the world. And thus does “history repeat itself’ once more. One hundred and thirty-odd years ago another Baltimore woman was also a topic for international discussion because she was the central figure in a royal romance. Whatever may be the future of “Wally” Simpson, hers will have to be a remarkable career indeed if it matches that of

“Glorious Betsy” Patterson. « Elizabeth Patterson was the daughter of William Patterson of Baltimore, where she was bom February 6. 1785. William Patterson was not only, next to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the wealthiest man in Maryland, but he was also one of its “leading citizens.” When his daughter had reached the age of eighteen, she was no longer just Elizabeth Patterson — she was “Glorious Betsy” Patterson, \\W -Xz WILLIAM PATTERSON the belle of Baltimore and one of the most beautiful girls in the history of that city. A “Fairy Prince” Coming. In the autumn of 1803 Baltimore society was a-titter with the news that Jerome Bonaparte, youngest brother of Napoleon, was coming to visit his old com-rade-in-arms of the West Indian campaigns. Commodore Joshua Barney of the United States navy. Jerome did not distinguish himself in that campaign and was glad enough to return to • France as a bearer of disj patches to his brother. After be- | coining involved in sundry es- , capades, he was sent to sea again, this time as the com- ! mander of a ship which cruised j about in the West Indies during the hostilities between England I and France without, however, | seeing any action. One of his I boon companions was General I Rewbell who had married Harriet Pascault, a French girl liv- ; ing in Baltimore and from young Madame Rewbell Jerome heard of the charms of “Glorious Betsy.” Life in Martinique, where he was stationed, was dull for this gay young blade who was irresistibly attracted to a pretty face. Commodore Barney had invited him to visit Baltimore. So to Baltimore he would go and see his old friend—and also the charming Mademoiselle Patterson—even though it meant the displeasure of the First Consul for him to leave his post of duty in the West Indies. Jerome went first to New York and Philadelphia where society made much of him. But the real magnet was in Baltimore and there Betsy Patterson awaited with impatience the arrival of this “fairy prince.” Betsy first met him at a ball given at the house of Samuel Chase, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and father-in-law of Commodore Barney. Both of them were apparently fascinated with each other from the start. The Talk at the Town. Jerome, with the full knowledge that he would incur the displeasure of Napoleon if he married an American girl instead of some European princess whom the First Consul would select, began an ardent courtship at once. Whether Betsy’s equally ardent response was dictated by real love for the handsome young Frenchman or by her ambition is uncertain. William Patterson, foreseeing Napoleon’s refusal to acknowledge the legality of any such marriage, tried in vain to halt the courtship. To his protests Betsy replied that she “would rather be the wife of Jerome Bonaparte for an hour than that of any other man for a lifetime.” So he gave his consent to the marriage on the condition that they wait until after Jerome had reached the age of nineteen.

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♦ — So the marriage was postponed until December 24, 1803. All legal formalities were carefully complied with. The marriage contract was drawn up by Alexander Dallas, later secretary of the treasury and vice-president of the United States. The Most Rev. John Carroll, bishop of Baltimore and founder of Georgetown college, performed the ceremony with many dignitaries, present. After the marriage, Jerome and his bride went on a honeymoon tour which took them to Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston where brilliant entertainments were given in their honor. But their happiness in their love was short-lived. Four months later Jerome had his first word from Napoleon. It was an order for him to return to France forthwith—but without his bride. Furthermore, the French consul - general in New York was directed to prohibit all captains of French vessels from receiving on board “the young person to whom Citizen Jerome has connected himself”. That wasjthe answer of Napoleon to Jerome’s confidence that his brother would approve of the marriage and to Betsy’s confidence that her beauty would win the emperor over when he saw her. But, despite this evidence of Napoleon’s hostility, the young couple sailed in March, 1805 in one of William Patterson’s fast clipper ships for Lisbon, Spain. There they found a French frigate waiting to prevent Betsy’s landing. Still believing that Napoleon could be persuaded to acknowledge the marriage, Jerome preVslSmk Sllll JEROME BONAPARTE vailed upon Betsy to go on to Amsterdam while he went to Paris to plead her cause with the emperor. Napoleon Shows His Power. But even at Amsterdam she found herself thwarted by the power of Napoleon in the form of two French warships which prevented her ship entering the harbor. All that was left her was to seek refuge in Engie id, which she did. So great was the throng which gathered to see her land at Dover that William Pitt sent a regiment of soldiers to keep the crowd in order and prevent any disturbance. Soon after she settled at Camberwell in Surrey, a son, to whom she gave the name of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, was born. Betsy remained in England for three months, constantly receiving messages from Jerome protesting his fidelity and affection. - In the meantime Napoleon was bringing a constant pressure to bear upon his brother to get him to repudiate his marriage. The emperor addressed a letter to Pope Pius VII requesting him to declare the marriage void. With the request he sent a costly golden tiara for the pope. But Pius could not be bribed and he returned the tiara to Na- ' poleon with the reply that carefid research revealed he had no authority to grant the emperor’s wish. Napoleon, it is said, never forgave Pius for this refusal. He found, however, that the subservient imperial council of state in Paris would do what the pope had refused to do and by this

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time, Jerome’s resistance having been broken down, that body issued a decree annulling the marriage. Betsy probably was not greatly 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 balked 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 a pension of 60,000 francs a year from Napoleon. But she refused a pension of 200,000 francs from Jerome, declaring “I prefer to be sheltered under the wing of an eagle rather than to be suspended from the bill of a goose.” Not Room for Two Queeas. As a reward for deserting his wife, Jerome was made successor to the imperial throne in case Napoleon died leaving no heir and in 1807 he was made King of Westphalia. In the same year he married Princess Fredrica Catherine, daughter of the King of Wurtemburg, and offered 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 1813 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 commanded a division in his army during the historic 100 days while the emperor’s star flamed again in the skies. Then it descended for all time at Waterloo and St. Helena ended his dream of empire. Gone now was Betsy Patterson’s hope of ever reigning as a queen. In 1815, by a special act of the Maryland legislature, she divorced Jerome to prevent his claiming any share of her fortune. In that year she returned to Europe. A new ambition was stirring in her. She had reconciled herself to never becoming the wife of a ruler but she might be the mother of one. If ever the Bonaparte dynasty were restored, her son, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, might be called to the throne. So she dedicated her life to bringing about that event. Meanwhile the Bourbon dynasty had been restored in France and Louis XVIII had begun his short-lived reign. But despite this fact, “Glorious Betsy” (for she was still a beautiful and charming woman) still dreamed of seeing her son become emperor of the French. Young Jerome did not share his mother’s ambition for him. He wanted to be an American citizen and live a normal American life. So, during a visit to America, unknown to his mother (but with the hearty approval of old William Patterson, his grandfather) he wooed and won Susan Williams, a Baltimore girl. Betsy Patterson Bonaparte screamed with rage when she heard the news of her son’s marriage. For a long time she continued unreconciled to the match. She refused to send any message of congratulation when a son was born to Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and Susan Williams Bonaparte on November 5, 1830. But eventually she forgave her son and her heart warmed to her grandson, who

also bore the name of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte. Into the Third Generation. As he grew older she began to dream her dream again. If her son could not become emperor of the French, perhaps her grandson might. So she watched: his career with pride—graduation from West Point, a short term of service in the United States army, then, at her suggestion, he resigned to enter a French regiment. He won distinction in the Franco-Prussian war and after the fall of the second empire, when Napoleon 111 lost his throne, her hopes soared high. Then her castles in the air came crashing down about her ears once more. For her grandson, instead of remaining in Europe to take advantage of any opportunity which might come to him in the swirl of French pdlitics, came back to America—and married an American woman! She was Mrs. Newbolt Edgar, a rich young American widow whom he had met in Paris. Again “Glorious Betsy” raged but eventually forgave him for after the deposed Napoleon 111 had died there was revival c talk of a restoration of the empire. There was still the possibility that her grandson might be called to the throne. But that possibility was never realized for on April 4, 1879 death came at last for “Glorious Betsy” Patterson. Her amazing career had covered the span of nearly a century. She had wanted to be the wife of the king, then the mother of an emperor, then the grandmother of an emperor. And in all of these she failed. One wonders if there would have been some recompense for her if she had lived to see one of her grandsons rise to a high position in the land of her birth. For one of her grandsons, Charles Joseph Bonaparte, the younger son of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, became first the secretary of the navy and later attorney-general in the cabinet of President Theodore Roosevelt. But it is doubtful if even this distinction for one of her blood would have been any satisfaction to her. For three-quarters Charles Joseph Bonaparte of a century the golden bees of Napoleon had buzzed in her ears their deceptive promises of a false hope. She was determined that the world should look upon her as royalty. Anything less than that she could not accept if she were true to the ideal she had set for herself in her dreams. That was her tragedy—not without its comic aspectsthe tragedy of “Glorious Betsy” Patterson. 6 Wetter* Newepeper Unia*.

Tales an/ Traditions America* Political Histocy HUNK L HAGtN ELMO SCOTT WATSON A CANDIDATE “ANNOUNCES” THE morning of April 4, 1900, the New York World printed what has been described as “one of the most curious announcements of a presidential candidacy ever made, one of the most naive declarations ever given out by any man who had even the briefest parts in American politics.” Admiral George Dewey, the “Hero of Manila,” had given an interview in which he said in part: “If the American people want me for this high office, I shall be only too willing to serve them . . . Since studying this subject I am convinced that the office of the President is not such a very difficult one to fill, his duties being mainly to execute the laws of Congress. Should I be chosen for this exalted position I would execute the laws of Congress as faithfully as I have always executed the orders of my superior.” “Not such a difficult office to fill,” indeed! That was a jolt to the heroworshiping American public. Already it had begun to suspect that its idol had feet of clay. It had gone wild over his victory in the Philippines. Upon his return to America, it gave him the reception such as few conquering heroes had. It had built a triumphal arch in his honor in New York and had raised money to buy a house in Washington for him. Not long after his return, he had taken a second wife who was much younger than he was and he had deeded the gift house to her. That didn’t sit so well with his worshipers, nor did the social ambitions of his new wife. Moreover, a matter of religious prejudice was injected into the gossip about the Deweys. Dewey had been approached on the subject of being a candidate for President and had disclaimed any such ambition. But a “Stop Bryan!” element in the Democratic party had persisted in promoting his candidacy and at last he yielded to the temptation. Then he made his amazing announcement and the public immediately turned against him. Where he had been previously praised, he was now ridiculed. His candidacy was generally characterized as the “climax to a series of unfortunate mistakes.” As quickly as that candidacy had blossomed, it withered. America apparently would elect a military hero President, as witness William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor and Ulysses S. Grant. But, as for a naval hero, —George Dewey was the first, and so far, the last, to find out that a sea dog isn’t wanted in the White House! A STURDY CAMPAIGNER THERE is a physical side to this business of campaigning for the presidency. In the earlier days, candidates went personally into the hinterlands, making, not one-night stands but brief pauses interrupted to move on to a newer and perhaps more fertile field. It was a tremendous strain on them physically. Today, with improved travel accomodations and the help of radio, campaigning is not the arduous task of former years, but it has its moments. William Jennings Bryan, torch bearer of extraordinary record in politics, doubtless is the man who proved the sturdiest campaigner of them all. And even he almost broke down. Bryan was physically fit and energetic when he first stumped the country in 1896, bearing his cross of gold. He insisted on patronizing the local trains, riding in the day coaches at the outset of his tour. In that campaign, Bryan delivered as many as 20 speeches a day, a great part of them from the rear of his slow-moving train. In Tennessee, his throat began to balk. When this was known, many curatives were pressed upon him. One bottle of a remedy for hoarseness was tested by Benton McMillen of Tennessee and found to contain a caustic fluid which might have injured Bryan permanently. It was toward the end of that campaign that Bryan began to approach exhaustion. He had completed a three-days’ series of speeches in Chicago. Despite his splendid physique, the strain began to tell. He was scheduled to travel north of Chicago when his “loop” engagements were ended. But so trying had been the requirements of his tour that it was necessary to delay the start of the party for more than tv. a hours. © WMtera N««>p*p«r Unto*. Earliest Settlements Newport and Portsmouth share with Providence the distinction of being the earliest settlements. After Roger Williams settled at Providence in 1636 another band of religious “outcasts” from Massachusetts, under the leadership of William Coddington and Anne Hutchinson, settled at Portsmouth in 1638. When dissension broke out in this colony William Coddington and a group moved cm to Newport in 1639. Song es 17-Year Locust The song of the 17-year locust has no resemblance to the shrill, undtr* lating screech of the annual loedsts. The song and notes of the larger variety of the 17-year cicada have a burr sound and at least four different utterances can be distinguished. Fire Helps Harvest One of the strangest agricultural harvests in America is that followed in the cane fields of Hawaii, where the crop is burned over before cutting, to get rid of the leaves and I make harvesting easter.

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