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By ELMO SCOTT WATSONTHE WATSON WATSONTHE THE TIlE city of Ogdensburg , NY N Y , , stands a stately old oldee oldfie oldjee ee fie stoned Storied brick bnck house embowered in m a grove of the theees theees theees ees which give Ogdensburg the name of the MapleI Maple I ' ' They call it the Parnsh 'ParrIsh ParrIsh ' ' Mansion " and from lts its ltserandas itserandas itsyerandas erandas you look out over the blue waters of the St ence nver river riverurprlse nvsurprise urpnse urprlse awaits you as asnter astiter asfenter nter titer the house Theof Theof The ' of its rooms are covtli cov- cov covth cov-tpitli cov tpitli - th tli pamtmgs-stlrrIng pamtmgs stlrrIng paintings-stirring paintings stirring pamtmgsstlrrIngul paintingsstirringul paintings - stirringul [ ul scenes of the OldIndIans OldIndians Old " Indians chasing chasmg buffa buffattackmg buff buffaStacking a attacking ttackmg ttacking stage itage coaches coachesagon coachesagon coachesvagon agon trams trains fur trad tradordeIlmg tradordelling tradirdellmg ordeIlmg ordelling their boats up upISSOurI uptssoUrf upissouri [ ISSOurI tssoUrf , galloping gallopmg caven cav- cav caven cav-ien cav ien - en charging chargmg across the thes | s or through an IndIan Indiane IndIanI | e cowboys roping ropmg long long- longsteers long-steers long steers - | steers , ' busting 'bustmg bustmg " bron- bron bronr bron-r bron r - - | r ' shooting shootlng up " a one onet oneft t frontier cow towne townand townand town townte te e and there stand bronze bronzees bronzes s of men and horses vIbrant vIbrantactIon vibrantaction vibrantSgction actIon In cases along the theWf 1 1 11A Wf 1A ' 4 + l 4Wm a a4e 4e 4e4d 4d r zr . r rMartin f ' I . Martin Van Burcn Buren Burenhang Burcnhang hang Indian scalp shirts shirtsred shirtsred shirtsired red war bonnets bows arsluelds arshields ar [ shields sluelds frontiersmen s sd sd s'd sd leg1 ' d buckskin buckskm shirts and leg legarmy legarmy army uniforms unilorms carbmes carbines carbmesers carbinesers carbinesitts ers sabers It s an amaz amazIt amazit It of the Wild West trans transto transto trans1 cityItate to this peaceful little CIty CItytate citytate tate New York but you un unnd unnd unand nd why when they tell you youIS youis youhis IS is the Frederic Fredenc Remmg Reining Remmgemorlal Reiningemorial RemingMemorial emorlal emorial museumarticle museumarticle museum museumi i article however is notthIs notthis not notthis this greatest of all painters paintersstern paintersstem painterssstem stern stem life lile It will tell theof theof the theof of a woman one of theromantIc theromantic the theromantic romantic c characters aracters m mIcan ] in'lean inlean n nscan ' Ican scan history who once hved lived hveds liveds s house and the memory of ofsbIllmgers ofstill oftslill sbIllmgers still lingers there in m an up- up uproom uproom up-i up i - - room For if you enter enteroom enteroom enteroom oom } iou you ou will see her porta portantmg portanting portafntmg ntmg nting desk exquisite wIth wIthhcate withhcate withslicate hcate inlay mlay work some of ofmty ofmty oflamty mty toilet articles WhICh WhIChed whiched whichBed ed and miniatures of her herf herit f the man whose name IStuated istuated is tuated in m an the Parnsh Parrish Man , - Gos Gossipy IPy Chroniclerdecided Chronicler , decided sensation was ere cre creat creat ereat at Washington durmg during the theuren theurea theiuren uren urea administration by the therance theranee theirance rance ranee there of a handsome handsomeell handsomeMil ell educated Italian Ital1an lady ladyaIled ladyailed ladyalled : aIled herself America Amenca Yesand Vesand Ves Yes Vesand andclaimed and claimed descent from fromVlgator fromvigator fromivigator Vlgator vigator who gave his namecontment namecontinent name namecontinent continent contment So'l'ltes So \ writes \\'l'ltes 'l'ltes lltes ' Ben BenPoore BenPoore Beny journaliwhose Poore a gossipy Journal Journalwhose journalwhose work1 whose two vo voiune volume ime work workPerley workPerley Perley s ReminIscence Reminiscencerty ReminIscencety ty Years m an the NatIonal NatIonalPOlls Nationalpoles National'Polls NationalPolls ' POlls poles was published half a ay ay ary y ago In calling it a desensation desensation de desensation sensation this lustonan historian lustonanrltIng historianriting historiananting rltIng riting somewhat less thanatey thanately than , atey ately tely ! as he was when he he1 heher her a lady ladyp ladyhe p he omitted certain detailsmmg detailsrning details mmg rning roingher her in m an deference to the theICtorlan theictorian theyictonan ICtorlan ictorian morality of the pe pewhich peP tbich which luch he wrote Later Laterlans Latercans Later"ans Laterans " lans cans howe\ howe howe\er howe er howeer howeter \ er have not nottampered nothampered hampered by such mhlbland mhibland inhibi mhlbl mhibl , and from the evidence ? eVIdencethey they have collected colIected the theof theof theoi _ of the lovely America Amenca ( or orga orga orPga ga ) Vespucci can be told toldlUoftE toldIlos toldOows lUoftE Ilo\\s Ilo s Oows \ [ Iloseglns Oowscdent meetsincident eglns cdent gins with a boy meets e cityPrenee cItyrence incIdent in the Italiane Italiancity Italian cIty rence earlyThe some time hme in m the early The he heloy boy -loy loy - was Ferdmand Ferdinand < r FerdinandOrleans FerdmandOrleans > LouisPe Loutspe Orleans son of King LouIs Louts ? pe ot of Prance rrance The girl was . wasea wasca ca ea Vespucci VespuccL . . They Imme imme'y immey ' y feUm fell leu in an 10\ 10 love 10e lose \ e and of course courselca courselea lea lca said when yes Ferdi Ferdl ofc ofce ofcc proposed Ferdlproposed Ferdiproposed jed But the king kmg of ce cc ( had other hisnd hIsd plans for hIs d forbade the marriage marnage t marnaget marriaget theIr wl1 bea beand love ve \ was as not to be bee bed andwhen and when e Ferdinand rerdmand re reta red d ccomd to Pans Paris ccom America Amenca accomd ca accom accom"im d -"im "im im - him " and fid lived with him hum himUL himut humsit . _ _ ut sit UL benefit hannA * < - - of ofclergy clergy WIthm Within WIthmrt Withinit rt it < ttlnne tune however loveDuc the love loveMica Duc d Orleans waned and Mica toIS toi lea too ton proud to return tose to tofamily IS i segr rior"ei riorei rlorset approving gr grf grin family in m rlor t'lor tlor t'lorout ' set se " out out f for f ora orathe - the the thecountry < - - country - 1 bore hft hftuuiiny * . " " ' -uuiiny uuiiny - uuiinyotewethe IIOUs itOtis otewethe the name of her h " il II it OUs Otis explorer Plorer ancestor In sa saving saing ) } mg that her arrival arnval m an mWashmgton anWashington mWashington Washmgton Washington caused a decIded decIdedsensat decidedsensat decidedsensat sensat on Ben Perley was wasgUIlty wasguilty wasguilty gUIlty of understatement SocIal SocIalhfe Sociallife Sociallife hfe life under the previous admmls admmis admmlstratlon admmistration admuusration tratlon tration ( of Old Hickory Jack Jackson Jackson Jackson son had been inexpressibly me'tpresslbly metpresslbly mexpressibly ' crude crudeIt crudeIt crudeIt It was becoming becommg more refined un sin under sinder under der the administration of theDuke theDuke the theDuke Duke of Kinderhook Kmderhook Martm Martin MartmVan MartinVan MartinVan Van Buren The coming commg of a aforeIgnerand aforeignerand aforeigner foreIgner-and foreIgner and - and one so beautiful beautiful- beaut beautifulwho beautifulwho ul- ul ulwho - who had been the toast of prmces prances princesm prmcesill prancesan ill an Pans Paris would lend it glamor So SoSocIety SoSociety SoSociety SocIety in m an Washington Washmgton welcomed welcomedAmenca welcomedAmerica welcomedAmerica Amenca America with open armsEx arms armsEx Ex President John Qumcy Ad Ad3ms Adams Adams 3ms ams became a special friend fnend of ofthe ofthe ofthe the beaut beautiful ul Italian Itahan and even thegod thegod the thegod god like Daniel Webster was wasnot wasnot wasnot not immune lInmune to her charms Pres PresIdent Presdent President Ident dent ] Van Buren was so attentive attentiveto to her that the gossips speculat speculat- speculated speculated speculated - - ed upon the possibility of the wId wIdower widower widower ower President making makmg her the theFIrSt theFirst theFirst FIrSt Lady of the LandIt Land LandIt It soon became apparent that thatAmenca thatAmerica thatAmerica Amenca America wanted something somethmg else elsebesIdes elsebesides elsebesides besIdes social position She need needed needed needed ed an income mcome So she drew up a apetition apetition apetition petition to congress asking first firstto firstto firstto to be admitted to the rights nghts of ofcItizenshIp ofcitizenship ofcitizenship cItizenshIp and second to be begIven begiven begiven gIven a corner of land out of ofthe ofthe ofthe the public domain domam on which to tolve tolive tolive lve live ! Senator Benton presented presentedthe presentedthe presentedthe the petition to the senate and It Itwas itwas itwas was : immediately unmedlately referred to the thecommIttee thecommittee thecommittee commIttee on public landsThe lands landsThe The committee s reply eulo euloglzed eulogized eulogized glzed gized the petitioner as a Song Songdignified } oung oungdlgmfied oungdignified dlgmfied dignified and graceful lady wIth witha a mind mmd of the highest mtellectual intellectual mtellectualculture intellectualculture intellectualculture culture and a heart beating beatmg wIth wIthall withall withall all of our own enthusiasm in m an the thecause thecause thecause cause of America Amenca and human lib liberty liberty liberty erty Then it \ went ent on to give givethe givethe givethe the reasons why the petition could couldnot couldnot couldnot not be granted and commended commendedthe commendedthe commendedthe the lovely Itahenne Itallenne to the gen generoslty generosity generosity eroslty erosity of the American Amencan people- people peopleThe peopleThe people - - The name of Amenca-our Amenca our America-our America Amencaourcountry Americaourcountry America - - ourcountry country s name-should name should name - - should be hon honored honored honored ored respected and chen cherished shed m in mthe inthe inthe the person of the interesting mterestmg exlle exile exilefrom exilefrom from whose ancestor we denve derive derivethe derivethe the great and glono glorious s titleAll title titleAll All of which wluch was very flatter flattermg flattering nattering mg ing indeed but it didn dldn t pay payAmenca payAmerica payAmerica Amenca America s bills She needed man mon maney money money ey and she resorted to tears to toget toget toget get it Thereupon so Ben Per Perley Perley Perley ley tells telIs us a subscription subscnptlon was waslIIlmedlately wasimmediately wasimmediately lIIlmedlately immediately opened by Mr MrHaight MrHaight MrHaight Haight the sergeant at arms of ofthe ofthe ofthe the senate and pudges Judges fudges congress congressmen congressmen congressmen men and citizens vied with one oneanother oneanother oneanother another m In an their contributionsAmerica contributions contnbutIons contributionsAmerica America Amenca returnsAmerica returns returnsAmerica America Amenca accepted the subscnp subscrip subscnptIOn subscription subscnption tIOn gratefully and departed wIth wIthIt withit withit It for Pans ParIs where she went to tolive tolive tolive live with her sister the VlCom Vicom VlComtesse Vicomtesse Vicomtesse tesse Solen Washington Washmgton socIety socIetyheard societyheard societyheard heard nothing nothmg more of her for two twoyears twoyears twoyears years It was busy with its own ownaffaIrs ownaffairs ownaffairs affaIrs under changing admmls admmis admmlstratlOns admmistrattons administrations tratlOns trattons But some of her frIends frIendsdId friendsdid friendsdid dId not neglect to write wnte to her herthat herthat herthat that under a new administrationher admmlstratlonher admmlstratlon administration her petition might now have a abetter abetter abetter better chance of being granted grantedSo grantedSo So she immediately Immelilately sailed agam again agamfor againfor agamfor for the Land of Promise When she arrived arnved in m an Boston Bostonshe Bostonshe Bostonshe she found that city preparing preparmg to togIve togive togive gIve a a magnificent magmficent ball balI in cele celebratlon celebration celebration bratlon bration of the visit of Prince Prmce de deJomlIle deJoint deJoiniille Jom\lIle Jom lIle Joint \ file a younger brother of ofher ofher ofher her lover the Due Duc d Orleans Ac Accounts Accounts Accounts counts differ as to what followede followedfur followed | e fur fura a / t , f fe fL ft ? I ' M2 ( e L t-- t tY ; t4 - - a 4 Y 4 44j3 AV 4j3 4j3AV y'a ya ' ? 4 4s 4k s k - d R 14 14R miflk K Kwm wm wmJohn 7v 7vJahn John Jahn Qumcy Quincy Ada AdaBen Adams AdamsBen Ben Perley with his characterIs charactenstic characterIstic tic delicacy dehcacy says that it was waswhIspered waswhispered waswhispered whIspered that Madame Vespucci Vespuccihad Vespuccihad Vespuccihad had borne an unenviable reputa reputatlon reputation reputation tlon tion at Florence and Pans ParIS and andhad andhad andhad had been induced mduced by a pecunIary pecuniaryconsideration pecuniaryconsideration conslderahon consideration to break off an In Intlmacy intimacy inlunacy tlmacy timacy with the Duke of Orleans Orleansand Orleansand Orleansand and because of this the Prince Princede Princede Princede de Jomville JOlnvllle Joinville refused to recogmze recognize recogmzeher recognizeher recognizeher her which wluch virtually vlrtual1y excluded her herfrom herfrom herfrom from reputable socIet society : } ' , Later historians however tell tella a different story For ror mstance instance mstanceCarl instanceCarl instanceCarl Carl Carmer Canner m ill an bis hIs book Lis r aMi " - America Vespucciten Vespucci Vespucciten ten for a Lonesome Drum " . says saysAmenga saysI saysAmerlga I Amenga AmerIga Amerlga Vespucci Vespuccl entered the theball theball theball ball room at Faneuil Faneull hall on the theI thearm thearm thearm arm of the prince prmce prance himself Bos Boa Boaton Boston I , ton saw and worshiped worsluped . , , and all allmIght allmight aUmight mIght have gone well with her herI herand herand herand I and . her plans had not a guest guestrecognized guesrecognized ) , recognIzed her ner as the former mlS mis mlStress mistress mistress tress of the prince prmce s brother ' I At any rate , it meant the end endof endof endof of her social ambitions All AU of ofher ofher olher her snobbish American frIends frIendsdeserted friendsdeserted friendsdeserted deserted her-all her all her - all except one oneThat oneThat oneThat That was John Van Buren the theson theson theson son of Ex President Van Buren Burena a hard drinking drmklng gambling gamblmg spend spendthr spendthrift spendthrift thr thrift t who was known as Prmce Prance PrmceJohn PranceJohn PrinceJohn John Evidently EVld'ntly EVldntly " ' America Amenca decld decid decld'ed decided decided 'ed ed ' ed that an American Amencan prmce prince prince'was princewas ' ' was |