, 1859-06-29
The Wife Of (sarlbald{,

Auita, the heroic wife Of Garibxldi, who died
during her husbands pcri1ous passage fruui
Rome to fenice, III 1s43,was q South American
lady Of grent beauty and accomplishments
Beside the wronss of his country, Garibaldi has
the palc phantom of this devoted being ever
before him to nerve his arm against
the monster tsranr Of Austria. The following
is :.n account, which wc gather from several
sources, of her SID fate during the last WAT Of
Italian Independence:
When, after the bo:,bardincut CT the city the
French t1oups cE:crei Rome. Garil,.lli, i$suin:
the following prUc!a,,aion. left the city by the
gate II st. t;ioranni: - Soldiers. what have
10 atrr is fatigue, danger, stru=s =slaS and dca,h
the chill Vi the cold night, the ui'rn air, and
the burning sun; no lodgings, M munitions, no
provi.ions-but furced marches, dangerous
watch}osts, and cnnin,ia! struggling with tav-
anets against batteries. Ltt thos. who love
freedom end their country better than life fn-
low n,c" And ,G1'1 followed him. Ills hope
was 10 cut his way through Frcllch anu Au:iri-
all troops 10 mid The brave Ernet;a,s who, III
spite uf cholera and tasniuc, were still holding
uut against the foe.
At st. Marino he WAS met and nearly sur
rounded hy large budy vi Austriaus. Tic
Austrian general Offered 10 permit t;a.ibaldi
and his troops 10 return - their homes unsno-
Tested, upvn dtpusitny their ar1ls with the au
tscrities, but refused any terms To twenty-ii:c
Frcnch,nen who ha,l fought with the RepuL'i.
rans at Hon!. a.aii,ai their own chnatrynlcn.-
t;aribaldi nobly refused condition, from which
his allies were tn be excluded :.:.'l se:ziuy a
favorable opportunity escaped with tiins
loss iiltu the mountains.
Making lis way to tile .A,riatic coa>t hc seiz-
I'd thirteen fishing sl1l.eas in III" little port ot
Cc>enatico, and embarked for Venice I;s slin.
Of unparalleled co..rarc-i;i1i1ug by land and
sea. hc had Just rounded the Pnn,a III Maes.fa
and cul.lI see the towers Of the Quccn ot the
Alriatc. whcn tlie AUSTRIAN slip: attacked his
boats and eight we're taken; and tie rest gain
I'd the short, and GartaH knowing that the
Aust.ians, tllriuls at his r>clp lad srt price
up"a !';s h..HI hid lis fnlloa crs Lisic1se, and
with his .:iI', Tho tlo:.h clu,c on l,er cuntne-
;nent lad never left lis side, a:;l "nc other
iriend SIT out for Kavenna. Tx: beture they
could reach the city the mother Of one dead lii
tic the -sucrican shore uf three children
Wlltin:, her retntll 1T Nice, Of thu unborn nit
never destined 10 see the caris:l'EIt f,:din:,
from her eyts-tlsat mother knew that size was
dying, yet bore un ly llcr husbands side TIT
complaining still, lor the .tuStri:ns were on
THUR track. lie knew it, too; but through the
lonely desert no "id, n" shelter sas At haisl.-
At last he took cr in lis arns aud bore lier u.
till they reached PEASANTS hut and there, witt.
her last lok :t,:a thought, a,l 4nliin@ clasp
linn who ha,l !,t"n her III! ii, life, the soul Of
that noble wonlan went IT to the great band ti
waiting 1lIartyr, 10 tell them u; htr husbands
deeds. ct l1:!ly'$, and Of Kome's. Net even II
tomb i,ass !::''v ~ give to the gentle, brave -t,
ita. Frun the 1rase Which ler husband l.iEi-
self had dur. Tor her in worthless grief, her
cur!'sc, ,rsrclcl out by al Austrian ". ind:-
Gated to lis masters less human than the BRUTE
the generous peasant who hal sheltered lle: il
her dying l"urs, an'l l!e phil the penalty :war
fs,. it,11.}
his followers fire, food, or shcl,e..' IL: a:ls
dYhJ tlr4Tn uh}tudrftr,I