Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-06-26
The Heroic Gariba!di.

Garihaldi has fought under many laeS and IN
many chimes by land and 10y sea, but not IL the
fashion Of Duglald Dagetty, never Tor money.
ever for fame. To the betrayal Of freedom 40
no money would tempt him.
Garihaldi was a second mate ON board
sci trading between ) ice and Odessa when he
was hr-t Iuuocuiated 10y disciple of NazzinIs
with .he idea that lJallans were made inr some
higher destiny than 10 be cOVss. hair dresser.
and warbiers Tor the world. Driven to South
America soon after. when he and his small band
Of Italians which Joined his standard, held the
lines Of MouievIdco against Busas, lie might
have had his weight III gold 70 yield the pass.
At that time he Is pictured as having been So
completely penniless that hl- clothes were IA
tatters and he had often to wait uuIl morning
light 10 write Il report by being unable 10 buy
candle. For days and Days. his tare and that
of his followers was lew beai stepped IN va
ter. Such was the force ut his example, aHi
their own sense OF honor, That his couutrymen
were "a fsIthful as himself, aud as uucompIaiu
ing despite all hardshi ps aud pTlEatIoIs and AZ
rears of pay 10 the asiohIshmcut ol the crew ~
cummIssarIcs IN every country Who ftnCey that
puneiual pork ratIons and cash pay are the solo
susteuance of military stamina, the sole I"cen-
tive TO soldery ardOr. IL Is LutoEluus, they
were obliged. unwilling Vas he To receive
any yfhIug which would subject hIm to the taunt
ut being q merccnary, 10 borrow h,8 worn CLOAK
and other attire. and the affect to have lost
t4em, IN order to replace them with n nov out
fit. Aud some years since, =. aeu similar epi-
thet Of soldier Of fortune vas applied 10 hIu
by Lord Brougham, n ignorance OF hIs true
character, these facts were detailed by The Brit
lsh Embassador. Lord HOwden. who, a. Col.
Carado. was ~ South America a. the time. and
who bore the highest testimony to his uuble
character both ) a soldier and Il In m,
course Of command he was sharp. short and Dc
ci.ive, the Iron Duke himself Whenever
there va. black sheep in the flock who pray
ed upon the people. he coo!ly had him shot, yet
was he. when fighting for Italy, coH.Iterate
Of { Re comfort OF has band as mother Of her
children; uursed them Sickness. sustal Ged
/ them ia sorrow. the frs' 10 advance where dam
ger w;.- grcatest--,Le last 10 retreat, Whatever
the odds aud they we're often a thousand to
one El.ht bullets AZ MDutevldoc have known
20 riddle his ragged costume IL day, leaving
his Carrafa ia, white As monumental marble.
unchlseled 10y single scratch. Then his d.
feuse Of Rome under BE triuuyjrals of MAXI
IA, ArnaaelIa. and Sa!ii, vas. IN Itself sufheenI
( TO s. amp the uprising Of the uatIonaltIes In
1913, as intellectual phenomenon tha. viii
+ command the admiration OF poa,erity. The nili 70
itarv judgement aud fertility Of resource exhlb-
tied by Garbad, tha. occasion = ADMITTED 4
BY the highest military authorities, to lave new
Z or been sur. assetl. more thorough type ct
I the genuine old Roman never thur dered \. tho
gates Of tyran;s. or IShteucd Iu the field be
! meath the eagle crowned banner OF the republic
! In appearance. as may be remembered by tbos.
. ~ho have seen him. while with true republican
euerEy aad independence. be earned lis iIveii-
hood 5 manufacturer ui cRn.les. Oh Slater
. Island: he - not unlike the portraits OF the
great Ge4uese Columbus, from whose native CIT Y
lie has startled THIS .ast expedition OF freedom
Like such uld stamp % heroes 10 y hose mote.
be has been cas-. be Is anphibioJs Warrior.
and battles Oh shore aad sea with all skill and
ha-aIhood Unlike Nassin4 who Considers a
crown on any brow, froH the Alps To Syracuse
a siu. he i practical, i.ad thinks fiedmonfese
freeda-o ba-tar fhaa none Thus, now aft.-
countless vicissitudas. bat ever tr.e to the one
/ cause. lie has unfurled the tri-coior Ia Sicily
amid the prayer Of all lovers Of frce'l"ra {
strength and victory to its folds.-E l. Iri5sna>