Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-29

GarlbaIdi and the Youthfal voiurteer-
{ The Devotion Of Bey ResnIting In
Death. - A-i+AA wa -aA tlfo
"A foreign correspondent of the New York
Times relates this interesting story of q boys
devotion to the cause of the Dictator-who
in this instance, appears more like soldier
than q man:
Two or three days before the Dictator's
departure from Palermo for Melazzo, he re-
viewed the corps of Major Sicoli, lust arrived
small, pale and beardless boy, who had
scarcely strength enough TO raise his musket
to his shoulder. Garibaldi ordered him with
surprise, and a little severity, TO advance
from the ranks. He inquired his ace, and
the boy answered with blush, Seventeen D
although, in fact, he did not appear more
than fourteen, and certainly was not the age
he gave himself. The General complained
to Major Sicoh that the Piedmontese Com
mittee should send him such recruits. to
which the Major replied that the Committee
nc. doubt thought that the patriotism of the
volunteer was compensation for his want
of age "Oh, yes, that's it," said Garibaldi
with humor "and the next thing is shall
be charged with the abduction Of minors"
The young volunteer stood trembling
with his eyes to the ground. "Your place
is not here" said the Dictator, roughly; "go
| back to schoolP The volunteer blushed to
his eyes, when' Garibaldi added, with more
mildness in his voice, "You see that your
| gun is too heavy for your small arms-give
| it to your neighbor, we have no arms to
| spare" Garibaldi gave the order that the
| young volunteer should be sent back, with
| some others who were found in the same
| condition, by the next steamer; but when
the moment Of departure arrived, the young
| ,-a1,, A.. l. A
| that was known of him was that his
| Christian name was Quinto, and that he~was
the son of a lawyer in Milan. Nothing more
was thought of him for the moment
On the 18th and 18th of July two partial
Engagements took place between the troops
of Col. Medici and the enemy, near Barcel-
Iona. 1t was then that Medici sent to Paler-
mo for Garibaldi, in anticipation of the
battle which took place Immediately after at
Melazzo.
When Garibaldi arrived at Barcelona he
first directed his steps to the ambulance, to
visit the wounded of Medici's two skirmishes,
who numbered, perhaps, fifty persons. He
stopped with surprise before the bed of a
beardless boy, whom he recognized at once
as Quinto. Garibaldi interrogated him as to
how he got there, wounded, after having
been sent off to Genoa. The boy more en-
barrassed than the first time, made his con-
fession. He had scampered across the fields,
had gained the high road to Messina, and
followed on til he caught up with the army
of Medici. When Medici sent forward his
reconnoiteriDg party toward Melazzo, and
became engaged with the enemy, Quinto
watched his chance till one of the men fell
he then seized the fallen mans gun and ac-
coutrements, and bounded forward into the
thickest of the fight.
sand that's the way, you little rascal"
said Garibaldi, smiling 'that you have got
yourself manned. Where is your wound?n
AT this question Quinto lost countenance, but
replied, 'In the back, General" sob ohr
said Garibaldi, with smile of pity. "You
see now, c0gliOne, that war is no child's play,
| hope the wound is not dangerous ?' t'Oh,
no, only spent ball"
Garibaldi walked away with a shrug of
the shoulders. In the backl The Door boy
understood the insinuation only too we'll,
but could not find at the moment q word
with which to justify himself But when
the General was gone he rolled on his bed
of straw, shedding tears of rage and humili-
alton.
The General had not seen the Young
volunteer for the last time. The incidents
which accompanied the battle of Melazzo are
known. At the most critical moment, when
the Dictator was engaged in hand-to-hand
fight in his own defense he saw suddenly
reappear at his side the young volunteer he
bad left the evening before at the ambulance.
What that gdmin againl" exclaimed Carl
baldi. But at the same moment the poor
boy made an effort to show his bleeding
breast, and uttering a cry worthy of hero
of antiquity, This time, General it is the
good sidel" he fell dead at Garibaldi's feet.