Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-08

Just now, when the heroic struggle origin.
ated by Garibaldi in behalf of Italian liberty,
commands all but universal sympathy and ad-
miraton, some brief particulars as to his APP.
pearance, demeanor and conversation, while
resident on this side of the Atlantic, may
prove intere sting. They have been gathered
from one who knew him well, and who to a
certain extent, enjoyed the honor of his friend.
ship.
Garibaldi had then the appearance of a man
forty live years OF age, and was not more than
five feet eight inches in hight, though he
looked tall in consequence OF his erect car
rlage and majestic aspect. Broad shoudered
and very deep-chested, of the sauguine ner
vous temperament, naturally clearcomplex-
ioned though bronzed by exposure, the most
careless observer could hardly have mistaken
him for an ordinary person. His eyes were
gray, his nose straight (perhaps with the
slightest inclination toward the aquiline), and
HAIR short, but lie wore very long red beard
and moustache. He had an oval brain, high
in the region denoting the moral sentiments.
His wasa grave, grand, elegant face, thorough.
ly unyugar IN detail and expression. Earnest
ness and determination were its prominent
characteristics. He looked as brave and res
dilute man as ever lived; one in whom
intensity Of conUicttOn was the animating prin-
ciple.
In conversation, his sonorous voice seconded
his singularly impressive appearance. Unlike
Italians IN general, he used but little gesticula.
tan, enunciating every word with marked
distinctness He acquired the English lam
guage with extraordinary facility, never using
loosely or at random, and being careful not to
allow particular shades of meaning to escape
him with which object when talking with
friend, he would pause to request explanations.
%Sis strong, clear, deep-toned utterance, had
somewhat OF bells richness in it you could
fancy it might swell into a lyon-like shout of
command upon occasion. His vast chest
seemed to impart power and volume to his
utterance. Fond of and sensitive to poetry,
an opposition or beautiful quotation always
interested him he read good deal and ap.
peared perfectly familiar with the best of Ital-
ian literature.
Always dignifed and courteous, and at first
rather reserved, he conversed with simplicity;
IN his native language with elegance, employ
ing a clear and classical diction. He never in
troduced the topic of Italy, but did not avoid
it, and undoubtedly felt deeply on the subject.
When the murdered patriot, Ugo Bassi was
mentioned, he was moved to unusual emotion,
and exclaimed "Ah the good man the
kind, excellent man He was good he was
pure do not knoto hoU he came to be a priest !"
OF his personal adventures and achievements
Garibaldi was always modestly reticent though
he spoke warmly and euogstically of his
companions in arms, and affectionatey of his
countrymeu. Once, stirred by the contem-
platiOn of a friends domestic happiness, he
mentioned his wife and the circumstances at
tending her Observation-Disclosures so piteously
tragic that they can here be but alluded to.
The daughter of his entertainer, an accom-
plished young lady, wrote a poem on the Incl.
dent, which Garibaldi priced highly and had
translated into Italian. But whatever his past
sul1crings, or those of his country, he looked
confidently and resoutely toward the future.
He never despared, believing that his and its
time WOuH come.
He was much struck by the evidences of
the material prosperity of the city of New
York, observing that everybody looked well
dressed free, ard happy. He thought the
United States too wealthy, and put many in
quiries as to its government and its institu-
tions He took great interest in the newspa-
pers.
Simple in his tastes and commercial in his
habits, ne refused all offers of pecuniayy assist
ance rendered by the liberaity of his friends
or countrymen indeed, he held himself aloof
from each, Directing to lonizaton or promis-
cuous intimacies. He preferred earning his
living to accepting aims however rendered
There are those of our citizens who remember
his nametas appearing over cigar store situa-
ted in Nassau street basement just below the
post office, and still more who have heard of
his candlemaking on Staten Island.
He dressed simply, sometimes in plain
dark blue coat and ordinary hat walking very
erect, as already stated. Such was, in exile,
the hero whom every generous heart now halls
as the future liberator of Italy.