Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25
Paris Correspondence Of the New York Times.
The Hero Of GnrIbaIdi,a VoIuntee rs.

An interesting story is told of one Of Carl
| baldi's volunteers. Two or three days before
the dictator's departure from Palermo for
MelazzO, he reviewed the corps of Major Sic0li,
just arrived from Genoa In the ranks he OBJ.
served a small, pale, and beardless boy, who
had scarcely strength enough to raise his mus.
| ket to his shoulder. Garibadi ordered him
with surprise, and little of severity, to adj
vance from the ranks. He inquired his age,
and the boy answered with a blush, "seven.
teen," although in fact he did not appear more
than fourteen, and certainly was not the age
he gave himself. The general complained to
Major Sicoi that the PiedmOntese committee
should send him such recruits, to which the
major replied that the committee no doubt
thought that the patriotism of the volunteer
was compensation for his want of age. ooh,
yes, that's it," said Garibaldi, with humor, y
''and the next thing is l 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 Ego back to
schoolH 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 ga e
the order that the young volunteer be sent
back, with some others whb were fonnd in the
same condition, by the next steamer but
when the moment of departure arrived, the
young volunteer was nowhere to be found
All that was known of him was that his Chris.
tian 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 10Th and 18th OF July two partial
engagements took place between the troops of
Col. Medici and the enemy near Barcelona.
1t was then that Medici sent to Palermo for
Garibaldi, in anticipation of the battle which
took place Immediately after at Meazzo
When Garibaldi arrived at Barcelona, he first
directed his steps to the ambulance, to visit
the wounded of Medicis 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 embarrassed than the
first time, made his confession. He had scam
pered across the fields, had gained the high
road to Messna, and followed on till he caught
up with the army of Medici. When Medici
sent forward his accommodating party towards
Melazzo, and became engaged with the enemy,
Quinto watched his chance till one OF the men
fell lie then seized the fallen mans gun and
accoutrements, and bounded forward into the
thickest of the fight.
And that's the way, you little rascal, " said
Garibaldi, smiling, "that you have got your
self MANNED. Where is your wound ?" AT,
this question Quinto lost countenance, but re.
piled, Gin the back, general" ooh oh !"
said Garibadi with smile of pity "You see
now, coghone, that war is a no childs play.
hope the wound is not dangerous" ooh no,
only spent ball"
Garibadl walked away with a shrug of the
shoulders. In the back The poor boy I'M
derstood the insinuatiOn only too well, but
could not find at the moment word with
which to justify himself But when the gem
eral was gone he rolled on his bed of straw,
shedding tears of rage and humiliation.
The general had not seen the young volun-
teer for the last time. The incidents which
accompanied the battle of Meazzo are known.
AT the most critical moment, when the-dicta-
tor was engaged in hand-to.hand fight in his
own defense, he saw suddenly at his side the
young volunteer he had left the evening be-
fore at the ambulance. "What that gainin
again !" exclaimed Garibaldi. But at the
same time 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 side - he fell dead at Garibaldi's
feet.