The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-02-15

Garibaldi's Home.

The pleasant story Of the elegant villa
and we'll planted garden which the kind.
ness Of Victor Emanuel was said to have
called into being. TO greet the eyes OF
Garbaldi on his return to his rocky islet
Of Caprera, is declared by one Of the Lib
orators recent guests 10 be an utter in.
vention. The Generals house is in fact
a badly constructed cottage, with paved
floors, rough walls and leaky roof, and
boasts no furniture better than deal tables,
IRON bedsteads and ricket,y chairs. Over
Ga.baldi's bed 10 a medallion hanging
from a nail, and containing the hair o! his
heroic and devoted wife, Anita. From
another nail. (drawn out from a cask, J
hangs the Generals watch. In the little
chest Of drawers at the foot Of the bed are
his clothes, linens, &c, pel nell with
ta'tered fago presented 10 him by his
followers. lis sword and fire. arms are
hung upon the walls. Garbaldi's annual
income is under five hundred dollars, yet
he extends cordial though homely well
come TO The guests who visit him. His
youngest daughter is with him and the
lady who was formerly her governess lives
there still, with her own daughter, and
acts as housekeeper. A farmer has es.
tablished himself there, and lives in q
cottage near the Generals. This man di.
reefs the management of tho cultivated
portion Of the island, his family helping
him in the work OF the farm, in which
Garibaldi, his secretary aud all the per-
sons of his family take part. The Gen.
erals estate boasts small mill for grind
ing his wheat, few acres of wheat fields,
some beds Of vegetables near the house
few plantations Of vines, which he is
anxiously endeavoring 10 coax into grow
ing. lie has great desire 10 possess q
yacht, and one is to be bought bv sub
scr ption and presented to him by his ad
mirers. At present, the only object o
luxury he possesses is piano, on which
his daughter always plays TO him after hi;
frugal dinner, often singing patriotic
Italian songs in which all The inmates join
The only other inhabitant OF the island
is misanthropic lady. who owns the rest
Of the island, and has built herself litle
house, in which she has remained shut up
for the last five years.
When Garibaldi left Naples, he wen.
away with only few piastres in his pocket,
or rather the pocket Of his Secretary
Being demonstrated with by some of his
friends on the imprudence Of returning to
Caprera, without larger supply of
m oney, he replied that "he should find
plenty Of wheat on the Island, and was
therefore sure Of bread that the fruit and
vegetables promised good yield when he
left, and that he had no need of large
stock Of money" In this. however, he
was mistaken. On reaching his house
he was met by the mason he had sent for
from the mainland, before quitting Ca.
prera, to mend the roof OF his cottage,
which was in very bad condition. The
mason had in his hand bill TO the
amount of one hundred and fifty pastres,
for repairs. The General offered him the
ten piastres he had brought back, assuring
him that they were all he possessed. The
mason refused TO take them, declaring that
the man who had been Dictator could not
be wiihou! money, and has taken out a
summons against him TO compel the pay
ment OF his bill. Meantime, the roof leaks
as badly as ever, and Garibsidi has been
obliged TO send to the mainland for another
mason. A Sardinian steamer touches al
Garibaldi's little harbor every week
bringing him letters and newspapers and
by this means he is able to supply him
self with whatever necessaries he is com.
PEELED TO procure from the mainland.