The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-10-08
Garibaldi'S Wife.

WHOLLY luCOlupdtiDlc Will thS
stances surrounding man like Garlbaldl,
whose life was devoted to the cause OF
liberty-in lighting in behalf OF all op-
pressed peoples-however successful he
might be in his efforts, he would never
have the leisure that was required IN the
father of family. Fate, however, de-
cided otherwise.
Finding himself completely isolated,
and standing alone in the world, from
losing all his friends, who were drowned
in the wreck of the Rio Parde, he was
one day, while on the lake OF Santa
Catharina, sitting in the cabin of the
sloop Itaparika, and looking toward the
shore, wnen suddenly he saw, at farm
house situated on the neighboring hill OF
La Barra, three or four girls busily en-
gagged in domestic duties. They were
all remarkable for beauty; but one IN
particular arrested his attention for her
uncommon grace and loveliness.
He was still watching them when he
received an order to go on shore. lmme-
diately on landing lie directed his steps
to the house. He was admitted by the
owner, whom he happened to know
slightly, having met him once before.
The impulse which had prompted him
to 90 to the house was ID address the girl
whom he had so much admired. On see-
ing her he Immediately besought her to
become his wife. The girl, it seems,
conceived an affection as warm and as
sudden as he felt, for in few short days
they were man and wife.
The surname of this lovely Brazilian
girl of the province of Santa Catharina,
who became, under such peculiarly ro-
mantle circumstances, the wife of Carl
baldi, has never been revealed. In all
the biographies of our hero she is alone
mentioned by her christian name Of
Anita.
She seems to have been q brunette of
rich warm complexion, with black and
piercing eyes, OF a beautifully rounded
figure, and sort of queenly majesty Of
department active, daring, high spirit
ed, and in every respect worthy of being
the companion for life of such man as
Garibali.
Many anecdotes are told of her cour-
age.
Scarcely had size been married to our
hero, and had gone to sea with him, than
they were threatened with an attack by
the enemy, who were far superiorto them
in numbers. Garibaldi wanted Anita to
land, but she steadily refused to accede
to his request, and, us from the bottom
of his heart he admired her courage and
was proud of it, he did not urge his
point, but allowed her to do us she
pleased.
Not only did Anita remain on board
the vessel, but she staid on deck during
the whole of the engagement, and even
took part in it, inspiritlng the crew to acts
of desperate courage by her own exam
pie. Snatching carbine from the hands
of man who had been shot dead at her
feet, she kept up repeated fire on the
enemy.
During the engagement, which lasted
five hours, Garibaldi, as he says himself,
experienced the greatest shock no ever
felt in his life.
Anita, in the heat of the battle, stand
ing on the deck and hourishing u sabre,
was inspiriting the men to deeds OF valor
when she was knockeddown by the wind
of cannon-ball that had killed two men
standing close by her side. Garibaldi
was springing forward to her, thinking
that he would find her acorpse, when she
rose to her feet, covered with the blood
of the men who had fallen close to her,
but quite unhurt.
Garihaldi begged her to go below and