The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-12-19
Garibaldi.

hSo PAONNNSN W. NN
followed by series, if he is en-
couraged. He says, in a pre-
face to his pamphlet, "The Lite
and Battles of GARIBALDI, and
his March on Rome, in 1857.
81 wish more independence
OF thought and expression than
is permitted upon the staff OF
a newspaper. Therefore | have
projected an irregular success
sion of special letters upon all
absorbing occurrences, to be
as simplifying and vivid as |
can write them, fresh from
their fields, and to be published
in the form of pamphlet bull
letins, resembling the present
issue. If / am encouraged, !
shall spare no distance or ex-
pense to so in person to all
scenes of interest, and repro
duce them in dignilied, popu-
lar literature. My theory Of
descriptive journalism has al
ways been to convey not only
incidents, but their impress
sioho, as strongly as cheer
iul, open.air American mind
can seize them"
Townsend has produced a
vivid and happy picture Of
Garibaldi. Look at this:
"Last summer | lived a little
while beside the Narrows on
this most beautiful island. For
neighbors ! had u colony Of
Italians, chatty, cheerful, hope
full people, who spoke scarcely
Ineligible English, and these
inhabited small cottages a
quarter of a mile back from
the bay, where they made a
self.amusing, anomalous com
munity so merry and innocent
| that | often wished | could be
their countryman to be admit
ted into their circle. They
drank wines imported by them.
selves from Itlay-good Capri
See, Marsala and Mounte Pull
ciado-lived upon bare floors
as they had done at home, and
were surrounded by parrots,
dogs and chickens
II sometimes went over to
see them, and felt keenly the
contrast of their light-hearted-
ness with the anxious money
getting, money-talking nature
of our Americans. They were
all Republicans, and patriots
to their native and adopted
lands, and it was among them
that Garibaldi lived parts ol
the years 1S5O-51-52.
"Next door to the house
across a fence, was Mayors
Brewery, called now, by every
body, the 'Garibaldi Brewery,
and in it the guest worked
even with the long hospitality
of his frien ds, moulding
candles and drawing wicks, bu
he was never regarded as les
than an honorable comran
ion, and at noon he knocked
off work and took to reading
The history and poetry of hi
ancient land were his reliel
for he was a man of large
, bold intelligence, and whel
b, the old love of the sea cam
back to him, now and then, h
, shipped upon a voyage, an
lived close to the face of ma
:; ture as next beloved to free
dom's
81 seemed to be gladder an
better that this great man ha
onced. lived near my cottage
1t is disheartening neighbol
hood that has never been Ell
y tered by great good presenc'
He made a feature of all tn
j. woods and lanes. The ferr!
boats to town were haunte
- by him. | wondered if | shouI
" not at some time shake h
hand.
D cat last this good time cam
1t came at Brescia, when | sa
= him in his camp-hap?y, Chi.
like veteran, whose brca
,g shoulders had tumbled throne
and | walked into the ma
netism of his eye with II
- bold word on my tongue
. 'neighborp but the love ar
dignity he looked made n
quite silent. | only shook h
hand and felt that | had pas
ed the great moment of m
t, life"
AS to Garibaldi's wife:
ain the city of Laguna
!. looked up at a window OF
day by chance, and met u
gaze Of a young girl. 1t mac
J, him alter the rule Of his Iii
which was to know no wife b
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