The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-03
INTER VIEWING CARlBALDl.

correspondent OF the London DdHD NelcS, At
Tours on the strength OF an acquaintance with
Ricciotn Garbaldi obtained an interview with the
General, the result OF which he describes. Having
presented bis card the correspondent was invited TO
call agaln with his wife. at eight O'Clock, and be-
lievino hour meant to be eight in the evening he
had misfortune to arrive after the hero had gone
to bed. The rema ndes OF the story We leave the
correspondent to tell, thus
The Generals unLet DC chdnabre was evidently I'M
dressing to iic down for the night 'on mattress In
a small antechamber. All hope OF seeing the ''lion'
that Hm my %d s
gone to bed,I was the answer "Oh then, / am ex-
remey sorry TO nave disturbed him, but he gave US
striking thai hour" Upon this the servant disap-
pearad into inner room, whence In less than half
a minute he returned, saying that the General mad
not mind going into his bedroom Il would
give HIM much pleasure to receive u.s. or course
we did not hesitate to accept such an essentially
private audience with great man. We were
ushered 10, the servant placing Two armcnairs by
the Dedside
The hrst thing that struck me as saw Garibsld
raise his head nom his piow gracionsiy to salute
lady and hold ont hts hand, was that he looked much
younger than had fancied. WAS familiar with his
counEenance from an engraving IN my possession,
from painting by Faganani which always thought
anu now know to be the best portrait OF him In ex
lsJence. None OF she photographs give good idea
q the expression OF nis lace. never saw man
aud innocence. combined with great intelligence
beam in ms features That exceeding CHARM tnat
fascination OF manner which everybody VINO has
written about MIN attempts to describe came mp to
ana even transcribed my expectations He received
us with the most unaffected grace and placed us at
more practiced In the art OF "intervewingn than
am wond probably have asked the General plump
what,the government here had said to him, and
what ne thought OF ele prospects or the war. But
my disposition leu Inc TO refrain scrupueusy from
putting any question TO tim which 1t might be en-
barrasslng to answer
Inqur1ng alter RicciottI, the General told that
when last be heard OF him he was In Corfu that ne
had c0me away from Caprera 50 suddenly that mis-
sous did not know OF bis going; but he was sure
that when they knew he was In France they would
both follow him. He said It was not true, as the
papers have reported, that any red shirts were In
Tours, and that even the members Of his legion VINO
equipped. He spoke with affection Of common
friends 10 England and his bright eyes frightened
With brighter ray as he said he believed he should
De Joined 6y some English volunteers.
Al the end ~ about quarter of an hour rose to
take leave, feeling scrupulous about deprivng an in.
valid Of his rest But he detained US good while
longer after was my legs. he smiled assent.
marvellous things IN this marvellous year was to SEQ
him guest in French prefecture and in the very
town where six m0pths ago Pierre B0naparte was
tried and acquitted. When, at length, we retired,
be thanked us repeatedly for our visit In the NEST
Gathering terms,
ne had no nlghtgoWnl 1 could see tnat his arms
were emaciated and hts fingers somewhat con-
tracted with rheumatism but he did not look to me
III bad health.
His light brown beard is far less grizzled than
most Of the portralts Of him represent