The Portland daily press., 1872-11-04
c.p1pAIDI's SECOND WIFE.-Miss Brew

GARIBALDPs SECOND WIFE.-Miss Brew
ster. whose letters from Italy to the Boston
Advertiser are always fnll of interesting Cos
slp as we'll as valuable information on art,
tells the following romantic story: Near
Como is palatial villa, with forest-like
grounds, which is one of many villas belong
ing to the father of Garibaldi's second vile,
the Marchesa. He has refused $50, 900 francs
for this villa dell, Ormo, but it is SAID ne WIN
take million if offered. In it and on i1S
vast grounds was held the Como inuus1iiai
and agricultural exhibition OF TINS season,
which event gave me a chance to see the
buildino The villa has some superb halls IN
IT, and The grounds are very large. gentle
man who sat next me the other day at a din
nor marty gave me little bit of romance
about the Merchesa Garibaldi, as the second
wife of the famous italian general is called.
I had heard that she was the wife of Garibal.
dis son.
s.Not at ALL" said my dinner-table compan-
ion, Milanese count, who knew all about
the strange affair; "she is the second wife of
the general himself She left him the day
af+nr the wedding, and they have never met
since
looked all the questions was dying to
ask. upon which he added, with laugh and
shrug as if he knew more than was proper
to tell at that nom INT.
''No reasons were ever given on either
side"
The subject was dropped, but it recalled to
me a strange story l had heard some years
ago of second marriage Of Garibalds, and
which served well to join on to the unfinished
or broken link that my dinner acquaintance
had given me. I'll tell it to you as it was told
to me, and you can join the tWo links or not,
just as you please 1t was at least a dozen
years ago. The lady was young, titled, rich,
handsome and fast No name was given me.
She conceived desperate. passionate admi-
ration for the famous "liberator of Italy,"
She was young enough to be Garibaldi's
daughter, and he was posing then, as he has
always, for the inconsolable widower,-the
celebrated ANITA his first wife, who ac-
companied him through many of his adven-
lures, and whose sad death has been so often
and so touchingly described, is supposed to
be the only love of Garibaldis life. Never
theless, the marriage took place between the
general and the young Lombardy marchesa.
But, sad to relate, on the wedding day, after
the ceremony, Garibaldi received information,
with undoubted proofs, of the immortality of
his Young bride. Why had he not been
infornned sooner? 1 cannot tell you any,
- thing but the simple story as l heard it. I
never ask questions on such occasions l
think it keeps the cream of romance from
iioihS, plopClly. w uCl Gllc uCW1y- lldrTlcu
pair were left alone, Garibaldi told his young
wife what he had heard, but added, eff you
will say you are an honest woman, will take
your word"
"But if cannot, what then?' asked the
Marchesa.
I'VE must part forever this very moment"
replied Garibaldi.
The young women turned, left her hus-
band of an hour, and never saw him again.
1t was said that the stories against her char
acter were false, and the young. girl, though
gay, was innocent. But her pride was so
wounded at the charge being made by her
husband at that moment, and in such per-
emptory manner, that she scorned 10 justify
herself; his want OF faith in her dispeed her
illusions and broke the charm of her love-
saw the Marchesa Garibaldi at one of the
regattas on Lake Como, early in September
She is about thirty-five years old, / should
think: handsome but coarse looking wo-
man; has fierce, defiant black eyes; dark
skin; heavy black hair parted on one side;
thrust through the thick brads at the back
was an oxydized silver sabre, placed in the
same way that the Trastevere tortcise-shel
daggers are worn in the hair, She was dress
ed very simply in a seta cruda, or raw silk,
costume, and round hat with cock-of-the-
woods feather.