The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-11-20
4 Little BIT Of Romance About tho
NlarcheSa Caribaldi.


A gentleman wln sat next to me the
other day at q dinner a':rty gave me
little hit nf q romance alout the Mar.
chesa Garil,al,li, as the second wife u
tire famous Italian general is called. I
had heard that she was the wife Of
Garilnal,li's son.
t.N,a at ALL" said my dinner-tahle
companion, Milancse count, who
knew AN about the strange affair."
"shc is The second wife Of the general
himself. She left him the day after the
wedding, and they have never met
sincp." -, sg
Ilo"k.d all theaHnes,i"ns Iwas dy-
ing to ask. upon wlsicl, he added, with
a laugh, and a sllrug, as If he knew, more
than was proper tn tell at that mo-
ment: = -
"No REASONS were ever given on
either side"
The subject was dropped, but it re.
called to n,e strisge story 7 had
heard some years ago, of n second mar
rage nf Ga,ihaldi's and which served
we'll to join OIL to the unfinished or I'M
M"ken link that my dinner acquain.
lance had given me. I'll tell it to YOU
AS it was told to me, aud you can. min
the .t~" links or n"t. just s you please.
It, WAS mt least IL dozen years ago. The
badly was young, till, q. rich, handsome
aud fast. Se Ban.e was given NEE.
She conceived n desperate, passionate
admiration for tie favDus '.Lise,ator
Of I'aly.' She wns yonng enough to
he Garitmldi's daughter, aid he was
posing then. as he has always. f"r file
inc"nsulahle wi.l"wpr--tl,e celebrated
"Anitas" his first wifi. who accompanied
him tlno"yls many of his adventures,
and whose SAD death la been 40 often
and 80 ,",Whingly described. is sup
posed t" he the omfy love If Garilaldiis
lie. Nevertheless, the marriage took
place. between the, general and :he.
yonns L"svl"nlF ma,caa'sa. But, sad
to relate on the wedding day, after the
ceremony, Ga,imIdi received inf"rma-
ton, with unidentified prOofse Of The
I immortality "t bis y",H: bride. Why
had he not been informed soOnen1 /
cann"t tell you anything but the sim
pie story ne I heard it. Il nevct ask
questions on snch Ocrasi0ns. 4hink
it Keeps the cream ct il romance from
rising properly When Che ,saried
lpair were left alone, Gasibal.li told his
,unng wife vlat he had heard, bnt
added: ''gf you will say yon are an
honest woman, I will taee your word"
.'l,nt if cannot, what then r asked
the o'a,cl,esa.
I'VE must part forever this very
moment replied Gatimldi.
i The Young woman turned, left her
husband Of an hour and never saw him
again. It was said That the stNdes
against lpr character were false, and
the young gill, si,"ush gay, was ihno-
cent. But her pride was 6" wounded
at the charge being made by her lGus-
lnntl mt that moment, and In such q
perempt q, y,manner, that ahe scorned
to justify herself; his want Of faith in
her ilspelltl her illusions and broke
the cham, Of her love.
l saw the Ma,clcsa Garilaldi ut one
If the regau as on Lake Como early in
September. She is about thirty FIVE
!, yeats old, ! should think; a handsome
but c"''sc-l"oklng woa'an has fierce,
tlcfiant black eyes, datk skin, heavy
: black hair parted on one side; thrust
;, through the thick lrai,s at the back
= was an oxysliz"l silver s'b'e. placed
i'll the same way. that the Trastevere
trrtoiscl,,.il da:eers a,e worn in tie
hair. She WAS dressed vaiy simply IN
u scia crHda. or raw silk costume, and
= round hat with cock of ,he- wool'a
feather.