The Van Buren press., 1872-11-12
A Little Bit Of Romance about the Mar
caesa Garibaldi.

tfrom Anna Drewster's Letter in the Boston Advcr-
tiser.l 5f
A gentleman who sat next me the other
day at a dinner party gave me little bit
ofa romance about the Marchesa Carl
baldi, as the second wife Of the famous
italian general is called. l had heard
that she was the wife OF Garibaldi's son.
! scNaanoa r.s.. .ssid NV ~, IwuU Nh <.
all about go Milsge affair Shc 10 the
second wife of the general himself She
left him the day AFTER the wedding. and
they have never met since.
Hooked all the questions was dying
to ask, upon which he added, with
laugh and a shrug, as if lie knew more
than was proper to tell at that moment:
"No reasons were ever given on either
side. /"
The subject was dropped. but 1t re-
called to me strange story had heard
some years ago, Of q second marriage Of
Garibaldi's, and which served well to
join on to the unfinished or unbroken
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 dozen years ago. The lady was
yerng, titled, rich. handsome, and fast.
No name was given me, She conceived
a desperate, passionate admiration for
the famous "Liberator Of Italy" She
was young enough to be Garibaldis
daughter. and he was posing then, as he
has always, for the ineohsolable widowcr
the celebrated Anita" his FIRST wife
who accompanied him through many Of
his adventures, aud whose sad death has
been SO often and so touchingly described,
is supposed to be the only love Of Carl
baldi's life. Nevertheless, the marriage
took place between the general and the
young Lombardy marchosa But, sad to
relate, on the wedding day, after the cerc-
mCny, Garibaldi received information
with undoubted proofs, Of the immoral.
ity OF his young bride Why had he not
been informed sooncr1 | cannot tell
you anything but the simple story 10 !
heard it, nover ask questions ON such
occasions. think It keeps tn" cream OF
romance from rising properly. When
tie newly married pair were left alone,
Garihaldi told his young wife what he
hal heard, but added, (" II you will say
you are an honest woman, will take
yeur word ~ .tH
"Bnt if can not, what then 2" asked
the marchcsa.
b "We must part forever this very mo-
t1ent, replied Garibsldi. ~ &
The young woman turned, left her
husband of an hour and never saw him
again. 1t was said that the stories against
her character were false, and tho young
girl. though gay, was innocent. But her
pride was 80 wounded at the charge b..
ing made by her husband at that moment
and In such persmptory manner, that
she scorned TO justify herself; his want
Of faith in her dispelled her illusion and
broke the charm Of her love.
saw the Marchssa Garibaldi ut one Of
the regattas on Lake Como early In Sep
tember. She is about thirty-6vc ycars
old, l should think; handsome but
coarse looking woman has fierce, defiant
black eyes; ; dark skin; heavy black hair
parted on one side thrust through the
thick braids At the back was an oxydizsd
silver saber, placed In the same way that
the Trastevere tortoise shell daggers are
worn, ia the hair. She was dressed very
simply in sesa erxda, or raw elk cos ?
tune, and round hat with cook the. <,
woods feather, t4s.,s .3...,. 4