, 1872-11-05
MAFCHESA GARlBALDl



3lilan letter to the Bosto. adrertiaer
Near Como is palatial villa. with forect-like
grounds, which is one OF themany villas belong
ing to the father Of Garibaldi's second wife, the
Marchesa. He has refused 100000 francs for
this villa dell Ormo, but it is said he will take q
million if offered. In it and on its vast grounds
Was held the Como Industrial and Agricultural
Exhibition Of this season, which event gave ma
chance to see the building The villa has
some superb halls in it. and the grounds are
very large.
4 gentleman who sat next to me the other
day at dinner party, gave me little bit of g
romance about the Marche=a Ga1ibaldi, as the
second wife Of the famous italian General ia
called. had heard that she was the wife Of
Garitaldi's son.
''Not at al, !" said my dinner-tab1e companion,
Milanese Count, Who knew all about the
strange affair; ':she is tile second wife Of the
General himself. She left linn the day after the
wedding, and they have never met sin ,e.'
looked all the questions was dying to ask,
upon which ho added, with laugh and shrug,
rs if he knew more than was proper to tell at
that moment: No reasons were given on either
side.'
The subject was dropped, but it recalled to
me strange story had heard some years ago
Of d second marriage Of Ga-ibaldi's and which
served well to join on to the unfinished OF
broken link that my dinner acquaintance had
given me I'll tell it to you as it Was told
me, and you can join the two links or not Just
-
ago. The lady was young, titled, rich, hand
some aud fast No name wes given me. She
conceived desperate, passionate admiration
for the famous 'sLiberator of Italy" She was
young enough to be Garibaldis daughter, and
he was posing them, as he has always, for the
inconso1able wido|er-the celebrated ''Anita,"
his first wife, who accompanied him through
many Of his adventures, and whose sad death
has been SO often and SO touchingly described,
is supposed to be the only love Of Garibaldi's
1ifa +t11a +ha +on rToca }a
tween the General and the young Lombardy
Marchesa. But. sad to relate. on the wedding
day, after the ceremony. Garibald received in
formation, with undoubted proofs, Of the i'm
been told sooner? It cannot tell You any thing
about the simple story as heard it. When the
newly Unmarried pair were left alone, Garibaldl
told his young wife what he had heard. but
added, IT You will say you are an honest
woman, will take your word"
''But if cannot, what then ?" asked the Mar
chesa.
I'VE must part forever this very moment" "
replied GaTihaldi.
The young woman turned, lett her husband Of
an hour, and never saw him again: It Was said
that the stories against her character we're false
and the young girl, though gay, was innocent.
But her pride Was so wounded at the charge be-
ing made by her husband at that moment, and in
such peremptory manner, that she scorned to
Justify herself; his want Of faith in her dis
PEELED her illusions and broke the charm Of her
love.
say the Marchesa Gariba1di at one Of the
regnttas On Lake Como early in September She
is about IS years old, should think 3 hand
some but coarse-looking woman; has fierce.
defiant eyes, dark skin, heavy dark hair parted
On one side thrust through the thick b1aids at
the back was an o1ydized silver sabre, placed in
the same way TINT the Trastevera tortoise-sheu
dagge1s are worn in the hair. She Was dressed
very simply in 3 seta cruda, Or raw silk, cos
tune, and round hat With cock-of- -the-wooda
feather.