New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-07-17
Garibaidi's Home.

Garibaidi's Home.
Caprera is small, narrow island
IA great rock in fast, with few
patches of soil here and there. -of about
twenty-five miles in circuit and three tc
four in width separated from the north
ernmost point of Sardinia las Valentia is
from the coast of Kerry---by strip Of
sea some two and q halt miles across. It
was once we'll known to the British sailor,
for it lies close to the Maddalena one of
Nelson's stat OBS in the Mediterranean.
The only habitations are few shepherds
huts and Garibaldi's house, situated on
the western side, about three-quarters Of
a mile on the higher ground. Its a one
storied building, !. e., ground floor only,
divided into seven plain, unadorned
rooms; a kitchen, with appliances any
small farmers wife in England would
consider very insufficient; a dining room
with a plain deal taole, large enough,
however to accommodate a partyof TWEEN
/ ty five; a little storeroom; three bedrooms
for his children and any friends who may
land upon the island, and his own bed
chamber and study com bined "a good
sized room with two windows Zone to the
east, the other to the south0, carpetless
boarded floor like the deck Of ship, and
whitewashed walls.
Il Its chief articles of furniture are a
plain, roomy iron bedstead, four
common chairs. simple writing-table,
an old fashioned chest of drawers, and a
shower bath. Everything oft.the most
ordinary kind. but there is no affection
Of Spartan simplicity, and in striking
contrast the modest aspect of the place
are a number of things scattered about
On the bed a splendid Counterpart of
white cashmere, most exQulsitely embroi-
dered for him in silk by the ladies of
Milan; and standing in one corner, as
carelessly placed as if they were bundle
of sticks, are several swords of honor,
with Damascus blades and hits of gold
set with gems, presented to him by his
fellow countrymen OF Nice, Rome, and
other cities; but what he prizes far more
is box of tools for cultiviting and ingraft-
ing vines sent him by some friend in Eng
land. Flung over the back of one Of the
chairs is handsome ponc7lo of a rich
white material lined with red, the gift of
a distinguished Milanese lady. Hung
against the wall are telescope and a
binocular, both presents from England.
These were USED byhim in the cam paign.
Of 1860 :and on his writing table, together
with volume of Plutarch and some
works on mathematics, lies book of har-
Dor plans given to him years ago at a
moment of need by the captain of. an,
English ship in the port of Canton. On
the floor by his side there is tiger-skin
to step upon: above the head Of the bed
hangs his mothers port att and at the
side is stand on which lie revolver
and dagger This dagger is another
record Of his wife. She always wore it
hanging from her waist; and after her
death, during the retreat from Rome in
1849, Garibaldi continued to carry it in
remembrance Of her, until he lost it.
from his side during the fight at Caserta.
on the 1st Of October, 1860. Itwas iound,-
however, by Calabrese, who restored it
| to the General, since then its place has
been by bis bedside. Unless the Gener-
al rings his bell no one is permitted to,
enter his room, with the exception only
OF his son Menotti.
On the walls of the dining-room hang
some water colors representing episodes.
in the Montevidean war of independence.
a photograph of an inciaent in the siege
of Venice in 1849. and in one corner a,
Brazilian lance carried by one of his.
favorite troops in South America. Out
side the door of his room is a Mexican
saddle, with stirups of silver made in the
form of reversed crowns. This was q.
present from Mexican friend, and is
record of the battle of Meiazzo. Tt was
when he used it there that part of one of
the stirrups was shot away by a cannon
ball.
A little to the north of the cottage
stands one of those portable iron habita-
tons for colonial use sent to Garibaldi
from England. It's four little rooms and
kitchen are occupied by Bassi, his secre-
tary, and opposite to it is the mill where
the flour for the Generals family and
household is ground. The household,
however, is not numerous. 1t numbers
but three persons an old soldier, a Ven
etian emigrant, who acts as the Generals,
orderly, and serves for love, not for
money; another man who cooks, and a.
woman to do the washing and tidying-up.
The guests at Caprera are required to.
make their own beds.
Sir Charles Nugent of saddington Hall, in
England, has gone into bankruptcy. His as
sets are 800 and his liabilities $50 900. He has
lost $300, OO0, nearly his whole fortune, on the
turf, and had hard luck in other matters. Sir
N Earnnhar ,zhn a,.uo1 him aA5 n00 diea l,n;4I.