, 1878-07-20
GARIBALDi'S HOME.
A Humble Eah:iaiion ON a sea.Girt Rock

small narrow island-a great rock IN fact,
with few patches Of soil here and there
I-of about twenty-five miles in circuit
and three or four in width, separated from
the northernmost part OF Sardlnla-as
Valentia is from the coast of kerry-by
| a strip of sea some two and a half miles
across. 1t was once well known to the
| British sailor, for it lies close TO the Mad
| dalena, one of Nelsons's stations in the
Mediterranean. The only habitations are a
few shepherds huts and Garibaldis house,
| situated on the western side, about three
quarters of a mile on the higher ground.
| Ii is a one -storied building, i. e., "a ground
floor only, divided into seven plain un-
| adorned rooms a kitchen, with appii-
ances any small farmers wife IN England
would consider insufficient dining room
with plain meal table, large enough, how
| ever, to accommodate 4 party OF twenty
FIVE little store-room three bedrooms
| for his children and Any friends who may
land upon the island, and his own bed
chamber and study combined-a good
sized room with two windows, one on the
east, the other on the south, carpetleSs,
boarded floor ike the deck of a ship and
whitewashed walls. Its chief articles of
furniture are 4 plain, roomy, iron bed
stead, four common chars, a simple writ
ing table, an old fashioned chest of draw
ers and shower bath.
Everything is Of the most ordinary
kind, bat there is no atfectatioa of Spar
tan simplicity, and IN striking constrast 10
the modest aspect Of the place are num-
Der of things scattered about On the
bed is a splendid counterpane of white
cashmere, most eXquisi;eiy embroidered
for him III silk By the ladies Of Milan, and
staDdinsIn one corner, Is careless.y placed
as if they were bundle OF sticks, ere
several swords of honor, with Damascus
blades ard hills of gold set with gems,
presented to him by his fel!ow-country
men of Nice, Rome, and other cities; but
what he prizes more IS box of tools fOr
cultirating and migrating vines, sent HIM
by some friend i'll England Flung over
the back % one Of the chairs is 2 hand
some poncho Of rich white material lined
with red, the gift OF distinguished Nj
lancse lady Hung against the wall are
ii telescope and binocu!ar, beth presents
from England. These were used by HIM
in the campaign Of 1860; and on his
writing table, together with a volume of
PiutaTch and some works or mathematics,
lies Il book Of harhor plans given 70 him
years ago at a moment of need, by the
captain of an English ship, IL the port Of
Canton.
Oh the floor by his side there is tiger
skim 20 step upon above the head Of his
bed hangs his mothers portrait, and at
the side is stand, on which lie Il revolver
and 2 dagger This dagger is another
record Of his wife. She always wore it
hanging from the waist, and after her
dca;h. during tie retreat fro.n Rome III
1919, Garibaldi continued to ccrry Ii III
remembrance of her, until he lost II from
his side dur, ne the fight at Caserta, De-
tober ist, 1860 1t was found, however,
by Calabrese, who restored Il to the gen
eral, and since that its place has been by
his side Unless the general rings his
bell, no one Is permitted to enter his
room, with the exception only of his son
tienotti. On the walls Of the dining
room hang some water co.ors representing
episodes iii the Montevidean war Of inde-
pendenee, photograph of an incident IN
the SIEGE of Venice in 1919, and in one
corner a Brazilian lance carried by one OF
his favorite troopers in South America
Outside the door Of his room is Mexican
saddle, with stiirups of silver made IN the
form Of reversed crowns This WAS a
present from a Mexican friend, and is a
record OF the battle of MeiazZo. 1t Was
when lie used it there that part of one Of
the stirrups was shot away by cannon
ball.
i little to the north Of hecotta9e stands
one of those portable iron habitations for
colonial Use sent to GarIbaldi from Eng
land It's four little rooms and kitchen
are occupied by Bassi, his secretary, and
opposite to it is the mil where the -four
for the generals family and household IS
ground. The household, however. Is not
numerous Il numbers but three persons
an old Venetian emisrant, who acts as
the generals orderly, and serves for love,
not for money another man, who cooks,
and n woman to DO the washing and tidy
ing up. The guests at CaPrera are re-
o,iired 20 make their own beds.