The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-23
Like a Tale of Heroic Times.

The mere narrative of Garibaldi's life
reads like medieval legend or tale
of heroic times. He is at once the
Ulysses and the Achilles of the Italian
national epic Long before his name
had been heard in Europe, his'expIoits,
both by sea and land, had made it
word of power in the New World.
Having been involved in revolutionary
intrigues, he quilted Europe in 1886 for
South America, only to return after
twelve years exile, the story of which,
with its stirring adventures both of bat
tie and peaceful enterprise. is as roman
tic as any subsequent portion of his
wonderful career. In 1913 Garibaldi
returned to Europe, allured like so
many Italian patriots, by the promise,
soon to be blighted, of Pic Nono's
accession as 'the Liberal Pope" But
though he soon found that his hopes in
that direction were to be disappointed,
Garibaldi did not return in vain. His
share in the defense of Rome against
the troops of the French Republic I'M
der General OIdinOt and his victory
over the Neapotitans in the campaign of
Velleri served to show his countrymen
that they would not want a leader ready
to 90 all lengths when the time came.
The time did not come for another ten
years, and the intervening period was
one of sorrow and humiliation for
Garibaldi.
After the disastrous Roman campaign.
ending with the occupation of Rome by
the French troops and the overthrow OF
Mazzini's triumvirate, Garibaldi was
hunted from place TO place; two of his
devoted friends were taken by the Aus
trian troops and shot without any form
of trial; his heroic wife, Anita, the COM
panion of all his adventures and perils,
succumbed to the exposure and prlva-
ton of his flight. and the General HIM
self only escaped from his more impla-
cable foes to be arrested by Sandman
troops and carried to Genoa, where La
Marmora, who held the command, al
lowed him to retire to Tunis.
When Victor Emmanuel made his
peace with Austria, and the hopes of
Italy seemed extinguished for the mo-
ment, Garibaldi once more crossed the
Atlantic and settled in New York as q
tallow chandler. He returnedto Europe
in 1855 and in 1859 the war between
France and Austria brought him again
into the field. Here we approach the
better known. or, at least, the better
remembered, parts of Garibaldi's event
full career. All the world recollects the
exploits of the Chasseurs DIES Alpes,
whom Garibaldi organized for mountain
warfare, and led with consummate dar-
ing along the sub-alpine ranges and to
the very summit of the Stelvio Pass be-
fore the sudden peace of Villafranca
put an end for the moment to the rising
hopes of Italian patriots and statesmen.
Still more familiar is the story of the
campaign of the following year, which
was begun in Sicily by Garibaldi and a
few devoted followers and ended in a
few months at Naples, when the victo-
rious patriot, who took no reward for
himself and asked for none, handed
over the Crown of the Two Sicilies to
Victor Emman1el and retired to his
farm in Caprera.
This was the browning point OF Carl
baldi's eventful career. Here end not,
indeed, his efforts, but his direct achieve
ments, in the cause of his cOuntry's
freedom. The browning of the edifce
was reserved for other hands than his
and the task was to be accomplished by
other means than he knew how to en-
ploy.-Lo1ldOH Times.