New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-05
GARIBALDI md HIS WIFE.
N,,, Brer,.er IN The Phaadelphta rel.nrapy

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Francesca rs a shTewd woman, aad Carbaldi has
great confidence in her economy and management.
He gives her all the $50 GOO which be receives as
an annual salary from the Italian Govern ment The
greater Dart II this large sum she invests IN land
for their two children. Cielia and Manlo. She has
buIlt in Der native town, oalaccehl, great ugly
house upon n hill and furnished It with much cost,
bnt in wretched taste She was peasant glrl OF
Saracch a suburb OF st. Damlauo dAst. Afler
the house was finished Donna francesca was OF
dying 10 see H. and also to snow heTsei on as
GaribaldPs wife 10 her old tOvnt0lk After the
Gcnoa-GaribaldI exhibition was ended, on their way
10 Milan she dragged the poor OLD man up 10
S,racchi At st. Damiqno G'Astl procession Of her
townspeople met them. Garhaldi was lifted. bed
and al. into carriage, and taken no steep road
to Saracchi from thence up stu nlgher 10 Dohua
FIancesca's new house. when oFerlc ohs heT hatFe
village. Green trIumphal arches spighed tne fo4ca;
speeches were made; there were loud hurrahsi
and Donna Francesca Drove riumphahuY
through her O ID town. where she used 10 run about
barefoot. Il proud and happy woman, the we OF
the great GaribaidI, and the hostess Of her former
mistress. GlnDaldps daughter, leresita CaiZo
SaraccnI Ii a Door little Italian village. WIN about
200 inhabitants, all uilers OF the land there -
school supported parity by Donna Francesca ana
partlv by the commune OF Antign9nO.
The Oar,badi family Is "A " rough lot, but Donna
Francesca can beat them Mt that She bnIlies" the
whole set. " hen they were living m Rome IN the
villa ou side of Porta Pia the daughter and IONS Of
Anita wished GauDaldl u 90 To see some person
thai, Tor some reason or 0thef, was disagree
aDle 10 Francesca. Every time the visit was
proposed Francesca grew curly, and SAID NJ"
One day when they were all eating. the VISIT was
again proposed: Garlbadl said, slyly " Yes, yes,
let us gOl Then Donna Francesca rose IN her
wrath. She took her plate which was full OF boar
AMI broccoli and smashed 1t violently on the Moor
th.n seized the tabls-cloth and whrled all the
dishes off the table. she brandIshed her knife
about as she informed them that the visit should
not be paid, aud, moreover, should never be men
Toned again she dashed her knife against the
wall where the point stuck. Then she seized Carl
baldfs couch and wheeled him ont OF the room, he
All the while chucking over her display OF temper.
IT IS needless to say that the unpleasant subject
was never preached again.
She J. capital nurse, and very KIND ana dcNoted
to GauUaldl. She Is strong as a horse; can llJ
tie old man in her arms, ruJs HIM palcntIy,
| dresses and undresses him, and never gives nm
cross word She puts him 20 sleep II he were
baby and then locks him up in his bedroom If she
| is obliged to 90 away, SD that he may not be dis
| turDed When they were living at Frascatl few
! wears ago deputatIOn came all the way IRON
VIterbo visit the General of the uie, or hou-
| sand" " hen the committee arrived Tie neliOeIs
were told that it impossible to see Oarpalll' as
| be was asleep; Donna Francesca had locked hun IN
| the bedroom, aud gone off to Rome on business
| with the key in her pocket! " But We must see
| him. the committee members cried. - We nave
| come all the way from ViterbOW The reply was.
4" Impossible. unless you can wait until Donna
Franccsca returns They could not wait, and had
To 90 back to NuerhO, without an interview win
tbr Old General. WHAT an absurd, aud at the same
tne IA laucholy, history is this GaTibaldl nlcton
on Italy, And what pity il IS that the Oh hero
dia not die IN tile day of his glory, instead OF ngcr-
lrg alrug. "a weak old man, with a half-dt1d body,
the Ir.y and The tool of needy adventures and
desperate aemagogues. no use-lndeed an INJURY
to the countIy be served bravely, and shame 10
us past glorious ieput3tonI