New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-26
GARIBdLDrS ENGLISHNAN.
Hmm LIE EiQar0.

From lie FtGdro.
He was tall, spare man, with magnllcent eyes
pSteuing under an open brow, m lde oil the larger
by the hair being brushed back from 10. lie mad
gray beard, with more white than brown IN ~, on
him breast He seemed from bfty-eight to sixty
As Garibaldi was opening one Of his cam
paigns, an Englishman came TO nm, wear
in front to protect. his eyes and carrying .
large cartridge-box filled with cartridges aud q
powerful fed-gass. His equipment was completed .s,
Garibaldi ~ asked nc. am he" said 0ariDniaI
somewhat roughly u am Sir John william WI am
Pead n"sP have . Ga6a iSi
looked his recruit over. "HumphW said he, to
serve under my orders You know what 1t means,
serving under my orders no oi,I Bat d you ~Sa
Thirty miles to march day On an a ags,ngsD"
81 have ef Hs haze ,Ss' come to Sd ABSOLUTE
obedience die 10 my orders.n Humphp "There, you
see, it will not suit YOU" 81 would rather fight b,
after my own yce aSh2Rn Il your ' am
cap tia IN marksman.D "Wellr Il should like TO
fight with your sharpshooters." "Vely well You
also to keep my own costume, which suits me per,
i IHSs a6R Dbl the 'd de9coi You wan, TOO much
II had been as exacting as you with III de Ell. La
On on my own hook Eight on your own hook; you
III.
(iaribaIdi and Garibal1I bowed to Sir John.
The tight at Baresi took place the next day
Garbaldi sent his siiarpshOoteIs III, but WIN an
the haste they could max" they found that cir John
had already engaged the enemy. AS We nave salu'
he had declared war against Austria. and was hight
ing on his own hook. Not only was he hghtlng on
his own hook but be fought after his own fasnloh
He stood erect, without any cover and PAID no
more attention to the balls that whist led about his
tall form than if they had been mosquitoes lie TOOK
aim as quietly as if he had been out hunting hred,
lowered his gun, took his field glass TO SEQ the
effect OF his shot, made negative or approving
movement of his head as he was dlscontented OF
satisfied, loaded again, took ann, ired, looked
or disappointment with a shake OF his head. Inc
enemy i'm retreat and Garibad master OF the neld
of battle as he always was, Sir Johns only occu-
patton was TO look up his dead and wounded, @hom
he knew just as one knows out shooting .he rapDts
thai he has knocked over cleverly or only injured
His dead and his wounded recognized, ana duly en-,
tered in mis- memorandum book, Sir John started
after the Austrians. and, thanks to his long legs,
was soon up with the advance guard. Gallbaldl let
him 90 sharpshOOtlng III this way AFTER ms own
fashion during two three fights without appear.
ing to pay any attention to him. But as Garpaldl
loved brave men above everything, he walked up
the Englishman one day, In the midst OF heavy
fire and said 4" Sir John let me congratulate you.
You are a brave man." Il know it, said tho Eng.
lishman. And more, you are my friend "AhI
that said Sir John, II did not know. and am in
finitely grateful to you. But excuse me one mo-
ment: there il devil Of an Austrian over there
that have taken fancy for" SIR John put ms
rifle To his shoulder and the Austrian Tor whom no
had taken a fancy, shot in the heart. made step
forward and fell on his face. Sir John took his
glass, examined his Austrian, made little gesture
of abstraction, and, turning to tho General SAID az
he held out his hand. Good morning. General. L
hope you feel well to-dayp From that day on. Sir
John Peard was never called any thing but Gari-
baldis Englishman."