Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-22
GARIBALDPs ENaLIsHMAN.


He was tall, spare man, with magnifi-
cent eyes glistening under an open brow,
made all the larger by the hair being
brushed back from it, He had a gray
beard, with more white than brown in it,
ON his breast. He seemed from IS to 60
years old then. AS Garibaldi was opening
one of his campaigns, an Englishman came
to him, wearing a broad brimmed hat,
lined with green in front to protect his
eyes, and carrying large cartridge box
filled with cartridges and powerful field
glass. His equipment was completed by
an excellent double. barreled rifle. "Gen-
eral Garibaldi?" asked he. g L am he, said
Garibaldi somewhat roughly. Sc am Sir
John William Peard" "WellP "And l
have come to ask the favor of serving under
your orders. Garibaldi looked his re-
cruit over. " Humph?' said he, "to
serve under my orders? You know what
it means, serving under my orders % " No.
But if you will have the goodness to tell
me I shall know" "No pay" "That
makes no matter. l am rich. "TniTty
miles to march day, on an average" 81
have excellent legs" "Plenty of fight
ing" THAT is what I have come to
find" absolute obedience to my orders"
Humph" "There, you see, it will not
suit you" 81 would rather fight after my
own fashion," "What is your fashion p
81 am an excellent hunter" 'Ahl" "And
l am capital marksman." "Well?" 81
should like to fight with your sharpshoot-
ers." VERY well You shall fight with
my sharpshooters. 81 should like also to
keep my own costume, which suits me per-
fectly." you shall keep it," 81
should also like" ooh the deuce
You want too much. If 1 had
been as exactiDg as you with NJ. de La
Marmora, [ should never have begun my
campaign" Very good" said Sir John,
81 will fight ON my own hook Eight
ON your own hook you are right, it will
be best" Sir John bowed to Gsribaldi,
and Garibaldi bowed to Sir John. The
fight at Baresi took place the next day.
GaribaIdi sent his sharpshooters in, but
with all the haste they could make they
found that Sir John had already engaged
the enemy. As we have said, he had de-
clared war against Austria and was fight.
ing on his own hook Not only was be
fighting on his own hook, bus he fought
after his own fashion. He stood erect,
without any cover, and paid no more atten-
ton to the balls that whistled about his
tall form than if they had been mosquitoes.
He took aim as quietly as if he had been
out hunting, fired, lowered his gun, took
his feld-glass to see the effect of his
shot, made a negative or approving
movement of his head as he was discon-
tented or satisfied, loaded again, took aim,
fired, looked through his glass, and again
showed his satisfaction or disappointment
with shake of his head. The enemy in
retreat and Garabaldi master of the field
of battle, as he always was, Sir Johns
only occupation was to look up his dead
and wounded, whom he knew just as one
knows ont shooting the rabbits that he has
knocked over cleverly or only injured.
His dead and his wounded recognized, and
duly entered in his memorandum book,
Sir John started after the Austrians, and,
thanks to his long legs, was soon up with
the advance guard. Garibaldi let him go
on sharpshooting in this way after his own
fashion during two or three fights without
appearing to pay any attention to
him. But as Garibaldi loved brave
men above everything. he walked up
to the Englishman one day, in the midst of
a heavy fire, and said ''Sir John, let
me congratulate you. You are a brave
man." 81 know it, said the Englishman.
And more, you are my friend" :" All
that" said Sir John, 81 did not know,
and 1 am infinitely grateful to you. But
excuse me one moment there is a devil of
an Austrian over there that have taken
fancy for" Sir John put his rifle to his
shoulder, and the Austrian for whom he
had taken 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 satisfaction, and,
turning to the General, said as he held out
his hand, GOOD morning, General.
hope you feel well today From that
day on, Sir John Peard was never called
anything but " Garibaldi's Englishman.
lie Figaro.