Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-17
Off he went to Camera

On ne went to Caprera.
1t need scarcely be said, no one ever dared
question Garibaldi upon this subject; neverthe-
less the substance of these incidents soon be-
came public. The denunciation-whether
caiumnlouS or true-was written by the mar
quis -. near knsman of the Raimondi
family. He had seen Garibaldi almost every
day since his engagement to Giuseppina
Raimondi, but had not said one word to him on
the subject. The moment he saw Garibaldi
married he sent the latter formal denuncia-
ton of the woman to whom he was united by
an indissoluble tie. What could have been the
motive for such ignoble and strange behavior?
1t has been explained by the interest the MAJ
quls - has to prevent an heir being born to
the Kaimondi family. He is the heir expectant
to portion of the Raimondi estates. Had
would have gone to her child. II the Marquis
- waited until after the celebration of the
marriage to denonnce Giu seppna it was inten-
tionally. He wished to see her bound irrevoca-
oly In marriage that she might not marry
another. The MARQUIS was soon terrified
by what he had done. He went to Valerie and
expressed to him fears of assassination.
are you afraid OFF,
81 fear some member or some friend of the
family
Valerie said to him with whitening haughti-
ness: marquis, one of the most repugnant
duties Of my official position is to protect even
towards and traitors. You are safe here,
marquis!"
How much truth there was In the MARQUIS
IS denoncation was never known except to
himself The ground of it, or at least the pre-
text OF 1t, is not so great a secret. Lieutenant
Carroll OF the Saluces Lighthouse had been
fascinated by Giuseppina Raimondi. He be-
longed to very wealthy Bergama family. He
was a very handsome fellow, a brilliant horse
man. great conqueror Of hearts; in fine, an
Italian Don Juan. How far had he then won
his way into Giusepplna Ralmondis good graces?
p a V-h} 3n hnrl
although the Marquis IS accusation to be
sure, that proves nothing) unquestionably
stated her conduct In the manner most un-
favorable to her. 1t is, however. certain, after
having paid her assiduous court, when she
talked to him OF marriage he refused to wed
her Was 1t from piQue, c0quetry; design to
bring back CAROL, or from sincere enthusiasm for
the man who filed the world with his exploits
that she went to Garibaldi and won him with
her dazzling beauty and fascinating advances?
All these hypothesis have successfully been adj
vanced and discussed. May be all OF them are
true, although apparently most contradictory.
Logic is not the law which commonly governs
Woman's heart, and the most heterogeneous and
exist In It, AS for myself, l have always be-
heved and still believe, Giuseppina was sin
cere, and If she deceived herself she honestly
deceived herself in the enthusiasm, in the adj
miration. she felt for Garibaldi. May be after
wards when her marriage with him was
determined, when probably Carroll, seeing her
on the eve OF escaping from him, attempted to
keep her back and returned to her side, she
was painfully agitated and divided by two con-
trary and equally warm sentiments.
My opinion therefore. Is, she was more to be
pitied than blamed. and that her real mis-
fortune was to have fallen into the hands of
melodramatic traitor like the ignoble MARQUIS
-. At all events, terrible was the chastse-
ment meted out to her and her accomplce.
Seeing her glorious husband would never
with
sumed false names, and went abroad. They
concealed their melancholy happiness in Swtz-
erland. Their secret was kept for six months,
but they were recognized at Friburg, where
broke their windows and threw stones at them.
He carried her back to Como. She returned to
her fathers house overwhelmed with shame.
nigh heart-broken, half dead. Carroll rejoined
his regiment. He was at once put into Gov
entry, everybody gave him the cold shoulder,
every finger was pointed scornfully at him. No
man could stand that life. He Quilted the
army and when the last Polish instruction oc-
CURED he, with NullO and handful of other
Italian volunteers, joined the Polish insurgents.
NullO was killed. Carroll was not so fortunate.
He was made prisoner and carried to Siberia
There this handsome young fellow. the heir of
millions of dollars, accustomed from his cradle
to all the comforts, all the pleasures, all the
Injuries Of life, died of il-treatment, want,
poverty and privatons. He was not quite
eight and-twenty years old.
Garibaldi returned to Caprera with lac
Grated and bleeding heart. But Italy soon
summoned him to her service, and she healed
his wounds. Patriotism, duty, danger solaced
him. Glory rewarded him. One very remarka-
BILE and very cOmmendable fact is that when
this mournful incident occurred not one single
Italian newspaper-not even Z Ar7noYia nor LIE
Cdmpdnsle. the most ardent clerical organs of
the peninsula-ventured upon the least pleas
antry about this domestic calamity
When Garibaldi saw Como last summer his
heart must have been agitated by two souvenirs
of widely different nature: His brilliant and
triumphal entrance into it in 1S59-and his
marriage; for he possesses heart as insensible
to age as his fame and his arm.