Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-16
ANOTHER STORY OF GARIBALDl.
His Union with an italian Peasant
WOman-EeeentrIcIs of Tenn.
Euenino TeIeoraph.

Evening Telegraph.
The part Of Garibaldi's story in which
large part of the public has taken the
greatest interest lie that which relates to
his romantic marriages. Donna Fran
cesca, as she is called, is quite as much
character in her way as Garibaldi him
self. She is great, coarse, hat-faced
woman, with nothing Of the Italian type
in her appearance. She looks very like
a rough English housemaid. Her name
was Francesca Armosino; she was
common costadina or peasant woman
that Therisits Canzio (Garibaidis daugh-
teri engaged as a servant and child's
nurse once, when she went to visit her
father at Caprera Garibaldi fell i'll
during this visit; this servant woman was
the nurse. When he recovered and came
to the family table for the first time he
placed this person at the head of his table,
saying to his daughter: "Therisita, you
must hunt another woman. Francesca
belongs to me now; in few months she
will be the mother of my child
Francesca bore Garibaldi two children,
son and daughter. A few years later,
when Garibaldi got his legal separation
from the Marchesa Raimondi of Como,
he "made an honest woman"-as Pamela
novels of the last century used to say of
Francesca, and went through some sort
of ceremony that stood in sthe place of
the sacrament of marriage; but as there
| is no divorce law in Italy, and as neither
Garibaldi nor his Francesca believed in
religious sacraments, it remained an open
question as to what name may be ap-
| piled to their contract. Donna Fran
cesca bullied the whole family. when
they were living in Rome, IN the villa
outside of Porta Pia, the daughters ana
sons of Anita wished GaribaldI to go to
see some person that for some reason or
other was disagreeable to Francesca.
Every time the visit was proposeo,
Francesca grew surly and SAID,
Nor One day when they were all
eating, the visit was again proposed.
Garibaldi said slyly, eyes, yes,
let us gol" Then Donna francesca rose
in her wrath. She took her plate, Winch
was full of boar and broccoli, and smash
ed it violently on the floor; then sc zed
the table cloth and whirled all the dishes
| off the table. She brandished her KNIFE
about as she informed them that the visit
should not be paid, and, moreover,
should never be mentioned again; she
| dashed her knife against the wall, where
the point stuck. Then she seized Carl
Daldi's couch and wheeled him off out of
the room, he all the time chuckling over
her display of temper. 1t is needless to
say that the unpleasant subject was never
preached again. She is capital nurse.
and was very kind and devoted to Carl
baldi. She is as strong as horse, would
lift the old man in her arms, rub him pa
tiently, dress and undress him, and never
gave him a cross word. She put HIM to
sleep as if he were baby, and then lock
ed him up in his bed room if she was
obliged to go away, so that he might not
be disturbed When they were living at
Frascati few years ago. deputation
came all the way from Viterbo to visit
the General of the Mile. or Thousand"
When the committee arrived, the mem
bers were told that it was impossible to
see Garibaldi, as he was asleep; Donna
Francesca had locked him in the bed
room and gone off to Rome on business
with the key in her pocket! But we
must see him." the committee members
cried. eve have come all the way from
Viterbop The reply was impossible,
unless you can wait until Donna Fran
cesca returns" They could not wait,
and had to go back to Viterbo without
an interview with the General.