National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-10
STORY OF oARiBALDI.
TITS Union with An ITALIAN PeHannt
Momnn-Ecce irIcItIes Of Temner.

Ills Union Wfth An italian PcnHnut
n-EccentrIeItIes OF Temper.
The part Of Garibulds story in which large
part OF the public has taken the greatest interest is
that which relates to his romantic marriages..
Donna Francesca, as she ia called, is qtie az
much of character in her way rs Gariboldi him
self She is great, coarse, ilat-iaced woman.
with nothing Of he Italian type In her appearance.
She looks very like a rough English housemaid.
Her name was Francesca Armosino; she was n
Theresita Canzlo (Garbaldi's daughtor) engaged
as servant and child's nurse once, when she
Went 70 visit her ather at Caprera Garbaldi iell
nurse. When he recovered and came to the FAM
lily table for the first time he placed this person
AT THE HEAD OF HIS TABLE,
saying TO his daughter: Teresta, YOU must hunt.
another woman. francesca belongs TO me now:
in a few months she will be the mo.her Il my
child. Francesca bore Garibaldi two children--l
son and daughter. a few yeuis later,when Carl
baldi got his legal separation from the Marchesn
Raimoudi Of Como, lie made an honest woman"
Its Pamela noycsOf the last century used to say
of Francesca and went through some sort Of cere-
mony that stood in the place of the saori IN MT of
marriage; but us there Is no divorce law in tally,
and rs neither Garibnldi nor his Francesca be-
lieyed III religious sicrament. it remaintd an
open question MS TO what name may be applied 10
their contact
DONNA FRANCESCA BULIiEp
the whole family. When they were living in
Rome, in the villa outside Of Porta Pln, the dgush
ters and sons OF Anita wished Garibaldi TO 90 to
see some person that Tor some reason or otner
was disagfceable TO Francesca. Every time the
visit was proposed, Francesca grew kurly and said.
| Nor One day when they were nll eating, the
visit was again proposed; Garibadi said syly,
:" YES yes, let us go3' Then Donna Francesca
rose In her wrath. She took her plate, which W. 3
full of boar and broccoli, aud smashed II violently
| on tho floor; then seized the table-cloth and
| whirle1 all the dishes Off tho table She brandt
| ishVd 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 sRlzED GARIDAIDfs COUCH
and wheeled him Off out of the ROOM he all tho
while chuckling over her display OF temper. II IL
| needless TO say that the unpleasant subject was
| never preached again. She Is capital nurse.
| and was very kind and devoted TO Garibnldi. She
| is as strong us horse, would lit tho old man In
| her arms, rub him patiently, dress and undrcss
| him, and never gave him cross word. She put
him TO sleep as If he were baby, and then locked
him up In his bed room If she was obliged to 60
| away, SO that he might not be disturbed. When
| they were living at Frnscat, n few years ago. u
deputation came all the way from Vitcrbo TO visit
| the General Of the Mile, or Thousand" When
| the committee arrived, the members were told
that 1t was impossible to see Garlbadi, as he was
| asleep; Donna Francesca had locked him in the
| bedroom, aud gone of to Rome ON business with
the key in her pocket But VIC must see him, y
| the committee members cried. 1--WE have come
| all the way from Viterbo" The reply was i'm
possible, unless you can wait until Donna Fran
| Cesca returns" They could not wait, and had to
go buck to Viterbo without an interview with the
| general.