Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-17
AN OBSCURE PASSAGE IN Carl.
BALDI,S LIFE.

During Garibaldi's short and brilliant cam
paign in Northern Lombardy, in 1859, he
marched on Como, to drive out General Urban
and the Austrians under his command But
when Garbald drew near the town he was ex-
tremely embarrassed to decide upon his next
move for he knew neither the enemy's strength
nor positions. While he was in the midst of
this perplexity most beautiful young girl, and
brilliant horsewcman, entered his camp. She
came to speak to him. She had audaciously
made her way, on horseback, through General
Urban's lines and vanguard to bring him the
desirable information. This dazzling apparition
was none other than Giuseppina Raimondi,
daughter of the Marquis Raimondi, one Of the
wealthiest and nOblest landowners of Lom-
hardy.
Garibaldi could not avert the deep impression
made on him by this heroic action and by the
bewitchng beauty Of the heroine. Although
while his life, full of perils, fatigues and COM
bats, has shielded him from the power of
womans fascinating Establishments, he is nowise
1nsensible to their seductiOns and undisputed
charms No well-endOwed man could be insen-
sbe to these prevailing entertainments, and
never met man so fully and so admirably
endowed as Garibaldi- Besides he must have
discovered that Giuseppina Raimondi (whO was
deeply agitated in the presence of Itay's
Legendary hero) returned him all the admiration
he gave her. The wonderful deeds of that
great warrior, and the her0ism of that Young
girl. exercised common magnetism on each
other. The necessities Of war temporarily
broke this CHARM but the mysterious and cleo
trio thread was soon afterwards reknitted at
Como. After Garibaldi had driven the Aus
TRANS to Brescia (where the gallant Turr was so
severely wounded at the battle of Castel ne
DolO), he retired to his friend ValeriO's house.
at Como. Garibaldis stay at Como was pro-
longed by an accident He rode a very high
his life in great peril Valerie said to me, in
speaking about it: ANY other man would have
been killed, but Garibaldi, with his extra
ordinary GOODNESS, managed to guide the horse
to an angle of a wall, where he broke his head
while the rider escaped with a serious con-
tusion.' The attentions, kind Offices and as
slduous nursing of the RamOndi family, and es-
pecally u Giuseppina Raimondi, were show
cred upon the invalid. Everybody knows that
nothing is more favorable to budding love than
pervaded the hero's soul, and evidently it was
fully shared by the heroine who kindled it, A
man must be insensible and stoical indeed. if
he is not touched by the constant presence and
continual tender attentions of such a nurse
When cOnvalescence had advanced so far that
the illustriOus invalid was able to leave the
house, he was invited to enjoy the quiet and
pure air of the Villa Raimondi. He accepted
the invitation. He went there often. Grad
ually his heart became deeper and deeper in
love with that lovely face which daily smiled
brighter and beamed with greater sympathy on
him. At last matters reached such a point that
he was unable to entertain the least doubt
about her desire-if not clearly expressed, at
After the conversation in which she conveyed
this desire to him, he wrote this memorable note
as soon as he reached home:-
MISS GIUsEpPINA RAIMoNp1:-
na d am ugly old, poor, vulgar. and jealous.
GIUSEPPE GAR1pALD1"
Since the commencement of the world. he
who has attempted to thwart the whims or the
desires of woman has but lost his pains. OD-
stacles only exasperate her. Giuseppina
KaiInondl persisted more than ever in her reso-
luton of marrying Garibadi. The marquis,
her father, made no objection. Garibaldi-
who would have acted otherwise?-yielded to
the gentle current, and foated whittier it
pleased to bear him. 1t was to marriage The
Wedding-day was appointed.
The fortune of the Marquis RaimOndi was es-
timated at "a 100000 Garibaldi Characters
ticaly stipulated, as the condition sine qua non,
OF his marriage, that his future wife should re-
Gelye no dowry. He summoned to his side
Theresita and his old and faithful friends.
Colonel Deideri and wife. Theresita was then q
mere child. Colonel Deideri and wife had no
children. They had adopted her and had Sc
cured all their estate to her. Garibaldi insisted
upon the tnree Delng present at his marriage.
Soon after they Joined him he gravely said to
Theresita, in the presence Of all Of them, ire
member, my daughter, You have three fathers
Deideri, Valerie and me-"
AS the wedding-day drew near an indescrib-
able sOmber shadow darkened everything
Giuseppina seemed the victim of secret con-
fficts, and, despite paroxysms Of feverish ami
nation, was evidently most sad at heart. Carl
baldi, himself vaguely agitated,-may be vague
warned,-was uneasy, thoughtful
Giuseppina was III on the wedding day, and he.
morally, was sick as she. When she Quilted
the church wheret the priest married them she
went to the brfdal-chamber preparedin Valerios
house. She was seriously LII.
The wedding breakfast was spread down
stairs. and the guests were about sitting sadIy
down to table when letter was brought to
Garibaldi He withdrew into an sdioininr
room to read the v0luminous memoir which the
envelope covered. When he reappeared his
eyes glared, his cheeks were paler than q
corpse's: He fastened to the chamber where
his sick bride lay: What then took place? I
know not. Loud voices were heard, but eyery
body in the breakfast-room was rather disposed
to close his ears than listen, for every one of
them apprehended some misfortune. The scene
in the bridal-chamber lasted long time. When