The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-09-28
Garabaldi.

With reference to the rumOred evacuation of
Rome by the Holy See, the name of Garabaldi
comes to mind, and the memory of his innumer-
able brave and kindly actions. His large heart
edness towards all humanity was in strange con-
traSt to his unrelenting hatred of the Pope and
priesthood. His watchwOrd was "papacy must
be driven OUT and to this end he devoted his
restless energy, vigOr and enthusiasm. Freedom
from King and Pope. priest and parasite was his
first aim. But Italy was not ripe for such liberty,
and his early efforts ended in Punishment. AS
an exile he did glOriOuSy to free Rio Grande in
South America from the Spanish yoke. In '4S
he again entered Italy to take part in the strug-
giles of Lombardy to free herself from Austrian
power. Driven from pillar to post by Italian and
other European powers he again migrated to
South America and prOSpered in business. Re-
turning thence in "a he purchased the island of
Caprera which his heroism has rendered for ever
famous. In 1860 he again plunged into the strug-
gle for liberty and entered the island of Sicily
whose inhabitants soon grew to look upon him
as a demi-gOd protected by divine power from
harm. Having become master of Sicily, heinvaded
Naples and swept all before him becoming dicta-
tor of the Two Sicilies. which he gave to Victor
Emanuel though he himself might have been
king. But he was after kingdom or power.
Having seen in the Sandman king liberal ruler,
he grasped the magnificent idea of unifying Italy
under that liberal monarch. With this intention
he gathered volunteer force to capture Rome
from papal supremacy, but the very power of
Victor Emanuel struck him down at the battle of
AspramOnte. With Garabaldi wounded and a
prisoner, Italy yelled her face in impotent grief
that some of her own sons should have found it
policy to overcome her hero. An exile from
TO
with enthusiasm by all classes. Thence he again
entered Italy and in '67 renewed his attempt to
drive the Pope from Rome. But the strong ARM
and rapid shooting chassepOt rifle of France inter-
posed to save the Holy See and crushed the hero
at Montana. BanShed to Caprera, he rushed to
uphold the liberty of the French republic against
Prussia, but his ideas and those OF Frenchmen
did not side by side, so he returned to his is
land home after being elected deputy of France.
He served in the Italian parliament, saw Italy
united under one king and died in 'S2 with the
Pope still in Rome but with his temporal power
confined to the Vatican alone. At his death all
Italy mOurned, for never in her history had she
given birth to a nobler patriot. Wealth and
rank had no temptation for him; liberty was his
only AIM His large heartedness was prOverbial
and nothing can better illustrate its scope than
the following anecdOte clipped from the Bible
Reader.
"'One evening as General Garabaldi was going
home, he met a Sandman shepherd lamenting
the loss of lamb out of his flock. Garabaldi at
once turned to his staff and announced his inten-
ton of securing the mountain in search of the
lamb. A grand expedition was organized, Ian
terms were brought and old officers of many a
campaign started off full of zeal. But no lamb
was found and the soldiers were ordered to their
beds. The next morning Garabaldi's attendant
found him in bed fast asleep. When the old
warrior was aroused he took from under a Gov
ering the lost lamb and told the attendant to
convey it to the shepherd. The general had
kept up the search through the night until he
had found it,"