The Washington times., 1894-07-08

nun To this day she cings affectionately to
her distinguished brother-in-law, and he to
| her.
The profession young Crispi adopted was
the law. He early won and merited distinc-
tion at the bar. Ere be achieved triumphs in
! the arena OF politics Crispi had already
| acquired as lawyer renown and amassed a.
| the result OF his labors as an attorney a con-
| siderable fortune Inclination and his en-
thusiasiic patriotism led Crispi into Journal
| ism and he welded trenchant pen.
| Under the Bourbon Farnase regime Cy;ant
ran against political snags and was promptly
exied. To England he went and there ta,ioht
Latin. Greek. Italian, and French. but never
Taught himself English. When King Bomba
as Ferdinand II was called died. Crispt has
tened home. masquerading as an Argentine
merchant. A passport he got from Mazzini;
for the rest he put faith In himself. As for
fear, it seems impossible that Crispi has ever
felt it.
In mis- own country Crispi proved busy
conspirator, but the times were not ripe nor
the Sicilians ready, and he went to Spain. re-
turning again to prepare for the great expe-
dition Of the Thousand OF Meazzo," which
he largely inspired and dominated.
Florence was Crispi's chief abiding place
during these stirring times, and at his house
there. without the Porto Romano, Garibaldi
stayed and held levees attended BY devoted
patriots. Crispi's domicile a pretentious one
TOO, was called the Casa Fumi, because 1t was
opposite the horse ear station.
Now comes the ugly blot on Crispi's career.
The patriot had married again, years after
the death of Rosina, and it was new Sig
nora Crispi who presided over his household
and entertained Garibaldi and the friends of
Italian independence at the Casa Fumi. This
wife Crispi discarded. a, Napoleon discarded
Josephine. The Sisnora Crispi Of to-day,
the grand lady. mother OF the daughter whom
Crisp loves as bis life, the Donna Lima WAS
never recognized rs Crispi's legal wife by
Queen Margaret of Italy. This disposition
of the Queen was long an impeachment in
Crispi's political way, and has not ceased to
hinder him. He might earlier have been
premier had not this unwillingness Of the
Queen TO countenance his present urion pre-
vented. There are no divorce laws in Italy,
so that his separation from his child wife's
successor must be Illegal
TIE wife that Crispi has been willing to
reiegate to obscurity was well deserving OF
sharing the honors that united independent
Itaiy's people have bestowed upon Crispi
himself. She shared with Crispi the dangers
ald hardships of the Garibaldi campaigns and
IS. like Anita Garibaldi, heroine of modern
Italian history. II anything can be urged to
pahiate this injustice wrought in a woman
by powerful Crspi. it is his wish to legitimize
the daughter of Donna Lima, the daughter
that he worships
Crispi followed in the footsteps of some
distinguished parsonage and procured an an
nulment of his marriage By some process that
seemed to have foundation in I.aly's civil
wars. The many said when this was done
that Crispi's political sun had set and that
he could never hope to become minister Of
the Crown.
How is it now with the worlds Justice?
Itay's sister heroine 10 Anita Garibaldi lives
rejected. neg,e ted at Florence Signor
Crispi is Chevalier of the S. S Annunciata,
the highest order in the Kings gift, and
ranks as the cousin Of the King. Donna Lima
is Her EXcellency." aud NAV sit beside the
Queen. Why does not the Crispi who is the
seif-iaudec champion o! reform bring forward
the much needed measure of divorce? Is il
as people say. because he breads the public dis
cussion that must eptice from its closet
CrispI's own family skeleton?
A hard worker is Crispi He Is up at
O'Clock the year round. bathes in cold water
and wields his own razor. His breakfast is
milk taken in sips. AT u 80 he has luncheon
with Donna Lima and the pert little divinity,
little. is epicurean in his tastes. His strons-
est drink Is well-watered wine Tobacco has
no part in Crispi's pleasures.
The Italian premier. now ''75 years young"
dnds his joys chiefly in work. In his hands
are the presiil, Y OF the Privy Council, the
Ministry of the Interior and Foreign Affairs.
and he can be seen any day in his carriage
from the PalaZzo Braschi 20 the
,elirinai, the Chamber of Deputies or the
Council Chamber while he finds time to
grant audiences to those whose card Of ex-
1ianaiion heraidin, them satisfy him that
hey are entitled to the time they will take up.