The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-20
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Magnetic Daring With Which Anlta
Riberss Was Won and Welded.

MNNUNAio 1aFtNH WIN WWi~U FtN'ANN
Riberss Was Won and Welded.
The whole life OF the great italian
Iiberator. Garibaldl was one Of roman
tic adventure. but nothing else IN it
.was more romartic than his wooine.,
which Is described in his own nara
tive He had been driven from Italy
in 1896 and landed "a South America,
whore he joined the struggle chen be
ing carried on by several small states
against tho empire Of Brazil He bad
with him many devctcd comrades
whom he loved with his whole heart
One day, however, he was shipwreck
ed on the Brazilian coast OF SAINTS
Catharina. and several OF his deairsi
friends were drowned In getting tc
shore. The survivors at once Joined
The local army. led successful attaeh
on Iaguna and were halted as liberia
tors. Garibuldi was made chief Of tho
captured Brazilian fleet He paced up
anl down the deck OF his flagship. but
IN no victor's mood. The loss OF 70
many friends had filed him with mel
ancholy. and he began TO feel his lone
liness. His mind turned TO natural
remedy He determined 10 seek
bride among these people who 50 Idol
tied him.
"The loss OF Luigi Edoardo and 9th
ers Of my countrymenRuise wrote in
his own story. "ieft mo utterly Isolated
I felt quite alone In the world. 4 need
ed human heart TO lovs me, one that
I could always keep near me. felt
that unless ! found one at once rfe
would become intolerabie.
"By chance cast my eyes toward
the houses OF the Barra. hill on tho
south side OF the entrance to the Ia
goon. whcre few simple aud pictur-
esque dwellings were visible 0utaide
one OF these by means Of my telescope
| espied a young woman. aud forth
with / gave orders for my boat 10 be
got out, as ] wished 10 70 ashore"
This girl was Anita Riberas. eight
cen years old. a young woman OF IN
usual beauty, OF great bodily strength
and endurance and OF an unusually
hne type OF intellect. as romantic as
Garibaldi and as untiring as he in her
labors for liberty
Il landed" {" SAYS Gnrlbaldi, "and. MAX.
ing for the houses where expected
to End tho object Of my excursion.
had Just given up hopes OF seeing her
again when met an iuhabltant Of
the place whose acquaintance | had
made soon after our arrival he In
vited me TO take coffee in hls house.
1--WE entered apd the first person
~ho met my eyes was the damsel who
had attracted me ashore. We both re
mained enraptured and silent, gazing
on one another like two people who
meet not for the FIRST time and who
seek in each others faces something
that win make II easier TO recall for
gotten past AZ last greeted her With
the words in Italian. Thou oughtest
TO be mine
MY insolencs was magnetic. ! had
formed a tie, pronounced a decree,
which death alone could annul"
The young woman was nt that time
betrothed 10y her father 10 n wealthy
suiior whom she had refused to mar
/ INs AS htk ANAhfH AHH TUE Nhih'A WNiN
determined, however. and she bad no
option the arrival OF Gnribaldl must
have been extremely welcome. IN a
moment she had given her life to him.
Her fathcr refusing 70 change her
destiny Garlbaldi came ashore with a
small party q few nights later and
carried her on by force with her en-
Tire consent and they were married
Mt another port
Later, when he was fighting fos
uruguayan independence. she rode
With him through prlvation and siarva
tion over the pralrioa. and on one
march. while they runa together. be
carried their three months old son IN
handkerchief slung round his neck.
Never were man and Wife more pas
sionatcly dcvoted 10 each other than
these two. and when IA the terrible
retreat from Rome IN 1919 she sue
cumbed 70 fever ana died Ia hat IN
the marshes OF the 20 delta Il seciued
20 the soldier that not only the light Of
Italy bat the ilsht Of .lfe itself had
gone out