Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-03

The union of the Italian states that :
occurred during the middle of the last .
century was accomplished by the unit |
ed efforts of three different leaders |
who, strange TO say, were not at all in !
accord, and in the case of two OF them !
there was great antagonism. These /
three men were Victor Emmanuel, !
king of Sardinia; Count Cavour, his (
prime minister, and General Garibaldi. !
The king acted as a rallying head for
the Italian people, Cavours splendid
diplomacy prevented the interference
of foreign powers, and Garibaldi struck
the blow.
When Garibaldi, at the head Of l 200
volunteers. landed on the Sicilian shore
to support the revolution in that island
and advanced eastward he fought II
battle in which he was victorious, and
the supporters OF his enemy. the king
of Naples, commonly called Bomba, re-
treated TO Palermo, where the kings
main army was located, protected by
a fleet Of war vessels in the harbor.
During this fight, when Garibaldt
was advancing. an Italian soldier, Gu
seppe Guardet, was captured by BON
ba's troops This Guardet was as much
of a genius in a small strategic way
as was his general in leading armies
Guardet was sent forward with other
prisoners in the direction Of Palermo
that they might not be retaken by
| their advancing comrades. But in any
event soldiers IN retreat do not make
Of nd 6nf IN
had been wounded, pretending that
he could not keep up with his captors,
| Jagged behind and when he saw that
| he was unobserved by those hurrytng
on ahead of him sank down behind
| some bushes.
If the prisoner had been in the rear
instead Of in advance of the retreat
| ing army he would have needed only
| to wait for Garibaldi to come up. As
! 1t was, he must conceal himself till
the main body and rear guard of the
royal troops had passed on. AS soon
as he ceased to hear the confused
sounds of the guard ahead of him he
sprang up, Notwithstanding his wound.
which was not in a vital part, and ran
as fast as his legs could carry him into
a wood beside the road on which he
had been marching. Sicily is a noun
famous country, and he was on slope
at the foot of mountains, a stream run
ming through it down TO the plains be-
low. Following this stream he came
to water mill.
Guardet found the mill deserted ex-
cept for a donkey hitched to a post, on
whose back were several bags of -four
evidently intended for delivery. In
side grain and -four were in bags and
In heaps.
The fugitive, seeing that he had
found a good hiding place. threw him
self down on the bags OF -four to rest
and, being exhausted, fell asleep. He
was soon awakened by voices and,
starting, ran up a pair of stairs to the
upper part of the mill, where he found
large heap of -four The voices came
nearer till he could hear them directly
below. Guardet burrowed into the
-four, leaving only a breathing space
for his nose at the back part of the
pile, where it would not likely be
noticed. The corners were chattering
below, and the hider soon learned that
they were Neapolitan soldiers. He had
been missed almost as soon as he had
dropped behind. and these men had
: been sent back for him. Noticing that
the mill was a good hiding place, they
searched it. When they came up the
stairs Guardet Withdrew even his nose
under the -four and held his breath,
They did not think of looking for q
man in such a plce, and Guardet had
the satisfaction of hearing them go
away.
AS soon as he was free to come out
from his hiding place he did so, white
J. as the -four that had shielded him
= Going into a little room where the
miller kept his accounts. he found a
r fragment of looking glass fastened to
the wall and by it saw that his face
4 was like that of a corpse. Wiping
n the -four from his forehead with mis-
hand, which was covered with blood
c from his wound, he left a smudge OF
o blood coagulated with -four Then the
idea of playing the part Of ghost. II
necessary TO effect his escape. occurred
to him, and he dabbed himself here
ana IneTe WIN DlOOu, anu "lJn SOME
ink he found beside the miller's &C
count books blackened the sockets OF
his eyes.
Surveying his image in the mirror
he lost all fear of capture. for know
ing well the superstition Of Italians, hi
felt sure he could easily put to fight {
whole army of them
The sun was now low behind thu
mountains. and Gunrdet concluded Il
sally forth with view 10 working hi
way backward to rejoin his comrades
q Leaving the mill. he saw the donke.
still patiently standing tied TO the post
and it occurred to him that there wa
no need for him to walk when he coult
as we'll ride. To heighten the ghostl.
IL effect he emptied the bags Of -four owe
his steed, with the exception OF on
bag. which he left in its place for
saddle. Then, mounting, he guided III
little beast down TO the road.
There he hesitated. II he rode tc
ward Garibaldi's army and faie
to frioh+au Tho corniuU Noapoiifanu