GARIBALDI'S GENTLE HUMOR.

NZ Truth, Issue 119, 28 September 1907, Page 4

GARIBALDI'S GENTLE HUMOR.

FRENCH CAD BEATEN.

Women's Honor.

General Redshirt, as the Italian liberator was fondly named by his followers, is a good deal considered just now m the London papers. A writer m the "British Weekly" says: What Garabaldi was m his chief theatre of action, he was from the first. I record a fugitive memory, which is worth It relates to the portion of his life which he passed m South America. He kept a grocer's shop for the supply of all kinds of customers, carrying m a small vessel flour, fruits, and vegetables from Chili to the ports of Bolivia and Peru. One evening he was seated m front of a hotel m Lima drinking coffee and talking with his friend St. Arnauc'f. who was a French refugee and teacher of music and the functions of music. Garibaldi said that all such rubbish as the operas of "Lucretia Borgia," "II Trovatore," "La Traviata," and others were A DISGRACE TO MUSIC. A butterfly Frenchman joined m the conversation, ami made some observations about v/omen generally. Garibaldi requested him not to repeat them. The poor fool, not. knowing whom he had to deal with, repeated his folly, with additions". Garibaldi, m his red shirt and with a most sweet smile on his lips, told him to "sew up his mouth, or he would box his ears." Tho offensive things were repeated. Garibaldi cutietly rose and carried out his fatherly threat, on which the Frenchman drew the. dagger from his stick. The stick was seized by Garibaldi and .used unsparingly and the poor Frenchman went, away m search of a friend. Tin; ft'leml, noon appeared, and delivered a formal, challenge to the. man In d\w rod Hhti'l. who exclaimed, "Very wo! I, I will take the choice of woapoitN, Toll your friend to bring l»in mvoruS'Uiek, MR HUM A, TAR!'! Till-) IUON. I 'the. wood, ami f niotnHie him this, (ha !■ 1 will iwly flnjj; him m the back," It fcimit heenine l-nowu to (.lie Kreuch lint |t»! liv who tho man m the rod rdiirt \vaw «ihl, of course. Mm I'oollnli fellow S\'M NptU'ed a Uii'iUililiiH;. A Nhuit- while" afterwards (liiillmldj sHtlileMlv left the Went, I.'uhml, niiil it \Ki\p. Well known Intel on hi I 1 Wllrtl. r'tfttflUll. The (Nmreh iiUllini Hies m i.HUa opened a IHililln MiiltiiM ipllon eniliHfi; upon all faithful noil Is to ppihl ' MOUOV <o Rome I'm- li|»» W\\) i\\u\ rMvoi- of the Pope. The Hulling ill \AM\* onened ii. Miilißniptinn for (tnHluUdi. In one /uoiilli I here wns rOll-rlei! from the fiilMifn! who hail lietMi mitlreKseil from every ehnteh iiouv m the city the Minn of seven itotlnvs for \\\n Holtiioms ; nnii In the rhihc. time for the Ins I. of flic heroes thrre w;»u rolleeteil M(i, mil) ilqlhrs. Much W-hk Ouri•buldi's Wonderful wny.