| Show GENERAL GENERA GARIBALDI IN I 1 ra reception A AT T SOUTH southampton AMPTON i this sunday morning broke gloomily and the weather which up to last night had been beert bright and clear was now as dreary damp and wretched as the most could desire we were still in the utmost uncertainty as to the time of 0 arrival at southampton indeed it was waa during a conversation versa veraa tion with well hell A ell eil informed people and at the very moment of one gentleman proving by irrefragable argument that no boat leaving gibraltar at the time specified by any possibility reach southampton before tomor to mor row monday at midday mid day just as we were severally arranging our plans as to the disposal of our leisure that mr Wilkin wilkenson wilkinsons sony sons one of the principal officials of Peninsular the and oriental company rushed in and demanded were we ready As is not the case in this world that which had bad been declared impossible had bad come to pass the ripon was rapidly a illy approaching and the steam tu tug ald aid aid ald paced placed at the disposal of mr air sie seely tain I 1 and ald ale ane some few other gentlemen by cap tain ingledue Erig ledue was now waiting to convey us on board A hurried berried drive down the tidal dock some few minutes delay and we are I 1 i puffing rapidly out of the harbor oace once orf off I 1 note that we are a party of some forty or fifty strong and as we glide rapidly down the southampton water with the tha lowly lowlyan low lying in 11 hampshire coast on the one side and the r le e mains of the new forrest on the we resolve ourselves into info little kro gro groups ups some j pointing out objects of interest on the banks others consulting as to the precise form of re ceplon ce tat nat t on most likely to be acceptable to garibaldi t and others again telling and listening to anecdotes as to his last visit to southampton water about 1866 when be came to purchase a small vessel for capera Ca piera and was the guest of the father of miss jessie white over and above mr seely there are a goodly list of tnt men assembled on board in Gari garl baldis honor bonor yonder stands the duke of sutherland general aher ther captain roberts and mr air austin dolmage who whis may gay be taken as fair representatives of one alais clais cass cabs of the generals friends serena and as members of the italian com corn kittee lait tee lee in london mr joseph cowen as the chaIrl chairman han ban of the newcastle committee which presented resented garibaldi garn Gari badi with the sword which eab rab hab has been alrea already ay iy name named dAnd ind as a close and intimate friend of many years standing mr richardson as he the member of the common council who is ili about to propose the presentation to him ot of the freedom of the city of london and as his correa correspondent ondene may all be quoted as representing distinct bodies each of which entertains an ardent admiration for the great man we are so soon to bee see A cry of there she isi is comice round by castle cast e and every eye is str strained affied to obtain the first glimpse of the expected boat after a little hesitation and one or two misconceptions eions wa all see the masts to towering w ering up over tb the point to the right and in a few more minutes the ripon is completely visible A few more minutes and we are eagerly scanning the faces of the passengers on deck and one ono good looking middle aged gentleman in a white hat Is immensely cheered in mistake for garibaldi when his modest modesty y prompts him hum to retire below ari as art he does the instant he be our mistake we look in vain along the line of faces for the grand head with which either from personal know j led lede e or through the medium of the print 1 we are all familiar there be he isi sly all nop yo NOV I 1 IN N V P and our enthusiastic blundering blunder hig is ended by our being brought brou glit ailt up alongside I 1 was one of the first people on board and anti after afew a few moments hesitation hesitate ii as to which I 1 way we should turn in the wilderness of ayalla anglo indians lady jabsen passengers invalids children and lugg luggage ige wherein we find ourselves we hear bear that the general is in ia the saloon and arid at once proceed thither thith pr oar eager glance falls tails to find him and ater ater a lorried gaze up the long green covered tables and up and down the seats whereon are othe other r ladies and more we only buccere succeed suc buc ceel 1 in tsee flie n nig rig f t 1 the gentleman abos beard we had nad already read y cheered and who looks as if be thought bethought we were about to repeat our bunder blunder the general is in his bis cabin cabibi 21 says a steward and in a ament that ca cabin birtis is full the duke dube of sutherland general eber and mr seely are the erst met to greet him mr dolmage considerately stands at the door to prevent any aay ny undue bowding row trow ding dlug and the rest of us baand as near to it aa as we conveniently can acx gusly waiting ailing cir cli clr turns for introduction I 1 hear a full ino luceil but sweet voice saying better better I 1 thank you much in reply to inquiries as to b h a 3 toot some minutes mint mini ites before tuat that cices is visible to me and it Is to impossible to avoid avold envying air andar joseph cowen as they are severally ir ii gilted to greet their thein old friendt the cabin la is by this time full and the natural eagerness of those at outside is so tar far unal una nayed Hayed when by a cine cane of positions I 1 obtain my fir ferit it glimpse oll T the general ile he is seated on a it couch with a bling ci altar arcase arcasa ar case casa and cour couriers lers Jers bag bat hung up over oyer hed head is shaking bands hands warmly W with I 1 friend joseph cowen is asking alter otter the I 1 good town not of newcastle and gratefully ac t to aa all ail 1 around the many kind nesses he be has received mr seely who in the thi first instance had thought of conveying t giribaldi garibaldi to brooke house b by ld a ch chartered chariere artere d steamer Bt eaner eacer direct from the ripon had cheerfully waived his bis own proposition and acceded to the natural of the mayor and the municipality nici Ilici the duke of herlands sutherlands sui Sut Suther landys invitation to I 1 0 stas Staf stafford frd house bad been warmly ac IT I 1 s 5 cepter tell teli but still the there ri was a hitch hite sherae where he should B uld go in southampton be bavine previously prel ly accepted an invitto invitation ion lon to mr air richard sons eons Is while the mayor had bad made grand preparations pa rations for bib bis reception and as most of the passengers by the tug had not been introduced garibaldi acceded with a cheerful Bett better betters ers ert better so to a proposition that tle tte I 1 question fuestion should be discussed in the saloon itself elf elt leaning on his hia walking stick and limping slightly he proceeds accompanied by all of us to the cushioned seat at the end of the saloon in truth a kingly looking man bome some five feet eight inches in height he is broadly built and hia his countenance is preeminently commanding be he has a broad and lofty brow soft and gentle eyes which sparkle with humor and p playfulness layt layf ulness a f full fuli ull uil sized well weli shaped nose a massive jaw indicative of pill power and a smile which a woman might envy ile he wore light and thin trousers smartly made patent leather boots a silver grey gabardine with a scarlet lining or hood bood and an embroidered smoking cap which looked edasi as if fit tit it had been worked by some borne fairah fair admirer A black silk hanker chiet round the neck of course no collar anda light crimson bandana thrown loosely over the shoulders completed a costume which for cletur it would be difficult to equal the impression produced on medas me wab was that I 1 saw before me one tae dae who ivas wag in strength a mani man a child and ana aa as 11 he gave ve wis hia cordial and ana hearty greet ing to each bax new and old friend who pressed forward to clasp him by the hand band it was impossible to avoid the conclusion that we were in the presence of one eminently qualified by nature to sway a nation and secure its sympathies I 1 repose his countenance is lion like in its 9 gentle ehtle gravity and conscious strength when animated it lights up in a way I 1 can only compare to the effect of sunshine upon an already beautiful landscape he understands english perfectly but speaks it with a slightly foreign accent and it may interest bome some readers to know that on my shaking hands with him we right heartily the peculiar grip only known to brethren or of the mystic tie menotti bieno Aleno garibaldi a finely built sailor like young fellow of some two and twenty and ricciotto his bia younger brother who has been educated in england t bignor tignor basso for formerly mery a supercargo under garibaldi now we bis secretary and as be he is half playfully termed his chaplain signor signer guerzoni a member or the advar ced italian party and a fel low senator of the gene generals ralls were all visible at intervals during our stay on board while inquiries aa as to the mill I 1 helped you to build and other details connected with the life at caprera ca arera p bove ova ove that intimate friendships are bein being renewed upon every bide side but their is a cry for garibaldi to come on deck for we are nearing the end of our journey the crowds are hurrahing hur rabing os on the wharves and the cap tan ia is anxiously waiting to show hia bla honored gue gre kuest guest every ship within bight sight of us had lib lis decks crowded nags hags are waving from every masthead mast head and ali alt the available space around the e dock is filled with cheering had h ha ead a d kerchief waving enthusiastic townspeople i garibaldi will not mount the paddle box before I 1 obtaining the toe cadi capi captains ains CO consent DBent the mayor IS is soon on the paddle box by Gari baldis bide side and in a manly earnest sp ap ech delivered with the generals hand band in his eloquently bids him welcon welcome e to england above all welcome to southampton and informs him that a car carl cariad cari aage ae is is in waiting to convey him to his bouse house to all this garibaldi al replies mayor I 1 am grateful I 1 will accept your hospitality As j the general bets seta foot on land after warmly thanking captain rogers for uis lia courtesy and chaug charging ing him with bla bia compliments to the j nhim officers B of the shi ship a fair tair young lady ladt is presented e t to 0 an and with wj th a reverence evidently oming aming coming from th eheart ebeart seizes his hand and all deprecatory gestures daises laise aitto setto it to ler ier lips he ia is next seated in the mayors carriage and und driven off amid plaudits pl audits on all a ides sides I 1 garibaldi arrived in london on the lith instant and met with a tremendous reception the crowd exceeded anything that was ever ever witnessed it was a perfect ovation at every step he was greeted with enthusiastic cheers he was five hours in getting gettin from the railroad station to the duke of Sut herlands mansion which is only two or three miles the leading statesmen and men of all al parties were to meet garibaldi at a brilliant brili tant tart feta to be given by the dake of sutherland on the follow following ilig day be he visited lo 10 lod d pal merston and mr Stana fied M P and had bad lengthy interviews with both an english corr thus describes the entrance of the italian chief tian into lor london luckily ily lly I 1 could command westminister West minister bridge and at last an inarticulate roar which swelled every instant and the bight sight of italian colors followed by au an open carria carriage gein geln in which by the aid of an opera glass we could distin 1 gu duleh sh the well known dress and face and round which the press surged and thronged thron ged and leaped and shouted told us that garibaldi was coming at lat la t but who shall describe that passage of his from bridge street to charing cross all the manifestations of popular enthusiasm I 1 have seen seem faint in the comparison it was delirious the mere effect of waving white hite bite handkerchiefs was nassome some had bad never e been seen before certainly gre greatus grea atas taa was the enthusiasm which wai wal waited tedon on the pro progress gress grees of the prince of wiles wales ahr through agli london it was no nothing thing to this every rii III now ow and then the carriage was compelled to stop and then the crowd seemed as if it they would take possession of it and its contents they BO so pressed upon it and lung on the wheels the I 1 sides and every point of handhold bandhold hand band hold bold and all around the noise of that huge 11 multitude went up not it in distinct rounds of cheering but in an endless volley firing of shouts and greetings that blended into a horse borse roar like the continuous music of the sea it was wag a sight and sound to check the pulse and make the cheek pale and bring the tears into the eyes Gari baldis recognition of the greeting was by tan ian an often recreated waving motion of i he right arm and an occasional lifting liftin of his bis black wideawake wide awake bilt no bowing |
