Chapter I: His Birth

At that period of the world's history when the Past immediately
preceded the Present, and the Future was yet to come, there existed
in a small town of which the houses formed a part, a rich but
respectable couple. Owing to a combination of circumstances, their
first son was a boy of the male gender, who inherited the name of
his parents from the moment of his birth, and who is the subject of
our story. When he was about five hours old, his male parent said
to him:

"My boy, do you know me?"

In an instant the eyes of the child flashed Jersey lightning, he
ceased sucking his little fistesses, his hair would have stood on
end if there had been any on his head, and he exclaimed in tones of
thunder-r-r:

"_Viva Liberte et Maccaroni!_"

Mr. Garibaldi instantly clasped the little cherubim to his stomach,
while Mrs. Garibaldi waved the tri-colored flag above them both,
and requested the chambermaid to bring her a little more of that
same burning-fluid, with plenty of sugar in it.

Thus was Garibaldi ushered into the world; and the burning fluid is
for sale by all respectable druggists and grocers throughout the
country, with S. O. P. on the wrapper.