Although certainly not superstitious, often, amidst the most arduous scenes of my tumultuous life, when I have passed unharmed through the breakers of the ocean, or the hail-storms of battle, she has seemed present with me.
Garibaldi describes a profound spiritual connection to his mother, feeling her presence during moments of extreme danger in his life.
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