lombardi -- an illustrated life
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neifnh. Gt gs i litthr j` nejgnh? Gt gs fjt sjlhtegfc tj mh wgsehk
`jr, gt gs sjlhtegfc tj mh ineghvhk.“
[eit hbjquhftby stiths Njine Bjlmirkg‗s pegbjsjpey.
Njine Bjlmirkg mhbghvhk, is G kj, teit wh eivh i ljrib
jmbgcitgjf tj ush jur Cjk-cgvhf tibhfts tj tehgr `ubbhst. Sh eivh
if jmbgcitgjf tj jurshbvhs, jur `ilgby ifk jur njuftry tj strgvh
tj rhine jur pjthftgib.
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Gt gs wey Njine Bjlmirkg‗s mhbgh`s ifk egs thinegfcs‛egs
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tj mh sunnhss`ub. Egs chfgus wis ljtgvitgfc us tj tidh teh bhip
`rjl ‒dfjwgfc“ tj ‒kjgfc.“
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stukygfc kgbgchftby, G njubk jvhrnjlh ly whidfhss tj teh pjgft
wehrh G njubk mh jfh j` teh mhst. Imsjbuthby, gt wis kg`nubt it
tglhs mhniush eh‗k oulp rgcet kjwf yjur terjit. Eh kgkf‗t kj
gt gf i mrutib, fisty wiy. (G kjf‗t lhif gt bgdh teit). Eh wis oust
tjuce. [eit wis egl. Sh ufkhrstjjk teit ifk wh innhpthk gt. G
wis fhvhr upsht wgte egl `jr mhgfc jvhrby eirse jr tjuce bgdh
teit. [eit wisf‗t egs jmohntgvh. Gt wis sglpby tj lidh teh pjgft?
Ehrh wis egs thnefgquh gf kjgfc gt.
G nilh tj ipprhngith teh mbuftfhss ifk ufgquh tibhft Njine eik
`jr thinegfc ifk rh-hlpeisgzgfc gf teh printgnh shssgjfs. G` yju
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weit wh‗rh bjjdgfc `jr.“ G` yju likh i lgstidh eh wis qugnd ifk
seirp tj njrrhnt gt, ‒Fjw wigt i lgfuth, kilf gt, wh SGBB FJ[
kj sune ifk sune.“ Wju nilh tj ipprhngith egs tejrjucefhss.
Njine Bjlmirkg wis i `imubjus bhikhr. [egs lif wis rgcgkby
prgjrgtgzhk? gt wis Cjk, `ilgby ifk jtehrs, ifk teh Crhhf Miy
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eh bgvhk. G` yju whrh fjt gf i `jjtmibb lhhtgfc, eh kgkf‗t tibd
imjut `jjtmibb. Eh tibdhk imjut bg`h. Sehfhvhr eh wis wgte
sjlhjfh yju njubk shh teh tjtib phrsjf, wegne wis njftgfuibby
hlpeisgzhk my egl.
G tegfd teh ljst lhifgfc`ub tegfc eh hvhr sigk tj lh wis
intuibby gf egs rst lhhtgfc wgte us is i thil wehf eh nilh
tj Crhhf Miy. Eh ehbk weit tjkiy wjubk mh bgdhfhk tj i lgfg
nilp shssgjf. Gt wis gf sprgfc ifk wis prglirgby i nbissrjjl
shssgjf. Eh jphfhk teh lhhtgfc my [EIFDGFC [EH C]HHF
MIW QINDH]^ `jr teh jppjrtufgty. [eit gllhkgithby tjbk us
crhit khib imjut teh quibgty j` tegs lif. Sh whrh shithk it timbh
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rhbhftbhssby neish phr`hntgjf dfjwgfc `ubb whbb wh wjf‗t nitne g
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ifk eh rhibby eillhrhk teh wjrk ]HBHF[BH^^BW‛neis
phr`hntgjf mhniush gf teh prjnhss wh wgbb nitne hxnhbbhfnh.
Eh piushk `jr i ljlhft, wibdhk hvhf nbjshr tj us, ifk sigk
‒G‗l fjt rhljthby gfthrhsthk gf mhgfc oust cjjk.“
Fjw teit‗s ejw eh jphfs teh shssgjf. Sjw! Sh kgkf‗t hvh
fhhk i neigr tj sgt gf, wh whrh sj nrjunehk ifk pjgshk ifk prglhk
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[eh hbkhst sjf j` Eirry ifk Litgbki Bjlmirkg wis cgvhf eg
pithrfib crifk`itehr‗s filh, gf teh Gtibgif trikgtgjf, `jbbjwhk my
i vhry strgnt mut bjvgfc upmrgfcgfc gf teh Nitejbgn Neurne, ibsj
gf teh Gtibgif trikgtgjf.
[eh Bjlmirkg‗s ljkhst, twj-stjry ejlh it =8;= His
@jurthhfte ^trhht gf ^ehhpsehik Miy wis teh nhfthr j` yjufc
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Egs `itehr, Eirry, wis i mutnehr. Eh ifk Pgffgh‗s ufnbh Hkkgh
jwfhk i wejbhsibh lhit sejp jf teh Euksjf ]gvhr withr`rjft
[eh musgfhss hfimbhk Eirry tj prjvgkh bg`h‗s fhnhssgtghs `j
egs `ilgby, wegne crhw tj shvhf wgte teh irrgvibs j` Likhbgfh
Eirjbk, Nbigrh ifk Ojh.
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ifk-tulmbh strhhts j` bjwhr Lifeittif, ifk prjthk `rjl
teit hkunitgjf. Eirry bhirfhk tj mhnjlh tjuce, `rucib ifk
kgsngpbgfhk‛i shb`-likh lif bgdh sj lify j` Ilhrgni‗s rst-
chfhritgjf gllgcrifts‛wejsh pegbjsjpey wis sglpbh, kgrhnt
ifk fj-fjfshfsh? G` yju nif‗t i``jrk gt, kjf‗t muy gt.
Eirry‗s mhbgh`s whrh seiphk my i kg`nubt negbkejjk. Egs
`itehr, Pgfnhft, kghk wehf Eirry wis gf crikh snejjb. Eirry qugt
snejjb i`thr teh `te crikh ifk whft tj wjrd gf i mutnehr sejp tj
ehbp suppjrt teh `ilgby. Gt wis i lif‗s ojm teit gfnbukhk eifkbgfc
ehivy sgkhs j` lhit ifk nuttgfc up mhh` ifk pjrd nirnisshs.
Eirry likh teh ljst j` egs ngrnulstifnhs my bhirfgfc teh lhit
musgfhss, mhnjlgfc i mutnehr ifk sivgfc hfjuce ljfhy tj jphf
egs ifk Hkkgh‗s sejp.
Pgffgh‗s ljtehr, Litgbki (Litty), wis teh Mrjjdbyf-mjrf
kiucethr j` Iftjfgj ifk Bjrhtti (Biuri) Gzzj, wej nilh tj
Ilhrgni is thhfich gllgcrifts ̀ rjl sjutehrf Gtiby.Iftjfgj, wejsh fgndfilh wis ‒[jfy teh Mirmhr,“ jwfhk Gzzj‗s
Mirmhr ^ejp, wegne wis bjnithk it teh njrfhr j` Hist ^gxthhfte
ifk ^ehhpsehik Miy ]jik. [eh sejp kjumbhk is if ufj`ngi
nbhirgfcejush `jr gfsgkh gf`jrlitgjf jf teh bjnib tejrjucemrhk
ringfc snhfh. [jfy teh Mirmhr‗s rhcubirs gfnbukhk ojndhys
jwfhrs, trigfhrs ifk mjjdghs `rjl teh bjnib trind. I ringfc tgp
wis is `rhquhsft is i seivh.
Iftjfgj ifk Biuri rigshk 9> negbkrhf‛hgcet mjys ifk vh
cgrbs‛ljst j` wejl lirrghk ifk shttbhk fhir tehgr pirhfts
ejush it Hist ^gxthhfte ^trhht.
Litty, teh Gzzj‗s tegrk negbk, njlpbhthk ehr `jrlib hkunitgjf
terjuce teh hgcete crikh. I`thr teit, seh mhnilh i stiy-it-ejl
fiffy tj ehbp ehr pirhfts bjjd i`thr ehr mrjtehrs ifk sgsthrs.
[eit neifchk wehf Eirry‗s `rghfk ifk mirmhr, @rifd Gzzj
gftrjkunhk Eirry tj egs sgsthr, Litgbki. I`thr i mrgh` njurtsegp
tehy whrh lirrghk jf ^hpthlmhr 8, 979=. [ehy rhfthk if
ipirtlhft `jr shvhrib yhirs mh`jrh muygfc i ejlh twj mbjnd
`rjl Litty‗s pirhfts.[eh Gzzjs mjisthk ljrh teif 81 `ilgbghs gf nbjsh prjxglgty
ifk my ibb innjufts tehy whrh njfsgkhrhk ̂ ehhpsehik Miy rjyibty
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[eh birch hxthfkhk `ilgby i``jrkhk yjufc Pgffgh i `ir-rhinegfc
si`hty fht wjvhf `rjl teh `imrgn j` njusgfs, iufts, ufnbhs ifk
crifkpirhfts.
Sehf Pgffgh wisf‗t itthfkgfc liss it ^t. Lird‗s Nitejbgn
Neurne, eh wis wjrdgfc `jr egs `itehr jr pbiygfc wgte `rghfks.
Gf teh sullhr, Lifeittif ifk Mrgcetjf mhine whrh teh pbinh
tj mh. [eh strhhts ifk mjirkwibds whrh bbhk wgte Fhw Wjrdhrs
gf shirne j` `uf. Pgffgh fjt jfby pbiyhk it Mrgcetjf Mhine is i
yjufcsthr, mut bithr wjrdhk sullhr ojms tehrh is i bg`hcuirk,
shnurgty cuirk ifk oifgtjr.
Pgffgh itthfkhk crikh snejjb it Q.^. =10‛i bhfctey egdh `rjl
egs ejlh‛ifk kgspbiyhk bhikhrsegp sdgbbs hvhf it i yjufc ich.
Eh wis teh jfh jrcifgzgfc cilhs, nejjsgfc thils ifk kgrhntgfc
teh intgjf.
Pgffgh bjvhk tj njlphth, eithk tj bjsh ifk wis pissgjfith
tj teh njrh. Sehtehr gt wis i cilh j` Ehirts jr mishmibb wis
grrhbhvift. Pgffgh wifthk tj wgf ifk pbiyhk innjrkgfcby, ibtejuce
egs negbkejjk wis ifytegfc mut ibb `uf ifk cilhs.Egs `itehr wis khlifkgfc, hsphngibby wehrh egs hbkhst sjf
wis njfnhrfhk. Eirry gfsgsthk teit Pgffgh strgvh `jr phr`hntgjf
wehtehr teh tisd wis crhit jr slibb. [ehrh wi
jfby jfh wiy tj kj tegfcs, Eirry wjubk thb
Pgffgh, ifk teit wis teh rgcet wiy. [eit lhssic
wis khbgvhrhk kgrhntby, bjukby ifk j`thf eirseby
Njrpjrib pufgselhft wis i cgvhf gf teh Bjlmirk
ejushejbk.
Gf tegs kgsngpbgfhk wjrbk, jfh bbhk wgte
rhspjfsgmgbgty, teh pursugt j` hxnhbbhfnh ifk i
birch, khvjutby Nitejbgn `ilgby, Pgffgh‗s twj crhi
pissgjfs‛Cjk ifk `jjtmibb‛tjjd rjjt.
[eh Neurne wis fjt sjlh kgstift gfstgtutgjf tj
mh vgsgthk jfnh i whhd, mut pirt j` teh reytel j
kigby bg`h `jr teh `ilgby. Sehf egs ljtehr midhk
mrhik, gt wis jfh `jr teh Bjlmirkgs, ifk jfh `j
teh prghsts, wegne Pgffgh seuttbhk kjwf teh mbjnd
tj ^t Lird‗s ]hntjry. @r. Kifghb O. LnNirtey pistjr it ^t. Lird‗s, wis i `rhquhft kgffhr cuhs
ifk j`thf tjjd Pgffgh ifk egs `rghfks tj mishmibb cilhs ifk
hxnursgjfs tj Njfhy Gsbifk.
Pgffgh eik i dhhf khsgrh tj shrvh is if ibtir mjy it ^t. Lird‗s
[eit bjfcgfc tj issgst teh prghst kurgfc shrvgnhs bhk Pgffgh tj
nrgtgnib oufnturh gf egs bg`h. Jfby 9= ifk shrvgfc it Histhr Liss
Pgffgh ehirk i nibbgfc tj teh prghstejjk. Gf i strgnt Nitejbgn ̀ ilgb
sune i nibbgfc wis tidhf shrgjusby.
Njlphtgfc `jr egs khvjtgjf, ejwhvhr, wis `jjtmibb. [eh cilh‗
strithcy ifk peysgnibgty ipphibhk tj Pgffgh `rjl teh jutsht
mhnjlgfc teh rst shnubir bjvh j` egs bg`h. Eh pbiyhk sifkbj
`jjtmibb it hvhry jppjrtufgty. Eh hfojyhk witnegfc `jjtmib
ibljst is lune is eh khbgcethk gf pbiygfc gt. Sehf pjssgmbh e
wjubk njix ̀ rghfks tj innjlpify egl tj teh Qjbj Crjufks tj sh
Fhw Wjrd‗s prj`hssgjfib `jjtmibb Cgifts pbiy, jr tj witne teh tj
njbbhch thils.
Pgfnh‗s tejucets shbkjl striyhk `ir `rjl `jjtmibb. Whirs bithr
Bjlmirkg hxpbigfhk egs bjvh j` teh spjrt. ‒Njftint, njftrjbbhk
vgjbhfnh, i cilh wehrh teh lgssgjf wis tj egt sjlhjfh eirkhrdfhhs up, hbmjws jut, neibbhfch yjur mjky, lgfk ifk spgrgt
hxeiust yjurshb` ifk shhd rhkhlptgjf terjuce ̀ itgcuh, sune whr
It teh nhfthr j` Pgfnh Bjlmirkg‗s wjrbk bbhk wgte njusgfs, iufts, ufnbhs ifk crifkpirhftswhrh egs pirhfts, Eirry ifk Litgbki (shithk nhfthr). Njurthsy Crhhf Miy Qindhrs Eibb j` @ilh
JQQJ^G[H? Bjlmirkg‗s pissgjf `jr teh njftrjbbhk vgjbhfnh j` `jjtmibb `jufk i rhnhptgvh
ejlh it @jrkeil Xfgvhrsgty. Njurthsy @jrkeil Xfgvhrsgty Irnegvhs
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teh rhwirks if ibtir mjy `jufk gf egs `ivjrgth cilh.“
[ejuce wjfkrjus tj i yjufc lif, teh rhwirks j` ̀ jjtmibb ibsj
prhshfthk i mgt j` i quifkiry.
It ich 98, Pgfnh crikuithk `rjl Q.^. =10. Eh wis i cjjk mut
fjt crhit stukhft, ifk eh ̀ inhk i kg`nubt khngsgjf. Sehrh sejubk
eh njftgfuh egs hkunitgjf: Xbtglithby, eh nejsh tj hfrjbb is i
egce snejjb `rhselif it Nitehkrib Njbbhch j` teh Gllinubith
Njfnhptgjf, wegne bjnibs sejrthfhk tj Nitehkrib Qrhp, i prh-
shlgfiry jphrithk my teh Nitejbgn Kgjnhsh j` Mrjjdbyf ̀ jr mjys
gfthfkgfc tj hfthr teh prghstejjk.
Pgfnh sphft terhh yhirs it Nitehkrib Qrhp, snejjbhk gf
trikgtgjfib njurshs, mut ibsj rhqugrhk tj tidh Bitgf ifk Crhhd.
Eh wis i sjbgk M+ stukhft, pjpubir wgte nbissliths. Eh pbiyhk
mishmibb ifk misdhtmibb, mut itebhtgn jppjrtufgtghs whrh `hw it
Nitehkrib Qrhp, if gfstgtutgjf wejsh sgfcubir purpjsh wis tj
prjkunh prghsts, fjt itebhths.
Gf Oufh j` 97>=, Pgfnh fgsehk egs fib hxils ifk bh`t
Nitehkrib Qrhp, khngkgfc i bg`h gf teh prghstejjk wis fjt ̀ jr egl.
Eh rirhby spjdh imjut teh khngsgjf, ifk wehf isdhk imjut gt bithr
gf bg`h, eh khnbgfhk njllhft.
Pgfnh ljvhk jf tj ^t. @rifngs Qrhp gf Mrjjdbyf, pbiygfc
`jjtmibb jf i snejbirsegp teit njvhrhk $981 gf ̀ hhs ̀ jr mjjds ifk
tugtgjf. Eh pirbiyhk teit hxphrghfnh gftj i egce snejjb kgpbjli
ifk i njbbhch itebhtgn snejbirsegp.
Pgfnh‗s tglgfc njubk fjt eivh mhhf mhtthr. ^t. @rifngs wis gf
teh lgkst j` upcrikgfc gts `jjtmibb prjcril, ifk teh khngsgjf tj
hfrjbb tehrh likh shfsh. ^t. @rifngs njvhthk cjjk stukhfts ifk
cjjk `jjtmibb pbiyhrs. Pgfnh wis mjte.
Pgfnh wis i twj-wiy stir wej pbiyhk cuirk ifk eib`mind jf
j``hfsh, ifk i bgfhlif jf kh`hfsh. Eh wis i suprhlhby h``hntgv
sejrt-yirkich ruffhr ifk i ljrh teif wgbbgfc mbjndhr. Eh ibsj
wis rhcirkhk is i sdgbbhk, thfingjus tindbhr jf kh`hfsh. Eh bhk i
kh`hfsh teit ibbjwhk oust =1 pjgfts gf sgx cilhs.
^t. @rifngs bjst gts shisjf jphfhr, mut rhmjufkhk tj wgf v
strigcet ifk tgh `jr teh mhst rhnjrk iljfc Fhw Wjrd‗s prgvith
snejjbs. [eh thil‗s sunnhss ifk Pgfnh‗s njftrgmutgjfs cirfhrhk
itthftgjf. Njbulmgi j``hrhk egl i `jjtmibb snejbirsegp, mut e
prh`hrrhk tj itthfk i Nitejbgn gfstgtutgjf. ^j eh isdhk Kif Dhrfi @jrkeil Xfgvhrsgty crikuith wej tiucet it ^t. @rifngs, g` e
wjubk mh wgbbgfc tj wrgth i bhtthr j` rhnjllhfkitgjf. @jrkeil
itebhtgns kgrhntjr Oind Nj``hy rhspjfkhk wgte if gfvgtitgjf `j
Pgfnh tj lidh if jf-nilpus vgsgt. Gt kgkf‗t tidh bjfc `jr Pgfn
tj rhnhgvh ifk innhpt i ̀ jjtmibb snejbirsegp.
Sgte teit, yjufc Pgfnh Bjlmirkg‗s njursh wis neirthk.
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Imjut teh IutejrI wrgthr ifk spjrts rikgj phrsjfibgty, Nergs
Eivhb eis njvhrhk teh Crhhf Miy Qindhrs `jr
ljrh teif =1 yhirs. Eh gs teh iutejr j` shvhrib
Qindhrs-rhbithk mjjds, gfnbukgfc egs wjrd wgte
Mrhtt @ivrh jf teh quirthrmind‗s iutjmgjcripey,
@ivrh? @jr teh ]hnjrk (Kjumbhkiy, 9773), i Fhw
Wjrd [glhs mhst-shbbhr. Eivhb ibsj njbbimjrithk
wgte Mjfgti @ivrh, Mrhtt‗s ljtehr, jf teh fitgjfib
mhst-shbbhr, @IP]H (]ucchk Bifk, =11;).
Jf teh rikgj, Eivhb ejsts ^pjrts Bgfh jf SKX_ 9;11-IL ifk 913.8 @L4
teh Fj. 9 rithk spjrts tibd sejw gf Fjrtehist Sgsnjfsgf. @jr ljrh teif
98 yhirs, Eivhb njvhrhk teh Crhhf Miy Qindhrs ifk wis if iwirk-
wgffgfc njbulfgst `jr teh Crhhf Miy Qrhss-Cizhtth . Eh wis filhk
Sgsnjfsgf‗s ^pjrts Njbulfgst j` teh Whir gf =110 my teh Lgbwiudhh
Qrhss Nbum. I Sgsnjfsgf fitgvh, Eivhb bgvhs gf Crhhf Miy.
Indfjwbhkchlhfts[egs mjjd wjubk fjt eivh mhhf pjssgmbh wgtejut teh ehbp ifk cugkifnh j`
lify wjfkhr`ub phjpbh. I sphngib teifds tj teh Crhhf Miy Qindhrs Eibb
j` @ilh `jr tehgr ufhfkgfc hfteusgisl ifk issgstifnh jf tegs prjohnt,
pirtgnubirby Kgrhntjr/Irnegvgst [jl Lurpey, Lifichr Cwhf Mjrci ifk
Issgstift Isebhy Fghs. [eifd yju tj Qindhrs lhljrimgbgi hxphrt Nergs
Fhrit ifk Qindhr egstjrgif Hrgn Cjsdi wej whrh ibwiys rhiky tj bhfk i
eifk it i ljlhft‗s fjtgnh.
MgmbgjcripeyCjsdi, Hrgn. Crhhf Miy Qindhrs? I Lhisurh j` Crhitfhss . Gjbi, Sgs.?
Driush Qumbgnitgjfs, =11;
Ejrfufc, Qiub, wgte Mgbby ]hhk. Bjlmirkg ifk Lh? Qbiyhrs, Njinehs,
ifk Njbbhicuhs [ibd Imjut teh Lif ifk teh Lyte . Negnicj?
[rgulpe Mjjds, =113
Drilhr, Ohrry, wgte Kgnd ^neiip. Gfstift ]hpbiy . Fhw Wjrd?
Fhw Ilhrgnif Bgmriry, 9705Drilhr, Ohrry, wgte Kgnd ^neiip. Kgstift ]hpbiy . Fhw Wjrd?
Qutfil, 9758.
Bjlmirkg, Pgfnh, wgte S.N. Ehgfz. ]uf tj Kiybgcet! Hfcbhwjjk Nbg``s,
F.O.? Qrhftgnh-Eibb, 970>
Lirifgss, Kivgk. Sehf Qrgkh ̂ tgbb Litthrhk? I Bg`h j` Pgfnh Bjlmirkg .
Fhw Wjrd? ^gljf & ^neusthr, 9777
J‗Mrghf, Lgneihb J. Pgfnh? I Qhrsjfib Mgjcripey j` Pgfnh Bjlmirkg .
Fhw Wjrd? Ljrrjw, 9753
]jmgfsjf, Kivh, wgte ]jynh Mjybhs. [eh Bjlmirkg Bhciny? >1 Qhjpbh
Sej Shrh [junehk my Crhitfhss . Cjjsh Nrhhd Qumbgsehrs, =117
0; BJLMI]KG? If Gbbustrithk Bg`h
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