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A,pi.01.1 NElt;CHAf»OTCAUTGroup Shoving All Ciiomoan one. she ees a hyena!”So Levy is ending a bachelor’s career | nraonj his comrades for the neglect of I early matrimonial uppnrtunitlea. After the wav hi* “sola goo«la'* until old age and feebleness Impaired lils usefulness and he entered the homo with all the Joy of prince claiming Iiis realm. Uv Is still pondering over hi* good lock, and ron-tlimes to cor.sm.1 ulute himself and each cf his males as they arrive.Rvery dny Increases the number. Amonif the arrivals Tuesday wiw F. M. Bsurd^n from 31 Edison. Mr. Hcarden sifrrved all through the war, ’losing an flJ’t', however,, and his face still bearing the «leej truck of a. bullet.“X was one of six brotbe-er who enlisted.'' raid Mr. Bearden. And not one of thom was Tost. This was most unusual In the cor.federate army, whero nearly every homo had offered its tribute of Only two of my mother s boys were injured. My brother here Tbsc un The other Mr. Bourdon, who had coroo to bring his Joss fortunate brother, had many narrow escapes. Bhr.*t fiVe t'nieg in or.e en^ayement, he seemed to have a charmed life. One ba.ll tore a hole through his. hat brim. Another glanced off of' his canteen, one made a ficshwound- jn the hip. his clothing: waspierced by another, nr.d a teat wentthrough. tbo right lung.-''* Except a slight sting xts it go** In, a bullet wound doesn’t hurt at ell, at fir3t, said Mr. Bearden. “It leek likea bee sting a little, Aut you don’t realize that you’re hurt. When the ball wentA VISIT tr the new Confederate Veterans’ home is like turning back tho pages of history ior a whclo generation. An old clmc atm-itphpro still clings to these gallant veterans, whose declining- years are now spent In recollections of a glorious nasr. The burdens of Jifo hare been realty .lifted from ttieJr weary shoulders by a fostering commonwealth. so that rbo Inst, days of those who gave their youth and valor for their' country © sake may bo passed in peace and happiness. *Tt Is a flight to rejoice the heart of. the xoot hardened cynic to go out to .the home and see the pleasure of the throng of Inmotca who have so newly come to 4 make this their final dwelling place. Ir. ttielr fipojvtanwrfhs joy and Ingenuous delight with the whole surroundings these battered end weather-beaien old soldiers are like a crowd of school beys. Neal to ihelr war records the entrance Into the home is regarded by ujont of thorn as tho crownlTv^ evont of their careers.Why, thin Is tho most beautiful place In the world.” said Mendl Levy, an aged veteran, tho first to enter'the home. “They treat us right here; they treat vis llko gentlemen. Every one of .us is lucky to bo here. It is finer oven than I had expected.”Mr. Levy doesn’t seem yet to hav« rn-• covered from the effect which the suddeneig'ht of 30 much grandeur evidently had upon him. He walks about over the big corridors with a. sense of absolute possession, still wondering at U all, and hnlr• afraid lest he may wake up and find himself again alone , Sh the world, homeless and unfriended.Levy by birth a Polish Jew. coming when a young man to America to escape the- hostilities J» his ou*r. land, only ro find himself in a .new country rent asunder by civil war. He took up arms in the cause-.-of the south and fought straight through the war, “except.” he said, “when I was wounded and had to lie paralyzed for months.*’ A luiPt'l In the , neck cist s’or.c-i hi* military usefulnessand produced a total paralysis, of one side, of his -body, which ho has. happily, since outgvowo.“But the wounds were not the .worst -of It,” sxirf T,*v*. “It was the hardships that killed tlif men.“Just let rue say right here that a 3ol-dier never does see a goud ;lm*V Levy evidi-utl/ L .d no Illusions as to the allurorit*nt3 of a sohiior’s Ule. He spoke with “Why, nno timo in West Virginia we went over four days without toed—not a mouthful, aud a soldier can’c live as lorig as Dr. Tanner, he added. Dr. Tanner was tho mar. who made n forty days' fast-- “And that when wo hadn’t even9 *»«*s 9*- 9 a o o a -*-9 9Magnificent stock of Sterling Eil-verware oS this season's design* New goods arriving daily at wy store, 22 Whitehall strsct.You are cordially invited to these new and beautiful pieces.ty-cightti Georgia.. Oglethorpe county; Curran Becton. First, battalion' Georgia I flhariv3hooters, JfirCfihaon county; Francis J Bearden. Sixteenth Georgia, Morgan uO un- ] ty; -William G- Clarke, FI rat Florida, j Sumter couni y; John A. Clements, Eighth Georgia, Talbot county; W. B-Ciemente. Tv.un:y-sp.v*nth Georgia, Fulton county: J. L- Collier. Twenty-third Georgia'. Gordon county; Robert Da via. Twelfth Mississippi and Fifteenth Kentucky. Dooly county; E. F. Elliott. Third Georgia and Forty-fourth Goorcia, Putnam county; James Ford, Fourth Georgia, Fniton county; Edward A. Furlow, Third Qeorgla. Morgan county: Mortimer Farias, First battalion Georgia sharpshooters, McIntosh county: D-Yv'itt C. Gozft, Twentieth Georgia. Fulton county; Edward Garvin. Twentieth Georgia. Chatham county: W. H. Han^s.Fourth Georgio. Gordon o.mmty* 13. V. P. Harm. Second JOntuclcv cavalry. Whitfield county; J. C.'Harrtt. Ffftifth Alabama. Forsyth county: Melton Ijnr-raJiion. Third Georgia. Walton county'. W. F. Haves. Bbarpebootcrs Polk county; A. C Haycs. Tennessee corns. Fulton county; A. B. Holt. First cavalry. Whitfield county; W. B. Hur.tor. Seventh Geor-la. Troup county; J. B. Dunnlciitt, Twenty-second Georgia. Gwinnett countv; Frank l^svvretl. Georgia zntllt.lo, Morgan county; T. Jones, Flr*t state troops.'1 Warren county; Charles Lankford. Third Georgia, Greene county; J. J- McConnell. Troup Artillery. Habersham county; G. W. Miller. First Georgia cavalry. Cobb county; J. N. Mills. Fifty-sixth Georgia. Whitfield county; Amo* Moore, ordnance department; Fulton co-jnty; James F. Murphy. Fourth Georgia. Jasper county: Nicholas Overby Third Georgia. Fulton countv; O. S. Paul. W»UhaVfl bat-talJon. Fulton county; V. M. Rogers. South Carolina artillery. Cobb county; W. F. Sanders, First Georgia cavalry. John?on county: James Stevens. Ninth Georgia. Fulton county: William Rouec. Eleventh South Carolina. Burko county; Sam Beck, Thirty-seventh Alabama, Fulton county; A- W. Newman. Fifth Georgia. Pulaski county: W. T. t^'ado. First South Carolina cavalry. Richmond county.Three of the aged vctcruns arrived on Saturday morning, others cam© Jn during that afternoon, while atlll others arrived yesterday and ■vere all gent to the home.Superintendent James L. Wilson, of Putnam county, for several weeks past has been bn duty and has had sunervislon over the repair work which han been going on at tjio homo. Mrs. J. P. Thornne, of Augusta, the matron, haa been in the city for several days.Three of the Oldest Battle-Barred Inmate3 of tho HomoCHARLES W. CMNKSHAW22 Whitehall St., Corner Alahama.I am making special displays of slXvor, suitable for Wedding Gifts, for the cloe-ing days at my o-.O estabaenment, Whitehall street. anlt;‘ before moving Into new quartern at D6 W bile hall etfeeLReduced rates for the summer month*. Lessons In china painting; eupeclal attention :o teachers.Eighteenth. season. ,WM. LYCETT.S3 1-2 Whitehall St.. Atlanta, Ca.^--r^rSuUtvan, Crt=ht»oPhfl Oorjpl6r* ; fk+C*.’Actnal £usli«w iroa btrtto Oniab,.” UurtlhDiQaj daortiittio A rmnor.. lt;V:/j rrnd:ior^C- 0*t- ft%«.SOUTHERn SHnaTHBOOTV fin If (/S1) S .' a TL AV7 Tfi , a s—F.ocif c,rat\wt*o. Zlt;ecf*ivlt;* from itoo appUc**:oc«Cully lor booUk^eocrs ocd aWBOgmnheru. Bouk. kofpinft. Siorlhond, Teietraphy tought. ?efetoiW AtlanU'a buuioe«3 oien and banker*. Write lor catalogue. AdflTeim A. C. Brtucoe. Prea.. or L- W. Arnold. V. Pres.. Atianla.Qa.Superior to AploU Ttmry. 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Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Sun, Jun 09, 1901
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