The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-25
MT. ullman,s Funeral.

All that was mortal of William Ullman was laid to rest from Temple Mishkan
 Israel this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A
 large concourse of people turned out to
 do honor to his memory. Universal re-
 gret has been expressed in this city over
 MT. Ullman's death and on all sides the
 expression can be heard that Selma has
 sustained a great loss.
 Mir. Ullman landed in Selma just after
 the war and started in business on the
 corner where his establishment is located
 His entire worldly possessions did moi
 amount to moHe than $500 at that time.
 By close attention to business and fair
 and upright dealings with his customers
 he built up a name for honor and inA tegrity, which he valued as highly as he did his personal honor.
 The Knights off Pythias of which he was a member and the local lodge of Con federate Veterans turned out to do honor to his memory. At the special request of the family all of MT. Ullman's former employees we're requested to act as hon. orary pail bearers ,and the sorrow of these former employees of this good man over his death was genuine.
 Mir. Ullman was modest man in all things and was hardly ever heard to say anything about his record Us a sol dier in the Lost Cause" but his com rades in arms all testify to his personal courage, his fidelity to the Confederacy and the uncomplaining manner in which he went to the front and exposed his breast to the enemy's shot and shell. the same as if he had been born on Southern soil. He came to this South land from Bavaria and soon imbihed all of the feelings and impulses of a true Southerner and proved his faith by his works in going to the front and fighting for what he believed was right.
 Your correspondent heard an old sol dier talking about MT. Ullmans career as soldier. He had never asked for a furlough during the whole time that he had been in the service. One day he little rest, so he applied for leave of ab- sence which, on account of his fine record as soldier, was readily granted. He put his furlough in his pocket mount ed his horse, (not very good one) and started home. When he got some forty or fifty miles away from the army on his way home, he met a soldier riding a magnificent horse, and who wanted to go nome. Mir. Ullman bantered the sol- dier for swap, but did not have suf- ficient money to pay the difference de- manded. The trade was declared off and MT. Ullnan mounted his own steed and turned it's head and started to ride away.
 Hold on, stranger" remarked Mir Ullman's friend. q tell you what will do. If you will give me that furlough to boot l will swap horses with you"
 The remark was no sooner said than MT. Ullman was on the ground unbuck- ling his saddle, and in five minutes more he was astride the noble steed and on his way back to his post of duty, while the stranger had the furlough in his pocket, vending his way toward his home Next day Mir. Ullman was back at his old place, and 1t was not till near the close of the war that he told how he swapped thirty-day's furlough and an old plug for one that was able to carry him along with the best horse-hesh in the army.
 In talking of the incident afterwards MT. Ullman said that he had no family ties to draw him homeward and when he looked at that fine horse and saw rom the expression in the owners eyes now badly he wanted to go home, he made up his mind on the impulse of the moment and swapped his furlough and hls hores and went on back to fight his country's battles. just as happy and con- tented as If he had come on south and spent the thirty days that his furlough gave him. among his friends and ac- quaintances.