The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-01-19

chard, then still more in the trees
near the house and all begin to
sing together. The sun is fairly
blazing now and the whole world
is as happy as a child.
But the scene changes. The sun
is hidden by storm driven clouds.
The wind whispers through toss
ing pine and hemlock. It grows
dark, then crash, a thunderous
peal and the church trembles, tho
walls shake, the raftered roof is
no longer there. the sky is sun
dered wide and straight and clear
you see the land of your Heart S
Desire.
In the afternoon a trip to the
Soldiers Home where North Caro-
lima is taking such excellent care
of her veterans. That's a trip
worth while, but Miss Joe Lane,
of Hendersonville, ought really
to have been along, for then she
would have seen for herself what
the Margaret Davis Hayes Chap
ter u. D. G. is NOT doing for
these old boys in the sacred gray.
The home is about a mile and
half from the capitol-a pleas
ant walk when you have pleasant
company. In this case, Commits
sioner of Labor, M. u. Shipman,
before whose quietly spoken word
all doors seem to open and all diff
fieulties vanish into thin air. This
is a true saying When In Raj
eigh see M. L. Shipman and do as
he says, then the rest will be e;5N
The home consists of a group
of one-storied buildings, includ-
ing house at one time the head
quarters for the federal officers
stationed here. There's a simple
little church there and on last
Saturday Rev. DR.. Smith of the
Raleigh Presbyterian church,
preached an earnest, understands
bic sermon to those pitiful vets in
front of him. The music was good
and went with a swing. The pas
tors of the different city churches
take turn about in preaching at
the home.
The quarters are comfortable
and clean. The Dining room is
pleasant and airy, the kitchen as
spotless as any in Henderson
county. the hospital quarters are
the saddest part of the home, of
course, but the men stretched out
on the white iron beds were CHEEKY
ana bright and able to smile
back at you. It's little bit hard
to smile yourself, though, for you
reel an instant s Tightening In the
throat and see through an un-
wonted mist when you note the
signs suffering has left on these
men who fought so well for tnelr
CAUSE.
Ut course, North Carolina is pro-
viding them with a good home and
every attention, much better, in
fact, than many Of them would
receive in their own homes. Still
men you look at these gallant old
fellows, many of them remarkably
fine looking, their faces refined by
much suffering, their bodies bent
and twisted, with here and there
the tale told by an empty sleeve
or the poor wooden substitute for
leg left on some field of horror,
you do find it little bit hard to
smile, you know.
For these men fought The Eng
hsh left 81 per cent dead on the
field Of Balaklava, famous in song
and story through Tennyson s
& Charge of the Light Brigade -
but did not the 26th North Caro-
lima Regiment leave 80 per cent
Of their number at Gettysburg
Fight Who so well?
But the attention of Miss Joe
Lane is again called to the fact
fact that Margaret Davis Hayes
Chapter, U. D. c., may still do
much for these men. "A bright (be
sure it is very bright colored lrug
plenty of new and old magazines
and illustrated papers. few at
Etractive pictures, will help won.
derfully, and won t cost SO awful
much, In fact, Miss Joe, you just
put The Hustler down for what
ever you think the nGreat South
ern Weekly, as John called ii
during the campaign, ought to
| stand, and then see the other folks