The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-08-22
THOS. P. ATKINSON
WRITES FROM ITALY

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Brescia, Italy, July g. 1919.
My Dear Irene:
| have already sent several letters
to Ozark, and IL they have reached
there they have probably been for
warded TO you. ! received yesterday
your letter in which you stated that
you had decided on the day you would
leave for Ozark. ! suppose that by the
time you receive this one you will
} have made the trip.
On June II / sent you letter No. Is.
Since that time have not done much
outside OF the regular routine work,
except one great trip. The Bologna Of
flee has given us permission to use the
autos for trips Saturday afternoon and
Sunday, when we can make 1t conven-
lent to do 80 Last Sunday left with
Mr., Pattison to visit Mt. Grappa, where
the Italians made their famous stand
in this war. We stopped for a while
at Verona to visit our warehouse there
and took advantage OF the opportunity
to see the famous old arena there. At
ter about an hour we went on to
Vicenza where we ate our lunch on a
mountain overlooking the city A
beautiful view can be had. from that
place over the plains toward the
| Adriatic. While there we decided to
go on to Venice and cut short the last
part OF our proposed drip. We arriv-
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way; about a half hours Journey. or
course no one thinks of coming to
Italy without visiting Venice, and I
,ho anrnr,unity 90 A. 90 was n No
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| citv and nv o,t,, ,as,ra, 60 that had
I moi longer n remain tbara used 10
have the idea that All he honses were
huilt down 10 the waters edge hut
was soon disiIms,oned We went IN
he " the tirat thing. and there I ma,
Iup with Mr.. BRYAN OF Atlanta. about
whom / have written 10 Won He took
me In hand and showed me what part
OF the CITY one can see In lust n few
hours. Unfortunately the famous 81
Marks cathedral was closed M thai
hour and / did not get 10 90 inside
Tho aopara ~ 81 M e the most bean
,IfnI 7 haya ever seen You have prob-
ahlv read ~ the docks ~ pigeons that
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day one does moi see so many. hut
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number n has potter, m he q custom
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That same afternoon went to one
II the hospitals here In the city With
he artists for concert. Until July
ny time was occupied just about asI