Tho Soldiers' Home, in tho suburbs of
tho city, is nn enterprise that is
in tlio extreme. It; is a commodious
building nnd tho decropid Con-federate
Boldior, who is not nblo to sup-port
himself, cau spend his declining
vears in comfort nnd ease there. This
home was built by private subscriptions
and is kept up in tlio samo way. It is n
pretty Bad sight to look on tho lame nnd
halt there, who to-day might have been
the progressive men of tho ago had not
it been for the love for their country; but
itissomo consolation to tlio Southerner
to know that the old soldiers hnvo ft
homo now nnd bright prospects for n
happy one in the hereafter.
I had tho pleasuro this morning of a
visit to tho Htudio of tho great sculptor,
Edward V. Valentino. Mr. Valentino
ranks by far higher than nuy scu'ptor on
this continent and bis works nro tho
woudor of tho country over. 'Twns ho
who modeled tho bronze statue of Gen.
