Show IG Gray Veterans l Leave ave Scenes ef NEW ORLEANS ORLEANS April prU 14 14 By A. A P. Trains Trains department throughout last ast night and early earty today many of f them running In several sections sections sec- sec Ions cai carried led away many of the thereat great reat throngs of or gray gray- clad veterans and nd visitors who attended the thirty third annual reunion here of ot the he United Confederate Veterans which came to a close yesterday After the parade yesterday had passed several old veterans found seats eats in a a. square and were were swapping swapping swapping swap swap- I ping yarns arns One told about a young I rattlesnake that he picked up durIng during dur- dur Ing ng the war after atter a regiment of Yankee soldiers passed over over it The snake he said was a baby and had lad been unable to get out of the way vay of the Yanks and as a a result was vas wounded He picked it up and nursed It back to health I According to the story the old man told he kept Bill as the snake was called for many months but butr r finally Bills Bill's hatred for the Northern Northern North North- ern em soldiers made it unsafe for have haveit havet it t about He said that he tot got ot so that he was vas afraid to shoot at a Yankee soldier sol sob dier for fear tear he would miss and Bill would bite him so he let the go |