St. Mary's gazette., 1867-08-15
A Touching Appeal

The following letter, addressed to a
gentleman Of this county, and orIg'oa''y
published IN the Baltimore Daily Gaaet'e.
has been handed US for publication
Though lily able at present to spare the
necessary space for rs publieatnn' We
have felt called upon to yield to the
wishes of the gentleman to whom it is
addressed and to present 1t to our rea-
dcrs. in the hope that it may develop
generous notice from such of our people
as are in circumstances to respond to 1t.
It is the sad story of lady OF the pur-
est virtue aud highest accomplishments,
reduced by the recent social and poilti-
cal revolution at the South, from ease
and afluence TO positive want Coatri-
buttons in aid of the lady left at this Of
fee will be conveyed to her through re-
snonsible channels without unnecessary
delay.
Nh Dear Cossia-Tears of varied ami
most disastrous changes have passed since
4 7 last wrote YOU. | have often thought
/ of renewing our correspondence, but L
/ have bceu from extreme i'll health utter
! " ncapacitated for writing | have, dur
ing the time since last saw you, pas
/ sed through many severe attctlons nave
buried six lovely children. My parents
both died curing the war and nay young
est brother, +. p. am able To
write only few lines, my dear eoHSln,
IS nv health is wretched have been for
several wears past 4 great sufferer, bust
before the close of the war my husband,
by the advice of my physicians, prep~F-
atorv to removing to the sea-coast and az
far South as possible for the benefit 9
NV health, sold all his possessions, ex-
cent our negroes, for Confederate money.
These consisted of a very valuable farm
of one hundred and eighty acres, beau
tiful!y situated. near the White Sulpher
Springs, in Hamilton county, Florida,
with a most comfortable dwelling tract
Of two hundred acres, lying on the rail
road near the town of Jasper, III the
same county aud one of the finest hou-
scs and lots in the town Of Madison =
We even sold our furniture, with the
same end N view and the consequence
is that we arg left utterly destitute. Our
valuable horse, our only means Of support,
was so badly crippled last December as to
be entirely worthless, and when we start
cd on our tourney South last winter had to
Ne left behind. Our Intended destination
was Nanatcc but when we reached Mi
canopy our babe, lovely little girl of
eleven months, was taken 50 ii, and my own
health and strength had failed to such de-
: gree, that my husband was compelled to stop
there and find employment IN the Vlc'nlty
As a teacher. After SIX weeks Of suttt7lns
our darling baby 3 died; left me broken
iu heart. reduced BY fatigue and sickness
and suffering for the bare comforts and
: nccessaries Of lite, lying on thin mattress
, on the floor, without sufficient ov.nrlng to
keen us warm; net a cent Of money to pro
cure medicine, much less TIE little comforts
that are 50 grateful and essential to an IN
q valid. We have heard so much OF the kind
: ness, sympathy and liberality that the pco-
o plc of Marylaud have shown to the sutttring
south and remembering your own warm
: heart and atfectionatc disposition, | have
at last with great reluctance resolved that
! 7 viii write and state to you our su iterlng
. and great dcstitution, believing that It will
be source of pleasure to you to be lnSru-
mental. by YOUR influence or otherwise, IN
nrnviiiDp some relief for us from the abun
: dance and hbcra!ity of those around you
The people of Florida generally are not
sufferers to great extend from the effects
of the war. There is no famine here as in
GEORGIA. and South Carallna, aud conse-
oueutly no part of the contributions sent
South are sent here, although there arc IN
stances, such as in our ease, where COM
bination of circumstances renders them
J o,nualIv as needy as the sufferers of those
! State Oh. if could give you an idea OF
how much we nced your sympathy and as
sistance. you would excuse and understand
tho effort Il has caused me to make this ap-
| n6a1 I believe if We could have few
: hundred dollars loaned US Sc as to be able
. "a make some start in life once more that
with Gods blessing we may be able IN years
to come to repay it. Will you not try,
t dear friend. from some of the benevolent
associations which are formed IN various
parts of your State to procure some help
for us? Please try and 90 so, and If you
succeed. let me hear from you as QUtchty
as possible. and | can assure You that the
: "blessing of those who are }jteIdly ready to
5 perish shall rest upon you. | will not
promise confidently to return any amount
that may be advanced US, but | do say that
ifit pleascs God to prosper us IN the future,
we Will do 50. My husband is at school,
and docs not know that am writing to
YOU. Please dear COUSIN, DO what you
can for us, and may He who has sad in
: asnuch AS We did it unto the least of these
We did it unto me, reward you richly for
+. NJ. p c.