Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-11-04
SUNBURY Pa. SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER T. 1871

Cincinnati their warehouse is under theil
own supervision. Everything is arrandet
in order-clothing, provisions, etc.-jus
where they can lay their hands on them
and when they want anything they know
where it is and if n team is wanted, they
capture anything within reach, station theil
| police with it, and il arrives all safe at its
designated point. That is what cal
having head. l would have given al
most any amount of money to have had
this systcmatized arrangement on Thurs
day, so that could have reached some
very sick people with stimulants, etc., i'm.
mediately.
Tho lower classes are and will be amply
provided for but the suffering is and will
be among the better class of people. They
will not state their needs publicly, and fol
them is needed n generous supply of good
clothing. We want especially women's
and childrcn's and babies undergarments,
sheets pillow-cases, and good palatable
food.
Last night gentleman came into the
house where l was staying, asking for n
loan of some provisions for his family,
twelve in number, man who a few days
ago could count his money by the thou
sands he knew nothing of my presence
there. l came forward, and after listening
to his story from another room and asked
him if he would accept some funds which
had at my disposal from st. Louis. lie
hesitated n moment, and then bursting i'm
tears said "Good God / never thought /
should come to this, accepting charity at
the hands Of strangers" / said 81 beg
you not to call it charity; it is frec-will
offering from your brothers to suffering hu-
manity take it, and only wish it was
five times the amount"
took his address, and tomorrow his
barn shall be filled with supplies for some
time to come.
Mrs. Joseph Mcdill, of tho Tribune, ran
out to me rs passed on Thursday morn
ing, and said that in her house were five
persons, the members of some of the best
families in Chicago, who had been trying
since Tuesday to get out of town they had
passes, but must have some money for their
present necessities. | have been trying all
day to borrow ten dollars for them, but
can't get it, AT last got it and gave tito
her without hesitation, and she has since
told me that never did money prove such Il
gOdscnd as that ten dollars.
DRoNEs IN CHICAGO.
From the Chicago Tribune of October 2lst.
To avoid imposition, and the danger of
bcstowing charity upon unworthy people,
will be n matter of extreme difficulty. At
nearly every church in the west division
yesterday great, lazy, able bodied hulks of
men were sitting and lounging about the
churches, smoking their pipes, and waiting
for their turn to be helped. These do-no-
things are taking the bread out Of the
mouths of deserving, suffering women and
children. There is work enough for these
men TO do of some sort, and no relief should
be afforded them whatever, until they show
they can get nothing to do. Let these va
gabonds once know there is no help for
them except in honest labor, and they will
go to work and swell the ranks of the Tin
Kettle Brigade, whose PROFESSIONS at morn
ing and evening from the East side to the
West side, and from the North side to the
South side, give cheerful, encouraging
aspect to the cheerloss ruins. But the Re-
lief Society understand this thing better
than we do. They are wedding out the
vagabonds with systematic rapidity.