The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-02-25
sbooug Highland County, Thursday February 25 1875
Letter fY0n Kansas-S0me A E
fectiug "Details Of the Snner,
ing and Destifuti0n.

Letter frOn Kansas-S0me AZ
fectiug Details of the Suffer
ing and Destitution.
Mrs. Weatherby, Secretary of the
Committee for the Relief of the Kan
sas and Nebraska sufferers, has kind
ly furnished US the following letter
for publication:
MNNEApoLIs, Kansas, Feb. 8, rs.
Mrs J. A. WEATHERBY-Dear Aunt:
The two boxes shipped by you have
arrived. Their contents have already
gladdened the hearts, as well as
warmed the bodies, of many deserv-
ing poor, who we know were needing
them. We were particularly pleased
at the desinbleness and good quail
ty of the aatieles sent, for although
not new, they were not worthless,
castoff articles of clothing-many
of them being much better than
many here wear to church service on
the Sabbath.
Knowing that you have confidence
in our Judgment and honesty, we do
not deem it necessary to furnish you
with the names of the recipients of
your bounties. We assure you they
were notunworthily orimproperly be-
slowed. Some unscrupulous per-
sons may consent to take the strin-
gent oath required as to their needs,
and thus deceive the officers of dis
tribution. While, however, this may
be the case, had it not been for the
very generous donations made by the
whole hearted friends of the East,
there would have been q large
amount of actual want, and even
death, both from starvation and ex-
posure to the cold weather.
The Presbyterian Minister here
mentions case, which came under
his notice, of family consisting of
eight persons. Upon going into the
house, he found the mother in bed,
where she had sought refuge, to hide
her rags and nakedness. The eldest
daughter was clad in calico dress
only, SO far as he could judge, the
tatters and rags of which came only
to her knees, the younger children
being equally as scantily clad.
A good brother came to me yester-
day, and although mis- clothes were
quite ragged, he said they were the
best and only ones he had. They
were so ragged, that he could not go
to church on the Sabbath day, but
went only at night. His wife had
only one decent dress, and that was
calico He was too proud to appeal to
the Aid Society, but said, if we were
disposed to give him anything from
among these goods, he would not re-
fuse them. At that time, the goods
had been distributed, but I assured
him, if the friends sent anything
more, he should have something.
There are many such cases.
Some among you may say, ''why
do they not go to work?" You must
remember this is new country, and
everybody is poor, and have nothing
to pay for work-consequently there
is no work.
The great want is going to be for
seed with which to conduct farming
operations the coming season. But
I trust, either through the generosity
of those who have and to spare, or
through proper legislation, some way
will he provided, by which those
needing may be enabled to supply
their wants.
But I have already tired your pa
tience, and were to continue much
Ionger, I cotlld not tell all the desti-
tuition and want.
With much love to you all, I am
with much respect, your nephew,
A. B. WHITNEY.