, 1877-03-09
AN APPEAL.


AN APPEAL.
Aid Asked for Suffering nosnians in Dalma-
10 Ms Editor of tn Tribune.
CHICAGO, March THE following letter, con-
corning the suffering IN Bosnia and Da1matIa,
has been sent to me BY Indy residing In En-
gland, requesting that It might bc inserted in
the columns Of TnA TRIBUNE.
One feels sone hcstatton Ia making appeals
OF this kind In theso times, when 30 largo .
class In our own land are enduring much priva-
tlou; yet doubtless there arc many In Chicago
who could we'll spare something Of tho abund-
ancn they possess to assist these sufferers from
Turkish oppression and cruelty. "Hc tl,at hath
pity upon the poor lcndeth unto the Lord, and
that which ho hath given will He pay MIN sgaIn,n
Tho lady who forwards this stAtes that s,e.
with many Others, has a grateful remembrance
Of The generous and substantial aid rendered by
tho American people upon former occasions, and
desires to have this matter placed before a.
many Is can be reached by your paper.
Miss johnson, the writer Of the following let
ter, Ii q II granddaughter Of the iats Sir T. II.
Buxton, and niece Of The late Elizabeth Fry,
both we'll and widely known In their day a.
Christian philantlropIsts. She (Miss ~ aud
her assistant, Miss lrby, arc laborIne In these
distressed provinces under the auspices Of the
English Society Of Friends, possessing the cn-
trH confidence q that t,ody.
No. 1oo Washington street, has kindly consent
ed to forward any contributions be mar receive.
JOSIAH 6fNNs.
written by Miss Johnson, who, will, Miss Irby,
IL ~ knn, In DAlnatia4 to relieve tt,c ulstreas
am;ong ..;n, the fugittVes from Turkey In that dis
JAN. "a, 1s77.-My last letter told you lI,t,s q,
the condition Of tho refugees In Croatia and
slavon!a. Wo are nuw in Dklma,is, and feel That,
ri r., - VA. he suffering " haa already rtnessed
Il 1s's sd told u,
VIII hnses VIZ sFas ase sonE pHa
mi,eFable fugltlyes; but our Thoughts were then
fully occupied s w'th tho scenes tnnedi.tely ~:
worse ones were nwn!tlng us. =
The Dosnians hereaboota are those who hare fed
way from their burnt and deeecsated homes; hun.
dssds 1ndsso n's ss.usy iyng on The rontsr
yes ere, Indeed ,ate; but tho bleak, barren h'iis
Food there Ia nope; shelter but little; wood for
faei 4 sca!ee md very desr; and, what Is hardest
&c ff:pss s. &C. sa;sas o. L ' TO 20
day q Frmor rsschod m thst, In thia ~.
spset, matters ato 70 mend;, iat- up 10 the
aick il tho utmost which has becn given. and tlst
caprcuus'y and irregula,iy that Il WAS irs1ly no
ccIved, and do receive, sbsointely nothing. In
ihis atony county food l. always scarce, sssn for
The inhabitants; but now owing 70 the Increased
reach of the pcnaIcss mnltitnde. iIow those i've
lille Children iooE like little lriay eorpee: tejt .Gp
aunkcn eyes. drawn iips and .ticE. ike lfmb. slow
on ,sIyvS itG xuu .e,e
sSoat q, o9o i'osnisns Since October 2, S0o h.ys
Wish to know what va aFe nbte to do for thct,.
of course, we came hoping that--as VI We had Ioae
ehons wbcse tts ehdrsn voua "a b. eoea AZ
fed regularly; but We saw directly TINT until tho
eSad e o On ~ @
large quantity oi indian corn. nnd, a. soon a. wa
arrived va telegFaphed for more, In all II, 600
Ths Inst two days We have been occuptsa dI.trIb.
rIng SONS of III at iho eamc Tina ynr hsns"t.
md warm clothing, whicl, aro bitterly needed in
balmati, i H. soa,on. iissds g. fspis::nisiises
a. % wsis Il fs .n
sssa ssSsp s psnx axS is ~ psss q s q
the door, Whcre c5ldsn hcaf, Of c0Fn va IicJs x
regular quantity wns out for each person
twenty souls, thc SUPPLY seemed bountiiul. Sou,a
small deputies were then md there clothed in
One tpy iii Of about Year, old ssid F hsF fatSer
wns iyInv iii OF fpycr: rnoiier WA Already Iead'
aud tbe had como 10 carry back tha ruTn fnr Tho
family, A nieo new shirt and warm cl,sk maI1
tha fittle mcssencer happy, onc or Two rscrcI
lads aud lIttlc toys had tkeIr portun, .-trplsa1.
somewhere WITH thc res.. 1~'0"1'N -
Two daya hard work ended, and ve found thet
only a fow moro thap = boo Dconlc hnd been
lelncd: but tuch contrasts between need And snp-
pjy atp onjy loo cvmmon, "'~N "3' ""'7
Our trusty Hoantan helper from, Pakrntz thtmself
rcfnRoe Ct ntneteen yeasn standing, and now
Wol dt 10 n!a aaoplsdt country! has ut re-
sIrmsa is1 - e1psa,on ~ aefosa ths if3nscr,
iug out Of tic tusqca hiiisi9ca. Aceusiomei Us
OH l.aEaf II 20 tha sugar o. want and poverty, he
nf ." !rEect nsna ne as ,sHn ons nfe M
ils nakcd children shiseritlg In The wind 10 which