The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
.FRtENOLESS PEOPLE,
Two Families and Lone Womsn
Who Need Assistance.
a Chance to Spend Holiday Money
10 Coed Advantage.

While everybody is spending money
carelessIy, or maybe thoughtlessly, for hol
iday toys and useless presents with which
Ito please some neighbor or some visiting
friend. little thought - bestowed upon the
deserving poor who are suffering. and whose
stories Of want, If even listened TO are set
down ar plausible tales to soften tie hearts
Of strangers to the extent Of few nicke!s
The above is no idle expression for yesier-
day afternoon the many vino had occasion
| TO be about the union depot, had an oppOr-
| tuUity to witness scene sufficient for a
lecture on charity for all time to come.
THE vIRGISIAS=.
| In the eentlemen's waiting room was eeate!
a care worn looking man abOut thirty-fye
years Of age. Near him seated on q rude
chest was his wife, 4 pale emaciated
woman, trying to grind a Email amount OF
coffee. Near the couple We're GROUPED
seven small children, one girl and
six boys, making IN all family of nine. On
Inquiry the man stated with honest tears
in his eyes that his name is john Patrick:
that he lett Iazwell County, Va, with hi.
family some time ago.and ON reaching 81
Louis his money ran short and being
compelled TO ask assistance he found a
nan named Mr.. Kelley who furnished
i'm transportation for himself and family
to Leavenworth, possibly with view OF
getting burden Of the hands of agents
who are inducing moneyless people 10
spend all the money they have in riding
over the roads they represent Mr.. Pat
rick seems TO feel his position keenly, aud
says he is willing TO do anything in order
To PROVIDE SHELTER
for his wife and little ones. lie al-o felt
that he was tresspassing on the rights OF
the railroad companies by remaining 20 |
long in the union depot, to say nothing OF |
the pain produced by the rude stares OF |
strangers, and unfeelIng remarks made
about the condition Of the family. To OBJ
viare part OF this officer Miller conducted
the family late in the afternoon to the po-
lice station where they were provided for
as comfortably as the circumstances will
permit. They should receive attention and
a house be provided for the shelter of the
especially, as the father shows a
10 work at anything in order 10
pay Tor the same, which is unlike the va
rious rramps tina; are constantly begging
and will not work at anything.
ANOTHER CASE NOT QUITE so BAD.
In the ladies' waiting room at the same
time Mr.. Patrick's family was found. a
lady who gave her name IA Mrs. J. NJ
Frszee, accompanied 10y five children and
quantity of baggage. She stated that she
mad come from near Oxford, in johnson
,ounty. Iowa, with her children to meet
Ier husband in this city, when he would
accompany her 10 kiBgman county, where
ne has been living for nearly two years.
he was much annoyed because he was not
I the depot, but talked in such CHEEKY
Iopeful manner about the possibilities that
'ould cause his delay that it is certain ey-
rything will come out all right, Tor no
nan would leave such woman in distress
With her family.
MRS. Colts AGAIN.
Near Mrs. Frszee was seated person
10 our readers a. the woman
Who at one time jumped from a train of
ars and was disabled Sire wac, after the
ccident .taken 10 the Sisters Hospital,
rom which place she left only to be found
iuing near the river on a cold windy day
I'D taken by kind-hearted people TO the
lone for the Friendlers. She left the lat
~ ,,l-ca vazforIsy cba sar- ,.irI ia. fill