The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-05

10 the Editor Of the Herald
Propose to do something now which
have no right TO do, which is voluntary on
my part and which is without, the knowledge
OF the gentleman, Alderman l.. L. Bohnv
and to which he would never give his consent
did he know Of IL. But intend to make the
statement of few facts because | think
they ought 10 be stated, and | 90 it with
the consequences upon my own hoad.
True charity is an honor to any man who
does it. God never made man with n
warmer heart or freer hand than Leopold
Bohny. Every year he oxpeads hundreds of
dollars for the relief of tho sick, tho poor and
the suffering that the recipients even do not
know of that bis most intimate friends do
not know Of that ho supposes only himself
knows IF, but there no il mistaken. A lew
instances will not DO ont of plsce. A short
time since an Irish woman, a
widow, with little children TO sun.
port, living in the fret ward,
found herself in great strait, bscsu:c tho
taxes on her little shanty of homestead and
LOT, So So were due, and her property was
advertised for sale. Size made living by
her ole COW. Leopold Bohny knew of ber
distress aud inability TO save her property.
She didn't live in his ward, but sho was q
woman, poor and in distress. He didn't
ask the council TO remit tho taxes for tina.
would be precedent possibly dangerous,
but he pulled the money out
of his pocket, paid the
taxes, sent the receipt TO the widow, and to-
hn l,Naa - L.
Is. In the second ward, the interests of
which no has watched over and worked for
day and night, 10 has done moro for the
poor than any other alderman In the city has
done. Hc has hunted up those in suffering
and distress, relieved them through the city
as far as possible, has made collections for
them and taken out Of bis
own means every month from
ten TO iltenn and twenty-five
dollars. Whom the funds for the public
school were exhausted and tuition had TO be
paid by parents and guardians, there were n
number of ohildren whose parents arc too
poor TO psy their tuition, the aggregate
amounting to S26 He told Mrs. Miller, who
teaches this school, to keep those children At
their books and he would SEQ tho tuition
paid. He sought assistance and got lit,le
Out iuT TWO lnOnlns past nc mas pAll SZU oil
the money, and Mr.. Billie Kain
what no subscribed, S., and this
ho will keep up till tho school closes.
Christmas before last and last Christmas he
expended SEQ for the lirst and S75 for tho
last, for Christmas trees for tho children OF
the public schol Of tho second ward, and he
did |! In the purost charity and kindness of
heart. Thrse instances, Mr.. Editor, nre not
q 1.-THE Of Loopold's bounty 10 the needy and
the suffering, for no strives TO
give his aims without his loft hand
knowing what his right hand
does. He does not know that these fact. sre
known, aud know that 1t will pain him to
SEQ this letter In print, especially this morn
Ing, bn, l taso tho liberty at the risk of his
great dlsple~ure, IL no should lind out who
l am. Such a man Is worthy Of re election,
and is worthy of tho highest regard and con-
idencc and love of his fellow men, for with
tho name A'bou Bon Adhem, his name IL
vritlcR in the book of lie, in tho list of
mcs who loved and served tbcir fellowmen
TKyAS,
Dallas, April 4, 1881.