Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-19
Letters Received by Wealthy Man
49, from lmportunate Beggars.

In the first letter the writer husband
is in prison for being drunk. "WiIl
you support the family until his return
(six months)Pn &C" wishes to 90 into
business with his brother, but has not
the money. He thought - would
send il TO him If he only wrote -.
''D'' wants to find tho friends of col
ored preacher who live in this CITY,
"E' wants ----- to send TO Washington
for ispatent, paying all expenses. e'F'
asks for loan of 81 ,000 "G'' wishes
daily pass on the II. Il. r. r., also
5000 in cash, III wants - to buy
a horse and buggy for a Western family,
as they have to walk TO church. 81"
asks - to "kindly give the writer
few hundred dollars, rs he wishes to use
the money" A widow wishes to be
supported, as she thinks ''it might set
her mind at rest" 81" wants = to
furnish a wooden leg of the latest patent
-''small favors, like the above, thank
"edicuate him for an M. d." al" has
sick wife and asks money so that he
can hire house help. A young man
from Ohio writes: "Send me
$50 by return mail. Enclosed
find stamp" Sir - an English
nobleman ESQ he claims), wants money
advanced on "a patent. A woman wishes
$780, so that she can join her husband
i'm Texas. A man wants to be started
in the carriage business. An old lady
wishes to be supported. Private in G..
A. II. wants to know il - will sup
port him age twenty-four. A young
man wishes TO be started in the grocery
business. A young man wants n loan
of $1,000. so that his mother will be
able to procure divorce. "Mn wishes
q loan of 81 800 His word is security
enough for the amount, and will repay
when able" A young man wants to
be sent to college for four years, also
to be supported while there. "a
MOTHER writes: "Send $500; il you
knew my case personally you would
give double the amount" A girl wishes
to be supplied with school books, etc.
Another writes "Please send me 10
boarding-school." an" asks: "Will
YOU buy team of horses and send
them South P" 80" asks "Will YOU
pay board billp" "P" wants to
be supported, but will take any
amount from 95 up. 20" wishes u
loan of $4,000, without security. inte.-
est or any restriction n To the time Of
payment. "iIc thinks his word ought
| To be enough for the above amount or
more" 'R" wants u check for $50
| ''to buy cows with" sS'' wants help
| To get her husband out of an inebriate
asylum. "T'' wishes to be sent to Cali
fornia with family of seven. "U' wishes
to buy 10000 bushels of June wheat. so
that he can speculate" and make
$1,000 to spend the winter in Florida.
| "V' wants TO pay n debt of SllI, con
| tracted by her husband. wv" writes:
please send So, so | can give it to u
| friend of mine" tx" wishes TO buy a
house for an Eastern family, as they
have not the money "Y'' wants ic.
pay a claim of 50. a young man, an
inventor, wishes money. "Will you
kindly send il in day or twoP"
Thinks $500 is about the amount he
wishes to use. ~ asks: "Will YOU send
two colored walters to college in
the South pn Another wishes loan of
$50 one year, without security or in
terest Another wants - to buy 200
copies of a book she has written, but is
unable to sell. Another wishes money
to build an engine. Another writes
"Will you write your name on quilt and
give $40 p"-thc money to pay salary
for minister and quilt for his wife. An
other wants loan of $50 at per cent.
for two years-no security. Another
wishes - to take autograph of Queen
Victoria, price $50. Another asks
"Will you please furnish a house ? The
family have bought the house, but IRE
unable to furnish it." A Western farmer
wishes four oxen, and closes by saying
"Please send on the money" A mille-
has lost his mill by fire, and writes
"Please send money TO rebuild it."
The above extracts are taken from beg
ging letters received from January 1,
1888, to present date. If the above let
tiers had been answered the receiver
would have given away money at the
rate of SS6,964 per annum, making a
low estimate. -InterUieD IN N. Y. Mail.