Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-11
letters Received BY a Wealthy Man
from Unfortunate DeggarS.

THftnTS IACSCkNCu 10y - vvCNktuy M9n
from Importunate Beggars.
In the first letter the writer's husband
4, in prison for being drunk. 'sWill
ro,1 support the family until his return
3six m%onths)?" .'C' wishes to go into
h%usiness with his brother, but has not
she money. He thought - would
sond it to him if he only wrote -.
..D' wants to find the friends of a col
orod preacher who live in this CITY.
..E" wants - to send to Washington
for his patent, paying all expenses. ..F''
,ol for a loan Of 81, 900. CO. wishes
n daily pass on the H. R. R. R., also
5000 in cash, ''H'' wants to buy
y horse and buggy for a Western family,
rs they have to walk to church. .'l'
asks : to ''kindly give the writer a
few hundred dollars, as he wishes to use
the money!" A widow wishes to be
supported, as she thinks "it might set
her mind at rest" s:J'' wants - to
furnish Il wooden leg of the latest patent
-"small favors, like the above, thank
fully received" ssK'' wishes - to
%..edicuate him for an M. D." .'L'' has
q sick wife and asks money so that he
can hire house help. A young man
from Ohio writes: "Send me
$40 by return mail. Inclosed
ind stamp" Sir = an English
noblcman $50 he claims), wants none
advanced on a patent. A woman wishes
$500, so that she a join her husband
in Texas. A man wants to. be started
in the carriage business. An old lady
wishes to be supported. Private in G.
A. r. wants to know if - will sup
mort him age twenty-four. A young
man wishes to be started in the grocery
business. A young man wants a loan
Of i 900, so that his mother will be
able to procure a divorce. "M" wishes
a loan Of 1880. Ills 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. IA
mother" writes: "Send 5000; if 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 to
boarding-school." "N" asks: "Will
YOU buy q team of horses and send
them South p" go" asks: "Nill you
pay a board bill?" .P" wants to
be supported, but will take any
amount from $5 up. co. wishes a
loan of $4,000, without security, inter-
est OIL any restriction as to the time of
payment. ''He thinks his word ought
more" r" wants a check for $3.50
''to buy COWS with" 49, 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 a debt of $114, con-
ltracted by her husband. wv" writes:
,"Please send S., so | can give it to a
friend of nine" "X" wishes to buy a
house for an Eastern family, as they
have not the money. ''Y' wants to
pay a claim of IS. A. young man, an
inventor, wishes money. will you
kindly send it in q day or two?H
Thinks 5000 is about the amount he
wishes to use. s'Z'' asks: ''NNill you send
two colored walters to a college in
the South ?" Another wishes a loan of
-S75 n year, without security OF in
terest. Another wants - to buy 700
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 S1O?"-the money to pay salary
for minister and quilt for his wife. An
other wants a loan Of S65 at S per cent.
for two years-no security. Another
wishes - to take autograph of Queen
Victoria, price 500. Another asks:
"Will you please furnish a house The
family have bought the house, but are
unable to furnish it." A Western farmer
wishes four oxen, and closes by saying /:
please send on the money" A miller
has lost his mill by fire, and writes /:
"PIlcasc send money to rebuild it,"
The above extracts are taken from beg
ging letters received from January, l,
1888, to present date. If the above let
ters had been answered the receiver
would have given away money at the
rate Of SS6, 1854 per annum, making a
low estimate.-EMtcrview IN N. Y. Mail.