The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-05
WOES OF A CAPITALIST.
Letters Received by Wealthy Man from
InpOFtunate Be@gars.

InpoFtunate Beggars.
Interview in New York Mail and Express.
In the first letter the writer's husband is in
prison for being drunk. will you support
the family until his return (six mouthsG'
"C'' wishes to go into business with his
- would SEND it to him if he only wrote
-. ''D'' wants to find the friends of coll
ored preacher vino live in this city. "E''
wants = to send to Washington for his
patent, paying all expenses. ''F'' asks for a
loan of 81 600 ''G' wishes daily pass on
the II. R R. R., also 5000 in cash. HI wants
= to buy horse and buggy for Western
family, as they have to walk to church. "I'
asks - to kindly give the writer e few
hundred dollars as he wishes TO use the
money" 4 widow wishes to be supported,
as she thinks sit might set her mind at
leg of the latest patent-''small favors. like
the above, thankfully received" TX" wishes
- to ''edicuate him for an M. d." Il"
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. En-
nobleman ESQ he claims), wants money adj
vanced on patent A woman wishes $500,
SO that she can join her husband in Texas.
A man wants to be started in the carriage
business, An old lady wishes to be support
ed. Private in G. A R. wants to know if
- will support him; age twenty-four, A
young man wishes to be started in the
grocery business. A young man wants a
loan of $1,000, SO that his mother
will be able to procure a divorce.
M wishes a loan of 81, 800. Illus word
is security enough for the amount, and will
repay when able" 4 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-schooln "N'' asks: will you
buy a team of horses and send them South?"
"Op asks: will you pay board bill?'' ''P''
wants to be supported, but will take any
amount from S. up. o. wishes a loan of
SO, 600 without security, interest or any re-
striction as to Che time of payment. He
thinks his word ought to be enough for the
above amount or more" "R'' wants check
to get her husband out of an inebriate
asylum. "F' wishes to be sent to
California with family of seven.
up wishes to buy 10, 600 bushels of June
wheat, 50 that he can speculate" and make
$1,000 to spend the winter in Florida. w"
wants to pay debt OF $f14, contracted by
her husband. wv" writes: PLEASE send SIS,
so can give it to a friend Of mine" "X'
wishes 10 buy house for an Eastern family,
as they have not the money. ''Y'' wants 10
pay claim of So. A young man, an invent
or, wishes money. will you kindly send
it in day or two?" Thinks $200is about the
amount he wishes to use. w asks: will
you send two colored walters to a college in
the SOUTH" Another wishes loan of $75
one year, without security or interest An
other wants - to buy 700 copies of book
she has written, but is unable to sell. An
other wishes money to build an engine. An
other writes: will you write your name on
orr n piy n To nh
for minister and Quilt for his wife, Another
wants a loan OF $50 at per cent. two years
no security. Another wishes - to take
autograph of Queen Victoria, price $40 An
other asks; will you please furnish
house2 The family have bought the house,
but are unable 10 furnish it." A Western
woman farmer wishes four oxen, and closes
by saying: please send on the money" A
miller has lost his mill by fire, and writes:
please send money to rebuild it," The
above extracts are taken from begging letters
received from January l. 1888, to present
date. If the above letters had been answered
the receiver would have given away money at
the rate of $50 964 per annum, making low
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