The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-27

family, and expected 10 help them, which I
did until about three weeks since, and il the
Supt Of the poor or anybody else says that
neglected to furnish her with the common
est necessaries of life, they state that which
is not true, which / am prepared to prove in
any court. She told me repeatedly that
got her everything she asked for. / kept her
and her four children in my own family six
months, then she became dissatisfied and
wanted / should hire a house for her in Paw
Paw. l told her / could not do that, but
that had three empty houses and she could
move into either one of them. Her Oldest
daughter, % years of age, looked them all
over and she and her mother concluded to
move into the old shanty, because there was
a good orchard and good water there. / had
better houses empty, into which / should
have put them had they left it to me. When
she moved gave her lard, ham, flour, canned
fruit, potatoes, onions, groceries and every
thing to make her comfortable, paIered the
house, and banked it up the best l could.
She had one fat hog, sixty pounds of beef,
ten chickens, potatoes, -four, all the groceries
she asked for, and all the milk and butter
they wanted to use, up to the time they ap-
piled to the county. Since then / have not
supplied them with anything. They volun-
tarily made such application without my
knowledge or consent, and the day the Supt
of the poor sent her the first supply. took
her sugar, tea, coffee and rice and she had
-four. l cannot account for her conduct,
only she has all the time wanted to got into
the village. She had daughter married to
a poor man last spring, without any home,
and they have been living in my house with
them most of the time. Two weeks ago her
son was living with me, and said he must
leave, for his brother-in-law was going to
move to the village and he was going with
them, to help take care of his mother, and
when they wanted any help from me they
would let me know. When heard this, /
forbade them taking my things with them TO
set up house keeping with, which the Sup'ts
of the poor propose to furnish at my expense,
and | hereby forbid them. or anybody else.
doing so at my expense. If the Sup'ts of the
poor wish me TO take care of her they must
bring her back 10 me. She has been dissat-
istied ever since she has been here, and
have offered TO send her and her family back
twice, and hold myself ready 20 do SO now,
but she and her daughters are disappointed
and they have gone about the neighborhood
with their slanderous abuse and lies, about
what / promised to do for them, and have
not done, and happen 10 have few very
busy neighbors who magnify these SANDER
Gus reports far and wide, and the Supt comes
to their relief and relates them as facts, which
| defy them or anybody else to prove, for
challenge the closest investigation. When
asked her why she applied to the county she
denied doing so, and said she understood it
was DIR. Andrews. l went TO see him and he
said he knew nothing about it except what
he heard. went TO see Mr.. ]. w. Free, and
he promised to come and bring another mem.
Der of the board with him, and meet me al
her house to see what was necessary to bt
done, but they did not come. SO there the
matter rested. Within the last fourteen
months that family has cost me over $500
and yet the article in your paper speaks Of
common humanity and the ties of blood
Judge We between her and me, and will res
my case with Him who giveth a righteous
Judgment.