The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
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cata LITTLE rrnrna IN tnol- N aanh AZ h.. aAai-

Gou knows hate 10 ask for help, but il
| you could only know how much / need a
| little bit OF assistance am sure you would
| do what you could. For more than a year
have been sick and almost unable TO lift
my hand. with two little children to care
| for. A widow? No. My husband, who
was sklllful tradesman and who earned
the best of wages, left me three years ago
without word of warning. and from that
day to this l have never been able to dis
cover trace of his whereabouts. kept up
the best l could for time and managed to
earn enough to buy the plainest food, but
then l grew sick and my little ones were
often hungry. II could only know that
they could have little to eat and something
to keep them warm l think 1 would
take fresh courage. but Ii is so hard to find
any one willing to listen"
Ii some kind-hearted man or woman who
had the money could have seen her, the
chances are that those little tots who were
creeping hungry to bed would have received
once more a liberal supply of food.
young mother, father who had been
out of employment for months and four
little children, the Oldest Of whom was not
yet years old, was the story briefly told
by motherly looking woman, whose face
was all aglow with kindness ana good
nature.
II wouldn't for the world have the poor
mother know that had appealed to you for
her." was the explanation, 'for she Is senSi-
tive, but will assure you she Is deserving
OF aid. 1 have done what / could for her,
and you never saw any one more grateful
just send her something, no matter how
little, for them to eat ana you will have
done noble act"
A shabbily dressed man, who trembled
with age, sat in chair aud told story OF
hunger and distress.
IL am "A years DID, lie explained, ''and
you can see / am not able to work. / was
baker by trade. but no one cares to en-
ploy me now. Young and active men
crowded ma out long ago. and what little
money l had saved was soon exhausted. For
days at time l have gone hungry and my
clothes are completely worn out. Heaven
only knows what will become of me- for I
am too weak and sick to work."
His drawn features and silyery hair testi-
fed to the truth of his story. and the look
OF sad disappointment on his face as he
listened to the statement that he would be
forced to wait till Christmas would have
gone straight to the heart of the most unre-
lenting miser that ever lived.
One little boy, neatly dressed. drifted in
and looked curiously around.
Say. mister. is dis WHARF dey give away
things to de kidsP" he asked as he sat down
on sack of potatoes.
well. I'd like to get a pair of shoes
what amt got no holes in 'em," and he held
out one poorly clad foot for inspection.
''You see didn't say nothin' to mother,
for she'd kick. but just thought I'd ask on
my own hook"
He didn't take kindly to the suggestion to
come around with his mother, and mo-
ment later wreaked a boys vengeance by
standing outside and making faces through
the window.
These are but few Of the experiences
cne meets with in the work of aiding the
poor by means of O Christmas bureau, but
individual Instances are enough TO show the
need for such charity. ard the amount of
good to be accomplished can only be real
lied by those who know what terrible want
Is TO be found on every hand.
The following is list of contributions
received since previous Acknowledgements !:
Sherwood Sherwood, case C dozen
csns) tomatoes.
Mrs. Joseph schsrer, L box women's
clothes, sack mems clothes, lot of
backs and games.
Mrs. II. X. Anderson, clothes.
j. w. Butterworth, clothes.
"a Life Friend of the Poor" 20 cents.
Garlic, 80 cents.
Cash, so cents.
"a Stranger" bundles OF clothes
"a Lady," clothes.
The Price Baking Powder Compsny
dozen cans of baking powder.
Kahn Thomas, sacks of potatoes.
Yolo Mills, a cans baby food (sscond
contrib ution(
Baby Boy, toy watch.
f. Scatana & Co., I sack of potatoes,
Zentner, Cohn & Co., box of figs.
III. Levi. 1 box of tea.
Robert Haight, goods to be selected.
Hooper Il Jennings, sacks OF -four.
"Anouymo cents.
Joseph Music, ront OF store, 542 Clay
street.
Robinson Knox, potatoes, -four, oat-
me al and jeliies.
"SluR a." Enquirer, Oakland, clothes
| and books.
Stranger" Oakland, books and TOYS.
92O Union street, clothes.
Mrs. f. A. F., "a pieces OF clothes for
| child.
II. c. Bennett, quarter ton of coal.
Notion-s.ore on Polk street, n package
ofgoods.
Mrs. III. Kuilman and Master Milton
Kuilman, flour, salt. biscuits, coffee and
sugar.
Mrs. L. Smith, clothes.
"Friend of the poor" So.
Mrs. -, Larkin street, contribution to
be called for Monday.
"a Friend" box and 1 sack Of cl o thes.
Mrs. Garcin, clothes and toys.
DIR. w. $. Halpruner, m I'd icine for colds.
j. de Stale, cI Iothes.
Mnrtinioni Il Podesta, L box macaronf.
c. Nj. Folkman, sack of nuts.
The contributors previously acknowl.
edged are:
Alaska Coal Company. 3 tons of coal.
Mrs. George C. Fife, 10 sacks of -four.
RotanzPs ststusry drugstore, L dozen
cans milk fo od'fo the babies.
Root & SandorsoD, large sack of be ans.
Norton, Teller & Co., case OF pie fruit.
Mrs. f. c. Stock, bundle of clothing.
Mrs. F. NJ. Johnson, clothing.
Wolf & Son, large sack of beans.
FAKE s Co., dozen brooms.
Porter Bros, 10 qusrtsr-boxes OF Cali
| fornis raisips, London layers.
The Great American Importing Com
pany, 60 packages of tea.
Weitzel s. Baker, ham.
Anonymous, bundle OF clothing.
Mrs. Inman, bundle Of clothing.
Mrs kincafd, Oakland, n lot of cI thIne e
Beverson & Faltings, L chest of tea.
Mira. ii. c. Bennett, bundle of clothing.
Zelda c. Bunting. boxes OF apples.
Cluf & Co.., grocers, sacks of hour.
"A Friend" go pounds of beans.
j. III. G"ldmeyer, 10 pounds of bacon.
H. Gardes, can of coal oil, sack OF pota-
| toes, sack of -four, ham, package OF tea.
ga Friend" sacks of coal.
| Lusk 81 Co., 1 case 2 dozen cans OF
assorted fruits.
II. Moor, San Jose, so cents.
X. Nichols, bundle of clothes.
"a Woman" sack of -four.
| Smiths cash store, sacks of -four.
B. sbarbaro Co., box of tea, box OF