Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-24


one. To attempt TO make mention of
the items 1t contained would fili book
as large as dictionary. Today the con-
cluding parto his letter the last he ever
wrote for the press. is published. From
among hls begging letters be selects the
appeal from Michigan boy who wants
a few osiriches. etc. lie writes: "Mr.
Barnum:--l would Ike 10 find out how
you catch your ostrich. How much
would il cost. ! would like To have
you send me one or two II you can and
/ would like TO have you get me stork
and elephants"
Money or Clothes
Pennsylvania woman writes call
for money or clothes. "Mr. l.. I. Bar
mum: dear Sur am poor woman and
slckel one have SIX children ham not
able to wirke cape Store * sue hots
and can not care my selve and chii-
dren ham going To askey you too
healp please send me somtnink doant
care what 1t is We hade no close nor no
money no Bed close wish you would
send me somthink we are Strangers But
Bot one OF your Book long time goc
and was IN your show please give me
somthlnS you was 80 good TO the poore
/ red you Book over and over tim and
sgsne too see how good you was do not
forget me and my children please ance
rite way for we are starvin"
Wants to Cure . Habit.
southern man who wants money TO
letter below with these words: "Please
do p<ad a. At a. hoF1 n
ing co." After referring To a previous
Look up and read, he says: MAY not
ask you TO hunt back for it's pray that
you will read il; yes. all of it, & that
you may in your kind heart n charity
lend me helping hand, 90 that may
obtain the Cure which is now offered
me upon terms of No cure, No pay.
And that l may be restored back to
health, to wife 4 family and friends 4
OF which ! am so very long deprived, 4
which | am now, d for over 10 long
years slave to the terrible tyrant, &
icavo you to judge how wretched am.
q then. Oh, how very anxious am to
be free, & do pity any mortal in like
condition, & may beg & pray & plead
tor your kind aid and assistance"
Misery in Michigan.
A Michigan woman writes as follows,
and wants 500 as loan:
''Mr. p. L. Barnum: whc have ben
worken hord l2 years this spring at
farm work and have saved nine Hun
dred boilers my Husband bought A
farm last fall Tharty one Achars Of
good land A Hows and Barn and corn
Hows and A good Whall. ho bought
It Tor Twhalve Hundred Dollars paid
seyan down the ballens is to be paid in
five Years at tan par cent now he havo
got Hundred boilers remain to bey
A team and Whaggen and plow and
evary thing to work the land with now
whey i write this to you know you
are willen to hxlp those no are willen
to halp them salves ask you to land
him Hundred Dollars for Two or
Three Years at tan par cant he cannot
get along without halp if he had a
good team he will do wall he do not
know have written To you but like
your own Dear Wife am anches for
my Husband whant to halp HIM all
can tor he is A good man. remainder
am TO bagger ask You to lend with
the inthanchen Of payen you agen.
"plese to write me soon as you can
the spring is A commen fast and ]
whant to know what you will do.
''Deyrect your lattey." etc.
SO, Or u Situation, or suicide.
The following writer wants a situa-
ton, but would accept $40. lie Gays:
II am fairly wild with anxiety OF mind
to know how | am to 1--we, and | arm
constantly fearful least may he driven
TO commit some rash act, and would
not let my circumstances become pub.
iicly known here, as / have striven 70
keep up appearances thus FAR, and
rather than he publicly exposed here
would prefer my own destruction.
Ii you cannot give me employment,
will you loan me the small sum of SO,
and ] soiemDly promise to return it at
the very earliest opportunity with
many thanks and many deep heartfelt
wishes for your continued prosperity"
He Was y Modest.
A Minnesota man wants q home or
81. "I venture TO write 10 you to see
If you will be 90 kind as to assist me
and bcstow something on me il IL LENT
but one dollar. | would thank YOU
very kindly ! often wish had enough
10 make me a home for mysclf for then
could live happy but being unfortu-
nate and poor il makes me feel so bad
and as | was told of you the more /
thought of YOU the more ] thought
about writing"
The Missing Link
Turning from begging letters to offers
of curios Mr.. Barnum writes: "a doc
tor in Louisiana writes NE the follow
ing letter about human tail. the Oar
wInisn link. Col. Bsrnum--Dear Sir.
| have In nv Office in alcohol the Tail
of negro child born in fou. mice ~
thi. place, aud amputsted when about
slx months old. opel asion perfo rmed
by myself. IL being such a wonderful
curiosity | hesItated about operating,
but the negroes ali held council and
esteemed II a disgrace upon their race
of people and would not rest until
amputated ID. The child j. still alive
and female. The tail - about i've
inches long. and was developing IN pro-
portion 10 the chlld's growth. Would
not TINS PAY you and me both at the
Centennisl7 ! have never met With an
individual vet who wss not willing 10
give two bits or four hts to see u The
tail resembles anea that ST a pars
cleaned os tnat OF an uyipassams. Can
give you feieFenees that q - no hum
bug.
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saff wan How,.n Fa~.