The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-07-11
SARGE PLUNKETT.
MIR. n. Il. HEJTPHILL DIVIDES 5000
AMONG THE STORM SUFFERERS.
The Pretty" Picture Being Mailed-A
Letter of Thanlks to all Who Have Con-
tributcd to Forwarding this Movement


Mr.. Uemphil camc out last Saturday
and turned over to Messrs. Webb and
Weaver sixty dollars. that he has received
from donators to their relief. lie will come
again soon and turn over to them whatever
the total may be iii full.
Before you read this the picture OF Run
kett will be mailed and donatOrs will have
it to see for themselves how pretty 1t is.
1t would be out of reason for me to notice
each contributor separately, but luclVidual-
ly and collectively you shall ever be hed
in memory by myself and all who have been
connected with the matter, and feel sure
that the good Lord Will smile upon ana
bless you, which is best of all.
Ii is hard for sufferers removed from
railroads to receive benefits which are com
mon with city folks in time OF great ca
amity. An old farmer Or two hi aW"E
in the backwoods is naturally overlooked
in these msfortuues while his fellow SUI
ferpls Of the towns are cared for amply. 4
am happy that the letters before me demon
strate that it is no drawing OF lines be-
tween country and town that makes ms
so. Good people with great true hearts
only have to know OF these sufferers ma
away in the shadow of the woods to res
pond to their needs. In this connection L
will be excused for making special mention
Of Il class in Atlanta who were the first to
get in their donations to this fund. mean
the Western Union telegraph employees Oh
the city of Atlanta. These western Cllion
boys being located in the Constitution bui'u-
ing were the very first to get to ME- Hemp
hill with their donations AS they always
are, so they were with these Old farmer
sufferers Generous and swift in action.
their purses are as open to any Eood cause
as is the latch string OF the lrlshmah 'hat
hangs out the door. By the letter heads IN
this mass of correspondence l see thar the
professions are well represented. t1spe-
cially are lawyers conspicuous, without m
tent of being so. | mention this because
it is happy. and it is an evidence fhat no
class is arrayed against class ana that All
the world is close akin.
OF course / should say something sweet
Of the little children who have sent IN their
dimes, though they are like their mothers
don't need it. One little miss touches up
nv good qualities with such delicate sweet
ness that / fain would write verse to her
.}one Int I desist. Another says that she
knows the scent of strong drink nor inc
poison of profanity was ever upon my nps.
Right YOU are, little. miss: THANK you. All
other of these makes mention OF how nicely
write Of the birds and OF the flowers III the
sprng time. and incidentally remarks that
she knows that ] am Il sweet, gooQ old man.
Yon are right, too, little miss, thank you:
Mr.. Bob Uemphill receives the thanks OF
many Christian people, t9r ,nG I I; Th;S
Is so much deserved that | cannot refrain
from addino NV thanks with theirs His
was a cold, business part of tins work. 10
sentiment, no poetry, could cover over 'iit
STERN figures Of the counting room. In lt
all. though. Mr.. Hemphi!l threw 50 much
of that spirit which is hist spirit when
makes easy work of love--that ne Drew
from it full share of that peace Which
comes to men of his character when IL IS sAo'
''yVell done, thou good ana fa',nlui ser
want" The managing editor OF The Con
-; oil m Il
heartfelt thanks of MeSSrs. WEBB ana wen
yer. Mr.. Howell held the key to the Whole
matter and he turned it with an lmpuiSH US
generous as it was void of display 10 Ar.
Wilkinson the artist. and MIR. Wrisley, the
,atnreotyper, | extend Il public acNhoWi"0&"-
mont for their kindness III MILKING lc'uN 'n0
rirture. the work Of winch Is proh0''i''cu ny
mon vorsed in the matter as the best ever
seen of the kind. ~ ~, a. tho
All the way from the Rio Granue 10 'he
Potomac have those donations come ',s wa
NV request, and MANY Sooo yanhIccS .f,t'
in their dimes also. ne, Hou', nT1 e.,
IS unrenrescnted in the pile, save AiaryEn4.
and several northern states are |" ~ l "'t;
Iowa came to the front hoDiy. i'i'n'i""
This because Iowa beat lnulan't III we n;'
fer and we southern folks learned "ui us
the war to look upon 1nr az III Heir sec
ZION But Indiana has not done b?d-ioWa
has ONLY done better A httie liliAols Slit
writes that she has been saving ll7hVY ~; ~
90 TO the world 1alf. put '"tt' -
snare n dime of it to send to G'orSla. a
Kansas boy says that he save! N"oo i"d
:, quarter. maid ont one dime OF II 10. Sol'lF
LARGO ring" marbles and AGATE Jaws H''' w,
one dime to Georgia and mas !" il'k.i ,rl,
for "secd." Some Marietta street A,a'',a
Gentleman send, his dime and Sims ''he o.
fhe Real Poor Yankees, Tins man Eot
..nnor'' instead of good yankees. ne
tone Of this note is Il ttlr plu'lHo' u,Im ,i1>.
90 ! hasten to inform him that | was never
~ ;nornnt rs to suppose there were any
rnol "nonr' Yankees. but | knew there were
many real ''good' ones. ,,.
XII in all. the effort has been Il happE
surcess. not only i'll II financial way III 'iie
f"ca Of these hard times. but II mas brought
~ into closer touch and kindIef 1eeiln3S.
IErom Texas to Virginia, kind letters nave
boon written: Arkansas, LOUISIANA, MISSES
sim; and Alabama have all been heard from
gnnrrouslv; Kentucky and Tennessee lolh-
OIL with Florida to help old Georgia from
falIinr behind the three southwestern states
| am proud Of little Florida, "srecialy' Ior
T thought il was too hot down thrre lof
Deonle to think about beng @oou' re
ttvn C,aroliuas We'd with each other. and
II was MO and tuck with them rs to Wnlch
did the best; honors are so near eQlal thlt
| Shall keep the secret
In closing this letter, | wish to impress
every one that it is rs much my desire
tilat every one of you shall receive Your
picture. as it is your wish to have them
Therefore. il any one who requested
picture fails to receive it. please let me
know. and | will see that you be sent
SARGE PLUNKETT.