The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-06
HELP UNCLE JOHN.
The Pa1e-faced Soldier Sufferer Who Does
So Much for Others.

The Paie-faced Soldier Sufferer Who Does
So Much for Others.
DEAR c. c. AED GUARDS :isince my last letter q
lumber of cash contributions in aid of suffer.
ing brother have been received. aud on itenized
report placed In the hands OF our Editor.
The Grand Army Post, Fairbury. Ill! sent me IS;
Hattie A Barton and parents. New Canaan, Conn.
s.; G. Elmer Slater, bereaved brother, 81
Csrrie Iandis Shelby 81; the n. T. G. G. g. Circle
Wohurn. Mass, g.
Other contributions are: A. Maud I.akn Wa
Keeny, Kan; Sarah J. Smith, Medina. Mimi
| Sarah A. Smith, Crossviile, Ill., james U. Gilpin
and brother, Grand Junction. Mich; Hartley B.
Gates. stamstead Canada Mrs. George W. Davis
veterans widow, Poyuette, Wis; II. and ID. Pritch.
ard, Of crippled mother. Arvania. Va; Mrs.
s. Fl. Somerviiie Wa Keeny. Kan; Robert Cox.
old vet, Liiehfield Mich; Geneyieve NJ. Brace,
AlgoDa. Iowa. Morris r. Adams, Troy, N. H.;
". s. Pardee, Aliegsn, Mich; w. 8. Rynearson,
Trenton Mo-: All Old SOLDIER" Minnesota; j. A.
F., Co. II. 5li n. Y, Washington. ID. G.; Agnes
Ashwiil, Delaware. o.; Helen q. Hough.on, Rich,
Mo-; Hawkeye Girl, Colo Iowa; Jennie Temple
| ton. sewal, Iowa.
AN INvALID's GIFT.
5fiss A. +. DeWintcr, an invalid sister OF the @.
c. residing st Sanhorn. N. Y, has sent me three
oil paintings. size l6 Is. Two of them views
of NiagarH iais and surroundings; the other is OF
Fort hassRsEtiga, near tIe mouth OIL The niagara
River. Canadian side of Lake Ontario. A letter
from her SAYS:
Il wan to do something to aid you In your re-
lief work. j sympa lize with the afflicted you
mention in the c. c.. IA have had spinal COM
plant and neuralgia for "a years. send you those
paintings, which valued nj SIS each. for you
eel. half Of money received for them to be sent
me- the o her half 10 be used for relief work and
To pay you for yonr trouble. Sell them for what
YOU get for them. ssd do with the money as
hef,re stated. have hsd chance 10 show the
pictures 10 but few persons. but all snid they
first class work Now. then. how shall dispose OF
them? Make your suggestions and send your
bids.
UNCLE JOHNS PRAYER.
Now. my dear e. G. and Guards sisters, brothers
and friends, please help out with those cases
now have hand. aud will net ask mare of YOU
O. nay dear friends il you conid reatiize The worry
aud anxiety j have had for the past four Eve
years know you would pity
In sense IL IS plet-ure 10 Ine. but In another
ii il not. dD not do u for what pleasure il is TO
me- but for the benefit Of those poor suffering fellow
beings. Every of those / have worked for
were perfect strangers To me al the time took
their cases in hand IL valued my comfort
aud finances i should not do this begging Of you.
Now show your patriotic principles by aiding me
in giving cid vets and this son OF a veteran IA little
comfort. / pray God Almighty to soften your
hearts to tint end. II is His work. Your an xous
friend aud brother-Unclc John Dean, Litchfieid,
Mich.
HAwKEYE GIRL: No. Oscar G. Peirson does lot
live at LiIeteid, Mich. He lives at Hsleyvils n.
J.-Uncie John.