San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-10
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 9 1895.

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 9 1895.
To the Daily LIGHT:
1t was raining and cold, the wind
blew the rain obliquely. In our
rounds we met trio Of ladies'
congenial friends Of ours. We ex-
pressed surprise that they sh ould
be out. 81 had to come. l am just
out of bed. l have been sick for
three weeks; but / had to buy a
bridal present for girl friend who
is to be married tomorrow. l wish
you would come and see a pastel
picture and tell me what you think
of it," said the youngest Of the
three.
"Yon know her." (meaning the
bride elect edo you think this will
give her satisfaction, or had 1 bet
ter buy her a piece Of silver?" 81
should much prefer the picture"
we replied.
81 do not know which to get.
Not long since gave a girl friend
a piece OF solid silver plate for a
bridal present. To her sister, a
bridesmaid, gave pretty hair
ornament. The bride expressed a
great preference for the glittering
hair pin over the piece of silver.
Since then l have been little
dubius as to brides tastes" she
said.
While helping her to decide, she
turned to the head of the depart
ment of this large firm and said:
''This is for bridal present. How
much of did you cay for the pic.
ture and the case?"
He told her a reduction OF $3.50
had been made, "That is as low as
we can put it," said the gentleman.
~ buy so much here you ought
to let me have 1t real cheap"
ayes, but our firm does a great
deal for charity" said the loyal
clerk.
"Oh, yes, we know what your
house does but no one ever knows
what we do" said the plucky little
woman.
"People live in our houses and
oftentimes never pay a cent Of rent.
We have taxes and repairs to keep
up. No one ever hears Of the rent
money we never get. That is
charity. 1 think your picture is
| very DEAR" said she.
We left them parleying over the
picture, to hunt confidential en-
ploye Of the same firm.
"Please, my young friend, l want
to know which orphan asylum Mr..
Sanger gives foot gear to. Was it
the Catholic orphanage of Oak Cliff,
or Buckner's orphans homer"
"To both. Mr.. Philip Sanger
gave each of the orphans at Buck
ner's home shoes, caps and suit
of clothes, and there are upwards
of 400 in that one institution. To
the Catholic home In Oak Cliff, he
gave the same"
"Can you tell me Of other charity
work"
Indeed can. The firm is CIV
ing all the time. To the Cisco cy-
clone sufferers they sent $1,000"
"How about that gift to local
church which has recently fitted
up suite OF magnificent rarlors?
Did Mr.. Sanger make them a pres
ent of a receipted bill for an
amount Of furnishings that footed
up over a hundred dollars?
"He did, but you do not recOg-
nize that as charity" was the an
, swer.
"No matter, it was given"
"Did he contribute to the Saliva
tionists?"
"Oh, yes, he did, but I tell you l
just accidently found out about
what l have told you. Mr..
Sanger would not like to have
it known" he said. ave thought
If no were besieged by char
ity beggars as your cores
pondent knew him to be, 1t was
no wonder; for as one lady who
was making an appeal to him for
Sl75, where with to lift a debt a
certain charity had incurred, said
by way of apology: "Mr. SANGER
you are the only one who helps
u.s." So, we suppose she was will
ing to ride big horse as long as
the poor animal could stand 1t.
The readers Of the LIGHT may
think too much space is devoted to
the gifts Of one firm, but the recent
celebration of the twenty-tifth
marriage anniversary, and the
many testimonials from charitable
institutions and Individuals caused
the close-tisted to open their eyes
in wonder.
Mrs. Lee G. Hardy, formerly Of
Texas, and now a resident Of New