The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-17
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By DADDY JIM

AOP0 OdCu OLuCIs OO uOL curse
or beat dumb animals. Dear cous-
ms, let me hear soon, and let the
members that are crippled apply to
me for help, also for membership.
That piece headed "This Should
Make Us all Ashamed of Ourselves
made me go to thinking"
A Word From Montana.
Let us pass Airing -Tootle's sug-
gestion, for the present, and take
another letter from an old sub
scriber in Montana:
II am sending you an article from
Comfort. [ am aware that your at
tention has been called to it, as I
have seen your editorial in The JEFF
fersonian, but l thought perhaps you
had not seen the article in full. This
Uncle Charlie conducts the depart
ment of Comfort known as the
League of Cousins. The members
write to Uncle Charlie, and he an
swers them, and, by the way, I think
he is one of the most lucid writer's of
the day. [ understand he is shut
in himself. Notice the list of shut
ms for February. Don't you think
it would be good scheme if the list
could be brought to the notice Of
our missionary fanatics, and see If
they would shed as many tears over
it as they do over Dear Little Dora"
in Africa. About such list goes out
every month, and it seems to me it
would be a good place for our be-
nevolent millionaires to scatter some
of their benevolence. H. Dillabugh,
Missoula, Montana"
One more letter, and that is the
one referred to by Uncle Charlie.
Then we will come to a practical
suggestion.
An Appeal From Georgia.
Dear Uncle Charlie and Cousins
era v ne anS Save noticed that fhe
cousins often help those who are
weighed down by disease and adversi-
that, you can put the power in my
hands, with which to fight life's un-
even battles. am twenty-six years
gears by " inamm e ry'pp rheum aa
Have never been able to do a days
work, and haven't walked a step for
hopelessly crippled for life, my health
is usually good, but was down five
months of the present year, with
grippe, chills and fever.
[ have picked up a little education
the best way I could. Am obliged to
write with my left hand-my right be-
ing so drawn it's impossible to use it
for that purpose. I have tried very
hard to make my own living at vari-
Gus things, but failure has usually at
tended my efforts.
My parents are now getting too old
to work for me, and besides the au-
thorites of my home county, which is
Douglas, have absolutely refused to
give me any financial assistance, and
have suggested that / go to the poor
house, the thought of which is very
detestable to me, and has induced me
to appeal to the cousins generosity
for aid, as a last resort. Thanking you
der me in my affection and asking
God to bless you all, 1 am sincerely
your friend, JOHN H. KEATON.
Douglasville, r. D. 3, Ga.
Uncle Charles Comment.
Johns letter is a sad one indeed.
All but six years of his life he has
been crippled. In spite of his afflic-
ton he writes splendidly and can put
to shame many who have had far
greater advantages than he. If this
poor fellow is sent to the poorhouse
it will at least cost the county three
dollars week to keep him. Would
1t not be far more humane and Christ
like to help support these poor souls
IN their own homes where they can
have the loving care of those near and
dear to them than drag them into
lnese Wretched county institutions
where If there is any nursing at all it
is done by other unfortunates who
usually have enough troubles of their
own and have little desire to lift the
Sr -ksY