Child's Pathetic Letter

There are many pathetic appeals for help in the daily mail received at the treasury department in Washington, but a letter the other day from a little girl brought tears to the eyes of the old clerk whose duty it was to open and read it. It was from a little girl and was as follows: 

Dear Mr. Treasurer- Inclosed you will find a very old dollar bill which my papa gave me when he died. It is the first he ever made when he first went into the dental business. He told me to keep it until I got hard up and needed it. 

Papa has been dead two years. I need it very much now. I took it to the bank, and they said it was too old, but papa once told me all United States money could be exchanged at Washington. Papa was all through the treasury about four years ago with mamma. Maybe you met papa. He was a thirty-third degree Mason. 

We had lots of money then, but papa was sick two years and Artie was sick two years, and it took nearly all our money. So now I must send this to you to exchange for a new dollar bill, as I need it. Poor papa would feel so bad if he knew we were in need of that dollar. It is not too old for you to exchange, is it? Now, goodby. From LITTLE –. 

A new bill was sent in exchange. and there was a hint that something else went with it.