Show V 0 SARCASTIC BUT SENT MONEY how john drew replied to his nephews touching appeal for financial assistance repeated efforts made by a seedy looking individual a short time ago to touch a well known actor playing at one of the broad street houses recalled a lot of stories of how varl ous actors have come to grief and how they appealed tor assistance some stories were serious some funny and among the latter was a yam concerning jack barrymore and hla uncle john drew it was a good deal like adding insult to injury but jack got the money anyway he was returning from a tour of australia and stopped in san francis co just in time to meet the earth quake jack lost everything but his clothes and just as soon as he could get to a place where he could write a letter he directed one to john drew making it rather strong dear uncle he wrote 1 I am up against it in this fair city and any thing you can send me will be greatly appreciated I 1 was asleep when the earthquake arrived and was thrown clear across the room into a bathtub filled with water the chock aroused me and after dodging a few falling walls I 1 managed to reach the etrest still clad in my pajamas ben I 1 reached the street I 1 was met by two soldiers who immediately put roe to work clearing the debris you can see that I 1 am up against it and I 1 shall await an early reply when baremore Ba received his uncles reply be found it to be both short and sweet it ran ao follows dear jack I 1 always knew it would take an unnatural convulsion of the earth to make you take a bath and I 1 was also sure that it would take the united states army to put you to work but the letter contained a money order philadelphia times |