The evening world., 1889-12-13

ings, " is the simple request OF a child named
Emma. who lives in the basement OF the rear
building No. - East Forty-eighth street.
my papa hasn't any work"
II am nine years old: Annie is eight,
Willie six, Johnny four, Mamie two and a
half, Tommie seventeen months and the
baby two weeks. We only want something
good to eat at the Christmas tree" writes
''Julia" from q garnet.
PLEASE send me a 'spress wagon" pleads
q little one in Cherry alley.
"Can | come TO tho Christmas party and
get q dolls house ?" implores q daughter Of
poverty.
"A little candy" "a pair Of rubber
boots" "jewsharp, " "a story book, ~ "a
pair Of skates" some "dolls furniture"
1.-TWO aprons - and "a sled" represent the
wishes of eight little ones. Treble that
number want something to wear" and it
would surprise you to know how many plead
for little brothers and sisters.
"Our baby is very sick" writes Mary
Conn from Deiancey street. Wont you
please send him q toy and l won't want any
thing"
my little brother is lame. He wants a
box of paints. II you will give them to him
for Christmas l will go after them, !" is the
tender duplication of a thirteen-year-old
sister in East Flfty-ninth street.
II don't want anything for myself"
writes q heroine in misfortune. but won't
you please send my mother a wrinper. She
washes, and her hands are all sore from
wringinR out the clothes. My father is dead.
and l am eleven years old"
And then follow more plaintive appeals
from childhood for games. toys and play
AL.,ra Al.r . laAo. I.AI u,n,1l LAll II,,,
bug, did you say 2 Not one of them. Every
letter contains the full name and address of
the writer; every one has been verified by
personal investigation, and each little COR
respondent is already entered upon tho in
vitation list for one of the tickets that The
EVENING WORLD is having printed.
We believe thoroughly in the sincerity of
the writer's; we feel for them in their mis-
fortune, and, more than that, we invite their
confidence, as the purchasing list for the
seven big Christmas trees will be largely
made up from the suggestions contained in
these grimy, hopeful scrawls.
The fund is growing slowly but surely. 1t
is nearing the goal of 81, 900, but we are to
have seven trees and will want at least 5000
for each. The Christmas tickets are in the
printers hands and during the third week
of December will be distributed among the
90, 600 little ones of the poor.
1t will take 81, 900 alone to buy the candy;
40 barrels Of apples and 400 boxes of
oranges will be needed to give each child
one, and when the rent is deducted and the
cost of the jolly green trees subtracted there
will not be a penny left for the toys and the
little things to wear that each child must
have.
Now dear, sweet, good, kind little friends,
do send us q penny a dino or q dollar just
for love. Do help us to pay for 10, 600 doll
babies, 10, 600 toys and 90, 600 pieces Of
wearing apparel, won't you?
Help us to make the wetchcd smile. Help
to make merry 20, 900 Christmas days that
without your succor, your interest and your
loving kindness must be cherries and
dreary. Anything will secure their Rladness
and our gratitude-a six-inch package Of
sweets, a box of popcorn, a dozen pairs OF
mittens, a gross of small hosiery, a trunk
full of boys waists and girls aprons, a ham,
per of little underwear or a packihg-box full
of overcoata, jackets and Dutch dresses.
There's no use being backward, dear
reader. We have started in to dress seven
mammoth trees; 90, 900 poor boys and
destitute girls, all Of them under twelve,
have been as good as hidden. Please help
us. NELL NELSON.