Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-24
A CHRISTMAS LETTER.
Santa Claus Answers His Correspond
ents Through The Star.
MANY LITTLE CHILDREN
Have Told Him What They Hope to Find In
Their Stockings on the Tree Tomorrow,
and the Old Gentleman Comments Upon
Their Wishes

santa Claus has sent another letter to TIE
STAR giving some moro of the queer things DO
found In the letters that the children have sent
70 MN this year. This one came little too
iate ON Saturday to DC used in connection with
the long one that was printed from him that
DAY, anG SO 1t is given today. He writes as
follows:
MY DEAR STAR BoYs After I wrote 10 you the
o1her day found another mine of interesting
hotes IRON the little ones, and snatch G few
moments more to tell you about them. re-
greet 70 say that some of my correspondents are
so forgetful as to leave out their addresses or
their names, SO that it will be impossible for me
TO send them the letter that would like to send,
and from this cause tho whole number of re-
plies that VIII mako will be reduced to about
thousand.
MAUD LOVES HER PAPA.
without any further preiminaries I shall
give you some extracts from this second batch
OF interesting letters. picked out from the mass
Maud Is ten and she evidently loves her papa
very much, TO- she says II just tell you he is
nico man, and he Is going to get us lots for
CHRISTMAS We arc all going to save up and
give papa pair of nice slippers" That is
proper. Maud has caught tho spirit of -eci-
proclty. She may not know what tina. means.
but her good papa will explain the word to hei,
have no doubt
EDWARD NEED NOT FEAR.
Edward IS niae and he writes a letter in a
hand and style that would do credit to many
q business man. He says: 1--WE have Just moved
70 Washington, and mama says she is afraid You
Wiil not lind us. SO am going to tell YOU in
,hls ietter where We live" Edward should
know that never lose track of the little folks
nave made arrangements with the railroad
3d.
lilies move, and have a special contract with
tho men who publish the city directories to
give mo the advance sheets of their books.
A dainty little envelope comes inside
announcer ana contains printed note from four
year-oId Frances. 1t is very cleverly done
get ever so many postal cards. don't like
postaiJ as rule, but Mt this season any,
thlnS from the children is acceptable and well
como.
vILLETTEs POSTSCRIPT.
Villette. ut the age of seven. writes to say
that she will go to sleep and dream of me.
That is very complimentary. She adds one of
those very feminine things to her letter. O
postscript, In which she informs me that she
sends me Christmas present l have not no.
ceived it yet. but / am looking for it yery
anxiously. 1t is not very often that l get
presents. My line is in giving things, not re-
ceiving them. and this little remembrance will
be particularly clever.
Maud writes to me on nice little sbeet NJ
paper that bears on the upper right-hand cor
ner the picture of a slate with pencil hanging
from 1t. and this legend on the side: PLEASE
make memorandum of this" Ipresume that
this refers to Maud's request. 81 would like to
get tricycle. or ring, if you please"
One OF the notes is printed very plainly, but
the name Is run together so that L can hardly
make 1t out. l will give it just as it looks, and
you may see what trouble have had in learn
ing the names OF my correspondents: Vernone-
nat
writer is n boy by the text of the letter-says
Il am good little boy, my mama says. want
a little sailor doll please"
BEssIEs NICE NOTE.
am going to send Bessie's letter in full as
1t is such a nice note. She says: 1--WE are sub
scrlbers to The STAR and I saw you were will
ling to receive letter from little girl like me.
l am always glad when it is time for YOU to
come around. And it has always been one of
the greatest pleasures of my life. forgot last
year to hang up my stocking, but am think
Ing OF 1t great many times in the day. for I
do love good things. l always pass very rest
less night Christmas eve, and wake up very
early In the morning. The first tree had was
when was three years old, and mama saws
as soon as 1 put my eyes on it l clapped nv
hands and shouted: oh, the good fellow has
been here and put all the things on itr was
nine years old last August and hope that you
Will answer this letter you promised. am
@"o W " p" Soou SAli just HoW, dUyuOW. ana
L go to Sunday school every Sunday except
when had the measles"
Frances is six and prints few lines. adding.
at the end: "Mama told me how to spell these
words"
IRENE IS DIPLOMAT.
Irene is little diplomat She knows how to
handle the hearts of foolish old men like me.
Listen to her honeyed words: Il am seven
years old and have had visits from Won when
aal " M haS haa,,
little song to Santa Clause which am to sing
with some girls and boys at my Sunday school
entertainment / am not going to try to tell
you all the things would nike to have for fear
you might think me greedy, but will tell you,
dear old Santa Clause, that love you dearly
and would like to see you"
Some little folks ask very awkward questions
just now. wonder if Jerome thinks l am
going to give away all the secrets of nv trade
by answering the queries in this note of his.
II thank you very much for the monkey Won
sent me on the tree, but want to know what
becomes of all the things you put off the tree
after Christmas. / never see them any more
till the next year. tell you have been try
ing to be good boy, for want to get writing
desk with a blackboard in it. l always go to
Sunday school and help my mother set the table.
have n sister named Bessie. She wants more
than do. l wish l could see you. would
speak piece for you want sled. gun,
soldier suit, set OF tools. l would like q live
goat and wagon, but mama says it will eat
the clothes up" Bessie must want great deal
MARY's HANNA IS DEAD.
Here is another OF those letters tinged with
sadness that mentioned in my last letter to
you: II am little girl seven years old / have
dear little maltese kitten named Blossom; won't
you please bring her q new ribbon and bell
Dear Santa Claus, would like to have n pair
OF skates and picture book and a set of dishes
and pair Of brown kid gloves and pair of
handkerchiefs. My mama is dead and this is
the reason l ask much. Mary"
He.e is a letter that may please YOUR busi-
ness manager. 1t is from Arthur, who lives in
Anacostia: do you read The STAR? Papa and
mama read it because it is a good newspaper.
You must think it u good paper to advertise in.
would like letter from you" 1t has surely
been good friend to me this year, dear Arthur,
for it has brought to me some of the brightest
rays OF happiness have known in many a year.
And here is a note that you sent to me BY
mistake 1t is addressed to yourselves. and
you must have overlooked it in your rush.
ihall not send it back, but Just quote from it.
as 1 suppose it was really written for my eve:
Dear Evening Start think you are very nice
to get US u letter from Santa Clause and want
it very much"
A NOTE IN TWO PIECES.
nave struck one rather funny little note
that came in two pieces with clever little Joke
in it: Il hope you will trim big nice tree
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