Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-23

e cakes We will hang our stockings up
and will go to bed soon and will not
peep Mamma says she thinks you VIII
bring us what we want because we have
tried to be a goods boys all through the
year. Good bye
FREDDIE & EDWIN EvENSEN.
Richmond, Dec q
Dear Santa Claus, Dear Sir,-I am pre-
pairing for Christmas in good stile ana
hope you are doing the same for l want
to ask favor Of you. have many gifts
10 give and need money so | hope you
will put some in my stocking 1t VIII be
hung on the mantle all ready for you
to come. I would like TO have some
Candy, Nuts, Apples. Cakes, Toys and
JOHN HARRISON.
Richmond, December 10 80.
Dear Santa Claus: / am so glad that
xmas Is go near. l hope 1t will be snow
ing SO I can have lots Of fun sleighing.
I am eight years old and want you to
bring me dolls bed two feet long pretty
story book some candy and a large tri-
cycle. I want you TO go to see all the
ents. With love good bye from
Y. LOUISE CLARKE.
No. s west Main.
Richmond. Va. Dec. 10Th, 1884.
Dear Santa Claus: / am a little boy
seven years old, but my mama says for
this age / am pretty loud but all mamas
say that but l no | am her best boy.
not when | am asleep as my big brother
SAYS but all the time. and as / am a real
good boy | no you are going TO bring
me lots OF goodies. candy nuts, popcrack-
ers. no don't want no doll baby and yes
/ want a lttel writing desk so can write
letters to my sweetheart when ! get big.
an / want a school bag cause got too
beatings for losing too Of my books, an
don't want to lose any more, an get
(you know any more either.
JULIUS HULCHER,
1915 Floyd avenue.
Swansboro Va Dec 10 1894.
Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me a
two dollar express wagon and one dozen
packs OF popcrackers and lots Of good
things TO eat and n nice book and a
drawing slate. II you will bring me all
Of these things i will be a good boy /
am eight years old Yours truly
ROY HUGHES.
West Point Va Dec 10.
Dear Mr.. Santa Clause: please bring me
Lock Bracelet to Fit My Fat little
arm and Pretty Tree a nice little Trunk
TO keep My Doll clothes in. Please bring
me pretty Book From Sans. / want a
little Table to set My Dishes on want a
Muff for my Doll baby please don't for
get me 1 am a good girl Please bring
a Parlor suit From Sans and a scrap
book. am a little girl six years old
I cant write so got my mama to write
this for me. KATIE PEASE,
West Point Va
Academy of Visitation Monte Maria
Dec 20 1894
Dear Santa Claus: want to write you
a few lines so you wont forget me and
my little sister and every body am a
little school girl and don't want much
much at all wish is a writing desk and
Book Bag Hoping you may favor me
Is all / ask and don't forget my Sister
Your Obeadient little girl
EDNA ROSCHER.
Richmond Dec q.
Dear Sandy Claws: Please sir bring me
marble Railroad and a big rubber ball
and Christmas tree with funny things
and candy on 1t and some lights
HERMAN POHLIG
$50
Wednesday 18th 1894
Dear Santa Claus will write you a
letter because Christmas Is so near and
the Dispatch has kindly offered to send
our letters 10 you. i would like for
Santa Clause to send me a doll that has
shoes and stockings on and that has
curis like / have pair Of roller skates
and II he has got enough money would
like to have doll trunk and a little house
II you please good by Santa Claus don't
forget TO come Christmas night I will
hang my stocking up IL you will put
something IN II my number Is 1915 WASH
ington street my age is nine 1 will try
to be nice girl next year IL nothing
happens ! will close now yours ever
KATIE LAURIE HENDERSON
My dear old Santa Claus: I hope you
viii bring me lots OF nice things. I am
going to wake up and see you In the
night. VIII you come UP to Fredericks-
burg and bring me my things? Won't
you fall down the chimney? Iy you do
you will wake me up. Are you going to
MI my stocking full OF candy. Your
loving, WILLIE PRICE.
Il South Adams at Richmond Va Doc.
18th My dear Santa Claus: how are you
We are all very busy at our school and
are so glad that Christmas Is coming and
want q football and my little brother
Joseph who 10 too young to know how to
write wants a Noah's Ark and z cannon
drawn by two horses and soidIar driving
them and q Hon In Choen's window and
some IRE crnckefa and babv Vake<n