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

YOU DO not think IL too much TO Dring me
a large doll with long hair and that VIII
shut her eyes.
and a blackboard and a christmas tree
hopeing you will not think 1t too much
because want them all now II bee
good girl will you bring them 10 me
i know you will so-good by from little
ELIESE TUCKER.
Richmond Va. Dec. goth. 1894
Dear Santa Claus: I am going to write
Won a nice little letter and / hope you VIII
take a few minutes to read 1t 1 am not
going 10 ask you for very much as
know you have so many little children
to Carry things to. Please Dear SANTA
bring me a large Doll Baby and Trunk
Table and lots of good thing IL you can
bring me an Oxodized Bracelet that ls
ali L hope / will be larger by next CHRIST
mas. so you can bring me moro Good bye
from your little grill Marie.
BLANCHE MARIE PHAUP.
Barton Heights Dec is "a
Dear SANITY Claus:-Please read this let
ter carefully, and do as you told my
Mama YOU would. Dear old Sanity when
Krismus comes and / get up soon In
morning and hear people shooting OH
pop crackers and babywakers and dow
ing horns and other things and making
a hole lot of nois l would like to ma IN
my stocking a hole heap OF pop crackers
and baby walkers and / want big tin
horn, not girls horn but one Ike you
get out Of tin stores one that Will so rally
loud Please bring me drum and sword
and cap and Sanity. please don't forget a
tool chest with a saw and hammer IN IL
because | hear people talking about hard
times and may bee / could make some
money with them Pleas. don't forget the
bunnys you said you would give me ana
the horn aggits bring me hole lot OF
candy too. Dear Sanity Mama told me
that II | wrote a letter and sent 1t to the
Dispatch you would see 1t II you see this
one please don't forget that it is from
WILLIE DRUMELLER
Age 7 years
well, we'll, WE'LL" and the next letter
is scanned:
Richmond Va Dec. 10th
Dear Santa Claus: There are several
things l would like TO have this Christ
mas; but owing 10 the hard times L know
/ cannot get them all so / will write off
the list. and leave it to your judgment
to decide for me; and / will try my very
pest 10 ne NOHltultu Will SOui dNNi"ip'i
l would like to have a rocking chair. lock
bracelet, red elder down cap. or a little
tiny silver watch and anything else that
you choose to bring. Good Bye.
From your little Friend.
OTELIA r. WOODWARD,
GA d. 9th st. station B."
II wonder If he has been a good boy?"
muses. the old man, after perusing No. s..
Chestnut Hin Richmond Va Dec is 1894
Dear Santa Claus L am a little boy 10
years old. / have been trying to be a
good boy so you will remember me when
you come around Xmas. I would like to
have a rifle and velocipede and my
stocking filled with candy.
Your friend
ALEXANDER CRUMP
"Well, 1 like this" Is the next COM
ment.
Richmond Va Dec 10th
Dear Santa Claus: / always like foi
Christmas TO come because it brings every
one home and because il is time for you
to come and bring us pretty presents. I
have been a good girl this year and I
want you 10 bring me a Bicycle to rid,
all the girls are getting them and l want
one so bad. Now please SANITY bring me
one and / will not ask for any thing else,
your child
ESTELLE PIZZINI
"a regular boy" calculates the old
man, as his eye catches the following:
Richmond Va Dec 10
My Dear Santa Claus: l want so many
things that l cant tell all but l will tell
the good ones want foot bail A gun A
bysisle A lot OF fireworks a lot OF roman
candles some sky-rockets and some pop
crackers and some sponk to light the pop
crackers / am 8 years old Good by from
DOUGLAS FREEMAN
No IL south Srd st
"a sensible child" declares the old
gent, after finishing "Mary's' note. GIe
had forgotten that few minutes before
he was berating the Dispatch for playing
a trick upon him. Just listen:
Scottsvile. Va Dec 10
Dear Santa Claus: /, Don't want quite
as many toys as that 'Jimmieboy" wrote
for In his letter TO you
have two little Brothers one wants a
box of tools and the other don't know
what he wants some times he says no
wants q set OF animals. and then he wants
box of tools too. Now | want you TO
brig me abig Scrap Book TO put some Of
the pretty poetry In that cut out of the
Dispatch my old Book is full and ] must
have Book for the last sunday paper
had so many nice pieces want TO keep.
live near Scottsville so you wont have
TO ride out very far from town to find
Yours with love
MARY v. JONES.
Here Is is again. Boys must think billy
goats grow on trees" is the sollloquy over
this epistle:
Richmond Va Dec 70
Dear Santa Claus: want you to bring
me football and a nice gun and some
nice books With pretty picktures thrue 1t
And nice game and a wagon and little
boat and Bilygoat and some nice har-
ness / will be Good boy and / will go
10 bed at eaght o'clock age years old
Your little Boy
WILLIAM. w wINGO
No 3i5 e. Main st
Now, what want to do" exclaims the
old man, (which one wants the doll"
ana a puzzled expression sweeps over
Santa's face as these lines meet his gaze:
Richmond, Va, December 18TH.
Dear Sanity Clause.-As other children
are writing 10 you, l Will write too. l
want you TO bring me trunk. trysicie,
a doll-baby, and a water-set and tea
set and my little Brother wants goat
and Wagon. I want my doll to be very
pretty with big blue eyes and white teeth
and curly hair and rosy cheeks and II you
will bring me these nice things / viii
be very very good please don't forget
anything that / have asked for. Your lit
tile friends
BLANcH CARTER AND cABBLE CAR
TER
sA S. Laurel ST.
''The impotence OF it'll am not old"
vows Santa. as he rubs his rheumatic
leg ind takes In Norma's request
Richmond, Va, December 10th.
My Dear Santa.--I know you are getting
old and cannot bring very much on your
back so we will ask for a few things
! wish you would bring me ring, doll,
cloak. dress. and few good things. My
name IL Norma Ragland and l am just
Q years old. ! am not very bad.
Your little friend.
NORMA RAGLAND
S0i Spring st.
Here Santa snuffs up an ,ther prSdlgous
pinch OF nuff. and is seized with such q
fit u yneezing thai he cannot make any
comment between the following letters:
Richmond, Va, December 10th.
Dear Santa claus,--I am just roins TO
tell you what I want foot pall 90 we