Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-22
A VARIETY OF EPlsTLES.
They Express in The Main Great Desires
for Toys and Fireworks.
PATHETIC AND HUMOROUS
some of the Missives Reflect Much
Credit upou the Little Writer'S, and
All Arc Characteristic Of the Juve-
nile Heart.

the little folks complied with our request
and wrote good old Santa OF
their Christmas wants The col
lection Of postal cards received
al this Office addressed 10 ST. Nick was
as big as 1t was varied. They came as
epistles from little people. big people
children who were at school, children who
were well advanced in their classes, and
children who had not yet been long
enough acquainted with Santa to have
had many of the advantages OF the
school-room.
The postals. taken as whole, are ex-
reedingly interesting. Some of them are
very amusing; Others are pathetic ana
beautiful, displaying all the emotions OF
the Juvenile heart Santa Claus will scan
their contents with deep sense Of appre-
citation lie likes for the small folk to
be unselhsh and will no doubt be as
generous 10 those who ask for little as
lie will TO those who present requests for
long lists of toys.
The Dispatch regrets that it could not
print a number of communications sent
In letter form instead Of on postal cards
and that even number OF postals not
properly signed had TO be thrown out.
Here are the contents of the postals for
warded to Santa Claus, care this ONCE
IN accordance with our instructions-they
are interesting reading for people Of
iii classes. ages, and conditions In life:
Stanton. Va, Dec. is, 1895.
Dear Santa Claus:
Everybody says that you are very poor
and that times are so hard this year
that l must not expect you 10 bring me
much, but / know you won't forget me.
want you TO bring me lots of things,
candy, nuts, games. books, portioho'
et,. You will find a tree in the library,
and my stocking hung by the mantel
piece. | hope you will see this IN Inc
dispatch. Please don't fail TO bring me
as much as you always do. Your aitate
little girl, AMY CAILhII'
stanton, Va. December Is, 1875.
My dear Santa Claus:
1 wrote you letter last Christmas
and am so much obliged for the nice
things you brought me. There are few
things / want this Christmas, please
bring me some books. / love TO get up
.n the morning and get my stocking
tree Is Just splendid. l will hang my
stocking on the mantel piece in the-r room
next to mine up stairs. Your devoted
little friend ELIZABETH CATLETT.
Dear Santa Clause:
have written a heap of notes to you
and sent them up the chimney. 1 am
afraid you did not get them, so l VIII
write this postal in care Of the Dispatch.
Please bring me a large doll baby Lay
ing In the bed & dolls carriage &
nice dolls tea sets suit of chamber
furniture a little plano d ! reckon VA
will think that is enough for a little
girl yr old l will go to bed early that
night Don't forget me please. Santa
Clause. LUCY MURRY OWENS.
Aibemarle Co.
Dear Santa Claus:
I'm a little girl years old. please
don't bring me a switch. want heap
d big box Of candy, and packs OF
crackers And Dear Santa / am years
old. and / want you 10 bring me big
horn, a bicycle, & a bell. and OH packs
of pop crackers, a pistol & u boxes OF
caps
Dear Santa Claus
Please bring me a ring in a box, big
doll. little with long clothes, nice pic
ture book a game of old Maid, muif,
pair OF kid gloves q feather to put In
my brown hat. dolls hat, some candy,
orange, hgs--and long string OF thumbs,
90 I'll stop sucking my thumb. and
tea-set. Your little friend
ELIZABETH.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me this Christmas a baby
house. some silver. little desk, doll
table for playhouse, churn, q set Of
Tin things for kitchen, big glass pitcher
cup, a vase, tablecloth for playhouse.
beaureau. two picture-frames. and
pugdog. Goodbye yours affecuonately
GWENDOLYNE NJ. RUTHERFORD.
Dear Santa Clause:
| am little bit Of a girl yrs old but
am expecting Santa just the same.
want big doll like sisters q blue tea
sets & a baby carriage & a dolls cap &
hat q I hope you will not think that is
too much for me ! Will 20 TO bed that
soon IN the morning x do not forget
any sweet Mary. / have sent
lot OF letters up the chimney but they
would come back sister said you were
not at home. GRACE OWENS.
Dear Santa Clause
| am real tired have Just come from
Echool-but i will write you few lines
am afraid you will forget me- there are
90 many children how. can you remember
them all please dress my big doll real
pretty for me & bring me dol dressed
In long clothes open x shut her eyes.
y some books 20 read. / am nine year
old but ! don't think L am too large to
have dolls. and "a lot OF them. Mother
says she wishes / could stay "a little girl
ell the time a. so do /. for you don't come
90 see large girls do you. j wont ask you
Tor anything more--but the toys you have
Cor me please give the poor little children
kho have none. your little friend,
MABEL BEARD,
Chestnut Hill
Dear Ola Santa Clause:
Please send me and my little sister
tfamye a doll baby each that can so 10
sleep and carriage a. tea set & side
board and stove and some'sxandy and
puts and please don't forget my brothers
Doe and Eddie From Liltle
LENA scHARDT.
204 Orleans street, Fulton.
Richmond. Va. Dec 49, 1895
pear Santa Claus:
Last Christmas / wrote 10 you TO bring
me a Tom cat but / did not get him
30 please dear Santa Claus bring me "a
big Billy goat and Wagon, and / viii
treat him good and Will not
let him butt you when you come next
Christmas. and / will let him sleep by my
bedside when II gets too cold. please to
bring me = tool box and ship and a
horn and e Christmas tree. stocking well
PILED with candy. nuts and other good
Things also popcrackers and fireworks