Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-20

bring brother a Drum and big Ball to
loll on the floor and a horse on wneeiS,
me cause both OF as are going 10 be sooe
children your little friends
BESSIE KATHLEEN AND
c. r. BLAsSENIAM. Jr.
Dear Santa Claus: ] wish you would
bring me a Rine and . Sled and Magic
lantern from your little friend 1890,
FRANK TWIG
Dear Santa Claus: Please bring mea
cycle wagon and rifle ana magic
Ia. 9S ana RSbF s9 Yss Lee o. for Children Ss
Mrs williams and tho lifo OF Stonewsli
Jackson for children and box or baby
walkers. From your little. friend
BOILING w. COULTER.
Dear Santa Claus: l thought II best to
write and let you know that we had
moved 10 COS north 9Th so please send our
things there I want toos ooN Win
saw in it, a stove s. a book. SISTER vents
a big and little doll, and tea-set. your
aifectiOnate little friends.
WILLIE & SUSIE LUCK
Dear Santa Clause: Please bring me
hook and ladder, and tho biggest lot OF
pop crackers You ever saw: o.o.rv
FRANK Nice. cORLEf.
Dear old Santa Claus: As times are
hard & l haven't got much money, bur
think they would Of been better II Mr..
Bryan had been Elected 20 l won't ASK
YOU to bring me much this time: All
want Is n doll baby as large as | had last
xmas. don't forget my doll, high chair
please put a dress cloak q Hat on her &
send a few under clothes for her-doii
baby piano writing desk e xmas tree
& every thing good TO eat II you WI,
bing mo these things 1 will be good
little girl Until you come again my name
is ELSIE LEE BALL
Dear Santa Claus: please bring me
doll and a baby carrige and a Book ana
a sled and a Baby house and baby CHAIR
anu ''''''0 ''' MARTHA l.. WARE.
Dear Santa Claus: wish you would
bring me a billy goat and cart ana a
magic lantern we'll / think that Il all
want from your little friend friend ,r.vr
Dear Santa Claus: Pleas bring ms
sled and magic laton and pair or
rubbers boots ] will thank you for them
from your little friend ,
Dear Santa Claus: Be so good as TO
send me a large doll, O. carriage, tea set
x table & bed & chair & washstand Good
night AGNES PAtlISh
Dear Old Santa Claws: am a little
boy seven years old, and the only chlla
my maman and papa has got and / WISH
VOW would bring me lots or toys 10
play with. I have no little sister or
brother TO play with me / would like
very. much to have. bycle sail boat, big
train. fire engien, Xmas tree and lots OF
fire crackers. l don't want much candy
because It makes me sick. DON'T forget %
bring some books as l go 10 scnooL ana
can read. ! will thank you ana love
VOW always. 81 VOW VIII bring :. me 10. tae mes,
things live at by granny GEARS Oh "S9'
~ WALLER WATKINS ELLIOTT.
Dear Santa Clause: I want a big dol
carriage. nice Side board and my dos
Fido n bone 1 want to kiss you real bad
/ want a bed too ana set OF dlsnes
'' MARIE CELEsH DONAHUE.
Barton Heights
Dear Santa Claus: AS times are very
hard i will only ask for something usefu
I would Ike to have "a nice little SUI
OF clothes pretty blue tie & just NIUE
candy and dear Santa please bring my
I little sister Dale o doll, stove IL teaset 4
don't forget to put iu some candy hht
| Xmas. 1 am your boy, -,.,o>-
WHITNEY CARLISLE BURTON.
Dear Santa Claus: as times are dull
will not ask for too much but please q
| bring me billy goat and wagon l wan
a live billy goat remember, and a Christ
mas tree pop crackers and other Fir
/ works and a nice book and please Santi
| claus let me shoot and blow my horn, anS
fill my stocking up TO the top; !, p9 9eSd il !,
I friend WILLIE hONDr~
Dear Santa: The Dispatch man has beer
| so good as to promise Us that our letters
| shall reach you safely, and 1 am hopin.
| that you wont forget to answer mine
/ Now please Santa, bring mo when yol
I come around next Thursday night oOl
and a carriage 10 ride her in, a teaset,
| book with letters in II. and also it'll
! piano. Your loving little friend
HAZEL SNEAD.
Henrico Co. Va.
! Dear Santa Claus: l am eight year
/ old / live in the Country. l wish yo
would bring me some candy oranges an
some nuts and popcrackers plano ana
| rocking chair. Your little girl
ALICE WILKINS.
| Dear Santa Claus. / am four years oil
& wont YOU please bring me doll
carriage don't for get dear Santa Clau
] 1
MARGUERITE BAYLEY.
Dear Santa Claws: I don't care 'spe
| cially but for two things this Christmas
! One is a monkey and street piano
and the other is real sure neough ''ai
'D'p' ED. GARLAND BABcoCK,
| Manchester. Va
p. s.-you may send papa some ser
mons. He is a preacher and l guess n
is most out. and mama has sung ne
| hymn book most all 10 pieces. +. q. 3.
Dear Santa Clause: I am little cir
| five years old. and / wont ask you 70
| many things this christmas as Bryan wa
not elected. but please bring tea-set
a kick-up doll 4 a bed 10 III my doll 20
brought me last xmas. q q horn. httl
| ETHEL WOOD.
Dear SANITY Klaus: Pleas be goo
enough 10 bing me a velocape druF
sum pop krackers, baby walkers and 10
| OF candi. BENNIE ArGRUDER.
Dear Santa Claus: I am little bit {
a boy, Amt got on pants, and l want
wagon, Billie goat and all day sucke
| now L don't want much. so please dor
forget me 1 live on % g. S7 Your lit
boy ROBERT CHll>DREaSS.
Dear Santa Claus: We read your lette
In ',rhe Dispatch" & want you TO brin
ms A Xmas tree, doll-baby house
some popcrackers. want just Il
wagon, a pistol, saw & horse 81 hors
10 ride on Please bring some thing 10
| Mother &. Father. We didn't ask for muc
this time because there are SO many lit
children TO carry things to. Your lit
children JOSEPHINE v. NEWELL.
GEO. l.. NEWELL. Jr.
Santa CLAUSE Blng me Spress wagol
Engine, Horn & Billy Goat TO
STANLEY COOK MOORE
Dear Santa Claus: l am am only II
tie boy and I live at 2les Churchill
| avenue. / wish you would please brir
me a milk wagon with little brow
| pony anu tan harness with red RIBBON.
! ,.y.,f a ey,in that will enOOt and a sOld