Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-19

please come to see me at number south
Plum st. From your little girl,
KATIE v. VEST.
Dear Santa Clause:
am a little girl years old, ana NV
on Pine street. / would like for you 70
Sting me q doll. tea set. rocn'ns
chair. and doll table, game. i ,n'n
Won are n good old man, and hope you
will please visit me Christmas-e'e. r'e"So
~" LoUc1LE PFAFF.
Ny Dear Santa Claus: so--
7 want YOU TO bring me papy-ca,
rage. a large doll; tan pocket-poos'
touble like mamas; emma yea
large size; a table pair OF gloves. ,s..,e
bring them. Goodbye. from yvur 49,
girl, JULIA
Dear Santa Claus:
7 have been good girl. VIII you prihg
me a doll and a carriage, and great,
Mo nag OF candy. and anything else you
will give me? From your little girl DC
sure TO come and sure to bring me ht,Is
and a small bag Of nuts. Your nt.e gill
anu =" KATIE FALLS.
Dear Santa Claus:
please send me big hook-ano-au ,
,rd a large air-rifie. a Rugby foo'-pan,
an a ,ots ~ fireworks. and fairy-taie
hooks Hoping you will send these 10
| me. / am, your little friend, v,,r
Dear Santa Clause:
want Won to bring me a gold watcn
and a party. and some clothes tor my
| doll baby. for both of them. Gooo-Oy'
| Santa Claus. good-by.
WILLIE CRUTCHFIELD.
1919 Hanover avenue.
Dear Old Santa Clause:
7 want a pair of Mid gloves, and pair
OF mits, and big red horn. dear oid
Santa. WlLBUhN d.
Dear Santa Claus:
would like to have few pop-crack-
ers. and some nuts and candy. III II Is
not too much trouble. please bring tnem
to BICK DICKINSON.
Dear Santaclause:
Please bring me a air-rife and some
popcrackers and hymn-book and some
nuts and candy
From your true liltiO iiiChN'
GUSSIE MILLER
Dear Santa Claus:
live AT the same old place that yot
have been coming TO for many years
pork avenue and Meadow street. l don
/. want n big doll this time; rather have
| two small ones. L want a hole lot o
candy, nuts, apples and oranges. Don
Sota Al oome From YOUR friend,
HELEN WILKINSON.
stanton, Dec. 4, 1897
D ! NV Dear Santa Clause:
NV name is Ellen Moore Howison, an
am three years old. Please send mo
Noah's Ark and sled and doll ana
little Xmas-tree and some little candy
bags. full of beads and some candy an
a little tin cup and oranges ana som
a marsh mallows-yes, and doll. ana
O Iii ha rouch obliged. ELLEN.
n Dear Santa Claus:
}. want n silver bracelet and gold RIM
q doll. Christmas-tree, set OF doll furn
ture and bed a baby carriage, SON
clothes for my doll. Put in my stochr
some cakes, candy, and nuts, and 0
orange. Your little friend.
MARGARET LOUISA blbocN'
n Dear Old Santa:
~ am a little girl only four and ma
years old, and as grandpapa is SO SIGN
yyiu NOT ask for very much. Santa, plea
bring me a Cinderella book, a wagon
haul sand i'm the summertime, pair
,nittens and a ring and lots of nice thine
o. 7 don't know anything about. BE sure
- bring them all, and come. rain or ENC
lie wishing YOU a merry Christmas and
happy New Year, I am
Your little girl
40 Dear santa Claws:
So am q very little fsllow TO write
en- santa claws. don't want but Il
L tbinos-a slay and widespread and pe
~ ty of fireworks.
From your little friend, >,~,
4, LINwOOD ARMSTRONG
Dear Santa: -
/ don't want very much FOR XMAS;
only want a doll and doll craddei' .
a please don't forget the little chiiufeh III
no has no mother.
f'0i' ' WINNIE FLOYD
Dear Santa:
We christmas Is approaching, and tnoue
IS I would write you few llhe 10 e'
n know what to bring me. L IKE 10 no
a fire engine, and hook and ladder ano
express wagon, a soldier SUIT, SUIT
clothes, and a bicycle ana Some ~
lir crackers and some baby-waker, ana 50
Ter candy. nuts, fig. and dates Don iorge
of live al 1923 west Leigh street. SO 1
close nv letter by saying goodbye!
yuITIJE AND EUGENE WlNTEF
Dear Santa Claus: :,
ia 7 Thought 7 would write to you, as II
nd most Xmas, knowing you were going
for distribute gifts to all the little chhdr
me hoping that you wount forget me
:. want YOU, please. to bring me STORY D'
called Little Lord Flaunteroy' anu
pencil-box. and a bracelet fiease "
,x- forget to fill my stockings.
i, 10 iOD ANNIE MARIA o'CoNNoI
!. Dear Santa Clause:
"a Freddie Jones. / love you. NJ
no mamma. Got gramma. says Is
hestest boy, so you must bring me m
10 hear tiger and q COW that snakes
d head. some candy. / like good TIM
Lnu santa. and Is a good boy I'm We
lily old, FREDDIE JoNE
: Dear Santa Claus:
" Again. as Xmas is drawing near
And YOU are so willing our wants 70 n
please send US q lot of nice toys
Something, you know, santa Claus
" able for boys. -
We want.a velocipede, horn ana q OF
cry pistol aHd pop-crackers TO make iot'
" fun.
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