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

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| else you choose TO bring him. am -
years old. and have got most anything
! girl my age would want. You can bfin9
| me anything you think I would IKE
| liked to forgot candles and nuts
Yours truely, ANN1B wITLIANA
Dear st. Nicolas:
| don't like to ask for too much, for !
| know you have a good many places to 90
besides here, bat would like to have .
! pair of nsttens and black Dinah. ano
some candy and nuts. Don't forget 10
| come. MINNIE LEE.
| Dear Old Sanity:
| / would ike for you to bring me dia-
mond ring, work-box, silver thimbie'
| jewelry case, and a nice book. Please
send me your ADDRESS, and would Ike
TO visit you in the spring. II you wiz
4 bring me all these will be good GIRL
am, ever your loving child,
MATTE MrDYETTH.
, Dear Santa Claus:
| / am a little boy years old, and
l would like TO have a yelocipede ana .
/ football. and a little candy in my stock
ing. And please bring my ma Holmes
RUssYLL BARN-rr.
| z. S.-Don't forget my Xmas-tree.
| Dear Santa Claws:
| This is the first time I've asked you Tor
| anything Pleas bring me lcck braciex
and plain gold ring. and dress my dolls
! over. az iissE ffFia
From your little friend.
KATIE ARMSTRONG;.
' Dear Santa Clause:
( / am little girl only years old. 90
Il Il NV In
| over and o nice pink dress and large
| iron stove. a large horn, large sheep
| waiter and a Christmas-tree, and n plenty
| OF candy and nuts, and have good Time
| ant that Is all.
| Good-by, dear old Santa Clause Now
don't forget the No. SO west Broad street.
MARY LIZZIE POHLiG.
Dear OLD Santa:
| | will write to you and ask that you
| please remember me, as I have tried 10
be a good girl. and not slap my sisters.
! unless they hit me first. SO now I want
| you to bring me doll baby that can 90
| to sleep, and a horn and lots OF mes
candies. and please do not forget where
| l am now living, next TO Mr.. Horner. on
Cross Patch street in Grumble Row
LOUISE
Please don't forget to bring Bongie
| shooker.
! Dear Santa Claus:
now take my pencil in hand to tell
you to bring me a wagon, hourse,
| drum, slate, a book and pencil, ali
the pretty things you can get for me.
Don't fail to come to see me. From
WILLIE JEFFERSON WADE
Dear Santa Claus
L am a little girl years old. I did
not write you last year, but I am going
20 write this year. L wish you would
| please bring me one large doll--a pretty
one-so / can take her on the streets
| with me, and one beuro and sldeboard.
and one real large tea set, nuts ana
candy, and some oranges. too 1 don't
like to ask for too much, so I Will be
very thankful for them. From your little
| friend, ALMA LEE JONES'
L Dear Santa Claus:
/ You have been very kind to me In the
past. Would II be asking too much OK
YOU to bring me doll and carriage, nica
large tea set. That Is all wish, be-
cause II I were to ask for more there
would be others who would not get any
thing. Now, may God bless you. Dear
Old Santa. I am still cheerfully yours.
HII.DEGARD MOLIVER.
Dear Santa Clause:
/ am a boy OF years old. have no
mama this year, for God called her away
from Johnie and / last winter, so
know. dear Santa, you won't forget US,
will you? We live with Grandma and
Aunt Kate, so you can find US there. L
would like to have a wagon and COX
OF tools. and some fireworks. Brother
Johnie wants a magic lantern and some
fireworks. With love and kisses, am
MARTIN TRAYLoR.
Dear Santa Claus:
am a little girl years old, ana have
always loved you very dearly. so please
don't forget me this Christmas. would
like a book, doll. and a little bed TO put
nv doll I'm. / will not write for anything
else, as know you have so many Stock
ings TO fill. Dear Santa Claus, DO not
forget TO bring my little brother joan
something, too. Your little GIRL
Dear Santa Claus:
please bring mo a zllophone, with round
things going across and red things on thu
side. and balls on the end OF the sticks;
a clowns suit and a soldiers suit;
banio. trombone, hunting horn With
: black mouthplece on II and red and white
strings; goat and wagon. Bring me
Christmns-tree with things on 1t. want
some baby-wakers and little popcrackers,
ana sky-rockets and Roman candles.
Dear Old Santa Claus I'm going 10 leave
a dollar on the mantelpiece for you.
Goodbye,
TOM WINSTON BOILING.
p. ST. forgot; / want tomahawk ana
dog-knife. - W.
Dear Santa Claus:
! hope you will reach Richmond with
out many trials and tribulations. Lam
eight. / want a nice book and some pop
crackers TO make a lot OF fuss. am
going 10 get up early. think or Christ
mas a month ahead. "And just befor1
Christmas 1 viii be as good as can pc
Yours truly HENRY STAPLES.
Dear Santa Claus:
AS Il is near Xmas, thought would
write you letter. l have been endeayed
IN be a good boy this year, and / thought
would ask you 10 remember me, az you
20 around. for / know you know what
suits a little boy like me.
Very respectly. sAMMIE HARRIS.
wish you would bring me nttel car,
with Iittel iron horses hooked TO fhor
it'll car This here you can read. Am ~
Iittel boy years old. and am littel 70
go TO schol, and can't make written LETT