Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-21
LETTERS FOR SANTA.
ANOTHER LARGE BATCH rpou
MS YOUNG FRIENDS.
WHAT THEY WANT CHRISTMAS.
The Juvenile Admirers Of Good st.
Nicholas Tell Him I'm Quaint and
original Letters what They want
Him Co hiring Them.

original Letters what They Wan
Him 60 hiring Them.
Tho Dispatch continues 70 receive LET.
f.rs 90 Santa Claus from tho children 81
Richmond and other parts OF the State.
In which The juvenile admirers Of good.
-.rcrous ST. Nicholas ten him Just what
facy want him 20 bring them Christmas.
We printed over two 2 Of these let
.0rs Sunday morning, embracing an that
bod been received up 20 Friday night.
and this morning an that have since been
received are given. No more letters win
le printed after these. Santa Claus will
NOT have time 90 read them. but all that
f.Ne been sent 60 the Dispatch will be
property disposed Of. and he will know
what their contents are just as well as If
Ia had seen them in print. The letters
.oIow:
Dear Santa Clause: Please bring me n
.. baby with curl hair and dark-blue
eyes / want "a pair OF VaccS. an orange.
box Of W~ritug-papor and envelopes. and
. bottle oi cologne. That is an L want.
Iut my little brother Willie wants a
SSH sou % drum. ] nave several other
listers Please, santa, bring me these
..'u-S. / go 90 sleep at $ o'clock. and
Shut my eyes tight. From your little
@ J.. j. J..
West View, Va.
Nv Dear Santa Claus: / want you 10
lr.E me O. writing desk. and l want you
bring me "a gun Christmas, and l want
. liE Troll wagon. and l want that little
se in SAL window and 1 want you to
Ir.rg me hole lot Of fireworks Christmas
cave u.eht. Don't forget Eddie and
r..ie Jones. EDDIE f.. JONES.
Petersburg, Va.
Dear santa Claus: Please send me a
e... and a cannon and a soldier suit. and
set Ot soldiers IN a armOry. l am 6
.rs old, and / am not a very good boy,
-. 4 can't cNpect much. but l am sick
.Etn THIS Xmas, so please remember me.
W. T.. WORD. Jr,
AZ north Eighth street.
Ny Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me
o. Xmas Tree. "a large apple, Big Engine.
..l d. gun TO 80 20 Cuba with Jake 10
l..p killed the Spauiards. Please 20 for
rst your little boy, WILLIE ATKINS,
COZ north Second street.
Dear Santa Clause: ] would like for
FJl 90 bring me q bedroom set Tor my
.l.ls and "a hack for them TO 80 out
.llIng, also a umbrella and one gold hsh.
-lIs IS all want. From
SABINA eraser,
65 north Sixth street.
Dear Santa Claus: l hope 1 am not too
lIe u mean my letter. for You, but /
wish you viii not forget me. Mamma
...l that / must tell you not 10 bring me
mitch. $50 RECON you won't GO il. Please
ts.l me q gold watch, with a long chain,
and one nice bIcycle, 50 1 can ride 70
f.E0ol Do not be late, so my teacher Will
.-t keep me in. Please send me a horse
and wagon, my papa say he Will wait
cad let you put IL in the coalhouse until
Monday morning, cause he won't let me
pay with 10 IN the house. j wish you
N.I bring me "a small enc. 50 j can hang
81 Oh our tree. OF course l want some
.pg crackers. and some graft big baby
NackeTs. My little sister don't want
l.ucl, either, she wants a gold lock brac-
o. Please don't forget where l live. 1
WILLIE TYLER.
Dear Santa Claus I want me a Drum
.UI one dozen boxes OF caps Tor my
.st0l. & please give me "a large harp as
lly small one don't blow good. OF course,
j want all sorts OF nuts, raisins, x candy,
& one orange. l will be very glad 90 get
.lese things, and don't forget my Drum,
/ never had one in my life. Nr little
friend. W. +. HAZLEGROFE,
Angola, Va
Dear Santa Claus: Please don't forget 70
bring me and my little brother Val. the
Glowing: 1 want a gun, with a gun case
lad o. soldiers belt, with q dozen wooden
iu H.. and Val. wants an electric
at-ry; we also want hreWorks. yours
.ruIy, LEWIS LICHTENSTEIN.
r.. B.-Forget the Maine, and remember
lhat we want.
Dear Santa claus: Please bring me a
and "a well-and a little doll and a
ttIe set Of doll furniture. am only q
.tlo girl 6 years old, and do not go TO
.aoll. but j am going 10 schOOl next J
ear. ! Will 80 10 bed real soon, and
ll not peep. / live at i2O west M9IshaiL .
Dear santa Claus: I'm a little girl s !
ears old. and ! live at 42O west Marshall =
treet. wrote this letter myself, and Z
want a big doll, a trunk, a baDy-car- q
.ago, a little kickup, and u game OF Toto.
ROSA MKENNA. ,
Dear Santa Claus: I am q little tot 8
old. 1 cannot write myself, ana my J.
rye sister had 20 write it for me. :,
Ish you would bring me a piano, doll =
ibv, and anything else tnat you choose o
bring mo. live az ~ west M3TshdIl y
am your little KATIE MKENNA. y
Dear Santa: II you happen 10 come as .,
boz uptown as Lombardy street, l wish J.
lu would leave here a large doll ana
Shooting Crackers. This is really .
q I want. and as it Is so little, l hope y
you will bring 10 20 me. Thanking
Ju in advance. think of me as your r
lNlOus llttle friend, 1
EDNA COHEN HEIGHT, g
3lS LOmbardy street /
Dear Ola Santa: This IS your same lit T
c BOY. Edward u. Trainum. / live 2lV5 I
hIrch-Hu ave. Pleas Bring me DreWey n
gin an soldier suit. an A Canon an y
1rn an some fireworks an some goodies
r my stocking. 10 viii be I'm the coner
ady for you. Dear Santa, please Don't a,
my little Brother You no no he is. "
0u brought him last Christmas, an l
ink he Is autell sect, so Please don't -
reet him. You no what 20 Bring him, -
won't halt 60 tell YOU. His name is
Dian Earl Uranium. ! viii be real good,
.nta; Please come. q
Dear Santa Claus: AS q Is near Christ M
Ie time, and talk OF hard times YOU are ss3
milar with. as YOU travelled for so w,
Iuv years. through snow and rain. III
b ON YOU 20 be as victorious as Dewey
s. So III place our bank on the mantel-
.rc. I'm .he same old familiar place. ~
4. d0ue our best 10 help You through, ~
3 hard times and war has bothered us. ~
an n we are small. Papa says money ~
. ...r I.e Hlnu scarce. buf We done lH