The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-25
SHORT STUDJESON
GREAT SUBJECTS.
SAN1A CLAUS

| He has whiskers, and is very fat. He
! used to come 10 our house when was
very Small but since he found out that
7 ms too Aarge Ia appreciate him. he has
| the things sent around and charged up
| to me. As a wizard Santa is a blwllng
! success. for / know Of no one else who
can work a twelve foot glrth through a
a stove-plpe i've and half inches IN
! 6l2I0eier, bit that's w.hat he used to do
at our house.
/ have always had great desire to see
him in the summer. Just where he goes
1 have never been able to determine. /
| think saw him at Atlantic City several
: SU1on2eTs ag0, but the gentleman that /
saw had on crash pants and was swear
ing az the weather l never have thought
that one Santa Claus did the whole coun-
try. There must be a great many OF
J them, and from the difference in tine
2D2Dy a. his c0DtffbutlyL5 ~ Various
Christmases, ne must ho.l office by po-
liucal appointment. II th.s .- The case.
/ wish the deputy Santa rlIus ior the
Eastern District of Virginia 10 come up
handsomely this time
/ have seen somewhere possibly il was
n N1fher C0ose or 1rIIbG Or some
where along there, that the deep sea
creatures celebrate Christmas, and their
giver Of gifts is king crab, known a.
sandy Claws
Ane benevolent Old gentlemen with
WHISPERS are having trouble these DAYS.
/ saw eight OF them taken for Santa
Claus yesterday by the small children.
but few gum drons settled the bill. ?
saw Santa Claus once al Sunday-Achool
celebtation; but he was very loosely put
together. His hat Wouldn't stay on and
MS "hlskers gently showed down all dur
ing the performance: and occasionally "a
HrrSo ,'huak al mis- hair would dIse4eaee
itself and bid him good evening. mis-
process OF disintegration kept on until not
more than hve-eighths Of him ever lot
out alive.
Cannot dismiss the subject without
giving you the latest letter to Santa
claus. written by my lille boy:
Deer Santie Clos--Don't forgit that
am looking for sled and a Gun and
rare OF Boots and a Horn and Il pis-
100 ana ~ m" caps add pair Of Mltteu-
ana Cart and a Wagon and Book
Wlth pitchers on It and a BanJoa thai
can Pay, and some Auts and candA and
caEes and Kasfns and grapes ana any
ole thing you chuse To bring your dear
little BELSH AZZER PRIME
=. CT have been a good boy ever
since I chr my foot las week. b. p
And on they 80. praying for everything.
and Deseeching that Santa will not omi,
any matter deemed pertinent 10 the sub
ect under consideration.
But bless their dear hearts. let them
20 ON in their innocent. pure childishnoss
nave never been truly happy since
he mist was rolled from my eyes. How
long for the bright cold nights when
crawlod OF 20 bed By sundovn and
-2SeJ5J, aHajfe1 the nloraiae. d~oanjoe,
III night of jolly old Santa Claus. Ana
fe morn!ngs-what bliss. How I wo,ild
ump. out of bed ana bound down stairs
o Where the stockings had been hun,-
md fairly shout with delight al thc
respect before INC. 4 poir ~ mlttons
tin horn, q velocinedc. or best OF an
6ook, into whch would dfve for fb ,l.
violations il contained and read It before
Jew Years Day .
Farewell, old happy DAVIS. But q, is
loFa blessed to give .han 10 receive"
Mt pRUNE