The Washington times., 1905-12-23
SANTA CLAUS HOME
IS FOUND At LAST
Times Reporter Knows and
Delivers Letters.
GREAT PILE In POSTOFFICE
Old Nick Has Had 10 Employ Special
Messenger to Avoid Delaying
Other Mail.
GREAT PILE In POSTOFFICE

Thousands and thousands of letters
are today lying in the Postofice Depart-
ment, waiting for Santa Claus special
messenger TO cone with his pushcart and
take them to the venera BILE old patron
saint of children.
For days these letters have come into
the office and are at once turned over
to the dead letter Office for such DISPOSE
tion as its officials see fit
If all the letters which come into the
Postoffice for Santa Claus were distrib-
uted by the regular carriers OF the Of
nee there would be hundreds of peopIe
In Washington who would never get
their regular mail
Has Special Messenger.
For that reason. old man Santa
Claus has employed his own private
messenger, and If anybody sees a dan.
per little fellow wearing a blue unt-
form and cap with the letters IS. c"
on 1T they will know 1t is the little boy
whom Santa Claus has to help him
with his mail. He darts into the most
once and soon comes out laden down
with mysterious looking envelopes.
jumps on his wheel. and is off in a
trlce. Nobody has ever been able to
follow him to Santa Claus headouar-
tiers. for he is a regular wizard on the
wheel, and, before anybody knows ii.
ne has turned a corner and disap-
peared.
1t is estimated that about 10000 let
ters have come to the postofice for
Santa Claus. Twenty thousand little
hearts trusting in the generosity and
1ove OF TINS old man. They all plead
Tor share Of his attention. a little
onering out OF that big stocking of
his. which has no bottom but the big
gest hole In the top. into which every
he
to handball.
Delivered by Reporter.
Many of these letters find their way to
The Times because of the fact that
about two weeks ago an energetic re-
porter for the paper sought and found
the hiding place of Santa Claus. Some
OF the letters are most interesting. One
OF them says:
saw in the time where some little
boys and girls wrote to you an thoughr
j would write to- am poor this wear
cause Mama lost all OF her things when
the house burned down. 1 would like a
horn wagon II you please and / have a
little sister and brother please bring
her doll and brother a wheelbarrov. I
am little boy eight years Old nv
name is Edgar Thomas. live on Hamil-
ten Road, d. c. Knox Avenue above An
acostia. Please don't forget dear Kris
To one little fellow is due most 40,
ject apology from The Times. His letter
explains itself in it's own peculiar and
childlike way:
Dear Mr.. Kris Kringle see in The
Times you have my address $50 18th
street, N w, which you will please cor
rect IL and put no. 40S 18th st y w which
you will oblise me very much
Yours Truly
LEO LOVEDAY.
Santa Claus has been notified that the
mistake is entirely that OF The Times.
Has Goodly Wants.
Here is one from an ambitious boy.
for he D1anifestly intends learning 10
manage everything manageable:
Dear Santa Claus:
Il want an engine an a automobile I
want wagon. look and see If you have
a pair of gloves for my sister and me
She wears Z and i wear six l want
horse big doll for my sister. Pleased
make mama well and bring her some
nice things
GEORGE Z. DEWEY FRIGATE.
''205 Il street, Sc"
Says another:
Dear old Santa
Il wrote yoG a letter but 1 do not
know wether you got IL or not so /
shall write you another would you
please bring me typewriter, n wheel
bicycle. pair Of concrete rolling skates,
and car and track number "a
Yours truly,
Guy CogswelI 722 F st W..
And so they go. Each has his or her
way OF writing to old Santa Claus
There will be many a little soul bless
ing him In day or two, and the tales
of his gifts will be legion.
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