The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-12-20

majority OF the Santa Claus letters.
and that Ia to destroy them. When n
letter reaches the dead letter ONCE
| Uncle Sam makes every effort 10 re-
turn ~ to the writcr--lf unsuccessful
| in finding the addrcssee--and " there
~ nothing on the outside OF the en-
Nclope to- Indicate whore IL originated.
the communication Is opened and n
search or the contents made for n clue
IA To the identity OF tho sender. This
same course is followed IN tho case
or the Santa Claus correspondence.
In not one case in "A thousand. how
ever. Is there anything on the outside
OF the letter to Indicate It's source. and
as rule the contents OF tho missive
arc mo- more cnllghtcning. Santa Claus
letters are usually dated. but the
names OF the towns in which the writ
crs live are seldom given. and for the
most part the signatures To the letters
arc merely given names or childish
nicknames. Occasionally there Is found
letter which incloses money either
rs thank Offering TO Santa Claus for
his kindness In former years. or else
to enable the toy king To buy presents
for some poorer child. and I'm such
cases exceptional effort Is made To
trace the letter and return the money
To the donor. or rather TO his parents.
for Uncle Sam has sufficient sentiment
In his makeup TO want To- preserve
childish illusions.
Probably two-thlrds OF the holiday
orders which Santa Claus IL asked To
MI are placed In envelopes which bear
simply his name and no other address.
but some OF this mail bears what IN
plainly designed to be the most explicit
directions To aid I'm It's delivery 10 the
proper person. one Juvenile corrc-
gpondcnt inscribed her envelope: Mr.
Santa Claus. Toxic. Iceland. First Snow
House from the Gate" a second mis-
sivc was addressed To SANITY Claus
Workshops. Toyland. In the Iceberg OF
Greenland" and third envelope read.
Mister Kris Kringle. Snow Town.
MontIntop, the Moon" A youngster
who wanted a whole heap OF guns
and drums and n war vessel. with n
aerCh lite" sent his request To Mister
Saint Nicholas. Chimney Street. ICicic
Land, care North Pole" and wee
maiden. tho margin or whose letter
was adorned with wobbly round fig
urcs, each marked ~ Kiss" dispatched
her communication To- SANITY Claus. at
Mister Wanamaker's Store. or where
SANITY Claus lives In the Moon"
Kris kringle is the intended recipient
OF some rather odd suggestions For
instance. little girl In Rhode Island
sends greasy piece OF paper on which
she has printed with obviously labOri-
Gus effort: Deere Thanty. you are W
bestest OF all We Thnnts and I luv yu
Va mostcst. Please dew Mistr Thanty
brung me Little Sister. Ill ruver haV
a Little Sister than any uvcr present
fur / am so lonstum. Dcre Nice Than
~ gud by. Celia Young" Many OF
the petitioners for Santa Claus bounty
seek To gain his good graccs by asSur-
Inccs OF their good behavior during
the year. and yet other Juvenile schem-
crs resort To tiattcry ~. FOR instance.
an nrtful little shaver in Georgia who
last year wrote: The presents YOU
bringcd us last ycrc was fine and then
wound up with request for a railroad
train "hkc the ono you give quentin
RoscVilt"
Every year there are found In tho big
sacks III Santa claus letters which are
shipped To Washington many pathetic
little appeals which tell OF fathers out
OG work, crop failures. sickness or any
one OF the misfnrtuucs which result I'm
a dark outlook for any observance OF
Christmas such as the children OF the
family knew In times of prosperity.
Outlines the letters are bravcly unset
fish. as that of the little girl who
wrote: Deer Mr. Zanty In Heaven