The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-06-16
A PROPHETIC
LETTER

A PROPHETIC
LETTER
Two years and half ago, the
Kings Daughters handled an issue
of the Greenville Democrat and one
of the articles contributed was a let
ter from Greenville to Santa Claus,
giving hints for the following Christ
mas. We reproduce that article to-
dav as remarkable evidence OF pro-
gress since then. 1t really sounds
prophetic.
Greenville's Letter to Santa Claus
Dear Santa Claus:
| know you are obliged to use long
division in distributing your gitts,and
as | never saw the good of giving to
any one more than he needs, [ con-
cluded TO make a list of such things
as | must have together with a few
others which would come handy
First. however, | want to thank you
for the very useful and acceptable
present YOU pit IN my stocking be
fore, especially for Hotel Cowan, the
. Presbyterian church, the sew, WELL
yes. the sewers, although there seems
to be hitch about them some where.
Maybe they'll work all right when
they get to running we'll. Some
handsome residences were among my
gifts too, and | am thankful for them
and the flower parade. and If there
were other notable gifts which I've
| failed to enumerate, be assured m
grateful for them too.
Well. for next Christmas, | really
must have some more handsome
church That new Presbyterian
one makes some of my old ones look
shabby That vacant Methodist lot
seems to expect something hand
some, and I've heard that the Catho-
| lies also have great expectations.
Don't disappoint them please.
Another crying need is an apart
| ment house with suites of rooms for
such of my citizens as wish the COM
| forts of home run by janitor.
the Valley railroad station. Those OF
my people who do business in that
part of town are Inconvenience by
| their distance from the banks.
| And, Santa Calus, if you would
kindly glance over me you would see
that my sidewalks are execrable
Just dig the attention of my council
men in the rib, and persuade them
&c redeem their promises to have put
down brick or asphalt walks in front
of landed estates The owners will
alck OF coui.", bit so will a sick
child rebel against medicine although
everyone knows it will make him bet
ter after while. Aren't you ashamed
of my streets too =? | am They are
too wide to pave entirely, but gen
erous strip might be taken off eacf
side for trees and grass, and will
the remainder paved there1l still b.
plenty of room.
Other towns have cotton factorie
haven't any. although I'm bigge
than they. Think that over, won
you
There's something else, but II
whisper this. You must have no
ticed that my social whirl lacks btu
little of city velocity Now / hav
thought at times that some of my so
ciety devotees were a little selfish
!. or perhaps they are only thought
, less Responses to invitations ar
imperative, and should reach tn
hostess not less than three days be
: fore the function, but | have hear
that some of my people are derel1o
!, | in that, and that some of them eve
take the liberty of changing the hou
chosen by the hostess to one bette
suited to their own convenience
| How would it do to put in my stock
ing for distribution some books o
good form
| don't ask for the 10000 increas
OF population | want; just give m
d the things I've mentioned and L
d get the population. Neither do I as
i for new hospital Emmerson say
t that if you really want thing an
d will keep it we'll in mind and hustl
n (the thought is Emerson's the lal
/ guage mine) though you should /
stranded on a rock IN mid ocean.
st it will come floating by and you c.
a grasp it, Mindful of that, the King
n Daughters have provided themse1v,
II with graphing hooks, and they
y land the hospital.
n | should like a reasonable amour
d of prosperity, good health, sho
sermons and much good music in n
lie churches. and if you have any rer
il nants of electric railways | can II
Id them II | get all these things, al
rs YOU must admit | have been rea
I'd enable in my requests. | think Pc
c. haps | shall not need so much a
lie other year, as | shall be able
or provide Tor my own needs.
ut Yours hopefully,
p. GREENVILLE.