El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-15

send a Christmas gift in respor e TO
some more than ordinarily toIchlu-
appeal from child
fears santa t. Too Old
To postmaster general BurleSon,
JUST 90 year ago. little Miss Lod-ma
T. lille, Of Albion, III. wrote Wish
You would appoint a younger santa
clause fore live a long Nay s. from d.
railroad and am afraid that santa
is nov too old 10 come 20 my house
and viii not get anything fore
chrissmus fore grandpa says he used
10 come 10 his house when ne was
little boy so he must be pretty OLD
by this time and obiiEe a little girl
S years old with best regards
Another little girl, Of Seattle, had
seen in local newspaper advertise
mert Of Panama hats for Sale-sald
hats having been conf seated BY Gus
toms officials at that port She
writes Uncle sam, Panama hat de-
partment. Washington, ID. C. Dear
Uncle- 1 read that you have Panama
hats for sale cheap Ny papa gave
me a nice Belgium hare bunny last
Christmas. and used my papa's
Panama hat 10 make a nest for her
She had eight little Dummies, but she
ate almost all Of papa's hat. and now
have to buy q new one for -. ana
would like TO give u 10 him for
Christmas Please let me know i
you have one for So cents
- "a AfEHANE AAWUN AAAAAFA aNAAH
This. or course is not strictly
speaking a santa Claus letter But
quite typical of the latter style Of
missive. and not a little touching is
a communication from a small =
i'm Bethany. MINI She saws You
often come out 10 our neiEhnr-'7
children. but never TO our place rs ir
because we are pJor2 ] try 70 be good
but. dear Santa, YOU always skip us
every year. Nv papa is dead santa
don't f0rgett 20 come VIII leave
the door unlocked
Yet another small girl winds up %
petition with And you muSl e mind
Tor me not putting q stamp on this
for my mother won't let me. for she
SAYS one more peuuie and it viii buy
@ LOAF Of bread. and santa Claus {
had 70 save up weeks 70 get ore
peu1l- for TO buy tlis paper. and viii
you put a big lot OF wood IN my house
TO keep u-e warm
Following are letters addressed 20
The Christmas saint by thee little
boys dwelling in as many different
towns
Dear Santa Claus I would like 2
wOolly dog. I would Ike an alive
one. I have a wOoIy doc on wheels.
and he barks. 7 do not care for an
alive one unless he can bark too
Wants Honestly Live Horse.
Dear Kris kringie- When ] said
my prayers last night. I told god TO
tell YOU 70 bring me O hobby horse
don't want a hobby-hOrse really. 4
honestly live horse is what I want.
Mamma told me not 10 ask for him.
because I wouldn't have any place
to keep him But a man 7 know VIII
keep him. he says II you get him for
me 7 thought you might like 20
know AffectionateIy. John P s a
Shetland would be enough p P &
I'd rather have a hObby-horse than
nothing at ALL
Vents @RiIIyEote With Tale
"Dere Saint Nicholas love YOU
next TO Cod Do. please. II god dom
mind. bring me a bilyEOte. want
my biilyiEote TO have horns so that
he can but. and a tale, so I can pull
The following were written By 1T
Ny papa IS dead. and my mother
has no money. but I viii be very
happy i I have an orange. and bunch
/ OF Er-p pes and cents"
mir. santa Claus. Ice Land Please
brig me q dolly And please Sir.
santa brig Il I'D the steem heeter.
and not down the chimney so she
won't get her hair burned"
Last year T wrote a nice letter.
and you never answered IT, told
YOU 20 bring me q little baby sister
50 please send her 20 me this year
/ Also a pair Of real diamond earrings
for my mamma
4 am a little coIored girl T want