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DECEMBER 23, 1914 THE PRESS AND STANDARD. WALTERBOR 0. S. C. Letters to Santa Claus From The Children Dmt Santa Clans: Throncb your kindness I v!»h to sond a Christmas gretitin^ to th« readers of Tfee Press and K .andard, and the friends of yesterday, with whom I spent so many Christmases. , may four visit to them be on's of good cheer, and bring happinesa to each home. I am wondering if yon will have Fomethine for each , little stocking, and if on Christmas morning the eager awakening will be rewarded by realization of dreams. Santa, please arrange ’io that :>.ll who* regard this may forget for the time being that there te any war'in Europe or hard times in South Caro lina. 'Let the- da> be one of ‘ Peace and Good friH.” One.result of the “hard times’’ will be a more sober Christman than ever, and the liquor houses will not he made *-o rich at the ex- phose of the little tots who love you ' and your toys. Think of the very sober Russian Christmas, because the Czar banished vodka from his empire. We are glad we ImVe no Csar to reign oVer us, but wish we had one to banish all intoxicating HqTtors. Give the liquor money to the boys and girls. I Santa. I know that the renders of The Press and Standard feel that they have a Christmas nresent in the new editor’s- neat and newsy paper. And by the way, this would be a rtiost thoughtful Christmas gift for an absent friend/ or^rmio- one not sotting jt. ■'Well, Santa, as your pI-hI, or air ship—not Zeppelin,—flies over Col leton county. I trust you will se'- / evidences of a determination to 1 make other crops than cotton for theTiext harvert. Oats, wheat an.fS rye fields would, I know rest your eyes you sail from home to homo on your Christmas journey. Then we will have time, perhaps, this Christmas to take an inventory of what the year has brought to us, »nd how we can improve, next year. , Santa you know we ci . still, but we must be g« Or backward—in model is no marking time. • Is no people .tr*- — 11 ■ w;iphes a more happy . son than those of Wal, / Colleton county. We t o' many of them now ai o' you I wish as is wished following verse: My Christmas Wish for You. I wish for you two days of c, :n for every day of cloud or rain, I wish for you two days of heal*!: for £yery day you suffer pain; I wish fo^you two.skies of blue lor every sky of black and gray, I wish fo ryou two friends most true for every friend that falls away; I wish for you two days of joy for every day of grief or tears. I wish for you God’s own sweet smile to gladden all your coming year. These are the wishes—old and new— I wish this Christmas Day for you. . •. —w. w: 3. * Anderson, S. C., * Dec. 20, 1914. u Walterboro, S. C. Dec. 16, 1914. « Islandton, 3, C. Dec. 15. 1914. Dear sante , I am a little girl going to sdhoi 8 years old please bring me soni dp- plea oranges ntits rasents and ban- nas. Youre t*mley, , Marie Martin. - .V. Idgndt-on. 9. C. Dec. 14.M914. Dear santy.. I am a llule girl going to r.chooi 12 years old. I want yen tf^brur ine a doll baby banans nuts fend candy ornge: and appief-, your.' truly. Emm or Herndon. Islandton, 3. (\ Islarndton. S. . Dee. 14, 1914. Dear Sante. . I am a little girl going ,»o puhool 11 years, old pica''- britr: me e dot I and eome applor, orange* and ban- nas. . Your little friend, Thelma Martin. f ' y ■A- Islandton, S. 'C. Dee, 14, 191*. Dear Sante % • . Please bring me raisons oranges apples Nhfanas Wagon Hi fie. Nuthen el^e I am 6 years ojd. , .ludc/ Martjn. R. li'landton Dee/'l -i, 1I’i^. Dear Santo. / I ami a littha girl pel*' - 9 years old pa lose bring me a oange nute bannas and ralrons. yoar little iriend. » Lona Martin. to S' lioo! Islandton. S. O. Dec-. 14. 1914;\ Dear Mr. Santy:-,, I want you to bring me a doll and carrige, nuts, candy, ornge, and fH kind of nice things, your's as ever i Tee Wee Kinard. Islandton, S-. C. Dec. 14, 1914. Dear old Santy Claus: — ( jOh jtou must not for get io thlits our borne Xmas night I want a pear of vaces doll, and nuts candy ban ans other fruit, and fire works. - I am a girl Koing to school. Many well wishes to you. yours, as every Sue M. Godley. Dec. 14, 1914. Islandtcn, 3. C. Unchel Santy: - „ . 0 You must be s ire and brinp me a rifle, tire crackers •som lOiuts ffandv apples, oranges bananas raisins and all kind of good, thing’s I am a lit tle boy going to school 9 years old. Yours as ever ' Dan M. Godley. Dear Santa. Please brlfig us a pretty dolj that will fall asleep,Vcart and some fruit Your little friends, Elnh and Eulii Nettles. Dear Uncle Santa:— Will you. please bring me a doll and a little carriage, some fruits, nuta and just, heaps of chocolate candy. I’m a little girl seven years old going to Rum Gully School. Lovingly Yours, Eva Godley. s„ My dear Santa Claus; I want lou to bring me a great big doll and pomt other pretty toys. [Don’t forget my little aijter Louts^ ' she is too little to write. Bring her Dear Sante Doe. 19^1914 I cm a little girl going to^school [something nice too. 7 years old pK.ise bring me a little | Your little f r iped. doll end soni opples oranges and] Ruth lliott. nuts. • X * ‘ ! — / yours truly H u boy llertidon. Islandton. 3. C. Dec. 14, 4 '* ’•*. Door viintie I o n a little girl going to schorl 6 years rId please u!*n^ me a doll and st.u: apples orances »r..; i»ann.««. »your liiib- fr*end, ... * Maude Herndon. . Dc^:. 14. I’.'ltv ,*ar Santa Please bring me a wagon 4d a new^llat and a pistol and n kdfe and some Fire crackers and Wfce Fruit and please dont forget to bi%g my other little brother, pnd tra some too. ' George Wal 11 ok Islandton, S. C. T>rr S;.nta Claus, Please bring me a loll with a , pink dres* and a necklace on the doily, a wagon vMth a hor./ t oit. uome roman randies and loir, ef pretty things- Hurry for 1 ean’t hardly wiat. Your best friend, Jesse Hiolt. Littlu boys and girl , have you thought what ChriUipf,* .p:eens to you and me? Does U in#:.u that v.e should give presents to our friendt in return fer the prer nts they gav i us i <<r does it mean that wo should r- reive them presents and not - giv^ any to our friends and lovrd ones’ Does !k r'-'un that we should give loir, of pr tty things to children who have pl< r.ty and forget the poor lit tle Orphan children, who perhaps have never enjoyed a Chrirtmao, t mean a Christmas like we enjoy, or do not know what Christinas means. & We do not have to go to Belgium to find children like these. If wo would only look around us and try we could find some child we could .help. f.et’.s each of us help some other child this Christmas, by giv ing them something and telling them what Christmas means. Christ was born on the LT.th of December and we celebrate this day in honor of Him just as we c elebrate George Washington’s birthday. In honor of him, who was our first President. After Christ rs-mo into this world t he taught that it wan ‘ more blessed to give than to re ceive”, therefore. Christmas means lots to us, and instead of giving pres ents this year, to our playmate^ and friends, who are able’ to give val uable presents, let us take the mon ey we had for them a present and give It to some child who has noth ing for Christmas. I am sure if we Mo a deed of kindness like tbis i we will be well repaid, ami our friends, who have plenty, will thank ms for ; giving to someone in need./ After helping the children, who are in need, and I know that here are maqy of them, Ifet us not get lonely ourselves^ hut let us be near est,, our friends, t/e people whom we love juid who ate dearest to us. for Chrisrmas holidays rome buj/ once a year, ari/ we should enjoy them, i red - . I A Uat feaka ■ — A wport vldod not / * ' / mat^e most of them, for they , are fiHer of more human meaning I than/all other holidays put together ami we should spend these days glv- ;/ic thanks and praises to Christ, our Heavenly Father’s Son, and we should, if possible, be with our Mother and Father and close friends. How can wp afford to be away from our people whcii everyone elco is with theirs? If v.*• give gifts to the poor, ""■Santa Claus will be sure to knock at our door. If we help someone in need. We are a friend, a friend indeed. Let tis think not of the gifts that wp are to receive from Jonnl<» and Mary, But work on the ones that we are going to give to Willie and Daisy. • Christmas comes hut once a year. And why not be jolly, kindhearted and somebody cheer? Christmases have passed and others will good hye. But We may never enjoy another Christmas pie- So let us help somebody this Christ mas day, ^ That we may !«■ remembered for, . t-hough we have passed away, “May each o’ yo’ gifts fill an empty j place In somebody’s heart.. An’ may yo’ Chris’mus dreams ho sweeter for the happiness o’ the lit- 1 *»< - / /. '’Si * IT tie kiddies that MOST forgot.” Santa Claus AL- “AMK’USf.” santaclaus J that you were killed in war but I am writing to you tuy uly for I dont believe it is true, you are not dej*d you acn bring Just any thing you have gnd I W H1 be happy. I think it is hafd tim^i / or i jj ear every body say so *M1'look for you next Thursday night your Htt’e friend Doris Corbett Walterboro, S. (y. ■ily diftar Sar 1 am lot Walerboro, S. C. Dec. 17. 1914. nty Claus. i looking for you Xmas. Please sir bring me a little, horse and wagon, a little drum and horn some candy and appsea, oranges and flse crackers I am a little boy -three years old. Please dont forget me, and bring my Httle Iro. Kgrmit some fruit and candy/he‘ > s one year old. ‘ Horace Podgett.' Please sir remember my gCgn- didie Harrisop and carry him some candy tw^ / Vour lovingly ‘ little boy, ' Caspar Padgett. . y o // De^r Santa Claus, Please % bring me a tryeiclq. w ith ruber tires, some^ruit nuts and cpn- dies, your affectnate fr^id, John Hubert Crosby. « .Lodge, 8. C. Dec. 18. 1914. »■ , v fls - Dear Santa Claus, I am a -little boy nearly .eight years old, and my Httle sister is near ly four. I go to uchool to Dry Branch and like our teacher fine. I want you to bring gme a french horn and air rifle and my little sis ter Jennett* Pearl wants a big doll baby and stove and dishes, we also want aome mits and fruits, if you please. WftJj best wishes to San ta Claus f your little friends, W’illie L. Bradham and Jeanette Pearl B. Dee. 21, 1914. Dear Old Santyelaus. I dont want you to forget ' n' when you come. I want a kodak, J a flashlight and cow boy suit, and a bicycle some fruit bananoes, apples oranges ahd some candy. Well goodbye santy, hope you and me will have a good Christmas. Your friend, Clyde Griffin. . I Walterboro, S. C. Dear Santa, . Please bring me a doll r * some* camiy and fruit. From ^pur little Friend, Nellie and Docia Pellum Walterboro, S. C. Dec. 17. 1914. Dear Mr. Sandy Claus, Will' you please remember me, and bring me a little Billy goat and wagon and toy pistol and balls, and 0 6 doll baby a drftm a horn t some fire crackers and roman candles, some apples and-oranges, nuts and a plen- and can/ of randy. I am 2 years old and most a little man. falterboro*. 8. Box SupjKT al Oak Grove. On Friday night, Jan. 1, 1915 at 6:30 o’clock,* there will -be a box bmi/, Bupper at Oak Grove Schopl house f Dear old san I want to bring me a ?oat an cjtfet some fire crackers some , * or t ^ ie benefit of the school, fruit po candy am going to school. . public is invited. Randolph Pellum. j Teacher. The Disadvantage of Home Vacation. “1 believe with the poet that them is no place like home,” grimly stated the old codger. “I am firmly con vinced that there is nothing else aa comfortable as sogging around in the cool and customary spots under one'a own vine and fig tree in the midst of the things he loves and finds so handy, and sitting in the old sway- backed rocker that fits him to perfec tion, with hla faithful pipe, bis fa vorite newspaper and a cool drink near at band’,'listening to the thriller* ing of the birds he baa become ac quainted with, and looking off now and then at the familiar scenery that be feels sort of a proprietorship in. But in spite of all that 1 am going away for a few weeks to mix with peopto I don’t care for and gaze at scenes that don’t Interest me. You see, if I stay at home my pleasure is spoiled by iho neighbors wliq, go away and leave their paluio and dogs and cata a; d rubb r plants and parrots and ca- arrlc s with me to be looked out for.” —Kansan .City Star. i ‘A * ‘ > " ^ , V » * -A. V-