The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, December 23, 1914, Image 5
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.
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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.
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Anderson, S. C., *
Dec. 20, 1914.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. .
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Walterboro, S. C.
Dear Santa,
. Please bring me a doll
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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