Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Lett From t Trio. Dear Santa Claus, ? I am a little girl six years old. I can read and write. I want you a to please bring me a doll bed and tea g set, some fruit and candy. Hope to n see you at the Christmas tree at n our school house. Clate Boyd. p g Greelyville. S Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl four years old. I want you to bring me a pretty doll, a doll carriage and some fruit. And please don't forget my little E brother, O'Dell. He wants a little horse and wagon. I believe this is- a all for this time. t< Annie Lee McCants. is m Salters. ^ Dear Santa Claus, ' ? I am an old lady about 48 years old, and I have been blind for 12 >j years and I shall ask you to please bring me a nice wool sweater and a . black skirt. As times are hard I ? will not ask for much, and any of my friends who wish to send me a ? box on Xmas day will be highly ap- " predated. I hope this will not go to ? the waste basket as this is my first time to write to you. Yours truly, Mrs. C. D. Cottingham. Cades. ? Dear Santa Claus, 1 want you to please bring me a fountain pen, manicure set, a kimona and a pair of bedroom slippers, some fruit and fire works. Lucile Price. E i Cades. Dear Santa Claus, c] I am a little girl eleven years old. & I want you to please bring me a x ring, a string of pearls, a Dig doll that goes to sleep, some fruit and fire works. Wishing you a merry Xmas and happy New Year. E Juanita Price. a Kingstree. a Dear Santa Claus, a I am a little boy seven years old and tro to school and in the second grade. I want you to please bring me a harp, pop-pistol and caps, a p drum, knife, roraan candles, fire crackers, sparklers, nuts, candy and _ fruit of all kinds. Your little friend, ? Carol 1 Lane. C2 ?????? di Salters, RL 1. 4 Dear Santa Claus, * I am a little girl six years old. * I am going to Mulberry graded school and am in the first grade. Miss AIlie Montgomery is my teacher. I like to go to school, but I had a big D a the first day because I am the y and had to leave mother and she had been in the bed four years, ^ an invalid. Please bring me a school lunch box that cant be torn up easy, . a doll baby with curley hair that can t sleep, a child's sewing outfit, a stocking of marbles, fire works and fruits of all kinds. I am side today with bronchitis and a hot fever.. Please don't forget my sewing outfit as I D Hke to try to sew and play the piano, and I like to read books, if you have V any to ware. Please remember moth- ^ er and father. Estelah Bradham. f1 ? ic Salters. Rt 1. U Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl nine years old, _ ?J ?"* Vftiirfh crmHp at Mill- D aim Ml M4V ? c berry graded school. I like my j _ teacher and class mates fine. I am 1 a member of the Presbyterian Sunday 111 school at Greelyville and have, about a completed the little child's catechism. w Please don't forget our preacher, Rev. S1 1 Ratchford, and our superintendent, ai I Mr. W. M. O'Bryan. Please bring V me a child's sewing outfit, a doll's V dining room set, a school lunch box, [ a stocking of marbles and some caps D f for my pistol that you brought me last year. I have kept it very d< nicely. Bring me fire works and ha fruits of all lands and a story book, ai if you have any to spare. Please d< dont forget father and sister. I bi ?clr for anvthinir more as times are so hard. Wishing you a merry I Christmas and happy New Year, D Virginia Bradham. Cades. I Dear Santa Claus. ol I am a little boy two years old li and I want you to bring me a rocky s< ^rse and some fruits. That is all f< I will ask for this Xmas. Your lit- f< tie friend, John R. Thomas, Jr. E t< Lake City. My Dear Santie, I am writing you for a few toys for Xmas. I am a little boy six D years old. I am going to school and in the first grade. I like my teacher a fine. Her name is Mrs. Lena Vause. b I want you to bring me a knife, pop- d< pistol, fruit of all kinds, some candy Jk, and nuts. Your little friend, Mat L. Price. D Lake City. Dear Santie, h I am a little bov four years old and a I want you to bring me a horn, mail I wagon, a pop-pistol so I can shoot a like my brother. Bring me some si fruit of all kinds and candy. Your b friend, Simpie Price. a; Lake City. Dear Santa Clause. I I am a little boy six years old. I go to school and like my teacher I ' fine. I want you to bring me a pop- b pistol, toy train, mouth organ, fire a crackers, fruit of all kinds, candy a and nuts. Wishing you a merry fi > Christmas, I am your little friend, a Willard Smiley. :ers t lie Littl< Lake City. )ear Old St. Nick, I am a little firirl of nine years o.cl nd I go to school. I am in the fifth rade and like mv teacher fine. Heame is Miss Belle Harper. I will ot ask for . much this time, but lease bring me a large doll that can n to clean anH a towel rack, some andies and nuts of all. kinds, and on't forget papa and mamma. Good ye, your little girl. Eloise Price. Greelyville. (ear SSnta Claus, I am a little girl seven years old nd am in the second grade. I like 5 go to school. My teacher's name ^ Miss Wham. I like her too. I rill tell vou what I want for Xmas. ou may bring me a sleepy doll with lack hair and a carriage to ride er in, fire works, fruits and candy, nd also, two beauty pins. I have a ttle brother four years old. His ame is Hoke. He wants you to ring him a tool box. fire works and monkev that will climb a string, andy and fruit. We will be sure to ang our stockings up Christmas Eve nd will expect them to be full on hristmas morning. Your friend, Sadie Player. Kingstree. >ear Santa Claus, I want a doll and a bicycle. Grace Catherine Stackley. Rhem. ear Santa Claus. Please if you have any air rifles ring me one and some shot, fire rackers, fruit and candy. That is II. Thanking you for your visit last mas and remaning your little friend, Balford Cribb. Hemingway. ear Sarita Claus, I am a little boy five years old nd want you to bring me a tricycle nd some candy, oranges and apples nd a doll tc^. if vou can. Ferman Burrows. Suttons. ear Santa, I wonder what you are going to at on the Christmas tree for me mas. Santa, 111 tell you what I specially want: an automobile, a in ring monkey, rubber ball, spinner nd some fire works and fruit I am little boy five years pld going to &ool and in the first grade. Julius Gamble. Suttons. ear Santa, I am a little girl ten years old nd I want you to bring me a doll lat can sleep and walk and cry, id doll carriage, doll bed, trunk, little piano and some fire works, uit and candy. Be sure to come to * me. Ed una Wilson. Suttons. ear Santa, I'm going to write you what I want hristmas. A tea set, a doll carriage id doll, some fruit and candy. I n only four years old. I don't go > school bpt will be at the Xmas ee. ?. Mittie Gamble. Suttons. ear Santa, I am a little boy going tovschool. am in the second grade and I like ly teacher fine. I want you to bring rifle, a pistol, a little cart, a bugle ad some fruit and candy. Don't foret my little brothers, because they re too little to write. Paul Byrdic. , Suttons. ear Santa, I want you to please bring me a ----- 1 ill, a doll bed ana a nice oox ui andkerchiefs. I am going to school id like my teacher fine. Please ?nt forget my little sisters and rothers. Martha Eagerton. Suttons. ear Santa, I will write and tell you what I ant you to bring me for Christmas, am a little boy only eight years Id and I want you to bring me a ttle rifle and some shells. Bring me >me candy and apples. Please don't >rget my little brother. I will look >r you down the chimney Christmas ve night and bring me some more >ys, if you have them to spare. Erman Broach. I Brownville, Fla. ear Santa, I want vou to send me a chain belt, middy suit, a tie, some candy, nuts, ottle of cologne, box of face power and a box of sweet soap. Hallie Brown. Brownville, Fla. 'ear Santa, I am a little girl ten years old. I ope you won't forget me this Xmas s I am so far away from home, want you to send me a cap, a belt nd a doll baby. I hope you will tart in time so you may get here y the 25. I guess this is all I will sk for. Gracie Brown. Kin erst ree.^a ear Santa Claus, I will write and te^P^u what want for Christmas. Vam a little oy eight years old. I ?jo to school nd am in the second grade. I want n air rifle and shot, a pair of gloves, re works and some fruit, nuts and andy. Your little friend. Ferrol Frierson. o Ok e Tots of mil MM 1 II III I 1 I I II IMtH i? illlll MIIIIIIMIMIII ' + Andrews. Dear Old Santa Ciaus, I want you to remember me this j Christmas and fill my stocking to the top. I am a little girl twelve years ] old, a pupil of Btoomingvale graded j school in the fifth grade. I make a c grade every vear. I think that is End work fo me. My teacher is as Marian McFadden from Kingstree. She is a good teacher and I 1 love her. I study so hard I think you ought to be kind to me. 1 want 3 a doll with yellow curley hair, a 1 tea set and a bed for my doll, some J fruit, candv and some fire works. 1 My teacher is to have a Christinas tree for us Thursday before Christmas. I hope Old Santy will be there. 1 mi TT ] jmen nowaru. [ " ', Andrews. c Dear Old Santa Claus. I am a little girl twelve years old, a pupil of Bloomingvale school in the ] third grade, and I want you to please bring me a nice doll with long hair, y also some fruit, candy and anything j you have. I would be glad if you ] can leave me a tea set. I want you r to know my teacher's name. She is t Miss Ila Cooper. She is kind to me. Glvdes Howard. ?: 1 Andrews. Dear Old Santa Claus, ] I am writing to tell you what I t want you to bring me Christmas. I i am not going to school now, I have ? to help papa and mamma as I am the largest girl at home. I want fruit of all kinds, a set of vases, an album for pictures and a box of nice . candy and a large eocoanut. I wish all my friends a merry Christmas. . Annie Howard. j ? Andrews. \ Dear Old Santa Claus. i Please fill my stocking this Christ- c mas. I am a little girl four years } old. I want apples, oranges, candy, } st doll and anything that you can, spare me. I have a little brother and I want you to fill his stocking. ] He is only two years old; give him fruit, candy and a little wagon that fi I can pull so he can ride. Vivian Howard. j c Andrews. t Dear Old Santa Claus. I am going to write you a letter . 1 L-i T , ..... ?... 1 10 lei you Know wtiai, I nam jruu bv J bring me. I want you to bring me a doll and' a doll bed and some fruit ? and candy, for I am a little girl five j years old, and also, I want you to f remember my little sisters and broth- e ers and papa and mamma. I guess ? this is all. Well I will close for this time, , Grace Fulton. Andrews. i Dear Old Santa Claus. 2 Andrews. ? Dear Santa Claus, t I am sending you a few lines to t tell you what I want you to bring PS * ' mas. I want you to bring i toy pistol, some fire crackfruit and candy. Well I I s will be enough for me. Woodrow Fulton. i 1 Suttons. Dear Santa Claus. I want you to bring me a doll and a doll carriage and a little chair and I little bed, also a trunk and little doll cradle, some fruit and candy, and ? that will be all I want. Be sure I and bring it. Eunice Wilson. i Sar Willian I ????????? ?, ' * i Andrews. i 3ear Old Santa Claus, ' I am a little boy three years old. , want you to bring me a little toy , >ony and wagon and some fruit and :andy. Olon Fulton. Henringwa^. , )enr Santa Claus, I am a little girl seven years old * , tnd I want you to please bring me . l doll that can cry and some candy, . (ranges and apples and some other I. oys too. Marenna Burrows. i . I am sending you a few lines to et ; ou know wnat I want you to, (ring me. I want a wheel, fire crackrs and some candy and fruit I will , lose for this timer Elbert Fulton. j Cades, j >ear Santa Claus, I am six years old. I want a wrist- , vatch. I want some buds. .1 want T a _ K/wlr . I aon. i want a iumo vwn. want a little doll trunk. I want ne a tea set I must close for this ' ime. * Amelia. | ^ j 1 Cades. ) Dear Santa Claus. j I am a little girl in the first grade. ! am learning fast and I love my ] eacher. I want you to bring me a arge stocking full of pretty toys, l large doll and some nice fruits. Florence Beatty. 1 ??? v i Cades. 1 Dear Santa Claus. I am a little girl ten years of age. [ go to Moss Grove school. I like > ny teacher fine. I have four sisters inrl on A Hnrlinff little brother". He ] vas born the day before Thanksgiv- < ng. We will leave it to you to de- 1 :ide what to bring us this Christmas. ' (Ve all want candy, fruits and nuts. 1 Vith lots of love, Violet Owens. Cades. Dear Santa Claus. ] I am a Junior girl twelve years of ige and in the first grade. I want I rou to please bring me a pair of vases, ; i doll and doll carriage, and all sorts j >f fruit and candy. Don't forget my 1 wo little sisters. Rosa Baker. ??? i Cades. j Dear Santa Claus, ' I am a lttle boy seven years of ige and n the first grade. I want ] rou to please bring me a knife, some ire crackers, all sorts of fruit and ] andy. Please don't forget my little j listers. Reese Baker. ] ??.] Cades. 1 Dear Santa Claus. > We are two little boys going to school. Please bring us a bycicle snd a pony and buggy, fruits, candy ] ind some fire works to shoot. Renember our baby brother too. j Herbert ana juuan rvani. I Cades. 1 )ear Santa Claus, 1 I am asking you to please bring 1 ne a doll, sdme fruit, candy and nuts. 1 am your little girl ten years old. Ellie Smith. , 1 Cades. )ear Santa Claus, 3 I am only asking you to bring me < i doll, some fruit, candy and nuts. 1 am your little girl seven years old. 1 Corelee Smith. V C* 4 * - : itaCl lsburg C Cades. Dear Santa Claus. I am ten years old. I want an air rifle and shot, and all kinds ol fruit. I like our teacher. I have been a good boy at school. Bring my brother some fruit. I have written you a list of things. W. G. Smiley. Suttons. Dear Santa Claus, What is keeping you so long? I want you to hurry and come, and bring me some presents. Bring me some fruit and whistle and ^agon and rifle and roman candles and some fire crackers and a rubber ball. . Laurie Blakeley. Suttons. Dear Santa Claus, I am going to write you what I want you to bring me Christmas: A rubber ball, a dancing man, a spinner and some fire works and fruit I am a little boy nine years old and in tho thirrl crade. Santa. I know . the times are hard but the things 1 , ask for isn't very expensive. So I shall expect them. Troy Gamble. buttons. Dear Santa Claus, As it is Christmas I will write and . tell you what I want you to bring me. I am a little boy ten years old, and I like to play with little guns ; and toys and as times are so hard I won't ask for anything but a little 1 gun and some fruit. Tomis Brown. 1 1 Suttons. Dear Santa Claus, I am going to write to you to let you hear from me. I am a little girl only ten years old and will thank 1 you to please bring me a sleeping aoll and a little set of vases, and 1 will thank you very much. Maggie Altman. i Suttons. j Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl ten years old and [ can read and .write too. and I thought I would write a letter to L.,1 1 A T ..1 M, 1 ten you wiiitk i wwv jr vu> w mui^ iu?. , I want a doll, candy and fruit, so I am give my baby brother and little j sister some. Me and mv sister are \ twins. Her name is Martha and my \ lame is Mary Eagerton. i i Sutltons.' { Dear Santa Claus, 1 I am a littlel boy seven years old. [ want a cow bov suit, a horn and fruit. I don't want to over load you >ut please remember my little baby 1 jrother. Easton Altman. ^ Cades. j Dear Santa Claus, 1 I want you to please bring me an t sir rifle, fruit nuts and anything else ] that you want me to have. I am a , little boy tpmlve years old. Ollie Smith. Suttons. ] Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl eleven years old t ?J ?? a a if iiatfwi to i IUU cu) MUJCD CMV 1IV> thj *v mwv\i j t>e I will not ask you ,to bring me.j pery much, but will ask you to please t iring me a pretty doll and a doll jed, lots of nice fruit and bring my ittle sister a teddy bear and a rubier ball. Mollie Mae Cooper. ] Suttons. Dear Santa Claus, { 1 1 3 I am a little girl and I am eight < pears old. I would thank you if you 1 would give me a sleepy doll and five loll dresses. Myrtise Cooper. 1 sunons. Dear Santa Claus, I am a little boy ten years old and n the third grade. As you are so >ld and have so many other little boys ind girls to visit, you can bring me in air rifle and a knife with a chain, ind some fruits and candy. Odis Norton. - ' Suttons. | Dear Santa Claus. I wonder what you're going to Pring me Christmas? Let me tell ] you Santa, please bring me a tea set, i doll, box of handkerchiefs, a rub- \ jer ball and some fruit and candy, j I am a little girl seven years old < ind in the second grade. I shall ex- \ pect you at our Christmas tree. Your ( little friend, Iva Gamble. j 1 Dear Santa Claus, i I am a little girl. I am very poor, jut dear Santy, I would be glad of i lot of things for my Christmas. [ would be glad of a sleepy doll for j my Christmas and something good ? eat. This is my wishes for Christ- ] nas. Arccieleen Miller. < } Kjngstree. Dear Santa Gaus, I want you to bring me some jparklers and a checker board. Please ] jring all kinds of fruit and candy, fou can bring anything else you have, y jo spare, as you always seem to j mow just what we want. I want a s muff, too. I am a little girl in the ? :hird grade. Mary Phillips. \ i Kingstree. r Dear Santa Claus, i We are two little sisters. We want 1 fou to bring us a big doll and a s mrriage apiece. Also every kind of i pruit, nuts and candy. We want some i Ire works too. z Virginia and Maude Burgess. '4 ? -?> r aus bounty Kingstree. Dear Santa Claus, ~ ? ? I want you to bring me a horn and a knife. I want you to bring me a mouth organ and candy. / Henry Phillips. ??? I \ Kingstree. Dear Santa uaus, Please bring me a doll, horn, a muff, some candy, sparklers, raSsins and all kinds of fruit. I am a little girl in the second grade, and will try to * be very good. Virginia Phillips. Kingstree. Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a horn, top, knife, candy, a mouth organ and fruit. I am a little boy in the first grade, and I will try to be good. W. T. Phillips, Jr. Kingstree. Dear Santa Claus, I want you to bring me a gun, fire works, Roman candles, Chinese fire crackers and some lady crackers. Victor /Stoll. Kingstree. Dear Santa Claus, I am a little boy four years old. You know what little boys my size usually want, but Santa, please don't forget "to bring me an air rifle, a little dog, a horn, mouth organ, a buckinar mule, roman candles, fire crackers, some nuts and fruit Please bring my little sister, Marrery, a little butterfly, and a dot! baby. D. C. Brown, Jr. Kingstree. Dear Santa Claus. I am a little boy six years old. [ want you to please bring me an ur rifle, a horn, mouth organ, w&tch, a little horse pulling a beef wagon, a roman candle, fire crackers ' and some nuts and fruit Please bring my little sister, Margery, a little dog uid a doll carriage. Sheppard Brown. Kingstree. Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl .five yean old, ind I can't write myself so I'm getting my aunt to write for me. I. want you to please bring me a bureau and washkand. pitcher and basin ind soap dish. Also a big doll and arriage and a checker-board, all cinds of fruit and nuts. Nadine Dennis. Kingstree. Dear Santa Claus, I am a little boy three years old. ifamma is writing to you for me. L want you to pleasi bring* me a lun (/ran) so I can shoot wabbits ike my daddy. Also a checker-board lad all kinds of fruit, nuts and candy. Please dbnt forget my little five nonths old brother. William Burgess. Buttons. Dear Santa Claus. J want a doll, if you please, and m accordion, some fruit, candy and luts. Now Santa, I haven't asked for much, and do hope you bring :hem. I am in the. second grade. Nettie Altman. Cades. Dear Santa Claus, I am a little girl five years old, uid I am a good little baby. I want rou to Bring me a doll, some fruit, randy and nuts. I won't ask for so nuch for the times are hard. Eve Smith. Cades. Dear Santa Claus, I am a Junior girl thirteen years >f age and in the sixth grade. I ivant you to bring me a doll, doll carriage, and some iruit, nuts and candy. .Irene Smith. Cades. Dear Santa Claus, Please bring me a doll baby, spme randy and fruit. I am a little girl right years old. Elma Gray. r*. j uuies. Dear Santa Claus. I am going \o write you a list of ;hings 1 want you to bring me: A >ig doll that can go to sleep and bed, :arriage, bed room slippers and fruit, and bring my little sister a loll so she won't take my doll. I iave been a good little girl at school. [ think our teacher is good. I hope , i'ou a rherry Christmas. Ruby Smiley. Cades. Dear Santa Claus, * - ?1-1 T i am a uiue gwi. 1 ko w kuwi. [ want a doll with eves that can >pen and shut and a little bed for ler, and some fruit. Virginia. Cades. Dear Santa Claus. Christmas is most here, and I vant you to be sure and remember ne. I am six years old. I go to ichool at Cades and have most finishid my primer this year. Time- are >ad, but I wish you would brin0 mc i small doll that I can sew for. My namma is crocheting a real bdby cap 'or it and making it a long dress. [ want a little wagon, some long sparkles, a gold ring, and plenty of 'rait, candy and nuts. Please don't 'orget any of the other children iround here. With much love, Ida Pearl Sauls.