Show A CONVICT AND AND SANTA CLAUS A writer on the Los Angeles Record Rec Rec- Record Record ord who annually holds a Christmas party for poor children received this letter from a convict in tn the Nevada state penitentiary I 1 I am sun sending a little parcel on this his mall mail hoping that the articles contained may find a place in your jour approaching Christmas tion ion Perhaps the work on the beads heads isn't of the best It really is not my trade but they may make some ome poor little girls retain their faith bith in St Sl Nicholas anc and that's hats a pretty good item Please dont don't get a wrong im iso- from this letter l Im I'm mere mere- merey merely merely ly y one of the many who live behind be be- behind hind ind prison walls but I 1 am not on the he hunt for a favor neither do I desire publicity Ive I've had hac hache the he genuine pleasure of helping at atour your our Christmas celebration some sometime sometime time me ago and as I 1 have consider consider- considerable considerable able hie time on my hands just thought Id I'd d help it if I can in breaking out outa outI I a 1 few smiles in iz the old homo home town Do ou know that bad had as con con- convicts convicts undoubtedly are Ive I've never met ono one nho ho had sunk low enough to want to kill off old Santa Claus In case you think the little bead chains will help heip fill any soy stockings satisfactorily and would care caro for them Ill I'll gladly fix a few more and see that they reach you by Decem Decem- ber her 15 I 1 hope you ou can use them and Im I'm mighty glad to be able to do this small as it is Ill I'll not sign any name If you ou would care for or more just address Yours Sincerely Nevada State Prison Box Carson City Nev The letter tells its own story Goodness can live in mans man's heart though he be be caged like a 1 beast for forthe forthe forthe the blackest of crimes There is something fine something redeem redeem- redeeming redeemIng ing lag in No 1 in the Nevada state penitentiary We hope it carrica car car- carries carries ries rica him into some sorno share of this earths earth's happiness after aCter his time Is up |