| Show I is Y Santa t Clam If So Pos Postmaster Th Thomas ms Has lJ Mail for fw Y YOM vJ O among the tho thousands of or Salt Lakes Lake's S D little folks folka whoso whose hearts go at tho the Cl very mention of or Santa Claus a and Hl whose whoso eyes grow bright brighta a Ith a wondrous play of oC hope an and expectation at nt thought of oC what the reindeer sled lIed Is going to bring to the chimney chim chhn- night there three Hey ney tops for them next Sunday arc are hundred onus ones whose whose sla gladneSs ne cm Bi Christmas du day will wilt their letters to Santa Claus depend upon the fate of or dropped in th the mail boxes Postmaster Thomas h s these thebo three thice hundred ter A A A. L. L letters all h In iii childish scribble an and tacit each laying bare arc the childhoods childhood's secret of or Its writers writer's Christmas longing In Incer tells Dear Claus er c every one there Is the line that Santa that mamma and papa napa aie ale so o poor that perhaps he lie would would have forgotten all about the little writer if tr the tho the letter had not been written Postmaster Thomas has letters on hI his desk antI and will wiil tf JI give one ono or 01 more moro of or them to any hearted big man or woman oman who ho will ivill take them theman an and be bo the Santa Claus ti lh the letters nl are aro written to Tho The wants want that are re expressed in iii the letters mostly are desires of or the tle chILi child who lon longs for fo sonic some plaything play play- thing he has semi n a m boy o or 01 girl gul irl playing drum or n a to t train with Usually it Is n a toy choo Or a sled or a miniature bugle Tho little girls want a adoll adoll doll oll Quo Olto that sleeps and says wi lS s Mamma or 01 a a. set aCt of oC dishes l to pin piny house with or a n picture book with big bears bean In it They Thoy arc amo that almost an any man mall maor mallor or who l Knows now nOts the thrill of or tho the spirit 01 who can picture the desolation of or a Christmas monti morning morn morn- ln ing i for tho the little boy bor or girl hl to whom there comes tho time realization after a n night of sleepless waiting and watch atch- that Santa Hunta Claus Glaus has cd cd them by could ea easily IlY fill at al th the cost of or but a few tew cents for fot each letter they the night might take toko from the po desk c l Postmaster Thomas will gladly gI hc one rne or more of or these letters to an any man or ur woman who Vito will call to for fez I. I them an and promise romiS' to fill till tho the T at nalls i ts of ur the childish writer a as tar far nr g as time the wants can be filled without too great an anC C I Each Bach 1 mean the possibility of oC a no double happiness tho h happiness s of or bringing Joy jor to some child for or the time one who gels the lettel from rom tho the po post post- t- t and the happiness that wi come conie to tu somo ono or of the tho writers hop hopes s are ale built upon the time anwer nilI nil an- I sier er t to tho the have written n Santa Claus SomeI Sometimes Some Some- I I times the he little iri writers ask asic for something that could hotI not hot I be dipped In In a any I chimney a a aY Y 1 bab baby elephant but elephant but such Instances are rare an and always something that will give o equal plea ulc can be substituted substituted One o of tho the letters which found its iLs W way to Postmaster Thomas Thomas' de Jc dek I k and was taken yesterday esterday h by a woman who ho wanted the time measure of or her own Christmas jo joy completed by tho the thought f bringing gladness to a u childish heart was nd addressed to Santa Claus euro care Iceberg Land where the arc are It ft read Dear Santa My l mamma mamma seth sed you rou cu cum to our omit liotis hous this year oar cur caus papa was not worl working anti and you ou 1 didn't like O little girls who whose e papas aint working Papa sed lie hl WOOl wood work vork If it h he lie cud so 11 pleas as Santa Santu cum cuni to our home bout mill and bring me n n. d l l to slide down own our hill bill on like Be Ih Bess gs s and Mabel Ia cl do dose c and a u loll doll that SI sleeps l PM and sa says s 's s- s mama and a u drum for 01 or brother and antI a n pare parc of or ni itens and amid a Nano to pla play on when i play hou antI and candy nn arid and a u tur ke key an and antl t pare IUlI of shoes for tor brother Papas goo good Santa Claus and I no nu he lie ull war work If it Irhe ithe he cud so pl pleas as do 10 nt itt ma mad and ard cum cain to our house Dont Donl tell mama I rote role this caus she sod ed I CLARA CLAnk L st street P. P S. S s.-D s. Deal Dear 1 Santa lye ive been a n 1 real ical al SOO good girl rl a all 1 yore re I 1 |
