BY MRS JOHN T. VAN SANT
I did n’t want a story-book; I did n’t want a doll;
I did n’t want a thimble or a satin parasol.
I did n’t want a bonnet
With a curly feather on it,
And everything that Santa brought I did n’t want at all!
I did n’t want a thimble or a satin parasol.
I did n’t want a bonnet
With a curly feather on it,
And everything that Santa brought I did n’t want at all!
I put a letter in the mail, and told him what to bring;
I told him not to worry about a bracelet or a ring.
I thought I would n’t bother
My mother or my father,
So wrote direct to Santa Claus, and asked for just one thing.
I told him not to worry about a bracelet or a ring.
I thought I would n’t bother
My mother or my father,
So wrote direct to Santa Claus, and asked for just one thing.
I said: “Dear Santa, all I need is one small pussy-cat,
A little furry puss that I can love and pet and pat.”
I wanted just a kitty,
And I think it is a pity
He brought me all these other things and did n't think of that.
A little furry puss that I can love and pet and pat.”
I wanted just a kitty,
And I think it is a pity
He brought me all these other things and did n't think of that.
And Father said it was a shame, and he would write the gent
A line or two or three or four, and ask him what he meant.
He said that Santa ought to
Have a lesson, and be taught to
Pay a little more attention to the orders that are sent.
A line or two or three or four, and ask him what he meant.
He said that Santa ought to
Have a lesson, and be taught to
Pay a little more attention to the orders that are sent.
And so, to-night I got a note from Mr. Santa Claus
Explaining how it happened; and he said it was because
He never got the letter.
And that little girls had better
Have all their mail at Christmas posted by their
Pa’s and Ma’s.
Explaining how it happened; and he said it was because
He never got the letter.
And that little girls had better
Have all their mail at Christmas posted by their
Pa’s and Ma’s.
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