Topic: The Dead Letter Man

From the Wolf Envelope Company comes this touching story of a father, designated "dead letter man" in a post office. The man had been sorrowful and withdrawn from his family since the sudden death of his young son. Then, at Christmas time there fell into his hands this letter, addressed to Santa Claus by his little daughter:

Dear Santa Claus, We are very sad at our house this year, and I don't want you to bring me anything. My little brother went to heaven last spring. All I want you to do when you come to our house is to take brother's toys to him. I'll leave them in the corner by the kitchen stove; his hobby-horse and train and everything. I know he'll be lost up in heaven without them, most of all his horse; he always liked riding it so much, so you must take them to him, please, and you needn't mind leaving me anything but if you could give daddy something that would make him like he used to be, make him smoke his pipe again and tell me stories, I do wish you would. I heard him say to mummie once that only eternity could cure him. Could you bring him some of that, and I will be your good little girl.

Data Source: Fredericksburg Church of Christ, 507 N. Llano St., Fredericksburg TX 78624
Author: Marian Bennett Cerf

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