Yes_UH ,_, Virginia_NP1 ..._... 
We_PPIS2 take_VV0 pleasure_NN1 in_II answering_VVG thus_RR prominently_RR the_AT communication_NN1 below_RL ,_, expressing_VVG at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 our_APPGE great_JJ gratification_NN1 that_CST its_APPGE faithful_JJ author_NN1 is_VBZ numbered_VVN among_II the_AT friends_NN2 of_IO The_AT Sun_NN1 :_: Dear_JJ Editor_NP1 --_NN1 I_PPIS1 am_VBM 8_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ._. 
Some_DD of_IO my_APPGE little_JJ friends_NN2 say_VV0 there_EX is_VBZ no_AT Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 ._. 
Papa_NN1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" If_CS you_PPY see_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II The_AT Sun_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ so_RR ._. "_" 
Please_RR tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 the_AT truth_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ there_EX a_AT1 Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 ?_? 
Virginia_NP1 O'Hanlon_NP1 115_MC West_ND1 Ninety_MC Fifth_MD Street_NN1 Virginia_NP1 ,_, your_APPGE little_JJ friends_NN2 are_VBR wrong_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 have_VH0 been_VBN affected_VVN by_II the_AT skepticism_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 skeptical_JJ age_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 do_VD0 not_XX believe_VVI except_CS they_PPHS2 see_VV0 ._. 
They_PPHS2 think_VV0 that_CST nothing_PN1 can_VM be_VBI which_DDQ is_VBZ not_XX comprehensible_JJ by_II their_APPGE little_JJ minds_NN2 ._. 
All_DB minds_NN2 ,_, Virginia_NP1 ,_, whether_CSW they_PPHS2 be_VBI men_NN2 's_GE or_CC children_NN2 's_GE ,_, are_VBR little_JJ ._. 
In_II this_DD1 great_JJ universe_NN1 of_IO ours_PPGE ,_, man_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 mere_JJ insect_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 ant_NN1 ,_, in_II his_APPGE intellect_NN1 as_CSA compared_VVN with_IW the_AT boundless_JJ world_NN1 about_II him_PPHO1 ,_, as_CSA measured_VVN by_II the_AT intelligence_NN1 capable_JJ of_IO grasping_VVG the_AT whole_NN1 of_IO truth_NN1 and_CC knowledge_NN1 ._. 
Yes_UH ,_, Virginia_NP1 ,_, there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 exists_VVZ as_RG certainly_RR as_CSA love_NN1 and_CC generosity_NN1 and_CC devotion_NN1 exist_VV0 ,_, and_CC you_PPY know_VV0 that_CST they_PPHS2 abound_VV0 and_CC give_VV0 to_II your_APPGE life_NN1 its_APPGE highest_JJT beauty_NN1 and_CC joy_NN1 ._. 
Alas_UH !_! how_RGQ dreary_JJ would_VM be_VBI the_AT world_NN1 if_CS there_EX were_VBDR no_AT Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 !_! 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI as_RG dreary_JJ as_CSA if_CS there_EX were_VBDR no_AT Virginias_NP2 ._. 
There_EX would_VM be_VBI no_AT childlike_JJ faith_NN1 then_RT ,_, no_AT poetry_NN1 ,_, no_AT romance_NN1 to_TO make_VVI tolerable_JJ this_DD1 existence_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 should_VM have_VHI no_AT enjoyment_NN1 ,_, except_CS in_II sense_NN1 and_CC sight_NN1 ._. 
The_AT external_JJ light_NN1 with_IW which_DDQ childhood_NN1 fills_VVZ the_AT world_NN1 would_VM be_VBI extinguished_VVN ._. 
Not_XX believe_VV0 in_II Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 !_! 
You_PPY might_VM as_RR21 well_RR22 not_XX believe_VVI in_II fairies_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY might_VM get_VVI your_APPGE papa_NN1 to_TO hire_VVI men_NN2 to_TO watch_VVI in_II all_DB the_AT chimneys_NN2 on_II Christmas_NNT1 Eve_NNT1 to_TO catch_VVI Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 ,_, but_CCB even_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY did_VDD not_XX see_VVI Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 coming_VVG down_RP ,_, what_DDQ would_VM that_DD1 prove_VVI ?_? 
Nobody_PN1 sees_VVZ Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 is_VBZ no_AT sign_NN1 that_CST there_EX is_VBZ no_AT Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 ._. 
The_AT most_RGT real_JJ things_NN2 in_II the_AT world_NN1 are_VBR those_DD2 that_CST neither_RR children_NN2 nor_CC men_NN2 can_VM see_VVI ._. 
Did_VDD you_PPY ever_RR see_VVI fairies_NN2 dancing_VVG on_II the_AT lawn_NN1 ?_? 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 not_XX ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 's_VBZ no_AT proof_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR not_XX there_RL ._. 
Nobody_PN1 can_VM conceive_VVI or_CC imagine_VVI all_DB the_AT wonders_NN2 there_EX are_VBR unseen_JJ and_CC unseeable_JJ in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY tear_VV0 apart_RL the_AT baby_NN1 's_GE rattle_NN1 and_CC see_VV0 what_DDQ makes_VVZ the_AT noise_NN1 inside_RL ,_, but_CCB there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 veil_NN1 covering_VVG the_AT unseen_JJ world_NN1 which_DDQ not_XX the_AT strongest_JJT man_NN1 ,_, nor_CC even_RR the_AT united_JJ strength_NN1 of_IO all_DB the_AT strongest_JJT men_NN2 that_CST ever_RR lived_VVN could_VM tear_VVI apart_RL ._. 
Only_JJ faith_NN1 ,_, poetry_NN1 ,_, love_NN1 ,_, romance_NN1 ,_, can_VM push_VVI aside_RL that_DD1 curtain_NN1 and_CC view_NN1 and_CC picture_VV0 the_AT supernal_JJ beauty_NN1 and_CC glory_NN1 beyond_RL ._. 
Is_VBZ it_PPH1 all_DB real_JJ ?_? 
Ah_UH ,_, Virginia_NP1 ,_, in_II all_DB this_DD1 world_NN1 there_EX is_VBZ nothing_PN1 else_RR real_JJ and_CC abiding_JJ ._. 
No_UH Santa_NP1 Claus_NP1 !_! 
Thank_VV0 God_NP1 !_! 
He_PPHS1 lives_VVZ and_CC lives_NN2 forever_RT ._. 
A_AT1 thousand_NNO years_NNT2 from_II now_RT ,_, Virginia_NP1 ,_, nay_NN1 10_MC times_NNT2 10,000_MC years_NNT2 from_II now_RT ,_, he_PPHS1 will_VM continue_VVI to_TO make_VVI glad_JJ the_AT heart_NN1 of_IO childhood_NN1 ._. 
