(To the Editor of the Colon Ut.)Dear Sir,—Will you please allow me the use of the columns of your paper to say a few words of thanks to the many kind friends who thought so kindly of the little orphan boys at Villa Nova and sent us such nice Christmas gifts! I am glad to be able to sav that we were all in much better spirits at Villa Nova, and much better able to appreciate the gifts sent this .year than last. Last ^Christmas we hail ever so many little fellows laid low with measles. Christmas Eve, 1887, when we sang the Adct'e* we numbered nearly 100, and not so much as one on the sick list.