The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29

those who have sent and given me pres
cnts since my last letter to the good old
POST Nnlda Hackney of Vuda, Texas.
sent me two nice handkcrchiefs; The
Post is kindly donating me. years sub
scription to the Sem-weckly; Miss "A.
l.. Heller and Mrs. II. Heller of Buda,
Texas, sent me some nice tokens; my
uncle a. Wheeler) gave me 81; Lucy
Owens of Elgin sent me n nice token;
my uncle Green Emmons) gave me ~
cents: Emree Roper of Waelder, sent .
cents: Mr.. John r. McLcmore of Center
sent me 80 cents; Mr.. Emmett Armstrong
of Center sent 30 cents; Mrs IL. ).
Bryalic of Center came to see me 'and
brought me a pretty and warm wrapper,
which she had bought for me; DIR. l..
q. Swearingen of Center sent me box
of nice fruit. Following are the names
of the merchants of Center who have
helped me since / last wrote: w. "A.
Land, Il. H. Parish, DIR. j. w. Rogers,
Willie Bridges. Don Hicks, j. c. Rogers,
]; L; Crawford, Wilson \ Ku niI.%i I'd ID
j. II. Bryan. Viola of Teneha, Texas
sent me so cents. Two ladies of Center
sent me two large cakes. Ollie Nilkert
of Sunnyside, Texas, sent nice token.
Mrs. n. j. Lister and Mrs. Jennie Arm
strong of Center sent me some nice pres
ents. Your friend Ella Mahan.
A PRETTY OAK STORY.
Houston, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
| suppose the Haps think that quit
writing, but don't think | could forget
our beautiful club with all the nice chill
dren writing. Why, the first thing that
do when we get The Post is to look
for the Happyhammer page. Dear iiaps,
our other little crippled member, Wiiora
Long, says that she would like TO have
nice chair, too, and | think that it's
nothing but right that we should buy her
one, send it to her and pay express
charges.
Well, am very glad that the magnolia
has taken the lead for the first time, and
| hope it will keep it, too.The oak ought
to have the most votes, being the most
historic tree known, but as | have cast
my vote for the magnolia | hope 1t viii
win, for it is Il very useful tree If it is
not known so far back in history ms the
oak. have the same belief as those
five little Emerson girls, that the mocker
has no favorte tree; he can sing. as mer-
rily in the old huckleberry bush rs he
can in the magnolia or the oak. ! once
read an old legend about two old oak
trees 1t was very nice. l will give you
brief sketch of it: Once upon time
there We're two good people who lived to
be very old. They always welcomed
strangers whether they were poorly or
who had had the dogs of the other people
set on TO them come up to these two
good people, who treated them very
kindly. One of these men proved to be
the god Quicksilver. who had great
power. AS they sat down to supper and
had drank all of the milk up Quicksilver,
who was very fond of milk, called for
more. The old lady was sure that there
was none in the pitcher, but she thought
that she would just let him see for him
self and 10, when she turned the pitcher
down it was so full that it ran Quick
silver's cup over. Then he told them
that he had given them a pitcher that
would never get empty. Then he told
them to make wish and that he would
have it fulfilled. So they made their wish
and ii was this: When we die we wish
TO be changed to shade trees for the
| strangers who came to this house after
we are dead. So the strangers left, and
when these two old people died they We're
changed to two beautiful oak trees. and
when stranger would come there these
two old people-trees would seem to say:
| Welcome. strangers, welcome" Now
the Haps will know that this is only an
old story that people used to believe. but
ii teaches Il great lesson. Some bright
Hap tell me what it is. Well, | wish to
ask you to have an amman contest next
| | guess the magnolia Haps will think
| that | am talking little too much about
the oak, but | won't slight the magnolia
| Now. when the answer is sent to my
| question | will write another story. |
close with much love to the Haps and
the Haphammcr. | remain your true
| friend. Leo j. links