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VIZ APFYHANN6RS.
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pie who read the Youths Department OF
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the club. Boys and girls who read The
Post may be enrolled as active members
by sending name. ago and address.
IL Is the object OF all Happyhammer re-
20 manner happiness when and where.
ever possible.' Hence the club name and
motto. The club flower Is the violet. the
cLuo tree the live oak and tho club pet Is
tne nocking bird, nll being chosen by the
members themselves
~ ne cllb colors are rose and gray.
.ntse colcrs are intended to be worn with
81 without the club button or pin, They
Ire S,e , ,hane INTO badge by pinning or sew
inE together two pieces Of narrow ribbon
gray. Wv
Iho club button and the club pin are
n WIZ or celinloid To ground is white,
NH me words Houston Post H. II,
MD Tented In vio.ct color The club
is ", ~ engraved In the center ami
4, ~ violet color The letter at" Is
~ Ihrge type on each sldo OF the violet.
h. nahes beautiful little badge and VIII
reco,n,f 70 any Happy hammcr upon mo
nrsSelpt of 10 cents. In ordering pin or
nor,,, address your letters to the Hap
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THE GAME OF RAJ,
y sport That Is at Least rou, =, =.
Nu.nra Oh wv ilQl1

81 'po'e mat is at Least -Four rH....
Years Old.
Ball is by no means a u,..
''' IL was n favorite pastIme OF N. r.
'"'S TOUR thousand years ago +, v,.|
ou'uoor sport as at the presen, Az !.
was INDUCED In not only nv w..
cnildren, but by women as well
throwing and catching the bal, -.
ser'ei as wholly womar's ram.
enc method of playing was that N. u
s1n nnsucccssful In catching the ier :.
pipiIStu 10 carry the successful p,yr I
,''.i,,, "nD ne victor continuing n M
position until she also failed 10 r,sA n
BAH Tho ball was thrown bv AN ,c nna. v
player mounted in the same nepssr y
STATIONED AT certain distance sor1
tunes three ~ more balls were ihrowr h
succession, the hands of the play,r Nv.
crossed upon the breast after thmvi,I
the bali. "'''' 'A'V"a
Another game, not altogether , xor
ann game was played by throwing Al
ban To a great height and catcbnr Il M
our SKY bail" and vet another IA, !
throw the bali as high as posslbs M
opposite player leapng into he Al,
catch 1t on It's fell before his feet taleh,J
the ground.
The balls generally used were maAe n
lea thr or skin and sewed with xsn1
crossWise IN the same, manner "a our bal
are male. and stuffed with bran Or h,il
OF corn. others were made Of s,rIne h
OF the stalks of rushes plated torets1
So as 10 form a circular mass and coyeft1
In the same way with leather.
Some balls tina, have been found \
Thches arc about three inches In dlnete,I
while others are of smaller sIse made d
me same materials and covered, like mani
nsef nj the present day, with s,rip n
leather cut in rhomboidal SHAPE and ssvi|
Iogether lsugthwlse and meeting Ii d
Common point at both ends each aliN
nate Slip of leather being OF q difsul|
'olcr. L0f
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Fun IN THE ICY NORTH.

An Eskimo mother sometimes finds her
sell race 10 face with the Same perplex-
ing problem that troubled the old woma n
VINO IiVed In IA shoe. In the winter time,
"hen the snow is deep and the weather
Is freezing cold. She wears huge boots OF
fur which come almost to her hips.
men she goes into the lgloo. or snow
mousse, she pulls them of and. picking up
the little ball of fur, which, unroilcd, re-
Neals fat Eskimo baby she drops the
nttle imp into one of the boots. II there
are two babies both boots are filled, and
II there are three she can well sympa,h!zo
VITA the old woman who had so many
ch.iiren she didn't know what to do.
And so II happens that many an Eskimo
child spends the early part of his life in
boot AT about month old he has the
first real clothes of his own.-a wee iackc,
ana trousers made of the soft skin of the
AVN Ihen he rolls abou, on the bed OF
,, inside ne iEloo and plays with the
!hr colu harressed up with strings and
! fastened to the side OF the house When
We uillr fellows mother goes out OF Doors
Shr places nm In the huge fur hood which
Bangs from the back of her neck. and no
ncstles down close to her to keep warm
, i'r ~ sooi-nitured baby, aud 1t takes
pole TO make him cry. AS soon AZ he is
oid enough To talk he beglns, IKE other
ShlidreH. 10 hog for candy. But his candy
u, very hltcro,t from the sugar bonbons
o. the boys and girls of warmer countries.
10 MN nothing is nicer and sweeter than
= N"w ta!low candle or a strip OF fat cut
rom Il wdlrus. Sometimes If hts mother
haut9 TO give him a real ChrIstnns srr
rr Use She makes a special kind of candy |
ne big boys 20 out for her ard steal |
ions me STOW hummocks until they see |
= spot Of deep rel tomcw here on ihe ,jra |
u an lee foe. They know that this Is the |
'ect OF number of queer little ducks with |
'oules so white that 1t is often hard TO |
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A FARMNR,s ROY

,Atw9oh' Texas. bear iaphann,or.
htore / come 'or the nrst time want
J." ION your happy hand am A little
10y IL years OLD. have one brother ana
Two sisters am the olicu ch,i4
brother Eddie is years old. lie i,lirh,s
~ lling stock horses. sister Mabel is
Years old. They love to play win th.tr
douS Ny papa Keeps the postoffi,e ana
J. get lots ~ eood papers 10 read Eddie
anu helped papa cut and haul kaftir
ton next work. We went to the rowbnvs'
reunion NJ seymour and saw the cnwhoys
rue the hruuchos aud rope tho will
wagons and hugeivS I'm my lirc viii
close with much love to the Haps and
'i"Ph'nm"r Charly Speed
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BICYCLE SONG

Light upon the pedal,
Firm upon the seat,
Fortunes wheel In letters
Fast beneath our feet.
Leave the clouds behind W,
Split the wind we meat
Swift, oh, swift and silent
Rolling down the street!
When the dark comes, twintt1o
Like nrcn SIS In the wheat.
BELLS before MS tinkling
FAIRLY and feat.
BY the gate of gardens.
Where the dusk is sweet
Slide like apparitions
Through the startled street,
Spcarmon In the desert
Maybe fly rs fleet.
Northern lights In heaven.
sparklos on tho s,eet,
Swift, oh, swift and SILENT
Just before We greet
Tho outer edge Of nothing
Turn rolling up the street .,A
Harriet Prescott Spofford, in D. N's
olas.
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VIII EXCHANGE SONGS

A. oi'"lnuS' Texas Dear Haphammer:
,hought I would write. Tho Contest Is
inIoW ior n" d2s. VIII cast my vote for
hnd ! never neglect to read IT. cIerk
~ the stor" for papa row and | nix" If
vnS much ! am g,ld thar the ~lolet
noi w,n, hut am wei rlcasSd VIM he
Ss'I"rS lh1i were chosen. viii close for
m,,'i my Irti.r shan too too lony iucSe ed
IL" 70" cents for a II - pin Womb
i.kr to exchange a song '"A'hn, VIM
h,n"W the iirl \ on Love Loves Yoi, far
blhb a Loving licari For Me- Your
''"""' iiatue Senfteuhcrr
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a nIG nnG WANr1.n

WN2I'lS' TeAas. Dear IHphammcr.
cctaUN we my" an interesting contest bc.
lore U.S. There are 50 many diffcrnrt
k'nds "t dogs | hardly know wbi,h 70
t t,i" ,ot but believe Ike the New.
i', ''.H" we best. So cast my yoie
mink We should have larso dog mon
a h'ha OF SO many | think the nas,iil
in s ,i an ugly aos. There is only one
~ .Nl. ,oWn. II came mp to our MILO one
gay aud r. was 81 large that n s, 5' v ,,n
J. en- 80 glal that Dnisie WIN ret her.
rug,f' think she Is such a pretty lille
sun Well goodbye. love to ali. Your
'''.'tt Ron,
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p\IsrE MAS HER cIlAIH.

,Ihe t"iipwine letter was received from
MiH, oLrhiut last Thursday:
""hiu, town, Texas, August 81 Mir. NJ
H.. toSter; tloust II, TeXas-D,ar Han.
i vnn. We recc.ved Daisies chair two
a. every respect Mdrca. IT iar .Nc.,i.
9ut anttrirat ons. She manages II snlen'
,i,S RorS where she wtenca about The
ana ser 'he table - me $40 nv, ' cS.,,
ing ioany, with tho hclp q her ill.,
XXX xxx 10 NINA Beard. a distance of hair a
ii',5' l''ic VII! wr to again soon She
gnolr Again, thanking You FOR your kimd.
ness ana y ia best wishes f1r Won ana
'"' Ii"p7' l rrnin your true friend.
Mrs. O. H. Oli,hif.t
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THE CUBAN STRUGGLE FOR LIN.
EETY

o, "a no no following was written by a 1i-vear-
ray,iged ~ deSolating war, which has
10, 50 80 INC ia'r Island of Cuba for nearly
80 ~ y'hrs; is one NJ the most irh,,,n, =
49, Msged- Cuba two years ago WAS ~
hsrhn,SS. me ANTILLES; ships throngsd her
ed ~, 1", , =, nor great products were Sxpor,
W. 49, 70 nearly every part OF The world H.
, m"n'tt WvTs thrifty and ha,utif,'i. ~ ~,
sha , wSre courteous and brave. VIA" ~ ~
H. WnayI desert. The crons 49,, %
uvon destroyed, the houses nv, hhve
sbna and children are impri.on.d ' ne
ioI p ,b ns Sc GsEa Al who save thems hens
who fanped. the smoiierineH ara the hero
shes' OF Name lies on the sou b. lo Wa
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N0rEs FROM vIp,uNI,

We 20 to ,p Xxx ,S S%.,b 10 hapnommer: II
S ,t,e ! IN Distant corn ne,d ws we and
III i' SnShherI log and h. viii Srt5c. eau
ara wonder WIZ WV are re, farmer's aaghtS Z, 70
W., 49,. ,'tS don't vote FOR him IFS and
io"S. us'iul ami best dog On he -, ne Is the
{o can ~ be- T ,a,sh M'ih his 'ons sy w. h aha
J. ~, thinl servant TO his mast. "oorraIeni ana
W. ai .aSt NY oonlpInlcn for ~, i,l, iress,
more for an an ,aG M,ewfoandlanl G Rss sy
nnl meat from spelling "A Keep bread
INV shephefd In the lead before lonr. 70 see See
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OLD "PRAcTIcISn,


"WNshr s YER, ! may 90.
ma, dreadful mons v 49,
~ ,Yoihs up before nv P1ctIcips
Ny ,iu IN q voice | mis-, VIEW.
Ea az e ,; me from nv n S,eey
r Wh gay. at half-past pleasant w.
II, IN l come home fror
N stcrnost voice he sn MN School.
~ straight to the ns snunmmons ne
count the moments i ps snS :csslss l
If | am ont of sorts
=, And Grossly STRIKE
WIN discord most Key.
MS, then does punish ms
~ worry me with ali hi. -
,rbn,,. ~ iny exercise Goes misnl
! KY teii me that in fms r'snt,
More beautiful he'l, IN, s
ihat now does scare rem IA lnat fsD
p,S m,gllnoss Will Nee. and ~
VIII grow to ,ovo himNhv
And so perhaps, IL I
Am good and perseyere
ann DO my lessons rlght .,a =.
Sot to offend his ear '"u ~
~ln 'iracticing' NAV grn,,
AS pleasant as they say he " ~
ST vlsk.,..
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TmE WATrR srAN1r1-

Sweet Home, Texas. boar It,r,,,,,
i"ui. ii'rc we cpmc again We rave
,vrn ON ttip 10 the MGIE lrda hly since
u N, NJ, 'n>, Wltrf We went with our papa.
W nina Two unclrS aud mhmmn's SISTER
w nNd nice tnac. We saw SIX diCler,
1 HIM., N, lh1t, OF nm Among ihem were n
81 - s' s SnmrH ani founder The lounicr
-, It ro.nld. nat fish, slick on ono side.
,,ro hG'h eyes on the other eide. Wc
0i,r tot mono some Pretty shells. we cast
,ins NottS Tor the water dog We in
liite friends. '''''' io'r
Myrtle and Alice Duv,,,,h
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A BRAVE Rt,rf roc


mum; lcNi3~ Dear lliphImmcr |
lh,lh We haNo an intci-stias ,.nf,i.ef
,. not vote ia tho color cput.-t. our wnl
", IN me- one, | don't i1n1N which dos
20 vote Tor like the shepherd. blI Gn5
',on" t"lnd and all oih,r htr,, los. I
WIKI MARI W story of a fuihul hui DOE
Mn'I' lWo litt.c boys we. l,it h,lu. ~
u l,ne'nse'N' s IN a large city They to5k tn
''"E 3n' Went M stair" Jul U .r. sti.uG
l' n.y. ana they heard a rumhl.ur ,.n..r
,,uNn stairs. Tho dog heard the noise
~, ana u" boys could har ~ hold hin
nli'r a VIM" the nois, st pp.d and nv
iIirstri footsteps on tn" s,urs Thcy
llE .i'' candle and walked to the head
.i tu' SiH!rs and saw II burglar asccnJina
,m,h They let IN" dog Z, aul h. jumnri
(. nu rnuEh' Dec burglar hy the neck and
!, uIshi MN t1 the moor n. wiull ~,
,tmpt 10 N.l The dog and the dog wo,,l5
y, ~ 5hat mu'h worse. The boys ran ana
."Ii'd S1Wy g"'ghhoss to come am hHin
3ti WE HnIkiar was carried TO rolirc
's5 |,33,uui NoW, cont you llAps think NAT
'S in' unt we want the bull dog?
wy Two sisters and Younger hrotbor,,
no, ne MN hog VIII also vote for
''h N''h love 10 the Ilaps. WI close
Ada Hamilton
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i ~ w ,h corpse. s.,r ~
s i'ne me Cmbans be , man a brave !,
The d,; Snall fair cuba amhp 1d o. 5, n
nn,, nus, before a III ~, humble ~
t ppIer Ire SPAIN ' Wrd Or fcu,x |
re u"Im ives 10 WELD 40. Al Ios. !
crr,,,".'V9r they viii fpba, inachesta, !!
nrGf Led by such nSn ior Cub y ~
d tyra ~ Miaveo. Cuba viii as Gare'a ~ y.
n IN Wcyler. Don never yls1 ~
Sr,i OF Teneriffe o,.aIsreino w.
~. s,a' o. cuba, Is a cr and soyerno,
sr rai, lie Is one NJ ne, and .nurs.
npd sent over To ,ig,,,n me hinlon, !,
&c ~ women who arc "snt the brsv.
bn :, ,he Sipnish yoke npuesllns 70 i.
vii, IN nain and before I nui Big eiicr,,
Marsitail IN
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Myrtle and Alice pnworth.
SOME QUESTIONS

ms been long time since nv. 80,
~. 20 lhn losi, am 81 years Old ,nd,v
S' ,'.'i WI hc%n september u. | NV
NH il',' n "nn saddle and ! love to ride
" ~ ~ S"in' questions When and ,rhars
ne, tS dhy beg NJ who was the harhcl,r
s"n, % Who invented the cotton "lns
Nh"o ' in, St3ie WAS the mrs; rnlleoad hniIt3
oNHl my VOC Cor thr 81. Bernard dos. TNli'
GHpSr ! mink 1t IS useful In saving nco,i.
'""' sci lost IN the snow, Your friend '''
Edgar ola rLe
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GLND 10 SEE DATsr1,,s rIrr1,n,,

,.'i l." r'l'' Texas Dear lIarhamfnor. A.
~, iln' time since have Vr.ft'n
10 lhr l'ost. 80 to show the IInna ~.
fiN' mo, forgotten them / wlH v,i,
s ~, r,nl' ,hc dog contest is AN ~
ny pnr cast my vote or thn
nous 80 Vacation win soon be- LIZA
ana ! VIII hr so glad We ali have bnI
q, ,gpF rex ana tn nix It ls time To- "a 10
g'3d ~ no here | stay with nv Am, ,v
'.pHn ana 90 there. | do love ia o, nm,
pats to , lG3ye homo was gld to see
a. ~ ,upWht and hor hroth'rs' pictures
~ Nc t'S' pnpcr hope raisio has no.
.'N'd per chair by this time. for knnw
II Ire a great pleasure ana comfort ~
ZEE am SO sorry Tor her and Tor tbr
'usS on h'r mn" brother. VOL. Hans
guess my letter IS long enough, so wi,
i',', noplnr INC Newfoun Hand vni Mn
III III" contest Sincerely yours, wa
Annie HlshNn
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night and morning and papa goes to town
every day. We I've near Che Southern
Pacific railroad I will exchange the
words of the Sorg I'm My Dreams See
a Face" for The Shp THAT Never Re-
turned" with best wishes to the llapa
and The Post Your friend
Roma 4. Hudspcth.
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N1RP TALKS
What the tIaphammcr Has IN Say to Our
BoyY ana Girls

Do,r ,,,a'.,,'' 'a '"' ''.r'S'
sh..' %" shepherd or
~. - ' "Nt' IN me oon'efi
49,, W., '.' "inHhiland goes
,r., - ' p'''' WIN ih' 81 Ror-
l,, "a" '"' - 'f" '"suuiHr to
,,rs -" WIS 81 I'N' aud lo'-
".H" ir''ifrd ihis W'.t from
a., ",'N" 'h' canada ipoar
,..n,, 'N''"'"l I"tt'r" was orc lmm
"'SS "I 'o'dthw1ii", whn."
~, ''"''' 'nh was r"ria. nlv rIr
'"n'''' dog Tho rorHou who
F"lH'h"f that N1.lc Hnt urfc-tion1to.
creature had far los co,,...t..,
R,.,,ra r,,.,I.. ''' man rae
r,,,'.' - y, .n' '"nh" family.
NJ ''.''' p 'on'cl"nr". 3lt .nc
' NN-' t.N Oxen
'''.' f'"liN '"Ilh' tNaH many ~ tho
cnli ana selfish pcoplt In tine uo-lI An
dogs haven't tho t,ro H.
there are many ir.tn,,.i,N Yer. Put
tween dogs aud thc,, ,n..l''''t" nc
man vbo livcs IN ,"cn ,"o,Wn"rS ma IA"
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God In His wisdom has recalled
The form His love had given.
And though he hodN siumhCis here,
The soul Is safe In heaven.

! was glad to see little Daisies picture.
and viii b glad TO SEQ her In her chair.
W nat mas become OF Alma lldrlng?
W rite again, Alma. Your frcnd,
ALMA sparks.
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l'udn TcNts p-ar ilaphammcr. W.
tnlnk the new contest .s very inirrestinE
hr dog Is a great fuNortte with nearly
CNtrNloiN He NoS been the most rlith-
lui iu'lDW"r of man aud the tTurAt fri,nl
ul an p'brr "tr.h.N creature. ulttr
most oAor friends, the poorer YOU got
the clnsrr tho dog VIII sticlo he is as
N'd ''ppetflcld Jip was borh's constant
rIoptMon' and WHCn Dora dicd hc snNo
IA WiiiH cry and Jumped up and dl.l too
iu' a touThia * scene is here pictured
ol dog coUSuncN. oar choice i4 tho
eAenurru, bacaugc we know NOR. about
nm han any othcr dog. We owned one
i'+i died last year that was @ Nours old
newer WaNrrcd Mamma cried When he
.ut,l Many squirrel ANA rabbit We
Killed vi h n. When our baby sister
Wa learning t. walk abe wouiH nut her
hNHd on his back and he wouId scarcely
move We walked slow and steady .nr
i"nr Ice would throw hcr down. and she
owed MN dearly, lie never dli ANY great
decd, hut. IKE the true Chris;iau' his
greatness ootSistcd IN being great In H.
tl" things We hld another shepherd thar
would mind aud seemcd to understand no
" u az. any OF us children. There liz A
LuEe black Newfoundland hero In fhls
u'ightorhood Tint brings u her mis-
res stove w1od, and, whom told. viii
g't up in a chnir aud sif down Whnii
told g. speak she VIII bark rhoy aiNays
reward her wish sugar which rho cat
grtcdtlN. She VIII shake hands win nnr
one, ana go TO market mr. take her tn~s
tors "Ncralls to him whom told 10 do On
W. vote Tor the shenhcrd and hone 4, win
win WITH love Ia Mn Haphami,,r unI
Oliver. Roger May, Emma, Minis and
bessie Saunders "'u
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A precious one from us has gone.
y voice we loved is stillcd
n place Is vacant IN our home
Which never can be filled.
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sAlrE IN HEAVEN.

nownsvillc. TcNas.-pc1r Haphammer: |
am sorry that one ct our IIlps vas taken
from us. ! believe that ~ the first ong
liut God knows best. Bessie H. at rest IN
that verdi that shall reVcr end, where All
Of us liaps hope to meet her aud oa"h
other and all JON bard In heaven that
viii never be broken
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Wine betI UP tnrfc.
lays AFTER we left and our house was
struck by lightning. Miss wild Brler,"
| tnlnSs love books too. better II an
anything else. true HAP.
Karl ii. schcrpe
A FISHING TRIP.
Ferry. La.-Dear Haphammcr! II 1t Is
NOT asking too much, | would like to have
vhat with you this morning, I win east
my vote for the shepherd dog, as / think
ne Is The greatest dog in the canine king.
aom' They are the smartest and best
o oSym i ever saw or hoard of used TO
vMh one and | know something about
ii inn Haps ! took a trip Ia the Ne!mii-
non pay about two weeks ago. The crowd
CONSISTED consist of myself. sam. Rove and bob
and \, ". shipp. Ne lett ferrS on thc
.he fasi.ne about / O'clock y. m. ana
teached Shell island at about 4.3) In he
M, r'"r T,i,,Gi The mosquitoes were sc bad
we eoulint sleep. We cooked breakfast
IN ana then started for Rednsh FONT.
.Hin was captain and was mate. We set
,.,. n, nbout Two miles 81 the point and
~ anrhpr We hadn't hccn there long
hc,ore w heard noise lik, thunder. Wc
looked everywhere. hut couldn't 900 any
WIZ n sh ! sreN louder ana Ion ter III
tohei anu saw abou, twenty-five or thirty
uuk SHARKS after school OF rclnah Soma
~ ths sharks were about twelve or ~
t'ik iIfl iitN Wuillt lNmI fuII1
=, ~ i've I".t out OF the Waicr. and when
an'H would MT the water again n would
r. INK" thunder md thu water won!d ny
iu"ul hundred feet h'.h. We mad
luH'N good hrse2e and We hu!strD sun
hna 1'i out after the sharks as las A..
,ne HStiic would 80. W. hadn't gone
Ky ldf h'iore they NUT jumping. auu
men - started on for .hc puint TN.
VIM ncAgn lo r'sc higher ani W, had In !
I. !. ~, X ior the point richards hat blow on
sam 9nd | wouldn't stop the boa, l., ret
i ana RICHARD got fl the skin t. raw |
,J,'t !, By thnt time hi- hui wns aboH, |
WV farIs bcMud. lie soon rca he'd H. |
,ut ne was prrttv badly scored. AZ waves |
" re rolling, and lust as h.. went 10 e.t |
ms nal ne droppcl his oar iu. lic u,,lr |
unSc Tor IT and came very near r.,n.
l"HR thc boat by the tim. IN. uot 81
'u' ms nat was out of reach arllu mn
lo Eol II at last. We wcre more Than n
M from him, but we could hrnr him
1Ilns ana see HIM waViig ha oor ""
ls' anchor and waited until he came In
"" sttNed at the point that night ana
TUCK oul Tor NoNeu shcllhauk neat morn
lE w" gathered shells thcr,, and iust
, "t'it hdgro SUI down started back r1r !
iNu isl"nd We were gore about f1iI-
"N nat we had more run than carter
,n oal' Wen, good bye and love to All.
N"' '''-"i l'Iil iiooyh Jr.
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| Size and bravery
heSc'le was aboard tho nj ntcd protous.
wN'n was crushed IN the Ice before the
.nee,y rarity was reached He was anCurd
tne Boar, that was iiited out after the
news OF ne failure of the rrotens. and
Mheh the Renr made a landing and the
iournry was tiishcd with dog5 and Hedges
ReSciie we'll:
MS sagic,y and mc,.ie proved In
,ti ,i. MS scent was Keen and through
never Ragged. When tn, other dogs We're
HImcst dropping In th"lf tracks wiki the
ihtlFn" ~ drh"su. tho heavy slpdge Res
r ,N urel rs tro, and good spirits seemed
DOG AND A PENNY.
,n ntkson. TcNas.-Dear liaphammcr:
vi uE 70 write again. never fail to
rNsn ! io2k for. have just fn,Uhed road.
ing, me Fost and Daisy's nice letter aud
~; 80 ,,prry FOR her, as she Is so af-
nv .D"' I'aisic, | wish You would write
rNtTH week, as your letters are SO nice.
a nu ! know your homo is pretty. | think
b" rn, p,s'dre very pretty aud y39r tlie
10 nave Your picture to put In my album.
W rll l see the dog contest has begun.
! 30 WIN cast my vote for the bull dog. as
one saved a lady's life. have often
iiy"s Tnor are d,heys have SAVED reonlS,S
~; am DONG some crazy Work.
w Qua he glad If any of the llars would
send me some silk scraps and also come
wors'cd pieces. as | am p'oc.ng a worsted
! spent week at Ben Arnold with my
aunt 9nd attended the meeting. have
= book that tells all about animal ana
rrlH piece in 1t and u said thdt once
.hcrr was man IN England who hdd "A
log mat was IN the hah.t of .ctp.NinS a
nohnN every mornsng and would carry II
ID the BAKERS simr aud buy q loaf Of
broad for himself one day bad penny
Mas gwen him by a gentleman g. the |
way of frollc. The dog carried D. 20 the !
iahtis 4. as usual. hut W.ts refused loaf. |
iho poor dog waited q momcnt as II |
'ors der ng what to do iie then rc- |
NrnHl - the house OF thc gentleman !
Yho mad given him the bad coin uui |
'hcn he scrvan, opened the lonr he laid |
l al her feet and walked away With an |
lr OF contempt a true Hap,
Lizzie TIVior
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Houston. TcNas Dear Hapham,ner.
Rnlnk our school will begin IN Scptcmber
9nh WI, he glad. | Ike to 10 1, school
1 H3Wl Re long vacations. / don, KIM.
VINO WI be our teacher. | 90 10 ~
q, '''N iialrie school No. 2. dstrici ~
had sood teachers ana nope we n wS,,
nav good enc this year. We run
oslfy' My sister and l milk fiys cows A.