The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
BABY,s DREAM.
what the fosnsest Happy Hammer Saw
Ia Wonderful Dream asd.
written for the Hspoyharnner..l

chickel1s were growing for day, De had
eeen aroused by the other chslirea. Al
n-si il gll seemed ike dream tie was
snly bali awake. but thea he hear!
mammals voice telling about Santa Claus
and what he had brought baby.
The others wanted to see. Int mamma
said No; wait till hahy wakes" Bzby
al boi; upright. rubb.aS both his eyes,
- awake. be SAID. Way, good mora
ne. said mamma. Morning" answered
Z Baby. sleerily.
Mamma took him Up In her arms and
kissed him. after which cs5nc he work
Of putting on clothes. Baby sesiaed %
think it very slow work. but after
while he was az liberty 70 look az what
Santa Claus hal brought him Oh, the
Z nice things. | cpald not l.--in 70 tell
you sll-appls~ and candy, oranges AMI
nuts, ralsins. hgs-oh, ~ nsny good
things TO eat and tors % play with.
F BahT's stockings would not hsgin to
/ hold all, 50 great many were put here
and there. everywhere IL SCENE. TO him
Z Then came breakfas; and then play.
afterwards dinner and then play again.
F other little children came in 10 So and
admire and c-iiicise-little friends and
nei:hbprS. Eat and play seemed the
only things 10 do. And how they Did
5 both. They had I1mhled abont il the
hay I'LL they were tired; had taken
turns about riding the old horse; had
! PLAYED Miss Lady" and Come . See.
apd romp@d with the old Bog couldn't
begin ia tell you ali they had done. And
cow baby is so tired, he has taken his
bath and cuddiei up safely Ia mamma's
arms: he bad gone to sleep ani j. dream
ing. | win now tell you his dream:
Baby thought he wss in the most
beautiful place he had ever seen. There
were flowers Of every kind. from the
stately rose in all her pride and beauty y
The little blue innocent. which strewti
The ground on which be walked. There
were roses, all ccio's and kinds, from
daintily-pointed buds of the teas There
were lilies. all kinds. from the ljvii
Tiger 70 the puye white, .nRoccnt-lookine
Easter lily; maCuGliaS-mauy. many tres
just covered with them; Cape Jasmine
a plenty: honey suckle chng.ug 10 every
thing and giving out its delicate fras-
rance; lilac, myrtle. pansies-n fact all
kinds Of flowers that baby had ever
seen or dreamed Of before. But among
ala the fra rrance there was one per
fume which perysded everything some
'anc which seemed a par, but somehow
better and swecter than the rest. Baby
cpt down on bis knees and looked very
carefully. Yes. there it was. hidden
among is OWN leaves. but giving ont
lie fragrance just ar though IL Haunted
itself before 81 eyes-the mod u little
violet Yet modest as il was there was
20 other flower which seemed 10 attract
much attention or elicit lore care
than the violet There were other chs
drfu there besides baby, and they all
seemed 70 be- looking for violets. Grown
.lks We're there. 700, and they passed
hy the stately lily. the beautiful lady
rose. the gay carnation. the magnificent
magnolia, the clineinc honeysuckle and
The. pare Cape Jasmine. and We're
Gathering lunches II violets SO sweet
s0 innocent. so much ike little children"
Rsbv heard one beautiful lady say
And there were birds in this beau
fiful place-so many birds. There were
whole focks of whistling black birds and
chatter'ng jays. gangs IL sparrows and
snowhirds. There were vivid. bright
were quaiis and larks robin redbreasts
and swallows, canaries. doves. few
chickens and one old turkey. who struts
around rs though he owned creation.
Everything having wings has somehow
managed TO get INTO this lovely place
with the flowers and children But bark,
what i that: The song of one bird,
which seems like the violet, 10 BE- gen
eral fay0rite above all others. When
the other birds sing their songs are re-
Earded with Indifference, but when he
sings all pause 10 listen. What bird
can il be- Why there he is. and surely
II Is a hooking bird. Gay, audacious
good had or Indifferent he always has
admirers. His many faults are forgiven
him for h. seems, and il. so happy
Listen how be- sings and we al ad-
mire him. just o. m old man hGmirer
youth whom be meets in the street and
turns 10 look after and think Of his own
vanished youth and half way wish he
was young again. But no, 60 on. sing
on; we have experience. We know that
summer time will not last always. BE
happy while you have youth and sun
shine. We will forgive you anything SO
long As you are happy and bring us
thoughts Of our own young days" An
old man said this to an old lady who
leaned on his srm--a very old man and
very old lady, but baby thought it so
strange that he could not see how even
n shadow of sorrow could pass over this
beautiful place.
anything than birds and flowers and
children. Oh, they were such beautiful
trees and such grand trees. such noble
and useful trees. suddenly there was
u commotion, and a ripple of pleasure
ran through the whole throng. through
flowers and birds trees and children.
There came q lnil in the noise. Baby
looks and there right before bis eyes was
the most beautiful carriage h. had ever
sren and the funniest. too. Printed all
/, over il in letters Of gold We're the words.
Post" Houston Post" II was
WTfNiIfn NlN SNMi Win NlolflS ana tNf
seats We're made Of violet velvet with
beautiful lettering running all over
IT, which. when baby had time to eN-
anime, be- found spelled Hammer hap
pinc,s when and wherever you can
The horSes-np, they were not horses
they were hooking birds; surely they
are m0chn. birds. and their harness is
made of voietS and the lines. which are
chains If violets. are held by a little
child. The man who was seated in the
carriage stood up and commenced to
speak Baby looked nj him and spelled
| ont the word which was written across
his breast -a-p-h-a-m-m-e-r" Hap
t hammer. Yes, it was the Haphammer
> And oh. how happy il made baby just To-
look at him and hear him speak. An
the children We're just as plea Sod as baby.
Now, my littie friends said the Hap
| hammer, eve must have a tree contest.
We have the best name and motto in
= the world the sweetest flower and the
/ hnnpiest bird: now we want The very
Dohlest and grandest tree TO shelter
them. leave il to you little Happy
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