The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30

which many hard student conncd his
spelling book or read his Bible. For the
table there were fish and clans and oys-
ters, and the game of the forest. After n |
time there were sheep and cattle. but many
family seldom saw fresh meat There
mas i inin n,. cora that was ground and
me dict was simple. but there was album
dance OF II. The American people at pres
ent use more carpets than any other ma
ton. but in the early colonial days they
liad none The floors of most houses were
covered with white sand. which was
WITH i, all all tb hro Dust ' nna, had hm accmnaed
Ihero were no regular conveyances TO
take passengers from place to place, until
one ran from New York to Boston in two
days, Freight was carried on sleds and
| OK carts. In 1872 an arrangement was
| made by which letters were carried from
| New York to Boston once a month III
| 1854 letters were sent only eight times a |
year from Philadelphia to that part OF |,
me country where Washington now
stands. The postoflcc was first organized |
| by BENJAMIN Franklin at later date. |
People thought when a mail went GU,
and came In once month between the
south and the North 1t was quite convcn- !
lent. have been Hap for the longe It.
but this is the second letter l ever
wrote to the page Lee stuart why don,
you write oftener? enjoy reading your
letters very much. will cast my vote for
the Newfoundland. am your friend, true
and kind. Hope and trus, that you all
HIS NEWFOUNDLAND
Santa Cruz. Cal.-Dcar Haphammer:
Ass aGesa morning. Haps. how are You to-
''uh, we are well. thank you. WIN not
you you val. in and tell US something about
> ,ertainly. Bu, before l begin you
! MT 1t promise to vote for the Ncwfound-
, land"
| "Well. we will. ! guess We were COINS
: TO vote for the ST. Bernard. but as the
2 Newfoundland is also 2 nee dog wei
, This magnificent dog, the Newfound-
~ iand. was first brought from Nowfound-
e land. II is often confoundcd with me
: Labrador dog, which is mora powerful.
4 tive master 10 draw sledges and small
= carriages; 1t is Il faithful guardian of It's
A masters property. and has peen known nov o 10
Iiet any one 70 near
They are Very fond OF water and hove
saved many person from drowning
Their hair is long and glossy and curly:
Ithey are black and white In some places,
and ara very strong; their average height
NV, maybe some OF the ilaps will say
I'VE want the ST. Bernard. because he
saves so many people from being trozen
10 death IN the high Alps OF Switzerland
Well. that is true. but as there are no
Alps here I don't think To is as useful
as the Newfoundland.
we brought a Newfoundland dog out 70
California with Us, ard have great o.
y times with him. hurting tree rats ana
met met DO boy named Seay PhiiiIps lie had
a wagon, and so we thought one. day that
we'd hitch my deg up TO it so We mace
n palr OF shafts and n hnrness--a breast
er strap. tugs and back band-and hitched
him up: he drove along as though he had
been buggy norse ,o an IF fI nue nut pa n
Wclkarte. and had broke him IN IA
When we reached enc of the aspha'
ctr k.4 "a pnn
had ''I been running along behind. 50 j
= climbed In and Prince, the dog. walked o.
In the wagon
We were going along nicely. when Z
la pug dog crossed the street into am'( he
" yard and began to bark, When Prime
saw him running across he gave n sud
&c den jerk, and L. who was in behind, cam
w raarly falling out backwards did not sto
Prince from runring-n fact II seeme
ed 70 make things faster. for had az no m%r
ed and 1 ana wagon. or rather pieces o
lily wagon, wee al landed in a, pile on T.
w y"aa Wh9 ,h the pHs P SGs s"q s he
og follow him and ran into the curbstone {
NO the walk When the pug reached IN
~, yard he began tn lark as though he wa
siiii laughing nj us. There was nothing leit ,
VII our wagon; it was made Of wood eNceI
the wheels and ax!es. when we TOOK I; an
sor the rest where 1t was.
ars Another time We thcnsht we'd make
tandem with another boys dog nm
Isd and hltched them up. ~ first they droN
.eu along finely but N iytis w VIII I'm,
leu nyle almost double. as Nealy said
her We have four dogs-a m1s1if, ha
masff a and h ha Il, s 6e5fS, old s9 sr
is S2is inches high. he weighs 1l5 pound
ora and last is our watch dog Prince |
elk. was raised down or the smell pr at u
sa, mouth of Clear creek. near Houston, M
'er Then papa got HIN and brought MN
ing iSS There is a Hap who lives n, Fresn
ui1 than Texas. Well, papa says he don
on, know what he Is talking ab9 ,S,s when aan
though and probably II he had lived
or near Houston he would have ihous
different
Hars wr'te under nom de plume.
/ thought would like 10 also, ] would III
i nick name the boys. here have for n,
H. When i write l Will sign my nom
III, plume and then right IN under Il put n
VI We'll, Hans ! must close now. ms Y
II getting late and I'm tired writing, fo
Y friend. GeVcus
NJ SAVED BY DOG.
"A Victoria, Texas.-Dear Haphammer; .
Fl have not written since short while =
81 fore the color contest ended. one rtna
III was that on the 25th of June went ,
At and STAYED five weeks. | had splend
:ah time. i rode horseback nearly al u
IL he color contest, ! VIII be loyal 70 IN
combination and wear 1t proudly, but ST
/ can not help loving dear h:atorta y,
while ago YOU said that the hest tint
for those who vn.ed for colors beside 70
and gray to do was to support the cnet
coors and confess they were wrong No
while I'm ling 10 support our colo
am not willing 10 say the rest We
wrong And now as to the dogs. ca
my vote for the big, brave Newfoundlai
vote for him for beauty, bravery. am
lion and intelligence. Putting these
ether what dog can be better suited
oeciipy the place of being our club 90
How many brave Newfoundlana GO
na some loved one? Mamma used
SAVE e'''>y ,,fnundInnd MUMMY when