The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-14
)UR BOYS AND GIRLS.

with sandy headed teacher. 0as AAy
there was : city teacher vtsiting the school.
I'VE win now have geography" said
the sandy- headed teacher,
''I)as all right" said Bubber.
Now, children" said tho tcachor. "What
is the shape Of the earthy"
Flat" said about q dozen voices,
mo. no. no." said tho teacher. what
Is the shape OF my snun boxr"
Flat" they all said again.
mo no. no" said the teacher. II mean
my gold. Sunday snun box, not the one
'oh," said tie children. "ws know the
shape OF the Garth"
Then tell me, Sally" said the teacher.
Flat on week days and round on Sun
days." saAd Sallie.
The city teacher laughed 90 heartily he
had to Leave the school room IN shame,
What has become OF Daisy oliphnnt? I
took such pleasure in reading her letters.
The last one she wrote read It over
don't know how many times.
As I saw o. few OF the Haps telling the
names OF the books they read, 7 will tell
the names OF tho best ones have. They
are Little Women" "Iittle Men," TWO
Little Pilgrims Progress" Sarah Drew
Little Lord Fountlercy." Charlotte Tenn.
ple," "Ruthes Venture" BLACK Beauty"
I.Grimes and Anderson's Fairy Tales"
Fleetwood" Almost a Woman" and
"Gathered Pearls" and about q dozen more.
n some OF the Hape will send ma the
words to "Ncily Gray md "Kittie Wells
| I will send in return any Of the following,
| 'Mollic Darling "a Forest Rambie,'
Don't Leave the Farm. Roys" or Il Want
to See Mother Once More" With love and
/ good wishes to all the Haps and distress
Primrose, I VIII have 10 close my letter,
so goodbye. My address is
| iii Cherries street Houston. Texas. K
CHILDHOOD AND AUTUMN
| Kyle. Texas.--Dear Mistress Primrose:
1t is autumn now In lis full extent In
| Texas. have been 10 look and now | VIII
tell you about my trip, passed over the
| prairie where the flowers are all dead but
| a few here and there that seem to be very
| lonely for there are no other flowers near.
| They are not dead but only sleeping TIL
| spring comes again. And now pass to
! where the land is in cultivation. Here aud
1 there are hands picking cotton. The cot
| ton stalk Is not hurt by FROST but Is stu
| green. The corn patch Is black. for all
| the corn is gathered and appears to be de-
| serted and has been for years. The ca q
| and wheat are green all over. for they have
| Just come up. Now continue my journey
| on till | come TO the mountains, where all
the trees have shed their leaves except Q
| few here and there, which are as green ~
| If 1t was spring. But the birds are singing
| sweetiy for 1t is their farewell song. NON
| pass down In the valley, where the little
| rivuet is murmuring its little song us II
winds through the rocks aud bull rusbs
So over the hill continue my journey
| studying about the four different seasons
.
be? So. determined to ~ce into this. | pas.
10 the spot. There were my friends gath
ering nuts. some threshlng aud some pick
ing UP l joined in my hand and helped
Soon that tree was finished and on to an
other we went. At last the sun began Il
sink and each child with his share wal
homeward bound. to tell his papa ant
mamma OF his days adventures and Il
dream OF tomorrow, when all the children
are to meet and eat their nuts. But, Oh
this is but dream. But still 1t Is the sit
uation OF autumn in Texas and also child
hoods days. We shall look down iron
manhood and womanbood and see tina
childhood Is the autumn 0f-life. What
mean by this liz that autumn Is the hap
piest part of the year and childhood th
happiest part OF life.
sumpter Etheredge.
Buffalo, Texas. --Dear MiStress Prim
rose; will come again for while. ! NJ
going to school now. My teachers nam
is MIR, T. L. BENIGN. ] like him very wei
He turned out school this evening on ac
count OF being sick. like to go huntinl
] have breech- loader. | went last Sat
urday and killed one duck like to shoe
ducks, don't you, Haps2 | think bistor
ical contest would be nice. / am In tn
sixth grade. Eddie Morris. congratulate
you. ] sent in my list hui did not nea
, win. ! have cae sister and two brothers
| ri. hall nf In
this fall for papa. lie gave mo 10 cent
per 100 pounds. I will go duck huntin
In the morning n there is not any schoo
! like arithmetic best OF my studies. Tx
to live on the farm. The yellow fever ha
been bad for the last month in Louisiana
People ran from 1t and carried II fror
place TO place. This road was quarantine
awhile, only a train every night to carr
mails, and mail was hard to get. We'll.
will close for this time. Your true Hap,
Lem Hardy.
p, SCI can answer Niche Greer's rid
die. 1t u a knot on tree. LII.
FISHING FOR SPONGE.
Greenvine. Texas--Dear Mistress Prim
rose: l will venture In and take pee
at the little Haps just now. But, als'
| | can not see you all. l wonderowher
you are. Can II be that my eyes are din
or are you far away. have just hnishe
reading In the corner and IL Seems tina
you are all seated nerr ne talking.
!. like many others, have been silen
reader for several years, but bad not tn
. courage 10 write.
I We are having slight norther nov
. but II LAS bsen rather g, q. ,of toe RAJ
! few days DO hope II will come fro'
and Kill all the yellow fever, as do ns
I like for the mail TO be hindersd..
Well, Iiaps. do you know how they hs
. for sponges in the Bahamas? I will te
8 fyou. When vessel arrives at the fish
;. ing ground 1t Is anchored and the men
1 small boats proceed 10 look for sponge
a In the water below The water "a u beas
!, tnifuI light blie color and 10 clear Thu