The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
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nnAMs FROM SUNSET.

Houston. Tcxas--1sear Haphammcr: I
have just finished reading Sundays Hap
hammer page, and am sorry to see the
Haps are not contributing more quickly
to Blind Carts fund. but expect YOU orc
all getting ur big contributions and wait
ing TO send all m at once, l enclose %
cents and viii send more latcr. "pmire
Fairy / think your "Afterthought" nm
excellent one and am glad that YOU favor
the musical instrument for Carl too. Mrs.
Roberts thinks he should have the ma
chinery for making brooms. 80 that la
can help himself and father Carl loves
music. Just think what a sacrifice liza
madc when he said he preferred the ma
chuery. so he could help HIS father l
say boy like that ought to have music,
and lots of II. Nettie Sccheld Knows ~
ecnilem,n who makes brooms and she Ia
going 10 see him this week and iiad out
wlot the machinery Will cesst. SO lei's all
20 to work and make the iund AS large
as possible, After The fsachEne Is pur-
chased We VIII take all that is loft and
buy u mandolin or something OF the KIND.
Suitia Ward, you live In a atce place.
Aoar people are geiserous,,t,@,n,t yea &c!
UP a co itrabuthon Ier Carl? bark lives,
know wa Will hear from you again. l
like Your nom de plume.
know 1.-TWO blind boys, brothers. who
support themselves aud widowed mother
When they Mero quite small their
mother took them to an in$iuH,e for tho
blind and gave them u good litelsuty and
musical education. She WAC honsckeeper
Tor tho institute, After a while the odd
est boy got position as organlst AT ono
OF the churches III town and one summer
during vacation they made q short tour
in the country and gave muAiNil concerts.
They were very successful financially and
when they returned 10 school they would
not consent for their mother TO be house.
Keeper nj the lngltntn AnN longer. but
rented and furnished a nice little voltage
and the three lived quietly ana happily
tosether Now those boys nave purchased
a handsome home.
BENJAMIN Kn4,ht, read your letter and
teel so sorry fer YOU; having TO suhor
pain all the lime makes your Rtfiicion so
much worse. ] win Sand for some OF your
pictures.
am continually making blunders. Not
long age. we had some upper ten" com
pany. Wel, mumma wanted me to be
very polite and sweet, you Know, but when
the time came for mo 10 put on the com.
pany look and hn polite. forgot ali
and acted as II we all made laws to-
gcthcr, ! forgot 10 say, our guests help
to make the state laws
DOR mamma. l foel sorry for her now.
You see, east "a reflection upon her abb
Ivy to trlin children. ] suppose Won all
can guess what followed, bat l had much
iuthAr listen 10 a curtain lecture" than
have to 80 through with mcditatine
sitting. III bet all the Hsps know whai
that Is from experience. When have 10
console myself with the thought ] am
not with the mluor.,N.
hove only one cat, but she IS SO moan
J don't like to talk abort her Metric
Scotcld says she can comprehend the cat
Language and when she hears a caa con
cert at niEhi she always Jumps up. runs
20 tho window and listens N order not to
lose SNuGblC She gave ne a dcScfip-
ION of Il concert she heard one night
nid l would toll YOU about It hut my