The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
NEW uAppyuAMMERs.
SOME SHORT LETTERS.

Mary Lewis of Orange is welcomed into
the band of Haps. Mary is IL years old.
Josie Jordan of Sour Lake Is admitted
to club membership. She is II years old.
| Willie La Hue OF Wellington says they
| have an old cat that crawls down the
| chimney.
Olga Sitz OF Nesbitt says the Happy
hammer flower, the violet. is blooming
| everywhere.
Oscar and Willie Pillow of Huntsville
think, 1t 50 kind of the Haps to help the
| crippled members.
Fannie Mcdonald is a new Happyham-
NOR who lives at TerryVllle. She likes to
| read the Hap letters.
Gpsic Harper OF Sweet Home says the
prairie near her home is covered with
pretty white daisies.
Ola cass of Pepdletonyilie sent tho
| wanted to join the club.
Martha and Cind.e Singleton of Humble
are enrolled as Happyhammers. Cindie
| has two little squirrels.
Susie Pettus of Charco wrote again. af-
ter long absence Susie likes her teach
err. Miss Gussie Walker.
Maggie Cathey Of story Is enrolled as q
in the eighth grade at school.
Ennis Gillum OF Elgin says he has lit
tricycle.. provided Ennis pushes 1t along,
Edward Rogers of Bobo says n very
large cat has just taken, up his abode In
their house, and will make tho dogs fly
Bessie Frye of Orange asks this riddle:
las / went over Heeple Steeple. / met
three PEOPLE. neither men. women nor
Children"
Lady Belle Waters of Slnnett. Okla
homa Territory. wrote for a Happyham-
MGR button. She must write another let
ter 10 the club soon.
Mary Jane Kelly of Barnum says their
GS'S ys moi 1.s SAGE ss nSs
of JasDcr was the teacher.
Hattie McAuley of Camp Colorado says
she was crippled by falling on pair OF
SCISSORS Her friends gave her rolling
chair.
A club button sent to Clarence Terger-
den, Lone Star, Texas, was returned by
the postmaster. Please send your right
address. Clarence.
Carrie shrader of Auter. Miss. says she
would like 10 correspond with some OF
the Haps. Carrie suggests a book contest
for our next voting subject
PLAYING WITH AN oPossuM.
Hungerford. Texas-Dear Haphammer:
Here we three come to talk while. We
all went to picnic last Saturday and
had nice time. though we didn't, catch
but few fish. After dinner we all Went
down on the creek about a hair mile
old rotten log and heard something
growing, We got up, looked IN i and
found an opossum and had great deal
Now we will tell you about our cats;
Rena's cat is white, with gray spots, and
has two H.tle kittens. EthePs cat is
Maltese, white with blue spots , on T. i ana
rame Is Matte. My cat IS coal blacK'
Its name is Ed. Your friends,
Rena. Jennie and Ethel Hudgins.
HER CAT AND KITTEN.
5000 Austin Street. Houston. Texas
Dear Haphammer: ! now go to school: !
like my teacher. | was a long, long ,
nime before ] could get seat IN INC
school, l was very unhappy. and tuss,
cried and cried 1t seem tho time woula
never come when / could go to school
So / can not write well enough 10 put N
long words like ''Happyhammers.' but
want to be one. II you will enroll my
name ! think it viii help mo to write by
i have a lovely cat with a history, II
ike hes short , ietters. M pretty neighibs9r.
Mss Allie Grimes. found her. httle
weak. thin, soilei, hungry kitten. she
thought how / loved cats. She knew
did not own even skinny. one. so she
II to sne her own self. was glad
ana led IL SO was kitty. and 4 grew and
Wa shsd Itself daily with It's little tongue