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you are safe. dear shep, from small boys
Not one that wears the rose and gray.
WIZ NY use your glossy Hanks,
Nor trouble yoi an amy ,ynv
Let the scat vi your affections rest
I"aceiully IN your dogship's breast:
LEI your terminal appciidage, 100.
Caimly appear TO outer view,
For no Happyhammer Will allow
ENploslze decorations now.
for you are ours by close connection.
AND W'li receive our full protection
Some time ago received from Miss
Powell very nice leuter, 1t was Inter
estine. and 1 enclose It:
Dear BERTHE. I've been silent
FOR many. many days;
But I'VE not forgotten YOU
Nor your sweet words of praise
Sad indeed. would life be.
without a loving word:
Cheerless as a. forest
Nithout the song OF bird.
so scatter your kind words. dear.
IheN'll lift The cloud OF pain.
Joy will come whore sadness was,
And the sun Will shine again"
To my dear friend, Sunset Wood. want
TO say:
I, too. have secret, dear to tell
wide
To find the place where Fairy might
hide.
Well one day while was feeling blue
hooking bird right by me flew,
Singing. follow. follow. follow me,
And the Prairie Fairy you shall see.
! did not wait for wrap nor bonnet,
But followed him that very minute.
He flew once. so high he looked quite dim.
But always kept my eye on him;
And ! could hear him singing loud
While riding on snowy cloud
Then slowly he flew to an old oak tree,
Trilhng, twittering and waiting for me
We rested awhile, then away wo went
For on finding sweo, Fairy was bent
Now. listen. dear. don't tell soul
For have reached at last the gom.
To cottage. all covered over
With wild vines and trailing clover
The mocker led me eft close OF day:
Sang n sweet song. then flew away.
I was so pleased that walked right In.
But saw only man with a bearded chin
Who looked at me with a quiZ5lcal grin.
There sat the Fairy that wroie the blar-
ney.
Eating tamales and chill con carne
Respectfully. Ncttie Paige Scofcld.
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Mr.. GosIinston and the Dog.


Walking along the street on the way
home from the newsdealer's this morning
Il always go out for the papers myself 20
az 10 get breath Of fresh air before
breakfast) l saw" said MIR. C;oslineton %.
nice-looking dog coming along With
newspaper In its mouth; the dogs owner
was walking along behind It, II seemed
Kind o Jolly to see hhe dog coming along
In that way Carrying rhe newspaper. and I
was Just about to speak to 1t and say
liowdy' In friendly way when I noticed
that the dog was looking at me very hard
and wagging his tail very vigorously: the
dog was saluting me. Well. wondered st
that. and then realized that was carry
Ing paper myself that was rolled up In
Just about the same way that the doe'U
was. and apparently the dog was saying 70
me: 'Howdy. old sport: you got . paper.
too. haint. you! And was 70 surprissi
that ! didn't say anything to the dog e
all; just went home WONDERING"
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HIS DOG SELECTED.

Perry. La.--Dear Haphammer: Hurrah
for the shepherd lie heads the dog list:
He is the first dog | ever voted for, and
he Won Many thanks 10 the noble cham
pons who so bravely defended their true
friend. the shepherd. in the last contest.
But you Haps who voted for your favorite.
don't he discouraged. but come with a
cheerful heart and help us 10 entertain
our new friend who has entered orr
circle by hard bur fairly fought war with
votes. And many thanks 10 you, Mr..
and best contest. You have cheered all
the champions on but it seems like none
d,d heed your cheers but the shepherd
voters. Your friend. Bill Gooch. Jr
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NEW HApPYHAMMERs.
Numter of Happyhammers. ......... IS
SOME SHORT LETTERS

c. r. Stewart OF Montg emery IS admitted
to club membership. He Is II years old.
Bertha Mcdowell of Groveton is added
to the list of Haprs hammers. She is IL
Years old
Nannc Draman of Houston says she has
two squirrels, two white rabbits and a
mocking fird for pets,
Lena oxshur of Garrison says she has
very kind teacher named Mr.. Edgar
Thomson. Lena lives on farm.
Margaret Vickers of Ash. Houston coun-
tv. Texas. has some songs TO exchange.
She thought our last contest was very in
teretting.
I.enore Meg Ashe OF Houston gives this
riddle; Il am word OF four letters aud
need mendins; put head on me and
am mended, "
Xollikoffcr Cakes of Claiming promises
10 write a letter soon about the great
blizzard in the Panhandle. Zollikoffer sent
20 cents for Georsia's chair fund
Callie Gertrude Cardwcll wrote nice
little letter from Garrison, Her mamma
has been sick since last summer. Calfs
sent 10 cents for Georgia Anderson's chair
fund.
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Tsrs q Hot Springs. Ark. and was At
W xSy,or n THsH ~, on : visit MY parents
y mamms s ls Ect f Scr sns a,a nss sar
TTa s and papa came on down TO
rayior after ms. We'll we left Taylor
Far Facl Sr r., MSs,h e %s Set on the sa. and
Slanco we saw that mountain there ii
sookeu SO close that 81 seemed az though
yon could walk there In five minutes. burt
since then mamma has toii me that she
asked tho conductor to walk over there
W WI n, =. hcr to the bass before the traan
breakfast there-but when ehe was told
u was ton miles she didn't care to under.
We arrived at Ill Paso before lonr. n
was raining all around tho city, and
washouts were reported AL along tho rail-
roaas ana so we could not leave at once
ana had chance 10 look around the
Town. As you all know. II Is a great town
for consumptivess. All she Streets that
where children could be seen riding bur.
ros. One day we rode over across The
nver INTO Mexico TO q place called Juarcz
ana saw church that think was said
TO he 20 years old. IL was a large chui,rh
but almost in ruins $50
we got cret of waiting for the wash
winch we had to take al this point aud
TOOK the ,Atlantac and Pacific and went
AZ mo New Mexico. Everything was a
teams aud Indians stayed around the de.
pots selling their candies and oiav Images
anu BOWS and arrows. Their children ran
around half naked and seemed 10 have
great sport running around the cars
we reached Albuquerque one morning
d aMGi let about noon, There we saw more
Inetr legs. IL looked like cactus. but i
don't guess 1t was | don't mcan Tho
cactus that has thorns all over IL, but the
k ,i,u that mas long leaf with a thorn ON
the end and smaller ones on Tho sides
remember seeing some Indian girls about
my size. ana papa and some other rail.
u , men kept asking me which one was
time we were there. wa '"'
Well. We left Albuquerque and crossed
"Th NoN Nc ehh Gang rn TO what they called
,,iouiitaln peaks on the south side of tho
.rhck ana are quite distance from the
,. Here also we crossed tho colo.
OF course this was not the highest nori
OF ~, but JUS, the lower par; OF IL, We
d. Tg srrt nov ovd N !, California on the Mohave
SAND and alkali all day long to look AZ
ana At night " YOU took out the screen
III N q Window and closed dwell, You
If " VOC, h III, smother i was go hot aud
blow IN. ard. as YOU know. we don't ike
10 sieep with a lot of sand. INV
l. neiho,e i ,phg we care TO Salton. Cal. This
-; 10 1879 tneF Est ~ much salt The place
,s ~ ieet below the sea level The ground
was covered with alkal and away on in
v me ISSUANCE hn, :, Won thought YOU could SOC
people would rnas; there for 1. w.s isIs,
as hot as IT could be. was just
low we th s,at H,assed Up the San Joaquin val
Here we stayed over night and look n
,htrhlng train for Ssnta Cruz ami arrival
mere safe and sound '''e"
l wrote letter to d. r uupb.s ,,,. ,
40 not know whether he received A. -,
rot. FOR 1t was never answered Wei Il
'o"f Trend. "Geycus."
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Lockhart. Texas.-Dear Haphammer: !
thought / would write again, as j have
not written for several months. am
GLAD 20 hear that the shepherd has won.
l have never had a pet dog. but want to
got one. If any of the Haps know where
1 can gct one, please let mo know | VIII
write about my Ettle cat. He is such q
living IKE fellow. He follows me all
about the place. My Itte brother has one
TOO. hu; tbs Is not so Genttc as ming. The
color OF mine Is black ana white. but my
Ettle brothers IS gray. ] Will contribute
~ cents for little Georgia Anderson's
chair. one of the lady teachers boarding
with US gave me cents, mamma gave ne
CENTS and | Will give 10 cents. ! had a
delightful Christmas and hope all the
Haps ana Mr.. Haphammer id too. your
9ittle Hap, Cassie Werner.
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VISITED GALVESTON.

McDuff. Texa, Dear Haphammer: II
has been long lime since | have written
to The Post. The farmers are breaking
up the land TO plant crops for another
ye,s is he ne o' NV never WIS st To Houson bur-
once. and that was last summer. | went
through going 20 Galveston. 1t is pref
ty town. think, ! had nice time when
| got to Galveston. ! did rot 20 n bath
ing. but wanted TO. | never even tasted
the water in the gulf, But ! surely got
some pretty shells while was there: Your
friend Maud!e Wilson.
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WANTS TO CORRESPOND.

Houston. Texas. Dear Haphamrler ]
thought | would write again TO let you
know how I spent Christmas. | had a
very pleasant time. ] got some very nice
presents, Ny little sister. Ere told me
chair, a stove ani lots OF other things. We
also had a Christmas tree I did not woe
In the dog contest. but 4 had l would
the shepherd is very nice, but the New
foundland - the best. | would like 10
correspoEd with some girl or boy about II
or 10 years of age. ! enjoy reading the
Ida Idlcwooi's letter In The Sunday Post.
! was IN the same fix once when we went
away from Houston to Alvin on farm.
We STAYED there six months ana then we
moved back TO Houston. l certainly hated
TO leave all my friends and go away. Your
friend Edna Osler.
L. S.-My address Us 903 Waverly and
Chestnut streets, Houston, Texas.
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EnR TILE Hap EIrND.

Burton TeSas.-Dear Haphammer: En-
closed Please lind postoftce money order
for 81 for little Georgia AndcrsoA's chaii
fund. Mamma wants TO put In . cents u
YOU have no objections. SO please coun
our names
Albert Dolle. Sarah and Mil.e Stroud.
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HOW DECHERD EARNED HIS
NICKEL.

Patterson, Texas.--Dear Haphainmer'
h,nd that has to get some one TO write
for him? ! Will not be until next April,
and can't read, but enjoy hearing tne
Haps' letters read very mnch. ! maven ',nh
a nice little pony that We ride, and we
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mother. Sister nor brother, father nor
friends can charm away pam like Il moth.
er. Miss Fannie, | wish you would send
l VIII be so proud. for | know how 10
sympathze with you, for / am an orphan
myself
Ii some OF the IIaps VIII be SO kni az
to sCnd me the song ballad "rhe Dying
Cowboy. II Have a Dear Old Mother Ten
Thousand Niles Away" and THE Drunk
ards Lone Child" w.l send In return
any of the following songs; Take This
Letter TO My Mother" THE Ship That
Never Returned" 1.-The YOUTHS Com
panion." The Dying Californian" The
Boston Burglar" or any song that know
Your friend Emma Clifton.
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GUYS TRIP.

Santa Cruz. Cal-Dear Haphamfner:
Well Haps, now as our dog cnntest has
closet. a good many Of us VIII want 10
know what our next contest Will De, ana
as II happens I am one OF those many.
Will the next one be on the subject OF AMI
mails. or what WI It be?
| have little article about dog Of
this State who has to earn her own daily
bread. She IS a 81. Bernard and is owned
by Joseph Mol of Eugene. Stanis.aus
county, who Is a farmer. The dog 3 name
is Olive. This dog has treadmill thai,
she works. and she churDs, does the fam
lily washing saws the iirewood. cleans the
wheat and runs grindstope that sharp
ems all the knives of the harvesting ma
chimes around her cwaess ranch. She q
a terror to tramps. but is. kind ana aifec.
Tomato to the children. Now i mentioned
not long ago that the work some dogs do
Is the work that men could do " II were
iot for these dogs Now this dog does
labor that man could do and SO she keeps
a man from dong Ct. but that Is one of
the few exceptions where a 81. Bernard
or Newfoundland Is concerned.
In my last letter said I'd tell you OF a
trip / male once. Well. II was to Cali
fornia IN 1890 BY the way OF Northern New
Mexico and Central Arizona. then UP the
central part of California. This trip. re-
member, was not the last one that brought
us here 10 live, but just on visit here
70 zee papa's brother. Mamma and papa
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also enjoy reading the nice letters.
mink OF Guy Fagon has the best letter on
our Page, but because | say this. Haps.
don't thlnk | don't like all your leltcis.
for ] do. and had rather read the Ilaps
page than anything else. and ! am such a
mana 10 read. Although we get the Semi
Weekly, we get sundays Post. TOO, for.
il we don't have our Hap page Sunday
night we feel lost.
We'll, Haps. the Shepherd did win. am
sorry, but as he is our ,lub pet. well
come him. for IL the Newfoundland had
70 be left had rather have the Shepherd.
for he is more like the Newfoundland than
gle op@nshaw's rdd.e, No, IS a shoe;
No. : is a broom. Sunset Woods ! was
glad 10 see letter from you. and so glad
you voted for tho Newfoundland. though
ii didn't do any good. Cousin Daise. why
don't you write TO me: l wrote 10 YOU
nearly three months ago. aud have re-
ooived no answer yet; Christmas ! wrote
YOU short leltcr and sent you an album.
Please lei me know II you received them.
Mr. Hap. Brother Albert and papa went to
your office twice to see YOU while they
were In Houston few days before Christ
mus. but never got 10 see you at last.
They were so sorry. wish could SEQ
you. but perhaps will some day. IT ever
20 to Houston again am going 10 see
i noticed once a little Hap SAID she had
TO walk two miles 10 school. | can SYM
rathze with her, for ! have three miles
Well Haps. I guess have the least kin
folks of any of you. for only nave three
cousins, All uncle and an aunt by mar.
rlage. Aun;ie lives in England and 30
does Cousin Dolie Uncle and TWO cous-
ins in Orange never nave seen the
auntte and cousin that live in England,
All my cousins are girls. What nice
thirg 1t must be TO nave dear grandpa
rents and nlnts and uncles. | never saw
my grandparents. neither uncles. only one
aunt: | had so many a,Ints, but all died,
and never saw but one Well, Mr.. Hap.
we Will help to get dear Luile Georgia
spond with her; also Fannie Salone | wac
so glad 20 see a letter on our page from
her and hope TO see another letlor from
her soon. | was glad TO see letter from
Cousin Ella and glad to know she had a
nice time at her candy drawing. am al
ways your loving Hap and friend,
Dollie stroud
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' ,mI'ee weeks. during which time 1 had to
n nfsss school school Ny school Will be out n,
hova .our weeks: our teacher is going 10
Wv u lew GAYS. Spring is hearly here ana
s3on the flowers Will be Blooming, and oh
~, W,,a ~, nee Tune we girls will have roam.
h h,ah. our wre"ths and decorate our play
4 am very glad the Shepherd won. be-
ao ,1 , once mad one ard he was so good
a a. iathf4i that the shepherd became my
, ra,,"'a . however ] feel sorry for those
wv NV Wore 50 ANXIOUS for the Newfound-
I,iI'I' ana nope they won't eel too badly
Sver their defeat. | have only one pei
anu az, tnat Is Lttls canary bird. OF winch
tme an tMnk great deal. With much
friend. 49, ~, =, , We i..ie
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,.r.scRATcHED HANDS.

,cAr.scRATcHED HANDS
..,..cratched hands l chided
!, nv reach so far. so far;
kJna aoSsy fingers, innocent .,,u
Hiils V' seemed reckoning as they
o. he flowers l placed there as
-. "a me. and not those buds OF
~
:. md all candy gummed' they'd
y q, ,Iei hooks I once thought dear to
l.. ali in this world possess
~ more the soft caress
ae little cal-scratched hands,
- nv neart like iron bands
.. ,un bonnet hangs forlorn.
NJ nd, ehewed, the ruffle soiied
fwfn; ,-,o,. one red clover
all tour finger prints in mud
~ ,ho va, lltee baby hands
4. una more can make demands.
~, them in my own tonight.
|, NJ wee zee golden head for my souis
=. in the misty realms OF sleep
y -. ! might never wake to weep,
~ y ' .r.at..scratched hands that are
r. nv reach so far-so far! ,,
Ida Hammond Clark.
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Milano TeXas.-Dear Haphammer: AS
Il has been so long since l have written.
VIII try again. ! am II years old. the
oldest of my rnother's children, which are
three boys and a little sister whom ] love
Very dearly. Mamma has been sick for
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- 4 aSt saSSisssSe ,ses Us Is great Tsss
anss, and Us /, %,e IN Italy in h.
" TWO years in Aus
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rARr or HER CHRISTMAS MONEY

Columbia, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
have enjoyed the letters from the little
Haps very much, and long thought
would join your band. have three little
cousins who belong to 1t. | read about
for her II must be very sai never TO
run about and play. ! hope she VIII soon
get her chair. | send you 10 cents OF my
friend. Annie Laura s. Stafford.
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HAP TALKS.

HAP TALKS.
=. u.,bammcr Has to Say -
an Boys and Girls.
|HpDyhammers: The cantor OF .a's
-. has always made 1t a rule 10
!, hns and girls subjects for DIS
mat are perfectly familiar to
M which at the same time have
r.,,rie,i to a great extent in their
,r,inns, In other words. the HAP
! has not asked you to write about
s,yortcal matters or anything that
a YOUR regular lessons at school.
developed such subjects as BIRDS
tox.rs, dogs, horses, etc. These are
10 every boy and girl,
Z Happyhammer letters about them
I'm Of great interest and value and
| ams time very entertaining. We
ii been brought closer to nature
4 talks and have learned to appre-
a. things OF everyday Efe. Letters
Ihue subjects are nearly always
4 end our boys and girls have writ
bout such things in natural and
i've" manner. They have also
!, to appreciate dumb animals and to
making happy all harmless crea-
be making such subjects our main
Z thought the Haphammer of course
y objection to the discussion OF other
kn There are many things in his
md lnrsture that should be familiar
~ boy and girl, and our Happy
ners Nlen write very interfering and
5ainng ktters about characters and
IN history and fiction. One line OF
ihOuld DO Eyen especial attention.
" , to hsaory OF the State, coun-
nva On which you live. This will
~ asroducuon TO the following
SVed by the Haphammer the
w
sn r.r,. ,,,.,,. ~
n ! wish to commend the good
y . W Yong IN developing tho
,ss '' .,s on ,he part of the
usss =, @ osor' me efforts you make
q !, nrss, s' n.y., 4,
1870. s.sssss' u mat good subject for
|rsths s' c,,n ., sne children Is the
s,%,n NJ lazy a.s o. OH. houston md that
!.s., a ,sa' M. moro n, about the history
sHeastona the f bomo ~ .s than they
! Gould yo,' r ."e non nome oil their child
4 ph,s' ~ no' give space to letters
very truly,
W. w. Barnett.
Ea@ Barnett is pr,rc,,,, ., -.
Pa street school IN mi, w.. ot me
EAady Interested h =" 'n's city and
i nsa.lonei inca IN IA. MS pupils in the
q BY one ., h hi. MS s, letter, An essay
~ Of Houston" as ,ba ,so WIN the
\ mpch -, os' some time since. II
s OHM up y, people that they n,ally
NJ ns. .,sss Of the city in which they
Nv "a 's.'a aon has pasted that lit
On ' IA ,s,sr to It TO answer some ne
On and LIAM its s. 10 the early history of
ss,s, = glad glad to print letters upon on
,squs,,s sTs e. III. Houston Happyham,
asr home town M about
y, sass Of historical inter- o1' mention nn
!. !, s'andfatherss and rS1',y a city. Go
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SHE LIKES THE HAP LETTERS.
Burton. Texas.-De9r Haphammpr: As
the contest has ended. thought | would
write n letter to the dear Post. I do en-
JOY writing 10 the loving little Hlps.
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When a Ship Goes Down.
What becomes Of ship that sinks In
midocean? II It IL Of wood. It takes. n
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MISS wArsoN.s SELECT SCHOOL,.

Miss NJ. e. watsons select school for
young ladies' and girls, corner McKinnsH
February I.
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DOG, FRIEND AND FAIRY

houston, Texas ,.-Detir Haphammer.
Nee re scotch collie is now our favortte
MY heait yenrned for the dear 81 Her
nald' but collie has come 10 stay. II,
WIS elected. fair and square, for we nj.
low no "inonleyins' with our bailops
Inc, Inele ht.' on the happy event congratu.
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KIND WORDS FOR cuonc1A

Cail; Texas.-Dear Haphammcr: As 7
I".eh written to The Post for some Tine
. thought ! would try to give YOU ali a
IN aom nus M, from my. pen this morning /
ttNine nome from a few days visit at Salem
inns week. ! had a very nice time while
en ss snsre; ! sent Dals!e Oliph.nt II pres
Snt Tor Christmas. also Wilora I.ona I
maven heard from Daise. ami would be-
50 Eial TO bear from her to know II she
a.ecelNou the present. | received a latter
Ir9in Wllofa just after Christmas and she
Saiu mat she Received many nice presents
Tor Christmas.
:, en- glad the shepherd won, as I think
hi,odi Is equally as sood as the Newfound.
ffrom Ella Mahan. | had begun 70 tblrl,
hhne nad forgottcn US entirely. What has
Brier?' ltlMnk they write good letters 80
,Encl6sed please find 20 cents for ,;eor-
FL ehair. | sincerely trust she will re.
seiNe ner chair. sympathize with he.
from from the depths of my heart May God
WIS WIS asi those who aid IN this good work
success for dear little Georga's chair !
remain your loving little friend.
mel,