The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

pleasant hours Her sweet, innocent smile
y xeIsaiRh 70 repay our Kindness.
little fmend. ''Sunrise. .
SONGS RECEIVED.
Borden, Texas Dear Mistress Prim-
rose ! see corn came out victorious; l
ss nt the he corn sn yesers were gad J. won
I am glad Carl got his broom outfit. and
hope he Is making brooms all right now
l saw your letter in The Post. Dora Cor
from Inne aF syor o 9eSss sss ANY ss
like to see a letter from her, got u let
ter from a lady asking me II could get
My Willie On the Dark Blue Sea-" or
something like it, thank you, Prairie
Fairy" for sending me Lilly Dale" also
the Hap at Independence | thank, too.
a true Hap. Matte Campbell.
A PROBLEM
Ellinger. Texas. = Dear Mistress Prlm-
rose: Pardon me IL l write too often,
hut this letter won't be very long. l am
glad that there will be another contest
for us. I'll try to make up list OF birds
as long. as | can. but don't believe that
there will be success In my trying, because
there are smarter boys and girls than I
am. wish could write as interesting
letters as some of the Haps can. Here Is
an example which puzzled me few years
ago In school: A man sold two horses for
cent, on the other he lost rs per cent,
Did he gain or lose. and how much? u
looks strange to ask whether he gained
or lost anything on the horses. am sor-
ry that rice was so far beaten. Well, we
can't help that. With best wishes to Mis-
tress Primrose and all the Happyhammers
] am as ever, a true. sincere and faithful
Hap. Henry r. Yeyer.
A BIRD LIST.
Rhome. Texas-Dear Mistress Primrose.
How do You do. Haps? Mistress Primrose.
you will find my list of birds with my
letter. ! wrote as many as could think
of that live in Texas.
The pelican has sort Of bag under Its
Dill TO store away fish for future use.
Doves and other birds act as though one
when you approach their nests. They
think YOU Will try to catch them. and get
Won away from their nests. wild ducks
visit this part OF the country twice a
year. Flowers are here row. see my
favorite plant--corn--won In the contest.
I have lust returned from the Pa,o
Pinto mineral wells The town is beauti-
fully situated between two hills, or Texas
mountains. Theirs are rocks as big as a
large house upon them. We picked up
quite a collection OF small rocks. The
country around Mineral Wells is very
lhilly and rocky and not # for farming
SIX miles of there
will answer Mac Emerson's riddle. 1t
Is watermelon. ] will ask a riddle: Why
is a room full of narred ladies like an
empty room? ! remain true Hap.
Fred Becker.
ANOTHER LIST.
Pendletonvillc. Texas Dear Mistress
Primrose: I send DIST Of birds, which
krow is not complete one, but I tn mi,
there arc few. IL any. of those In my part
az the State which have missed. / thlnh
omr feathered friends are tho most in
were gene the earth would lose much OF
It's beauty and cheerfulness.
The ostricl; .G the largest of an birds
and y as strong as a small pony. they DC
not fly. but run so fast that 1t takes O
swift horse to catch one.
The condor OF South America Is the
largest bird which nies. II measures from
twelve to sixteen feet IL the spread Of Its
of them all. Ii is. very brilliant in IT.
colors and 50 rapid In its flight that some.
times the eve can not fol.ow y.
The turkey Is a native of North Amer
lea. 1t Is lird of majestic beauty anc
many think II ought TO have been selected
rs the emblem OF our country instead Of
that fierce gray bird with the bend M
beak," which 6 said 10 be both tyran
yes to your question with all my heart
Am 50 sorry / did lot get 10 see you wher
you were SO rea". Love 70 all
NEBRASKA BIRDS,
Fremont. Net.--Dear Mistress Primrose
| Here writes your little Nebraska Happy
| hammer again. II Is some time since
wrote; and believe the first time since v,
| be Transmississ ppi exposition IN Oms hi
and hope some OF the little Happyham
mers will go. will now bring this lette
the birds. Here are some Of the bird
| that lnhabit Neb, aska, and their lives;
| Owl-These BIRDS. are found in ever.
| country, but their headquarters Is In TN
small birds and Insects. Their eyes ar
| very large. The voice Of the owl is harsl
| and screeching.
Eagle-This q one of the largest 0
small ANIMALS. fish etc. He Hives TO b
! very old and | have read that one die
| in Vienna at the age OF lH. II is Gale
the king Of birds on account OF u
Pelican-This hrd has a peculiar ten
derness for its young and feeds them witt
| t.eh which has been macerated for SOM
time in her poIcli.
! OF ;is bill. its cry and It's drumming VIZ
noise which 1t makes II; summer. For
ever your friend Marguerite Sands.
| A TI.OwEIs ALBUM.
| roldwater Mjss.--Dear Mistress Pr.m
| rose AS have been introduced TO IN
Haps and have joined their merry band
won't you let me come just this tme =
| tell you something Of my little. town
| Coldwater was named by the Indians OF
account OF the springs near II beng =
| cold Now. / guess the, Haps. VIII tntn
| from the name OF my town that every
| hody has plenty OF cold water, hut II yo
| do YOU are very much mistaken, for W
| have plenty OF water not very good Q
| cold. either, while lots OF i 10 just Ike ic
| water We don't use tanks, like they q
| In good many rlc ees IT. Texas, but nay
| oored wells and cisterns. We used !
nave a large old well. where the water ma
| la be drawn VITA rope on the windlas'
and the water that came UP In the cake
i,ucket out OF that old well always remind
| ri me OF that lovely poem, The ~
Oaken Bucket Eve or a large panta
| tk,n. half milo from the corporatio
| line. NV home faces the road BET wee
tsoldwater and frkabutls. We have
large yard fun of lovely flowers and mas
| INDECENT trees The yard Is also lald O
IN pretty beds and winding walks. =
The esst. west an south are lovely woodi
am gang TO have Happyhammer g
I hum and want all OF the Haps, boys an
eir,s. TO send me their favo1te. move,
pressed, and slip Of paper with tne,
! name and town written On II. rncl
Tom" write again. for We all wouio ~
! TO hear from you. Guy Fagen. wife an
tsll us about your flowers IN Caiifornsa
Your true friend, Annie v. Wniticy'