The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26
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burton Texas--Dear Haphammer: we
.ave 10 write compositica in sscnooi
vast:s., week. Last week our teacher sug-
suoJects given by The Post to write ahor,t
and Why" Ass' a. Sciiooi.
hest ssist aas., Ks my favorite study ike 1t
ues. because II is the most Interesting.
anq u tells OF SO many brave pe,p,e, II
!. nau not been for the untirlng energy
gnu courage of some mon, such as Colt,in
avs 1us Mnd the Cabots. all would DE quito
onerent from today, and this coainfrv
might still be the home OF the savage
nnere would be no continent called
Alnsrica," and no United States history
a Mn,cn teaches us of the early discoveries
OIL our ancestors had to endure; ana how
aanxiously Colombus and his men looked
LOT land day after day, when they sci
s vus ON uheir voyage. and instead of CIV
and kept ON until one morning tiiey nav
,ianu, much 10 the JOY OF every one OF
poaru; This country was thea Inhabited
, ~ indians, WHIP were very ignorant. They
thought that the ships were whlte-wingod
birds and that the Spanlaris had come
from heaven, but how soon werp thes,,
simple people undeceived.
inns Is my first letter. Your friend.
Lenora Homeyer.
THE AUTUMN DAYS.
Sweet Home, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
Here we come to VISIT you again. l.
Girsie, have been reading the Haps' page
with great interest Well. like three OF
my studies very we'll; they are arithmetic
geography and history. But | believe /
Ike history the best because II tells
woh discovered the Pacific ocean, Missis-
sippi river. America, etc. | wal write
about autumn in Texas. The birds all
fly away to a warmer country when
autumn comes. because they know that
tEe cold winter Is pretty close. and then
they don't come back till spring. The
leaves al, blow eff the trees and blew
under the edge OF the fenc. and riold ana
rot. The farmers cut the corn stalks IN
autumn. Jack Frost begins to come with
his bags OF paint. He paints the old corn
patch and then he goas and covers the
care trees with a thick, white coat. He
even paints the boys AMI pirls' noses and
toes. and makes them SILVER and freeze.
The Wild flowers all go 10 sleep and wait
I'LL the warm spring comes again. There
are Few tame flowers in autumn. Here
are some: Roses, lilacs and many NOR.
/. Amanda, haven't visited you all In
nearly year, and thought that I would
write again. l suppose you have forgot
ten me. am little girl 10 years old.
bat am very small to my age. ! have
large gray eyes and brown hair. We like
TO go to school. We are chums at school
We are going to write every week. Your
loving friends,
Gipsie Harper and Amanda Bessent
READ GOOD BOOKS.
Coldwater. Miss.--Dear Haphammer: II
has been good while since l have writ
ten to the Haps, but what sad things
can happen In such short time that has
elapsed since my last letter The death
angel has visited our home and taken our
dear father away. All the Haps VINO
have lost either ore GU their parents will
know how TO sympathlze with me.
we have been 50 strictly quarantined
that we didn't receive any mail for two
or three weeks. certainly missed Tho
Post, and especially the Haps page |
see the Haps are wanting TO have another
contest. Well, ! think a book contest
would be splendid. as 1t would make us
read more, and you know reading good
books Is very instructive. II also helps us
TO use nicer language, besides being very
entertaining in conversation. l think.
Haps. what a nonenity you feel when
you near people discussing hooks they
have read and you haven't. and of course
have TO be silent on the subject say.
read all kinds OF good books, such as
histories of different countries. and espe-
cially your own, also the standard novels,
and newspapers. SO that You
VIII be well posted on any subject that Is
being discussed ! viii never forget Don
Qutxote, ms square, Sancho Panza, and
his horse, Rozinante. II certainly is
burlesque on knight errantry. or course,
there are great many books that wo
can not get In our little towns but I
see the circulating libraries are going all
over the country and you generally can
find a good many of the q aGdard novels.
also histories and many other books.
wonder how many of the Haps have
been attending the holiness meetings"
that have been going on in different parts
OF the country. They preach IN tents and
call us tho SHINING religious folks" as
we don't claim TO be perfect,
/ see so many of the Haps' asking Guy
FAgen TO correspond with them and " he
VITA not think me presumptuotis. I would
be pleased II he would do me the honor Of
corresponding with me, and also would
be pleased TO correspond with Uncle
Tom" II Guy Fagen and "Uncle Tom"
win write, just address the letter to
Box 10, Coldwater, Miss. Your
true friend. Valentine.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
Burton. Texas.--.Dear Haphammer: Who