The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-08
M1LnRA WHITES AGAIN.

Flriu. Texas--Dear Haphammer' My
school closed tho 18th and ! was very sorry.
home atd reading my books. | am now road
ing ''Thc Old Oak Tree" splendid hook
sent me by mn unknown friend In Mlnneso,a
went 10 n nice concert lately, given Ivy Tho
IT, II. c. II was very nice. They had recita- =
tions. songs and tableauX. Sister Mary Lou
recited piece. She ia just Years old; we
arc going to have = Sunday school picnic the
7th of May. The sunday school viii march
ana have n pretty banner. am 10 carry the
barnor. will sit IN my chair and my tna, D.
or will push me We will sing some pretty
sonss as we march, MIR. inphammer. | wish
YOU and all the Haps could be here.
Well. Haps. ! did not have any picnic on
this birthday. II came or Monday ana
could not have picnic. Mamma baked me
big cake. though. and ! got nice long let.
ter from friend In Kentucky, iiaps, ! want
to toll you ! have the preltles niue Eold
scrbors to paper and they save me lttle
watch as premium. am certainly propt
Of H. have not worn II yet am AFRAID
some one will laugh at me. little sitl, Tor
wearing watch. Mrs. Lula Endcrs Of Eigin
one Of my good friends. sent me pretty
recatie and Carrie Shrader sent me Some
dear friends zolikoffer, | YVES glad TO see
n letter from you some time ago and To know
thai you had not forgotten us all. Cassie
soholer of Kentucky sent mo a pretty nue.
vofy pretty. She also sent me some hickory
nuts that grew there never saw any be-
fore. Well, will close by sending love To
Mr. Haphammer and all the good, kind iiaps
Mrs. Levy of New Orleans. did you get my
letter? II so please write to me with love,
I am your little friend. Wilorn Long
FROM ALMA HARLING.
Elgin. Texas.--Dear iiaphammer: VIII you
please let me In to have a little chat this
beautiful evening. II has been about a year
and half since | last wrote TO the Haps.
so suppose all of you have forgotten me. ]
have been II member for about five years. !
Joined when ] was II years old. our school
was out the 18th OF this month, aud J was
very sorry, for ! was learning fast, had
six studies and liked my teacher splcndldlY
her name Ia Miss Lucy Cook OF Austin. joe
Farmer let me congratulate you on your gpod
letters Guy Fagen. when you come 70 Texa5
on your wheel YOU might sulr around here.
for we all would like TO see you. ] know you
aud your chum will have CAV. time on the
way The Daughters OF the confederacy gave
an entertainment at SLOAN last SATURDAY
night which proved to be- success They
raised slG75, which goes TO the Confederate
Homo al Austin for the purpose OF building
ing for IL is too small to accommodate the
old soldiers think II would be nice Tor an
the Hsps 70 help some 70 build more. Hdos,
don't YOU think II Is time we were having
another contest do, and agree with Guy
about saying that we commence another con-
test, and also think the subject he suRgesfed
Is good one. Sunrise and Sunset. VIII, don't
you write oftnner. for I snjov YOUR letters
yery ,nuchg ! correspond with supset. and
think she s ~ sweet ms ran be. also havs
their pictures aud they are verv pretty
ZoIitkoffsr Oaks you have about forgotten
Ms. also Dollie Stroud Alms Sharks, Nsu-
rice smith and many other old writers. Love
10 all the fiaps and Mr.. Han. remain.
true Hap, Anna hsrhns'
FROM IOWA TO TEXAS
Katy Texas~-Desr Haphammer; The Han
rsga seems n be quite porrlar. tho way the
club Is growing Saw Hans did you ever
stop 10 think how long II would take to visit
npnri, 600 OF our members Supposn We
could Fash ourselves from one place To anoth-
or like thought and, Oniv silowine two dsys
visit 10 each one Il would take Until the yenr
1877. or an average lifetime. to visit all. And
* the rate the club Is growing We would
have three times as many 70. visit when we
got around as when We started.
when we were preparing to leave nv ma
tive state. old Iowa. surmsed would be
dissatisfied with the Lone Star State, but
when landed In Katy. a year aFo the 18th
NJ last Decemho- 4 was much SURPRISED TO
nnd ap altogether different place from what
7 anticipated Instead OF finding rocks and
hills the weather cold and blusterv, MS n
was phsn left Iowa. found one OF the most
besuflfui prairies had ever laid my eyes on
aud the most DELIGHTFUL winter climate hai
ever thought ri. The many birds were chirp-
inr Ground the prairIes were covered with
y beautiful coat Of Fraus--in fact, everything
In tfst line seemed like spring. ! found the
perple more sncIable, more friendly, more
reliie and better class OF reooie generally
thar I expected 10 tse, soon formed nany