The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23
a LETTER ABOUT LoNoFELLow.

Breinond, Tcxas-Dear Haphammer; have
been trying my vcry best tn stay away iron,
our grand club Tor while sn MS to give
others n chance to join our happy band and
old members chance to write often, but ]
have failed In my attempt, for here | am
again.
| enjoy reading the letters from all OF the
Haps but yet ! prefer reading the letters
frou our old members. for II seems u
they understood better how to Interest he.
Miss Nettie Paige Scoflold, your poetry Is
grand and your letters perfect.
Our school started the Sd OF October II was
TO start on tho LIST OF September, but on ar
count Of dnhtherin ard scarlet fever We were
compelled to postpone II. | have been going
TO school four years in premond, but have
never lived there. always rode horseback
until the bad weather commenced, and then !
boarded with my cousins. but mamma has
decided she can not Lot me giay away from
We live two miles and hnlf from town, lust
pleasant ride, and ] certainly Ike horseback
riding. am glad we are GolnG 10 move to
my country and town friends, for 1t rs no, tar
10 our farm.
Oh yes nearly forgot to toll you all about
going on a trip TO Cuba last night. | am
sorry 10 cay II was not real. but only The
plotureslt was n magic lantern SHOW. IA
much as ! enjoyed the show, would much
rather II had been real trip to Cuba. Tor
could hold me until had seen Cuba Some
of our soldier boys have returned. but they
10 EOt KNOW NDellef tfey VIII get 10 stay
long with ia or whether they viii have 20 go
TO Cuba. Sonc say they viii be mustered
out. while others think they viii have 20 so
10 Cuba. ! sincerely hopo they won't, but
believe that the Spanish are only resting up TO
nght again.
Though I have iever studied literature. !
have my fayorite. author. and have read sew
-eral books. I will take up literature this year
and know will like II, for love all OF our
great authors works.
II you all do not object | will give short
biography OF my fayorite author Henry
Wadswogth Longfeiow was born at Port
land, Maine, February n. 1907. and was the
OF Portland. Longteilow prepared for college
at the Portland academy. lie was always
fond OF books and made rapid progress IN his
studies. When II years OF age he was aa
mitted to Bowdoin college, lie graduated IN
1926. ranking second In a class Of thirty seven
fathers office year after he graduated, but
II did not suit his tnste. Therefore, he turned
his thoughts In another direction. He spent
four years In France, Italy and Germany
preparing to establish profesSorshlp OF MOD
ern larfuases aud literature at Bowdpn col
lego. He also succeeded Prof. George Tick
nor In 1885 as professor OF modern languages
at Harvard college. He again went abroad
and spent two years Ia Denmark. Sweden
Germany, Holland. Switzerland and Tyrol He
resigned this position In 1855 and devoted the
remainder OF his time TO literature. He was
1885. Re died at Cambridge, Maze, March
"a. 1852 and was buried In Noun, Auburn
cemetery.
AS nay letter is getting lengthy Will close
by asking my little cousin, Maude Snider OF
Nixon. to come again. More Of our Bremond
along. girls and boys. a true Hap,
Ursula Brasweu