The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25

confident the affirmative side will win. never.
tnyiess u won't pc for the lack OF elu1ucnt
but because they hal no side TO discuss
Mr. Hap, we would he delighted 10 have you
give us subject for another debate. because
Iiaps We are going to have 4 nice Christ.
, Won't some OF the liaps come to share our
'Louisiana Girl where are you--at the
when You come again.
the Paris opposition and is that tho reason
you don't write any more!
Nettic, you have q sister Hap who is like
yourself In sizc--nothlng small about her. not
even the part that trcads the ground. Did
you ever determine how to xet your hat on
Cornelius Combs and Henry Boyer, come
again; your letters are all read with pleasure
Violet May HoshIns, write us another Of
My. brother in Houston is comirg home to
rrtnd Christmas with us lnvcn't seen him
| have friend in Houston. ! Cont know
whether she is Hap or act: her name Is
Crmille Bradburn.
1t has stopped showing now and we eau
h, Mt rel hitr and SNOWFALL all day tomorrow.
I VIII go. as see MIR. Hap is frowaiae. II
he guards the waste basket until Get 10 the
door, III not stay any LONGER.
Ctifcspon dents solicited Itasca In Grone.
FOR THE CRIPPLED HAP,
Houston. Texas.-Dear Haphammer' En-
help luy our ono legged Hap. On artificial
Lex Wishing Mr.. Hap and all the flaps u
merry Christmas and happy New Year, we
Adele. Ora Georsie Bonnie and wesson
Wiliford
HIS CHRISTMAS WISH.
velaseo. Tcxas-Dear Haphammer: ] have
boen sick in bed for two or three days, but as
] am better now thought would write a few
lines to tho Haps and let you know how | AM
/ am doing well at school. but have missed
three or four days on account OF the bad
weather. and then being sick, too.
1t rained here Thursday and has been rain
Ing nearly every day since then. 1t sloeted
htle little, too.
Christmas IS nearly here. wonder what
Will get. I especially want magic lantern.
How many. OF you Haps attended III Fru.t,
Flower and Vegetable Festival at Houston
i was going. but got sick.
Cornelius, my brother. Is of at school. He
is coming home Christmas.
~ would Ike to correspond with some OF tho
Hans about my. own age. am years old.
We'll. l must close, as hava anoiae 4 G
to write. With love 10 nil the Haps, ani best
wisbes To Mr.. Haphammcr, remain true
Hal. Philip f. Combs. Jr.
THEY ARE cHUMs.
seclusion. Texas.-Dear Haphammer: Here
come two girls who want to Join the band of
Haps. We have read the Haps' page a long
time and we like the letters very much W.
ere going to. school aud we like our teacher
Her name Is. Miss Emma searcy. She IS
very strict. II we don't know cur lessons w
have to stay In. (velma) haven't had TO stay
in time yet. (Annis) have had TO stay IN
a time or two We like to 20 10 school very
unrh and we hope that every Hap does. We
viii have Just week vacation foi ChrstmnS
We suppose that every one In glad who,
Christmas conceive are. We are thnms and
deskmates. There will DO preaching at the
Methodist church during Christmas we X.
Brother Nolan will preach. We want to be-
come true Haps
Velma McGaun and Annie Clark.
A WAGON TRIP.
MettIna, Texas--Dcar Haphammer: w.
thought we would write letter to the Haps'
ppge ard tell of the trip we took last summer
Though the country In wagon 70 soc or
grandmother in Shackelford county. We
caniped out every night aud had lots of fun.
We never had seen any mountain, AMI when
we came 10 the Bosque river we began TO se<
nlountains. and II was SO lovely TO see 1ss
lofty mountains and hills And oh, the rocks
we did Jolt over 1t was Just bump all tho
tine. II looked Ike We went up hill NIL tho
time and when would get up on some high
ncurtain and look down In the beautiful val
levs Il was n Grand sight to see II WAS 20
nice to sec the farms so much fine corr
cottoi aud stacks Of grain in those beautiful
valleys. When we got nHst the nlnI tai $
Chen came the sand and sand burrs Oh how !
sharp those points are on the sand burrs. It |