The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-05

urday, aud caught all the fish we could eat
! do love to so fishing 30 much. that 81
when they will bite good and | can catch
them.
I was 80 sorry to learn OF the death OF Guy
Fagen. He was one Of our best writer's, and
we hato to give him. up 80 mach. We VIII
ever remember bis bright. cheerful letters.
! extend my heartfelt sympathy to all.
guess all OF the Haps are having pleasant
vacation. am having a very good time.
certainly enjoy riding horseback, but one OF
'don'ts" with me and | cant ride him Oft
the place until put blind bride on him.
Sumpter Etheredge. your lotter was aplen.
did that you wrote about "fhc Mirage. !
have seen several Of them ana think they
are beautiful. The first one saw | was
sure II was large lake OF water | am slad
brooms and hope he will ever continue 10
do so. am true Hap. Willie Johnson.
WHO or WHAT IS HE2
He is not Noah, nor Noah's son: nor
Levite. nor John the Baptist, nor yet the
wandering Jew. He was with Noah In the
ark. The Scriptures make mention OF him,
particularly In st. John ST. Mark and St
Luke. 20 that we may believe that he was
no imposter. lie knows no parent: he never
lay upon his mothers breast: his beard u
such as no man ever wore; he goes bare
footed and barc-cgged. Like q grave old
frinr, he wears no hat In summer or winter.
but often appears with crown upon his
head. His coat Is neither knit nor spun. nor
hair. silk. linen or WOODEN. bark. nor sheep
skin. lie Is wonderfully temperate. lie never
drinks anything but cold water. he would
rnther take his dinner in farmers barn
than In II kings palace. He Is very watch
hil, he sieeph not Ia bed. but sits IN n sin-
eular kind Of chair with his clothes on, lie
was alive at the crucifixlon Nearly all the
world hears him He once preached short
sermon. which convinced man of his sin.
and caused him to weep bitterly He was
married. yet he has fayorite females whom
he III Ia ha
of meat he divides It among them. Though
he never rides on horseback, he IL In some
respects equipped MS horsemen are. He is
an advocate OF early rising. though no never
retires to bed His prophecies are 30 true
that the moment YOU hear his voice you may
know what is approaching
Now, who is this prophet. and what did he
foretell? Lou Cowart.
A MINNESOTA MEMBER.
Anoka. Minn.--Dear IInphammer, As | am
Just taking the measles and am not ablc 10
work. thought would write letter to
the iaps.
Nearly everybody around here has had tho
measles this winter and now my time has
come. OF course. I don't like II very much.
but think might AS well have II now a.
Just getting well. and there are three more.
besides me. Just getting sick. tell you It
Is measly thing.
] have another little brother only month";
old. His name Is Laurence Edison
The weather was quite nice ~ here this
winter. but we are having rather late
spring We did not have much sleighins this
winter, but VIC had fine skating Coon
Greek which flows riRht by our place.
The cowsiips are IN blossom, but the glolets
are Just coming up. will be glad when
they are in bloom.
School was out Friday, April 90 and we
had n picnic dinnp. Our teachers name was
Mrs Elsie Jennings. We will have five long
months Of vacation.
think II would be uice TO have another
contest and the one which Guy Fagen pro-
posed would be very Interesting think.
AS all the Hans have been telling when
they Joined win say that Joined IN March.
1896 Elida Sherwood I have been looking
for letter from you for long time. hope
you win wire soon.
What has baeome Of Lee STUART have
not seen letter from him for long time.
He must have forgotten us.
Well Hans. am going 70 mako friend
ship sofa pillow when I get we'll. and so
would like to got some pieces o. silk or
satin and a spool Of SILK with which ID work
It from my friends. and Of course ] call the
Haps my friends II some OF you will send
me some will be greatly rlessed true
Hap. kmeline bergeron.