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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-06
A MARSHALL MEMBER.

Marshall, Texas Dear Harhummer: wish
to be a Happyhammer Please admit me into
the band, and send me club button My
aunt in Navasota sends me your eolumus
every week. l have two homes, one IS with
grandmother. auntie and Aunt Tear; the 9TH
or is with mother, father and Emma sue
(my little sister,. grandmother knits every
day, and all the time. Aunt Tear plays On
the guitar, and writes bushels of letters,
Auntie attends 10 her flowers and goes shop
ping Mother attends TO little sister and
sews. 20 to school TO Miss Horton. at the
institute | am in the second grade. am
years old am called ouioui, but that =
only by pet name. Ouioui Is French, OF
course: guess what II means. Very truly.
Annie Wallace Holmes.
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centuries -. C. II IL said. however. that
| more thnn 1000 ycars ~ e. the chineaa had
iron coins that were dagger ahaped. The Per
| siin daric Nas one oi the nlGat AHciet RalDtlf
INK the reign Of Darius about lyo ceniu-
| rios r.. g,
Tho nrst coinage ia Rome was IN the year
go II O. The coinB we're OF braRs. bricks
e1sped stamped With the Agnrc of asheep or
an OK. and wnighed 5000 grains. julius Caosnr
was the FIRST who're bead was stamped upon
eo!ns by order OF thn senate.
The inito mentioned 10 tho Bbin was n
Greek coin that cirrulated freely m Rome aud
l'aleatlne, IL weighed about eighteen grains
Slke vas hrst coined OF Rome :T5 u. O. and
about a years D. e. the first Roman gold coin
wai Issued. t
The aureus was the heaviest gold coin
iulbtcd hy the ancient Romans; II was worth
about 500 In our money. The first coined
money regularly mintsd, aud properly so-
called among the Jews, wag issued III tho limo
tbs Shsons coined the first HTItish piece
TIN FIRST colonial coins issued In America
were struck in Massachusetts. IN lcJ2; they
waro three. six and twelve pence pieces. BY
luis y. 17s5. Prior TO that Date the Enxlish
pppni was uacd In the ooionies The trst
nonsy roined by authority OF the United
States consisted OF copper cents; they were
| issnef in 1928. In 1894 silver dollars wero
ocined, and 10 1875 gold eagles.
The first United States c0ins bore the like
Deas OF Martha Washington. General Wast-
ington appreciated the compliment thus paid
| riea because he was afraid his political oppo-
| meats would think the image 81 Mrs. Wash
| layton on coins indicated live aud u'@iIc
for royal honorr, 80 he bad the do rnsnycn,
The most tficaeio,ls stimuiaut to srafpsp
| the appetite Is DR.. 6ieEerts ApRottugn
Bitters. Don't accept ~ initiation
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4 QUESTION or spErIING.

They vcre locking through their book
With pictures OF the ZOO;
Both too Young to read she text
l5ut each the pictures know.
viii was three. and Ray was five
And five years old Is old
When his wiser brother spoke.
WIN did us he was toldi
Look, Eve found the 'cfalnntr"
Don't say 'efalunt" said Ray.
Said their mother: you should tell
Little brother what to say
Don't say cfalunt.-thats wong:
It's efalipt!' said Ray
"Etaltnt,r said little VIII,
In his conriding way.
Edith NJ. Thomas In ST. Nicholas
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rwcnty-one Mlllinn. of cnndlc..

VwcbtN-Onc Millions of Candles.
In the March st. Nicholas, there is an mr.
ticle entitled "A Giant Candle" by w. S.
Tarwood describing one of the sights Of the
Stockholm exposition MIR. IIarwood says;
1t seems strange In this day or clcctricity
thnt there can be found in part OF the
world whore civilization has gone a people
who are so GENERALLY given over to candle
light as are the inhabitants Of Sweden. In
enc year one firm in Sweden manufactures
for the trade of Sweden almost exclusively.
q, 600, 600 OF candles of all sizes, from two or
three inches in height up to seven feet. In
spite of the introduction of electricity into
the cities. the people keep using candies, AID
they even seem to think them IA necessary
part of their household effects
During the weeks from the latter part OF
May to tho first OF July you viii rarely find
any one during the night Using an artificial
light of any kind. for tho nights are almost
as bright as day. If You choose to stay up
all night during the period ot longest days,
you can read tho finest print with ease at
any time in the twenty-four hours, and you
can make photographs II you wish. all
the night long. with capital results. ZIP IN
Lapland, ms late as the 18th OF July, | had
excellent results IN making photographs at
II o'clock at night, and az l and O'Clock
in the morning; and the only failure had
was in one case when ! gave even too much
time to the exposure
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|ooDEsT OLD DOCTOR.

hest old doctor came when we were
dolly was sick, and me.
ran out my tongue he said, very
Fix.
need lemonade, that can see"
Bounded like fairies Eve heard in my
BINS
Be- said; Don't forget to take choco-
creams.
|ulse beats so fast that fresh cara
Isl
prescribe, also peppermint drops;
|ttercups, ice cream and cocoanut pie,
Team soda, until the pain stops.
ran out my tongue for my dolly.
n he:
Er some OF the same; the same symp-
bs See"
( dolly, you know, was sick only in
";
pc really cant talk, drink nor eat,
pok enough medicine for dolly that
FOR me, too-pic, cake. candies and
ioctorsd for both, and the queerest
dolly is we'll, but her mamma is III,
San Francisco Call.
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COUNTRY LIFE.

Chresman, Texas.-Dear Haphsmmer: You
viii see that | am new member or your
band aud am from the country, the grandest
pla. e on earth. You can roam over the fields
witt freedom. As you look out over the vast
foreats of oak Just putting their summer
dress 1t makes your hos,t thrill with JOY.
OF course you have birds in the city, bat they
are in cages and do not sing as sweetly ps
the Wild ones do. Then the pure air, the
Ripping brooks tho ancient oaks that once
shadee the Indians, whore they used TO sit
and make their bows and arrows: then the
sport you have IN chasing the bothersome
ractoon aud opossuu, Have any OF you ever
gone quail hunting? One must be quick with
tho Run--sudden whir Of wings and they are
gone before you can got ready TO shoot they
are out OF reach. Joe Farmer, you are giving
the right kind Of advice. 1 think | Will Try
II follow it. Guy NJ. Fagen come again. Well
as / see Mr. Hap Is getting nervous and Joe
Farmer is frowning and twisting his nous
tacho, Will go. Your friend,
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SPRING is COMING .

Kenney, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: II has
been some time since ] wrote to the Haps'
page, 20 | thought | would write today.
go to school and like my teacher very we'll
Her name IS Miss Alta Wiley. | have lust
finished reading the Haps page and ] think
always glad when the paper comes 50 ! can
read the letters Wen, Haps, spring is near
~ here. Some Of our flowers are blooming
Tho woods are just full of vioets. We live
In tho woods and every other day ! hunt
yiolets. The peach and plum trees are In
full bloom, aud ii cold spell doesn't come
we will have plenty OF peaches and plums
this year. Love to all the Haps and Mr..
Haphammer. your true friend,
Sue Ethel Brewer.
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ANOTHER NEW YORK HAP.

Dolscville N. Y.-Dear Haphammor: Here
come for an afternoon call. | joined this
hal ny hand OF boys and girls In lS95 The
Hsppyhammer club has been a great benefit
TO me take pleasure in reading the letters.
Mother said learn more general informa-
ton reading the Hap letters and correspond
ing with them than de in any other way.
] am glad TO say that | am corresponding
with number of tho Haps Is it not too
bad about the warshlp Maine getting blown
up? have read an account OF Il in three dir
ferent papers. l think Uncle Sam should take
his walking stick and so down to Cuba and
cane the Spaniards.
Willie ]. Stack. l have composed music 10
your poem, AT tho Portals" If you wish a
copy of It please send me your address. /
sent the other song The Shepherd Dog In "a
letter TO Guy Pagan, to give TO you, but can
not send this one, as he has not answered
my two last letters. I will close, with love
TO Mr. Haphnmmer and the llaps.
Argcnta a. Bedding.
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Enmour old nIddIe.

Hero arc lew riddles which amused our
ancestors:
Who was Adams mother
How many calves tails would 1t take to
reach from the earth to tho sky
Wher Antlchrist appears In the world what
viii be the hardest thing for him TO under
stahds
Why do men make an oven In town?
How many straws 20 to gooseE nest?
WHO killed the fourth part Of all the people
In the world2
How many persons can furnish answers 10
What is the worst bestowed charity that one
could give?
What nan gctteth his living backwards?
all 81 the aboye2
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A CHANCE 10 rJAMAipi,

dickinson, Texas. -4Dear Haphammcr:, Here
Is another who would like 10 join your merry ,
nappy band, and will attempt TO follow your
mctto; hammer happiness come to tell
YOU about . little boy who lives near mo. lie
Is both hlind and crippled. Is years old. and
hts mother has to carry hin, everywhere he
goes. HIS parents are not able 10 buy him
m lnvalid's chair, SO ] write to know IL all
o. Tue Flaps will help buy him one? | am
wiling TO help. Well, as my mission is pet
formed, viii close. hoping to see this letter
N THO Sundays Post and all Haps willing
10 help. Your friend, Mynerva Crawford.
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MpMnER FOR THREE YEARS.

Moscow, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: After
an absence of over n year | thought l would
write to the dear old Post again. ] VIII an
swer some of Mary Rutherford's questions.
The first English settlement was mnde at
jamestown. Va. In 1905. The telegraph was
invented by Professor Morse In 1854. Tie
battle OF Cowpens was fought by General
Morgan and Tarleton. Morgan was victori-
Gus MIR. Hap wants to know when we Joined.
/ Joined in ls95. ! was only 10 years o. age
~, am NJ NV school was out the last Of
January and was very sorry liked MY
tsarher splei.dldly. His name was professor
Rowe ] would like to exchange .Eorgs WIN
os,,nd with some OF the Hans near my age
ram,ain n true Han. Minnie Murphy.
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now rnnY cnnEr EAcn ornna.
Form Of saIulati0R Uscd ny Inherent
peuu1es.

Peoples.
The common snintatnn IN England and
America Is: How do you dol" The Gsrmsns
say. ''Ilow do you And yourselff" In some
parts OF Germany brctnora kiss each other
every time they meet. Ths Chinese inquire ct
EQUALS. Have you eaten your rice!'' The A..
sacr Is. 'Thanks 70 your abundant felicity
The Japanese, when thor meet snnartur
rs.Lose their sandals aud exclatms Hurt me
notl' Moor will ride at full speed fowsrd
ffrad or Il stranger. stop auddeaiy, irs q
pistol over his head, and then consider thai
lis han been very courteous M rs
Eollanders salute their friends BY askinr,
7Husc you had good dluner?. The Rur
d n,sss rub their neses nsa.nAt each oti,s
Aifitan COASTS nearo kings salute cacI, dsis
By Swapping the middle finger three TIN
Tho natives Of the Phillppine ivIandu tufr
iriend'a hand Or foot aud lub Il over III
& n; s;ss, ;sse: 4
Kiss each. other's chceks and Say. God efF
thee His favor aud Give hsslth q thy family
.hs l. meets Hs fssnd 9 rs Hs,1 81
sI!us b. sy Rfs,s1Ds ses!T nq:ss
the bleAlnE. and mercy q {lo1, q B y ''5' '''
hs ns' Sss s Es1 ~ s'f6 assss ss =
rub chsehs j, a1 !! ssy ...Aax thy skal9S ssSSs
s ssss..|s 5ss y S. ': ::i
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Wnlie Doyd.
IIKEs no. Go ro scnooL.

Chappcll Hin, Texas dear Ilaphammer;
am little girl, and thoush papa has been
taking The Post for several years have
never written before, but l see Hegeral OF
my sohoolnates have been writing and
rover like for them to gat ahead or me IN
anything / DO. that's why come pleading
with you to publish by iotter. IL you viii.
III write again. ana next time try 20 do bet-
ter. / nm very fond Of going 10 school have
not missed hut one day this session. Then
mamma kept me at home TO take caro- Of
little brother. had a big cry for didn't
want 10 stay al home. 1t was the irst and
only day 1 have missed. My teacher, Miss
Fannie McCiuskey, is 20 good aud kind 10
us. i lave six studies IN MI, but believe
am moro fond Of reading than anything else.
Miss Fannie often re3ds nice pieces 70, AZ aud
i always enjoy them so much. ] remember
wen tho name Of ono OF the pieces she read
SO vii mention II. How Little Oracle
Closed !, Saloon Now, ] wish all Of aha
dear little Hnps could have heard it--it would
have brought tears in their eyes Oh If we
all Just could do some good IKE that how
happy 40 would be. Love to all the Iiaps.
Your new friend Enla Farmer.
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JoLLY TIMES Hunting

Montoll, uvalde County. Texas-pear Hap
hammer; ] would like to join your happy
hand- am little boy IL years of age
I'VE on the Nueces river. | wont out riding
Of pretty rocks that sparkled like diamonds
me river runs under the foot OF the noun
tain and there are lots or pretty fish in IT
nave Just got through breaking our. land
MY father and broke thirty five acres My
papa raises cotton every year and VIC all
pick II. Sometimes we boys 20 hunting and
XII foxes, polecats, wildcats aud possums.
and have Jolly good times Not long ago 1
went out hunting and killed fox up IN n
great tall tree shot him. There are also
lots of Wild turkey and we kill them, too. |
win Close, with lots of love to the liaps and
also TO tho dear old Post. Robert stark.
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SOME SHORT LFTTgRs.

Jardy Stack OF Montcll, H. Uvalde county,
has been added TO the list of Haps, He has a
horse that is IS years old.
I.cc Carter OF Pnnela writes that he is stnl
worl Ing in the Waterman office.
May Juengorman OF Cost, Texas. thinks an
animal contest would be nice.
Sam +. Haynes and Alma Spears write from
Hochheim. Sam Is new member. Alma
wants to correspond with some of the Haps.
Jcsio Baker ana Euia Ray, two, new Hnps
who live at Waller, want 90 correspond with
some OF the members 81
Julia Hays is the namo OF a little crippled
Hop who lives AZ Rookland she is anxious
for ~ education. but is not able to walk to
school.
Nepl Stacey of Navasota says he joined the
club III 1896. Neal Is 10 years old aud in the
fourth grade at school
Pearl Hooper Of Dickson Tenn, says she
has two sisters IN Houston. They live ut 1918
Hardy street, Fifth ward
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A BRooKLYN GIRL

nrookiyn, NJ f.--Dcar Haptammer: have
been reading the Happyhamnicr mage FOR three
years past and feel as though ought to ioia
your club My father subscrbes for tho
erlii,Meekly Post. | would like badge /
UNI IL years old, olive complexion, brown eyes
and dark hair. My father mas business
piacn IN Houston ! would like 10 correspond
specially, Emma steet
S61 Bridge Street.
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=, Nashrtlle Tenn Dear Baphammer Our
,ittie heithbor girls want to have n Happy
nailiiner cum and We met last Saturday to
orHanize aud so | write to YOU for one M
your buttons and bope to hear from you soon.
we are all little school eills, from 5 to ii
years cid, and THAI 1t win do lis all good TO
niaet'ce thee motto Of the club Mamma read
TO US MI about the Happynamners from THE
Houston Post. We will write to you all about
our club when We get to work well. ANY sug.
gestions YOU can give MS will be Appreciated
very much. | will enclose stamp SO Won
viii not fail TO write me. Yours truly
Maj c. Newton
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brooklyn. \. Y.-Dear Haphammcr: A
friend of mine, in the same house where am
boarding. is a subscriber to The Semi Weekly
rost' lie has business place in Houston
Was looking at the tlappyhammer page and
!nonsht should like to join tho flaps
mink there are some very intelligent mem-
bsfs' would like badge. | am Y years
9ia. iali eompleXion' blue eyes and light hair.
Happy hammers of my own age Yours re-
speciiully Laura X nm
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SHE JOINED EIGHT YEARS AGO.

Orange, Texas--Dear Haphammer: Don't
think have forgotten YOU ard the dear iia3s
have Bcen Ieadi1g the letters aud have tesn
Thinking about writing lone time, especially
after / saw where Mr.. ,iaphammer iuluire1
about me / do enjoy reading the Hap lei.ets
SO iiueh, especially those OF l)ollie stroud ann
her brother AS we were great rlaymatnS sevr
eral sears ago ! would be glad TO correspond
with Dclie n II IL agreeable. What has bee
core az Daisle Oliphint? Write 20 the Iiaps.
I vorId be so glp1 70 hear FROM you ana fia
N;.han why don. you Iidc to our ntetiaE n
Your clair and chat ~itil ne awhile love
10 h6nr f,om the Flaps whom Va hago Aelped,
Whn. shall be our next contest?
saw where one OF the Bape said il Column
bus had not discovered america some ore
else would Remember, dear Hap. that Co
Iuu,IIa Mas the biagest nf that tine. lie Was
tho first to venture over that large body OF
water
Joined the happy little bandit VAS tnen.
but now the happy biz bind IN the yeir OF
1880 Mr.. Hsphsmmer. you told us when the
band consisted OF 5000 we could have ~
un.on You must not get behind the door
aud say you didn't say II. We have over 5000
Ilaps now.
Wen, ] bear some one else knocking al the
door 50 | will step aside and let them chat
awhile. I VIII m TO write oftener. From 9
true Hap, Cora Erbe!ding
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SPRING ALMosT uERp

Driscoli, Texas.-Dear Iiaphammer: AS 1
promised to write to the Haps after Christ
mas, | Will try now Santa claus brougb,
me workhox. scrapbook with all the pic
lures to paste in it, and n pair OF vases
Spring seems to he almost here, as the wild
noWers are beginning TO bloom How We
chnaren enjoy gathering wild flowersl Ne
WI have good many flowers in our yard
ms year: Our grandnanlmn viii come to
zee us this spring. She lives in Hallctsville
we VIII pc SO glad to sec her Good-by to
Nll the iapsl Frankln Emma Eoatar
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DUR BOYS AND GIRLS

,hcs Joined. don't remember what year
nNbop was editor, il remember correctly.
i i,ls 90 you love musieg | viii toll you the
M VIC have out here--the prairie dogs bark
NV ana the coyotes bowling, the cows lowing
a an, tpe cold north wind whistiing, witch all
.nahts very nice music. | think a book con-
tss. or a iruit contest would be nice, don I
Son AS ever, a true Hap
Mary c Smith.
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TOMATO is A FnrIr


OF the Happy manners,
In Pretty red and yellow cells
The tomato germ of fruit-life dwells,
Quite closely are the seeds involved
BY vegetable matter ndissolved
II resembles much the melons meat
And is very succulent and Sweet;
Therefore it's fruit, because
rs seeds are covered by natures laws
WITH pulp palatable and sweet,
While the turnip and the beet
The cabbage and the tuber
Called potato, and the "guoher"
But little taste TO our palates render
ualii each is cooked quite tender
Nettie Paige Scofield
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HAP TALKS.
.he hnphammer Has 10 Say
~ OHr Bows and S.trIu

,he hnphammer Has To Say
10 Our BOYS and Girls,
iappyhaumers; A chatty lot of Haps
tsiE with us during the past week,
result our page today is filled with
ayings, Kind thought and good sug-
rive OF SIX old members, whom we
sht mad forgotten the band, showed
are still loyal TO the club by their
ms week, Fifteen new members were
ana are Introduced to the club as
girls who are anxious to help in
OF hammering happiness when and
possible. There is "A feeling of
pe@s ana promise of increased effort
throughout the band now. and the
pmeF Is much pleased with the prog
Is being made.
Perolt Christian Herald tells about a
'hea Mary Hogan and who lives on
iahd, New York, who makes money
ne snowstorms. Seeing the ADVERTISE
leans and wagons wanted to haul
YIN the streets Of New YORK. Mary
pro,hers horses. wagon and snow
anu started for the city. She wore
oat to disguise herself and make her
Rsar Ike man. She took her young
llef with her. and the two began work.
I clock In the afternoon. They car
|'y-seNen loads of snow. This Is the
mucky girl made $50 and helped out
Fdy family.
."o weeks ago Miss Frances u. Will
Fa IN New York after having spent
L fuaf'er oil century in active tenn
"ofK' Perhaps no woman was ever
iue'y known and better loved for a
q. "seiii shhess and for striving to be
her feilowmen and women. II
"ase seen the thousands tina.
! 'ue Woman's Temple. In Chicago,
~ ooey of Miss Willard was lying
sr. YOU would have been deeply
= WIN the interest that the busy
40 IN one who has worked unsolfish-
o'nefs' Every visitor seemed to be
40 mark OF deepest respect for the
~ " liiard hall. the room IN which
.'a'a BODY was lying in state. was
'"eeS Of flowers. The woman's Tenn
" 'ne most beautiful buildings In
was erected through the efforts of
i'aiu and her co-workers for Chris
y, Miss Willard was born in
'n~' ~ y, in 1899. She had been
traveller. 49,
you'd = you like to fish for sea mon
aha strong enough to deyour
s'ns'e meal--a creature whose skin
'aai 1t is made into files when
) Man-eating shark is such a crea-
fishing Is one Of the most
Sports known to fishermen. The
= sues shark fishing must provide
VIVA several feet OF stout chain at
- hook that looks like a small
ne hshline Is stout rope about as
n'ue nnser. The hook is baited
slthk Of meat large enough 10 feed
! a,n'iy' ana the rope line, chain ana
cropped into the sea from the
SOU. rowboat or fishing smack.
i :" = thrown on the water to at
! sharks. When shark bites and
49,, y hooked II swims away at a
:. s'sa Then ii is necessary to have
= 4, ,ppe @ pay out tn the creature
"nen the shark is finally brought
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IoINrp IN NINErY. Fort.

Noonday, Texas.-Dear Iial hummer: Aftof
a lonx sbsenec | VIII attempt another letter
10 d club mhcse sole objsut Is 10 hammer
happiness when aud wherever possible.
Nonicr how many OF our members FUZZY
n ailza the meaning OF our motto? Ana then
/ wonder how many OF US put II into prac-
tlces Iauppose all OF us do--do wes hope
So. ~ least.
Wen spring II opening rp at last. Eysry-
body seems HAPPY and c9nteni.d. The ctiTp
N The birds, the whistle OF the plow -bpy. tLe
song Of the sai, maldcn and the smeel sctpt
Of gfs wing vegetation. an go @ make sif'nE
Silly. remember that in my last letter took
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sur hikes TO READ.

~, J.acaca. Texas.--Dear Haphammer; |
hoys not written to you N so long linie
,h,t expect am forgotten. but ! will wyrite
arsn hoping to be admitted omitted t foF etters In
". ,,oaL "a naner and think they are very M
,srr.,inq love to read and have read 2
COED many books Among them aS MeI 1oay iS "
PieIwick Papers. by Dickens lha go 60 s5me
~ Scots works, but did not particularly;
fanrv them on account OF so many seo,pn
words or phrases, ! lnlis agree YIN tbIn hit u
m ''.n,,d 10 ya,v interesting am ~ years ola
AND adv would be very much pleased 10 gor RE,
80 snnns With two or three OF ihe Haps WIZ
close with lots OF love 10 all tn, fiaps scott M
friend.