The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-28

Ni"N'AN fNhS'~Jt
Oakland, Texas.-vDear Haphammer:
VIII YOU admit another little girl in your
happy band? am Is years old and never
have so much Measure as when / am
reading the dear old Post think the
contest the Haps have given us Is
good one; who was the greatest hero OF
the Texas war for independence? Houston
was the greatest hero. IL ! had ten
thousand tongues and could vote ! would
say Houston. 1t is no need to tell you
all for YOU have all read the Texas his
tory. | know Travis was a brave man,
but Houston was the bravest lie lived
like a hero, he fought like a hero and
died like a hero, Mr.. Han said for US to
make Texas o flower garden have flow
er5 by the Wholesale and | am going to
plant some more so ! can have bouquets
through all of the seasons. Mr.. Hap, please
enroll me new Hap. Ellie Mayes.
Arcola Texas, Dear Haphammer. Will
you admit another 12-year- old boy?
live out on a farm have been wanting
to write to the Hap's page, but my cour-
age would ALWAYS fail. | like the subject
very we'll Travis is my favorte hero.
Tho MeSicans surrounded the Alamo; they
were supplied with crowbarg and ladders
for scaling the walls and they were or
49, WA w NIL duN HplultT VINO S0llke0 the
night They rushed up the ladders the
Texans were ready for them. they sent
terrible volley OF balls and rushed back
before that fire of death. They planted the
ladders again. but the Texans were again
ready for them and hurled back the foe
Inc MeXicans came on. behind them 9th
ers pushed them on. BY tens by hundreds
they swarmed un the ladders and dowu
they went while the Texans stood like
Gods waiting for them. So adleu.
John Dixon.
Fulshear, Texas--Dear Haphammer: I
thought / would write again after a long
absence. The Haps' page gets more in
teresting every week. ! like to read It
very much. | won't write on both sides
Of my paper this time, the greedy waste
basket got my other letter. think Cen
eral Sam Houston was the greatest hero
of the Texan Mexican war, but there were
other great heroes, such as Travis, Milan
Fannin and Bowie. Travis made a line
with his sword and said everybody that
wished TO die like heroes come across the
line. All but one man came across. Ben
Milan was great hero. He got up In
the middle of the camp and shouted
Who will 60 with old Ben Milan into
San Antonio?" a." shouted every on,
who heard the question. | nave a horst
whose name is Blaze. School will be OH
in May; will be glad. will ask a few
history questions; What man said u,
would rather cut cord wood than TO b,
/ idle? Who was the first governor o
/ Texas? True Hap, Willie Z. Briscoe.
THE DYING SOLDIER.
Written for the Happyhammers.
Come near to my side, dear Tim,
Battle my brow In the water clear
Fer my eyes are growing dim
And | won't long be with you here.
When you go home without me,
4 Whisper accent to my mother kind,
Tell her how | wanted her to see
No other friend like her l could hnd.
Put brave face on, my dear boy,
Fer do not complain al my fate.
When you reach home Will be great JOY,
To wander once more in that dear State
IT'S only soldier, they will say,
Who came to avenge the Maine,
Seems so short time. only one day,
In this world l could remain,
Goodbye to all my comrades, good bye.
| hope Old Glory will win the day,
Many in other wars they say aid die,
This is all the debt have to pay.
Nellie Gullett
Farmersyille Good evening, Haps
Thought as | had Just emerged from tina
dreadful waste basket. / would enter agai
, for a few minutes chat, Why don't yo
all bestir themselves and make the contes
more spirited and exciting? NJ favorit
here is tho matchess and intrepid solde
navy Crockett How brave and urseila
. D hp nf Efa f+ff
i, and enlist in war for another country. VIII
fen at the Alamo crowned with NOR
glory than he? Crockett fell with h
face up and his body covered with man
dead Mexicans ! vote for Crockett NJ
ITan wish you would come to farmers
Vile and let me cut you a hne oougu
cut of cur yard you would not censute
i foI not planting flowers. win mucn 10y
!. 10 Mr.. Hap and good wishes to al 4
o Hans. l will bid you all adieu, Hap,
7 jamie l.. King
4 Westhed. Dear Happyhammers: AS
/ have not written 10 our page in son
d time | think I'll try to do it now.
= think the subject under discussion
, ,,erv good one So many Haps ha'
n written abcut my fsvorite hero, HonHto
. that | viii not do so. .hink tnat Z
/. hattie of San Jacinto was one OF the mar
4 cst that WAS IbuButs ''' y fNN -,
n If that battle s5 an old soldier tod IL
our house not long ago He Is almost
wars old and has been through thr
me Texas revolution the war vi
Ntavjco and the war between the states.
!. 10 Was fifteen years old when the Tex
IS ra,.olution began His older hrotn
3 ioined a company and he wanted 10 go
d lo'p he ran away and Joined and came
le ,rovas Win the company. After Nlnc'
Z go ves destroyed Houston save I
e. LIE IN 90 forward. Some one raised
Q. ebout Remember the Alamo! Renee
!. Sa, Goliadv aud all the Texans LOOK
" tsa ccy Finally The Mexlcans saw n
% ne Tsya,s we're beating them aud ma
Of ~ hem fell upon their knees: sayles =,
10 o. Va. IA a. "Ne no Alamo" Me no .
re MA o. t,it ira Texans did not pay w
IN - attention. They rushed on, hllll
,e -,any of the Mexlcansy Then zoe 49, NJ
I inany 10 Vince's bridge, but thar I
NJ ,,oIa d,stroyed. so many OF them W.
A. taken prisoners 49,. a,-+y who fo,l
IN This man was with the party Nho . ~
~ ~. Anna. He was hid in messy
y $50 t-ee He as dressed as a comm
- sstaier but when tley took MN 70
!. n,n he rest OF the Mexican Prison
~ ss ~, az their caps. waved them ana s.
Va s ueants Anna Santa ANNA! SO thae