The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02

an issue important to Texans, viz, the
comparative greatness OF Texan heroes,
Guided by the daring exploits and the
valuable service rendered Texas both as a
Republic and as State, / cheerfully cast
my vote for General Sam Houston. While
there are other brave heroes who have
achieved wonderful success; who have as
sisted greatly in suhduing Mexican tyrau-
NY, and. finally, who have sacrificed their
lives for Texas freedom. | honor the name
of Houston above that OF any other. As
long as there is one who feels the pride
of Texan nativity and realizes the i'm
mensity of Texan progress so long Will
the name of Houston be lovingly remem
bered and fervently adored He was TO
Texas what Washington was to America
the father of his country. To my mind
the greatest achievement ever recorded In
Texas history was achieved on April 81,
1886, Then the decisive battle OF the
Texan revolution was fought; tho bravery
of Texan blood exhibited; the best exam
pie OF self-acquired military tactics Mus
trated, and the honor of future Texas
wrenohed from the tyrannical Mexican
government. Who led this fight? None
but the gallant hero OF whom We spelk?
Fred l. Shopey.
Sloan, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: Well.
Haps, is does seem like can't stay away
from you all. You have some kind OF an
attraction that is irresistible, aud ] Just
can't stay away. My last letter was not
published for the simple reason thai
wrote on both sides of my paper really
ought not to have done 1t and honestly
beg Mr., Printers pardon for causing him
so much trouble. and | won't ever write
on both sides again. Haps, the good old
summer days are coming and won't the
pienics and barbecues be fne9 OF course.
49,. a IL
do not know what tiresome weary life
it is to live in big dusty city all sum
mer and not get any fresh air. and al
ways think how | should feel were | in
those peoples places. All of us can't have
beautiful homes and beautiful flower gar
denS in our yards, but no matter how
humble the home and bare the yard, we
can ind greater pleasure in natures flower
garden than In the most beautiful of yards.
for every boy and girl who has searched
the fields and meadows for wild flowers
know what a good and Jolly time they have
had
There is going to be picnic on the river
next Friday and | have just gotten through
with helping the folks cook. Girls, how
many of you remember the first time you
ever tried to cook dinner on your own
responsibility ! surely do. for 1t WAS
quite ridiculous affair. l had stayed
all night with one of my girl friends one
Saturday night, and as my friends mother
wanted TO 30 to church the following
morning nothing must do but for us two
girls to stay at home and get dinner. OF
course, ] told Mrs. n. that / had cooked
a little bit, and / thought we could man
age everything all right but l thought
Ola certainly did understand the ant OF
cooking. and | felt tolerably easy about 1t.
We waited till every one on the place had
gone before we commenced. cola, | said,
with a very confidential air you know
a great deal more about cooking that / do
SO you 80 ahead and fix everything up
and l will set the table" Ola opened her
big blue eyes and looked at me In a some
what frightened way.
Goodness, gracious," she gasped 1--WE
are in a pretty pickle, sure enough
thought YOU could cook. or you wouldn't
have gotten me TO stay here to get dinner
for all of those folks There's no telling
who Will come homo with them, and we
won't have any dinner cooked" Ola was
on the verge of tears and / did not know
what 10 do. When one is left on their
resources and knows nothing on earth
about what they are going TO do. their
feeling is beyond description, and Ola
and | surely had our share OF mental an
guish; for neither of us knew anything
about what TO do. Come on, Ola, / said,
''we'll have to do something. and we may
as well get at 1t. You roll out the sausage
and III make the bread IL you've GOT a
cook book handy" Ola was all attention
a. once. why, yes; we've got cook
book. What was ! thinking Of" and she
fairly ran to the cupboard to get that
cook book. Now a cook book was the
same as Hebrew to me. for did not know
how to measure out the things any more
than bigger bloekhead than myself could
have done 1t. But ! told Ola we were all
right, and VIC began in good earnest,
with that dreadful book in my hand, as
Stunning all the wisdom / possibly could
and Ola with he hands and arms covered
with sausage and -four She was indeed
q laughable sight and would have well
coined something to laugh at without any
hesitation whatever. Goodness! tina.
won't do. OLA" I said. trying my best not
to laugh. Perhaps she realized the plight
she was in, for she threw down the pan
of sausage and told me If ] wanted any
| could "juet go long and cook
it," ] made them the best l could, and
soon had them frying in a very promising
manner. / asked Ola II she couldn't make
some kind OF bread. but she shook her
head and had TO put on my wise air again
and consult that much dreaded cook book
| turned through the leaves for quite a
while. when ] spled away back in an OBJ
scure corner q dish mamma made some
times" Delicious Johnnie Cake" "Oh.
Ola! ! have IL! ! have it, ! said jumping
around the kitchen In a way which threat
ened TO turn everything upside down.
"Quit your fool!shness and tell me what
II is. Ola said excitedly, for / think
she imagined all kinds OF things. l told
her We would have a grand dessert, and we
didn't care who came; we wouldn't be
ashamed OF IT, We didn't have quite all
OF the ingredients the recipe called for. SO
] decided ! would rely upon my own
genius and make 1t "by guese" told
ola my plans, and she was soon executing
them with astonishing rapidly Three
cupfuls OF molasses. sitter full OF corn
meal, the same amount OF -four, some soda.
salt, and half cup of grease completed
one OF the awfulleet messes that any NOR
tai ever put In a pan to cook. / said 1t
was completed. but ! forgot an addition
we afterwards made, which was very
fine one. and | must give Ola credit for
mentioning 1t. She said she expected 1t
needed little pepper, an idea which
readily enough jumped at. The sausage
was done, yea. done; SO very done that it
was beyond the power OF the strongest
tooth 10 make a passage in Il. and we
took il up 10 put in our DESERT TO fry.
We had good fire and 1t did not take long
10 cook. and Ola and sat down TO partake
OF IL. We made ourselves think 1t was
good. but / don't think | ever tasted any
Thing with such a queer favor to IT. We
Ala he beet we could toward getting the