The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30


perfume. There must be hundreds Of the
Haps both girls and boys, who would love
to plant flowers this spring II they had
the seed or plants. have quite num-
Der of bulbs and seeds, and " any laGy,
boy or girl wants some of them, | will
send any one bulb or some seed to them II
they will send stamped, addressed en-
velope; q would gladly pay the postage
myself ii | could. | have the following
bulbs. all make beautiful flowers. IL the
kind you choose is exhausted when ! get
your letter ! will send some other pretty |
one instead: -Hyacinths. tulips,
fragrant narcissus, sweet scented freesas. |
bright-coored crocus, pretty blue scilas
lxias, iris Fleur de Lis. oxalis, auemones |
or wind flowers; seeds Of the following. |
Sweet Peas, giant pansy, nssturtium, Mad |
Gunther mignonette, giant morning glory. |
new early cosmos. Select such as YOU !
wish. hope every Hap will plant at least !
one flower this spring.
Mrs. Amanda Lales.
Stacy.-Dcar Hsphammer: Today is my
birthday and shall celebrate it by sending
30 cents for Jimmic's leg. My little sister
Katy sends cents, and my little niece,
May Sloan, cents. ] feel so sorry for
any one that can not run and play like
do, and | want to help get an artificial
leg for Jimmie Edwards A new Hap,
Pearl 'rrott.
Mstagorda. Texas.-Dear Haphammcr:
Here | come again as happy as ever.
am an old Hap. | wrote to The Post about
three years ago, but my letter was not
published ] am going to school now 1
hope we will have another contest. | am
IL years old. | live in the country about
five miles from Matagorda | hope Jim
mic Edwards will get his artificial leg.
Mr.. Editor please let us have cats for
our next contest. / like dogs the best,
but we have had them already. have
two dogs; their names are Fido and
Dewey. l will send 20 cents for Jimmie
Edwards artificial leg. | live on Mata-
gorda bay, but hardly ever catch fish It
has been very cold down here about
month ago. The little gulles were frozen
over. / fell through and got wet. Well.
From an old Hap, Nye Ryman.
Nacogdoches, Texas.-Dear Hapham-
mer: Tap, tap tap, here comes another
10-year old girl who wants to join your
happy band of boys and girls | vote for
Travis as the greatest hero in the Texas
| independence war. 1t was he who drew
line with his sword and said to his men
all that wanted to die like heroes and
patriots to come over the line All crossed
| save one man. and his name was Rose.
| think 1t is nice TO hammer happiness into
some little boy or girl and will help all
\ | can. ] have dog named Spot. a heifer
named Winnie Davis and a sweet little
baby sister 2 months and a half old She
I is just as sweet as she can be. We did
have canary bird, but cat caught II.
His name was Bob My favorte writer's
are Henry Boyer Thomas Taylor Joe
Farmer and Maurice " Smith. | like
flowers very much but won't have any this
summer l guess. VIII some of the Haps
send me some different kind of buttons
to put on a charm string? We have a
piano and l can play a good many pieces,
My sister can play two pieces. We have
typewriter and ! am learning to write.
: | will say adeu, as this is my first timA.
Your new Hap, Lorena Mddlebrook
P. S.-Please find enclosed cents for
} the Jimmie Edwards fund. LIN.
Cuero. Texas.-Dear Haphammer Here
comes another TO join your band of Happy
hammers. ! am glad that spring has come
again after our severely cold winter.
We expect 10 have a nice vegetable gar
den this year, for we have a good many
things up now.
We think a few of our pecan trees vii
bear this year, for they bossomed las
year. We expect to plant good man.
seeds this year in our flower garden. W
will plant carnations, verbenas
pansies, etc. Mr.. Haphammer we hav
a shrub which grows somewhat like a plum
4 tres; the flower and leaf which | send i
Il taken from the shrub. 1t also bears a kin,
of fruit like a plum but with seeds Xix
: ap apple. Can you tell me the name G
the shrub?
e want to tell the Haps of little bah
+; brother; he is only Is months old an
; always wants to be marched up and dow
. while we count one, two, one, two, three
He can not walk II we start off and h
; has not his flag he hunts all around unit
. he gets it; then he is contented.
g Haps. must close for fear my letter
u getting too long. Your true friend,
Mabel Rohre.
slayden, Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
10 have not written to the page in goo
u while. I think the contest will be mic
10 one. Austin Is my favorite hero of IN
q Texas revolution He helped TO colonl2
e the State He was sent to the Unite
* States for aid and went to Mexico to max
/ peace. Have all the girls planted the
= flowers? I have a nice garden II VIZ
e. pretty dry here, but we had good raj
g Wednesday, the Attn. | think my garde
,e will grow all right now | am going
te school II will be out the last OF IN
is month. will be sorry, for 1t does not la
l. long here. II have been going Tor on
Ave months like arithmetic and Tex;
history the pest. ] viii am oVAht ~
lions ( Who was called the your
r. Demosthenes?" What garrison receive
ly medal for their bravery? | hope the'
nd will be answered by some of the Haps.
vo would like to send something to help litt
m Jimmie Edwards. but times are 80 nal
I that can not. The weather is bad. II
nd wind is from The north. and cold Pai
er Is afraid that we will have frost. az 1t
1. clear tonight. Well, will close as son
OF Of the other letters are more interestln
'e- ! remain n true Hap,
re Plnkney Cunningham.
sk
nk Montague. Texas.-Dear Haphammf
nv Why. good morning, Haps Oh, I'm we
M thank you how are you all? II seems II
most OF you are asleep Yes. there
- Henry b. and Joe Farmer and sever
% others over there asleep. ! hope they "
nuee have some good dreams to relate wn
I,e they wake up II they tell them. Wasl
a. that fine dream Willie Carpenter told u
o. If II had been true you would have been
= a sad FIX But romaEces generally col
~, on, all right, YOU know. Just ike an ples
~ ant dreams never had the good fortn
~ 10 dream such nice dreams as you az