The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-21


the Maine" and Tn the Shadow OF the
Pines" Well, l must say au revoir Hop
ing all success, remain, a true Hap.
Bessie Birkner.
Richland Springs.-Dear Haphammer:
viii you admit me into your happy band? |
have long been reader of The Houston
Post and very much admire the Haps' |
page. Haps ] have planted great many
flowers and the most Of them are up. |
am going to plant more in few days. The
cold weather came so near killing our |
roses that they never boomed to do any |
good, and the few that opened were not
pretty. see the Haps are debating on
who was the greatest hero of the Texas |
war for independence. l think Houston |
was among the bravest. Had it not been |
for Houston and his brave men Texas
ght stlll be wearing the Mexican yoke.
Think of them, at the battle of San ia |
einto, 700 brave Texans completely whip
ping 1900 MeXicans, That was the turn
ing rclnt of the war General Houston's
last appearance in public was in March,
1868 when he delivered an address TO the
people of Houston. He died at his home
in Huntsville, July 26, 1863. All Texas
mourned las loss. His grave is marked
only by a plain marble slab 15-year-
old Hap, Pearl Mann
San Saba. Texas.-Dear Haphammer'
AS ! can no longer resist ! will have 10
ask permission to Join your happy Dand OF
boys and girls ! have been reading ana
enjoying the Hans letters for long time
and think they are doing more good tnan
any other organization of children tyou
might say children for I believe the band
is mostly composed of young folks) that
know Of. | hope they may continue i'll
tier hammerinG happiness and make many
I nt oh
help now but hone to be in the future.
always heard that where there is VIII
there is a way and know my will is good.
agree with Sumter Etheredge about the
convention | think 1t would be hammer
ing more happiness to make some poor
helpless soul happy than to spend so much
ia the endowment of ourselves. admit
that it would be very nice for all the Haps
that are able to go but TO those that are
not 1t would be pain. AS to the greatest
hero. | cast my vote for Houston. ! dear
" love to read of his brave deeds
would like to correspond with any OF the
Haps my age d6) who will write frsta
viii bid YOU all adieu. new Hap,
Alice Wolfe.
Cost, Texas.--Desr Haphammer: will
try to answer Miss Minnie Smiths oues-
lions. The first question was; "What
were the twin sisters?' The twin sisters
we're two cannon presented to the Texans
by generous friends in Cincinnati. The
second one was: who said ! am dead
man, but don't let the other boys know IT,
Tell them TO conquer or die?" That was
Richard Andrews To answer Della ierce.
"Why was Austin imprisoned The Mex
leans said he was a traitor. How long
did the Texas revolution continue2' II
continued from 1880 to 1886. see we
have another contest (who was the great
est hero for the Texas war for inde-
pendence?l. ] think it was W. +. Travis.
Just think of 1000 Mexicans against III
Texans. There was twentythree Next
cans to one Texan. Beautiful spring is
here and all the pretty roses are in bloom,
We have eleven rose bushes, six are bloom
| ing | think roses are the prettiest how-
ers of all We have planted all our cot
ton and will have TO hoe 1t in two weeks.
love to hoe cotton better than any other
work in the field. ] have been picking
cotton since ! was e years old when
was 9 years old picked 200 pounds\n one
4 day. Well, ! will close. am, AS ever, a
true Hap, Mary Juen1ermN.
! p ST. viii send cents for Jimmie nd
wards artificial leg. \
Portland. Texas.-pear Mr. HaDham-
mer and all the Happyhammers, ! guess
that is what your children are called,
}
you all TO pardon me for coming so often
but then most OF YOU know how fascinat-
ing this page is and how much Will power
/ IL takes to keep one from wanting &c
come every week. Well. some of my
flowers are growing and some are not
Our rose bushes haven't single bud OF
them vet and ! am awful afraid they
won't. either. But we still keep trying
planting new seeds and putting out fresi
: slips The wind and those miserable
chickens OF Brother Claude's are oui
Q. eatest drawback. Though | spend
good part of my time tending the dea
! little chicks some OF them are so cunning
: and sweet, Oh, yes; I'll correspond wit
YOU Mr. Edgar f. Smith Of Bolton. Blu
J, do please write first. Now to answe
J questions: Annie Gaines first. S. w
J Jordan was called the Xenophon of Texa
revolution. Lorenzo de Zavala gave up b.
i home as a hospital The Twin Sisters
d were two cannon presented to Texas b
j friends in Cincinnati. President Jackso
y said. Il thank God Annie. you are mis-
d taken in Rusks burying place--it Is Mac
orGcches Governor Henry Smith Is nufle
in California and history says lofty syca
II more on which were inscribed his nam
y age and country marks his resting pac
I think Jimmie Edwards letter was eve
o so nice. Come again. Jimmie. and a
e tho rest of you Hans. From true frien
L Ethel Craker,
;. p. s.-Ugartechea took the gunner
e Mace at a cannon in the battle Of Vela:
3 co Arson Jones wrote the Republic (
: Texas" &c
', Georgetown. Texas.-Dear Haphamme
y Papa takes The Post and we all like
!, very much. For some time have been II
u arrested in the Haps' letters and enJC
!. tbem yery much and will now try to wri
= one myself. / would be glad to be coun
- cd one of the happy band. | do not I'D
y 10 saw in nv first letter what kind of
~ nneuber | think ] would be. but like
W hammer happiness when and wherey
50 nossible." Nv favorte flowers are violet
I love The oak tree 10 swing on. We
tho moeking birds build their nests In u
vines al our window and enjoy their swe
:. song. our best dog is shepherd and
ny van TO tell about him some other tim
U.s. There are no colors | like better thi
z rose and gray. Now | want to say som
~ thing about little Jim. | am truly sor
o. 20. him. II must be tiresome TO walk
ng lar 10 school on crutches. and think
Ok must be real smart 70 be 50 Tar advane
VT after being sick so much ! will be 81
ca when he can have the artificial leg. o
~ M nv little friends had his leg broken
school this year and had to walk