The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

leave dead game scattered all over the
woods. It isn't right, is 1t, boys7 Come, |
boys. and go fishing with me; we will have
fine time. Buffalos are floating. True
Travis Hap, E. D. Farmer.
Waugh, Texas - Dear Haphammer:
Please let me say to the Haps that ! have
no bulbs or seed for sale My bulbs are
exhausted. | only send few seed of
pretty flowers to those sending stamped
addressed envelope to pay the postage.
This is the only terms OF conditions.
still have seeds OF the following flowers
that | will gladly send a few to each who
send stamped self-addressed envelope
Sunshine pansy Northern Light. Weeping
Palm. Double Pink and Alyslum. II your
choice is exhausted. | will send another
kind. Respectfully,
(Mrs) Amanda Sales.
| Hampstead, Texas.-Dear Haphammer
I have been reading the letters of the Haps
! for a long time, and now offer myself as
a member Of your happy club am l6
1 years of age. My only pet is a shepherd
/ dog. General Houston did great deeds
toward gaining Texas independence. He
made my grandiather's house his stop
/ ping place when travelling back and forth
| from Huntsville to Houston. My father
was named for him. But of the two, Hous-
| ton and Travis. | think Travis the greatest
/ hero. Hoping 10 become one OF the Haps,
will close. Gertrude Taylor.
! Blanconia, Texas.--Dear Haphammer
Good morning Haps, How are you all
this beautiful morning? oh, | see you are
talking on the subject Mr. Hap gave us.
think It such nice one. but / do not
agree with you all that say Sam Houston
was not the greatest hero, for I think he
is and therefore cast my vote Tor him.
I do not deny that Travis and all were
brave. but think Houston did the great
est deed But the massacreing of Travis
and his men at the Alamo created such
fire OF hatred In the hearts OF Houston's
men for the enemy that they fought faith
fully for revenge The battle OF San ia
cinto redeemed a territory Of imperial
extent and consecrated Il to liberty. Had
the campaign which was crowned SO glori-
ously on the battlefield OF San Jacinto
closed with victory to the Mexcans and
in their ultimate success the vast terri
tory OF more than million square miles
in extent would have still remained use
less wilderness under Mexico cursed with
the same dead palsy in which ii had lain
for more than TWO centuries.
| am glad so many have planted flow
ers. for ] think they are so pretty and
have planted some myself With best
wishes. A true Hap, Maude shulton.
Cedar Bayou, Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
Here comes a lad of IL tapping at the door,
shouting for Houston. Some say Travis,
but he had fort, Houston was only in
open ground. How brave in Houston TO
destroy Vinces bridge. | saw in a letter
where some one wanted every one to de-
, scribe the country where they live. This
is village OF about 800 Inhabitants; no
! railroad, no saloon, two churches and two
stores, / mean TO hammer happiness, Mr.
Hap; will you put my name on your book =?
A new Hap, Sylvester Smith.
Ashville, Ala.--Dear Haphammer. | am
} IA years OF age and would like to be a
( Hap; never read Texas history. but | vote
for Travis. / live on farm about three
: quarters of q mile from Ashvlle. l have
been chopping cotton this morning and IL
r is very hot. A new Hap.
a Hugh Montgomery
o Kingsbury. Texas.-It has been so long
y since | visited the Haps thought would
. write / think we have an interesting con
A test now-who was the greatest hero OF the
, Texan war for independence. / think
i Houston was. He died at his home In
6 Huntsville July 26. 1863. The grave OF
N Houston is only marked by plain marble
" slab. The Twenty third Legislature appro
a
a honor, bat no steps have been taken TO use
> the sum. as the citizens OF Huntsville hope
t. to obtain larger appropriation that vii
l. enable them to rear memorial in every
Is way worthy OF the distinguished dead
n will answer some Of the Haps' questions;
y "a The State capitol was burned in 1881
er 90 Milan was buried in the Protestan
t, cemetery in San Antouo go Sherman
/ was the first man TO utter the famous cry
1t Remember the Alamo" | will ask few
er questions: "a Why were the "Grasscut
tz tiers" so called? (2l Why was Austin int
y, prisoned? 49, Who imprisoned seventeen
II colonists? (i) Whose property is the bat
lc tiefed of San Jacinto; 90 Who we're tn
ST fence cutters? 90 What governor put a.
end to a railroad strike by decisive meas
le ures? Hoping some OF the Haps VIII IN
as swer my questions, ! will close with log
ee to all. A Hap, Alice Dale
g. Center. Texas-Back again? Yes. sir
OF I want to get out an Injunction restrain
of ing that broom from sweeping Prairl
lis Fairy away from us. Granted is It? Wei
tn as long as ! am here ] will stay awhile
ed No use frownng. I'm here. What's III
ed matter. Haps? Houston can't beat Travis
can he? l am surprised Is the hero
de San Jacinto drawer than the hero OF ID
OF Alamo? No, Mr. Hap VIII you please pl
a me down for the defender OF Texas
725 William Barrett Travis? Houston was
It'll brave man but will you dare to say N
Try he was Drawer than our own, noble, Col
md mel Travis? Who made II possible 4
oks Houston to win the battle Of San J@cint
ng, Who. may ask. held back the demons
to Mexicans till the Texans could prepare
, army? Was Il not Travis? Yes Hus
We are in the Alamo. II Is the eYenll
sli' OF the 50 OF March. The cannonade fro
'ith the Mexlcans has suddenly ceased o
hundred and eighty-two heroes are tTyi
Sill 10 get little rest. Where is the leade
test See, Yonder he comesl That erect you
man OF 27. with the flashing eye and tea
e. less step He orders his men. 10 para
in single file Now he tells them; IN
er: ELOQUENT speech. that they must ns'
ad- shirt less brave would have surrender'
With and trusting his garrison to the mercy
and the Mexicans. but listen TO Travis; l
TO us resolve 10 Withstand our enemies 10
,ery lasf. and when they storm our iortiehs,
live US Kill them as they come. XIII mem
two they scale cur walls. XIII them as %
,unt lean within. XIII them as they ralse "
rels weapons. and as they use them mn "a. ~
So as they kin our companions, ana eontln
ous- TO Kill them as lrng as one OF us rs lii,
Kill alive. and be assured our memory WI,
, OF greatly cherished by posterity' :,
law But leave every man to his own ehui
/, "a Nv own choice Is 10 stay "a
ths fort ana die for my country nghtlng
sA~s - =. hraath In my b00y. j