The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-10-15


much enjoy reading the nice letters.
have two sisters one of them Is without
name; | would like for you to send me
some names, as we can find nothing we
think pretty enough for her. AS this is
my first time, will close, hoping / will
be welcomed as a new Hap.
A. j. Lindsey.
Sutherland Springs, Texas--Dear Hap
hammer Here l come again. The last
time wrote I told you about my cats.
Haps. I picked forty lone pounds Of cotton
one day and it did not take me until dark,
either. l also found time to look at grass
hoppers, too. found they had six legs,
two of them are longer than the others
to assist them in hopping. Haps, did you
ever look at their eyes? They look like
they have spectacles on them. l never
could find their ears. Will some of you
please tell me where they are?
Mr.. Hap, please tell me when the but
tons come. so may get one.
] cast my vote for the cow. A 6-year-
old Hap. Matte Jones.
Maxwell, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: At
ter reading our page while l could not
refrain from writing any longer.
I have watched our contest very closely
so far, and have fully made UP my mind
to vote for the COW. ! must acknowledge
that the COW Is very slow animal some
times, but oh! how many dainties we
would miss from the table. The COW pro-
duces milk, butter, cheese steak, leather,
sausage, tallow or suet, and the celebra-
ted heats foot oil; and how would cakes
taste with no milk and butter in them
The cows hair is used for upholstery and
to mix plaster. The horse may be swift
and beautiful animal but the COW is the
most useful to man, firmly believe. Wake
up Haps and consider the subject closely,
and believe you will vote for the COW.
Oh, yes The editress has begun to
wonder when will get through with 1.-The
COW" So l must bid you good-by A de-
voted Hap, Minnie Van Every.
Elgin Texas.-.Dear Haphammer: Hello,
Eaps! Allow me admi,tance a few min
utes please. / wish to size up the old
cow not because l see she is in the lead
or think will beat in this contest, but VIC
want to show these silly boys that we
know of more ways that an animal can
serve and haul us around. You say they
do all the work. Not so. The OK is the
mainstay when there is a long, t,rssome
lead to be drawn. We know that you
boys could do without your horseback
rides. but how could we girls ever make
biscuit or cake or anything good to eat
without milk and butter? OF course, we
could get along without milk shake, ice
cream, ETC., but our milk and butter, steak
and cheese are our principal food. When
one is sick and cant eat anything else the
doctor will prescribe milk, and milk alons
will keep up strength a long time. But
we will excuse Thomas Taylor. We know
he loves his horse. But when we start out
with our Shepherd deg late in the evening,
just when the pink and gray begin to
show in the west and the mocking bri is
singing his sweetest lay what plea ure
ii is TO go after the COWS and drive them
through the pond and see them wade out
into the clear water and refresh them
selves! And we gather our aprons full OF
violets and seat ourselves in the shade o.
the splendid old live oak and make tiem
into wreath to Irvine on the broad horns
of our favorite COW and crown her queen
of all. No difference how many boys say
no. Lois Standfer.
Austin. Texas.-Dear Haphammer: Here
comes another asking permission to join
your happy band. Will 1t be granted? I
at least hope so.
Yes, it is true. l live in the capital of
our Lone Star State, and beautiful city
it is. THE City of Hills" it is often
called, and, really, the name suits 1t
well. for though the business portion of
! town is situated on level. the residence
portion is. in many parts of the city, very
hilly.
Again. Austin has many attractions.
The most beautiful, in my mind, the great
State capitol building, with which every
Texas child is familiar even il he or she
has not seen it. If they have, and climbed
up the many winding steps until at last
victory is theirs and they stand under
the very feet of the Statue OF Liberty, they
behold one of the prettiest pictures that
can be imagined
Away towards the north can be seen the
residence portion of town, and the large
State university, with the many large
buildings where the men and women of
the State go to acquire the higher
branches of knowledge. Away in the dis
| tance the State Iunatic asylum is seen and
| Hyde Park. which by some is considered
the most beautiful residence portion OF
town.
Towards the east the blind institute, the
East Austin public school building for
white children and in the distance Till
sons Institute which Is a college for coll
ored men and women are distinctly seen.
Towards the west many beautiful resi-
dences, and away, away on the river, can
be seen the large electric light tower,
which marks the spot where can be seen
I ne great dam and one of the most beau
tiful lakes in Texas.
Towards the south is the business por-
Va Wv Inc AoiuTduo TlFeT, WHICH
glides along like a silver ribbon in the
distance. About three miles south OF
town, on one OF Austin's numerous hills
Is situated st. Edwards college, one of
the best schools in the South for young
men and boys. But stay; ! am taking
up too much space and will have to stop
as this Is my very first letter, and doubt
less will find its way into the waste bas-
ket. ! remain. true friend TO the Hap
pyhammers, Nellie McDannell.
spivey, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: Az.
ter an absence of some few months / Will
come again, and cast in my vote for the
most useful animal-the horse. ] know
and realize that the COW is a useful anil
NAL, but. Hape, she does not surpass the
horse Leo Turner OF Alice, Texas. asks
the question:: What would the people OF
the United States do without the nice but
ter milk and cheese that tie COW pro-
duces?" want 10 say to Leo that am
one Of the people OF the United States and
do not drink milk nor eat the butter and
cheese that the COW produces, neither d.
eat beef SO what use have for the COW
Some OF the Haps ask what would we do
without the cowhide saddles we ride?
would like to know what use they would
have for their saddles II It were not for
the horse? want to ask some OF ,ae