The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

Hemphill short time ago; hai de-
lightiul time. Ny friends were all so |
kind 10 me. They carried r.e Iiding, |
sweetgnm hunting and to Visit the school. |
Our school began about a month ago. |
but ! have not started yet Winter has |
come at last. DO you like cold weather. |
Haps? l do. though can't get OF; o. the |
house often. like to sit and look st the |
caves all covered with snow and every |
branch on the trees SHINING with icioies.
I don't think there Is more beautiful |
sight Haps, what do sou all think OF the
contest Mrs. Foster suggested? tWhat Is
the most useful invention of the Eight
eenth century to mankind.) think II
would be Just splendid COR tie older Haps,
but rather difficult for .hs young ones.
l was glad TO see little Jimmes pic
ture. think he is q fine looking boy. and
II am sure he Is very happy with mis- new
leg. Hans, make your hammers ring loud
and fast and let's get Ednas chair for
Christmas Ever grateful Hap.
Daisie oliphint
Theo. Texas.--Dear Haphammer Here
Is another little girl knocking at the door;
let me come in and chat awhile. for 1t is
very cold outside. | am Is years old. |
have little twin sister. her name is Edla
and mine Euta. live in the country,
like 1t very we'll have two pets, little
goat, It's name is Jimmy, and little dog
Trip. Come again, Mamie Moorss, you
| had such nice letter, and a sad one: my
father and mother both are living. Come
again, little Gray Eyes, and also Butter
| fly. you have such interesting letters; l
enjoy reading them. | have lots OF little
playmates at school. My twin sister is
my desk mate. I picked 1880 pounds OF
cotton this fall for my father. don't
enjoy picking very much. Father made
thirty eight bales of cotton this fall.
will close for this time, sending 10 cents
to help little Edna. A new Hap,
Euta Jones.
Westfeld, Texas-Dear Haphammer: Here
/ come again, Haps. after long absence.
Hope you haven't forgotten me yet Haps,
did all OF your papas make good crops TINS
year? Papa made good corn and cotton.
but didn't make many sweet potatoes. |
think nearly everybody that planted made
good Irish potatoes this fall.
Haps, Christmas will soon be here, and
"hurrah for jolly old Santa Claus ~ | re-
member a long TINE ago. when I was only
about years old. white and black Santa
Claus both came to our house and got
under the table and took stick of wood
with me to hit Santa Claus with Qor was
afraid OF him). and the negro Santa Claus
.
our house and went to Mr.. Fred Beutler's,
Willie F. Carpenter, aren't YOU the enc
Miss Belle calls william? Come again
with one of your good dreams. Allow me
L to congratulate you on dreaming such
, good dreams. Thomas Taylor. Joe Farmer
T.. C. Stockd'ck and Miss Belle Carpenter
come again Haps' can any of you pla,
, the flute? can, but not very well.
, Do you, Haps like to read? I do fol
, one. During the summer I have read sew
. eral books Among them are Wide. Wide
y World" "Ivanhoe.' Mary ST. John
i"Bleak House." and Lord Lisle's Daugh
, ter" Have any of you Haps ever rea'
. any Of them? like Mary st John thu
y best Of all. would like to correspondent
: with some of the Haps If they will writ
o hrst am 16 years old. and will promis
o to make interesting letters with my PEI
: TO all who will write. For fear I an
. wearing my welcome out threadhare
will close Pleasant dreams.
7 Annie Lee Richey.
$ Caledonia. Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
II am bow IA years old. | wish to joi
w your happy band of boys and girls.
live at Caledonia. There Is no railroa
/, here. but ! like to live in the countr
" where ] can listen to the sweet melod
OF the birds and smell the sweet vii
flowers and drink the cool water from IN
murmuring spring. What Is better tina
r that? | have no pets except pony
10 years old and shepherd dog.
10 ! send cents for Edna Fowler, Coco
~ bye. Carrie W. "eop
m Theo. Texas.-Dear Haphammer He
ny comes one more little girl knocking at t
Ill door. let her in. II is so cold out here
lie am IA years old and live on the farm
as pjcked 6575 pounds of cotton this iall
ST like TO pick very much In the tall. .
II is too hot in July and August.
glad the COW won, for she is tire mt
ar useful to mankind. ! milk all the I'll
IS, and enjoy it very much. | am glad
n are going to buy Edna chair On Wo
of she be proud when she gets her en-
I'M Christmas morning. That is, If we ;
NJ II by then. Haps. how would you II
es never to get to play or go TO schooi d
zee have no fun? A little crippled girl ca
IN. IN school where l went last year i
he name was Salle Barnet. Her mann
RI was a widow Well, / had better close
as this is my first time. l would Ike TO G.
ow respond with little girl my age
ub send 10 cents to help buy Edna's cni
am little twin; my sisters name
Euta and mine Eula. Bye-bye. .
re Hap, huia 'oN'
tie Houston. TeXas.-Dear taphaihn,si
to Haps: What do you reckon Joe fa All
ma has done gone took and went ana ai
I Cant you guess? No. not married
nv least not so far as | know. but ne
ID gone ''plum" back on US and joined
an other club. AT first ! thought IT was
nd our Joe but it is he, cause sa"
we good" Say what you please, but the !
90 contest is going to be great nave "
we ried about all the great inventions uni
-, helieye I've got wheels in my head
a.u , ready. but I've picked the winner
y" time and you Haps on the other side
better watch or-bnt wait, ! don X
hui everybody may be on my side. II
: again. there may be more than TWO
uiar and useful inventions and while
To- are discussing inventions let MS all
uid member one very useful invention.
to useful TO us all. IL is true, but very
lay ful 10 a few and that is an inyalids CT
all We ali want front seat in this con
ow and the best way to get It Is to sem
one vonr money. II won't take much
ale even ! cent apiece If all were to cont
or ute-no. not the half Of cent e
ade dime last Sunday morning and wh'
30 picked il up | said, "umph, TINS Is
In eating money from home" II you n
lad found a dime you don't know how It mi
dis a fellow feel felt like ! could 81
WI hut I didn't. | lust said to myself. "
~, -, ,ainoA done made me feel happy