The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-17

! comfort yourself with the thought sathaf
this Sunday he is WITHOUT Father. whoks
ears arc eyer open Aunto HIS chilarehs
cries. Now. love and wishes to al
the Hape. Your true Hap,
Grace L. Conway.
N. B.--Ten cents for Miss Edna's chair.
i tH &C.
Evant. Texas-pear Haphammer hope
you all Will not tease me because OF my
bashfulness and awkwardness. Ny father
and uncle are sheepmen. have two pets,
a little pony named Dandy and pet lamb
| My uncle takes The. Post and says he
| could not do without II. | could write
q great, long letter, but Mr.. Hap does not
want us to write such long letters, and |
know that waste basket will catch mine.
| Enclosed you will find 10 cents for the
helping fund. new Hap.
Edna Brock
Brookland, Texas.-Dear Haphanmcr:
Will you admit another girl Ii years OF
age into your happy band of boys ani
girls? l am a farmers daughter and my
papa takes The Post like to read the
Hap page very much. | have been Nsrt-
ing to write for long time nut this ia
my first letter. Papa does not So.k al
together at home; he has farm about
two miles from here. We novel from
there about four years ago so we could
have better way to go TO school. | 20
80 school most all the time and have been
about three months without missing more
than two days aud half. We have nice
society in our school that meets every
two weeks. We also have e journal OF
the school Well, I think mad better
close, as my letter Is getting long. am
a true Hap, Lottie Bell.
Il Thompson, Texas.-Dear Hapbammer:
Will you admit 9-year-old girl into your
happy band of boys and girso
4 am going to school and study arithme-
tic, Texas history writing. spelling,
higher geography, physiology and gram
mar have no pets except 4 baby
brother He has dark eyes and light,
curly hair. have two sisters, one older
and one younger than myself. We have
nice times together and are impatently
waiting for Christmas to come Santa
Claus always brings us something nice.
l love to read the Happyhammers letters.
| have long wanted to write to the Happy
J hammer corner, but | could not find the
J courage until today. noticed SO many
new Haps in todays Post, so | thought
| would join them.
Enclosed you will find 10 cents for
Edna's chair. / think ii was so nice for
the Haps to get Jimmy Edwards new
limb, know he appreciated it and so
will Edna appreciate her chair.
P. S.-Enclosed you will find 10 cents
each for my two sisters, Maude and Mary
Bohannon.
| Atlantat Texas.--Dear Haphammer 1t
has been some time since ! wrote to the
club, but 1 read the Haps' letters each
week. and it is surprising to see how they
are improving. l think the contest just
closed has been very interesting and
am glad the COW won for think she is
the most useful animal to mankind. am
glad We have got helping fund. think
it is so nice to send it in and put it III
|, the treasury and have it ready TO help
any one in need hope Edna Will get her
, chair for Christmas. How sad it must he
, to be afflicted, In a way that they can
walk. They can't enjoy the pleasures of
life as we do. / am very thankful that
am not cripple and | think if all that
was spent for superiiuous luxuries was
!, spent in trying to make some poor un-
fortunate person happy, how much hap
: pier the world would be. for our happiness
l depends on making others happy.
May Cook, you spoke of Lake Charles
being a pretty town. l agree with you.
visited Crowley in July, that is below
Lake Charles. On my way home stopped
= in Lake Charles and stayed one day and
5 night and went out on the shell beach,
gathered some pretty shells and water
hyacinth to bring home with me. / like
the town very we'll. l met good many
D people while there
Ola, you and Maud come again. think
YOU wrote such good letter. How are
you getting along with your cooking?
Butterfly, ! know the books you, read
are very interesting, as ! have read some
of them. l would like very much to read
"Suiry of Eagles Nest
think the subject suggested by the
edtress, what is the most useful in
| nf fbo NipataeOth -
would be very interesting. do hope we
! will have a reunion before long. | must
| close. as am afraid my letter is too long
already
+ Find enclosed 10 cents for the helping
I fund. / am a devoted Hap
Jennie Johnson.
: Shelbyvile Texas.Dear Haphamncr:
: | have long been q silent reader of your
interesting letters. Will you admit 10Y
of 16 into your happy band? Each Satur-
day evening / get on my horse and go
after the good old Post. Haps, what do
5 you think of an invention contest II
:, would be good one Think OF It, whole
centurys intentions We would have ia
g put on our thinking caps. John Paul
q Jones. was one Of the greatest heroes that
Y ever trod on deck of a ship. One evening
\ when ] had been reading the Haps' page
d shortly before retired, ] had not been
e long in the land or dreams When suddeh-
q Iy found myself in a large hall full OF
boys and girls. In one corner was choir.
. I began to inquire what It all meant. u
: was Haps convention After playing
{: some good old Christian songs, tall man
rose ard after speaking Il good speech
about the intelligent and progressive Hap
a great cheer went up. ] began to cheer
I and hit the side of the house. sticking
d several splnters in my hand. I was de
O lighted at Hulace Muckelroy's letter. Hop
: ing TO become Hap. w. O. Boyer.
Il Angleton. Texas. Dear Haphammer:
:, Have you room for one more little girl
! am II years old and have been enjoying
: the Haps page for some time. silently
: watched the contest. but so glad the COW
!. won
=, John S. Keller, that is all boys kno.
: about, If you think they want notaini
but something sweet. AS for my part
nrefer a nicltle to a stick OF candy any