The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16

{ faeorite author is Dickens AKA nv ssyos,i,
Poets are Longfellow aud Shakespeare.
MI, vi. .eiI you az about having my head phro
noioglsed In my next. am AFRAID now thai
THIS letter viii reach the waste BASKET. Wish.
inf YOU all much happiness and prosperity,
vi MAKE my DOW aud SOY adieu 20 one unc
an. remain true Hap.
Willie Mason
Dear Haphammer: have been absent 4
Ions time from home AS well as from IN,
page How did you like the trecsc we had
last winter | was so thoroughly froaen tneu
tns' " VIII require all summer FOR me to 80,
warm again, ! read In last weeks page where
some OF the Haps had written OF our Grave
Texas heroes and WAS surprised 10 sec 40 lew
we're mentioned great many have wri,teu
i OF General sam Houston and Austin hut snw
no letter mentioning tho names OF our hrayp
men of the Alamo, have always Thought o;
w Barrel Travis that he was a brave d
noble man and had he lived would withsu,
oount. have been bright star in the history
or Americas great men But At the ago OF 4;
ne a. me, MS death hravely happy, that he had
uled for his country. II Is useless to enter
into details you all know how, where and for
what cause he died
Sumptfr Btheredge | think you have taken
a very sensible view Of the convention sfya,r.
auo certainly do agree with you~it would
n sko some very happy while il would only
be source Of unhappiness aud dsappolnt-
ment to those too poor n attend, and that is
mot what We want, Is it, Nv TIC way, Hans.
! | will exchange the songs "Cube Shall De
Free. "a True Virginia Boy "rhe Pardon
Y anne IL n Late hot I1me, other
sorgs have. for Better Than Gold. ''lhe
! Nagonor's Lad Barbara Allen and Pass
/ Under the Rod
/ sumpter Ethoredge. Henry Boyer and phiIp
| Webster you must he quite young men BY
ts time, Philip, | thought probably I knew
you, but not as Philip Webster | suppose
time close. With love, remain Hap,
Anita Dane.
Brymer. Texas,-pear Haphammer: 1t has
been quite awhile since | have written to The
fost--almost year-hut | sec YOU are dis
GUESSING very interesting subject SO | am
rong TO write and tell what think about IT,
don't see how any one can hesitate on It,
for it seems to me every one ought 10 think
Houston was the greatest agree with Philip
" ebster IN saying he was the George Wash
inrton of Texas He ought to be admired and
loved by all Texans. lie was one or the
brlvest of the brave.
see the Hapa are talking of having CON
erton Well. It would be very nice for those
who could go, but think there are very few
who can go, and Of course every one would
wrnt to 60 and Il would be big disappont
ment II they couldn't so | think Il would 20
AGAINST our motto TO hammer happiness,
Haps don't you think we ought to he proud
of our club ] wonder II Mr. Hap is proud Of
IT, Just look at the people who are writing
and how many children are made happy
Will close with best wishes 70 The Post and
the Haps Eleanor Porter, !
Brymer, Texas.--pear Iiaphammer: Papa
takes the Houston Post and | enjoy reading
the boys and girls page,
My father lives on large farm, aud like
to hunt flowers.
Since school has been out | have began ME
quilt,
We have 115 little chickens.
We have had plenty of rain, and the flowers
arc opening in the cemetery so pretty,
A new Hap.
Florence Porter.
Humble Texas-pear Haphammer: After
have a chat with you. Words can not eS-
press how ] enjoy the Hap letters and the dear
ecitor's kind notes TO us. Our flower garden T
is beginning to smile with flowers, after a
Long sleep meath snow and frost. Among all
tho beautiful flowers that bloom in our gar
den, the lovely rose and the sweet blue violet
are my favortes. You llaps who live up
North. don't you envy us, having nice warm
weather, and trees all green with newly bud
dec leaves, flowers blooming everywhere and
birds making us glad with their sweet songs
oh, can say that my heart is not dead, but
awe to it all, and am trying my best TO
help make this fair earth of ours fnirer by
the good that l can do Whenever | walk be-
meath tho trees and among the flowers and
hear the sweet bird songs my heart swells
With love for my fellow men, and above all
tor my dear Creator-He who gave me tho
sense to enjoy and be thankful for it all
Now, Haps. ! want 10 give you my ideas OF
q nations true greatness. ! think that,
whether a nation be great or small depends
entirely on the sort of men and women it IS
producing. sound nation 10 nation that Is
of human beings healthy In body,
strong in limb true IN word and deed brave, |
sober, temperate, chaste, to whom morals are
Of more importance that wealth or knowledge !
!. here duty Is first and the rights OF man are !
second where, in short. men grow up and I
live and work, having In them what our an- :
,estors called the fear OF God. II is 10 fora
character of this kind that human beings !
are sent into the world and those nations that G
succeed in doing 1t are those who have made :
heir mark in history. They are natures real =
Ieemen and give 10 mans existence on ms y
1laret its real interest and value. Therefore, :
n. wise statesmen look frst, in the ordering
# their national affairs. 10 the effect which :
S produced on character, and institutions.
allings. occupations. habits and methods of
.fe are measured and estimated first and be =
'ond every other consideration by this test I
Now. as II is getting late, VIII bid you al !,
e cd bye Just few more words TO say that .
I ami welcome I VIII call and see our editor .
'hen ] next visit Houston. Mr., Editor VIII {
'ou please give me that honor a1d great y
ieasure? n so, you may expect me. ! would y
Ike very much to bring you some fowers =
so, but 7 think they would wther before / q
Zach Houston. think Sam Houston was n
IL hero Of Texas. With love and good wishes -
o our editor and Haps, | am as ever, a true :,
iop. lrma Trahsn. y
San Marcos. Texas Dear Hsphammer: It v
) with pleasure that / write TO tho club. Ru, n
Acuse me for coming back so soon. for "
ave a suggestion: Suppose every Han toll 81
omething that happened during the Texan q
.stories. Perhaps you had relative IN It Ct
: some one that did great deeds not record v
d. or maybe a battle took place near your 81
{ me, and describe the old battlefield. or tell
LNthing OF interest that happened during n
hose days. Perhaps you know an old soldier n
think there are many things that arc not -
etorded that car be told There are 1900
Ifpr. and perhaps some one OF them knows
pmething OF the Texans fight for independ O.
rec unknown Ia histories. The Haps would .
he 10 know Of Indian fights that arc not IN IA
IN history. Now. let everybody tell OF some 81
iirg interesting about Texas fights ana he- IS
oes m
Now It Is time TO talk about that reunion Il
would be capital thing II the lfaps were y
little closer 10 Houston. AS u Us, there ii
ould be only few TO attend. and the Iaps ai
Ito live a great distance from Houston. Ike II
e. would not be there. But for those HAYS u
no live close 10 Houston II would be hne 10
roiiee some Of the Haps are talking Ike all az
the 1000 Haps would be there. ] think az
lere would be about fifty Haps there the hrst is
me. but the Haps would get little more in AZ
rested every year and have larger at II,
ndance. don't want to sneak against q III
union. like a few Of the Haps, but thoss D.
no live q; a distance will have TO get ny a q
union at some place besides Houston. Let's "
ave one al San Marcos and IN other sections Va
slant from Houston. San Marcos Is going "
have carnival on San Jacinto DAY. and N
impose all the Kyle. Buda Staples, Martin ri
lie. Efntresg HAM n1eet