The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

| Annie Grayson My nephew is named Ohio
iioider. He Is very sweet. can stand up by
| old.
Success to The Post and Happyhammer
club close. Your friend Gipsy.
| Pine Grove. Texas Dear Haphammer: Hero
comes another little li-year-old girl who
S Sass to ION yor happy band Of srs aa
think them very nice. am going to schoo'
nov. My studies are spelling, grammar; Sc
oiogy and afth reader. i like the new books
much better than tho old ones My sweet
| little sister died the 10th of this month and We
AZ miss her very much. l.wiil close, hoping
| that YOU will allow mo 10 be enrolled as
member OF your happy band. Your new friend,
Della May Cummings.
Fofrestons-, Texas.--Dear Haphammcr;
have been reading the Hap page in The Post
i' sbs long ia time and had y very
come. hope we will try to hammer more
| hapriness throughout this year. We are hav-
ing some very bad weather. 1t has showed
FIVE times this winter, thing very uncom-
mon VIII be very glad when spring comes
the woods and flowers are SO beautiful,
| Companion. do and find 1t very interest
Ing. paper. must close, for fear my letter
WI be too long. Your friend.
! Black Land Texss-Dear Haphammer; My
papa takes The sem-weekly Post. like 1t
| very much, especially the youths department.
| am little girl years old. go to school.
! except this week. ! am sick, and study fourth
l reader, geography, spelling and arithmetic.
never attended school before. like my
! teacher like to live on farm. can help
chop and pick cotton. but would rather help
| care for little chickens. | have but one pet:
/! IT Ii kitten named Grady. | would like my
name enrolled as member of, your happy
| bahd Mamma says ! can send for club
ilssie Davis.
Houston. Texas,--Dear Hapbammer: Here
| come again. think the Hap page is a
very nice :, one for the young folks; am still
and she IS very DTs e Is rp
| like Joe Farmers letters very much.
nave no pets to write about. only little baby
! year old. / will send 10 cents for Jimmie's
! artificial leg. Haps, / think we ought to do
| more for the cripples and the poor than We
| DO, My idea is to hammer happiness when
| and wherever can. May love and happiness
! dwell In the home of every Hap. is the wish
| OF a true HAP Clara krause.
! Crosby, Texas,-Dear Haphammer: Please
let me come in, Mr. Hap IN promise not
to stay too long. We live In very good
country but It rains great deal We have
| good school here and a good teacher
will write a. bit OF Henry onrteiiow tho
great singer" He was born IN Maine 1907.
| He attended school at Bowdoin cnllege and
| after some years of study abroad he became
| professor there. From 1888 to 1851 he was
professor, of modern languages in Harvard
| college lie lived quiet. uneventful life,
| Frightened often by trips to Europe. His cor
| rect and peaceful life is reflected In his
poetry. His verse is always smooth and mu-
! steal
| If Mr. Hap will publish this / will try aud
write again. My age is IL years.
Lydia A. Pira.
Borden Texss.--pear Hephammer: ! guess
you all think ] have forgotten you, ms 1t has
been SO long since / wrote, but you are mis-
| ake I
been going to school this winter and think
| have made right good uss OF my time.
learned to read right well and write little.
Our school lasted only three months. Miss
| frankie Hildebrand of Schuenburg was our
teacher. She was good teacher and we loved
her so much.
/ This is the first letter ever wrote with pen
and ink and hope you will not put It in the
waste basket.
] send 10 cents for little Jimmie DuWaFus
NV i will now close with love to all the Haps.
Louise Shaver.
Mumford. Texas-Denr Haphammer: l
would like TO exchange songs with some OF the
Haps. will send the words OF INC e., s ,ha
| Air" for THE Sidewalks Of New YORK or
How many of the Haps like to read; j, do :
| "Children of the Abbey" like 1t very
| much. ,,,.ar ,. riddle
4 htIf
,ni,cb so must tell us In your next letter.
riii ask one myself Why is room full OF
married folks like an empty One w repa'"
true Hap,
/ p,,,o Grove Texas Dear Haphammer:
have besn greatly interested IN , ypGf ys,, vii
, Msy VI adnit me into membership will try to
be a true Hap. ,oi ,na an,
10 years Old studs go r TO dfso' s an
nrshmetic. grammar. geography and writing
s Mss Etna Frzzel Of Pine Grove i my teach
e. and / like our school very much. ,.,
sarne Of the Haps wished to know which
season was liked best. l like spring best 81, o.
ali-''Gentle spring, In sunshine ciau. , ms
d. a long enough letter for me as a stranger,
h,, 'o hane that next time | write II will be
rs one OF the Haps. Your little friend nad.ro
Courtney. Texas.--Dear Haphammer; ! have
! To have composition the Sd OF February ana
wish some of you Haps will send me sood
We are going to move to Navasota me ias 81
| of August, so we can go 70 sfhool lna. -
I ,,,t, them Their names are Hennie. Lynn;
Carry Bell, Mrytie, Beatrice. cordia sh1
Paula ] think those names are res, pre- ny.
,rv In learn them their A j cs, put they
wnnt study. j whip them when they are
Naughty and won't let them go to play.
AS am afraid my letter viii be TOO io .h
! I will saw good bye TO MIR. Hap ana al OF the
Hsps' a "'e Julia Countryman.
meanwhile. Texas.-Dear Haphamrner:' AS !
h.ye NOT written in such long time, VIII
xou please let me in? am 10 years OLD ahn
INV studies are grammar arithmetic, hitn
readsr. sptlling. geography. physiology ana
wander book Our school VIII De oui In Two
months and oh. how sorry VIII be, MY
TEACHERS name lis Mrs, K.tne Churchiil. Last
summer went to Lyons and had nice time
have no pets except one little kitten. its
color is yellow and white. like to play with
n very much. have three sisters living ana
two dead and six brothers, Write again, Misc
olive Fnxen; you write such nice letters.
would like to correspond with some OF YOU.
last Sunday I went TO sec one OF my little
friends and in the evening we went over to
Mrs Bowers and she played on the piano and
enjoyed IL very much. true Hap,
Beaulah Wilkinson.
Hallstsville Texas. Dear Haphammer,
Papa takes The Post and read the short
/ letters the little children write. would
ike to join your happy band of boys and
girls. win be years cid In March. have
never gone to school, but mamma teaches me
nj home. ] am hai' through my Third
Reader and am on page lis In my arithmetic.
When mamma goes to town she Will buy Inc
a grammar and GEOGRAPHY
have two brothers and little sister. Her
name is Winnie. My Oldest brother Is &
wears old He Is 10 the Second Reader and he
can write little.
| We live on a farm three miles from town,
at.E lima Inc IN -al ~