The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-09
CLUB TALK.

d, thing that has pleased me very much
\ De letters received from the Happyham-
rs is that SO often there is mention of work
k. IN tho cotton fields in plowing, sowing,
h This Is a good sign, for boy living on
,esr a cotton plantation has a good oppor-
t,y to help In the cotton picking and also
10 himself by making enough money to en-
" bin to clothe himself during the winter
6.s too. pay do the same thing. In Cali
tina The public schools often are not opened,
iAs inland towns or counties. until October,
y WIDER to give the boys and girls chance
nrak 10 the fruit canneries. At every can
iu there are long sheds built, and the
lsfaes, spricots, pears, or whatever fruit
ny d used, are brought in great baskets or
kiss TO these Sheds that are filled with long
~ q women. girls and boys, getting them
Mw ior the canning process. And 1t is the
VIZ With the fruit dryers. So the boys aud
rh WHO are paid so much for every hundred
k'los o. fruit prepared. are enabled to make
aNsn during the summer to clothe them
sls nicely during the winter and give them
| 'xis; money besides.
letcn picking Is much harder work.
NV ana often the sun Is so hot in the fields
w w Is apt 10 make one not accustomed to
. w very III but the early mornings and late
,fi,oons are always cool enough for work.
taking proper care of what you cat
enlk you can easily avoid sickness and get
I. sooq deal OF work during the season. Tue
eseDs Is that a great many of our boys and
~ Y tee south have an idea that work Is
w ssiA ,nem. 4 greater mistake was never
aur WORK well done adds dignity to the
w y Is both manly and womauly to take
N n. , snare OF the worlds burden of work. and
sslns Of independence that the money
100 L. .rtlr
1noor mat you give for IL,
~ ~ !ou WI notice that | said, Work we'll
~. saus dignity to the doer.'' aud those two
~.a s' well DONE mean a great deal. They
~ nsI u you take money you must give
nv, .' s return for II, and IL is better to
iss.., Isl tne amount and feel that you have
n, 800 earned II than take ono cent more
~. ~ !ea are entitled to. And q boy who Is
,se INK getting ahead of his employer by
i. ~" ~ nore tnan he has earned Is lust as bad
it az !. s.ale no is growing up In as a rotten
sff.'s Ior the good oues In the barrel that
~ ,, sseo thrown into. lie will not make =
ts ss,is N any community unless he roa'-
~, y enough to change, how poor and
TX suo wrong such a feeling is.
Ia ~ leAl season to read Of many hoy
~, -. ~ having gone out to the beautiful
II Nv sns. msde goodly sum of money, which
a rs,. ~ lhey VIII enjoy heartily. There IL
st,s Nv, AZ WY they shouldn't have lots of fun
rs,,, Nsuhsrles and dryers in California and
M sa y, a lolller lot than the young people
~ Va ,e1ere. They were chatting and laugh
4 s, ~ looked quite es happy as any crowd
n, yo,, rs you ever saw. It fs all in tn.
Il n ~ Ahs hold Of thing, and II seems
5tt, Tsseour lexas boys and girls-especial-
Wi n,.appyhammers-might be lust as happy
~. as those Culifornians. of coursc
lss.ss ~ many other ways Of making money
ssms plckng cotton and ! would be GLAD
N 49,, ~ you would suggest some plans fol
AVh tna- VIII be coming along soon.
~
~. Williamson will have TO wait a it'll,
' LOT the club button, as those ordere,
~ ~, 40, yet been received
~, ntlle girls have written from Tilmoi
tsr,s.,s Wish to Join the band OF Happy
i.hsrs we did not have room for all lou
" nthssnu lett sure If ! put ore in and no
ottrs hss. rhy, dear me. would not thos
va ta,, neen furious? So they all hal
sards M wicked. greedy waste basket, tina
nilov an ,h with vide open mouth, e
IT,, duncan writes a very good lotte
\, 1sf iayorite hero, General Houston, Blu
sy,o,. !. mistaken on one point lie was no
Ne bso rato retirement by powerful enemies
t.t,lv t.v OF Texas loved the old hero yer
LEY la Nnen II came to the point wher
ilfy bsIio,,n choose between him and wha
ksss ase TO be right be had to 20, an
y nen ,vposed from his position OF govsrno
Va 4pO would have given their lives TO
~
~. shtsey writes; I'VE live on tarr
"a. Us from tosn. We have such a nm
NJ ss'lns the calves ana pigs and huntin
q, ~, mamma Now, doesn't that max
Il. 1 ss, sirls wish they wero gu, on farm
y, IN n'oslng the sweet country air aud a
Tn Rsss sweet little letter this wee
gu snS an Pelt who tells how abe en-
.rAs, n. enlrn' making the editor ever i
n. too. some Of that good fresh butter
l,psr ~ ouf she writes on both sides OF BE-
~ she..' zoe dreaded waste basket swalioEs
~. 49,
III, ~ conner asks how to address n
hau,. MF'ts Houston Post. H. II. Pas
al = Texas. and the letter viii reach Il
~. s - This best way to keep out Of Il
u &61 10 write about something th
Nh a ~. III interest the other Haps. u
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