The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-03

Ter and am afraid II will get too long
new Hap, Carrie praalev-
~ s.--piease md enclosed 5 cents ror
Edan Fowler's chair.
Brookshire. Texas. dear Hsppyham
mers; Here | come asking to be admits
ted into the happy band Of boys and girls.
! have been a silent reader OF the Haps
page for a long time.
| am is years old. We get The Pos,
every Sunday, and ! enjoy reading the
Haps page. | have one sister and Ave
brothers. My oldest brother is working in
Houston.
There are about thirty five pupils in our
school. am glad the old COW won. Well
l guess had better close for / fear thai
dreadful waste basket hope to remain
Hap with the rest Sincerely.
Leonora Miller.
Huntsville, Texas.--Dear Haphammer;
and all the rest: And the contest Is over.
we sure had task TO make the old COW
win, but she got there all the same" i
am glad she won, for think she is the
most useful animal to mankind Boys and
girls, let s put our thinking caps on ana
hurry and get up another contest. Hap, /
am glad that wrote TO the dear old Post,
,or ! found some OF my kinfolks that I
aldnt know anything about. He saw our
letters In The Post and wrote to sister
Wen, l must quit hoping this won't go
TO the waste basket. a true Hap,
Albert Lindley.
send 8 cents for the chair.
Hooks. Texas.-Dear Haphammer and
Haps: 1t has been long, long time since
any OF YOU have heard from me and /
expect the most or all OF you have forgot
ten me. but have watched eagerly for
the dear old Post and always read our
page first. l wrote last winter and sent
my little mite for Jimmie Edwards leg,
bat my letter met q sad fate, was burned
up, so l will try again. l send 10 cents
Tor Edna Fowler a chair. oh. Haps! l
had little cripple brother once, and J
can sympathize with all the cripples.
With best wishes for Mr.. Haphammer
and all the Haps, bid you goodbye Tor
this time. A true Hap
Susie Mccutcheon.
Sayers, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: Here
| come to have short chat with you this
morning and tell you about my grand
mothers death, She died a few days ago
at the age of SIS years, and she has always
been with me all my life, and has always
been so good to us. My two little sisters.
jamie and Lottie Carter, want to be en-
rolled as Happyhammers. l live in the
country and go to school. l am at my
desk now writing my letter. My school
mate. Ethel Kerns, is writing to you now.
and ! am feeling very sad for Edna. and
send cents for the helping fund. Now.
Haps, send in your little mite and buy Ed
ma a chair. Well as this is my first letter,
will close. with much love to Mr.. Hap
and all the Haps. | remain true one,
Mabel Carter,
Dripping Sprlngs.--Dear Haphammer.
AS see the door half open write to ask
Mr.. Haphammer If he will let a little
lo-year-old girl enter his happy band Of
girls and boys
My father takes The Houston Post and
take much pleasure in reading the Haps'
letters, We live in a little white cot
tage on farm near the little village III
Dripping Springs. Our school is taught
by Prof. Marshall and my sister Dove,
dearly love to 90 to school. 7 am in
the fourth grade
have four little canary birds and yol
always hear their sweet little songs one
after another and also have little dog,
which I call Black Beauty.
We milk six COWS and sell butter For
fear l will linger too long and my letter
will go to the waste basket. remain "a
new Hap, 0ma Cavett
Coltharp, Texas Dear Haphammsr.
Hurrah for the COW and all of the Haps
that voted for her | am one of the club
that voted for her and if I had ii to do
again ! would vote for the same ncbls
creature. Haps, we must do better on
our helping fund see there is but $3.50.
/ wish there were enough Haps to all
OF Dt and q
tory in the grand city OF Houston
Wouldn't that be nice?
Our school at Coltharp has started and
I am very much pleased with the teacher
He is a man from Michigan Well, Mr.
Hap, see you are asking us to suggest
another contest. / think / would like,
Which is the greatest hero of the Span
ish- American war" have been picking
cotton, Haps, and made S1.75. and In this
letter / send cents for little Edna's
chair. with love for all Happyhammers
and the COW also, 1 will close
j, X. John.
Anderson, Texas. -Happyhammers. dear
Friends: l wish to Join your happy band.
| am nine years old. | started to school,
but had TO stop because | had slow fever
so long. ! go hunting nearly every day.
and have little dog named Tom, he Is
the smartest little dog you ever saw. and
can almost talk; when he is hungry or
thirsty he viii put up his paws and whine,
vote for steamboats, ana trains as the
most useful inventions of the century.
There has been 30 much accomplished the
past hundred years 1t will be difficult to
decide which is most beneficial to man
| live at Anderson. the county seat OF
Grimes county. II is one OF the oldest
towns in Texas, and situated on beautiful
hills We do need railroad very much
we have young doctor here who Is trying
to build MS one. II will be happy time
when the whistle blows in old Ander-
son. May the Happyhammers soon mum
Der twice ten thousand.
Winfree w. Machum.
Hainesville. Texas Dear Haphammer.
Here come again. Do / come too often?
Well. our contest has closed and the faith
full old cow WOE. ; am proud she did, tor
voted for her think the debate that
Mr.. Hap spoke OF will be very interesting,
don't you, Haps?
hardly know what TO suggest Just now
so ] will study a while longer before l
speak. ! have my thinking cap on. Mr..
Hap. and am thinking very hard as to
what wlllabe the most interesting contest
for next time. am very sorry for Dear
Edna" but 1t won't be Song until she will
nave her chair If the Haps still continue
TO work. and think they VIII.
Say. Mr.. Hap, You ask some OF the Haps
uot 10 saw anything more about the CLUB
,,,one hut want to ask YOU on YOU