The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11

out got them late ana am afrald tleN
Will not do we'll when the hot weather
comes on.
send dime for little Jimmie Edwards.
hope he will soon have his leg SO he can
run and play
Miss Nettie Page scofeld, please homo,
us with some more of your nice poetry.
With best wishes for MIR. Hap and all the
Haps, / remain a devoted Hap,
Julia Gillespie.
Dear Haphammer: Here come to JON
your happy band. am little bay years
old. | have three pets. My little 5-year-
old sister and baby brother months
old and a little chick. The train ran
over ard killed all except one. | named
him Dewey because he has been through so
much danger. Well | will close for this
time with love to all the Haps,
Edward F. Meyer
Katy, TeXas.-Dear Haphammer; | am
a little girl years old who loves to read
the Haps page. | would like to become
one of your number.
l must tell you about the storm We had
Thursday night. 1t hailed and the wind
blew at a fearful gale for about one-half
hour Friday morning Buffalo bayou was
out of its banks, which before was l,y
The garden was beat almost TO pieces and
the corn badly blown down, but worse than
all, when ] reached the scnool house
found IL blown from its foundation about
four feet, and some of the blocks re III n
ing under it made the fiorr very uneven.
Several boards were torn from one corner,
the teachers table was overturned and
there were empty desks and wet books on
the floor The water bucket was found
upside down in the middle OF the foo,
As it was very muddy it could IL, be
fiXe1 till Monday though we had school
Friday. of which was very glad, for
school is out so late and it's already TOO
hot to study" A new Hap,
Lihbie Stuart
Grapeland, Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
/ Here l come again after an absence of
four years. | expect you all have for
gotten me by this time. My father takes
The Post and read all the Haps' letters.
AS our subjet is, Which was the great
est hero in the Texas war for independ
ence?" will cast my vote for Colonel
w R. Travis.
| Joe Farmer, come again. Your dream
was splendid can't you dream us another
Miss Nettie Schoheld, you write inter
estng letters. You should write oftener
Will some of the Haps please send me the
words to I'm the Shadow of the Pnes?
! ! will send any have in return and have
q great many. | will answer few ques'
tons: Who was known as the boy cap
tain? IL. s. Ross. What governor tool
refuge in Mexico? .(Governor Murran)
Well, | will close. | send the name o
one OF my schoolmates, which please en-
roll on the Haps' roll--Arre z. Bridges
aged II years She casts her vote for W
B. Travis. l see that wide mouthed vast
basket and will bid you good night, You
true Hap. Dolores Parker.
Ivy, Texas. Dear Haphammer: l viii
write again after long absence. | coul'
not stand by and see my tavorite her
behind in the contest. / vote for Colone
w. B. Travis as the greatest hero in tn
Mexican American war True, Genera
Houston did more for his country tina
! Travis, but still that can never make him
greater hero. Had Travis lived he Nigh
have done as much as Houston for nj
! county My brother Elton wishes 10 b
enrolled as a Happyhammer and sends /
his vote for Travis. He reads the Hap
letters and says he likes them splendid
He will not write now, but will write late
on l have read every letter with grel
interest and am anxious to know the re
suit OF the contest All you Haps who al
5 for Travis write before the contest close
think the Haps have improved great
since the contest opened and / think
! has given us many new ideas What
the matter with the Lufkin Haps? WI
don't you write? / like to read your lie
tiers very much. A true Hap,
Lou Cowart
P. Sind enclosed cents for jim
mics fund, Lie.
. Orange. Texas.-Dear Haphammer N
stepfather takes The Post and I rea
: the Hap page every week. | think Colon
= Travis was the greatest hero in the Tex
= war for Independence, l am in favor
- the plan proposed by Charles Weiss, il
- OF Houston, for all the Haps to contribu
4, cents per month TO q fund for the reli
- of the afflicted and unfortunate Haps f
one or TWO months at least, and II eve
one of the 1856 Haps would contribu
cents per month for two months '
=! would have o neat little relief fund. / q
. L. years old and have been going TO q
J. Orange public school II was out the lit
y passed the examination and was promote
y to the sixth grade Edith, | will try
"a answer your questions, l. Who impri
oned seventeen colonists? Bradburn
- What Mexican general was false to
~ solemn promise? All of them that / ey
~ read any account Of 8. Who said II
=, meet you in the halls OF congress?" JoI
Fl. Reagan. 4. Who felt the Lord n
ia called him to be a member nf congress
az Crockett. s. Who said Il thank God the
a, Is one man OF my Acquaintance who
l not made by the tailors? President JAG
k1 SON 6. Who is Honest Dave? David
so Culberson. will close by asking a f.
A. questions: l. Who was the hero of thil
ed battles and was never known to retrea
~ 2. Who said Il think we had better mar
out and die in the open air? 3. WI
al famous Texan represented his district
or congress for nineteen years? You W
do find enclosed 10 cents for Jimmie f
nd wards artificial limb. A true Hap,
Annie Difhe
Claiming, Texas.-Dear Haphamms
After f-ng Silence | will write YOU
! short letter to let you know I have I
tn forgotten you. am now 10 years old.
ep 6rst wrote a letter to the Hsphamm,
'r- four years ago. Our little city is
az miles from the great Canadian riv
'ae where the railroad bridge is built over
IRE river. went down to the bridge to
ne. ,he,byilders drive the piles into the sa
on Tar the bridge TO rest on The piles wi
ae Icng pine logs driven down In the quiC
zen ssud with a hammer as big as a barr
no Tbe hammer was run by steam. | hes
one OF the engineers say that the Car
m dian river Is the most difficult river
sp' huild a safe bridge over In the Uni
IN, states. because there is no rock foupc
W lion and Il is all quickssnd. 1t is said
:" ha very dangerous TO ford the Canad
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