The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25

Bitter Root range. Well, Haps. the only 4
pleasure have is working in the straw
berry patch and I have nearly 100 little
chickens TO feed and look after, and have
little Jersey calf. Haps, this country
is on big boom and people are coming
here carload after carload from the East
But we ere Texans and would like to come
back to Texas Just think Haps, how far
north we are and how cold 1t gets UP
here! Last winter It went down to 40 de-
grees below zero. Don't you think that is
getting pretty chilly In the summer and
late spring the sun goes down from so
to o'clock at night, and rises from 80
to O'Clock in the morning. We go TO bed
in daylight and get up in daylight But In
the winter we scarcely ever have any sun
shine. and it generally gets dark at
O'Clock, and II we get up before o'clock
we have to have lamp burning Well,
Mr.. Hap, ! will vote for Sam Houston, as
have read more and heard more about
him than any of the other heroes. Well.
think ! Will have to close my letter this
time; goodbye Your Western friend,
Hope Bartholomew.
p ST. enclose 10 cents for little Jimmie
Edwards artificial leg,
Petteway, TeXas.--Dear Haphammer;
VIII you let me in. do not think am
too young. as ! am not quite 80 years
young. l have been a reader Of The Post
long time and always read the Hap.
page with interest, and / thought perhaps
some "reminiscences of frontier life (by
one that has spent many years of his life
on the Texas frontier) would be interesting
to some OF the Haps. SO l will give you
true story without polish, but a simple
fact,
1t was back in the longtime ago, before
the days of wire fences, or big pastures.
Well, / had gone West" and located in
very thinly settled part of the country.
1t was early spring and hired man and 1
were blowing about IL o'clock in the morn
ing. when news came TO us that little
Willie Ray was lost and could not be
| found.
To think Of little child 4 years old
being lost in the wilds OF that country was
| horrible. Our horses were Immediately
embarrassed. we mounted. and rode to the
place.
Everybody was riding or running and
hunting in every direction. The mother
was almost distracted, running wildly over
the hills, calling for her little boy.
The father was riding turiously here,
there and everywhere. but the day passed
! and no Willie was found. Late in the
evening the little fellows tracks were
discovered in a trail about two and half
miles from home, going in the direction
of wild part of the country with no set
Element within ten miles. After sunset
about twenty Of us collected at that point
and organized for a more systematic search
during the night. Parties we're detailed
to go to all the highest points for miles
around and build fires, shoot guns and
blow horns in order TO scare away wolves
and other wild animols with which the
country was infested. Those that re
NAMED after selecting leader deployec
to the right and left like skirmishers, moY'
ing abreast and searching every little
thicket of chaparall or cactus, first in one
direction and then another. The long
wearisome night was passed and no Wlll'
was found. About o'clock in the morn
ing our leader suggested that all but two
go home get something to eat and fresl
horses and send everywhere we could TO-
more help, everybody to meet at that poin
at 8 o'clock in the morning. | went nome
wcarfed and hungry, for had eaten moth
ing since the morning before.
We had a hasty breakfast and fresl
horses. the news having been ssnt in ever
direction. We returned, and before
o'clock over 200 men had assembled on IN
around There we're men from the nth
town eight miles below; there were cow
bows from the ranches. farmers from al
, the country, ~,
One man had large herd OF cattl
| rounded I'D, but the herd was turned zoos
and all hands Joined in the search. w
; were assembled on the trail wnere the III
tie fellows tracks were last seen I'M
trail ran west over WIG ana rugse
country. The men were divided into wv
narties or wings, one on the right ana IN
ntber on the left of the trail. They wer
then deployed to the right and left twent
; or thirty Yards, part with captain
, the center and lieutenant on each WINS
, making a line nearly mile long Ihe
a moving abreast, going west, every pIsc
. where the child might possibly be hide
was closely searched. Between il ana
, o'clock, when nearing the summit OF VIVA
. was known as Iron Ore ridge snot wa
fred far down the line to the rlght, the
. another and another. Every one Knew II
child was found but was he alive an
we'll or had he been torn to pieces by son
: wild beast? Instantly every horses hea
. was turned in that direction Mr' nay! u
erandfather OF little Willie Ia frontiers
man over so years old) was Just 10 u
right in the line. AS soon as ne neai
the signal ne went lesping raVlnes' DOW
! ders, cactus, everything thaL cahe "a u
/ way. Although we'll mounted / could ~
II leen nm with him. When l reached q
}. nlace there was large crowd gathere
It shouting and Laughing. Little Willie WI
II in his granfather's lap with MS arms cllhl
:, ing around his neck, while the tears we
81 running down the old mans sunpuI,
= cheeks. Soon the father came ana WI
10 can tell his Joy at finding MS niue o.
% sound and Welt A man on fast nor
is Vac detailed 10 carry the glad news TO u
le distracted mother. Then tne plo1es't y
a. started for home AS they came to q
le settlement they began TO scatter ava
n every one to his home, rejoicing tnat
"a little child was found well ana uhnur
AZ II Willie is yet living he Is man srov
l. now but | very much doubt II ne mas ~
er SO many people interested IN ms weiIa
as on that spring day uh0ie
N cnrsicana Texas.-Dear Haphamme
Al 5era mes another girl knocking for
mittance into your happy pald. Ia
been a silent reader otNthe Haps pa
quite a long time. but no longer eAn
! resist the temptation 70 Write a.
., with Eula Sloan when she ssv, tns ial
n, page is improving, ! TANK 1eoo ~
g, more interesting every week, ar. n
r. was very kind TO give us thls psss, an
he show that we appreciate his hinuness
re should do all In our power 10 improve
II. wish / had written before the CONT
mi closed. SO that / could have cast my "
liz for w. 3. Travis cant see Why sune
s the Haps think Houston the creates.
rs In the Texas war for independence. no,
In ton was a brave man and did much l1I
We State. but think Travis was praVe. ~
~ he. Travis would have done inuch LOT
-. State n ha had lived long enough. WI