The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-07

so I will close, with best wishes to all.
Your true Hap. Ula Lee Kennedy,
P. s.-Inclosed find Ave cents for little
Jimmie's artificial leg.
Ramirena, Texas,--Dear 1iaphammer:
We have a nice garden coming on. We
have onions, beans. peas, turnips. toma-
tees. potatoes. radishes. carrots and bects,
but rain is certainly needed out here. All
the wild flowers are going to quit bloom
ing. will be sorry. for like to gather
wild flowers. ] will close with love to
all the Haps. I remain
frankie Emma Foster.
Houston. Texas. Dear Haphammer. AS
my letter didn't appear In print last week,
| will try again As the contest is warm
ing up. will strike blow for General
Sam Houston. 1t is true he bad faults,
but his good deeds rubbed his faults out.
He was bad when he was boy. II II had
not been for his bravery at the battle of
San Jacinto probably the Texans would
have lost the battle; so I cast my vote for
General Sam Houston. agree with Miss
Smith; / think It is not only a good but
wise plan. Hoping that Miss Smiths plan
will succeed, | will close. | remain true
Hap, Laurie Reese.
Groesbeeck, Texas.--Dear Haphamm.f;
how many planted flower seeds? | did
some are up. My favorite hero in the wal
was General Sam Houston, because of his
bravery and gallantry in the battle of
san Jacinto, and the accuracy with which
he gave his commands during the war;
and he was the most willing to 20 to the
rescue of the Alamo, but 1t was too late
] viii answer Matte L. Fowlers question
Who was il commanded the sun to stand
still and 1t obeyed?" II was Joshua. Well
VIII close, as my letter is getting
lengthy A true Hap.
Daisy T. Whatley.
Fenton. La.--Dear Haphammer: Here !
come knocking for admittance into your
happy band OF boys and girls. !, am a
girl aged 10 years. | have been reading
the Haps' letters for a long time and the
more l read them the more | like them. ]
am sister of Louisiana Doescher. She
wrote letter a week ago. My father IL
al Hockey, Texas, teaching school, and
also have a sister going to school with
him. We lived at Houston two years but
oul home was here. My brothers raise
rice and watermelons and we do not sec
any cotton raised in this part of the coun-
try | have a pet coon. Excuse my poor
letter. ! may write more interestingly in
the future. Bon jour (Which means good
day.. A true Hap, Martha E. Doescher.
Elgin, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: Here
comes two little Elgin girls, and great
chums. We are both 10 years old We
are off in a pasture under large oak tree
Most everything is so pretty and green
We are at school II Is noon recess. We
study arithmetic. physiology, grammar
spelling, geography, history and civil gov.
eminent Our school will be out April 6
We will be very sorry, We are going L
have a concert April /. 1t will be gVsr
for the purpose of getting up money K
erect a monument over the grave of Alber
Sidney Johnston and for helping to i'm.
prove the soldiers cemetery at Austin
The corn is coming up very nicely, Tit
farmers are planting their gardens and
most are planting cotton and some have
cotton up. We would like to correspond
with some of the Haps, We would aisi
like to hear from Dollie Stroud. Lott,
Adams and Dora McCorkle. We EMO!
your letters very much. Does any of tn
Haps know a pretty name for a countr,
home? II so | would like TO know one
We had our schools picture taken Marcl
6 They are all very good with low
two true Haps. Elsie Harling,
Wilora Long.
/ McLeade Texas. - Dear Haphammer
I thought would Join your happy bant
| II you please.
There has been a great deal of tai
about which was the greatest hero of tf
Texas revolution. I think Colonel vii
! liam Barrett Travis was the greatest on
! Now ! think General Sam Houston wa
great and brave man. and most of tn
! Haps say he was the greatest hero but
say he was not. though he did win fe
this great State its liberty, but that doe
not make him the greatest hero.
He can not equal Travis, for you &c
that Travis stood inside the walls of IL
Alamo and defended himself as long Z
there was any life in him. or any of h
comrades. Why did not Houston go to III
relief of his countrymen while they wei
struggling In the Alamo7
VIII close by asking some questions
Who said, 81 think we had better mare
out and die in the open air. | don't liz
to be hemmed upp''
Who felt that the Lord had called hi
to be a member of congress?
Who first raised the cry. Remember Il
Alamo?" With love for the Haps.
Chester Owens.
Walhalla.--Desr Haphammer. Wei
Haps, here | am once more, after lon
absence, trying TO write about the new cor
"
olution. l think it was Ira lis and III
brave men OF the Alamo While they weI
beseiged by the Mexicans and they coul
not retreat from the Alamo any NOR,
Travis. their brave commander. made
long speech, telling his brave men ths
there was no hope OF any of them eve
coming out OF the fort alive, and after III
speech Travis drew his sword and drew
line in front OF his men, and babe all thos
who would die with him like heroes an
patriots TO step over the line to him. A
the men stepped over the line save or
man by the name OF Rose. who afterwart
escaped: even Bowie, who was too i'll
leave his cot babe some of the men to Ii
him over the line. And there were onl
1T5 men in the Alamo. while the Mexican
had 1000 fresh and drilled soldiers, an
the Texans worn out by eleven days an
nights of weary struggling and watchinl
but at last they were overwhelmed
numbers and the fort was taken but III
brave Texans stood like heroes until the
i fell A Mexican tried TO kill Bowie viii
. he was in his cot but the drew a pisti
, ana killed the Mexican This massael
I was the battle cry at the battle OF Sa
, Jacinto. Enclosed find 5 cents for Jimm
/ Edwards leg A true Hap
I oakyllle. Texas. - Dear Haphamme
r Wei hero I come to chat with the 90.
, ard girls again. Haps, how do you a
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