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

The following contributions have been
added to the fund for little Jimmie Ed
wards since the last report:
knight Rector. San Saba. ......... Isl
Maudie Cooke, Buda. 10
Roy Poage, Beevlle ....,........ rs
w, 0. Glasscock. wilbur. ......... Is
Ell smith, Wllourn. ...........,.... 81 90
Collected by Una Guy Rowland. 80. 80
Nonia Lena Jackson, Nacogdoches. 10
carrie Kidd, Alvin. .............. 05
Pauline and Roger Larkin, Hyatt. 20
Total this week. So IS
previously reported .............. 10. 25
Amount on hand 80
kenney Texas.-Dear Mr. Haphammer;
l VIII cast my vote for General Sam Hous-
ton. Come on all you Haps that are for
Houston and let him win. l will close
for this time Good-by Lille Burns.
2. S.-Enclosed find cents for Jimmie's
artificial leg. l hope he will get it soon.
Sincerely, "A
Wrlghtsboro. Texas.-Dear Haphamner.
see you are having a contest. Mr.. Han.
l don't thinl: you could have chosen
better one. cast my vote for William
D. Travis as the greatest hero of the
IeXan war for independence. For look
now he stood when he made mis- speech to
MS men. Then when he was through he
drew his sword and drew line and said
| Ihose who want to die like heroes and
patriots come over to me-" In few
minutes every soldier but one had crossed.
Even the wounded dragged themselves
across the line. Colonel Bowie was too
Ill to leave his cot. He said: Boys,
won't some of you be so kind as to lift
my cot on the other side of the line?" 1t
was quickly done. | will close, tor my
letter is getting long. A true Hap,
Wesley Pouncey.
Arcadia, TeXas.-Dear Haphammer: l
have been reading the Haps page fty
some time, and | like it splendid and
wish to join the Haps. l am little boy
years old. My papa takes The Post and
thinks it the best paper in the country
we live at Arcadia. Ny papa is justice
OF the peace. He has been living at Ar
cadia nearly six years and has been farm
ing good part of the time. He is not
farming this year but is managing a
crate and box factory. | I'M not going to
school now, but school will begin again
about September and l will 60 then. l
have been picking strawberries and dew
berries for the last two months and have
j some to eat every day. II is getting very
, dry here and rain is needed badly. The
! berry raisers had good prices for berries
this spring. l had a pet rabbit, but my
cat caught it and ate it up. ] 60 fishing
every few days and catch a nice mess OF
q f1sh. l enjoy eating them. like TO read
the Haps' letters. With best wishes fol-
all the Haps, Make Bills.
Iowa Park, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
For quite awhile have intended to write
and tell you the sweet good you do Others
. by hammering happiness into the soul!
OF poor invalids. You can't imagine thu
: good you are doing until you get off anc
s take all your efforts in at one view.
5 read all the Haps' letters and earnestl!
! wish to myself that every boy and girl II
d America had the pride to belong to you
: club. Permit me to say that your club i
. one Of the grandest institutions In thu
y wide State. When | read your sweet let
q tiers 1t fills me with delight AMI just fee
Z like exclaiming Long thrive that club!'
: | have the sweetest home; it is complete
q ly surrounded by trees, and I have sucl
u pretty vines growingl | have only on
= pet, little bird. Happyhammers, yo
/, discuss your subjects ably. Allow me t
y compliment you. | beg your pardon 20
). having stayed so long, but l couldn't ress
= the temptation. A friend, loyalty,
: Blue Eyes,
"a hlrbyville, Texas Dear Haphammer
: Where are all of you Travis people, any
/. now? Are you afraid OF that terrible mon
ster, the waste basket? or are YOU undo
the bed, ashamed to be seen in compan
with the older and more experienced Hal
s because you can not write as well as they
Don't let that trouble you, for they had
begin once and perhaps they did not do
well as some OF you ''once come and con
e no more" Haps did,
al nil ha ~
b long time and wish to be counted as
IS member of the club I've taken very muC
% interest in the contest and hope to 81
Travis come out ahead. II Is true tn
Houston did many great deeds for the 'bel
=, eft OF his country. but that doesn't NAL
~ the hero. The gallant and brave defen
3 or Travis and his men and the heroic mai
n ner in which they met their death max
% every true Texan honor and esteem h
t. immortal name.
ie One of the Haps said that Houston W
Is the greatest hero" because he did more 4
a. his country, but what more can s-man
- than 20 give his life for his country a
$ that is what Travis did
IS, I will close with best wishes for the clu
y new Hap. ]. J. Lee.
an Alleyton, Texas.-Dear Haphammer;
- nave been reading the letters on the deba
with great interest and can no longer Ike
silent General Sam Houston is my fave
tie hero of the Texas war for indepen
ia ence He was a brave. honest and gre
lie hero and it is my opinion that he did me
TT for Texas than any one else has ever dol
pa He did for Texas what George Washingt
IN did for the United States. He had t
On courage 10 spare Santa Annals life VIII
~ all the soldiers wanted him to have
rp punishment he is so richly deserved
Tp At the time the State seeded he &C
on tended for what he thought TO be RIG
I'd when he knew it would make him very '
Dis popular That is true bravery. None
on the heroes at the Alamo did any deed
on brave as that
Wy Guy NJ. Payne. certainly agree W
ar you.
by Mr. Hap, planted come flower SEE