The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16

laia In Westchester county New York The
certrai figure, Harvey Birch the spy il ons
OF the most interesting ana rffeetive eharae.
tiers In the realm OF romantic literature Thi,
BOOK found It's way into many languages. and
can be read IN Persian Encourared bv the
success OF his two former novels ,soousr a,
lSl8. wrote "Thc Pioneers" which MAS the
nnt attempt to put into hc,on the life OF the
man. II is in this work that one Of Inc great-
est characters In fiction. tho old backwoods
man, Nsuy Bumppo. tee famous Lonther.
stocking, appeared. and gave his name In n
series or tales, comprised In Ave sy,iu,nes
which were not finally finished for tweniy
SeHfs, This series Of famous hooks was no,
4 Ntitten IN regular order and would advise
YOU to FIRST read "The peerslavsr,' +, nest s'rhN
and last OF all THE prnirie = yyhirb crfs
wrote several sea tales -eThc pilot I" ,'The
ked RoYer Tho Water witch aud seyen
DINERS, by this time Cooper had saincd y
Worldwide reputation as being ona OF tba
ereattst noyelists Of the world In 1850 Cooner
removed TO New York, where he resided ior
,Snur Years ~ one, Of the mcst popular men ~
! VIZ metropolis. lIe founded the Bread and
I VheeFo l.unch' 60 which belonged Chancellor
/ Kent, the nccls Fits Greene llalleck VII.
INN cullen bryant and many other noted
/ lNed there for a period Of six years He came
back 10 America h 1895 aud rctircd 10 his old
homo Ia GooperFtnwn. where he lived unti
I before tho sd anniversary OF his birth <
I icN days before his death meeting OF promt.
n,nt men was hold in New York in honor OF
,heir distinguished countryman. Washington
irving presided and William cullen BRYANT
/ delivered an Grafton. paying fttinr trihufs Ia
NJ genius OF tho hrst great American noyel
were the scenes, tho character and IL tb e' XII
=, tory q his native land Though other fashions
lnovciss have more finished arr nowadays
not one Of them all has succeeded more com
pdtely IN doing what no tried 10 do thar dld
lames Fenlmore Cooper
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Sword Of Robert Lee is one Of the gra,dos,
poems in the English Language, and The
Conquered Benner" will live for asss 10 come
General Sam Houston was the greatest her,
y tho Texan war for Independence Your Your
friend, charles II. Fuller
MY Dear Haphammer; NAV s,en i, ,,i,
evening. Yes? | Thought ceuIS !" h sni9
SIT nv sallje Moore Sailin lnnr, ,t,a. sh1si'
have not beon WITH bo Sery tiuen, though !
cousin has n kodak, somo OF our frJand. ,oy,,n
down md wa wen, ~ ~ " W. ~ iiVnus Valu
lots of pictures Nav ~ Iissnw uV AZ anu t qos
we arr treating MIR uan rIsh, W w MIN iss
what to write about. and ~ 6on,t me v''n !,
he had not said a thing Nav do Van hiru
it's right I'm s,re i doni, 'piV ~ ~ ,nlnI
say n little about I.onefclIow ,Ic vas bnrr
February ~ ISG7 in bn,"o ,,hIo VIZ uo vi,
standing M fho rnrnnr ~ rnra IA ~, ~ pe,il
streets. In Portland Ne XII, tor,i tiSus soon
moved TO Mrs. Longfellow,s old bomp Tbn
hn "a hnp 80
piod by Mrs pierce ,bc non,". s,s, ~" VS.
a boy he was very fond ~ abs W. ~
age OF IA he was ready for colleae ue was vas
graduated in Isss ranhins ssc1,S 4, Nv VS.
OF thirty seven Al the ron,mapoe ~ '' aS
ercses he Delivered an o,nsinn rn ~
Native Writers lJe dioS NJ Savn H.'
Mass March "a 1889 Tho sorviras .sara |
held by his brother lie wae burlsd NJ Me |
Hap. We are planting us a dover Garden. AZ
aoon as the seeds. come we Will plant some
Hin Gait
Cause. Texas. Dear Haphammer Here
boy IL years old. have been going 10
school, but had TO stop 60 plant corn for
papas hogs, We have some nice pigs. Papa
Ictters. / have to 70 four miles TO school
have little brown horse and | enjoy riding
y incoae ten cents for Jimmle's artificial
Clodlne, Texas Dear Hapnnmmlr After
more than n years absence ! viii write TO
our happy band OF boys and girls | am 20
ng 10 write about the greatest hero In the
Texan war for Independence | think the
Texans are the brayest psopo on the globe.
,ur great heroes such az Houston Fanniu
Muslin. Milan, Travis Bowie. Crockett and
3onham II is hard 20 decide which / will
iote for, but ! will choose Travis beceuta
think he was the bravest, lust think how
y fought at the Alamo 1872 Texans AGAINST
200 Mexicnns Travis called for help. but
!
travis drew hls sword and made a line and
old his men all who wished 10 die Ike
Ieroes TO come across to him All came ca
opt one man named Rose who escaped
rhyis said he would never retreat or sur
ender. His motto was Victory or Death -
)eath and Santa Anna held tho place
VII close for this time. true Hap
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Clodine T,xas -near uanban,,or. Na,
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