The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02

shudder to write about Il, so | viii not an
anything more TIN next time. MIR. Hap,
too love nowers. | had nice lot OF OH
cub flowers 10 bloom, but the cold kil,c
mem But all the flowers are beginning
bloom now Flowers, birds aud hooks arc Ia
oliy company | have. Wen, | could sta
here and chat all day, hut let me 80 and CIV
Tvoin for. my eetters. ! inelusc 10 cents fc
itmmie Edwards artificial leg a true lila,
Rowena Williams.
Brennan, Texas. Dear Haphanmer! hav
been reading the Hsnnyhemmcr club I'VE
,n papa has subscribed Tor The Post an
iikes u better than he docs any other pappr
'pur true Uiend, Nla Leo Kennedy,
Hearnc, Texas, -.Dear Haphammcr; tierc
ccma after Iona absence. | notice most o
the ilApS write upUn subjects. 50 Will writ
upon flowers. ! planted some pansies las
war ara the rtound IL covered with then
now, | planted somo mlenonette ana II 4
GROWING nicely ! am PLANTING Other nuwe
seeds now and when they srow | will writ
and tell you about them We havA twSi d
panama trees and one OF them had loVep
large bunch OF bananas on II last year. the,
WtlV iarSc and sweet. ! send cents foi
dlmmls Edwards TO helm buy hlm m agtiaela
hpd Tho Post A true Hap,
Myrtle Belle connor,
Trenton La.--pear Haphammer. The NOR
read the Hap letters the hotter like them
] have two lit,le Sirl frtendo-Ads and Laur,
R9mera they are French / am n littlt
German gin. ! talk German, Enrlish al,
French. NV poodle are all fr5m the MARTA
but ! was born in Louisiana ! send some o
the Happyhammer l0tters TO my itlh eousins
N the North, and thoy like them verv much
nave two pet calves, they nre as black as
crow; and our ncighbor has one as white at
snow. IL has been NO cold hers this Winter
that Il fruge all the rerdens aud flowers and
some hg trees are dead, Willie Carpenter &
my fayorito Han and also Joe Farmer Tell
us some moro OF your dreams, bows. on
have been talking too much already. so go1d.
bye. Louisiana Doescher.
Navasota. T6xRs---Dear Ilaphammer We
are tCo Httle sisters OF the sans are. We
were years old In December 80 you know
that we are twins, ono blonde ami one
ornnsue May We to!n tbs little circle OF
year and have never been ahsant or tardy.
and are now IN the FIRST division OF tho soc
ond gradc. We study music and love Il very
much our baby sisee is years old ana Is
EtinE to start music soon. she caa play a
itttlc low. We are very much interest "a / 4
cur little friend, Jimmie Edwards, and send
our into toward buying his artificial leg Wa
love all the little lappyhammeTs and would
like TO be members OF such friendly club,
Your little friends,
Zenobia and Albertlne Curtls.
Anderson Texas Dear Haphammer; | Will
visit YOU again after long deIay of nearly
D year; but pernaps you Ill have net FORGOTTEN
me. guess nearly all OF The Hans are 20.
Ing TO school, But | say I'm sorry that l
am not, and have not since ChrIst.nas, / i&t
10 10 TO school very much, fer / feel | n
z ttng something which can't b. take r-nway
and which will be enioyed in the future I
Ment 10 a concert nj Anderson OF the 22d OF
and | liked IL so much because &
was all about The Father Of 90, Country. :
Gtorgg Washington, There was large
crowd.
/ think the Haps page is improving all tue
time. We ought to appreciate Il 30 much for
u helrs us ond also leads US TO hammer hap-
illness IN the world. which we win never
regret, but Will b. proud of Well. Hans
srflng has come at last. cont think we
viii have any m re such cold weather room
That cold freeze IN February, our tank frozs
50 we could skate very well, rhomSs Tavl3r.
James Seidel and George Andefsons lett rs
were SO nice q few weeks back. James Soidci
hhs my sympathy In his Affections Carrie
CHtson's air castle was all right, Come aenin.
Carrie. tleSse md enclosed s cents for l,tue
Iimmlr',s artificial limb. Love TO an, from a
owing Hap. Eyy Prescott
Ellinger, Texas,--Dear Hapnammer. once
more am seiaed witn an uncomfortable linz
pulse 10 grasp my feeble anu tesuess pea
ana ~Fite 70 you, Now ! WISH 20 speea.ly re-
.uitui. VINO were the greatest heroes OF the
Texas Revolution That rs just the subject
", want. isn't It Haps Perniit Ine TO say
nat Colonel Travis aud his men were, IN ny
humble judgment by lar the greatest heroes
Jf the Texas revolution, because they merely
leo for their beloved country but. unaer
10 circumstances shall ! eohtradict mat they
we're patriotic heroes, for thero the hope OF
ne and freedom cneercd thoul on to victory,
Colonel Travis and his men cav no CLEAN OF
hope behind the gloomy and bloody waits o,
lie old Alamo. death and Santa Anna held
NO place.
In this old fort were stationed 40 undis-
'iplined. half-staryed men of the Texas army,
Y nat Is that against 600O wt!l-ariiled ana
rtsh troopsg They were for eleven days ana
lights hemmed up In the Old tort, and we're
Almost starved for want OF sufficient food.
fhey had nut little ammunition with which
o defend their stronghold 80, you see it
s easily understood that they were defeated
lfter the batlle was over. What horrible
sight II must have been TO see the brave
Teams being slaughtered Ike snimals' LOOK
)etw cen the wills OF the old Alamo The
zFllaut Colonel Travis drew historical line,
which meant to divide those who would per-
sh from those who would not. But every
ran crossed the line, even Bowie who was
90 woupded to rise from bis little cot, asked
'ome OF his dearest friends II they would not
nudly carry him across the line. They aid
g, and all were across the historical line
ifawn By Travis. And as they peeped through
he windows OF the old fort they saw moth
ng but Mexican troops, and this they saw
IS far as their eagle eyes could reach. But
lot a soul quailed. [,They shut out every
troes! Brave indeed Never did they sue
unb TO death before at least they Killed nine
II ten times their number
Ten me what Drawer deeds were ever re-
oIted In history than the deeds Of the heroic
'exaus who, rs the Me1icsns we're scaling
re walls. hurried them back again and again
hey would not surrender. Dor retreat, al
housh they could have 6cno nhis before Santa
.Dna made his bold aad earnest attack No;
hey stood firmly by ,hair proud dag ang
trusgleo until the last OF the brave soldiers
las slain by the unmeTcifnl and muraeroue
texcars, After the battle WAS over the Mex
rpns had lost 1900 Of their soldiers and the
teams, OF corrse lost every man they had
the fort Even Cos ana other Mexicsns
omitted that Tragis ana Bcwie we're grea
eI COS. But what did they do With the bodies
{ TIE Texansy They dldp't bury them, like
ther naiicns would have done; but they
urned them.
Whom Bowies body was taken out Chs pro-
iairred that He was too brave 10 DO burned