The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19


sloan Texas.--Dear Haphammer: Hero
comes a stranger knocking for admittance
in your happy circle Of boys and girls. 4
say happy. because you all seem that way.
! shall tell an experience of mine and a
friend while riding wild horses, as so many
have told something they have done that
was very interesting. One Sunday even
Ing some boys left their horses at my
friends house, and while they were gone
we got them. | got on mine very easily,
but my friend couldn't get on his for II
would jump whenever she got near 1t.
Finally, she got up and 1t wouldn't go. so
got hold OF the rein and got 1t started,
but we couldn't make 1T go only trot
for long time, but when we did It was In
hurry so | had to get mine stopped
Then she made hers go against mine and
its'got In a trot once again and We let IT.
go that way for fear both of them would
run away. The boys came while we were
'gone--they never expected to see us come
back alive, but we did. Now II any of you
sHaps want any horses broke just let US
4know, and we are willing to try any of
them. Evalena Clancy should like to
have seen you whirling over on your head "A
If my friend and l had been there we
would have helped you II we could for
laughing. You are a brave girl Have
waited for some OF you Haps to tell Maude
Fondron different concerning the chickens
and fowls Mama said they are the same.
When make mistakes always like for
my friends to tell me better. and suppose
Maude will be very much obliged to me
for telling her of her mistake. Was glad
to hear that Maude and Ola have I'm
proved In cooking. Bye-bye,
Eona Maxwell
Daisy Rogers come again; have not
heard from YOU in a long time. For fear
hall Lie
on Haps, lets take ride on bronco.
Haps If any OF you will write TO me, I
would be pleased to answer. Bye-bye.
Eona Maxwell.
p. ST. would like to be enroi!s1 as a
Han. Eona.
NADIA, Texas-Dear Haphammer: have
decided at last to cast my one little vote
for the COW. For long while could not
decide. know that the horse is useful; |
don't like to think how we could do with
out him: know he has done duty in fierce
battles. but at the battle of Santiago they |
had no horses--but where was more (
brilliant victory ever won Yes, we need
a horse to go for a doctor in case OF !
sickness, but we have the bicycle, which \
can be made TO go AS fast as horse-a
substitute surely--but where would we
find a substitute for the beef teas and I
sweet milk that are so nourisning TO inc
are sick man which we would surely needf
Thousands use this tea and milk in con-
densed form In great cities and other |
places where the good old cow is not
allowed TO CO. How many little babes owe I
their lives % the pure sweet milk OF the
COW. without which they would starveG
Yes, surely the spectacle OF the young
couple in the buggy drawn by pair OF /
oxen--what a stingy young man! why /
would he not ride on the street car II ne
had no horse And surely the runaway
coupIe could Quit un the old man afoot and |
carry with them a jugful OF milk and some
bread for their supper Oh, no. dear |
Haps. we could do without the horse more
easily than we could the COW. When
mount my pretty pet Charley and go gal
loping over the beautiful prairie. and then
! think. "oh. my pretty pet, what would
| do without you2" But these rides. much
as I enjoy them. could be dispensed With;
they are only for pleasure. When ! re-
turn quite hungry, which a brisk walk |
around would have caused. go In TO tea.
How fiat il would be without cream! How
solid and dry the cake or bread without
any milk or butter. What is nicer than a |
saucer OF oatmeal and milk? Even the
houses in this, our proud Lone Star state.
were at one period OF the past made OF
rowhides Tradition tells us that Cuero
(which means rawhide) took It's name
from the fact that the first houses that
were built there we're OF cowhides. We
can do without the drive and the horse
back ride. but we must have things to eat.
shoes TO wear, and even the horseback |
ride would be robbed OF It's pleasure minus
the saddles, or the buggy drives without
the harness on the horse. unless we get
GONE ropes and make a pair OF harness Of
IL em-but that wouldn't look we'll. would