The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24

would have been more appropriate.
that Christmas is nearly here. We have
not seen any letters from this place and
hope that this will not be sent to the
waste basket. Please enroll our names as
members of the Haps. Wishing one and
all happy Christmas, we will close.
Matte and Charlie Bryson.
( Dallas, Texas.--Dear Haphammer.-
am again, like bad coin. When you
once lie, me In yoC can't get OF me.
My big sis says am like the old SOW that
had her ears pulled off In getting her to
her feed. and her tail pulled off getting
her away. But II l come too often. you
can '.sit down. on me; but II you do.
please do II like you would big, healthy
prickly pcar--a little easy. Not that | re-
senble q prickly pear in any way. but you
will feel better by being a little easy on
a fellow. 1t seems that birds are the sub
ject OF conversation now, My sister has
beautiful canary that she thinks Is tho
only thing in the pet line. | like birds,
too, very we'll. But they are too little and
weak looking tsister says for that reason
we should care for and protect them all
the more) for me. My horse is the only
pet ! have and want; when first bought
her she was as wild as March hare.
When l would 90 into the stable where
she was. she would snort like cross-cut
saw on a frosty morning but with pa
thence and kind treatment / have sue
ceeded in making her one OF the gentlest,
safest horses | know of she win do al
most anything tell her except talk, and
then she Will make signs. SO, Haps. all
OF you who have horses. If, every time you
go around them. you will give them
friendly pat and kind word thoth Of
which are very cheap you viii have horses
that will try their best TO do your will.
Haps you don't know l have big sis, do
you9 Well, | have-one of those mild.
sweet-tempered litt1e angels that cracks
one over the head with broom or fires
rolling pin at one every time one comes In
the house without cleaning and scraplng
for about ten minutes on ones feet. But
don't censure her one bit for II; it's as
natural for q girl to want things to look
neat and tidy as It is for a boy comparing
a big pumpkin pie withYa full moonl TO
make half moon with The first bite aid
total eclipse with the second.
! think 1t is time ] should arrive at the
beginning of Tie end. A number Of boys,
of whom l am one, have planned big
coon hunt for Christmas week. If any
thing of interest happens ] will tell you
about It in my next letter. Merry Christ
mas and a happy New Year TO all
George Ford
Uvalie, Texas.--Dear Haphammer and
Haps: After a long time a viii write to
the dear old Happyhammers again, The
last timel wrote / lived at Lytle, Texas,
but have moved from there to uvalde. 7
was very sorry. to hear that Ella Mahan
was dead, but poor little girl, she mas
gore to home where she will never sur
fer any more. Hurrah for Thomas Taylor
for saying he wasn't anstning politically.
1t would not do him any good ii he was.
All children ought TO be ike him. Lola
Wallis and Eugenia BsXteT. | haven't tor-
gotten you yet, II haven't written TO you
in long time. ! think the next contest
is going to be a good one. but will he a
hard che to decide on Just think 100
years ago ana now how everything has
changed. Even forty years ago there was
not haif so many useful inventions. Yes,
Thomas invalds' chairs are great In
vention. think more OF them ought 10
be bought than there are. There are
hundreds Of inyalids that ought TO have
a chair that are not able TO BUY them
There isn't one afflicted person TO eysry
100 well ones and it does LOOK like they
could afford to buy every invalid chair
and try to make their lives happy. Haps,
there never has been as interesting SUD
feet as our debate on which was the IN ost
evil to mankind. war or intemperanceE
1t was certainly d grand debate that we
had on It. Some one OF you that ha< not
anything to do but sleep had better dream
again. | was sorry that my fayorlte. the
horse. did not win, but reckon the COW
is faithful or she would not have won. l
hope Edna will get her chair for Christ
mas, for / know she would be proud OF IL.
Come on, Haps, with your money and lets
get that chair. lnclosed please hnd 10
cents for Edna's chair AS ever. happy
Hap, BESSIE Chapman
Peters. Texas. Dear Haphammer: As ]
have been absent for very long Time
concluded TO write again Just because you
ali have had such nice contests Tor the
past time, and the incest of all is the com
ing one. Now. Haps, | think We are I'm :
proving quite nicely. Just look NJ our
contests--think about the coming one. Is
1t not going to be nice and Interesting
one? 1t will be interesting nearly 10 every
one of us, won't 1t? ], Tor my part thiih
So Now. Haps. watch and see now mucH
difference there will be in ideas. NOW.
Mr.. Hap let me ask you question as to
Jimmie's leg, as I sec on the picture jim
ME is not grown, is he? And can he use
the artificial leg for lifetime or can ne
only use 1t as long as he Is young! When
he is grown will not the leg be too small
for him, or can the artificial leg be en-
larged--I mean made longer? The chaii
for Edna will be OF use to her as long aas
1t holds, won't 1t? Haps. how many OF
you have seen wolves and heard tnem
howl? don't like TO hear them howl. y
always makes me feel sorry, for tninA
about the poor calves and lambs--tney are
not cafe for a moment. The Invention mas
not been made yet by which these lnnocehI
animals are safe from dreadful death,
wish 1t would be made soon, Last year gu,
neighbor dug out six young wolves ano
an old one and got prize on pair
Wolves are very fond OF dogs. wherever
they can catch one they eat him. oht
here on the prairie. where We i've. thsy
are increasing, because everything -
fenced up and so the wolf-hunters can
not get them. They Just Jump over tne
wire fences with the greatest ease Haps;
won't some OF you correspond Win me
am is years OF age. Please write 70 me-
some OF YOU. Ernestipe Lou Engeikihs'
Rutherford. Tenn.--Dear Haphhmmer,,
Well the horse COW contest is over-good
overland I'm glad Of T. sun ola muisy
is the same old COW, and old Donoin u tne
Identical old horse he was before the con
test. notwithstanding each may nave
smiled ana fwinked at each otherdn score,
ecstacy To hear their virtues extoied ana
perhaps exaggerated But all fhfs shsared
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