The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13

greatest hero OF Texas war, for ! wanted
to cast my vote for w. B. Travis. l think
he was the greatest hero.
Well, as ! fear my letter Is getting too
long, will close. A true Hap,
Wade Holman.
Hugo.-Dear Haphammer. live on a
ranch and like it very much. help my
papa drive cattle and l help my mamma
cook. How many Hap boys nine years
old can cook good cake? can, for one
have little brother five months old. 1
think he's nice. We are going to the old
soldiers reunion at Blanco City and will
stay at a hotel, as papa will not let us
camp out. Ia Williamson.
| Bowie, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: Will
| you let me join your happy band?
| Haps, an electric light plant, railroad
eating house and a round bale gin are
few of the improvements that are going on
IN Bowie We have two pet canary birds,
Their names are Dick and Molly. I have
two brothers and one sister. They are
very kind to me- Papa takes The Post
VIII close new Hap,
Huntsville.--Dear Haphammer: want
TO Join your band am six years old.
have pony four years old. Her name
is Fancy. My uncle gave her to me Christ
mas. l have fine time riding. My
brother has good bird dog, Jack Some
times we go hunting with papa, have
l.long curls but mamma is going to cut
them off soon. One day l rode under a
tree and my hair caught under limb
| caught hold of the limb and stayed with
my hair, and let the pony go on. My
| papa had to come take me down. Papa
! is going to take my picture on Fancy.
My papa takes The Post | am your new
Hap, j. c. Fielder.
Jonesboro, Texas Dear Haphammer:
Knocking! knocking! to be admitted into
your happy band
Comes another lad of this beautiful land!
have been reading with interest the
nice letters which the Haps have written
and l now write for admittance into your
club.
am boy IL years of age and live
on farm near the village of Jonesboro
| am sorry did not write in time to vote
in the contest. Is it yet time? l suppose
so. think William B. Travis the greatest
hero. Though he was not the highest Of
ticer, he was the greatest
/ think the subject which is best is the
one which has been spoken of, (Which Is
more beautiful, nature or art?"
] will close by asking a few questions:
What is the origin OF the name Texas?
How many constitutional conventions have
been held in Texas since her separation
from Mexico?
A new Hap, Baylor Agerton.
Alvarado.-Dear Haps; have been
very much interested in the last contest,
and now that Mr.. Hap has asked for sug-
gestions of subjects, l would like to give
two. We have lust been speaking about
the greatest hero of the war for inde-
pendence, now would it not be well TO
carry it still farther by discussing this:
THE Important Events of Each President
and Governor of Texas to the Present
Tme?" Now think this will give us
an insight into the lives of these men.
Someone, in writing on the life OF one
Of them, will possibly know something
never before made public. We could take
them one at a time, from the first to the
last. Now the next was suggested to me
while / was alone on my porch the other
night. We might learn something about
the moon by telling what we can see III
the moon when she is full Tell all the
curious images and pictures we can see.
Now if you think this foolish question,
just try to find the limit of the objects
to be seen This would cause US to OBJ
serve the heavenly bodies more and many
interesting letters would follow But
let me say do not know very much about
this subject, but am wanting to learn. say,
how many of the Haps have ever tried
to write a story? / have written three
and am at work on the fourth now. Three
of these are on the religious order, ana
one is love story. wrote the love story
in '95 and 96. 1t is short one. but
came across it one day and it was SO in
teresting / missed my dinner to nnish IL.
and could hardly believe / wrote it. !
have not had any of them published. DO
any of you jolly folk like okra and do
you know how it may be kept so as to
be nice year? Pull it while it is tender
and string like pepper after it has been
cut into parts one inch long Let 1t dry