The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-31

Of the creek In almost every place. /
close my eyes and see that nonstrous
waste basket ready to receive my letter,
30 hye-bye. Mollie Stone,
Fairbanks, Texas.--Dear HAphammer:
Here comes new Hap. timidly knocking
at your door. for am afraid OF that gap.
ing monster that eits beside the editress.
We'll, II Is pretty near Christmas. and
won't you be glad to see that dear old
man. ST. Nicholas? will be. anyway.
was .. years old September 90, 1899.
the country. Goodbye, with love for all
the Hsps. Reed smith
HoEs, Tcxas.--Dear Haphammer: Please
let me into your happy circle. am
little boy not quite Z years old, Papa
takes The Post and l enjoy hearing sis
ters read the nice letters written by the
Haps. l can not write. so papa writes Tor
me- have a little dog. HIS name Is
Dude, and also have hound dog. and
his name is Joe I hope will be able 9"
write myself in one more year.
send two nickels for Edna Fowlers
chair and hope she will be able to get II
BY Christmas holidays. Your happy iittio
Hap. W. wright WATSON
Baurs. Texas.-pear Haphammer: Here
comes a little girl knocking at the door.
/ am 10 years old. have two pretty pets,
a little kitty named Kate and little red
bird, whose name is Birdy. go TO schooi
have seven books to learn In am IN
the third class. In our school are JUS
fourteen children. 20 to school every
day. learn everything NY mamma Is
dead. but have papa. He is farming.
We have Ave horses. Their names are
Jim Ball. Sam. Bill and Nora. ! have
saddle. hut no horse My papa Is going 10
get me horse. 49,. So,
A Merry Christmas and Happy Nav
Year to all the little Haps. Your Iitu"
friend. Mary Catherine hieo'
Lamb. Liberty County, Texas Dear
Haphammer: We live at the cad o. tae
railroad on the T.. L. and b. 1t IS now
called the Santa Fe road. there are W.
stores and one school house. Papa is put
ting up turning lathe a1d olacksmita
shop here. am going to school now. ! VIII
ask a few questions: When was the nrsN
postofiice established? When was the hrst
iucifer match made? When was the ITS
steel pen made? When was the nrst
almanac printed? Where and when was
the first American newspaper publisnea !
when was the first iron steamship built!
Enclosed you will find cents lot the
helping fund. i am devoted Hap,
Cheppell Hill, Texas.--Dear Haphsm-
mer: Here come again for short cna,
with the dear Haps. Do come too often
Our contest has closed and that good'
faithful old COW won. am sorry that she
won by such few votes over tire her e,
as that shows she hasn't many more ad-
mirers than the horse. l don't think MIS-
Foster could have found better sub
feet. Do you, Haps? Some Of our mem !
bers have almost forgotten us. ! nope
they will be heard from In the next con-
test. Enclosed find my mite @ cen.s) 10
help buy Edna's chair. ! hope by CHRIST
mas for a present. I will make snort
call this time, as wish to call again when
the contest commences. Sincerely,
Ulma H. Diemer
Pearland Texas.-Desr Haphammer:
wrote to our club some time ago, Dut
nv letter took the wrong road and Went
to the waste basket, so will try again. J
am glad we are getting Edna chair, ana
hope she will get 1t for Christmas pres
emit am glad the COW won, because sne
is my favorlte. How many OF you. Haps'
has a relative in the army? have a
brother in company x, Forty-fourth in
fautry. Have any oil you. Haps, q name
sake! have one in Brandon. Hill county,
Texas. / will close for this time with best
wishes to The Post. remain a true HAP,
Ruby Ardell Arnold.
p. S,-Please find enclosed cents fol
| ra,o,s chair. R.A.A.
| Maxwell. Texas.--Dear Haphammer: y
is only a week before Christmas and l
will lust write few lines to our most be-
loved club and send In my mite. Enclosed
please find 80 cents for the charlie cents
| IRON sister Willie and mamma and Mrs.
| 7. Hewer send dime apiece, while
/ send 20 cents.
! It was with a sad heart that ] read
| the news of our dear little Ella Mahan $
death, Her letters were SO bright and
! CHEEKY. We must strive to live upright
lives. remembering to hammer happiness
| that we may meet her loving face In
happy beyond
/ can not say anything on the approach
ing contest until have given the sun]ec'
more study.
Wishing each Hap glorious New Year
| and Christmas. I remain,
Minnie Van Every.
Crockett, Texas.-Dear Haphammer
VIII you admit a 13-year-old boy ints
YOUR happy band Of boys and girls? hav
been reading The Post for quite while
and would like to join your club ! liv
four miles from Crockett on farm; ther'
we're fifteen bales OF cotton made on tn
farm go to school with my two broth
ers will tell you all about my trip Z
4 Galveston. / went to Galveston the l4t'
OF October on an excursion and saw
great many steamships. ] went out =
the soldiers camp on a street car an
saw one cannon and good many othe
things I can not name. stopped !
Houston about Ave minutes am sorr
i did not write in time for the contest
II had I would have voted for the COW
for think she is useful to man. The COY
is most useful to man In many diferen
ways. What would man do with
house full OF children II he had no COW
To give them milk and butter? That
I. why would have voted for the COW. OF
, waste basket don't catch me, will close
: Good bye. true Hap. Kyle Jones.
Burton, Texas.--Dear Haphamrer:
? thought would write you little iette
as I have collected few nicke's to hel
! get Edna's chair. The following are II
9 names of those who have contribute
I Mamie Dement,. Annie Hewett, Hall
: Sims. Agnes Shrader, Alma Shrader.
J cents each Doyle Calvert. Unit Hi.
cents each; Mary Winfree. Tob'tha VIII
free. Mary Manigke. Alma Msnigke. Ro'
e Wagner. cents each. was SO sorry