The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

Houston's name figured that his side did
not win? This very interesting contest
! closes the first week Of June, and l anx-
iously await results. Thank you very.
much, Mr. Hap. for the nice, beneficial
subjects. / believe all OF us have learned
a great deal more about our Texas heroes
since this contest began, Now, WORD
about planting flowers to beautify our
| country. That too, was a nice suggestion.
| recently read story In the Ladies'
Home Journal which reminds me of this
suggestion. The story is entitled Tho
Jamesons IN the Country" | would like
| to know II any of the Haps read 1t. | had
always considered this country very beau
| tiful as 1t is, but since Mr.. Hap's suggts-
| ton, / realize that our State can easily
be made an immense flower garden, l all
| ways enjoy walking by the Central depot
| here. The grounds on each side are love-
| ~. SO let us all go to work and try to
make our sidewalks and foadsldes more
| attractive. How do you all like the new
dress our page has donnedT like the
top of the page very much but miss the
headings the letters used to have. Az
first this absence made me feel real lone
ly. 1tasca, will you please correspond
with me? My address is 1916 Washington
street. Houston, Texas. A true Hap.
Sunset Wood
Holman. Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
Here come again for the second time,
am farmer boy and live In the country.
i like living IN the country much better
than living in town for can so fishing and
hunting in wet weather and have nice
time. We had a very heavy storm here
last Saturday and a heavy hail storm with
1t which whipped out lots OF corn and cot
ton. Enclosed &c for Jimmie Edwards leg
true Hap, Willie Rodgers.
uxt11
It has been a long time since wrote to
the Haps. Spring has come and every
thing seems jolly and gay. Among the
Texan heroes I think General Sam Hous-
ton was the greatest hero, although Il Is
hard to tell which of the brave Texans
was the greatest hero Houston is buried
here In the Oak Wood cemetery The
grave is marked by a plain marble slab,
surrounded by a white picket fence. ON
the I'd Of March each year the students
of the Sam Houston institute, which is To-
Gated here, visit his grave and hold a
memorial service.
Well, goodbye to all Hups. ! remain
true HAP, Viola Chance.
Cookies Point.--Dear Haphammer. En-
roll me as Happyhammer, please. have
been anxious to become o member ever
since learned to write, but have been a
little timid about sending a letter to the
club, am years old, and have been to
school about nine or ten months. We have
a great many little chickens, eight little
pigs and four little calves. and when they
all get hungry, as they do every evening,
they make lots OF racket. My cats name
is Sallie Culberson. She has a baby cat.
He Is queer fellow. white with FIVE black
spots, one over his right eye; the eye that
has the black spot is the color of any other
cats eye, but the other is a bright blue
wish you all could see him. He is fine
cat; belongs to my little sister, Mary
Ethel. My letter is long enough for little
girl. l send cents for the artificial leg.
Myrtle Cornelius Ruukie.
Liberty, Texas--Dear Haphammer: l see
all the Haps are debating on who Was the
Greatest Hero In the Mexican American
WARP" think that this is a question that
is quite difficult to decide upon, as every
man whose name is linked with Texas
during her noble struggle is dear to mc.
While Travis. Bonham. Crockett and
Bowie were considered so brave and noble,
yet there were others whose names are
not known who died for their country IN
Just the same manner. and in my mind
, are Just as noble Can any one picture a
, scene any nober. drawer or more heart
, rending than this little band of settlers,
|, stationed in the Alamo. when they lay
down to rest and dream of their dear bnes
: at home whom they were confident they
, could never gaze upon again In this world
: in this world? How thankful we should be
that phrase is always added. for how much
. sadder would their fate have been If there
was no Heavenly home in which they
might be reunited with the ones that they
love. We are told that during the stru9-
/ gle every Texan was literally cut to pieces
? yet not one fell unavenged. After the
I conflict had ceased every one of the noble
. band lay a bleeding sacrifice upon his
y oil n nj
fought like demonds at the Battle oil
San Jacinto" When they gazed upon tbs
? cowardly murderers who had butchered
their noble friends. Austin was called the
Father Of Texas" and well might he bt
called such. as he spent his last days II
working for the welfare Of his people. Blu
I suppose Will end in making Houston my
. choice, for what general ever performed hi!
. duty more accurately and with as loving
spirit as did this noble Texan at tn,
= battle of San Jacinto April 81, 1896
Houston was the first president Of Texa!
> and the sixth governor. Houston's las
:. appearance In public was In the city o.
!. Houston in 1853. The last OF his speech
was as follows. "The welfare and glory
of Texas will be the uppermost though
while the spark of life fingers in thl.
q breast" He died few months afterwards
q in his home in Huntsville Every veal
/ on April 81 there is a crowd, among whom
q are the pupils OF the Sam Houston nor.
NAL, who go 10 hear speeches made over
! the grave OF Houston. How their hearts
: must thrill with love when they gather
= around the last resting place Of the here
/. Of San Jacinto, whose soul wingen its iigh
i Heavenward so many years ago? am GLAD
: that ! am not a Mexican. for ] have M
doubt but what there is many Mexican
Y girl or boy when they hear Of the erue
deeds OF their progentors whose eyes din
I with tears and whose conscience ask tn,
g question: Oh. shame. where art thou? En-
closed ind 10 cents for Jimmie Edward
o collection. Jaunita Pickett.
Perry's Landing.-Dear Haphammer; Az
ter an absence OF several months | vii
come once more to pay my humblest de-
, voirs to the club. The subject for discus
y sion is very interesting and instructive
d There Is no other State in the Union who's
IS history is SO varied ard romantic. II j
{ very difficult to decide who Is the creates
IT hero. After much deliberation, | will yot
q for Stephen +. Austin. The llberty-loYinl
d citizen who was willing to sacrifice every
Il thing, even his life. who underwent suel
: untold hardships and suffering for IN
J. cause OF his country. Stephen f. Austl
t was born in Virginia November 3 1923
3. was educated at New London, Conn an
Transylyania university Kentucky. GO
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