The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12

KiIleen. Texas --- Dear Haphammer.
Here come asking you If you Will please
let in long ago forgotten Hap II mas
been a long time since last wrote to you,
but hope you all will excuse me Tor that'
Now. what about the contest ltno" my
vote viii be for the dear old slow looted
COW: generally her movements are SLOW
but if you viii give her time she VIII sure
get there after awhile. Just think low
useful she is, How could we get alGng
without her? Think, flaps, how nice II Is
TO have plenty of nice milk and butter 10
eat and drink Girls what kind % bread
could we make without milk And Nhat
kind of cake could we make If VIC had no
milk and butter? ] am inclined to thlnk
IL would not be very good without IT,
noticed in the last page where some ono
twho had voted for the horse) asked Inc
question, Do we live to eat2 for one can
say no; We don't live to eat. but We Rave
TO eat to live. Now. don't you all agree
with me on that And think Of the many
different ways in which her bones and
hoofs can be rendered into service. Haps
how would we like to spend The many cold
days OF the winter without any shoes 10
wear? l think i; would be rather uncom-
Portable, don't you all think so? Nov,
some of you who are in favor OF inc horse
may Jump M and say. stop for mo
mont and think OF the brave and noble
horse. and think of what he has done for
us and it surely will convince you That
he is the most useful animal 20 man
don't have to stop and think, Tor nave
thought It over and Jyer again before
writing; but have decided that the COW Is
tho most useful. | hope all of you lldps
who claim the COW for your favoriia. ana
have not vet sent In your votes. VIII wake
IN at once and let's keep her ahe1? Let .
help the COW to be able TO say Gwen me
battle is over), Il have won tho race.
Ella Mahan. what has become OF you!
| wish you would write oftenef: | always
like to read your letters.
Fondren, come again; ! like your let
ters | enjoyed the one you wrote about
your first cooking.
Heps, can any OF you send me the words
II you will, will send you in return AIRY
that / have ] have Sadie Ray" and
Sweet Marie" 1.-THE Big Sunflowcr' and
several others.
| notice very often that some OF yor
Hans want to correspond with some one.
II you happen TO be as lucky as was, you
will be proud of your new correspondent,
know. About six years ago Leona
Thomas Zone of the Haps) and | got up a
correspondence through the Haps' rage,
and ever since we have been warm friends,
and last Christmas she came to see me;
II was the first time We had ever me-. ]
liked her so much
Well, Haps, ! guess ] had better close,
for / fear that dreadful, bg-mouibed,
ever watchful waste basket. Hoping the
dear old COW will win, viii close, AZ ever,
true Hap, Carew dolmes
Smithyille, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
After thinking the matter over have de-
cided that the COW was several fold moro
useful than any other to mankind, Yes
terday saw a big drove OF cattle
being sold at an enormous price-far more
than you can get for a horse ] saw few
days ago big yoke OF oxen plowing in a
field and while on the train ! saw hundreds
of mich cows silently grazing ON the fer
tile pastures and some on the mountain
regiops and in all the towns | never fail
10 see the sign: Beef Market" Some nj
the Haps say that they do'not eat any beef
the year round. Permit me TO say that