The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-26

the Haps my age Well. Haps, will ANY,
adicu. Annie Gertrude Miller.
Beaumont Texas.-Dear Haphammer. I
was very sorry not 60 see my last letter in
nrint But | am very glad you gave my space
30 SEINE other Hap who writes more inter
csting letters than /, IN we have 80 many
Hans and SO little space, / will ask some
questions:
|. Which Is tho oldest railroad In the State
of Texas?
,, What city in Texas has furnished the
most Eovernorss
4. What men were called the horse marinesf
see we have Haps from the ago OF years
be II in July
lived in Houston a year and fiyc months
Joe Farmer, you must be taking a good ST,
as | miss your letters. | am glad the eiitor
IL trying to turn Texas into q Hover garden,
for | think there is nothing more beautiful,
| expec, | am writing too much, so / will
say bye-byc to all the haps. true Hap.
Robert o'Connor.
=. s.Enclosed find 10 cents for Jimmie
Edwards.
Canada. Texas Dear Haphammer; l
thought would write you few lines this
windy afternoon In March
Beautiful spring has come again. the farm
ers In every direction are planting corn and
cotton, the birds are warbliue their sweetest
melodies from every wayside treo and bush
and are beginning 10 build their nests.
20 TO school and am In the seventh grade;
our school house is in a beautiful, shady
How many OF the Haps ever took a pleasure
trip TO Gulf of Mexico? have for one and II Is
a most beautiful sight to SIC tue great noun
tain waves come dashng In upon the shore,
where boats have been wrecked by storms aud
ueshed upon the pretty pebhlv beach.
The freeze we had did great damage to the
cattlemen, one man losing over thousand
head and several others lost over hundred
head aud they are still dying.
The Hephammer page has so many good
writer's that | will not attempt TO name my
fayorlte Thomas Taylor, Joe Farmer aud
Prairie Fairy write splendid letters. Kind
| friends. adieu. Berta Brown
| Montalba, Tcxas.-Desr Haphammer: How
do you do Haps? am not feeling so well
myself. ! am staying away from home. go.
| ing to school, and as this la Friday, mad
| hoped to 10 home this evening. but was sadly
disappointed therefore l am feeling rather
gloomy over It.
| Hapa. were any of you ever homesck7
think ! have as bad case of that disease
as ever anyone had. To ms the old saying,
| There is no place like home, is the truth
| II the truth ever was spoken
| Well, Haps, ! believe we have a contest on
| hand. ! don't know much about the private
| life OF the Texan heroes. But believe Cen
eral sam Houston was the greatest hero
that is, he has done more for our State than
| anyone else, although, by some. he does not
| receive that credit He was spared by his
Maker to labor throughout the extent of tho
| Texan var for independence nne think he
| served his State faithfully | admit that
there were others just as brave and daring
| as Houston but la the end they did not
| accomplish SO much,
| II is said OF Houston that he left school
at the age of IA because his teacher would
not consent for him TO study Latin His
| father then put him In u store as clerk and
no left home aud lived among the indians
| He said he had rather measure deer tracks
thar tape do not know those statements
t. be n fact AS | have never seen them in
| history ] remain a true Hap.
| ND'"'
valds, Texag,--Dear Haphammer: WIN you
allow little girl OF 0 years 10 Join your nap
ny band OF children. My papa takes Tho
Semi Weekly Post; like to read Il very
much. especially the youths department. We
| live in the section house az this place. Papa
runs the section. lie works negroes, don't
like this place much. It is too lonely. Wa
don't have any schools or churches. have
two brothers, one 10 years OF age and tn,
others years. and have one little sister.
wears old her name n Maggie May, We
have two pots--a dog and a cat. Our dog Is
SO nice, his name Ia Washer, and our cat Is
named Min. will close, hoping to be rec
| oCnized as a member OF your club With best
wishes to the Haps and the dear old Post.
| / am, yours respectfully, Pearl Tillcy.
| Guy. Texas. Dear Haphammer; Here
comes us four Haps to chat With you and the
| Baps. We would not have come so soon, but
| we want to contribute our mite toward ham
mering happines. So the 90 cents is TO assist
IN the purchase Of Jimmy Edwards artificial
leg.
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have channel through which they can help
the unfortunate ones OF the band And Hsps.
let us keep In mind that the knowledge OF
| having our sympathy helps as much TO make
Them happy az the mite we contribute.
SO let US all be quick 10 respond to all
charity calls OF course Mr.. Hap will sse
Of aDs ra Well sps on PROMISED sfs When
came again TO tell yon about my organ, Bnt
know from the hints that Mr.. Hap gives
that his space is too valuable to allow us to
4 gO m u al he
asking you all question II you put live
FISH In basin Of water. will the FISH increase
the weight? We remain true liaps,
Fredie. Walter. Tonne aud Loudie Ward.
townsville, Texas.-Dear Iaphammer: Mr..
Hap spoke OF flowers in his column last weekl
| Well. planted some last week and they have
peeped out TO see not many days ago. Pretty
little green heads look awful tender. because
they must recollect not many lays ago we had
a tlizzard. hope they will soon bring forth
q smile. so ] can enjoy the fragrance of my
labor. The pretty little bina-eyed yIolets are
smiling around from behind the stumps al me
aG / journey on my way home. And there
are the stately plum trees budding. giving the
Ice its good old honey. How dear 10 my
heart are the scenes OF our childhood"
We young folks do not realize the happl.
little goslings are pulling With all their might
at every convenient blade. So Mr.. Hap has
chosen us subject which think Is a s2len.
did one. III write on It later. as | haven,
Dorah Nc. and Ora Medford. II they will write
hrFt. Your true Hap. Alma Sparks.
| Houaton. Texas.-Dear Haphnmmer: II has
hecn over two years slice last wrote TO yor
from Chicago 30 thought might venture
nsain. We have returned 10 Houston now aud
attend the Fannin school. Mifs Lucy Har.
rison Is my teacher. and like her 30 we
that ] had almost rather not be promoted
than TO leave her room. have little
brother and sister We have three pets. a
white cat named Kitty Glover, white dog
named Jim and a dear old white horse named
Billy Barlow. I think we love him best OF
all. because we enjoy riding him so much.
/ think / can guess Ra.ford Alexander
riddle: II is the letter NJ. Here Is one foi
the Haps to guess Why are esterpllars like
hot batter cakes? With love 70 all. 1 am a
little 9-year-old Hap.
Ray Larue Parsons.
Seven Oaks, Texas. --Dear Haphsmmcr:
see In The Post some questions on Texas
history which will try and answer as neal
correctly as / car.
1. David G. Burnet was the famous Texan
who lived TO be SO years old.
| =. william II Wharton was Killed BY th'
accidentally discharge Of ais OWE pistol
9. Geperlls sherman and Burnet are buried
70 Lakeyiew cemetery.
Grant and Brown made race for lie
Grant was hillei aud Brown made prisoner
fliink Tie ~ beet for dis,utsior very IN