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

can do all kinds Of field work. Spring Is
progressing finely out here. Farmers are
all through planting corn.
think w. b. Travis was the greatest
hero of the Texan war. send 10 cents
for Jimmie Edwards artificial leg. A.
Hap, Charles d. Saunders
San Marcos. Texss.-Dear Haphammer:
! see you have another contest / think II
lie good one. We have 12O chickens Papa
takes The Post and like to read 1t very
| much. My papa is a farmer and lives four
miles from the town OF San Marcos am
IL years old and like to go to school very
much. | think General Sam Houston WAS
the greatest hero of the Texas revolution
Love to all. remain true Hap,
Ally " Walston.
Houston, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: En-
closed YOU Will find 10 cents for the Grim
pied Hap. l do think Mr.. Haphammer,
we ought to have fund for the afflicted
and unfortunate Happyhammers; IL each
and every member would send cents 4
month we could have quite nice sum Ia
a short time. and then we could help these
unfortunates so much sooner OF course.
If some wish to give more it would be all
right. as we SO often spend our money not
very wisely. Let those send that feel in
| clined to do so, so we can have a general
| tund to be used as you think best 1t will
always be bread cast upon the waters.
FROM true Hap. Charles Weiss, Jr.
Energy, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: Will
you admit another girl of Is summers into
YOUR happy band? l have been reading
your page for long time and think It is
real nice to help the cripple and make
them happy. /, too, think flowers are nice
and have planted some, but they haven't
come up There is real pretty Wild flowers
here and l like to gather them. Bessie
Chapman, I will exchange "The Fatal
Wedding" and the Bunch OF Sweet
Daisies for willie Moore" and Hot
Time in the Old Town. Wishing you ali
happy life l am as ever, hope, true
Hap. Bette Cox
Buda, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: After
two years absence l will write. have
been trying to write ever since l Joined.
Haps, how many of you like pets? do for
one. We have six pets four rabbits, dog
and cat. I expect most of the Haps'
| schools are out. / have sister going to
the university at Austin. Haps, how many
OF you like the country? do. Just think
how many flowers there are in the coun-
try. In addition to many wild flowers
i we have great many roses and honey
suchle. l will name a few of our roses
Mary Washington, Star OF Gold, Marechal
Nell, Maman Cochet, Media Meteor, Ma
dame Lambert, Wicl's Caprice, American
Beauty, Bridesmaid, the La France family
Please find enclosed cents for Jimmie
Edwards artificial leg l will close for
tnis time. true Hap, Efie Cooke.
Ganado. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
wish to join your happy band, for | think
you are an interesting family. / hope you
will let me in. am IL years old. / go to
school every day. Our new school house
is completed and as soon as the new desks
are put down we will move from our pres
emit quarters into our two-story school
house. 1t is very beautiful now all around
us since our splendid rain last Wednes-
day. Our roses are now in full bloom.
Mammals fowerseeds will now grow, sure.
j have a rose called Empress OF China. 1t
is climber, now three feet high, flowers
delicate pink. l made another bird box
today for the Martins to build in. The
| hooking bird sings for us every day, he
also eats our strawberries. We all declare
the talk of the club is the cream OF the
paper and some letters written by the boys
and girls are good enough to be penned by
older folks. Enclosed you will Hnd cents
for little Jimmie, with my best wishes. A
new Hap, Arthur C. Casper.
Huntsville. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
guess most of the Happyhammers
have about forgotten me. but by no
means have l forgotten you. / am an old
Hap. l have been member since 1898.
Some of the Hans asked about Blind Carl.
Well, / will tell you. He lives about two
miles from this place. He makes brooms--
and good ones too. l saw him this morn
ing. He was going about selling brooms.
He Is the most grateful person / ever met
no with. / think great deal of him. Mr..
Hap, how can you account for this kind OF
weather? Some nights when we go to bed
it is warm and when we wake up 1t is cold.
Our school will be out in about six weeks.
You asked which was the greatest hero in
Texas history? l think that is a hard ques-
ton to answer. Houston was a brave
man and is also buried here. but / think
David Crockett was the greatest. Hunts
Vile has many old historic places. Here
we have the home OF General Houston and
the residence in which he died NV friend
and deskmate. Mary Murray, would like
to Join our happy club. true Hap,
NJ. Ruth Lee.
Bertram, Texas. - Dear Haphammer:
Please allow me to enter into this contest.
l can not stand to see Travis coming in
the rear and me not cast my vote. OF
all great heroes, ! think Travis and his
men were the greatest.
Many are voting for Sam Houston be-
cause he was successful in his struggles
: for Texas; but think Travis showed more
heroism than Houston, II It had not been
! for the heroes of the Alamo our independ-
: ence would not have come so soon.
II was the battle cry Remember the
Aamo.' that caused Houstons men tc
: fight SO bravely. Travis had no hope Of
! ever getting out of the Alamo alive TO en-
Joy the benefits of liberty; but he fought
, for his country and caused the famous
battle cry to spread far and near. Hous'
ton had a hope OF enjoying liberty. Travis
had none.
Come all we Travis Haps and let's rally
to his support and place him in the lead
I will correspond with any of the Hap
who will write first. new Hap
3 Aquila Johnson.
. Wellborn, Texas.-Dear HapLammer'
y live in Brazos county near the banks
, the Brazos river. The nearest town OF an!
= size is Bryan.
y The Agricultural and Mechanical col
y lege is Just six miles from where liVe.
y My father Is eattleman and we NV
U on a ranch am IL years old ana nav
: three brothers and two sisters. am mex
y to the oldest.
. Papa lets us milk the cows In the after
= noon. One OF the little calves IL Gale
D pinaeoro and my little brother, who IS