The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16

do not write TO us, We have not hearS
from them In long time, and Wilori.
| Long. write TO us grls---we would Xix,
10 hear from you. ] will describe our lit.
tie city next time / write. | will hun,
up somethlng more interesting to the Aaps
/ we have lovely little city. and one good
thing there are no saloons. We have
three new brick buildings lust Finished
, three or four more going up; we already
, had several others; we have two railroads
the Houston East and West Texas and
the Middle Texas and Sabine Pass t;he
, latter being new enc running from limp.
son 10 Longviewl; two depots and viii
soon have a steam laundry About two
miles west of town on the Houston Eas,
and West Texas We have a very fine coal
mine. 1t furnishes the Rusk penitentiary
with coal. About half mile southwest
OF town We have excellent mineral springs
We only have three churches, the Mctho.
DIST, Baptist and the Christian churches
A good school with four teachers besides
the music, art and elocution teachers We
also have canning factory. two gins AMI
a turning table, Don't YOU think YOU
would like TO live in Timpsop, Haps? !
will close Best wishes to all the Haps
and Mr. Hap. true Hap.
MYRTLE Garrett.
p 81 send my cents for the fund
MIG.
! May, TeXas,-Dear Haphammer: / Will
come in for little while as have hsen
/ absent for long time, but have read every
/ letter with great interest, especially those
written on the subject suggested by Mr.
! Hap. l did not enter the subject, as
! have read Texas history but very little and
I did not decide which of the heroes was the
/ greatest. Haps, don't you all think that
iittie jimmie is very happy with the
4 NttFlN e1,.N r..
enjoying himself like other boys again
agree to the suggestion made by one OF
the Haps to contribute cents per month
TO use for the afflicted. for then we could
make other crippled Haps Just as happy
as we have made little Jimmie, Haps,
have prairie dog for pet / had a
faithful dog and his name was Nero My
( brother took our photographs together and
I me very next day he went OF and we
thought the wolves had killed him and
gave up the hope of ever seeing him again
one day few weeks afterward We received
letter from my sister, who lives 1876
miles from here. and she said he had come
back TO his old home place that we had
Just moved from, He was Just three days
making the trip, Haps, don't You think
that was very long distance for dog TO
travel by himself in so short a time, and
that he was very clever not 20 get lost9
He did not like the scent of the wolves
that inhabts this country. so | guess ne
thought he would shun bad company and
take his leave for his old home Joe
Farmer, Cornelius Combs Nicolas
Belden. Thomas Taylor and all OF you old
Haps, why don't you come oftener with
your interesting letters and cheer up our
hande Miss Nettie, please favor us with
some more of your nice poetry. Come
again Uncle BAIL. I Will ask couple Of
questions and take my leave, viz Who
en-! pr, tg< ltssv, ia ar.
the river and rest under the shade Of the
trees ~ Who offered 10 share a half Of Il
cold boiled egg with n newspaper oorro- !
spondent? true Hap.
Arthur weathersby,
Elgin, Texas-Dear Haphammer: Can
coma iu2 Someone said YES. Frank.
you? The contest for herolsm Is ended
and l am sorry, for ! could have read
the letters always wi,houctiring. SO many (
OF them were so interesting and whole I
some Il being ended / Will be snen: as
10 whom ! would vote for. I think the in I
sect world would be a good subject for dis
cussion; there are SO many OF them that
are 50 destructive in some form or another
10 some tree or plant life that II would
be TO our interest 10 become thoroughly
acquainted with their habits Haps how
would you like TO take "trip overland this
summer TO the mountains a distance Of
10 OF more NILS, hunting ana usnlug, 10
be gone SIX weeks or more? such trip
we are contemplating / anticipate n good
time and when | get back | Will write
and tell you all about what | saw and
what good time had. Haps. how many
OF you have an Invalid grandmother?
have; she has been so Tor eighteen years
not having walked a step IN ave years
am very Kind to her and attend 10 her
wants all the time. which Is great con-
ISOLATION 20 her aud pleasure tsmc she
was 10 years old the 9Sr1 OF June. Mr.,
Hap. | WAS In your town several years
ago when / was quite small, but did not
see you. MIR. Hap and Haps | would sug-
gest that We or az least you. as l am no. !
a members yet. elect secretary and treas
urer to receive and hnli the contributed
funds in order TO have an amount always ,
on hand for any emergency that might
arise so as TO not have 20 wait for them
TO be raised Poor Jimmie had 20 wait
long time but was no doubt very proud
OF your generosity. Well. II You want this !
Erata capps. I
Moody, Texas-Dear Haphammer. The ?
capture az Santa Anna Is one Of the most
events in Texas history or IN
the history Of nations The capture OF J
he hero OF thlrty-two battles called the
Napoleon Of the West" by General l
Houston. Now. you Haps that voled Tor Z
Travis are wrong The question Is. "wha :
was the greatest hero" NOT tho hrayesi
Now, IL you VIII keep the question right. L
Walter Armstrong you viii be compelled
o vote for Houston, don't ycu seeg o 7
do. and II you viii ke-p the question i
light you will, too. Ho, Listen 70 me few
moments, you good Haps Santa was
aking his little nap, as ] shall call IL,
when all OF a sudden he awoke mid ARE I
md smoke and heard the sentry shrek =
They came. they COME" shouting Re =
member the Alamol Remember Golladi
n magnificent uniform Santa Anna
mounted his splendid war horse and, rush a
ng 10 the front. he shouted: Heroes OF !
htrty-two battles. follow me again 10 VIC !.
Dry" But, alas, he saw a. glance AL !
vas lest. He saw the heroes Of thirty !,
We battles Wildly iiseIng, throwing DEAN :