The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13

IN the shade. 1t may then be taken off at
any time in the winter and soaked for a
rev minutes and cooked in soup or any
suen dish 1t Is excellent. Now you may
tnink queer Of this as am boy, but let
me say can cook about as we'll as most
OF the girls and do SO when 1t is needed
but say, don't know but what | had
better guess / ought to fix to get ready
10 commence to prepare to make arrange
ments to quit for this time, and If sue
coed It may be when get gray. ] will
Iy again. r. r. Rocket.
Halletsville, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
l VIII try one more time to write to the
oear old Post. ! see the Haps have an
other contest. think the one which is the
M ST useful animal to mankind is the
best; books" is my next favorite. think
every Hap should send cents every
month, for then II any of the Haps or
any one else were in need, 1t would he
ready. Well. as ! am afraid will stay
too long, will bring this letter to a
close, would like to correspond with
Pearl Alexander OF FL Campo. i think she
used to go to school with me. With love
10 all the Haps. / remain a true Hap,
Lizzie Talleson.
Hyatt. Texas.-Dear Hnppyhammers.
GOOD morning. Haps. let me step In a
rev moments. I'll promise not to stay
long, Isn't it warm weather? oh. 1 do
think Ruby Hardin wrote such a sweet
letter. l would like to correspond with
YOU We. have Sunday school every Sun
day evening. | will speak on the ami
NAL contest l think the COW is the most
useful 1t can be used in many ways. Her
flesh Is good meat; her milk is very use
tui the skins are made into shoes and
other articles, and her horns into combs
and buttons. With best wishes to the
Haps, am, FloraDce Conner.
Navasota Texas--Dear Everybody Now
for another contest. as the last has closed,
and indeed / regret 1t, as 1t was such an
interesting one, but l was glad to see
noble Travis come out victorious. | am
in favor OF Charles Weiss plan and IN
closed you will find my contribution and
II each Hap would contribute cents a
month it would not be long before we
would have large relief fund. That was
rather an interesting incident which &C.
Cured TO Henry Boyer, l will exchange
Break the News to Mother" or any other
song which I have for The Church Across
the Way l would like to correspond with
any of the Haps about the age of 10 or To-
who will write first? Well, as | must not
break my promise, ! will say adieu to you
all. Matte McCumsey.
have long been observing your letters.
but never ventured to write. So now
beg you for admittance. ! am IA years
and 10 months old and live on farm
about two miles and half from Fleming.
Well, will tell about my flowers. ! have
lots of flowers. have some touch me-
nots, prince feathers and oleander bushes
We have a lemon tree and l have some
petunias and some cedars too How many
times is headstone mentioned in the
Bible? have three brothers and two Sis
tiers dead and my mother is dead, too
We take The Post and l like to read the
letters A new Hap. Matte Walker.
Cleveland Dear Haphammer: This Is
lust Era that wants to come again. Am
coming too soon agin? Well, nope
not see a great many riddles being
asked by Haps and not answered. Well,
Haps, let's not ask any more until all
are answered, Haps, did you ever notice
a bird build a nest? | have sometimes.
I lust watch the poor little harmless birds
get straw or hair and carry 1t to the
place which she has already picked out
for her nest and with greatest care she
carries enough straws to build her nest.
Soon you find some eggs Day by day
the old hen sits on the eggs until some
little strange creatures stick their heaas
out of the nest. Sometimes when the old
mother has gone off in search of food a
cruel hunter kills her and leaves the poor
little ones to starve to DEATH One day
| heard n hunter say "As / went down IN
the woods hunting l heard some poor lit
tie birds, and looking around l saw three
poor motheress birds. AS ! went near
them the poor little starved things opened
their mouths for food, l took them TO a
creek and gave them some water. AS
they drank they began TO get quiet. and
as / walked off with them in my hand
noticed they we're dead. They were SO
near starved that as soon as they got
enough water they died. / kissed each
bird and took them home and buried them.
/ was glad they were out of their misery"