The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-09

war between Texas and MeSieo' i tAiak i
was Colonel W, Il. Travis. Just TO think OF
lss men. SICK aud wouadei. AGAINST 5000 fresa
Mexican treops Travis tea us men n
KILLED without taking the lie Of SINGLE
enemy. or Try TO escape through the MEXICAN
ranks. But he said. my choice is ITO remain
IN the fort. to resist every assault AID TO
sell our lives as dearly as posalhle. hope
every Hap that has studied Texas history
VIII aFrte with me, Well ! will close. as
have broken my ink bottle, Your true Hap.
Charles Muesie.
I Carrie SPRINGS. Texas--pear Haphammer:
Spring is coming at last Tho ooYoses sc.m
% be leaving with 1t. Tor haya not seen or
heard any IN long while. But during the
winter caught i've large ones 10 steel traps.
You should have seen the way they bit every~
thing within their reach. Tney tore 40 Prick
Is pear by the roots. and tit aud tore 10
every bush within reach. think Colonel
William Barrett Travis who so nobly persisted
IN the Alamo. was the hero OF Texas war
for Independence very large panther was
killed near here during the winter. Tho gem
tleman who killed II had gone out deer hunt-
! ms; seeing something move near bush LIE
! approached nearer. The panther seeing hiN.
ssprsng away and as the man iamped near he
fired. wounding It. Enragd II turcct apd
made toward him. lie fired again and sue
oeeded In killing H. On going T. the place
where he had frst seen tho panther. he saw
something partially covered with sticks and
dirt. Uncoverng 1t b. found il TO be a LARGE
buck which the panther had killed. The next
day they saw tho tracks OF another panthrr
which had come there during tho night The
wolves havo been vary numerous here during
the winter LARGE numbers OF them coming
into town at night aud making raids AZ tho
houses. But space Is precious in The Post
W. Victor Honuol.
Zurich. Texas Dear Haphammer: VIII
YOU let me In for lust few moments? II
promise not 70 stay too long.
Dear me. Haps. did you ever see tho wind
blow so. as It does now? ! will be glad when
March is passed.
MIR Hap told us to tell what we have been
doing for the dear little flowers and | see no
one has said word so far. | am now going
to school and haven't bad time to plant but
a few flower seed. but | am going TO plant
think Stephen r. Austin was the greatest
hero of the Texas war for ludependence
l am sorry to know that Nav Mexico wants
a part of our grand Lone Star state. and
hope that Texas will cherish the rames OF
her dead heroes, and never yield a loot OF
her soil.
; Iaps, | am II years old and | will gladly
; correspond with any OF the Hans who viii
Lizzie Address.
} Enid is winsome darling,
With eyes Of the deepest blue.
: And hands like the lilies
! That down BY the brooklet grew
Hair. where the sunshine loves to llnEor.
Q And rest caressiugly thsre:
Checks where red roses grow 10 profuslon
Matching her sunny hair.
Her lns are red rosebud,
Out OF which peep row OF pearls
! AS white as the driven snowdrops
4 The teeth OF our baby girl
/ And. oh. the little dimple.
y That plays about her mouth:
s Just crease 10 the ros-leaf.
The red rose OF the south
a And she is a little sunbeam.
Jewel with which none cad compare;
l One We love every loeb OF,
e From her feet 10 her sunny hair,
. .-Ncsuah WIlsoh.
Bertram, Texas.-Deaf Iiaphammer, a
spring Is opening IN venture 10 again I
: talk aud have jolly time. but | am afrli
Z some one will have some objections. 50 VII
: ask admission from all, hear some, OF then
u stay too long" All right. ] won't u II !
!, against the rules. And here sec Joe Farmer
y such a polite boy. Jump IN sud riye me hi
y chair oh. no. Mr., joe lust sit stu 81
e talk Just as we'll Il I stand. which wou
:. rather do. as have TO sit in the school roou
n all DAY and. oh l do get so tired. oh, yes
: hear some OF tho poetry aGoinp II must b
'e poetry The flowers arc blooming now an
we will have a Jolly time gathering viol tf
Almost every way look can SEQ plul
=. blooms: they look 20 beautiful MIR. Hat
y Won said something about us planting ipwer'
=, Just as soon rs read the mage J wnnt an
y planted a good many flowers especially ros
y bushes for when they bloom they ara IN
y prettiest flowers ! ever saw think
fs Tho flowers Ia their perfumss
y Ask sweetness Of YOU.
~ A love that Ia tender
=, life that Is true
d think We should take more tnterest
Y the suggestion MIR Han made Hans, do9
a. you ell? For contest; VINO was %
4. nendence?" can not give the name Gov, 70
~ don't know exactly, hut | IKE the ,sontes
~ With love TO all. Lime hut'o'
welmnr. Texas. Dear Haphammer, Her
come after a long absence see that v
20 have a new contest; Who wa tn 81 sate
ho hero Of the Tsxaa Var TOR i3Se 'e sr9
st dent OF Texas. Just think Of the battle OF So
nd Jaclnto. There were nearly three Mexieal
W. 10 one TEXAN end then Houston cur me eridi
~ surrender but he whipped the Mexleans az
q they had 10 surrender.
"a have two hounds: their names are sa
" and Dave I and my friends 80 huntir
very ne arly every Friday and Saturday night
h. We catch 'possums and coons. we rd1
ue wildcat one night but eo y, sosen M
81 snakes have come out. Millle VI. shatte
d will you be so kind as 70 send me the, ~
Time IN the ga Tow9 re5 1ha p, wv YAM s
=
ca Dewey" tune TO Yankee Doodle or al
other song that | havo.
a. 80 fishing every nov aud then sometlm
or catch FISH and sometim don't We hn
,ti planted our corn. It ralned last mig, a.
this morning. Guy HICKS
Lytle. Texas.--pear Haphammer: AL
my III e. mouths absence viii Try % wri
again. Mr.. Hap. / am doiag ali can
the make Texas beautiful; all OF my howei
icy except one vine and my chrysaathsmum
,uy were frozen. Ny lilac lie almost IN bloom.
have to water all my flowers, because
is so dry out herr This place y II
der Mexico II seldom ever rains here Mia
~. VFn Emery, who "a your uncle that Us
not 70 live close 10 Lytleg I am anxious 70 kno
Will some OF the laps please ssnl me
and words TO Sweet bunch Of Daisies. II
gu. Fatal Wedding and MY swesthssr. -
om Fair Littls Fairy" will send IN fetl
ere any Of the following songs Wiiile Moot'
srs THE shin that Never Returned - span
the Cavalier, LBarnsy Mccoy my swe
viii hearts the Man IN the Mcon." Or "a
Time In the Old Town.' Annls Waite. yf
ub- letter about crabs was reai inteFe tn y,
any me I wonder what hns become OF bi
Carl A IIappyhamnep =, ,-,.,r,sr