The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-26
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HELPING FUND.

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| Harwood, Texas. Dear Haphammer:
Here come two little sisters, aged 10 and
s, who wish to join your band of boys and
girls. We send 10 cents to help buy Edna
Fowler chair. We love 10 read the
Haps' letters.
Beatrice and Annie Fullilove.
Bowie. Texas.-Dear Haphammer: l am
10 years old. will vote for the COW be-
cause like bread and milk. have lived
on farm one year and like it better than
town. If had a dime I would send IL to
the Haps. God bless the Haps. Goodbye
A true Hap, Lawrence Hlllyer.
Boren, Texas.-Dear Haphammer an
sitting on rustic seat under large maple
which stands in the yard, and a little
hooking bird is singing sweet song tC
me. [ did not pick but loo pounds OF cot
ton this year. | saw Jimmes picture in
| the paper. | know he is proud of his leg
| A true Hap, Burova E. Howerton.
Houston. Texas.--Dear Haphammer: |
wish to join the club l am a little hoy
years old, and | know my letters al
ready. l have a little sister 3 weeks old.
have some money of my own and send
5 cents TO help Edna get the chair My
brother Gladstone sends 10 cents toward
the chair. We both hope she will soon get
it. Your new little Hap,
Ernest Wilers Heisig
Pendletonville. Texas.--Dear Hapham
mer: Here comes another little boy knock
ing at the door. Will you let me in and
chat with you a little while? | am
stranger, but we were all strangers at one
time. l will cast my vote for the noble
cow Mr.. Hap, will you send me one of
your badges? am going to join the help
ing fund. Well, / will close for this time.
as / don't want my letter in that big old
basket. Hoping the cow will win, ! am
ever a new Hap, Joe NJ. Wayland.
Cotulla, Texas-Dear Haphammer: Here
come another Texas girl asking FOR ad-
mittance. My papa takes The Houston
Post and we are all glad to seen 1t come
will cast my vote for the old faithful
COW, for / think she is the most useful
When / say most useful l do not say my
favorite / am 10 years of age and have
seven brothers and two sisters. Wei, !
guess had better step out of the way and
give someone else place to write some
thing more interesting. Hoping the COW
will win, a true Hap, SUSIE buIhs'
Borrersville. Texas.-Dear Haphammer
Hello, Haps will you admit a Jolly NUS
school boy into your happy band OF boys
and girls? ! am s years old ana go 10
school every day. l have dog for my
pet; his name is Ponto. l help papa at
the GIN / unload his cotton lot MN
when / am not at school. will cast my
LA a. I
is most useful to man. and am sure wheh
l 90 for a ride / don't want to be stuck up
on an old cows back. Now, just think
hadn't YOU rather have a nice horse 90
ride than a COW? Well. Mr.. Hap said not
to write long letters. so I'll close. GOOD
bye j. l. Borrer'
Nacogdoches, Texas. Dear Hapham.
mer: Will you admit little boy OF ~
years to join your happy band OF boys ana
girls? | live on a farm seven miles from
the town of Nacogdoches. ! go to school
at Mount Horb. and like my teacher very
much. My papa takes The Post and | en-
10Y reading the Haps' page very much
do think IL is so kind in the boys and
girls of our land and country to help those
that need aid Please find cents for the
helping fund. will close, as this is my
first letter and expect the waste basket
will catch it, A true Hap,
Hollis Muckleroy
Richland Springs. Texas-Dear Hap
hammer: Here comes little 7-year-old
COW puncher from West Texas who wants
TO join your happy band have horse
named Whiteman and a burro named
Montezuma like to ride Whiteman bet
ter than Montezuma, because he viii gall
lop faster / also have a new saddle that
my father gave me on my seventh birtE !.
day / have more than hundred head or
cattle with my own brand on them. NY
brand Is fbackwards.) For fear this VIII
find tine way to the waste basket ! VIII
close, with love to all the Haps, new
Hap, Johnnie Boy Sellman.
Buda. Texas.--Dear Haphammer: |
wrote one letter before, but II wal not
printed, but saw my name In The list o,
new Happyhammers. and Will try aga n,
with better success this time. | hone.
Now the great contest is al hand. "Wbt n
IS the most useful animal u mankindT'
Why, the COW. That is what most Of the
boys and girls of the band would say, and
that is just what am going TO say. There
Is nothing more ENJOYABLE than nice gall
lop around around on horseback on n COIL
morning ard nothing more detesiable IMAM
10 SIT down to eat meal with breaa MADE
without milk and without butter, Now
you Haps that vote for the horse like but
ter and steak, know. almost every one
OF you. As ever a true Hap,
Willie Rogers.
Hardin, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
thought It was so nice to see little poys
and girls letters in print that decided
TO write and lei the Haps know something
about me live In the country and my
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