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

school. but had to stop to help para work.
like TO work on the farm / also Ike ~
hunt rathits. have a picture gallery OF
my own make. but ! have lots Of fun with
l, h az me same. ! am 70 20 hs-ins som on the
BAYOU. We camp out whsn we 10 fishing
and at night the hootinE Of owls. the crSak-
ing OF frogs aud bowling Ct wolves keen US
Sso .ri my sut ! eaiey tha, all the same.
good old horse: he must have been in tae
war as he Is afraid Of a gun. Yours truly.
Eldrsd BoNdsn,
Bertram. Texas.--Desr IIsnhammer. As n
ma been sometime since have written 20 the
Haps: will write again. Sprins las Que led
weather ard | guess ali Of YOU Hans Srs
TOO The vlolets will soon b. IN bloom AMI
men US school girls can hunt them: there
are ABOUT four more girls going TO write aud
SO nice for The Post to give US page; don't
You all think so7 | live on 4 hiyh hill and
the wind whistles through the trees and the
mocking birds sing beautiful songs. rho creek
runs lust in front OF the house aud as the
water runs through the rocks II makes a
beautiful noise. | hear Mr.. Hap saying that
nave written enough, 50 l VIII close. Yours
sincerely, Maud Ruhle
Dodge, Texas. -Dcar Haphammer: J have
been thinking for some time | would write
and send my contribution, | send 10 cents
/ TO help little Jimmie Edwards Just think,
Haps, II each one of VS. would only send .
cents apiece what nile of dollars Mr.. Han
would have to count. | am little farmer
1 boy and like country life so much better than
town. where We can not see the beautiful
woods: ell decorated with the Wild flowers
| Inc little club flowers. violets. are IN full
bloom. their purple heads peeping W through
me brown leaves making az the woods lovely.
win love to all the liaps. a true Hap,
Il. Delaney.
Harper. Texas.--Dear Haphammer: VIII you
iet new Hap Of 10 summers in to Join your
| band. ] have not much to tell YOU about.
but lust wait until It turns warm and rains
aud then ! am going to tell YOU all about my
flowers, | have little brother years old
and sister . years old, NV papa aad
mamma have siven MS a corner In their
garden. We will plant flowers and some
garden seed. too. Papa sent and got me 81
many nice flower seed. | will tell YOU all
about them when sprinR eomes-if IL ever
does.
We live on a farm two and a half miles
from our school. Some times we walk aud
sometimes we 20 on horseback new Hap
Ada Austin.
Azuss. Cal.--Dear Haphammer: have
never written to the Hap page. so VIII try
to write. live in California, where thc
sun shines pretty near all of the time. II &
does not rain there will be another drouth
! have, two brothers aud two sisters. w
packing house What We get are oallet
"culls." We used to live in Texas. but vi
came, out here for my fathers heal b
u
, in the Old Town Tonight and "All Cool
Look Alike to Ne" ] will give In exchange
my Sweetheart Went Down on the Maine
and Alabama Blossoms"
will close for this time.
Paul H. DOUGLAS.
Garrison. Texas.--Dear Haphainmer: VII
YOU admit another 13-year-old boy to loiI
your band? | live in the little town OF Gar
risou. which 70 located on the Houston Eas
and West Texas railroad. live within Mt,
en- de ~ h. 1tass ant, tlo t~a Nr
run by our town. II Is dulte attractive. q
we have brick yard>snd three coal min as
two OF which are running nov, We have
mineral spring. which people visit every sum
mer. drinking the mineral wa.aN Our schoo
house is situated near a red spring. Sc
. you are writing about your pets, have one
a Shepherd dog be Is very smart; his nam
} Houston Heights Texas. -pear Hapham
mer; Hello, Haps, here l am again, tappin
at the door There were so many nice letter
In the last paper. ! will try 10 describe papa
sawmil. Just about two miles from Housto
Heights. He makes lumber and broom ha
dies. The broom handle machine turns abou
thousand IN one day. The mill bias nc
been running for about month. bocaus
part of the machinery was broken:
Mr. Han vour story about the I'd OF Marc
was very nice Josie James, your letter wa
c nice Come again. Josie would Ike
correspond with some OF the Hans. My az
Is IL years. Your true Hap,
Emporia Toxas.-Desr Haphammer: WI
Q you admit another little bow. II years
. into your happy band? | don't go 70 seno
o now. as our school lie out. have plen
Q OF little pets-a little colt his name Is hutto'
he is so gentle; some little calves aud kitten
: enough 10 piow aud help my papa. J pi'
Q cotton Well. IIaps. ! will tell Of nadstor
0 which my grandma has; he got II out oil
; large deer and he has appiled II q sever
o dnr bites splder and snake bites and 1t prove
; All right You all know where TO come
Q Won all get Ditto Jeptha Smith. Empcrl
> Texas. have two little s'ser ana Q,
Q Nv sweet little baby brother died not mar
. months ago Farmers VIII soon 20 70 piat
: ing their crops. ! would Ike to eoFrespoi
WIN some " Wv ~ Gordon Weeks.
p Lomets. Te1ss.--Dear Haphammer ! Ii,
"a IN Lap1pasas county, on the banks OF y
~ coInrado river, at Red Bluff crossing. II
y nearest town is eleven miles and the ,neare
y school four miles. Myself. one brother al
- hut walked awhile and. Oh. how tired We q
y study six different books, but Texas histn
a. INV favorlte. haven't any pets. but 0
OF my brothers has hve canary olas q
= n1othfr has one. a singer. think they 8
D ,ssi ysry sorry for little Jimmie. "
e Han would you MIND telling ne soM "a,
70 VIII. / will close by asking some QUESTION
:. what were the twin sisters? ?. Who sal
'r s't,ro dead man bnt don't let the ON
boys know II. Tell them TO conquer or az
3 What we're Major Burton and his nj
:. esiie Vii, angwer Angus McNeii's duostio
" II Was sam Houston who said II would rata
Y m.ss,ire deer tracks than tare' ] WI
= ls,s sa,su Mianle Smith
a nodre Texas.-Dsar Haphamner; After
8 ,o,,g sbsenee ! will write and send IN
i iI,,ia mite for the Jimmie Edwards tund'
think some Of the Haps have forgotten
I,annvhamrnsr hand ever existed or u
a,si,id send in their contributing 70 help !
re o,,r crippled Haps artificial limo, although
to an rather late but better late tnsn never.
y. what has become OF blind carr won
n II he has forgotten the kinaness o. inc fta
IN I see Mr. Hap gave us = seolulhS loi
:. writing about nowers, nensNs ne Is
20 fewer man have planter az ny n9neIs'
en v,heu they bloom VIII sena Mr. hsp
auct. our roses would nave pssn ~ n 'iS
al nnNs had the unwelcome freeze stayed WI
,.,..s rnore welcome than among the iow'
"Nssbsi Perkins. will you please send me
or ,.yodv on 1.-THE Fatal Wedding
scno something In return. ,
: Mr. Hap ! Think you have SUGGESTED ;
re-, that win be more Interesting than
- W. have ever had , r,s.a. o,
n Il send IS cents TO the Jimmie EDWARDS ~
en- sna hone IL will not be very long nntll ne
~ cns,,rh 10 buy his artificial leg, Love 70
=. the Haps and Mr.. Hap remain z I I -
~ r.oyejssv. Tcxss.-nssr Haphsnmer: II
y ~ ahreure OF npd