The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
CLUB TALK.

Tht editor OF this page is highly graft
ia BY the intelligent interest taken In the
object of the contest Who was the
.reatest hero of the Texan war for inGe-
tsndencs?" and likes TO think that the
virit that lived In Travis and Austip ard
duston and sill the Texan heroes still
yts ID the boys and girls of the land they
Esssd aud fought for. And while It may
,ot be given to any Of the Haps TO die for
tbeIr country. they may live for her, and
ttat Is quite as great. The boys may grow
H. to serve Texas in many ways, and IL
Lihey live pure, upright lives, respecting
Iihs laws, upholding the name and honor
of the State, they will as truly serve her
4 The great men whose names are craven
<!n stone and written down on historys
bage The girls Will one day become wo-
3men; will have broad influence over the
|lises Of those about them, and If that in
fadnce is used to purify and ennoble all
gho meet them they will have served
TAas MS well as if they gave their lives
vi her. Above all, both boys and girls
nusl keep alive that spirit OF patriotism
Ehlch SPOKE so clearly at the Alamo and at
Ban Jaeinto,
~
To give your life for your country is
Sometimes easier than to live in it for her.
% do what is right every day---ah, that
i the hardest thing of all. The days pass
b Quickly, but each one holds SO many
Etrp.ations to do wrong, and 1t takes more
|surase to resist temptation than 1t does
80 into battle. During the war with
Epan young man whose people had been
a!dleis Tor generations used to watch the
lalers sJing of gaily to fight The Span
<las ana his heart was sick with pain
Fns disappointment because he had to stay
nome. Attsr locking on when one OF
DC regiments was leaving he went home
W lae Tears Of disappointment running
Pswh his face, and said: ut takes more
tusge to stay than TO TO-" To nv mind
ls1 man was as much of q hero as any
blu. W "AO 0''ih'e' oau Juan
ine mail last week brought SO many let
as that the editor had time of It
accsias the ones to go in the paper, 1t is
Eq'le remarkable how well written and
sel spelled the most of them are. have
,4eumes to correct the spelling of some
~ "vlus' oul not SO often as one would
ws rn, N9en the age of the writer is re-
- ~ thought OF the Haps when /
I, is ~ some old letters, written
'tsv isV years ago, and only published
rs father: "ii'es "
aost honoured Father.-I want n HIATT
IS payre of Fringed Gloves very much
~ Desire you TO send them IN me n
y vsn possibly before Sunday next. for
. come from Church everybody eazetb
MA M aau asketh who | am. This / VA.
~ y! a friend of Myne who was asked
a. NV of Three who | was.'
~ nv Is iathtr winds up one of his let.
rsnt l's son in this way: "Be sure YOU
A s, W. hooieing Tankord, nor no Cool
II yn 'nas what so ever. harkon thou unto
|xy,ny ana advise of NEE thy father.
kouldn,, aee peter than him selfe." We
|sads ,,i nnu ooys and girls In the fourth
ihtsa a,.sins Ike that. would we? And
ki,srs ~ leal people that wrote those
b. worlS people of fine position in
s0netimes the Haps write very care.
u. ana 1t is difficult to read the letters
N. was very nice interesting letter
/, ssA from a little girl In Concord.
many OF the words could not be
b wiz Sn' Ihat had to give it up. / hope
N sbe write write again and more clearly,
Srots s Expresses herself very nicely ana
'Hss that are interesting to all.
~, sVuires Of Cleveland, Texas, sends
Ls,sa pretty poem. and il she has net
ID ro.m,. We VIII gladly publish II, hut
Bflsinsl published on this page must be
Nj nIa.U De worth anything Aunis
In wcrs let the editor know il II Ia her
|l% saiy Boyer, in his interesting letter
n !, ~. sas ran of me Alamo. makes one or
n. ! a's,skes. He says that every man
n IA ne n line that Travis drew with his
Faa nan , as was one who did not,
Pc win y hese, and Il is said be es-
n fort nope of bringing help to
IKE TO believe this, for he