The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13


SINK a ship right In among the enemy, as
dld Ljeutnant Hobson, Il takes a great
hero, and none other than q hero can
accomplish such as he did.
Now In regard to the great battle OF
Manila | will say that was indeed a great
victory, but the Spanish were not expect
Ing Dewey at the time he made his APP
pearance and the sailors on his ships
should be given the greatest part OF the
praise for their good work in destroying
the Spanish ships.
Well, now we see that Hobsons plan
was good and he first made out that plan
and then at the head OF seven or eight
men he went right out in plain view OF
the enemy and carried out his plans and
risked his lite by being captured by the
Spanish. Well, | suppose | have said
enough on the subject OF great heroes,
but let me say word in regard to the
helping fund. Now. let every Happyham-
mer boy and girl bring along their nckels
and dimes and help the more unfortunate
ones than us and we will feel better our
selves Perhaps my letter Is getting too
long. so | had better close. | will close
for this time, asking Philip Webster,
Cephus and Miss Alice Hooper TO write
again very soon.
As ever will close with three cheers
for Lieutenant Hobson and the Haps.
Edwin Stanford.
San Angelo. Texss.--Dear napnanmer:
After an absence OF nearly three years
again enter your happy band. have just
received The Post and admired the lot
tiers OF Roy Lee, oliver Thornton and
Lillian Kimpton very much shink the
anonymous letter from Dallas was very
good and I quite agree with the wriSsr on
the subject OF discussion. for how could
"A GnNt "a,
ton? I am sure Il would take a great
deal of thought and then It would not hc
easy have read so many beautiful
stories OF southern bravery. | have one
in my scrap hook entitled "The Old Army
Canteen.' IL Is not story OF daring
bravery, hut OF a great sacrifcc--a private
who laid down his life for An enemy"
'Tis nothing-a private or two now and
then
VIII not count IN the news OF the battle:
Not an officer lost--.only one Of the mon
Moaning out, all alone. the death rat
tie"
And although nc lies IN an unmarked
grave he is one OF wars unknown heroes
Amy Wood, | was surprised to see letter
from SO near home I have never been 10
Sherwood, but have some ncquaintauces
there. ] went fishing yesterday but didn't
catch any fish. They don't seem 10 bite
very well since the overflow | suppose
most Of the Haps saw an account of the
overflow of the Conchos in The Post. we
saw the water about nooN and hnrb,d =,
the river and stayed on II all evening Wa
saw pieces Of houses and chairs and bridge
timbers and saw cows drowned and we
saw a poor old possum away out In the
river on pecan limb Just about three
inches above the roaring waters, and he
looked as II he thought his last hour had
come, hut II hadn't. FOR the waters sub
sided and he escapNA day or swn later
we received the sad news of the death or
eight persons who were drowned at the
mouth OF Kiows creek. whore Il flows
into Middle Conchc, The waters were
At their highest here April &. That was
the next day aftor my birthday was iC
April 5. and ! wrote my first letter TO The
Post six years ago, so ! am one OF the
young ''oid time Haps did not get ID
vote In the last contest but would have
voted for the steamboat " had But 7
am making my letter too long true
Hap, Hassio Evans.
Rutledge, Texas, Dear Haphammer:
have made several visits since | wrote my
last letter to the page and while making
some of those tours | found myself in
dreamland part Of the time and ! had
some rather curious, exciting and comical
dreams at said times But ! am not going
10 take up space on your valuable page in
relating any OF those dreams so | Will
try aud write about something more fu-
portant. | have been thinking long aud
earnestly upon the subject before Us for
discussion and | want to excuse myself
from voting one way or the other in THIS
letter and write something about the war
and the causes leading to If. While some
say secession caused the war between
the North and South and others contend IL
was slavery person who advocates both
causes Is correct Slavery caused seces-
sion and secession brought on the war.
When America entered upon her era Of
slavery 1t was Just after tho founding OF
jamestown. when the first small shipload
Of slaves were brought over and sold 10
the planters. Their labor was found prof
table and slave trading woe encouraged
by the colonists. The number of slaves
Increased with the colony's growth. And
when England enforced So many harsh aud
unpopular laws upon the Americans the
colonies revolted against the tyranny OF
the mother country and won their freedom.
Sectional feeling existed between the
North and the South during the colonial
days, being apparent even a the conven-
ton that formed the constitution. AS his
tory teaches, each administration from
Washington to Buchanan caused the feel
ing TO become more Intense between the
North and South. as the many parties
were formed in the North for the purpose
OF aDolishing slavery in the South This
state OF affairs continued, causing heated
discussion between the most able and
prominent statesmen Of the day When
Buchanan took his seat as president each
day witnessed the feeling become more
and more bitter between the North and
South. and after the presidential cam
paign IN 1860 the South resolved there
should be some plan or action taken. See
ing their constitutional rights could no
longer be preserved in the Union they de-
liberately withdrew. The war that fol-
lowed was one OF the mightlest struggles
of modern times and one OF the greatest
recorded in history a. the present time.
And 10 point out the general who served
the South and so brayely defended her
cause throughout the long ana bloody war
viii only require very short space OF
time Roy Lee
Hutto TeXas.-Dear Haphammer: viii
write about Texas and her heroes. Sew
ersl OF the Haps have written about Texas
and told what March was no Texas.
have not said a word about Texas since
the hero conteet. But because haven't.
don't think for moment that / do mo-
love Texas, for / do That name Is pre-
clous 10 me- 1t was made precious TO
every lover Of freedom and heroism when
the Alamo heroes fell. Those who do not