The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-07

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Goliad, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: It
has been a long time since any of you
have heard from me, and expect the
most or all OF you have forgotten me. but
watch eagerly for the dear old Post
send cents for Edna's chair.
with best wishes for Mr.. Haphammei
and all the Haps. bid you good bye for
this time. A true Hap,
Fay Moore.
Pamela. Texas.--Dear Haphammer: l
wish TO write you letter. ! am little
boy years old. go to school and love
10 read the letters in The Houston Post.
MY papa used TO live in Houston. love
to hear him talk about the lower country.
I Papa and mamma were both raised In
brazoria county. but We all love old
coryell. l wish to join the Haphammer
| club. send 8 cents for Edna's chair
Your little friend, Rabb Bertrand.
Kirk. Texas.-Dear Haphammer: VIII
you let little boy like me join your hap
ply band? | am 10 years old and farmer
boy, and have to do all kinds of work
that is to be done ON the farm. have
no pets. Father lives on the black land
/ u ~
has been raining for two days This is
a pretty country here. Kirk has three
| general merchandise stores one drug
store. two blacksmith shops. one cotton
gin, good school and two churches. 1t
Is about eighteen miles from Waco and
sixteen from Mexia. Papa takes The
Post and says 1t Is the best paper In
Texas. A new Hap. l.. Curtis.
Elgin. Texas.--Dear Haphammer: I
will tell you about my trip to the noun
tains. Summer before last we went to
the mountains and TO the bee cave The
cave had beautiful pool before 1t and
had little pools all over It. There were
pretty rocks hanging under cliffs We
camped at the river three days. | am so
glad that Christmas Is so near We have
one pot Of carnations; they are blooming
and are very sweet. am very sorry
that one of our little Haps. Ella, is dead.
AS ever true Hap. Lois Standfer.
i F. S.-Please find inelosed cents tor
Miss Ednas chair.
Theo. Texas-.Dear Haphammer Please
open the door and let another little girl
In. 1t Is real cold and muddy ont here,
and ] can see cheerful fire inside, and
] want to come in and chat while. | go
to school all the time that can; | have
seven studies, school has closed for the
holidays. think the subject suggested
by the editress would be very interesting
II would certainly make us put our think
ing caps on, and that is what We need, !
will ask a question; What was the main
cause of the revolutionary war; AS this
, is my hrst letter. ] had better close. Mr..
, Hap. IL | do not see this letter in print I
will know the reason and not say anything
but will try to silently improve in letter
writing, so the next will be worth your
] notice. Good bye. Minnie Gould.
Enclosed is cents for Ednas chair;
do hope she will get it soon. MIG,
Davilla. Texas.--Dear Haphammer In
: answer to your letter received today.
will try in my delight to express my graf
itude for my chair which the Happyham
rners have gotten me. l feel that am IN.
der lifelong obligations to you for your
, assistance, and also to the Happyhammers
AS soon as my chair is received and an
able TO ride l am going to have my pic
ture taken and send it to you to be inserted
In The Post, so that every Hap can see
what their pennies have helped to get
a Mamma will pay what 1t costs to ,brins
my chair to Dayilla. Please enroll me al
Hap. for I can remain no longer ont o.
such happy circle. And when you ge
, the Happyhammers badges please save m,
mean to hammer happiness. will clos,
: by wishing you and all the Happyham
mers a happy New Year. Yours truly,
) Edna Fowler.
, Hughes Springs, Texss.-Dear Hapham
naer; II has been about four months
since | last wrote. I am going to schoo
at Gravity. which is little country
school house. like to 20 20 school. OuI
tyn 7
= one mile from the school house
] will tell YOU about our cat Toby
He catches rabbits, mice, sal9manders aut
one night he brought in an old salamad
: der and it's baby. The old one had It's
, pockets full OF grass. He always new
:, when be comes with anything
> How many of the Haps ever saw
. whippoorwill or her nest? or course, vol
!, have all heard them sing In the spring
but how many of you ever saw one?
never did but once, One built her mes
close to the trail going to our cottor
= field. | said built her nest. but that 4
: wrong. She did not build a nest sh
. laid two brown and spotted eggs on III
bare hillside. We could not see wins
!, kept. them from rolling down the hill
" Every time we would 60 by the old bir
would fly of. One day bird and eggs wer
both gone and we never saw either again
An old gentleman told US that we fright
! ened the old Dird on so OFTEN going [
o the cotton field that she took her egg
5 In her feet and carried them off Cal
5 any of the Haps tell me II bird woul
3 do this? Joseph Clinton HALEY.
o Wichita Falls, Texas.-Dear Haphan
Q mer: notice In the last issue OF I'll
3 Post that the beginning of our con e
p has been postponed until the LIST OF ia.
D uary. for one am glad OF It. Here
a list of some OF the most useful inver
% tions OF the Nineteenth century in the
. order: Steamboat. locomotive. TELEGRAPH
. telephone, airship and wireless telegraph
y II Is hard to tell which is the more usetu
u the steamboat or the locomotive. SON
2 will probably think one and some Il
e other, but am Of the opinion that Il
% steamboat is the more useful OF the Nv
: inventions. Wireless telegraphy and Il
. airship are two very useful inventions. bI
= as yet their usefulness have not been we
d developed To this list the X-rays ma
~ be added for. indeed, It is very usefu
probably more so than some OF those
IA have already mentioned. Come again, NJ
y Eugene Mathews. the boy author OF Texa
!, Have you finished your story, The Tow
- stray / wish you would send me
4, copy OF the paper you have Il pubiish'
!, in. fnr IKE 20 rad good ltsratur
- ga Ha<e~fai