The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21

VIII close, wishing nappy New year
70 oil, sincerely. Q. J. Simmons,
iiornshy. Texas. Dear Haphammer.
This is my first letter to the Happyhnm-
mers ! think that the greatest invention
OF the Nineteenth century Is the wireless
telcgraphy. | am u years old have
been going to school three sessions and
am in the seventh grade. Bye Bile.
Ernest l.. Robertson.
starks, La.--Dear Haphammer Will you
admit another little 1i-year-o girl into
your happy band OF boys and girls2 am
not going to school now. Our school was
out the 9Th OF January. never did write
before. but have been constant reader
OF The Post. So will bid you adeu for
fear OF the waste basket new Hap,
Cora Henderson.
Mands. Texas.--Dear Haphammer: I
am little girl OF II years old and I
would like TO join the Happyhsmmer club.
Enclosed please find % cents. | am sorry
that / did not come in time to help to
pay for Edna Fowlers chair. which
1ut Inc Post but | hope that
my little fund can be used for something
else. Remaining friend to the Haps,
Amy Smith.
Lockhart, Texas. Dear Haphammcr:
VIII YOU admit little girl into your hap
ny band of workers. Ny father takes The
Post ana am always glad when II comes,
Tor enjoy reading the Haps page so
much. | go TO scncol every day that IS
suitable. live one and a half miles from
town Well, as this is my frst letter
VIII close with best wishes TO the Haps.
Your new Hap, Emma Simmons.
Hampstead. Texas---Dear Happyham-
mers; We. josephone and oran Wier ana
Lillian Petzel, send 80 cents to help buy
chair for Edna. Do hope she will get
it by Christmas. We are SO glad the
COW won. for we thought she was the
most useful animal. Wishing you and
all the Haps Merry Christmas and n
Happy New Year, Your true friends,
Josephine, Oran Weir and Lillian Petzcl.
Houston. Texas. Dear fIaphammer.
This Is tire second time | have written
letter to the Eappyhtmmers My FIRST let
ter was not printed, so ! thought would
try again. | made little doll set of FUR
niture and put it on exhibition al the Aud
itoriun during the Fruit, Flower and Veg
oiable Festival. Everybody who saw 1t
said 1t was certainly nice. How did you
all spend Christmas? I had fine time.
Wei, ! will close. Good bye. Yours tru-
ly. Willie Forrest.
Fairbanks, Texas-Dear Hsphsmmer
have been thinking Of writing a long time.
| am II years old ! want to join your
happy band of boys and girls go TO
school and my teacher Is Miss Edith Dun
mon. We have Ave COWS, three horses,
SIX pisse chickens and ducks, two dogs
and two cats. 7 have three sisters and a
brother We live on farm. We have been
living here eight years next month Christ
mas is over and there is a new year here
again. With love to the Haps, / am, a
ne" tl!end, Paul ST. Rcnner.
Burgess, Texss,--Dear Haphammer:
am 10 years aid and would like to Join
the Happyhammers, am going to school
and am in the third grade, ! hope my let
ter can be read, We live about a mile
from Burgess and il has store and a gin
and a blacksmith shop. My papa takes
The Houston Post Christmas is gone and
II will be long time till next Christmas.
guess Miss Edna has got her chair nv
this time. had better close.
Emily Atkins.
Hampstead. Texas. Dear Haphammer:
l will write again II is raining here now
have a little l,aby brother and when
write he wants TO help me. | am so glad
Edna at last has her chair; it VIII Eo such
u comfort TO her. Joe Farmer. write again
some more of your famous dreams" |
read tho Haps page every week I spent
the holidays at Yockum with my sister
and had a nice visit. VIII say good bye
for this time. and send cents for the
helping fund. \ true Hap.
Mozclle Mlligan.
Hornsby, Texas, Dear Haphanmer:
Here comes another little girl Will you
let me Join your band of boys and girls
/ am little girl years old and live on "A
large farm. My papa takes The Post and
We all like II very much. We have n
large family; there are six OF Ms children,
and we have some lively old times these
long winter days | will tell you about
our pets. | have a pretty white cat and a
black puppy. ] call my cat Kitty Bum
per- and the dog BLACK Jack We have
three other dogs and two cats and some
ring neck doves that are about 10 years
old. ] like to 60 to school this Is my
first year With love TO the Haps, will
close. Lydia Robertsoii.
Clawson. Texas. Dear Happyhammers
have not written to our page for some
time. ] have lost my dear sweet sister
since | wrote last. She died at Sweet
MdlCF. OCNOptT .. we MISS Der SO lnuEu .
She was so good and kind to every one.
You will find inclosed 10 cents for the
chair for the little crippled girl. One OF
the niekels sent Is for sister She can't
send it, but ! know If she were here she
would send it and ] win send IL for her.
am not going to school. l have to help
papa on the farm. Pa is nearly 65 year,
old and has no one to help him but me
I will close with love TO the Haps.
Guss Mathews.
Burgess, Texas. Dear Haphammer
viii you admit a 12-year-old girl into
your happy band OF boys and girls? |
would like to join your happy club. live
a mile from Burgess and go to school.
Papa takes the Houston Post and have
been reading the Haps letters for quite
a while. It has been raining here for a
few days and is real muddy. Christmas
is gone and hope Edna has got her chair
Our home is pretty place when II Ia
dry. We have shade trees all over the
yard. am sorry that one OF our Haps Is
dead. We live about quarter OF mile
from the little river that did us 50 much
damage last spring We have two milk
cows The contest about the COW and
the horse is over. I think the COW was
the most useful. Well. as this is my FIRST
time, / will close. Love to all the Haps.
true Hap, Lois Atkins
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