The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-01
HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL /, 1900


and then write It and It will be printed,
4 am sure, but II your first letter Is not
printed don't get discouraged and say the
eoitor is partial TO some. for tcclr LETT
ters are printed every week and I only
wrote one and IL wasn't printed. but say
VIII Try again and make ii SO Interesting
mat the editor can't help putting It IN.
Did you know, kind friend. that IL you
get discouraged at every little crook and
turn your life Will never 90 a success?
because probably Bill Jones' children havs
better chance than you have or be-
cause you are farmers child you think
can't make anything but remember
that Abraham Lincoln was farmer's hoy
and poor one at that We may not be
president, but II we try We can make true
men and true women. True manhood and
womanhood is something we all should
reach after Look at all great men, they
mad courage. Look at George Washington.
That very name sounds sweet 10 us Va
learn chat he had many trials and troubles,
but never once did he give up. Let us
look at those who. when young aud pre-
pairing 10 battle with life, got discouraged.
Where are they today7 They are as low
ID society as any one ever was Some OF
them are beggars and tramps. Now We
see the good OF having courage. Remem-
Wen. Haps. | suppose have said enough
on that subject so ! will express my opin.
ion on the subject of new contest. am
in favor OF Confederate hero contest
Some may think that everybody will vote
for Robert II. Lee, but | can say that Y
will not, for there we're others that de-
serve as much praise as he does. Such
as Hood, the TWO Johnstons and Jackson
Wen. as my letter is getting long | will
bring 1t TO a close. Your true Hap,
Cephus.
Randal's Store, Texas.--Dear Hapham-
mer: Good morning Haps, how are you
all this bright Sabbath mornlugg / read
the Haps' page last night aud enjoyed It
very much, Well. this great contest has
closed enjoyed 1t very much, but en-
joyed the hero contest best OF all. Miss
Annie Smith, while naming the great in
yentione. named the photograph She is
right; that Is wonderful invention but
Will some one tell me OF what use IL is
to any man? / didn't write in time to
vote in the contest; If l HAD | would
have voted for the steamboat. oh, girls,
we must plant more flowers this year and
| continue to plant flowers all our lives
| know OF nothing / like better than to
see lots of flowers. ! have pet pig and
a good many pet chickens. l call my pig
Shabby; know some will laugh at that
name, but 1t suits my pig ali right.
suppose most OF tho boys and girls like
10 ride horseback l do. | have got a
little pony OF my own that | ride, bat
every time h sees anything in the road
or just outside of IL, he will jump and
sometimes he throws me off, but he never
has hurt me yet Well. l will olose for
this tine; 10 cents for the helping fund.
true Hap, Dell Stringer.
! Victoria, Texas--Doar Haphammer:
was at home all alone last Sunday even
ing, as the rest Of the family had gone
10 spend the afternoon in the country,
The day seemed so long aud | could ind
nothing TO do to "kilI" time, l tramped
about the house trying to lind something
TO read. but 1t was all In vain | picked
up every book, paper, magazine, etc, that
came across, but stlll I could fro Meth
ing but that which l had already read.
/ Presently caught sight of green backed
/ book lying on the top OF the writing DECK,
and l thought surely now / had found
something to rad, but when / picked Il
up l found it 10 be THE Last Days OF
Pompeii,' which | had read several years
ago. was very much disappointed and
threw the old book down again whore
4
boy call out, Houston Daily Post" FOL
the first time that day 1t occurred to M,
that our contest had closed. In an in
slant was at the door and the little
owsboy handed me The Post. saying.
Here's your paper miss ] took the
paper. rushed back into the house. an(
dropped down into the first chair reached
1t didn't take be any time to flnd tn,
Hap pag.N and with eager eyes read til
had finished the page. LEANED bacl
in my chair with my eyes half closed
thinking OF tho inventions ami comparing
the use OF one with that Of the other,
could not realize that the locomotive wa
moro,useful than the steamboat. Present
ly my eyes entirely closed and I begai
think aloud, saying over aud over
again: is It possible that the locomo
tive is a greater invention than the steam
boat?" NO" answer a voice. There i
none so great as the steamboat" wa
so astonshed that almost tumbled gu
Of my chair / looked up, and behold
there stood handsome young knight. HI
doffed his hat, and said; "A Happyham
mer, presume Eyes, sir I said, YER
meekly.
"And understand you have had de
bate on the greatest invention OF tn
Nineteenth century"
Eyes. sir" ! replied. "but may as
, who told your
, who told me? Why you stupid child
Can't read the papers as we'll as your
, "Y-e-a. SIR" l answered slowly. wit
, my head down.
looked at him furtively. but was afrai
, to say anything, lest he should snap m
off again After a few moments OF 81
, lence he said very pleasantly; THE loco
motive won In the imaginary race, blu
the steamboat won In the real race"
r | wondered what he meant by the "res
: race" and suddenly the question slippe
! out of my mouth what do you mea
by the real race. STRIP
) 81 will tell you about the other rae,
I tho real race mean. II you would Xix
. to hear IT,"
Q Several days ago" he began, "thc
J steamboat and the locomotive Haps de
{ cided to have a race and see which won't
reach Cincinnati, Ohio. hrst. Friday at
, o'clock p. M. large number of steam
boat Haps gathered at New Orleans an
allied up the Mississippi river. Mean
time the locomotive Haps had gotten 0
: board their iron horse which was goin
at a rapid rate. The locomotive soon sc
ahead OF the steamboat, but that dldn
l'st long, for several hours later thi
/, eamboat was ahead again, and won
: sailing up the Ohio river before the loco
motive had ever crossed the MlsslEsjpp
4 AZ o'clock Saturday morning the steam
! boat entered the port at Cincinnati. Whe
the Haps on board the steamboat receive