The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-29

nice little Haps would come down and
help me pick tomatoes for | certainly do
get tired of them. Well. Haps as this
is my first time. l won't trouble you long.
like the Gypsy very much and wish
she would write again. Well good bye
TO all the Hsps for this time. Next time
! will try and write a longer letter.
Hoping soon to be a sincere Hap,
Alonzo r. Storey.
Groyeton. Texas,-Dear Haphammer:
WIZ you admit Iu,o your lappy Daad
OF wOrAers. lou nave u very ln.eresutug
contest 10 vote upon this time have
been silent reaoer OF the Adps page IN
The Post for long time ana TINS contest
woke me up and 4 thought 1 would write
before me contest closed. / nave Just been
reading some letters ia The Post where
the girls were pounding on Mir. Dawson
Tor the compliments he passed on them
and some OF them were. or seemed TO o.,
very hot about it, 1 think (not that / want
to MAKE any of the girls m4d Tor this Is
my first attempt TO write aud don't want
to have any falling OUT but noticed for
some reason or otler that most OF the girls
are for Hobson. l wonder why. Guess be-
cause Hobson kissed one OF the girls [
was for Hobson myself and think Hob
son was the brsvest OF all As This is my
first Time | will close for ! might Just DO
writing fer the waste basket. With sue
cess to Hobson and love to the Haps.
new Hap. Noryel G. Belk
Arkansas Pass, Texas.--Dear Hapham-
mer; am very sorry a mistake was
made In my last letter. | was misni-
formed H. as my father says. the mistake
was about Deweys pilot. and | am sorry
TO have done him an injustice. bur Adj
miral Schley is still my favorite hero The
ladies gave to Hob on all the honor he de-
served, for very few heroes are allowed
to kiss SO many Of the fair ones. and
again, be was honored by having the kiss
ing pug named for him. Dewey has had
honors bestowed on him too---a magnlf-
cent home and jeweled sword How
many OF the Haps earn the money they
send to the helping fund. LIDO for one.
won't forget to inolose the dime for the
helping fund this time, We have a beau
.ilul scotch collie, the Haps' fayorite dog.
ms name is Mac. We have a bird concert
DAY and night, The hooking bird olways
IN the lead. Love to ali the Hans and
Mrs Foster. A true Hap.
Lucy Burt.
West Point. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
WIN you let another little boy s years old
ION your happy band. Papa takes The
Post, and thinks It is he grandest paper
IN the state have been going 10 school
since was years old. could read
"hen ! was years old. | haven't any
pets but little baby sister is months
old' she can talk some and Is So cute
Her name is Ruby. Our uncle at Abilene
wrote he was going TO send us some prai-
RE dogs soon. have three brothers ana
Two sisters. The two girls are the young
est children, so we boys help mamma. |
can churn. wipe dishes and get In wood
we live about half mile from the Colo
rado river. The overflow washed away al,
OF papa's crop but he planted over again
our held looked like river / go To SIM
DAY schol every Sunday. How can send
a dime TO The helping fund? Do YOU take
stamps There are plenty of squirrels i'm
here. Two came up to our gate this
evening and we were all on the gallery,
! Will close, as this is my first letter and
see that ugly waste basket in sight now
Please enroll me as Hap. Love to ali
tne Haps- Tommie Scallam.
calaveras, Texas--Dear Haphammer.
Have you decided who was the greatest
hero in the Spanish American war?
Well, | have at last decided, and | cast
my vote for r. V. Hobson, for think ha
was the greatest and bravest hero. al
least he showed more heroism than any