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

iney are as thick as lizards In the sum
ner' My father Is merchant and yoa
Know II Is very hard work to stay in
store, but nevertheless l was In such
hurry 70 write TO the Haps | ran away
from the store for an hour. We had a
good rain here yesterday. ard II got the
lake very high. | live twepty-three miles
rom Gonzales and we have no railroad
through here Well, il is Monday morn
ING ana business is rushing so l will have
70 stop writing, Your true friend,
Fisher Boy.
sweet Home Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
.iood evening to you all have been read
ing The Houston Post for three or four
years but never mustered up courage
enough to write until now. see we have
a very nice contest at present; "Who was
the greatest hero in the Spanish Ameri-
can war; would like to know II Eva
murray is related to Mr.. JEFF Murray.
see she has written to The Post about two
months ago. My grandfather is 96 years
OF age He has an invalid chair; one of
ms legs IS broken. | read the soldiers
letter ! thought it was fine. George Ford.
l pronounce your letter fine" / should
rather think you did look funny down in
tne road nursing your tears" My letter
getting quite lengthy so | will close.
| Adieu. Jessv pinlx purke
! Zwolle, La.-Dear TIaphammer: After
an absence OF about two or three wears |
decided to write short letter to the
nappyhammers page, | like to read the
Haps' page very much but do not write
very often, only once every two or three
years. | see the Haps have no contest
now. but hope We will have another soon.
think the last contest was interesting,
yet l did not vote. but il | had IL would
nave been for the locomotive, as | think
/ II is the most useful invention OF the
Nineteenth century. Ralph Waldo Bent
ley ! would like TO see your story pub
lished in the Haps' page Edwin Stanford
| OF Lanevllle, Texas. you may send me
list of your books II you wish Enclosed
find 10 cents for the helping fund.
l. b Webb.
Quintana, Texas.--.Here comes another
girl to join your happy band Of boys and
glJls. The school down here closed March
2S was sorry it closed because liked
TO so to school The government is work
ing on the jettles now and hope they will
have deep water in the river We have
TO go over the BRACES river to school ana
sometimes X Is dangerous. | have one
pet and IL is horse. Her name is Flo
We have some roses and vioets, phlox
and many other kinds of flowers. l have a
sister and three brothers. My sister is ;
years cid and my brothers are ., IS and "A
years old. Ny birthday will be July %,
and / Will be 10 years old will close
for this time A new Hap.
Mona G. Shannon.
! P. s.-Enclosed find 10 cents for the
helping fund.
( Groesbeeck, Texas-Dear Haphammer;
! VIII endeavor TO write letter to The
Post and see if might Join your happy
band All of the Haps write such inter-
esting letters and | enjoy reading them
immensely. Some one made the remark
that spring was here at last and the vo-
let's We're beginning to bloom, but my vio-
let's have been blooming ever since Octo-
her and they are very large Alc Hoop
er, ! wish YOU many happy returns of the
anniversary of your birthday and | am so
glad that your letter party was success.
George Ford. you had better not attempt
to be a carpenter again, nor ride horse-
back either. l think Lucille Many wrote
to The Post not very long since and if she
is the girl that I'm thinking Of her moth
er and my mother used to be schoolmates
at Moscow. ! would like to see Won very
much. / am 10 years of age and | guess
I'd better hush for this time, as see the
waste basket waiting for my letter
Stella Proctor.
Forrs,i1e Tevas raar t1anhor,,,,or.
| Here we como again NTH orc - o,,r IN
/ interestine, iettess fyvuIiaI ,,.,,t,
! ZEN two letfers and SN,eiiio} nho',, T hatf
a dozen. and have never seen but one in
/ were rnt soo1 ano,,eh ~ r,ri,t WI
/ Iiar have nunrv rsbioh tai,o b,,,,ino
,yi~b mo Ira na,, ,rea .a,ii,.raiN Ms
Iial have c,t arJ 80 5,tti9 oh,oI.on.
! Co.. nv, nsts ba,.s.a,r s ALL 49,. 40
/ not bava ,ir,o 10 NJ, y,ith gbo,,, as
bayo - bein ,,an,raa ia ~ ho,n
MANN ,ban rIa-' dolls W. H. ~,
| fam and Iii,o e. n,,,cb botto- thaD IL.
! life (WiIlie, have tbirtv l,inds o. eor,'
ere bnt vii not name ,bor, W. % sbin,
/ IN. oonfeet is ntco nne rn sron :, In,
/ viii accent Then, viii sa,d ,,o,, sHn,a
! flowers On ~ We copld onIv wits sond
/ IettSrs lil,o Son,o 80 AZ ~, b',t We lii
VIII rs ors s v,a M, r aI
/ time win good tbongbts ana w,shes ' fna
/ Mr. Han ana ali No H. 49,, r' r,',,,aio 10Y
ualiia ,nd W,;,,,o nann
"''''e
LedDetter' ieHas.-Dear Haphammer; II
you let me IN VIII give you all little
talk' 1t IS over a year since ! wrote IA
letter TO this department. WIN you again
aolnlt me 10 TINS chliarens page ! am
10 years old al the present Time, but Will
be 10 next February. wen Will tell you
all little about this town. - is on the
Houston and Texas Central branch, has