The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12

canning day Is over, as have 10 gaihor
she thinss or help mamma. aud tie rcd.
bugs feast of my body. Mamma has ots
OF nice fruit, chow-chow,, Nine and ,egc-
tables canned and not lone vet We have
many chickens and a llttle calf
Mamma got stung with yellow Jacket
today and came near fainiing | would like
to hear from some Of our Timpson friends.
also Dora Cofdell; guess she l. about
grown now.
Now. TOR fear my letter is 100 lengthy.
] VIII close with ) cents 10 help buy Au-
thor's chair; will try and do better next
time. 4 true Hap.
p. SWIM some friend send Inc the
words TO sons, Just Tell Them That
You Saw Me-" do not know the name.
Timpsoa. Texas. Dear Haphammer
Will you open the door and let an old
time friend enter your merry crcle7 /
Joined the club in 1898 aud wrote rsgl-
lerly for two yesrs, but haven't written
since. Mrs Bishop wds editress when
first wrote and 1t is wonderful TO see bow
the club has improved since then. Ms.
Bshop once resided in Timpson and /
attended the same school her children
did, not only note the improvement
made by the Haps each year, but each
menth, | think Joe Farmer suggesteI a
nice subject for a debate last winter ard
] hope II Will be our next subject for a
debite. II was something like ,hiss
Which Is the more important. books Or
newspapers After a child learns 30
read and write we'll then ask wnich
would be the more important. his books or
the newspapers l say newspapers every
time. | would not give the newspapers foi
all the books 10 the world--not eayins
anything against books at all, but thiak-
ing we children OF America ought TO iecl
proad and thankful that vs. can have
both What would we know about wha.
IS yolng on IN England. Franco 3r any
other country il It were not for the news
rapers2 What would we have known
about the wArs2 We would hardly have
known It was going on What would We
know about other Parts Of the country
We wouldn't know anything eNcep. what
other people tell us, and now alniett as
much about other places as We do whore
we live.
I have iust been reading about the ter
rble famine in India and how the sen.
erous- hearted people Of our own and other
States have sent thom food and raimen!.
If II hadn, been for the newspapers the
people wouldn't have known ANYTHING
about It.
passed through Flatonia and Wemar
last winter and whom do YOU think
thought Of? Alice Trlppe and Kari
schoope. might have met them out
did not know them Of course have
learned to love Alice from her sweet let
ters and hope she will write again soon
7 met several girls In San Antonio that
knew her having once attended school
there. Will close. sending cents Tor
the helping fund. Sincerely
Lucinda l.. Busse5.
Jacksonville. rll.--Dear Haphammer
have lust read the Haps page, and the
last letter from Doris Kelly and TinniP
Humphrey interested me 50 much tina
concluded 10 write and tell my fishing eE-
perience had spent the Fourth Of July
OF Naples MY brother Willie had come
down and we had such a famous time that
We concluded 10 stay the 5th aud FISH 50
VIC got a large boat and our crowd con
sisted Of three girls. three boys and three
little boys. and my aunt as chaperone
We took our dinners. some lard frying
pan We had plenty Of room IN the boat
and two good pairs Of oars You should
have seen me try to rowl ! raised my
oars so high that one OF the Kids asked ME
II thought there was stunps In the river
Well we went about a mile above town
and landed whore n canal emptied into
tho river. We girls named our hooks
land the boys did too, ] honestly believed.
7 was not long before the other girls got
tired and went to the boat, but I nshed ms
long as FISH would nibble. In all We
caught about thirty nice FISH, Then the
boys cleaned them while | built the 1re
and II burned beautifully II was not
long till we had our table set, and ten
hungry people we're attacking r.. II was
sn delicious and we were all 80 thirsty and
dirty. but a friendly farmer hoy told MS
where his jug OF water was, and Won
should have seen us drink ont OF that Jug.
Those two girls didn't know how so I
showed hem the way It Is done in Texas.
Well. We stayed IN the shade till 1t got
cool and then went home. We sang all
the way. But let me tell who fried the
Ash Glsten. Arthur daarl my brother
Willie! And they we're fine. too ! don't
know much about boys, hut ! like a hoy
that helps his sister as my brothers do
Now. Arthur, dear 7 use powder, but not
paint hardly ever use powder, out I'm
moi ashamed to tell II when | do. ! can't
imagine what sort Of a fellow You arc.
My brothers. especially Willie, have
whole string of girls. and every other boy
| know likes the girls. I'll tell you, Haps.
Mr.. Dawson wished TO attract attention 10
himself, and that's the only way he knew
how l read Mrs. Fosters letter the first
thing when get my paper and I know
1t would do YOU Hsps good 10 read them
too Well Haps. | hope We Will have an
other contest soon. Write again Edwin |
stanford, enjoyed your letter and, Philip |
Webster write often, for your letters are
so good Well, good bye Haps. A far
away Hap. Essle Colleps.