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

-N 40 "a 1NAhE at the QaIH. w e SMiNE
out there and have a mighty fine time.
Ethel and each have a beetle card we
nave been studying Nature reader. and
nave learned a good deal about chem.
Fapa buys the Sunday Post new Han.
Marguerite Barnett
F, S.--lnclosed find fve cents for the
helping fund M. p.
Niwot, TeXas.--Dear Haphammer Hera
comes little boy years old knocking for
admittance into your happy band OF boys
ana girls My uncle gave me a little
pony; her name is Daisy like to ride
horseback. My papa owns farm. i
ike living in the country much better
than living in the town, because you can
hunt and fish, ANA then we can raise ali
we eat and don't have 10 buy everything
We have been selling watermelons siu, o
the last week in June. | will be years.
| guess | had better close. How Is tbs
for a club yell?
Hs, ha, ha, and he, he. he,
we are the happy members of the Happy
hammer club
Trying to hammer happiness
When and where every need be-
Adleu Tor this time. Ethel King.
Columbus. Texas.-Dear Haphammer. /
enjoy reading the Haps' letters so mucn
That | Will he compelled to write short
letter Will tell you what a pleasant
time had in WeImar not long ago al
the park, which is lovely place for pie-
MOS There were a least two or thee
hundred people came in on the excursion.
M going to school Don't you think 1t a
strange time for school? We are finish
Ing up the uneXpired time that was l5sed
"a &.
commencement exercises in Columbus this
yenr; had royal time, Haps l expect to
1--we in or near Yoakum next wear. / nave
been there several times and like the pace
SO much. The last contesr was quite in er.
estns, yet | did not get to east vote
III send cents to the helping fund
Lovingly true little Hap,
Mabel whitfield
Portland Texas Dear Haphammer.
Here comes another little girl IL years
old TO Join your happy band OF boys and
girls and | hope to gain admission.
nave been silent reader for over two
years and l have been intending to write
LOT a long time, but neglected it, | am
too late for the contest. but il had
voted should have said MIR. Hobson,
think he is very brave. 1t seems like it
Is very snort vacation TO me, but anu
enjoying the three months that It lasts.
am an only child but | always have
so / do not get lonesome. How
many OF the Haps like to read / do,
have been reading some very interesting
books during vacation, I have a pet
kitten. | call 1t Scamp. II plays all The
time nearly The watermelons are nearly
all gone down here, but there were sew
eral cars shipped from here. Wen, had
better close. With love to all Yours
truly. Helen Mae McHarry.
Corpus Christi. Texas.--Dear Haph H.
mer: haven't written in a long, long
time, but l am going to write now and
send dime Tor the helping fund | think
that boy that wrote and said that girls
daubed their faces with snything jAat
they could find must be a very bad boy.
would hate to be mis- sister. All girls do
not paint and powder. Kate Caruth,
wish YOU would write and tell more about
your pet spider Several days ago l read
In a paper that the gorilas OF Africa
hated human beings. They have lots OF
strength. They gather together lots of
heavy things and then pack them as far
as they can. The kill many men.
haven't many flowers. ! am spending the
summer in Corpus Christi and like 1t very
much. They have dances every Friday
night. Well. I will close. Hurry up and
send in your nickles. The helping fund
snt growing very much Send your
nickels in now. true Hap.
Laura Smith.
p. s.-Inclosed find ten cents. l., S.
Niwot Texas.--Dear Haphammer My
other letter was printed. so | thought |
would write again. Mr. Dawson, ali OF
the girls do not paint or burn their hair
up with "red not pokers.' | have seen
lots OF girls that do not, I hoe clean
up the dishes, harness horse, drive them
10 wagon. churn and milk What has
become OF Thomas Taylor of Galveston
and Thomas Taylor OF May aud George
FordY> We never see any letters from you
ALL Miss Edna, why do you not write?
Hsps, we went fishing the other day and
stayed all day and caught one fish. but
we had nice time got TO ride in the
boat till It made my head swim. Haps,
don't you wish some OF those dreamers
would wake up and tell us cnoiher one OF
their good dreams7 ] expect 10 go on
visit 10 Burnett county this summer and
when | get back home | will tell you all
about my visit We have oleanders, Zen-
niahs. camomle vincus aud sweet hazil
and sun flowers in bloom. Sunset Woods,
Douglass Richardson and Maude Fonden,
Wny do YOU not write again Will senu
5 GEMS for the helping fund to help get
Arthur Weatherspy a chaT. As ever,
,r,a Han Louis a. King.
p. s.-l earned this money by helping
load watermelons for market. Adleu for
this time. L. ~ hiHs'
Houston Heights. Texas.-pear Hap
hammer; Well. Hops. / am sure you have
forgotten me. as it has been almost a
year since my last letter was printed
wrote to the Haps some two months ago,
but my letter must have taken a tumpie
into the waste basket. ] sm TOO lete
for the contest. but If should have writ
ten In time j would have voted for Aou-
SON. AS / am late | am very Slad hop-
son won. Poor Arthur DawsonI how ne
must suffer for that letter 40 ieel 80
very sorry for him. think know NhaL
Is the matter with him. whenever any
body makes him angry his temper Is
more than he can manage However, II
must have been a Girl that aneeIea n'ln
ard for that reason be put US uown ~
low. Certainly. there were some 'ninsy
right and some things wrong ehow
Arthur mas never seen a girl osuo ner
head into a lime barrel II mus, oe
say--his temper is too much for him. for