The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22

wAat to tell you about my yexetabl,
Garden. ! havt been sick for two week
anu aid not get to see my potatoes, car
iots rsdishes and lettuce. Ny potatos,
neea noeing. have little friend an,
que sook haif OF my bed. We have lou
~ iun together. Her name is Stella.
MI emse. Enclosed find cents Tor tn,
Ae'pins lunu' Leone Henke.
Buckholts. Texas.-Dear Haphammer
here come. Rap ran. OMEN the door an,
le' me IN. Haps, you ought to see M
soa,s l have four old ones and four lit
We kids They are as white as snow
,'so nave u great many little chickens
aia not vote In the last contest, but
LINK the locomotive most. useful We'll
uear Haps, bye bye. | send cents e
the helping fund. Ola Mauldin.
Harrington, Texas.-Dear Aaphammer
WIN you admit another little cripple bo,
,n.o your happy band Of boys and girls
an years OF age. never walked IL
my life. can not talk either. bav,
one sweet little sister. Her name Is Error
! am little orphan boy. My mamma 4
ueaa. and my sister and papa are Twin,
Win my grandma Well, II my letter i
not spelled right please correct Bes
"''"es 70 Inc POST Monroe Morrise,
san Marcos, Texas.--Dear Haphammer,
~ Is with pleasure that sit down to
Wrlte to the dear old Post again. II has
peen SO long since I have written. Oh.
! dln SO glad spring has come. Everything
Is so green and pretty; the roses and
ho"ers are blooming; the trees are full
OF green. leaves. l like to see all the
maps trying to do good by buying things
TOT the crippled children. Enclosed fnd
~ cents for the helping fund Twill close.
AS ever. true Hap,
Ally " walston.
Mllano' Texas.--Desr Haphammer I
ENJOY reading your page so much every
Sun9ay mat / wish to JOIN your happy
pahu' VIII you admit little girl 0 vesrs
old? have a sister Ii years id and wa
nave lots of fun. am the baby. This
is small town. so l have nothing inter-
estlng to write about but my pets. | have
t"o-a bird dog named Hobson and a
canary We call Billy. Sister and take
turn about caring for our bird My dog
Is named for our hero OF the Me7rimac
noping / have not been tlresome, | will
close. new Hap, Mamie potterer.
beaukiss Texas.-Dear Haphanamer. 7
am Is years old and have been wanting
TO Join your merry band for a long time
put nave Just now taken courage enough
10 write i have been reading the Haps'
page Tor long time and think 1t is so
nice for the boys and girls How many
OF the Haps like to ride horseback? do.
Tor one have a little pony that | ride
think the last contest was a nice and in
teresting one.
Wei, as | fear the waste basket Will
shatcn tnls letter | will close with fond
wishes TO the editor and the Haps. new
Hap, Pauline nrisgs
Ledford, TeXas.--Dear Haphammer: II
has been good while since | wrote.
nave but one pet and that Is a black cat.
Her name IS Cindy. | named her after a
negro get in stove wood for mamma. 1
neip my sister Annie get breakfast, help
get up the water. get supper for
mamma and ] sweep the floor before I
so to school. | livs on farm. six miles
to the south of Lookhart | am A little
girl IL years old. l like to read the
younk folks letters. Haps, the old waste
basket mas lite mouth open. 1t grabbed
my last letter Good bye
Nancy Clark.
warren, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: Here
comes little girl years old to join YOUR
happy throng of boys and girls. NV papa
takes the good old Post, aud love to read
the nice letters written by the boys and
girls. am not going to school now.
help my mama all | can, | can wash
dishes, clean up the house, and help do n
neap OF other things. My papa is a farmer
and We live in the country. Farmers arc
oenlnd with their work on account of So
much rain. have no pets, only baby
sister years old. This is my first letter
anu II II escapes the waste basket I'll try
again. Anna Caroline Nova
Durango, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: For
some time have read the Haps page and
ind 1t 10 be very interesting. | am a bow
10 years of age. and would like TO join
your happy band. Haps, / guess you all
have had plenty Of rain; we are having
lots Of rain out here, 1t is raining here
now I am sorry waited so long and
did not get TO vote in the contest, it was
SO interesting. Haps, | guess / had bet-
ter close. as this is my first. am scared
OF that dreadful waste basket. Please en-
roll me as Happyhammer. will close.
wishing all the Haps success. 4 new Hap,
S. r. Hudson.
Groesbeeck, Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
As have not written in a long time I will
try TO write little letter now / did not
vote IN the last contest. II had | should
have voted for the locomotive. Well.
Haps, how are you all getting along?
Where has Prairie Fairy, Golden Keys aud
Sunset Wood gone to? They must have
gone to sleep, I haven't seen anything
from them in a long time, am In favor
Of the Confederate hero contest. Well,
will close, for see that terrible mon
ster," that big mouthed" waste basket
staring at me. A true Hap.
Brown Eyed Daisy.
Lockhart. Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
VIII you just open the door for one more
TO join your happy band, and let me ham
mer happiness with the other Hap5? am
a little girl II years old. l am three feet |
four inches tall. have been crippled all |
my life, but can get around all right.
go to school. My sister and ride horse |
back, ! have one little half brother. but I
he doesn't stay with us all the time; b |
stays with his grandma My only brother |
is in the Philippines. He is there for two .
years. He has been in one fight. Come /
again, Elmo Mathews. love TO read your |
letters from Manila. | will close. for fesr |
of the waste basket, You true Hap,
Bessie Kelly.
Dayton, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: Here |
come two little girls knocking for admit i
lance into your happy circle OF boys and /
girls, aged ~ and TO- Our papss take |
~. No. t. ,a.hfp1 a.Fav