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

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"a the halls OF congress. While in nnhlic
me 10 statesman stood higher in the esti.
nation oil the intelligent than he. None
nau more to hope for in the way of noljti
oaI preterment, and none made greater
saorlhces for the cause he embraced wo
our estimation. r'SN -
The private, leaving home. friends and
relatives, going through all the hardshlps
VI war, such as being in the bitches in
nluu ana water knee deep, with the ground
covered with snow, the thermometer way
| uown below freezing, half-fed and half
ciothed, lighting for their interpretation
OF right. could not be given second place
IN our respect for true manhood.
In order TO show the superiority OF one
man over another, you have to show the
good qualities of one and the bad quail
Ties OF the other While some made mis-
takes-man is only mortal and Is liable to
make mistakes--it would almost be sacri-
lege to speak Of them
NOW. what We should do is TO mount
them all upon the topmost pinnacle Of re :
spect and gaze at them with the admira-
tlon due to their courage, and reverence
due TO their patriotism"
Now, do you not all agree with ME In
,ninking that the writer of that letter was
rlghtf hope So | wish he had given his
name, and that when he sees this he will
send 1t at once. If he does ! want him to
say what he thinks OF my leaving out what
ne said Of the Federal soldier.
we VIII begin on the LIST of May to dis.
cuss, Who was the greatest hero of the
Spanish-American WARP So get your let
ters ready. There is one letter about Gen
eral Lee that came in this week SO good
that will publish it, but let the old Con-
federates rest.
had story sent to me for this mage
ABOUT boy who was employed by tho
emperor of India to dig a WELL when he
found gold. Now, In the first place, there
is no emperor of India. large part of
India is governed by a vice regent Chat
Is, some one in place of king or queen)
sent out from England. But he never
would know anything about the man who
dug his WELL So the story Is based on
nothing reasonable But, worse than that
The writer makes the boy, whom he takes
tor his hero, deceive the emperor in order
to get the gold he finds in the well, aud
makes him Triumph over justice and hon
esty, and has him made emperor / think
the boy who wrote that hardly knew what
he was doing. Is it right for dishonesty
and deceit to triumph? No, indeed, and
II you expect to write stories and books
you must be careful what lessons you
teach. While deceit and dishonesty very
often succeed in this world, still in writ
lhS stollen you ought not 10 DO tlem
honor, any more than you should stoop to
employ them in your life.
One of the writers asks how money is to
be sent to the helping fund. Send Ii in
ntckels, dimes or quarters, or 2-cent
stamps. Perhaps stamps are the safest,
but be sure to address the letter, Hap
pyhammer Department.
That cripple in Naught or Stockard
Henderson county. is acting SO very
strangely that l feel inclined to think
something is wrong. He has written all
over the State and has used seven or eight
different names That looks very strange,
and would he glad II he would explain
what 1t means
Why win the writer's still continue 20
write thu words Post" and "Happyham-
mer or Haps" with little Fps" and "ns?"
have to correct that error so often. Write
the words post" and Post" side by side
then hap" and Hap" Which looks
best?
Bessie Luce of Huber asks what Is a
corner stone?"
May Flower" must send her real name
to the editor. 1t will not be printed.
Margaret Hadley Foster.