The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-14


the match. In olden days they had to
take two Aint rocks. strike them together
and light paper and then light the
candle tor they did not have lamps or
gssl.
I can certainly sympathlze with MIR. and
Mrs. Hagan and Mr. aud Mrs. Gray. Tor
the day before my birthday. July :, my
dear little brother, aged IL, passed out OF
our care into the hands Of God Many
time We would play with each other and.
oh. what fun we would have together. He
had fine collection OF stamps tobacco
tags bird eggs and bird wings and he
was regular wocd-loyer. But he Was
very Kind In collecting his eggs. FOR II
there were three eggs In a nest he would
only take one and II there was only one
egg he would not take n. no matter II he
hadn't one OF that kind in his collection,
Well. had better run home before that
greedy monster sets my letter. will
close. A true Hap.
Lillian Lidstone.
Fulsnear. Texss.--Dear Haphammer. ]
with write again, as my last letter was
not printed. | have been member Of the
club ever since 1896. | think the subject
Plow Hoy suggeAted Is a nice one for the
next contest which Was the Greatest
General on the Confederate Side During
the Civil War;" But think we had bet
ter get through With the inventions be.
fore we name another contest. think the
locomotive is the most useful 10 man. for
the pen would not be much service " the
locomotive was not here TO carry what
YOU write with II. The locomotives carry
you nearly everywhere you go " II is very
far The locomotives carry things from
place TO place. II the locomotive had not
been invented people wonld have a hard
time getting things from one place to
another. 4 true Hap,
Willie P. Briscoe,
P. S.-Enclosed please Ind cents to
help buy Edna's chair W. p. n.
Victoria, Texas, Dear Haphammer
Here we come three bright faced Victoria
Haps to chat with you while Il
Nueces, come now TO Join the band OF.
Haps. n you will allow me to help you
hammer happiness II, Guadalupe, have
already entered the great circle OF
Haps, but have never written yet. hut
now | have mustered up courage enough
to write;H and II, Woodhine have Joined
long time ago, aud | guess you remember
me yet. only | have written alone, hut
this time come with two of my friends
to greet You, being near New Year" We
win now tell you a little about the city
in which we live. II Is called the CITY
OF Roses" and is situated on the beautiful
river called Guadalupe, The ice factory
is situated on the northern bank of the
Guadalupe. hospital has recently been
built on Diamond Hill. east OF the heau-
tiful city, Just outside the city limits. Our
standpipe Is lo5 feet high and It Is Just
beautiful sight when 1t runs over VIC
toria almost forms flower garden. for
many OF the gardens are beauthed ny
numerous fiowers. such as roses pinks.
pansies and violets. our favorite club
flower. The magnolia Is a tall tree and is
green all the year. II bears beautiful
! flowers being white and as large as a
pond lily, and Is the largest flower that
blooms here. The boys here arc all send
ing IN balloons and shooting fireworks.
Many serious accidents have occurred by
shooting them. Now we will name n few
OF the Inventions Of the Nineteenth cen
fury: Air ship, railroad. hay presses and
electric carriages. We will vote in our
next letter for the most useful invention
Now, dear Haps. we viii bring our letter
10 close. but before we close We would
/ like to ask for correspondence With some
OF the Haps AS ever happy Haps
Guadalupe,
Nueces.
Woodbne
P. s.-Address Box ~. Victoria, Texas.
/ fiiDuTH, ltAhss Dear HHnldnnrunPs
/ Here | come on my artificial leg as hanpv
as can be and making my hammer ring
as loud as possible so as to get Edna 8
chair by Christmas
Come on Haps, and let us try to get
the chair by Christmas II possible n will
be so nice present for Edna. Just think
OF tho nickels and dimes that will be spent
for candy Christmas! Let US all send the
money we intend TO buy candy with for
! Clristmas and as many ofhers ,s, oan
get. | will send % cents | picked up
pecans and sold them to get the money
/ am glad the old COW won, for she was
my fayorite
| | was sorry to hear OF Ella Mahan's
death We viii miss 1ier long, interest
ing letters so much, but she has gone to
heaven above, where she viii never know
sorrow any more How thankful we ali
ought TO be that we tried to hammer hap
piness into her weary lie while she was
| here on earth with us.
Haps, don't you all think we have d
naughty pet. the mockingbird?H / will
| tell you all about one that | heard OF do
ing mean trick. little girl had two
| pet canaries, which she loved dearly: they
were in a cage that hung out on the
front porch She had Just fed her pets
and gone back into the house, when she
heard a luttering in the cage Her 1rst
thought was that the cat was after her
birds. so she went az quickly as She could
to where the cage was, and TO her surprise
a mocker had pulled tho head Of one OF
her canaries off and was holding the other
canary by the neck. In a few seconds he
had It's head off and few away. WASH
that mean trick9
What do you all think has become OF
Joe Farmer? wonder II he Is dead. mar
ried. or II old Speekle has kicked him so
far that he can't get hack any more.
hope she has not for ! would love to see
another letter from him.
must close for fear the waste basket
gets me, let alone the letter | have writ
ten. true Hap.
Jimmie Edwards.
P. s.-Miss Jessie HUMPHREYS, 25 cents
Jimmie Edwards, 25 cents Total, 50 cents
Victoria. Texas Dear Hsphammer
Here We come again. after an absence o
about six months We bring with US oni
OF our schoolmates, who wishes to joiI
your happy band Of boys and girls, sh
Is Laura Kelch. We all three 90 10 thu
same school. We are deskmates and class
mates. also. laura am II years old
live within about 200 yards OF wher
Edna lives. The name OF the schoolhous
10 which we 60 is Burroughsviile. Thi
neighborhood is very thiokly settled, al
most like little town. They had
Christmas tree at the schoolhouse Christ
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