The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-21

gested that we should put marble slab
at her head. but il would be far better
to help some suffering one. Our editress
Nanied as 20 send In names OF inSen-
tons OF the Nineteenth century Here Is
my lists locomotives. cotton gins. iron
clad ships. photographs, all kinds OF cycles
aud lots OF other Inventions that othor
Hdps can name. think that q contest on
who was the greatest hero in the Spanish
war;" good contest. N,rue nap,
jim Mo.
Benbrook, Texas. Dear Haphsnmer.
Here come, knocking for adnittanee Into
your happy circle, | am s years old and
go TO school; am in the third grade. Our
family consists OF mamma, papa, four chill
dren aud Cousin John Rogan. Cousin
John takes The Post aud We all enjoy
reading IL ever so much. My sister Ethel
always reads the letters and enjoys them
ever so much she said she was going to
write 70 tue Happyhammer department ana
enclose cents, but went right to work
writing In order TO get mine 10 first SO
I'll enclose my small mite t5 ccntsl that
1t may be OF some use toward chipping some
enc. lam so glad Edna has gotten hee
chair. ] think each one OF us should strive
TO make Others happy. For fear of having
already written too lengthly, | will sub
scribe myself a new Hap.
Fletcher Pittman.
Yorktown, Texas. Dear Harhammer.
Here comc again to chat with the Haps.
am sorry that Edna did not get her chair
for Chri~'mas; ! hope she got it New
Years. ,Tell, Haps, what Kind OF a
Christmas did you have; | had nice one
My sister came with her two little chill
dren Ia boy and little baby Crib, and my
other sister with her four boys and Two
girls. We ate candy, apples and oranges
etc, all day. was sorry my favorite did
not win--the horse. | have horse that
follows me everywhere, and will lay his
nose on my shoulder and rub his head
against me. | can ride him TO school.
did not write In time TO help get Ednas
chair, but ! will send cents to the help
ing fund. | think Il is so nice to help tho
poor and try to make them happy. Re
member the motto Hammer Happiness
When and Wherever You Can" think
the contest is really Interesting, As ever,
true Hap Eva Murray.
Nebo. Texas-Dear Haphammcr: Here
come again for chat with you all. |
viii bring with mo my cousin, Judith
Owens, who wishes TO Join your happy
band. She Is is years old. She IS spend
ing this week with me. We are having a
"big time playing donlinoes aud pulling
syrup candy, Now, for our new contest
Well, there have been n great many uss-
tul ard great inventions OF this century.
tIudith) thiuk the telephone is the great
est invention, and tRu,hl thiuk elec
trioity the greatest. We went to several
parties during Christmas and had a nice
time We arc having a lot of rain now,
think il just rained to keep us frum
visiting. Our aunt Is visiting MS now.
She is just from Galveston, where she
bought a large collection of shells Wei
don't YOU all reckon NO had better sort
TO begin 10 commence 20 quit? That
what VIC think. Isn't it, judd? Geo
bye. TWO true naps.
Judith and Ruth Owens.
Liberty County. Texas Dear Hapham-
mer; | have long been a silent reader Of
your interesting letters. VIII you admit
a 17-year old boy into your happy band +?
My papa has been subscriber 10 The
Post great many years. We oil love
to read It. Woll see another contest
hegtns-which invention OF this century
(the Nineteenth is the most useful to
man? think that Will be a nice 0ne;
don't you. liaps? We can learn something
from it IL we try. I see SO many OF you
have pets. The only one | have Is my
morse She can take me over the ground
as fast as care 10 81. She is not as
wild as March hare. nor snorts like a
GROSS cut saw, as George Ford says hts
used to be, but " I give her 4 chance she
would not mind bucklng little ON cold,
frosty morning. George, ] hope yGu had
fine time Christmas in your coon hunt
ing. We boys often 20 coon hunting
aud have a jolly time. How many llap5
planted crop last year? did made
nearly three bales OF cotton and "a bush
els Of corn and helped my papa and brother
with the potatoes and cane crop. | am
going 10 try to make moro this year Well.
IIaps, went 30 the Fruit, Flower aud
Vegetable show I'm Houston last month
and had nice time seeing SO many nice
and pretty things, Well, ms this is thc
first time 7 have ever written 20 a paper
hope you VIII all excuse this, ana
will try to do better next time it Mr. Har
will lot me in and thinks this worthy
place in the dear old Post, Wishing Mr.
Hap and ali the Haps happy New Year
am new Hap; that IT, IL Mr.. Hap will
receive me into the family. l'ondly.
Waady Nc.
m ,ytHtTnr tJIrr MIA.