The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-11

Thomas Taylor was hurt in the storm. or
maybe he ia dreaming lis another dream?
wake up Thomas or | will weave u
spell about you. What has become OF
A. r. Rocket? | enjoyed his letters So
much Joe Farmer. are you blown awsyc
II YOU do not appear soon well organize
search party ordered TO look for yon
hope the old Haps (no offense meaut) 90
not consider themselves eclipsed by the
new rising stars.
Come again and rise in matcnless splendor,
Make your pen like a point OF 4ignt,
ny the brilliant lettets YOU shall iniite
remain as ever Hap.
Bruce Browning.
Leesville. Texas. --Dear Haphammer. i
hawaii seen letter from this place in a
long time ana as | have been IA silent
sdn.lrer for a long cine l thought I
would write, The contest Is should
woman be allowed to voter Some OF
Uno boys take the negative side. l say
they should be allowed to vote. There
are many reasons why they should. One
inend says they have no business at
uhe polls. which is a drunken place and
is not proper place for LADY" T. say
in reply the man who would 10 to the
polls drunk In the presence OF ladies is
NO gentleman or he would stay out OF
sight OF ladies' when diunA. Ladies VINO
uge OF age should vote. because they hays
Ia keep the laws OF our country as we'll
as the one who makes them. There are
thousands OF women in our land who
Ray taxes on property, which Is taxed ac-
oOrdinS 10 law, and yet she has no voice
IN making tine law. suppose that every
person VINO wasnt rich couldn't VOTE.
u per cent of our inhabitants OF the
United States wouldn't be allowed 10
vote. Why the people would shout en-
pre- empirel II they had no voice III
Inai0ing the law. The women therefore
ought TO have the right TO vote. Tho
people shout the land oil the Free IL
don't seem very free when one-ndlf or
the people don't have the right 10 say
who shall govern them. Mr.. Webste,
don't think they would make good ON
GERS at all. or course. we can't answer
that yet. We Will have TO wait and TRY
few / say let's give them chance.
They may make the best officers known.
and I believe that criminals would come
nearer getting justice from a jury OF
women than they could from jury OF
men. He also says they are so excitable
and nervous that they woulo be AFRAID 70
arrest any one. / Will say that some OF
the brayest of the brave that ever lived
on this earth that moves beneath the sun
we're women. Hoping that the girls Will
vote for their rights, as my letter Is
getting long, | will close. true Hap.
Wilton Murphres.
Fairbanks. Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
Another little girl has come TO 1oiu
your club II you have room left. ] am
is wears old Now about the contestl.
IL is a good one. / think women should
vote. II they would there would be fewer
saloons in the United States and less
sorrow hearts. do not think Texas Is
such a nice State. OF course. IL Is all
right for those people that amt used To-
colder countries. You can nave mora
sport up North. In summer you can have
nice flowers and sunshine as Well as
mere and in the winter you can skate and
play In the beautiful white snow. make
snow men and SNOWFALL each other and
wash each others faces. There are soma
,NorShern children here They got So
hungry for snow that they had TO taks
dirt and wash each others faces. ur
course the Southern people don't know
what sport IL is 10 have snow. o, some
thing else | almost forgot to write.
Sleigh riding. And here in the winter
YOU haven't got anything but rain ana
mud 10 wade in. OF course / don't want
10 run Texas down. 1t Is beautiful. too:
! All YOU good dreamers come again
came from the North three years aso'
A true Hap, y. Nottn7'n
Pottsboro Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
| have been picking cotton for papa tnio
year; | picked siS worth. II is too bad
about the Galveston storm; there we're
70 many lives lost We live about three
miles from the nearest town. ! have
co4l ane a swing for II.
Our school commenced week before
last, but | stayed out the nrst week 70
pick cotton live about 2 mile ana
half from the school ! VIII sena Ten
cents for the storm sufferers WI W
ID make M collection for the unfortun-
ates al Galveston to send with my pexe
letter. / feel 50 sorry for the poor 1T
lie children who have lost their neaf
parents. / Will close. You Will nn6
eiclosed ten cents for the beipiug
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