The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12

that reason the girls must try to forgive
him, 4 know Arthur would have asked
us TO do 50. but we never gave HIM 4
cnance. Wei. summer Is here ana am
E,ad Yes. 1t is summer In rexas sam
mer 10 our doir beloved State! A sum.
ncr iuil o. pleasure. singing birds ana
nowers. AS my letter is gestlng lengthy
! VIII ring on | inclose ~ cents for t1p
helping fund ida Bauer.
Columbus, Texas. Dear Haphammsr.
see that nobody has written from This
VICINITY. This fail We went i've ana a
hali months 10 school anu stopped on ac-
counl Of the measles lia the nrst Of July.
ana now We are goinS TO school, SO /
nave not lad time 10 wfi.e 10 The Post.
Wei | am tired of that subject. so |
VIII begln another one. have never
travelled much. have ban TO Dallas
when was little end did not know mneh.
| rode horseback from Borden, Colorado
county, 70 Flatonis. Fayette county. thir-
ty-siN miles, and got to Shulenburg before
the Ncstbound train aud loft after the
eSstoound. Well Arthur Dawson, think
you need rest. Don't YOU wish yon could
be like Rip Van Winkle--dose oil into a
farty-year nap? OF course don't know
hut what you need Just what YOU are got
ting for taking about our pure, Innocent
female sex. You no doubt are sorry for
what you have done. and | for one Of
the many Haps viii forgive you for it.
] viii ask some historical questions What
eminent Texan was minister plemtpoten-
tiary TO Japan? When and why were the
counties released from State taxes?
think the last contest was very interest.
ing. That was who was the hrayest
hero in the Spanish American war, Hob
son or Dewey? Hurrah. three cheers and
a long bench for Hobson. / viii send
cents for the helping fund. A true Hap,
W. w Whitfield.
Oskhurst, Texas.-Dear Haphammer.
Hello. Haps guess you have fogoten
me, it has been so long since | have
written to The Post. My hclne is stu
ated in the pney woods uf East Texas,
but the dear old Post never fails reaching
me weekly.
Wen, Arthur Dawson. now arc you
feeling by this time? I guess when on
read some Of those condsmning letters
you don't feel like smiling very much.
Do YOU? Well, Arthur, ! feel sorry for
you. hut can't cry .or laughing" /
judge by the contents OF Nor letter that
you haven't any sisters, o. Il thcy had
fead vour letter before yru m,uled It !
feel sure they would have .orl T. up.
have two sisters whom I love and fc-
spect 100 much 10 Keep silent on this
occasion
BY the way, Haps. my sister Annie met
blind Carl about one month ago ard She.
like a great many NJ the othe lIaps, was
expecting TO see 4 lit,le BOY but s9id BIO
was young man wcighing about 1850
pounds, and very Hne looSjng lie says
he viii never cease tn inflng the Hap
hammers for their Kindness. lis hcml
is now at Huntsville. and ne ~ still max
ing brooms. Haps, NIKE move that
IA C,t..
club yell, as she is our poetess / think
she would be the proper one TO send one.
Mr., Haphammer, as you was kind enough
to give us page in The Post and Mrs.
Foster writes us such ice ,s;'ers, wo
would he glad TO sen your pictures on
our page. 4 true Hap,
r. o. Delaney.
Franklin, Tewis Dear Haphammer: i
haven't written 10 the Haps for over
year. / enjoy reading our page In The
Post so much. think the editor is 50
nice to give us that page. | dliu'. get
TO vote in the las, contest, but If mad
would have cast my vote for Hohson
We want TO begin another contest. Wnat
shall it be- | have not studied on nay
yet. How many Of the Haps have wheels?
Four of the girls have wheels here SUD
we have so much fun riding. We can't
ride until late as it is so warm Olc Of
the girls Is going to San Antonio next
year TO school and her sister will ride
with us then | VIII tell the Haps about
a picnic that they have at Lake station
every year. They have an excursion oId
the people from everywhere go They
always have four trains with eighteen
cars on them Lake Is a beautiful place
Last June the food filled the lake, hut
the shades are just beautiful. Cslvert
ana Palestine crossed bats: Calvert won.
They always leave about $50 aid the sun
we do have going home. so May Of tho
bows lest their hats Some Of the boys
got on top Of he trsln and The conductor
got NAL ana said he rever saw SO many
sreenhorns on train in his life. My aunt
is visiting me now end | took her rid
ing ore afternoon and liked to have turned
her over. ami don't know whether she
viii go with me any more. For foar my
letter Is growing lengthy and ! am
afraid the waste basket will get it | will
close with success 10 the club
Ethel Grant.
Navasota, Texas--Dear Haphammer: AS
my last letter reached the trash basket |
will have courage to write again, as the
can not have them all published
and we all ought to think about that.
Well. | think the last contest was a 1n2
one and the one that thought OF it can
select very nice subjects to talk about |
surely had a fpe time on my birthday,
as you know. but hate 10 get so old. Just
think. | was is years old. My sister
that is younger than ! am was promoted
to the sixth grade and got the highest
honor in the fifth grade A class. and my
smallest sister goes TO the second grade,
as she skipped the first grade A class. but
our little baby sister is smarter than them
all She is only months old and has
seven teeth and she is SO cunning and
pretty We take The Post every Sunday
and surely enjoy reading the letters,
but why don't some OF those good dream
ers come along and give us a few nice
dreams? / had a nice little mocking bird,
but it drew it's last breath this after
noon, and was very sorry, but it could
not be helped. Wen. ! think n the Hap
pyhammers page keeps up IT will In
years to come gain a page in history.
Don't YOU all think sol And l think 1t is
very nice 10 have the consolation OF
knowing you helped to make so many
crippled and blind people happy with a
nickel or two. as you know every one did
not give very much. as there was so many
TO give their nickels and dimes. I Will
close, as my letter is getting long, and
The old waste basket Is grlnnlng at the
thought of having another letter 80 good
bye. A true Hap. Mary McCumsey.
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