The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

Chta, Texas,-Dear Haphammer: win
you admit little stranger of Is to step
up like man and talk some with the
interesting cluh2 AS the fearful old
waste basket has swallowed up the other
letter, ! Will try to write a gond one now.
live on farm three miles from the
Trinity river My father and | own A
farm on the banks Of the Trinity We
have a very good settlement here. We
nave a church and school The church Is
named after the old one. Sedan" We
have a store and postotfce FIVE miles
from here by the name of Chita. | think
the girls are giving Arthur Dawson
good blow | am strictly stuck on the
largest majority Of girls. | did not vote
In the contest, as it is too late now. Hur-
rah for Hobson! | will close. A new
Hap Gossip.
Houston. Texas. Dear FIsphammer
have often wished to join your noble
band OF boys and girls but, until now,
have not had tho courage 30 ask admis
sion. so you will introduce me to the
Hans. ] am a little boy S years old and
go to school in the low third grade.
few weeks ago mama gave mo
lovely birthday party and | was delighted
TO find that ] had so many little friends.
We played games and all OF us had the
NtIN pest klnQ OF 2 tl0le.
DO all you Hans like to play marbles?
Well, | bot you do, for that same Is The
lcading one now. and know some little
girls that can play almost as well as
can. hW don't YOU think by that that
can't play. l can bust nearly every
hoy know.
Poor little Arthur. feel so sorry for
him. and ! will inoIose > cents for his
chair. Hoping that he will soon get II,
en- a true new Hap,
Muuford Hoover
Dickinson. Texas.-L1ear HApha mmei .
Here come again to chat with the Hops
How aid all the Haps enjoy themselves
on the Fourth? had real nice time.
A crowd Of us drove down to the bayou
Tuesday and came back Wednesday even
ing II rained on us all the way. but WIS
didn't care just so we got there. ] am
so glad dear little Edna has q chair. ]
know she appreciates It, for | know how
glad was to get mine. 1t has been rain
ing for several days and II looks Ike ~
viii never clear Up. Haps, We arc gong
to have camp meeting here, 1t begins
on the list and lasts until the 18th. have
never attended one. hut | think II Will ne
nice. would like to see some Of the
Hsrs there and get acquainted with them.
What's become OF Carl? Come again AMI
tlll US how yon, are progressing WIN
your brooms Well as | am taking mp too
much space I VIII close. Hoping the ho-'
rid old waste basket won't swallow me-.
am. as ever. true Hap,
Georgia Anderson.
Hubbard City. Texas. Dear Hapham~
mer: Good morning 10 you all how are
you this morning? | am sure glad Hob
Ia, 10. .,s,fa lFran FN
what they were about when they voted
for him am glad summer is here, for
/ like summer best of all the seasons, II
il is hot We can have such Jolly good
times in the summer | will tell you
about our town. Hubbard City is a nice
little town on the Cotton Belt railway;
has about $500 inhabitants, electric lights
and they arc putting up the standpipe now
for water works. would say something
about Mr. Arthur Dawsons letter to the
Hans but some of you have expressed my
opinion for me, l know be thought he was
"gettin' there" when he wrote that let
ter but If he did get there don't think
he tarried long. Well, my letter Is grow
ing long and tirosome, so | will close.
Much love 10 Mrs. Foster and the Haps
true Hap, Rowena Waddeli.
r. ST. would like to correspond with
Little Nancy If she will send her ad-
dress. X. w.
Arcola Texas Dear Haphammer: !
have long long been a silent admirer Of
your happy band, but at lat mustered up
courage TO write a few lines. | am IL
years old and wish to be enrolled as a
Hap My two sisters wished TO be en-
rolled as Haps, too Their names arc
Mary and Bethie. Mary is II years old
and Bethie is 10. have been greatly in
terested in the contest and hope there
will soon be another one on hand. | think
the yells that have been published were
nice. Here is one which have composed
and which | submit with fear and dark
forehoding!
Here we go. to and fro,
Strewine sunshine as We 30,
Helping the crlpples that we see.
who are we? who arc wei
We are members OF the II. H. @.
have read great many books ami
stories. I have no pets, but ] have six
little sisters. The oldest is II years
old and the youngest is months. Au
reyoir Ellie Fargo.
p. s.-Hurrah for Hohsoni e. F.
ne Leon. Texas.-Dear Haphammer: We
have for some time been silent admirers
of your happy band OF workers and have
read various opinions expressed on dif-
ferent subjects. such as who was the
greatest hero OF the Spanish
war;" and the Arthur Dawson case"
We think there were strong arguments
IN the former question and were glad g
learn ,hot Hobson won In the contest,
We have formed our opinion of W. R. +
ana can certainly say that It is good one,
f7r we think there is nothing sweeter
tban person who respects their dearest
frien6 on earth-"mother" We hear
lots NJ he HAps speak OF literature. II
l. The ioy Of our hearts 70 pick up a nne
hoot or some pure periodical OF the day
StInnston post for instance) and receive
Information from them that is pure Wa
A. ~ admire the reading Of cheap novels
sithoneh we have read them TO some ex-
tsnt hnt 40 not intend to do so again,
for we think they are injurious to the
MIND we think that the most important
snhtset Tor confederation Is edueatlcn ard
chsyscter building OF the first much Is
,horsht snoken and written; Of the SEE.
80 nc 40 moi hear enough. What COOL
eancstlon without noble character
oftsn an education to the evil is but a