The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-23

HELPING FUND.

mary Jones Observation-Disclosures.
Wertie Jones ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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u.uther smell ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 4
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droveton, Texas.-Dear Haphammer.
This is cloudy day. I am living in A
pretty place and have some pets--a dog
a cat. The dogs name is Taffy. I have
one sister. Her name Is May; and three
brothers. Thor names are Fred John
asd Horace. l wrote one letter, but the
wastehasket caught 1t. | will stop be-
fore the wastebasket catches this ono.
Goodbye. Frank Tobias.
Liberty, TeHas.--Oear Hapnammer:
Here comes O little boy years old ask
ing for admittancs. How many OF the
Haps like pets? 1 do for one have
four My dogs name is Lizzy: my horses
name is Nelly Gray and | haven't
named my cat and pig Do any OF you
little boys like to ride horseback? / do
L can go TO the prairie after the COWS for
papa and drive up the horses. A new
Hap. Bratcher Barrett
Sandy Point, TeXas.--,Dear Haphammer:
Here comes another little girl that would
like to Join your band of boys and girls.
am years old and am going to school.
! started at . and l am in the fourth
reader. | have been reading your page
for a good while have a dear little
sister. Rebecca, whom we all love very
much. but when she gets in my doll
house she plays havoc. Well, l will
close. with the remittance OF . cents for
the helping fund. A new Hap.
Rubiedick ogburn.
Mineral. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
have been reading your page about year
and enjoy it very much and now ind
courage to write a few words. live IN
Live Oak county, which is Il pretty coun-
try. I have lived here only one year. l
keep house for my father and four broth
ers. Our school will commence next
month. Our postoffice Is ten miles dis
tant. Not wanting to worry any OF the
Haps I'll close with best wishes to all the
Haps. l remain year friend,
/ Morning Glory.
Pinckney, Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
Z Here comes another little girl 10 join
/ your happy band of BOYS and girls.
have been reading The Houston Post for
| a long time, Have three sisters and
\ three brothers. / am 10 years old
have but one pet and that is little kit
ten. We have lot of flowers in bloom.
School will be out in six more days. and
then is the time for boys and girls ia
rest l am in Texas history now. When
school is out / will be SO lonesome.
will close with love to the Haps and Mrs.
Foster. Cora Harrison.
! Pinckney, Texas Dear Haphammer;
Here comes another little girl to join
your happy band of girls and boys.
am ~ years old and live in the country
on a farm. l have been going 10 school
nearly seven months and the school Will
be out in six more DAYS. ] have lots oil
flowers in bloom i have no pets. Ny
little brother has a little chicken. l have
six brothers and one sister. | study
geography. grammar, arithmetic, physi-
ology, Texas history and spelling. When
school is out l will be so lonesome,
will close, with love to the Haps and
Mrs. Foster. Olive George
yorktown. Texas.--Dear Haphammer
Here l come TO chat a little while. How
are you Haps standing this hot weather
How many Haps love flowers? / do.
have not many flowers We have pc
spider. / kill flies and give them to 1t.
Brother calls it a bird. Cotton has be-
gun to open and ! am going to get lO'
pounds a day. l went to visit my rela'
tives and my aunt made me present o
a pair of blue turkeys. ! am going to I
birthday party today / will send .
cents to the helping fund. We had bsc
luck My fayorite horse was stolen.
have got three guineas. ! will close,
for l see the waste baskets mouth open
With best wishes to all.
Gertrude Miller.
Gonzales, Texas.-Dear Haphammer
Here | am after an absence OF seyera
years. / am little boy II years old.
live in two miles OF the beautiful LITTLE cit
of Gonzales, and attend the high sch O
at that place. We have seven churenei
one of which has just been finished at
cost of nearly $4,000. We have three gins
an oil mill, an electric light plant. l.
factory and water works, fine hotel, ia
and court house. Also many fine house
and store buildings. Work will com
mence soon on a cotton mill with cap
ital of Sl25, 600. Our cotton is openin
fast and I like to pick il. VIII send
cents for the helping fund. With love
all l remain true Hap
Newton S. jenkins.
Bellville. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
want 10 join your happy band of boys an
girls. | am a little boy II years old.
live seven miles from Bellville, in Aust
county. l wonder II all Of the Haps hay
seen Hobson's picture? We got 1t wit
a calendar. We also got Skaters an
Simpsons pictures with the calendar.
am going to drive hay press for one
our neighbors pretty soon. and wnen
pays me / am going to send some OF
to the helping fund. would send 1t nov
but / want 10 say when l send II that
worked for it myself. l wish that ! M,
Claude Coleman's dream would have bee
true and could have been there too, bI
would not like to have had the last pa
Arthur Meyer.
|, Thar. Texas.-Dear Haphammer
think have been tsrdy long enough, hs'
ing Joined come years ago ana never W.T.