The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-15

nhvstaata ~, .n sluuN giammar, Texas history,
tory, arithmetic ana spelling. Wioro
very lSp much SSe W Ig9nin enjoy yoqr letters
M Muo can write an interesting letter
nave my place. Ny brother. connally. has
hice Violin aud can play we'll Mel, /
'"us' V'ose' true Hap Mant Sargent,
nraiIe' Tcxas.-Dear Haphammcr: 1t is
XII MIN nleesure that ! write To this "dcar
d"inp, NY r. Haps. what have you all been
Io.E these warm summer daysg have
aim du,hE Just Que thing aud then an.
p pcIs,ca Mamie ,stroman, as you and I are
letter letter. from wV rnn be VERY glad to receive a
s s,3,l,uiso i you would describe cane
Tead Tbo , think e 9ll The Haps would
now % ~ Aluo Ihlk they would tniak
unoFe OF helping the cdpples than they do
~ come on ltaps aud lets hurry and geI
aaib! ) chair, SO we can help some Other
Puv e,, niue cripple lnelosed please find
ana 10 cents fug me. / Will ring al
sS95ndlbg my love to Mrs, Foster ana the
maps hap Laura Stroman.
o, woy, Texas Dear lIaphammer: Here
hannT nble l5-Near'oid girl To- join yapr
t tRaPp COMING psng q boys and girls, 1--we In
like to read the lIaps letters very nni i,.i,
SS @tHe 81 tne laps are telling about their
three sisters and a fRrean efs 9 an have
o ,n my cousins, an orphan, Is living with
us; ! went to Cold Springs to seliool last
wnn4 me same school that Ida rhiliips
MrMl 70 am In the sixth grade Well
IilpS now. many of you hive started To-
PPlc ca c99!tonf We live about twelve miles
aont Ike 70 work In the field. hut like
70 cook, Well as my letter is getting long.
til" n T,"Se ,6 Min t to MrS Poster ana
pSnahimer remain Ella Stacy.
lexington, Texas Dear naphammcr;
lowed TO use nonis de plumcy | don't see
any reason why they shouldn't Ii they
W.sa ar to GO So because they, usually, Wish
sgmething about crops in this county H.eel
AlE father has thirty acres IN corn and he
wiii make about 200 bushels; He has about
make ten bales; and that Is about i'm aver
age OF the crops around here. We have
had q very good rain hero today ithe 10TH
the first since June 4. Albert Wallace, II
you were my brother ! would spank YOU
for being so lmpertiuent. Phillip Webster.
tiers don't care II the rest do poke fun
a you, ! ain not going to. We'll. III ault,
Llense ,9iye me Il letter party: October 10
Stpehner, rcxas.-Dear uaphnmmer. As
Thought / would try il over ana do better.
Wen, it rained a little Yesterday Afier
sGch 4 long time, ana II has hgcn, cool
up ana come hecause II Is not 50 hot then
and ! can 20 to school too. | IKE winter
better than any Of the seasons. The cot-
ton Is, open NOW and ! pick Il little every
day. | went TO a barbecue on the Fourth
or July at Spring and had nice time
have only three .ncts-two cats and ond
shepherd puppy. The pups name Is Bruno,
but the cats have no names. DO any OF
you llnps. Ike wild plumsE do. Not long
ES my S bnt w Sgsf and Dot wn ma Plum
were nearly all gone. We have plenty ot
peaches and wntcrmclons. too. Well. will
close, as | cant think Of 3nythinG more.
Wilma Baker
West Warren, Mass Dear Haphanmcr:
full little town, Warren. II Il n distance
OF scventy-hye miles from Boston aud no
them, 1t is Situated in a small valley.
surrounded on NJ sides hy mnnntains.
hT%TSn w Mca W Vns hG ns@nfG a F rH
Warren, hut belongs to Warren IN West
Warren there nre -four mills and IN War
rem one MILL \ gun shop ana an iron foun
dry West werTcN i, the more industrious.
Warren and We Warren together are
| called the Quceh VI The Quahoag;, II is
called Warren in honor Of General Warren,
who fought In the battle Of Bunker HIT.
Now | hope lIaps, YOU can form an idea
of our dear old town | would Ike to
correspond ge WIN some Jennie "1 Ti% Gsgn8 Soou
4 High Street
Katy, Texas. Dear Hapbammer, Well,
| thought had delayed long enough ana
rs my hrst letter skipped the waste basket
| viii write again. We live eight miles
from Katy. | will describe that town. 1t
has two grocery stores one postofhce, one
dry goods store two hotels, one black
smith sh0p--and the great fault N, one
saloon. Two years ago this August was
kicked severely by mule. Papa let the
mules in to water and one of them ran
out 20 the orchard. | started around him.
Az / ran ! picked M u little stick and hit
him on the heels, which suddenly flew ul
mn al th
forehead. The doctor took five stitches In
! It, 1t left Il mark about two Inches long.
! have pet pony cal her fiorn, sae
| ride papas saddle. ] Will close. Good
'sN' = Jessie Myrtle Southland.
| LarIssn. Tcxas-Dear Haphummer
have hccn silent admiIer of your CLUB
| for some time, so | thought / would write
to see If you would permit another 1l-year-
old girl to join your happy band. am
not going to school now. as our school has
not started yet. | hope 1t VIII start soon,
for ! like to go 10 school 50 well ! think
| every boy and girl should think Of the I'M
pOrtnncC OF an education aud SHOULD strive
10 learn all thar they can while they have
a chance. | like all of my studies. hut my
! fayorite ones are my grammar and geog
! raphy / do not suppose there VIII he
| more than half crop of corn made here.
The. cotton where il has hern PROPERLY
I or ten dnys ago. when II commenced driving
I IN and shedding. AS this IL my first at
4 tempt guess | had better quit before
/ write too long letter. Hoping to he en-
| rolled us a Hap, / am true frieGd,
| Lula May Alexander.
Wnynoka, q. T.--Dcar Haphammer:
! joipel your ,haud and wrote letcr some
! time ago, hut MS my letter did not appear
1 | snppcsc Il made good food for the vast,
basket. and hope this one VIII have MI
. succCss enjoy reading the Haps' let
! tiers very much, | think we have rTn ,ol
( Ia be proud OF our hand. ] am very glad
Mrs Foster has decided to LEI the Happy
hammers use fancy names they wish
1 enjoyed EustaCc L. Clnrk's letter II
! this weeks Post very much. Come again
! Also "Old Man Washngton's' Dream; Ny
what startling dreams some of you have
No wonder YOU roll on on tue floor How
many OF the lIap5 like u read novels:
do for onr ! never could see any harm
7 In n good one either, though perhaps
am nrrjudlced In their fayor, |, too thiui
the subject proposed, Who was the gr at
est hero Of the war OF lsl2f q COOL Que
although we have had one hero conte (
Well, Haps, goodbye for this time. y
this letter Is worth reading | guess Il wil
he published, and II not II woat. You
true Hap, vera
Howth. Tcxas-Dear Hnnhammer; / dc
I cided / would come IN and chat awhile II
! ynu Will make room for me ! have he n
1 stlying with my sister. ! had real nice
! time The little girl and went out hllne
/ one evening: we had a time Of H. The
/ horse did NOT want 10 gp one ~ ns would