The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
sPeare. So wnI cIose. charIle owens.

speare. So will close. Charlie owens
bathurst, Texas. Dear Haphammer; viii
you ADMIT stranger into your happy band
II n n1Fs qua girlsf enjoy readlng the
mrs Mrs. Foster has sent for Algies chair !
hhow that he viii be proud OF It. | think
tr tne - 5 letter was splendid. We should
ii,tir possible hups, think OF the poor
nttle ciIpples that are cut OF from all
PeaSuIeS Our school started Ia Septem-
~ ~. hye a mile from the thriving little
t,,, lis oI oaRasrst There are i've stores,
aM9 DiatkSmith snops. one glu, two saloons
auu apout 500 Inhabitants. My opinion is
t shheLt is no hain IN dancing, but, OF course,
'"ere eau De harm made Of anything.
Biscuit.
Saiyert,. Texas Dear Haphammer: VIII
ou ADMIT another boy iuto your happy
o os or BOYS and girls: | am working
SSt!uuhu switch engine in the Houston aud
atAas central yarus trying 10 work myself
IN IN 10 De q rakeman, watch I will succeed
~ voIhg ~ few months. There are
S"eINe children IN the family. | am IA
Years old today, | am getting up some
money for the helping fGud ana have $3.50
+ IN b mT Ta.nA can get more and win send
9e SOLD his cotton he would give me few
pt ~, u, lie mas a large plantation out in
s sa bEa5os bottom. The boil weevil has
DESTROYED over a thousand bales of cotton
inns fall, Hoping my letter will not be
thrown n the waste basket, | will close.
Billy Mccolor.
,Hillendahl, Texas -Dear Haphammer.
Hefe come to join your happy band OF
o1ys and eirlS, ready to hammer happi.
ness WITH all The rest. am 10 years old
school. You are an talking about pets,
70 81 / WIZ tel you about my little pet mule.
her name is Bessie, can ride her when
sled. She draws the Sled like BIZ morse.
Sle eats from my hand IN the evening
Wnen come. home from schoor l give
would vote In the contest but ! have
nor studied history vet SO | don't know
t VINO the greatest man born in the Nine
Albert Friedrich.
- Lynchburg, Texas.-Dear Haphammer
how are you aug was so glad to hear
nope We viii be able TO get Eddie 3. LET
ltr's chair by Christmas. / was so glad
to see lettor from sunset What has be
Robert E. Lee | think he was The great
est man of the Nineteenth century, | like
10 boo {ead E 4d5 much have read lot Of
t6resher at WORK They have dnisbesd
threshing send 10 cents for Thanksgiy.
ing offering haps how many Of you Ike
70 ride hoIsehncEI | do / know several
vote for Lee Duchess come again Wei,
] guess ! VIII ring on for this time
true Hap, Forget Ne Not.
Cheapside. Texas Dear Haphammer
would like TO .hat awhile With the little
hapS Joined the Haps club when | was
wears old, now am My sister Is writ
can't write. ! know my letters and can
count 10 100 i haven't been 10 school yet
but viii go next year. Haps. ] picked over
one half bale Of cotton this summer Did
any Of yon little Haps beat me picking?
Haps, ! have the sweetest little sister you
ever saw. She is ! year old Her name is
Ruth. We all love her | went TO big
show october IS and SAW lots of ugly ami
mails ] was afraid of them. ! have don
KEY and ! ride all over the place. | like
tn ride horseback. | wish some of you little
boys would come and run race With me,
Leon Lowe
Mrs NJ H Foster and Dear Haphammer
inclose 20 cents whlch ] have collected
for Thanksgiving. In my letter suggesting
that we have Thanksgiving Offering, I
meant tor the money 10 he sent on that.
day. but | notice that some Of the Haps
have already sent 10 their contributions ami
I am glad they have. for mine Will not be
too late TO help in getting a chair before
Christmas The following is list of the
contributors names
Jonn clark ....t.-... ...-- .f..s.....,,.s. 10
George Hopper Observation-Disclosures. 90
Haywood Clark ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
j. j. Clark ...,,,,...,..-....... %
Matte Clark ....,..,..t,..-...'' %
NJ. c. Clark NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Eust8ce Clark ....,...,.......... Is
Others have promised 10 contribute, but
did not get IN collect H. With best wishes,
am, sincerely yours Eustace c. Clark.
cleveland; Dear Hqps; ! am going to
tell you about my Beaumont trip One
Of the Beaumont Haps and myself went
eiub ' meeting at Miss Essle Colleps' house
and had a very nice time. Mr., Charles r.
Fuller do you yst know who s2ia ths of w tee
would Arthur Dawson say tbatf Mrs. Eos
ter, we are very glad you printed Mrs, Tur
ners letter, even If You did break the
Wandering Jew" Isl Yes. see where
my mistake was about THE Melancholy
Days" II was, Bryant See how care
told you about Mr.. Charlie getting mar
ried. Just what was going to tell, but
then I'm always behind times Well, bye
poetry, entitled Two Pictures" was all
o X. Your hap friend, Era Isacks.
Lockhart, Texas Dear Haphammer:
Joined the club when was / / years old and
now / am ID Since this contest was open.
our great heroes. II General sam Houston
was a man of the Nineteenth century /
would vote for him, but as this contest re.
fers only to those Of the Nineteenth cen
tury our General Houston is left out.
Stonewall Jackson was n very great man
who distinguished himself on many bat
tleheld In the Southland. / might vote for
Lincoln, but don't think he did the South
any good at all. ! think it was very
wrong for the North TO come down here
and Sell the negroes to us and then bring
ON a war to free them. Now | am going
to tell you who I think was the greatest
man born IN the Nineteenth century and
/ hone he will win In the contest HurTah
for our greatest man Of the South, Robert
l.. Lee! ! will cast my vote for him
Come along Woodbine. Arthur Dawson
and Albert Wallace, and vote for General
Lee ! want him to win IN this contest
Aud IL we don't mind MIR. Lincoln Is going
to win. Lovingly Hap Lelar Hawk.
Dreka, Texas;-Dear Haphammer The
contest Is who was the greatest man
horn iu the Nineteenth centuryy' cast
my vote for Robert L. Lee, who ! think
was the greatest man born IN the Nine
ternth century on any other century.
GREATNESS seems 10 be an inheritance Ia
~ az family Robprt u, lee Sps the