The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20

Joy the club talk? do for one, our
school has started, but am sorry did
not get to start: we did not hsve our
cotton out dearly love TO go to school.
We have splendid teacher. Prot. Rasoc
He taught the school last year. Come.
all OF you Haps who write interesting
letters; / know would write oftener II
could write so we'll. Next time | write
Il will tell about our thriving little town
Of Thornton. | viii bring this to close,
for see the master waste basket frown-
ing. Adieu to the Haps and Mrs. Foster.
A new Hap, Viola.
Lampasas, Texas.~-Dear Haphammcr.
I Honesty Is the best policy. although
many seem not to believe this doctrine.
I Ii is estimated that there are over Il
mAlion dollars that is taken dishonesty
/ each year. But when We come to think
OF the billions OF dollars that daily pass
through human hands we wonder that
there are not more men that yield TO
temptation than there are. This sum
may be lessened BY the parents bring ng
their sons up in the paths OF truth and
honesty. Our editress stated In the last
issue OF The Post that there was some-
thing over 1900 Haps enrolled. ! have
often wondered IL there 10 one OF that
great ronk that has never broke the chain
of truth. II so, that one indeed is
crowned with the fadeless laurels OF
truthfulness. OF course We all can't be
q George Washington, but nevertheless
We ell have room for great improve
ment. boy who lies can never grow
into a truthful man, and you Will mud
Il is true In almost every Instance that
those who are most dishonest and have
the least idea of the line to be drawn
between mine and thine are those who
In childhood were allowed TO disregard
the truth. Let us ever be found stand
ing on the foundation OF truth The con
test was very good. was glad to learn
that woman suffrage was defeated, for
l believe woman should rule the home
and man the Nation. For the next con-
test let us discuss ''fs man better to-
day than he was at the beginning OF
the last century, Mrs. Foster, often
think OF you having to correct the many
mistakes the writer's often make, Indeed
you must have great deal OF patience.
pleasant Christmas for all will
close. Yours truly, Webster Barley.
Fields Store, Texas.-Dear Hepham-
mer: Are you all tired of my coming
so often9 Sunset Wood said that we old
Haps ought to keep still while and
let the new ones have a chance. nut
] do not consider myself an old Han, as
never had the pleasure of writing TO
the Haps much in these Ave years OF ny
membership. | never see many letters
from Fields Store. I'm not much ac-
ainted here but ] know thsre are q
god many boys and girls here. Why
don't you come out and display your
literary talent2 School has just r;od
here. have not started yet, hut when
do am going TO strive to learn all
can: strive to reach the highest point
possible. ! never did abhor my books,
49,. l.. IL
education more now than ever before.
Education is like the negroes say
cracker jack is THE more you get
the more you want" We all went hlck-
DRY nutting the other day We got abou;
three pecks. If we had known that thers
were so many there, perhaps sc would
have carried our lunch and STAYED all
day for our love for hickory nuts is as
great as the squirrels. All tns Wild
fruits in the woods are ripe now. There
Is nothing | enjoy more than 20 take a
stroll In the woods and cat Of all the
wild fruits ! can find some of witch arc
really delicious. That is one uxury that
We farmer boys can enjoy wSich the city
boys can not THAT is d. we live a the
woods Let us hope that our friend
Thomas Taylor escaped being drowned in
the Storm Thomas, IL you would write
us letter It would Danish all fears that
might have arisen concerning your snfe-
ty ] am going to help fire S-ick kiln
soon, and | Will write end tell the Elps
all about 1t; what part do. how the KILN
Is fixed, etc, that is If they want me to-
William Yaught.
Wichita Falls, Texas. Dear Hapham-
mer: / suppose ere this reaches you the
question should Women Vote" Will he
decided. / believe this has been more
ha
contest and l am sure the discussion has
been very profitable to the Haps in every
respect. Everything points toward the
fact that the EIaphammer club Is rapidly
Improving and | suppose Il has larger |
membership than any club Of it's kind
in America / think the members should
ways have a question open for discus
sion ana | hope the editress will se,er.
one as soon as possible. ] would like %
say few words in regard to having the
pictures Of the prominent Haps printed
On the page each week as only few
have expressed their opinions on the
subject. l do not believe it would be
a success and | will briefly state my
reasons. In the first place 1t would be
hard matter TO decided who are the
most prominent members, Their PICTURES
would naturally occupy considerable
space on the page. as there are so many
big Haps, and this would decrease the
number of letters printed each week.
The big Haps" would have both their
letters and pictures on the page. so tnere
wouldn't be any room left for the little
iaps.' The big Haps' would monopo-
lie the entire Hap page and everybody
else would soon get discouraged ana drop
out OF the ranks. / am sure / wouli |
rather have my letter printed than my
picture. My letter might interest some
body, but my picture never. We should
feel very grateful to the editor for print
ing our letters and not put him to any
more additional trouble and expense. i |
notice that there are a greater nninber
OF Haps writing under fancy names than
there used 10 be. and really there should |
be less ! bet some Of you have scent
whole hours trying to think OF a uame |
that would suit you and when you did
PICK out one you were not satisfied.
know this from experience. II you would |
all write under your rssl names be-
iieve II would be much better every
way You would certainly be known bet /
ter. When will our club yell be selected?
Miss Nettie Scoffield and several other /
poets Of the club have not yet tried their /
h nd at writing a yell" II / under /
stood the art OF verse making as well |
as some of the Haps would have pro- !
duced a yell long ago. wonder what |
has become of While Carpenter? Wake |