The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-06

| sage to a close. | would be very glad II
| some OF the liaps would SIND me the song
she Was Happy Tin she Met YOU or
I she Was Bred In Old Kentucky" and
would also like 10 have the song "rhc
win mud dne for the helping fund Bye
! bye. Your old Hap,
The Martlndale Girl"
Guy Texas--Dcar Hanhammer: How are
you this lovely September morning. Oh.
| am not going to stay long | just want
e. ten you OF fishing trip ! took NOT
. long ago. 1t was on a bright sunshluy
morning that -four wagons one buggy and
three horse-backcrs started out fishing. We
We're going to place known as Greek
Field, which was about fifteen miles away.
We went about ten miles on open prairie
and as We entered the timber we came to
largo farm house. Here we refreshed
ourselves and horses with nice cool water
aud started again on our journey After
going over some very rough places aud
crossing some small creeks we reached our
destination about II O'Clock After the
horses had been unhltchcd from the wagons
we all went to the creek, The men selncd
for two hours and having caught enough
nsh for dinner decided to stop until the
afternoon. Then the women fried the FISH
and spread n dinner fit for a king. After
we had partakeu Of the delicious food the
men went back TO their SEEMING, while the
women put up what was left of the dinner
Hardly had they finished their task when
the men began to bring up some Of the
largest FISH | ever saw Sackful after
/ sackfull were brought until the women he,
gan to beg for rest, About o'clock we
| bcgnu preparing to leave. Some wanted
to go home, while othcrs wanted to 20 to
a friends that lived about six miles from
there. Our crowd divided aud ! was one
among those that went 10 our friends Az,
ter rambling around In the woods aud al.
most getting lost we arrived Just at sun
down and received Il warm welcome 10
banks Of the Brazos. After we had rested
and eaten supper we went for moon
light boat ride, which was very much en-
loved. We rambcd through the yard adj
mirlng the beautiful flowers. Al a late
hour we retired. The next morning was
cloudy and looked Just little Ike rain
thought II best to 20 home. We babe our
kind host farewell and departed for our
homes, which we reached ~ o'clock In
the afternoon. Here we rested and thought
over the pleasures OF our fishing trip.
llaps. why don't you send In your nlckels
and dimes? Think how anxious Alglo
know just how he feels. | lnclose 10 cents
FOR the helping fund. by, by. aud the next
time ! come III tell you about n picnic A
true Hap, Burdean.
Vernon, Texas.--Dear Haphammer The
subject OF the new contest having been
announced, ! shall cast my vote for Gen.
eral X, y. Lee as the greatest man born
in the Nineteenth century. and I hope
many more viii do the same; Robert y.
Lee was born january 10, 1907 He grad.
uated at West Point In 1929 and received
the appointment OF second lieutenant in
the corps Of Typographical engineers TO
which branch OF service the most dstln-
guished graduates are assigned. During
his course at West Point he never re.
eeived dement, mark nor reprmand.
What has he done to make him great? YOU
ask. Can IL he that you do not know that
he was in the Mexican war and on Cen
eral Scott's starr That officer we are
! told, never let an opportunity pass him
TO pay tribute to the gallant young ofA.
Ger. And did he not light for -four long
years trying 70 save the young Confcd-
eNcyf" Alas, he fought, but against foo
no could hardly hope to conquer and when
| Mt last he was forced 10 give up, he was
| elected president Of Washington and Lee
university, q position which he dllcd with
! great credit to himself. Let us see what
Senator I'M of Georgia said Of him: lie
| erlcg, without tyranny; Napoleon, without
! his sclshncss. ana Washington Without
his reward" What beautiful tribute to
noble mani Listen 70 what q Northern
/ author says Of him: He came nearer the
! ideal OF n soldier and Christian general
/ than any man we can think OF " when
q man receives such praise from an enemy
! he is indeed great. Enemy. did say?
! No not an enemy for we have been told
/ that he never had an enemy Now Haps.
! all ! ask of you Is that You consider wei
/ before casting your vote, Remember, that
/ we do not judge q man alone by his great
! works, hut partly by his greatness OF soul.
! To-day General Lee Is held up TO the world
| rs a pure minded man md ! hope be VIII
| receive many votes Miss Klmpton, June
/ worshiped as queen of Heaven, and Mny TX
/ probably derived from Mnia, a feminine
divinity worshped at Rome on the Grst
4 day OF that month. In regard 10 the old
( stone fort ! too think It would be a
nice thing for the club 10 huy It uud II
/ stand to tell the story of those who fought
and died for The now most prosperous
! state in the Unhn But / must so
/ hope you all win vote for General lee
! that value him as true Southrrner Sin.
ccrely yours Mary u. Rutherford.
/
| Fields Store, TeIas.--Dear Haphnmmcr:
We continue to lose good writes but our
page continues Ia improve Why Is ~
simply because we have 50 many good writ.
ers Joining the club all the time / notice
that Woodbine. one OF our old time writ
ers. IS 20 desert us. What Is the matter,
Woodbinef My promises are like pie crusts.
very easily broken. but ! will not fail TO
tell you all Of my progress With my studies.
as once promised you ! would do. l stop
ped school on March 2S and took writing
and arithmetic to study through the sum.
mer. l needed and stlll need course I'm
penmanshlp very badly, so ] have been
practising all the vacation. When ! stop
ped school ! was somewhere IN measures,
ana although ] had 10 work all the sum.
Iner. / managed TO master l25 pages I'm lJ4
days, which makes an approximate result
of fourhfths OF q page per day, sundays
excluded OF course. ] am now AZ appen-
dix where shall remain until school, Then