The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31

Elllagrr, Fnyettc County. Texas, Dear
lIups Considering the suprems Importance
O. of my aid ma bringing the present con.
tcst TO "a right situation. ! have concluded
tV appear hctoru you again Il s 10 be
regretted that the icSs enthusiastic linp9
are not thinking quite enough before they
speak. lHcy uatcly write few Hines Sir
ing their rrnNpns lur voting one way or
another Nh" Hap simply says That Aprll
IL the bcat mouth OF The year because
the colo winds OF winter are beginning to
III" away A. this month opvns up US
warm. happy Wushinc and uausvs the
spriHs h!rdB 10 ,wittcr and be merry anu
tie bees 20 awaken from their long sleep
Ing. Again. II T. the best month because
tue Industrious farmer brings FORTH hs
horSr ana places The gear upon him an /
plols Ole to plan; corn, cotton and many
other things too numerous 10 mention. Aud
the gardener crawis forth FROM his coy
corner to supply his garden with nuh'C4Vu@
The writer Of the above Is seriously mis-.
taken when he Says that the cold winters
Me beginning Ia die aWa5 IN the flTBt
place, we OF the beautiful. south have no
such winters which nre Ia ans way dis
agreeable, and secondly, II the wiatcts We
must stand are cold, they ufC certainly
1fNays over 10y the lst OF March. Tho
birds. too, are out before April ana are
already quite gay lis true they sing
morIcst Ia April, simply because IL has
moIths. Aud, Furthermore he continues
! that the industrious farmer plants Ills corn
/ ana Cottoh III iANt month. WY tommy -
I the 9th OF March, aud al the farmers In
I this locality hive planted all their corn.
! Tie gardens are fairly green Wild cdhbuge,
! lettuce, onions potatoes. etc, Hpd yet the
! Hap says that the gardener begins 10 BOW
seed In April Remember, my good fr1cnd,
We are In DiNlclHud. where thcr" Ia ever
warmth and sunshine, aud where birds
Vaf and bees bum the most o. the year.
Nt can not. therefore say than April N
r best month ~ the wear That.it is
is prettlest month OF the year. shall
u-ttr contradict, but, Iiaps, bear Ia mind
rhut the contest is not what IS the prct-
,iast month 10 the year, hut what Is the
lost.
We know. through experience that the
I prettItst Is not always the best some gIrls
/ pretend to De pretty and are pretty, but.
good And no II is with Aprn Everything
I looks lovely, ~ lovely aud good, too, but IL
/ j. NOT by ans means the b.st BeAutilul
/ April. were you bat the hest month OF the
yeAr. should have voted Tor you. but
4 alnHi September Is better than my 81 the
rest. 40 ! boldly did what lhohGht TO
b. Just
you wilt bc convinced that We must III
assist IN keeping up the best thing An
will sooner or later. deliver opinions on
this interesting question WIN iheS perlnit
themselves TO DO something thnt thcN ifhlF
know IL not prncticmf tan my maa. ls ;
believe that we cun DO without schools
Hepteinher * not only the hest because we
are obliged 10 begin studying. hut " hho
Il very pleasant one, us iake u Tor gfaHied
thar each uui every girl and boy belonging
90 thc Hnppyhammcr cIub loves his books
nnd respects his gchoulflAstcr.
Mr. PHILIP Webster writes very wen on
Z the subject now under our consineratlon.
and arrog0ntly Gusts hls vote for hot md
I snltry June because fruit Is getting ripe,
T watcrtneious coming In, camp meetings go
/ Ing on wheat crop being harvested, no
/ heavy rains. but still Il wasn't as dry as u